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Mrs. Leah
Muir Frazer, 99, of Blairsville,
Georgia, passed away Monday, October 30, 1995 in Murphy Medical Center
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Murphy, North Carolina.
Mrs. Frazer was born September 11,
1896, in Warren County, Pennsylvania, a daughter
of
the late William Muir and Jane Howles Muir.
She had lived in this area for 2 1/2 years, coming here from St.
Petersburg, Florida. Mrs. Muir was a
member of Christ United Methodist Church in St. Petersburg. She was preceded in death by her husband,
jack, who passed away in 1958.
Surviving are nephews: Dr. John
Muir, of Ft. Pierce, Florida; Richard A. Muir, of Blairsville, and
Gardner
Elliott Muir, of Nichols, South Carolina.
Cochran
Funeral Home of Blairsville in charge of the arrangements.
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Mrs.
Shirley A. Williams 62, of Blairsville,
Georgia, passed away Wednesday, November 1, 1995 in Emory University
Hospital
in Atlanta.
Mrs. Williams was born March 30,
1933 in Charlotte, North Carolina, a daughter of the late E.W. Andrews
and
Elizabeth Dwyer Andrews. She had been
living in this area since 1985, coming here from Jackson, Mississippi. Mrs. Williams was a member of First United
Methodist Church of Union County.
Surviving are her husband, Mr. Fred
B. Williams, of Blairsville; three children: Lynda E. Williams, of
Collierville, Tennessee; Lisa W. Arnold, of Germantown, Tennessee; and
Whitney
T. Williams, of Cordova, Tennessee; and a grandson, Andrew T. Williams,
also of
Cordova.
Funeral services were held Saturday,
November 4, 1995 at 2:00 p.m. from First United Methodist Church of
Union
County with Rev. Furman Norris officiating.
The following gentlemen served as pallbearers: Marvin Herndon,
bill
Boyce, Bill Curley, Les Myers, Stanley Kneeshaw, Al Horning, Glynn
Kite, and
Henry Russell. Interment was in Choestoe
cemetery.
In lieu
of flowers,
the family respectfully requests that memorials be made to First United
Methodist Church of Union County building fund, 859 Hwy. 515,
Blairsville, GA
30512.
Cochran
Funeral Home of Blairsville in charge of the arrangements.
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Mr. Wayne
Souther, 64, of Blairsville,
Georgia, passed away Thursday, November 2, 1995 at his home.
Mr. Souther was born April 14, 1931,
in White County, Georgia, a son of Ada Cook Souther and the late Quince
Souther. He was Veteran of the U.S. Army
and served in Korea. Mr. Souther was of
the Baptist Faith. He has been preceded
in death by a brother, F.C. Souther, in 1988.
Surviving are his wife, Marian
Souther, of the home; his mother, Ada Souther, of Blairsville; brother,
James
C. Souther, of Blairsville; sister, Willene Blackburn, of Homestead,
Florida;
several nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews also survive.
Funeral services were held Saturday,
November 4, 1995 at 4:00 p.m. from New Liberty Baptist Church with Rev.
Harley
Hunter and Rev. Jerry Young officiating.
Special music was presented by Susie Phillips, Louise DeLong and
June
grounds. The following gentlemen served
as pallbearers: John Schindelar, Waymon Lovell, Milton Collins, David
Farrell,
Mike Woods, and Terry Barrett. The
following gentlemen served as honorary escort to the family: Louin
Collins,
Farris Collins, E.L. Cook, Duane Dyer, and David Collins.
Interment was in the church cemetery.
Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville
in charge of the arrangements.
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Mrs. Mary
Katherine Taylor, 73, of
Blairsville, Georgia, formerly of Roswell, Georgia passed away Friday,
November
3, 1995 at her home following an extended illness.
Survivors include two daughters,
Marilyn
Hughes of Blairsville and Karen Perry of Raleigh, North Carolina; one
son,
Stanley K. Taylor of Kennesaw, Georgia; and one brother, J.D. “Bill”
Hilderbrand of Woodstock, Georgia. Four
grandchildren also survive.
Funeral services were held Sunday,
November 5, 1995 at 3:00 p.m. from the Chapel of the Roswell Funeral
Home of
Mimosa Boulevard with interment in Georgia Memorial Park Cemetery in
Smyrna.
Roswell
Funeral Home
of Mimosa Blvd., Roswell, was in charge of the arrangements, and this
notice is
a courtesy of Cochran Funeral Home of
Blairsville.
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Mr. James
F. Shields, 73, of Blairsville,
Georgia, passed away Tuesday, October 31, 1995 at his home.
Mr. Shields was a native of
Pennsylvania, and had been living in this area since 1987, coming here
from
Everglades City, Florida. He was a
veteran of the U.S. navy and the U.S. Marines.
Mr. Shields served in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam, and was
a highly
decorated veteran.
Surviving are his son, Clement J.
Shields, of Naples, Florida; daughters, Gail K. Brehm, of Naples, and
Gwen E.
Hayes, of Cleremont, Florida; brother, George Shields, of Lakeland,
Florida;
and step brother, Jerry Batchholder, of Detroit, Michigan; five
grandchildren,
and two great grandchildren also survive.
Memorial services were held Monday,
November 6, 1995 at 7 PM from Mt. Zion Baptist Church.
Members of the North Georgia Honor Guard
conducted military honors.
Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville
in charge of the arrangements.