The
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Mr.
Paxton L. Rogers, age 82, of
Mr.
Rogers was born in
Surviving
are his wife, Mrs. Helen Ballew Rogers, of the home; daughter and son-in-law,
Portia and J.E. Corn, of Blairsville; daughter and son-in-law, Kay and Paul
Jones, of Blairsville; son and daughter-in-law, Michael and Judy Rogers, of
Dallas, GA; daughter and son-in-law, Pamela and Rev. Timothy Garrett, of Blue
Ridge, Georgia; brothers: Silvey Rogers and H.A. Rogers, both of Blairsville;
sister, Grace Wheeler, of Blairsville; two half-brothers: Luther Rhodes, of
Morganton, GA, and Erith Rhodes, of Blue Ridge, GA; five grandchildren: Brandon
and Bradley Rogers, both of Dallas, GA; Stacy Jones, of Powder Springs, GA;
Nancy Garrett, of Dahlonega, GA; and Kayla Garrett of Blue Ridge; three great
grandchildren, many nieces, nephews and friends also survive.
Funeral
services were held
Cochran
Funeral Home of Blairsville in charge of arrangements.
The
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Mrs.
Margaret Adams Wisch, age 77, of
Surviving
Mrs. Wisch are her loving husband of fifty seven years: Ernest Wisch of
Blairsville; two daughters and one son-in-law: Phyllis and Gilbert Lang of Port
Austin, MI, Linda Neph of Tega Cay, SC; two sons and one daughter-in-law:
Donald and Leslyann Wisch of Charlotte, NC, Daniel David Wisch of Boston, MA;
one brother: Bill Adams of Ypsi, MI; two sisters: Evelyn Hall of Mayfield, KY,
Frances Gream of Mayfield, KY; thirteen grandchildren, five great
grandchildren, many other relatives and friends also survive.
Funeral
services were held on
Mountain
View Funeral Home of Blairsville in charge of arrangements.
The
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Mr.
Claude Smith Beck, age 69, of Union County Georgia, passed away Monday,
November 5, 2001 at his home following an extended illness.
Mr. Beck
was born in
Preceding
him in death was a twin sister, Claudell, and first wife, Beverly Sutter Beck,
who passed away in 1991.
Surviving
are his wife, Gwen Hedden Back of Blairsville; son, George Lewis Beck of
Blairsville; son, Philip Raymond Beck of Alpharetta, GA; son, Wayne Randolph
Beck of Duluth, GA; stepdaughters, Emmalyn Dyer and Henrietta Nicole Dyer, both
of Blairsville; sisters, Doris Daniels of Eclectic, Alabama and Kathryn Bell of
Chicago, Illinois; grandchildren, Amanda Dills and Jeffrey Beck, both of
Blairsville; Elizabeth and Meredith Beck, both of Alpharetta, GA; Kenny and
Gary Beck, both of Duluth, GA; many other relatives and close friends also
survive.
Memorial
services were at
In lieu
of flowers, the family suggest memorials be made to The American Cancer Society
or to The American Lung Association.
Cochran
Funeral Home of Blairsville in charge of arrangements.
The
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Mr.
Richard Valdes, age 58, of
Mr. Vales
was a native of
He is
survived by his wife, Silvia Valdes, of the home; his mother, Maria Fernandez
of Miami; son, Richard Valdes, Jr. of Oviedo, Florida; and daughter, Maggie
Alonso of Miami; three step-sons, Clifton Cornelison of Andover, New Jersey,
Paul Dean Cornelison and John Glenn Cornelison, both of Cookeville, Tennessee;
six granddaughters also survive.
Funeral
services were held
In lieu
of flowers, the family has suggested memorials be made to the Wilderness Scouts
of America, P.O. Box 807, Blairsville, Georgia 30514.
Cochran
Funeral Home of Blairsville in charge of arrangements.
The
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Wayne W.
Owenby, 85, of
Funeral
services were held at
He was a
native of
He was
preceded in death by one son, Carl S. Owenby of Young Harris, GA.
Surviving
are his wife of 32 years, Melzette Powell Owenby, Cordele, GA; one son, Larry
Gene Owenby of Young Harris, GA; three daughters: Vickie Buchanan, of
Dillsboro, NC, Dorothy Jordon, of DeRidder LA, and Shirley Ward, of Whittier,
NC; one brother, Burl Owenby, of Canton, NC; three sisters: Mary Dockery, of
Young Harris, GA, Norma Dockery, of Blairsville, GA, and Azalee Connor, of
Gastonia, NC; 16 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.
Perry
Funeral Home of Ashburn, GA was in charge of arrangements.
The
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Mrs.
Mrs.
Garrett was born in
She is
survived by her husband: Ray Garrett, of the home; daughter and son-in-law:
Lynn and Dennis McCrossen, of Tucson, Arizona; daughter and son-in-law: Dale
and Sandy Edwards, of Flemington, NJ; son and daughter-in-law: Alan and Patty
Garrett, of Caledonia, NY; brother: Craig Stelling, of Niantie, Connecticut;
granddaughters: Kimberly Edwards, Stacey Edwards, Emily Donovan, and Anna
Stevenson; great granddaughters: Madison and Natalie; friends and other
relatives also survive.
No
services at this time.
Cochran
Funeral Home of Blairsville in charge of arrangements.
The
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MRS.
JOYCE DARLENE LUNSFORD CRAWFORD
Mrs.
Joyce Crawford, age 69, of
Mr.
Crawford was born in
She is
survived by her husband of fifty years, Russ Crawford; her mother, Clara Belle
Lunsford, of Atlanta; son and daughter-in-law, Michael and Linda Crawford, of
Cleveland, Ohio; son and daughter-in-law, Chris and Gail Crawford, of
Lexington, NC; daughter and son-in-law, Patti and Mark Fisher, of
Winston-Salem, NC; daughter and son-in-law, Susan and Gig Hilton, of Lexington,
NC; brothers and sisters-in-law: Gary and Dianna Lunsford, and Wayne and Judy
Lunsford, both of Atlanta; eight grandchildren, four great grandchildren, many
nieces and nephews and friends also survive.
Funeral
services were held
In lieu
of flowers, the family suggests memorials be made to Women’s Missionary Union,
Camp Pinacle Fund, % First Baptist Church of Blairsville, P.O. Box 2058,
Blairsville, GA, 30514.
Cochran
Funeral Home of Blairsville in charge of arrangements.