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Willis
Emory “Red” Beavers, 68, 1402
Congress St., died November 14, 1985, at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
He was a native of Union County,
Georgia, son of the late Harve E. and Marcena Thomas Beavers, brother
of the
late Edward Beavers; retired auto mechanic; Army veteran of World War
II; member
of First Free Will Baptist Church.
Survivors include: Wife, Jewell
Sawyer Beavers; daughter, Vickie Liverett, Gail Cabe, Gastonia, Donna
Abernathy, Bessemer City; son, Benny Beavers, Clover, S. C.; sisters,
Betty Sue
Froneberger, Wilma Tanner, Gastonia; Izell Gibson, Clover; brothers,
Frank and
Max Beaver, Dallas, Ray Beavers, Gastonia, Jack Beavers, Kings
Mountain; nine
grandchildren.
The funeral was Friday, November 10,
1995 at 2:00 PM at First Free Will Baptist Church.
Officiating the
service was Revs. W. H. Calvert, Randy Sawyer and
Bobby
Gilley.
Pallbearers
were
Danny Abernathy, Benny and Tony Beavers, Jimmy Rodgers, Scott Ray, and
Ricky
Tanner, Jr.
The
burial took
place at Gaston Memorial Park.
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Mrs.
Maude Audrey Owens, 85, of Blairsville,
Georgia, passed away early Wednesday, November 29, 1995 in Union
General
Hospital in Blairsville. Mrs. Owens was
born in Muscogee County, on January 31, 1910, a daughter of the late
Frank Kemp
and May Helms Kemp. She was a homemaker
and had lived in Blairsville since 1985.
Moving there from Tallahassee, Florida. She was of the Baptist faith.
Her husband Mr. Warren Bunyan Owens,
passed away on April 10, 1977.
Surviving are two sons, Warren B.
Owens, Jr., of Gulf Hammock, Florida; Dennis H. Owens, of Blairsville;
a
sister, Verna Culpepper, of Cusseta, Georgia.
Twelve grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren also survive.
Funeral services were held Saturday,
December 2, 1995 at 2:00 PM from the chapel of Pasley Fletcher Funeral
Home of
Thomaston with interment in Southview Cemetery in Thomaston.
Cochran
Funeral Home of Blairsville in charge of arrangements in Blairsville,
and
Pasley Fletcher Funeral Home of Thomaston in charge of arrangements
there.
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William
“Bill” Myrden Anderson, 59, 936
Jupiter St., died November 7, 1995, at home.
He was a native of Union County, Georgia,
son of the late Calvin and Ida Underwood; electrician, M & M
Electric, Army
veteran.
Survivors include: Former wife,
Yvonne Williams Anderson; sons, David James Anderson, Stanley, Bryan
Elbert
Anderson, Gastonia; daughters, Kimberly Anderson, Bessemer City;
Elizabeth
Anderson, Gastonia; brother, Bud Anderson, Gastonia; sisters, Ruby
Holden,
Robbinsville, Ethel Williams, Sylvia, Willie Mae Williamson, Gastonia;
nine
grandchildren.
The
funeral was at
11:00 AM, Friday, at the Carothers Funeral Home in Gastonia. Officiating the
service was Rev. John Houck.
Westview
Gardens in
Bessemer City was in charge of arrangements.
The
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Mr. John
W. “Jack” Edwards, 51, of
Blairsville, Georgia, passed away Tuesday, November 28, 1995 in Union
General
Hospital in Blairsville, following an extended illness.
Jack was born in Allegheny County,
Pennsylvania, on November 20, 1944, a son of John William Edwards, Sr.
and Mary
Katherine Wilt Edwards. He was a member
of the First United Methodist Church of Union County; past president of
the
Kiwanis Club of Union County; past president of the Union County
American Heart
Assoc; and he had served in the past as a volunteer for the Union
County
American Cancer Society. Mr. Edwards was
a Sunday School Teacher at First United Methodist Church of Union
County, and
was also a teacher at Woody Gap High School.
He was the owner of Nix Concrete Products in Blairsville. He was preceded in death by his brother,
David Bruce Edwards, and his mother, Mary Katherine Edwards.
Surviving are his wife, Fran
Edwards, of the home; son, John William Edwards III, of Athens,
Georgia; and a
sister, Jane Edwards Havill, of North Palm Beach, Florida; many other
relatives
and friends also survive.
Funeral services were held Thursday,
November 30, 1995 at 7:30 PM fro First United Methodist Church of Union
County
with Dr. Robert Darby officiating. Music
was presented by the
First United Methodist Church Choir, with Martha Cone, Lyn Catron, and
Elizabeth Plott. The following gentlemen
served as pallbearers: Jim Arthur, Myron Turner, Eldon Arndt, Ronnie
Jordan,
Ray Ashurt, Jon Erving, Jim Curington, and Hank Hall.
Interment was Friday, December 1, 1995 at
11:00 AM in Union Memory Gardens, in Blairsville.
If you wish, memorials may be made
to the American Cancer Society, 4344 Mulkey Gap Road, Blairsville,
Georgia
30512; Woody Gap School, 3736 State Hwy. 60, Suches Georgia 30572;
First United
Methodist Church of Union County, 859 Highway 515, Blairsville, Georgia
30512.
Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville in
charge of arrangements.
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Mrs.
Rosalie Delores Nathan, 69, of
Blairsville, Georgia, passed away Wednesday, November 29, 1995 at her
home.
Mrs. Nathan was born in Jefferson
County, Kentucky, on August 6, 1926, a daughter of the late Breault C.
Pendleton and Rosella Gagler Pendleton.
She had been living in the Blairsville area for the past 2 1/2
years,
coming from Greenville, South Carolina.
She was a member of the Blairsville Church of God.
Surviving
are her husband, Edward H. Nathan, of
Blairsville; Two (sic)
daughters, Michelle Collins, of Blairsville, and Patricia Rodgers, of
Greenville, South Carolina; brother, Charles B. Pendleton, of Augusta
Georgia;
four grandchildren also survive.
Memorial services are scheduled for
Sunday, December 3, 1995 at 11:00 AM from the Blairsville Church Of God, with Rev. James Lemley officiating.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests
memorials be made to the Salvation Army.
Cochran
Funeral Home of Blairsville in charge of arrangements.
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Mrs.
Citter Colwell, 80, of Blairsville,
Georgia, passed away Wednesday, November 29, 1995 in Union General
Hospital in
Blairsville. Mrs. Colwell was born in
Cherokee County, North Carolina on September 8, 1915, a daughter of the
late
Homer Leonidus Stalcup and Bessie Lela Martin Stalcup.
She was a homemaker and had lived in this area
for most of her life. Mrs. Colwell was a
member of Antioch Baptist Church, a member of the Blairsville OES,
#304, and
was active in the Christian Women’s Club of Blairsville.
She was the widow of the late Frank Colwell,
who passed away in 1990.
Surviving are her daughter, Patsy
Davenport, of Blairsville; sisters, Lela Metcalf, of Blairsville, Polly
Carder,
and Minnie Moore of Murphy, North Carolina; brothers, Harvey Stalcup,
Clyde
Stalcup, and Claude Stalcup, all of Murphy; two grandchildren also
survive.
Funeral services were held Friday,
December 1, 1995 at 1:00 PM from Antioch Baptist Church with Rev. Bill
Gowder,
Rev. Billy Rabern, and Rev. Fred Lunsford officiating.
Special music was presented by Lita Gowder,
Jerry Hemphill, Wayne Copeland, and Rick Davenport.
Nephews served as Pallbearers, with interment
in Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery.
Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville
in charge of arrangements.
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Mr. Cecil
Carson Stevens, 66, of
Blairsville, Georgia, passed away Thursday, November 30, 1995 in Ga.
Baptist
Hospital in Atlanta. Mr. Stevens was
born February 21, 1929, in Union County, Georgia, a son of the late Lee
Elbert
Stevens and Addie Jackson Stevens. He
was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and served in the Korean War. Mr. Stevens was a lifelong resident of this
area, and was of the Baptist faith. He
had been preceded in death by two brothers: Carter Stevens and Claude
Stephens.
(sic)
Survivors are his wife, Polly, of
the home; son and daughter in law, Victor and Kay, of Eatonton, Ga;
son, Terry,
of Eatonton; daughter, and son in law, Shannon and Paul Anerson, (sic)
of
Monroe, Georgia, of Monroe, Ga; (sic) step son, Donald Owenby of
Blairsville;
grandchildren, Cliff Stevens, of Eatonton and Amber Anderson, of
Monroe;
Sisters, Alline Noble, of Eatonton and Elizabeth Wages, of Athens, Ga.;
brothers, Frank Stephens and Riley Stephens, both of Blairsville;
Eugene
Stephens, of Santa Rosa Beach, Fla.; Bill Stephens, of Chamblee, Ga.;
Henry
Stephens, of Marietta; and Jack Stevens, of Fairburn Ga.; a number of
nieces
and nephews also survive.
Funeral services were held Sunday,
December 3, 1995 at 2:00 PM from the Chapel of the funeral home with
Rev. Bill
Gowder officiating. Special music for
the service was presented by the Shook Family.
Nephews served Honor Guard.
Interment was in Union memory Gardens Cemetery.
Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville
in charge of arrangements.
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Mr. John
Jarrett Turner, Sr. 98, of
Blairsville, Georgia, passed away Friday, December 1, 1995 in Union
General
Hospital in Blairsville.
Mr. Turner was born in Madisonville,
Tennessee, on May 19, 1897, a son of the late James Lon Turner and
Susie
Duckworth Turner. Mr. Turner was a
veteran of World War I, and had served for over 20 years as a teacher
in Union
County and for 17 years as Tax Commissioner.
For the past many years, he continued to farm.
Mr. Turner lived in this area for most of his
life, and was a member Old Liberty Baptist Church and of Allegheny
Masonic Lodge
#114 F. & A.M.; of Choestoe Odd Fellows Lodge, and The American
Legion, Woodrow
Wilson, Chapter #121. He was preceded in
death by his wife, Nola Nix Turner, in 1988.
Surviving are two daughters, Roma
Sue Collins of Blairsville and Sybil Owenby of Clarston, Ga; six sons:
C. Y.
Preston Turner, John Jarrett Turner, Jr., Randall D. Turner and Edward
M.
Turner, all of Blairsville and Dr. James Harry Turner and Lon Henry
Turner of
Lilburn, Ga.; two brothers: Carl Turner of Gainesville and Carlos
Turner of
Rockmart and one sister, Mary Jackson of Blairsville.
Twenty nine grandchildren, forty eight great
grandchildren and many other relatives also survive.
Funeral services were held Sunday,
December 3, 1995 at 4:00 PM from the Chapel of Cochran Funeral Home
with Rev.
Jerry Young and Rev. B.A. Buchanan
officiating. Eulogies were
given by Bill Collins and Edna
Ruth Rich. Special music was presented
by Rev. and Mrs. James Geer. The
following gentlemen served as pallbearers: Bill Collins, Larry Turner,
Joe
Turner, John Price Turner, Eddie Turner, Jack Turner, and Gary Turner. Grandsons and great grandsons served as
Honorary Escort. Military graveside
honors were presented by members of the North Georgia Honor Guard, with
interment in Union Memory Gardens Cemetery in Blairsville.
Cochran
Funeral Home of Blairsville in charge of arrangements.
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Mr.
Charlie Cheek, 81, of Blairsville,
Georgia, passed away Thursday, November 30, 1995 at his home.
Mr. Cheek was born in Clay County, North
Carolina, on May 8, 1914, a son of the late Elisha Cheek and Ruth
Scroggs
Cheek. He was of the Baptist faith.
Surviving are his wife, Lena
Ferguson Cheek, of the home; five children: William Cheek, Shirley
Mashburn,
Horace Cheek, and Jerry Cheek, all of Blairsville, and Herman Cheek of
Lithia
Spring, Ga.; half brother, Otis Beech, of Murphy, NC.; nine
grandchildren and
seven great grandchildren also survive.
Funeral services were held Saturday,
December 2, 1995 at 2:00 PM from the chapel of the Funeral Home with
Rev.
Hubert Legg officiating. Special music
was presented by Ebenezer Trio. The
following gentlemen served as pallbearers: Brian Mashburn, Tony Deyton,
James
Cheek, Gary Cheek, Kevin Cheek, and Wayne Cheek. Interment
was in Woods Grove Cemetery in
Young Harris.
Cochran
Funeral Home of Blairsville in charge of arrangements.