The
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Mr.
Raymond Richard Maxwell, age 84, of
Surviving
Mr. Maxwell are his loving wife of fifty years, Helen Blasingame
Maxwell of
Blairsville, one son and daughter-in-law, Skip and June Maxwell of
Altamont,
FL, three daughters and two sons-in-law, Bonnie Thompson of Jensen
Beach, FL,
Nancy and Jim Flemming of Rainier, VA, Joyce and Dennis Horcher of
Suches, thirteen
grandchildren, many other relatives and friends also survive.
Memorial
services were held on
Mountain
View Funeral Home of Blairsville in charge of the arrangements.
The
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walter
douglas “doug” williams jr.
Walter
Douglas “Doug” Williams Jr., age 68, of
Doug was
born in
Donations
to the First United Methodist Church of Union County (859 Hwy. 515,
Memorial services
were scheduled for
Cochran
Funeral Home in Blairsville is in charge of arrangements.
You may sign the guest register at www.cochranfuneralhomes.com.
Doug was
born in
After
graduation from Tech, Doug was commissioned a second Lt. in the Corps
of
Engineers serving his country in
During
their time in
An
opportunity for overseas assignment was offered in 1969, so with three
kids in
tow, Doug and Barbara moved to
In the
fall of 1977, Doug was transferred to Monsanto’s Port Plastic Plant
west of
In 1981,
Doug was offered a position with Mound Lab in
With the
kids growing up and heading off to college, Barbara and Doug decided to
take
some college courses in computers just to learn more about them. This program got somewhat out of hand and
before they knew what had happened they both were working on a Masters
degree in
Computer Science at
In
October, 1991, Doug and Barb sold their house in
Doug and
Barbara got interested in genealogy and traveled to
Doug and
Barbara are members of
Doug was
also a member of Kiwanis and worked at the Sorghum Fair and helped cook
chicken
and flip pancakes at fund raising events.
He was Treasurer of the Sons of the American Revolution.
In
January of 2000, Doug was diagnosed with leukemia.
He underwent various chemotherapies and
hospitalization in December of 2003. The
in November of 2004, the leukemia went critical and they elected to try
a
radical new treatment, knowing that it could be life threatening.
Doug
passed away at
The
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Mrs.
Carolyn Dyer, age 59, lifelong resident of Blairsville, GA, passed away
Tuesday,
December 21, 2004, in Blairsville.
Mrs. Dyer
was currently employed with Appalachian Community Bank in Blairsville,
and was
a former employee of The Bank of Hiawassee, and was a former bookkeeper
at
Alexander’s Store. She was a member of
Survivors
include her husband, Doug Dyer, of Blairsville; sons and
daughters-in-law;
Sidney and Laura Dyer, and Shawn and Shana Dyer, all of Blairsville;
brother,
Calvin Dyer, of Blairsville; three sisters: Joan Akins, of Sugar Hill,
GA, Sylvia
Turnage, and Lynell Lackey, both of Blairsville; grandchildren: Curtis
Dyer,
Jade Dyer, Austin Dyer, Keaton Dyer, Sheyenne Dyer, T.J. Burgess, and
Taylor
Burgess. Many friends and other
relatives also survive.
Funeral
services were held
In lieu
of flowers, if you wish, memorial contributions may be made to Pinetop
Baptist
Church Cemetery Fund,
Cochran Funeral
Home of Blairsville in charge of arrangements.
You may sign the register book, and send condolences to the
family by
visiting our website: www.cochranfuneralhomes.com.
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Mr.
James
Buell Elliott, age 99, of
Mr. Elliott was born in
Survivors include a daughter and
son-in-law, Janice and Norman Bennett, of
Funeral services were scheduled for
If you wish, memorial contributions
may be made to Ivy Log Baptist Church Cemetery Fund,
Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville,
GA in charge of arrangements. You may
sign the guest register and view the video tribute at www.cochranfuneralhomes.com.
The
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Mrs. Anna
B. Murray, age 92, of
Surviving
Mrs. Murray are one daughter-in-law, Jean Murray of Blairsville, two
grandchildren,
William “Bill” Murray Jr. and wife Mirja of Young Harris, Lisa
Whiteside and
husband Dan of Birmingham, AL. Many
other relatives and friends also survive.
Funeral
services were held on
Mountain
View Funeral Home of Blairsville in charge of the arrangements.
The
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Mrs. Ann
Shelley McKenna, age 78, of
Surviving
Mrs. McKenna are one son and daughter-in-law, Michael and Janelle
McKenna of
Blairsville, niece, Ellen Malaspina and a nephew, Jack Martin, two
loving
grandchildren, Timothy and Andrew McKenna both of Blairsville, many
other
relatives and friends also survive.
Memorial services
were held on
Mountain
View Funeral Home of Blairsville in charge of the arrangements.
The
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Mr. Jesse
Kenyon West, age 95, of
Mr. West
was born
Mr. West
is survived by his children, Ann W. Atkinson and husband Robert, of
Young
Harris, GA, Patricia D. Krick and husband Charles of Blairsville, GA,
Barbara
W. Bone and husband Bob of Young Harris, GA, and Jesse K. West Jr. of
Jacksonville, AL. He is also survived by
14 grandchildren, and 20 great grandchildren.
A celebration of his life was held at the First United Methodist
Church
of Union County on
Remembrances
may be made to First United Methodist Church of Union County, 849 Hwy.
515,
Blairsville, GA, or to y our favorite charity.
The
Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville, GA in charge of arrangements. Friends may send condolences and sign the
guest register at www.cochranfuneralhomes.com
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mr.
benjamin frank denney, sr.
Mr.
Benjamin Frank Denney Sr., age 89, of
Survivors
include: 2 sons, Frank Denney, Jr. of
Funeral
services were scheduled for
Cochran Funeral
Home of Blairsville, GA in charge of arrangements.
You may send condolences to the family and
sign the guest book at www.cochranfuneralhome.com.