The
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Mr. James
Edward McKelvy, Jr., age 56, of Lance Crossing, Blairsville, passed away on
Surviving
Mr. McKelvy are daughter and son-in-law Judith and Jose Rivera of
Memorial
services and interment will beheld and announced at a
later date. In lieu of flowers, if you
wish, the family requests that memorials be made to The American Cancer Society
in Mr. McKelvy’s memory.
Mountain
View Funeral Home of Blairsville in charge of the arrangements.
The
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Jean
Sherard Brinkley, 83, of
Mrs. Brinkley
was born in
Mrs.
Brinkley was retired from the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, and was an active
member and former secretary of the national Association of Retired Federal
Employees chapter in Blairsville. She
was a member of First United Methodist Church of Blairsville. In the past she had been very involved in
community activities, becoming a Girl Scout leader, Red Cross Swimming &
Water Safety Instructor, and PTA member.
In her later years she volunteered at the Cooperative Extension Service
office in Blairsville and became an avid bridge player. One of her greatest joys came from being with
her grandchildren.
She is
survived by her daughter, Janet Price of
A
Memorial Service will be held on Wednesday, April 25, at
Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville, GA in charge of arrangements.
The
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Jacob J.
Pruzansky, 79, of Largo, Florida and Blairsville, Georgia, died April 5, 2001
at his Florida home after several years of failing health. He was born June 20, 1921 in Brooklyn, New
York, the son of Abraham and Ida Pruzansky.
He
received a Bachelor of Science degree from Brooklyn College and served as a
Lieutenant in the U.S. Navy during World War II, before completing a doctorate
in Chemistry at Iowa State University.
Dr.
Pruzansky was a Professor of Micro-Biology-Immunology at Northwestern
University Medical School in Chicago, Illinois and did research for 32 years
before retiring in 1988, but maintained status as a consultant until his
death. He was named a fellow of the
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology and was a member of the
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology.
Moving to
Blairsville in 1988, he spent the next five years as a volunteer teachers aid
at Union County Middle school, after school tutor, and tutoring the GED program
at the Detention Center and in the evening GED program.
Dr.
Pruzansky is survived by his wife of 35 years, Maryan, son Gene (Heidi) of
Berkeley California, daughter Joy of Evanston, Illinois, and daughter, Coby Ann
(David) Cove of Orlando, Florida, two granddaughters, Tara and Alyssa, a sister
Charlotte (Saul) Engelbourge, Newton Center, Massachusetts, a niece, nephew and
five grand-nephews.
He was a
loyal and enthusiastic volunteer in the construction of St. Clare’s Episcopal Church
on Ledford Road where memorial services will be held Saturday, May 5th at am.