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Blairsville, GA
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Mrs. Mary Ellen Drugmand Smith
Mrs. Mary Ellen Drugmand
Smith, age
72 of Holly cove Circle, Blairsville, passed away on Sunday, July 13,
2003 in
the Union General Hospital following an extended illness.
Mrs. Smith was born on
May 5, 1931
in Imperial, PA, the daughter of the late Ely N. Drugmand and the late
Anna
Esia Drugmand. She was of the Methodist
faith.
Mary Ellen is survived
by her
husband Bob; sister, Wanda; nieces, Jackie, Pam and Tippy; nephews,
David,
Daryl and Tom and by her special friends of forty years, Jon and Sandra
and
twenty five years, Don and Retha. She is
also survived by her many treasured friends at the Senior Bowling
League,
Blairsville and Wal-Mart, Murphy associates.
In addition, a special note of thanks to her Friday night
dinners and
card playing buddies, Bob, Betty, Don, Barbara, Ron and Clair for
helping make
her life so pleasantly wonderful.
Mary Ellen also wants to
say a very
special thank you to her newly found friends, The Guardian Angels here
on
earth, the wonderful people at Hospice, Tony, Cat, Andrea, Linda,
Nancy,
Michelle, Mary and Guynelle. These
heavenly souls were with Mary Ellen to the last moment and made her
final days
so much more peaceful and comfortable.
We also thank the kind, gentle and caring people at Union
General
Hospital and Dr. Mary Beth Wiles, Kathy and Cybil.
All of these wonderful people made sure Mary
Ellen had no suffering.
Mary Ellen will always
be
remembered for her love of fellow man, all of nature and wildlife and
her witt
and humor (even to her last moments). We
also warmly thank friends, Bill, Dee, Bud, Marsha, Harry, Loretta,
Pamela,
Vickie, Linda, Don, Retha, Tom, Claudia, Jim, Peg, Don, Joanna, Bob,
Della,
Tom, Pat, Ron, Helen, Marie, Jeanne, Gerry and Sarah for being with
Mary Ellen
during her final moments. We also thank
a very special friend (identity yet unknown) who perfectly placed a
Guardian Angel
statue in Mary Ellen’s new garden of love.
It is so beautifully placed that it is as if God sent and Angel
to place
it.
Mary Ellen requested
that no
special services, as she wanted to caused no further grief or suffering
by her
family and many friends. Instead she
wants to be remembered by her love of life, her flowers and vegetable
gardens,
her animal and bird friends. She also
wants to be remembered for her recently created “garden of love” (and
her
“orphaned” rock collection) placed in the garden and the value added to
her
life by the works of artists Thomas Kinkade.
Mary Ellen requested no
flowers,
but if you would like, donations may be made to Regency Hospice, P.O.
Box 586,
Clayton, GA 30525.
Mountain View Funeral
Home of
Blairsville in charge of the arrangements.
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Mrs.
Austelle Colwell DeVilbiss
Mrs.
Austelle Colwell DeVilbiss, age 88, of Nashville, TN, formerly of
Blairsville,
GA passed way Wednesday, July 2, 2003 at her home following an extended
illness.
Mrs.
DeVilbiss was born in Union County, GA, an Friday, November 27, 1914, a
daughter of the late Homer and Eula England Colwell.
She was a beloved mother, warm friends, and
community activist. Mrs. DeVilbiss had
served as former president of Women’s Auxiliary of the Tennessee
Society of
Professional Engineers, and Board member Emeritus of Hillsboro-West End
Neighborhood
Association. Mrs. DeVilbiss was preceded
in death by her husband, Cecil F. DeVilbiss; brother, Robert E.
Colwell;
father, Homer Colwell and mother Eula England Colwell.
Surviving
are her three sons, Cecil “Chip” and Carl DeVilbiss, of Nashville and
Cyrus of
Chattanooga, TN; and seven grandchildren:
Matthew, Eric, Laura, Blaire, Marty Beth, Clay and Samantha.
Funeral
services were held Wednesday, July 9, 2003 at 11 a.m. in the chapel of
Cochran
Funeral Home in Blairsville with Rev. Eddie Herring officiating. Burial was in Union Memory Gardens
Cemetery. Memorial services were held at
Calvary United Methodist Church in Anderson Chapel, in Nashville on
Saturday,
July 12, 2003 at 1 p.m. with a gathering for the friends and family
following.
In
lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to Camp Fire USA Georgia
Council, 100
Edgewood, Ave., NE, Suite 528, Atlanta, GA 30303; www.campfireusaga.org.
Cochran
Funeral Home of Blairsville in charge of arrangements.
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Verna
Deyton Howell, 80, of Hayesville died Monday, July 7,
2003 in Chatuge Regional Hospital.
Verna
was raised in Green Mountain, NC and she moved to Hayesville in 1963. She was the daughter of the late Bass and
Etta Deyton and the wife of the late Phillip J. Howell, who died
January 9,
1982. She was a graduate of the Fort
Sanders Hospital School of Nursing in Knoxville, TN.
She was a veteran of WWII, serving in the US
navy Nursing Corp. She loves her work as
a registered nurse and those she worked with and she had a deep
compassion for
all she cared for.
Surviving
are three daughters, Brenda Sellers and husband, Jackie.
Alice Howell and Donna Crowell and husband,
Glenn all of Hayesville; two sons, Greg Howell and wife, Mary of
Charleston, SC
and Own Howell and wife, Fran of Murphy; a sister, Evelyn Wilkerson of
Green
Mountain, a brother, Yates Deyton of Green Mountain; eight
grandchildren, Mary
Kirby and husband, Greg, Jeanne Davis and husband Casey, Amy Dills and
husband,
Greg, John Coker and wife, Meagan, Justin Howell, Jonathan and Justin
White,
and Michael Crowell; and four great grandchildren, Sydney and Katherine
Davis,
Alexander Kirby, and Haley Coker.
Funeral
services at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 8, 2003 in the Chapel of Ivie
Funeral Home
in Hayesville with Dr. Pete Taylor officiating.
Graveside services at 1 p.m. Wednesday, July 9, 2003 in Fairview
Cemetery in Green Mountain. Pallbearers: John Coker, Greg Dills, Justin Howell,
Jonathan and Justin White and Casey Davis.
In
lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to the
Hayesville First
United Methodist Church, PO Box 85, Hayesville, NC 28904.
Ivie
Funeral Home in Hayesville in charge of all arrangements.
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Mrs. Anne Ellis Lohner,
95 of
Blairsville, GA passed away Tuesday, July 8, 2003 in Union General
Hospital in
Blairsville.
Mrs.
Lohner was born in Paducah, Kentucky on Thursday, June 11, 1908, a
daughter of
the late porter and Eugenia Taylor Ellis.
Mrs. Lohner, a former resident of Birmingham, AL., was a former
member
of the Red Mountain Church there, and was employed by S.H. Kress &
Co. for
42 years. She was preceded in death by
her husband, Jack in 1982. Mrs. Lohner
was a member of Grace Community Presbyterian Church in Blairsville.
Surviving
are children: Jack E. and Jill Lohner of
Gretna. LA; Gail and Richmond Huggins of Blairsville, GA; sister Mona
Fetter of
Medway, OH; seven grandchildren: Martha
Anne Elliott of Mandeville, Louisiana; Jack E. Lohner, Jr., of Dallas,
TX;
Gerald Lohner of Marrero, Louisiana; Missy McDaniels of New Orleans,
Louisiana;
Renee Williams of Gretna, Louisiana; Richmond Huggins, Jr. of Jupiter,
FL and
James Huggins of Port St. Lucie, FL; twelve great grandchildren also
survive.
Memorial
services were held Friday, July 11, 2003 at 11 a.m. at Grace Community
Presbyterian Church, with Dr. Ross Bair officiating.
Special music was presented by Bobby Sims.
If
you wish, memorial contributions may be made to The Gideons
International, PO
Box 521, Blairsville, GA 30514or to Grace Community Presbyterian Church
Building Fund.
Cochran
Funeral Home of Blairsville was entrusted by the family for the
arrangements.
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Mr.
Jule Clyde Wood, age 69 of Young Harris, GA passed away on July 10,
2003. Mr. Wood was born in Towns County,
GA on July
31, 1934 to the late Robert and Annie Foster Wood.
He was preceded in death by one daughter,
Mary Louise Wood. He was a Veteran of
the Korean Conflict. Surviving Mr. Wood
are his wife, Mrs. Donnie Wood of the home; three daughters, Mrs.
Glenda Hooper
of Hayesville; Mrs. Golda Kolvder of Blairsville and Mrs. Barbara
Tucker of
Hiawassee; one son, Mr. Dale Wood of Young Harris; two brothers, Mr.
Pope Wood
of Hiawassee and Mr. Sam Wood of Canton, Ohio; four grandchildren,
Timothy
Wood, Craig Wood, Adam Tucker and Hope Kolvder; one great grandchild,
Dustin
Hooper. Nieces and nephews also survive.
Funeral
services for Mr. Wood were held on July 13, 2003 at 2:00 pm at Lower
Hightower
Baptist Church with Rev. Harrison Bradley and Rev. Harold Ledford
officiating. North Georgia Honor Guard
conducted the military honors. Interment
was also in Lower Hightower Baptist Church Cemetery.
Banister Funeral Home of Hiawassee was in
charge of the arrangements.
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Mr.
Freeman Curtis (better known as Curt) Watson, age 65 of Souther Ridge,
Blairsville, passed away on Saturday, July 12, 2003 at his home.
Mr.
Watson was born on April 2, 1938 in Manning, SC, the son of the late
Freeman
Curtis Watson and the late Frances Lottie Graham Watson.
He was a veteran of the US Army where he was
in the Army Airborne. He had retired
from the Homestead Air Force Base in Florida, where he served as the
utilities
superintendent for over twenty-seven years.
Mr. Watson was a member of the Masonic Lodge and was a Shriner
and a
member of the Scottish Rite in Miami. He
was a lifetime DAV member. Mr. Watson
was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Union County.
Surviving
Mr. Watson are his loving wife of fourteen years, Norma Jean Watson of
Blairsville, three step-sons, Raymond Beerman of Atlanta, Charles
Beerman of
Monuement, CO, David Beerman of Ofpembroke Pines, FL; one sister,
Frances
Shirley Firestine of Barto, PA; two brothers, Lewis Allen and Kevin
Allen, many
other relatives and friends also survive.
Memorial
services were held on Wednesday, July 16, 2003 at 2 p.m. from the First
United
Methodist Church of Union County with the Rev. Eddie Herring
officiating. Special music was presented
by Jeff Bauman
and Keith Defoor. Interment followed in
the Holly Hill Cemetery.
Mountain
View Funeral Home of Blairsville in charge of the arrangements.
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Mr.
J.B. McFalls, Jr., age 56, of Hiawassee, GA passed away Thursday, July
10, 2003
in Atlanta at St. Joseph’s Hospital.
Mr.
McFalls was born October 21, 1946 in Towns County, a son of the late
J.B. and
Ruby (Gibson) McFalls. He was a member
of South Hayesville Church of God.
Survivors
include: his wife of 39 years, Jean
McFalls of the home; daughter, Melissa Winkler of Hiawassee, GA; son
and
daughter-in-law, Brad and Kristy McFalls of Hiawassee, GA; stepfather,
Ellis
Rogers of Hiawassee, GA; sisters, Mary Polly, Wilma Cote’ and Sheryl
Tench, all
of Hiawassee; brother, Ray Rogers of Hiawassee; grandchildren, Mandy
Harwood,
Branden McFalls and Corbin Williams, all of Hiawassee.
Funeral
services were held on Sunday, July 13, 2003 at 2:00 pm at the Chapel of
Cochran
Funeral Home with Rev. Truman Foster and Ronnie Coffee officiating. Music was provided by James Goodwin. Pallbearers were Jerry Turpin, Cleveland
Wade, Derek Burch, Jimmy Ledford, Jay Polly and Sammy Johnson. Honorary Pallbearer was Ray Rogers. Interment was in Lower Bell Baptist Church
Cemetery.
Arrangements
were made by Cochran Funeral Home of Hiawassee, GA.