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MARY
ELIZABETH OWEN HARPER DOCKERY
Born in
Owensboro Kentucky, April 4, 1899, Bess Dockery passed away August 3,
2001. Mrs. Dockery died at home in
Stonehenge II where she had resided this past 2 ½ years.
Bess
Dockery has live din Union County since the early 1950’s. After retiring from the Florida East Coast
Rail Road Company, she was very active in many local clubs and social
groups. A favorite organization was the
Blairsville Garden Club, where she held various positions including President. She was the recipient of many awards for her
flower arrangements at the local fairs as well as on the state level. Bess also enjoyed playing cards with the
Bridge Club and hosting bridge parties in her home.
Bess was
a Red Cross volunteer in the days before the inception of the current
association, the Union County Hospital Auxiliary. She was very active with the group,
volunteering time in the old hospital and nursing home. She assisted with the supervision of the
youth group, the Candy Stripers.
Mrs.
Dockery was a member of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, where she was
affectionately known as the “Archbishop” of Blairsville. Bess was one of the founding members of the
Catholic Church in Blairsville and Mass was frequently held in her home in the
early days before there was a church building.
Bess
Dockery is survived by her daughter, Susan H. Cheek; three sons, Keith, Owen
and Jack Harper; a sister, Martyne McMongile; eighteen grandchildren, 32 great
grandchildren and 10 great great grandchildren.
Also a multitude of nieces, nephews and loving friends survive. Mrs. Dockery was preceded in death by a son,
William G. Harper. The family and
friends will celebrate the joy of her passing at a memorial mass at St. Francis
of Assisi Catholic Church on August 25, 2001 at 11 am.
Mountain
View Funeral Home of Blairsville in charge of the arrangements.
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MR.
ROBERT DANIEL “DANNY” CORBIN
Mr.
Robert Daniel “Danny” Corbin, age 44, of Suches, GA, died Thursday, August 2,
2001 at the Union General Hospital in Blairsville, GA following a sudden
illness.
Mr.
Corbin was born in Suches and lived most of his life in Union County. He was employed at Hardy Ford in Dahlonega
and was a member of Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church in Suches.
He was
the son of the late Emory and Lucille Holloway Corbin and was also preceded in
death by a son: Christian Emory Corbin;
and a brother: David Corbin.
He is
survived by his wife, Diana Roberts Corbin, Suches, GA; children: Danny & Renita Roberts, Dahlonega, GA,
Carol & Lee Knight, Blairsville, GA; brothers & sisters-in-law: Earl & Bonnie Holloway, Dahlonega, GA,
Steve & Sandra Corbin, Suches, GA, Joe & Charlotte Corbin, Suches, GA;
sister & brother-in-law Lora & Don Cantrell, Dahlonega, GA;
grandchildren: Christopher Roberts, Alex
Roberts, Tucker Knight, & Anna Knight; aunts & uncles: Eldie & Carl
Gilreath, Suches, GA, Marie & Glenn Elliott, Suches, GA, Nora Gold,
Cleveland, GA, Bonnie Holloway, Suches, GA; several other relatives also
survive.
Funeral
services were 2 p.m. Saturday, August 4, 2001, at the Zion Baptist Church in
Suches with Rev. Gerald Edmondson and Rev. George Cline officiating. Interment followed in the church cemetery.
Banister
Funeral Home of Dahlonega in charge of arrangements.
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Mr.
Gerald G. Deyton, age 54, of Marietta, GA, formerly of Blairsville, GA, passed
away Tuesday, July 31, 2001, in Fulton County, GA, from injuries he sustained
in an automobile accident.
Mr.
Deyton was born in Union County, GA, on Wednesday, January 29, 1947, a son of
the late Robert Lowell Deyton and Dollie Taylor Deyton. He was a U. S. Army veteran of the Korean
War. Mr. Deyton was a truck driver. He was a native of Union County, but had
lived in Marietta since 1960. He was a
member of Liberty Baptist Church. A
brother, Jack, preceded him in death.
Survivors
include sisters: Jeanette Jones, Of
Marietta, Frances Henson, of Blairsville, Jean Mathis, of Marietta, Jo Davis,
of Stone Mountain, Nell Powell, of Smyrna, and Lynn Zeitouni, of Marietta;
brothers: Jerry Deyton, of Mableton, Jim
Deyton, of Stockbridge, and Billy Deyton, of Lakeland, FL; many nieces,
nephews, and other relatives and friends also survive.
Funeral services
were Saturday, August 4, 2001, at 11 a.m., from Liberty Baptist Church, with
Rev. Brent Chatham and Rev. Guy Bradley officiating. Eulogy by Tim Deyton. Special music was presented by Leslie Hughes
and Michelle Rowe. Interment was in the
church cemetery, with military hones by North Georgia Honor Guard. Pallbearers were: Larry Henson, Robert Bing, Steve Mathis, Ken
Deyton, Allen Deyton, mark Mathis, Tommy Deyton. In lieu of flowers, if you wish, the family
suggest memorials be made to Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery Fund.
Cochran
Funeral Home of Blairsville in charge of
arrangements.
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Mrs.
Christine B. Odom, age 85, of Blairsville, Georgia, passed away Wednesday,
August 1, 2001 in Union County Nursing Home in Blairsville.
Mrs. Odom
was born in Towns County Georgia, on Saturday, December 11, 1915, a daughter of
the late Robert Brown and Lucinda Foster Brown.
She was a homemaker and a lifelong resident of this area. Mrs. Odom was a member of Confidence
Methodist church and had been preceded in death by her husband, Gordon, in
1984.
Survivors
include a daughter and son-in-law, Louise and Howard Byers of Blairsville; son
and daughter-in-law, Earl and Gwen Odom of Blairsville; and son and
daughter0in0law, Rex and Shirley Odom, also of Blairsville; seven grandchildren
and fifteen great grandchildren also survive, along with many friends and other
relatives.
Funeral
services were held Thursday, August 2, 2001 at 2 pm from the chapel of Cochran
Funeral Home with Rev. Charles Black, and Rev. B.A. Buchanan officiating. Special music was presented by The Faith
Singers. The following gentlemen served
as pallbearers: Jeff, Greg, and Steve
Odom, Ronnie and Danny Byers, and Ed Rohrbaugh.
Interment was in confidence Methodist Church Cemetery.
Cochran
Funeral Home of Blairsville in charge of arrangements.
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Mrs.
Alicia Tadaya (better known as Remy) Davenport, age 59, of Kennesaw, formerly
of Blairsville, passed away on Monday, July 30, 2001 in the Kennestone Hospital
following a brief illness. Mrs.
Davenport was born on July 8, 1942 in Guevara Lapaz Tarlac, Philippines, the
daughter of the late Catalino Tadaya and the late Narcissa Tadaya. She was a member of the Mt. Zion Baptist
Church and was currently attending the First Baptist Church in Kennesaw. She was preceded in death by one son, Jimmy
Davenport.
Surviving
Mrs. Davenport are one daughter and son-in-law, Brenda and Keith Barnes of
Blairsville; one son, Alex Davenport of Kennesaw; three sisters, Conching Melba
and Lourdes Tadaya of the Ph8lippines; six brothers, Valentino, Feling, Rudy,
Siso, Clemete and Man Tadaya, all of the Philippines; two grandchildren, Tawnni
and Storm Johnston, both of Blairsville, many other relatives and friends also
survive.
Funeral
services were held on Thursday, August 2, 2001 at 4 pm from the funeral home
chapel with the Rev. Ray Potts and Rev. Jerry Helton officiating. Special music was presented by Betty
Henderson and Doris Hefner. The
following gentlemen served as pallbearers:
Robbie Davis, Graylin Johnson, Johnny Barnes, Nelson Patterson, Gaylin
Johnston, and Guy Johnston. Serving as
honorary pallbearers were: Ken Lambert,
Tony Worley, Dwayne England, and Travis Henry.
Interment followed in the Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery.
Mountain
View Funeral Home of Blairsville in charge of arrangements.
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Mrs.
Irene Collins, age 85, of Blairsville, Georgia, passed away Friday, August 3,
2001 in Union county Nursing Home in Blairsville, following an extended
illness.
Mrs.
Collins was born in Towns County, Georgia, on Thursday, March 2, 1915, a
daughter of the late Edward Thomas and Fannie Cloer Thomas. She was a homemaker and a lifelong resident
of this area. Mrs. Collins was a member
of Old Liberty Baptist Church. She had
been preceded in death by her husband, Hugh Collins, in 1988.
Survivors
include her daughter, Susie Cain of Alpharetta, Georgia; two sons, Douglas
Collins, of Blairsville, and Melvin Collins of Powder Springs, Georgia; three
sisters, Pauline Collins, and Vina Cook, both of Blairsville; and Era Mae
Penland of Aiken, South Carolina; a brother, Nathan Thomas, of Blairsville;
five grandchildren, James Collins of Blairsville, Michael Collins, of
Titusville, Florida, Melissa Zgonc, of Powder Springs, Ashley Cain and Joshua
Cain, both of Alpharetta; two great grandchildren also survive.
Funeral
services were held Monday, August 6, 2001 at 2 pm from the chapel of Cochran
Funeral Home of Blairsville, with Rev. Harley Hunter and Rev. Scott Baugh
officiating. Special music was presented by The Faith Singers. The following gentlemen served as
pallbearers: Michael Collins, Joshua
Cain, Joel Richardson, Kevin Zgonc, Calvin Collins, and Charles Brackett. Interment was in Old Liberty Baptist Church
Cemetery.
Cochran
Funeral Home of Blairsville in charge of arrangements.