The North
Georgia News
Blairsville, GA
30512
(no corrections have been made, this is exactly as it
appeared in paper)
September 27, 2000 Page 7B
Mr.
Julius Chambers, age 85, of Blairsville, Georgia, passed away Saturday,
September 22, 2000 at his home.
Mr.
Chambers was born in Union County, Georgia, on Sunday, July 12, 1915, a son of
the late William T. Chambers and Rozielie Lowe Chambers. He was a U.S. Army Veteran and served during
World War II. Mr. Chambers was a
lifelong resident of this area and was a manager for Nottley Orchards for over
40 years. He also was employed as a
school bus driver for 18 years. Mr.
Chambers was a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church and was also a member of
young Cane Masonic Lodge #597 for 64 years, where he was a Past Master and
Director of Work for many years. He had
been preceded in death by four sisters and three brothers.
Surviving
are his wife, Edith Denton Chambers of Blairsville; two sons and
daughters-in-law, Kermit and Margie Chambers, and Larry and Johanna Chambers,
all of Blairsville; three sisters, Grace Stanislawski, of Dearborn, Michigan,
Betty Gray of Blairsville, Connie Akins of Maryville, TN; and brother, Vernon
Chambers of Blairsville; 6 grandchildren, Kirk Chambers, Doug Chambers, Angie
Dills, Tyson Chambers, Kevin Chambers, and Vanna Chambers; great grandchildren,
Payton Chambers and Laken Chambers also survive.
Funeral
services were held Monday, September 25, 2000 at 2 pm from the chapel of
Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville with Rev. Brent Chatham and Rev. Wofford
Kelley officiating. Special music was
presented by ken and Elaine Young. The
following gentlemen served as pallbearers:
Kirk Chambers, Doug Chambers, Tyson Chambers, David Abercrombie, and
Aaron Dills. Interment was in Union
Memory Gardens Cemetery.
Cochran
Funeral Home of Blairsville in charge of arrangements.
The North
Georgia News
Blairsville, GA
30512
(no corrections have been made, this is exactly as it
appeared in paper)
September 27, 2000 Page 7B
Mr.
Charles L. Beaver, age 77, of Blairsville, Georgia, passed away Monday,
September 4, 2000 in Lanier Park Hospital in Gainesville.
Mr.
Beaver was born in Union County, Georgia, on Sunday, May 6, 1923, a son of the
late Horton Cox Beaver and Martha Caroline Thomas Beaver. He was a U.S. Army veteran and served during
WW II. Mr. Beaver was a retired
carpenter, and was a lifelong resident of this area. He was a member and deacon of Ivy Log Baptist
Church. Mr. Beaver served as a board
member for The Wilderness Scouts, Inc. and was a former member of The Union
County Lions Club. A self-taught
botanist, he had a particular interest in wildflowers.
Surviving
are his wife of 55 years, Corinne B. Beaver, of the home; a daughter, Linda
Wiggins, of Jasper, Georgia; a son, Troy Lee Beaver, of Blairsville; five
grandchildren: John Charles Berry, Eartha Lee Wiggins, Sara Wiggins, Paul
Thomas, and Lee Beaver. Several nieces
and nephews, and a host of friends and other relatives also survive.
Funeral
services were held Wednesday, September 6, 2000 at 2 p.m. from Ivy Log Baptist
Church, with Rev. Jerry Karnes and Rev. James Brock officiating. Special music was presented by Ivy Log
Baptist Church Choir. The following
gentlemen served as pallbearers: Bruce
Gray, Junior Puett, Carson Owenby, Rufus Everett, Wayne Henderson, and Gerald
Owenby. Interment was in Ivy Log Baptist
Church Cemetery.
Cochran
Funeral Home of Blairsville of arrangements.