Carroll Gene Pelfrey, age 88, of Blue Ridge, passed away on Tuesday, August 28, 2019. He was born on February 24, 1931, in Fannin County, to the late Charlie Dread Pelfrey and Della Daisy Brown Pelfrey. He was a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church, where he also served as a Deacon. He worked as […]

Mr. William “Bill” Clyde Thomas, age 88, of Epworth, GA, passed away on August 26, 2019. He was the son of the late Clyde Lewis and Dorothy Adeline Gilliam Thomas. He was a lifetime member of Calvary Church where his dear friend Rev. John Kilpatrick served as Pastor. He was a insurance adjuster and restored […]

Marcia Lynn Shelton, age 54, of Turtletown, passed away on Saturday, August 24, 2019, at her home. She was born on February 22, 1965 in Polk County to James Frady and Marcella Martin Frady. She worked as a Sewing Machine Operator for Day Corp. She is preceded in death by her father, James Frady. She […]

Visitation AUG 28. 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM (EDT) Henry-Cochran Funeral Home 3911 Appalachian Hwy Blue Ridge, GA, 30513 [email protected]

Visitation AUG 30. 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM (EDT) Henry-Cochran Funeral Home 3911 Appalachian Hwy Blue Ridge, GA, 30513

Edward Minor Powell, Jr., age 82, passed away Friday, August 23, 2019, at home surrounded by family. Born August 10, 1937, to Edward Minor Powell, Sr. and Opal Hull Powell in Arcadia, Florida. He grew up in Sarasota, Florida, where he met his wife, Glenda, and raised his family. He was a land surveyor, later […]

Louise Hitch Knight, 87, of Blue Ridge, Georgia, died peacefully in her home on Thursday, August 8, 2019. She was born in Fitzgerald, Georgia, on November 1, 1931, to Frank Hitch and Agnes Martin Hitch. She graduated from North Georgia College in 1951. Lou married Gordon E Knight in 1956. For many years she lived […]

Luther Arvie Jones, age 94 of Blue Ridge, GA, passed away peacefully at his home on August 12, 2019. He was born in Blue Ridge, GA to the late Mark Hannah and Lela Angeline Foster Jones. He served his country proudly in World War II in the United States Air Force. He was in combat […]

Martha Elaine Akins Crain, age 74, of Kennesaw, formerly of Polk County, passed away on Tuesday, August 20, 2019. Born in Polk County on March 10, 1945, she was the daughter of the late Charlie Akins and Ebbie Pack Akins. She was a member of Turtletown Baptist Church. She is also preceded in death by […]

Mrs. Sheila Ophelia Jones, age 69, of Farner, TN, passed away on August 16, 2019, in the Hospice of Chattanooga. Born in Gastonia, NC, she was the daughter of the late James Arthur and Hazel Juanita Lawless Moody. She was of the Christian Faith, loved spending time with her grandchildren and dogs, and working crossword […]

The Cochran Funeral Home & Crematory of Blairsville announces the death of Mrs. Edna Hedden age 64 of Blairsville who passed away on Wednesday evening, August 14, 2019 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later. Cochran Funeral Home & Crematory of Blairsville.

Mr. Howard William Lynn, age 84, of Turtletown, TN, passed away on August 13, 2019, at his home surrounded by his family. Born in Cherokee County, NC, he was the son of the late William McKinley “Horace” Lynn and Dora Jane Hayes Lynn. Mr. Lynn was a minister and long time member of the Turtletown […]