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Ann
Akins, age 63, native and lifelong resident of Blairsville, GA, passed
away
Saturday, May 2, 2009 at Union General Hospital in Blairsville.
Mrs.
Akins was born Monday, April 29, 1946 in Union County,
GA, to the late Norman McCollum and Bonnie McCollum.
She was a member of the First United Methodist
Church of Union County. Ann had also
been active in the Order of the Eastern Star and served on the Union
County
Board of Registrars. She had worked as a
paraprofessional in the counselor’s office of Union County high School. Ann was preceded in death by a daughter,
Angie Akins Turner; her father, Norman McCollum; and a sister, Evelyn
Weaver.
Surviving
family members include her loving husband, William H. Akins, Sr. of
Blairsville; mother, Bonnie McCollum of Blairsville’ son &
daughter-in-law,
William H. Jr. and Jan Akins of Lithia Springs, GA; daughter &
son-in-law,
Kimberly Grace and Mike Loccisano of Youngstown, Ohio; brothers: Otis
McCollum
of Blairsville; Clinton McCollum of Lula, GA; Jimmy McCollum and Billy
McCollum, both of Blairsville; sisters, Charlene Hamby and Cathy
Newton, both
of Blairsville; grandchildren: William H. Akins III, Tyler Akins,
Amelia Ann
Turner, Isabella Grace Loccisano and Michaela Grace Loccisano, many
nieces,
nephews, and other relatives and friends also survive.
Funeral
services were held Monday, May 4, 2009 at 11 AM from the First United
Methodist
church of Union County with Rev. Ben Lewis
officiating. Music was provided by Debbie
Steed, Jeff
Bauman, Keith DeFoor and Emete Bas.
Interment followed in Union Memory Gardens.
Serving as pallbearers were the following
gentlemen: Trey Akins, Tyler Akins, Tyler McCollum, Bob Head, Jim
McAffee and
Hoyt Raper.
The family
received friends at the funeral home from 5-9, Sunday, May 3.
If you
wish, the family suggests that memorial contributions may be made to
First
United Methodist Church of Union County Building Fund or to the
American Cancer
Society or to the Glenda Gooch House.
Arrangements
entrusted to Cochran Funeral Home – Blairsville Chapel.
You are invited to view Ann’s Life Tribute, send
condolences to the family and sign the
guest register
at www.cochrannfuneralhomes.com
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Mr.
Sherman
Edward Dowe age 89 of Rocky Circle, Blairsville passed away on Tuesday,
April28, 009 in the Union General Hospital in Blairsville following an
extended
illness. Mr. Dowe was born on Nov. 12, 1919 in Horicon,
WI, son of the late Irma Griffith. Mr.
Dowe studied at the Milwaukee Art Academy, as well as studying with
renowned
water color instructors Charles Reid, Tony Couch, Jeanne Dobie and
others. He spent the years from 1947-1984
working in
the Graphic and Commercial Art field.
Mr. Dowe has been affiliated with the following galleries, Tritt
Gallery
of Decatur, GA, Owltown Gallery of Blairsville, Appalachian
of Young Harris. Mr. Dowe has paintings
hanging in many private homes and business offices around the country. Mr. Dowe was a member of Coosa United
Methodist Church.
Surviving Mr.
Dowe are his loving wife of sixty five years, Olive (Tiny) Dowe of
Blairsville,
one daughter and son-in-law, Danna Mae and Robert Hoffmann of
Cedarburg, WA,
one son, Steven Edward Dowe of Dousman, WI, one sister, Ethelwyn Yerges
of
Puyallup, WA, many other relatives and friends also survive.
A memorial
service will be held on Tuesday, May 5, 2009at 2 p.m. from the Coosa
United
Methodist Church with Rev. Steve Midkiff officiating. Special
music was presented by James
Stephens. In lieu of flowers, if you
wish, the family requests that memorials may be made to the American
Diabetes
Foundation in memory of Mr. Dowe.
Mountain
View Funeral Home of Blairsville in charge of the arrangements. You may sign the family guest book and send
condolences online at www.mountainviewfuneralhome.com.
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Mrs. Jane
Kerr, age 83, of Blairsville, GA, passed away Tuesday, April 28, 2009
at her
home.
Mrs. Kerr
was born Sunday, November 29, 1925 in Essex
County, New Jersey, to the late Samuel and Mary Micknic.
She was preceded in death by her husband,
Allan Kerr, in 1985.
Surviving
family members include: son, William “Giz” Kerr of Blairsville;
daughter, Judy
& Ken Hubert of Blairsville; son, Doug & Laura Kerr of
Rutherford, New
Jersey; son, Cliff & Susan Kerr, of Delaware; son, Roger &
Maria Kerr
of West Orange, New Jersey; son, Bobby Kerr, of New Jersey; daughter,
Mary
& Wade Bingham, of Pennseylvania; (sic) and 16 grandchildren, 7
great
grandchildren also survive.
Funeral
services were held Friday, May 1, 2009 at 2 p.m. from the Chapel of
Cochran
Funeral Home with Rev. Tommy Jenkins officiating. Special
music was presented by David
Chatham. Serving as pallbearers were the
following gentlemen: Willy Kerry, David Land, Wade Brigham, Kyle
Brigham,
Matthew Kerr and Ken Hubert. Interment
followed in Union memory Gardens Cemetery in Blairsville.
The family
received friends at the funeral home from 6 until 8 p.m., Thursday,
April 30.
Arrangements
entrusted to Cochran Funeral Home – Blairsville Chapel.
You are invited to view Mrs. Kerr’s Life
Tribute, send condolences to the family
and sign the
guest register at www.cochrannfuneralhomes.com