Nellie Lucille Kuchling Steingruber Keil

Nellie Lucille (Kuchling Steingruber) Keil passed away peacefully in her sleep from complications of Alzheimer’s Disease April 13, 2020, while residing at Cameron Hall Memory Care in Canton. She was born Jan. 11, 1927, to Emil and Frieda Kuchling in Crookston, Minn.

Mrs. Virginia S. McClure

Mrs. Virginia S. McClure, 88, of Ellijay, died Monday, April 6, 2020. She was born Nov. 27, 1931, in Gilmer County, to the late Elford and Ollie Fowler Southern. She was a homemaker and member of New Liberty Baptist Church.

Hoyt Blane Cochran

Mr. Hoyt Blane Cochran, 80, of Cherry Log, died Monday, April 6, 2020. He was born Aug. 15, 1939, in Fannin County, to the late Buford Blane and Julie Pearl Coner Cochran.  He worked as a security guard for Pilgrim’s, was a farmer and member of the Pantertown Church of God of Prophecy.

Mrs. Vernie Ruth Reed Thurman

Mrs. Vernie Ruth Reed Thurman, 87, of Chatsworth, died Thursday, April 9, 2020, at her residence. She loved gardening and quilting. She is preceded in death by first husband, Charles L.

Jack Burel

Mr. Jack Burel, 78, of Ellijay, died Monday, April 6, 2020, at his residence. He was born Jan. 9, 1942, in Athens, to Frank Jackson Burel Sr. and Alice Mae Edgar Burel.  He was married to Janis Evans Burel for 30 years. He worked as a pharmacist for many years.

Joseph ‘Joe’ Robert Hill

It is with deep sorrow and much love that the family of Mr. Joseph “Joe” Robert Hill, 65, of Ellijay, announces his passing Monday, March 30, 2020, at Piedmont Mountainside Hospital.  He was born July 20, 1954, to Robert P. and Hattie Belle Dover Hill, in Gilmer County.

Mrs. Rosemary Ann Carter Danishek

Mrs. Rosemary Ann Carter Danishek, 73, of Ellijay, died Saturday, March 28, 2020, at her home after a courageous four-year battle with cancer. She was born Aug. 31, 1946, to the late Robert Eugene and Alice Carr Carter in New Albany, Ind.

Mrs. Sylvia Jean Posey

Mrs. Sylvia Jean Posey, 76, of Chatsworth, died Wednesday, April 1, 2020. She was born May 9, 1943, in Murray County to the late J.B. and Maggie West Shoemaker.  She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith.

Helen Gertrude ‘Trudy’ Rogers Gallman

Mrs. Helen Gertrude “Trudy” Rogers Gallman, 78, passed on Saturday, April 4, 2020, at the Oaks PCH in Fairmount.  She was born Oct. 7, 1941, to the late George Dewey and Jewel (Sisson) Rogers, in Cherry Log and  was a member of Mountain View Baptist Church in Chatsworth.

Mrs. Julia Ann Keener Mooney

Mrs. Julia Ann Keener Mooney, 68, of Talking Rock, died Thursday, April 2, 2020, at Seasons Hospice in Cumming. She was born July 4, 1951, to  the late Harvey and Mary Mullins Keener, in Jasper.  She graduated from Pickens High School and earned an associate’s degree in nursing.