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Mrs. Shirley Edith Lackey age 92 of Shirley Lane Blairsville passed away on Wednesday Oct.21,2009 at her home following an extended illness. Mrs. Lackey was born on Nov.20,1916 in Union County, the daughter of the late John P. Hedgecock and the late Minnie Gertrude Beavers Hedgecock. She was a native and lifelong resident of Union County. She was a loving mother, sister, grandmother, great grandmother and great-great grandmother. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold Lackey, one son, Sammy Lackey and by three daughters, Sarah Lackey, Emma Lee Collum and Martha Sue(Susie) Dockery. Mrs. Lackey was a member of Mt. Olivet Baptist Church.

Surviving Mrs. Lackey are two daughters and one son in law, Reita Wright of Rawlins, WY., Jolynn and Ray Ingram of Blairsville, three sons and one daughter in law, Donald and Doreen Lackey of Blairsville, Bruce (and special friend Sue Hughes)Lackey of Blairsville, Gary Lackey of Blairsville, one brother, Thomas R. Hedgecock of Greenville, TN., many grandchildren, great grandchildren, great-great grandchildren, many other relatives and friends also survive.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday Oct.24,2009 at 2:00pm from the Mountain View Chapel with the Rev. Evan Hughes officiating. Special music will be presented by the Mt. Olivet Church Choir. The following gentleman will serve as pallbearers, Harold Thrasher, Travis, Eugene Lackey, Kevin Dyer, Anthony and Joe Don Collum. Serving as honorary pallbearer will be Weston Lackey. Interment will follow in the Mt. Olivet Baptist Church Cemetery.

Mountain View Funeral Home of Blairsville in charge of the arrangements. You may sign the family guest book and send condolences on line at www.mountainviewfuneralhome.com

HAZEL M. DUVALL

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Mrs. Hazel M. Duvall age 85 of Ricky Brown Rd. Blairsville passed away on Sunday Oct.25,2009 in the Clay County Care Center following an extended illness. Mrs. Duvall was born on Aug.12,1924 in Union County, the daughter of the late Lon Morgan and the late Dovie Brown Morgan. Hazel and her husband Clinton owned and operated the Western Auto Store in Blairsville for over twenty years. She was a loving mother, sister, aunt and grandmother. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clinton Duvall in 1990,a daughter in law, Marcia Duvall in 1984 and a brother, Cline Morgan. Mrs.Duvall was a member of Ebenezer Baptist Church.

Surviving Mrs. Duvall are one son, Michael Duvall of Blairsville, one sister, Marie Brown of Blairsville, three nieces, May Lee Cheek, Marcella Turner, Meroline Lanham, four nephews, Charles and Cecil King, Ron and Danny Duvall, two grandchildren, April and Jon Krieger of Blairsville, Jeremy Duvall of Blairsville, many other relatives and friends also survive.

Funeral services will be held on Tuesday Oct.27,2009 at 11:00am from the Mountain View Chapel with the Rev. Gary Patterson and Rev. Tommy Seay officiating. Special music will be presented by Danita Kennedy, Debbie Owenby and the Revival Baptist Church Ladies Trio. The following gentleman will serve as pallbearers, Bruce Cheek, Barry Patterson, Ben Dyer, Jeremy Duvall, Josh Kennedy and Jon Kennedy. Serving as honorary pallbearers, Charles, Cecil and Dustin King, Ron and Danny Duvall. Interment will follow in the Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will meet with friends at the funeral home on Monday evening after 5:00pm.

Mountain View Funeral Home of Blairsville in charge of the arrangements. You may sign the family guest book and send condolences on line at www.mountainviewfuenralhome.com

LARRY WAYNE HOPKINS

US Air Force

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Mr. Larry Wayne Hopkins age 54 of Rushy Glen Drive Blairsville passed away on Monday Oct.26,2009 in the Missions Hospital in Asheville, NC. following an extended illness. Mr. Hopkins was born on Oct.6,1955 in Rochester, NH., the son of Nancy Hunt Hopkins and the late Donald Robert Hopkins. He was a veteran of the US Air Force. Larry loved flying remote controlled airplanes. He was a very loving father, son, brother and grandfather. Larry was of the Episcopal faith.

Surviving Mr. Hopkins are his mother, Nancy Hopkins of Blairsville, one daughter, Jennifer Hopkins of Tampa, FL., one sister and brother in law, Judy and Charles Simard of Blairsville, Uncle, Rev. Marshall and Rev. Victoria Hunt of Cape Cod, MA., aunt, Rae and Walter Wilson of Grand Lake, CO., five grandchildren, Melinda, John-John,Gabby,Taylor and Dillon, several cousins, many other relatives and friends also survive.

Interment and graveside services will be held on Thursday Oct.29,2009 at 1:00pm from the Georgia National Cemetery in Canton, GA. with Chaplain See officiating. Military honors will be provided by the Military Honors Division from Dobbins Air Force Base.

A memorial service will be held on Saturday Nov.14,2009 at 2:00pm from St. Clare’s Episcopal Church with Rev. James Yeary and Rev. Marshall Hunt officiating. The family will meet with friends following the services. In lieu of flowers if you wish, the family requests that memorials may be made to St. Clare’s Church in memory of Larry.

Mountain View Funeral Home of Blairsville in charge of the arrangements. You may sign the family guest book and send condolences on line at www.mountainviewfuneralhome.com

BRUCE LEE BABCOCK
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Age 51, Bruce passed away after an intense though short battle with cancer. Bruce was born in Lansing, Michigan - The son of George and Shirley Babcock. He was married to Betsy Jarrad (his high school sweetheart) on June 6, 1981. During their happy marriage of 28 years they had two beautiful daughters; Laura Michelle (21) and Lindsay Ann (19). Bruce was passionate about his career in law enforcement starting as a patrol officer and working his way up to a Traffic Homicide Investigator in Broward County, Florida. After working hard throughout his entire life Bruce was able to build their dream house on the very top of a mountain in Blairsville, Georgia. Bruce enjoyed traveling and had many adventures during his 51 years, including visiting most of the 52 states with his family and doing freelance work in the Caymen Islands (where on one trip he encountered a Russian Ship). One of his goals was taking a motorcycle trip across the country which he accomplished this spring. Though he lived in Florida for most of his adult life he remained a diehard Tigers and Lions fan, never losing his optimism for his Detroit teams even when the going got tough. He is survived by his wife and children, his sister Sherry Piacenti (Dominic) of Lansing, his brother Robert (Debra) of Ypsilanti, his niece Jennifer Schick (Jack) of Lansing, his nephew Tony Piacenti (Tammie) of Raleigh, NC, his niece Rachel and nephews Stephan and James Babcock of Ypsilanti. His mother and father-in-law Julie and Bud Betts of Harrison, his brother-in-law Mike Jarrad (Joann) of Virginia Beach, VA, his sister-in-law Jodie Beavers (Paul) of Shepherd, his sister-in-law Susan Morris (Jeff) of Eaton Rapids, his brother-in-law Doug Betts (Marigene) of Battle Creek and their children. Bruce has made many friends throughout his life and career who became as special to him as family. The Memorial Service will be held in Lansing, Michigan at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund at nleomf.com in memory of Bruce Babcock. Mountain View Funeral Home of Blairsville in charge of the arrangements. You may sign the family guest book and send condolences on line at www.mountainviewfuneralhome.com