Obituaries

Michael Roberts

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    Michael David Roberts, a lifetime resident of Cherokee County, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020, at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta, Ga.

Lori Herron

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    Lori Ann Herron, 51, of Atlanta, Ga., formerly of Murphy, passed away Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020, at her residence.
    She was a native of Murphy and had attended Murphy High School.

Lola Jean Coleman

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    Lola Jean Coleman, 81, of Murphy, passed away Monday, Aug. 31, 2020.
    Lola had moved to Gastonia from the Murphy area in 1958, but moved back to Cherokee County in 1976.

Homer Dillard

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    Homer Dillard, 81, of Simonds Chapel Road, Murphy, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020, in Northeast Georgia Medical Center of Gainesville following an extended illness.

Ralph Baker

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    The Cochran Funeral Home of Murphy announces funeral services for Ralph Baker, 80, of Andrews, who passed away Monday, Aug. 31, 2020.

Bobby Queen Jr.

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    Bobby Lance Queen Jr., 87, of Andrews, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020.

Karl Godert

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    Almost reaching 97 years, Karl Godert (Carl Henry Godert), born July 2, 1923, in Buffalo, N.Y., passed away on May 4, 2020, in Fort Myers, Fla.

Bobby Queen Jr.

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    Bobby Lance Queen Jr., 87, of Andrews, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020.

Ralph Baker

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    The Cochran Funeral Home of Murphy announces funeral services for Ralph Baker, 80, of Andrews, who passed away Monday, Aug. 31, 2020.

Homer Dillard

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    Homer Dillard, 81, of Simonds Chapel Road, Murphy, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020, in Northeast Georgia Medical Center of Gainesville following an extended illness.