The North Georgia News; Blairsville, GA 30512
May 9, 2007; Page 4C
Mrs. Hazel Collins Clary, age 91, of Blairsville, GA, died on Friday, May 4,
2007 at Union County Nursing Home in Blairsville. Hazel was born Tuesday, July
27, 1915 in Union County, Georgia, to the late Bob and Viola Collins, one of 6
children. She was preceded in death by her three brothers, Cecil, Jim, and R.
Neal Collins. Hazel attended Choestoe Elementary School, Young Harris Academy
and graduated from Young Harris College in 1934. She graduated from Tift
College in Forsyth, Georgia. She married Ronald W. Clary in December 1936.
Hazel taught school for several years, then in 1946, she and her husband started
a mercantile business known as "Clary's". Hazel lived in Gainesville, Georgia,
for almost 50 years before returning to Blairsville in 2003. She was a member
of Choestoe Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband in 1990.
Survivors include: son & daughter-in-law, Ron and Irene Clary of Gainesville;
daughter & son-in-law, Joyce and Fred Woodward of Blairsville; sister, Catherine
Fortenberry of Ault, Colorado; sister & brother-in-law, Betty and Jack Lawrence
of Destin, Florida; grandchildren, Ron Woodward of Buford, Georgia; Lynne
Hampton of Fletcher, North Carolina; Susan and John Sutton of Blairsville; Beth
Sales of Pisgah Forest, North Carolina; step-grandchildren, Lindsey and Baker
Davenport of Gainesville; great grandchildren, Alysa Price of Blairsville;
Logan, Ansley and Taylor Sales of Pisgah Forest; several nieces and nephews, and
many friends also survive.
Funeral services were held Sunday, May 6, 2007 at 2 p.m. from the Choestoe
Baptist Church with Rev. Ken Zollinger and Rev. Dick Stillwell officiating.
Music was provided by Michelle Collins. The following gentlemen served as
pallbearers: Jimmy Hunter, Andy Collins, Bobby Collins, Bill Lawrence, Joe
Lawrence and Joe Collins. Interment followed in Choestoe Baptist Church
Cemetery. The family received friends at the funeral home from 7-9 Saturday,
May 5.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations may be made to Choestoe
Baptist Church, 4455 Choestoe Church Road, Blairsville, Georgia 30512 or to
Young Harris College, 1 College Street, Young Harris, Georgia 30582.
Arrangements entrusted to the Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville, Georgia. You
may send condolences to the family and sign the guest register at
www.cochranfuneralhomes.com.
Thanks to Linda Garrett for the obit.
May 9, 2007; Page 4C
Mrs. Hazel Collins Clary, age 91, of Blairsville, GA, died on Friday, May 4,
2007 at Union County Nursing Home in Blairsville. Hazel was born Tuesday, July
27, 1915 in Union County, Georgia, to the late Bob and Viola Collins, one of 6
children. She was preceded in death by her three brothers, Cecil, Jim, and R.
Neal Collins. Hazel attended Choestoe Elementary School, Young Harris Academy
and graduated from Young Harris College in 1934. She graduated from Tift
College in Forsyth, Georgia. She married Ronald W. Clary in December 1936.
Hazel taught school for several years, then in 1946, she and her husband started
a mercantile business known as "Clary's". Hazel lived in Gainesville, Georgia,
for almost 50 years before returning to Blairsville in 2003. She was a member
of Choestoe Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband in 1990.
Survivors include: son & daughter-in-law, Ron and Irene Clary of Gainesville;
daughter & son-in-law, Joyce and Fred Woodward of Blairsville; sister, Catherine
Fortenberry of Ault, Colorado; sister & brother-in-law, Betty and Jack Lawrence
of Destin, Florida; grandchildren, Ron Woodward of Buford, Georgia; Lynne
Hampton of Fletcher, North Carolina; Susan and John Sutton of Blairsville; Beth
Sales of Pisgah Forest, North Carolina; step-grandchildren, Lindsey and Baker
Davenport of Gainesville; great grandchildren, Alysa Price of Blairsville;
Logan, Ansley and Taylor Sales of Pisgah Forest; several nieces and nephews, and
many friends also survive.
Funeral services were held Sunday, May 6, 2007 at 2 p.m. from the Choestoe
Baptist Church with Rev. Ken Zollinger and Rev. Dick Stillwell officiating.
Music was provided by Michelle Collins. The following gentlemen served as
pallbearers: Jimmy Hunter, Andy Collins, Bobby Collins, Bill Lawrence, Joe
Lawrence and Joe Collins. Interment followed in Choestoe Baptist Church
Cemetery. The family received friends at the funeral home from 7-9 Saturday,
May 5.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations may be made to Choestoe
Baptist Church, 4455 Choestoe Church Road, Blairsville, Georgia 30512 or to
Young Harris College, 1 College Street, Young Harris, Georgia 30582.
Arrangements entrusted to the Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville, Georgia. You
may send condolences to the family and sign the guest register at
www.cochranfuneralhomes.com.
Thanks to Linda Garrett for the obit.
The North Georgia News; Blairsville, GA 30512
May 9, 2007; Page 4C
Mrs. Hazel Collins Clary, age 91, of Blairsville, GA, died on Friday, May 4,
2007 at Union County Nursing Home in Blairsville. Hazel was born Tuesday, July
27, 1915 in Union County, Georgia, to the late Bob and Viola Collins, one of 6
children. She was preceded in death by her three brothers, Cecil, Jim, and R.
Neal Collins. Hazel attended Choestoe Elementary School, Young Harris Academy
and graduated from Young Harris College in 1934. She graduated from Tift
College in Forsyth, Georgia. She married Ronald W. Clary in December 1936.
Hazel taught school for several years, then in 1946, she and her husband started
a mercantile business known as "Clary's". Hazel lived in Gainesville, Georgia,
for almost 50 years before returning to Blairsville in 2003. She was a member
of Choestoe Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband in 1990.
Survivors include: son & daughter-in-law, Ron and Irene Clary of Gainesville;
daughter & son-in-law, Joyce and Fred Woodward of Blairsville; sister, Catherine
Fortenberry of Ault, Colorado; sister & brother-in-law, Betty and Jack Lawrence
of Destin, Florida; grandchildren, Ron Woodward of Buford, Georgia; Lynne
Hampton of Fletcher, North Carolina; Susan and John Sutton of Blairsville; Beth
Sales of Pisgah Forest, North Carolina; step-grandchildren, Lindsey and Baker
Davenport of Gainesville; great grandchildren, Alysa Price of Blairsville;
Logan, Ansley and Taylor Sales of Pisgah Forest; several nieces and nephews, and
many friends also survive.
Funeral services were held Sunday, May 6, 2007 at 2 p.m. from the Choestoe
Baptist Church with Rev. Ken Zollinger and Rev. Dick Stillwell officiating.
Music was provided by Michelle Collins. The following gentlemen served as
pallbearers: Jimmy Hunter, Andy Collins, Bobby Collins, Bill Lawrence, Joe
Lawrence and Joe Collins. Interment followed in Choestoe Baptist Church
Cemetery. The family received friends at the funeral home from 7-9 Saturday,
May 5.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations may be made to Choestoe
Baptist Church, 4455 Choestoe Church Road, Blairsville, Georgia 30512 or to
Young Harris College, 1 College Street, Young Harris, Georgia 30582.
Arrangements entrusted to the Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville, Georgia. You
may send condolences to the family and sign the guest register at
www.cochranfuneralhomes.com.
Thanks to Linda Garrett for the obit.
May 9, 2007; Page 4C
Mrs. Hazel Collins Clary, age 91, of Blairsville, GA, died on Friday, May 4,
2007 at Union County Nursing Home in Blairsville. Hazel was born Tuesday, July
27, 1915 in Union County, Georgia, to the late Bob and Viola Collins, one of 6
children. She was preceded in death by her three brothers, Cecil, Jim, and R.
Neal Collins. Hazel attended Choestoe Elementary School, Young Harris Academy
and graduated from Young Harris College in 1934. She graduated from Tift
College in Forsyth, Georgia. She married Ronald W. Clary in December 1936.
Hazel taught school for several years, then in 1946, she and her husband started
a mercantile business known as "Clary's". Hazel lived in Gainesville, Georgia,
for almost 50 years before returning to Blairsville in 2003. She was a member
of Choestoe Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband in 1990.
Survivors include: son & daughter-in-law, Ron and Irene Clary of Gainesville;
daughter & son-in-law, Joyce and Fred Woodward of Blairsville; sister, Catherine
Fortenberry of Ault, Colorado; sister & brother-in-law, Betty and Jack Lawrence
of Destin, Florida; grandchildren, Ron Woodward of Buford, Georgia; Lynne
Hampton of Fletcher, North Carolina; Susan and John Sutton of Blairsville; Beth
Sales of Pisgah Forest, North Carolina; step-grandchildren, Lindsey and Baker
Davenport of Gainesville; great grandchildren, Alysa Price of Blairsville;
Logan, Ansley and Taylor Sales of Pisgah Forest; several nieces and nephews, and
many friends also survive.
Funeral services were held Sunday, May 6, 2007 at 2 p.m. from the Choestoe
Baptist Church with Rev. Ken Zollinger and Rev. Dick Stillwell officiating.
Music was provided by Michelle Collins. The following gentlemen served as
pallbearers: Jimmy Hunter, Andy Collins, Bobby Collins, Bill Lawrence, Joe
Lawrence and Joe Collins. Interment followed in Choestoe Baptist Church
Cemetery. The family received friends at the funeral home from 7-9 Saturday,
May 5.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations may be made to Choestoe
Baptist Church, 4455 Choestoe Church Road, Blairsville, Georgia 30512 or to
Young Harris College, 1 College Street, Young Harris, Georgia 30582.
Arrangements entrusted to the Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville, Georgia. You
may send condolences to the family and sign the guest register at
www.cochranfuneralhomes.com.
Thanks to Linda Garrett for the obit.
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