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In 1993, a new building was built, the current funeral home, located on Highway 129 and corner of Hunt-Martin Street. Steve and Max felt this building could better accommodate the growing community, and they could serve family's needs better in the new location. Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville was originally established in 1950, as Akins Funeral Home, owned by Pat Akins. In 1967, Raymond Nix bought in to the business, and it became known as Akins-Nix Funeral Home.
This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. Each contributor can upload a maximum of 5 photos for a memorial. As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. Your suggestions have been submitted and will be reviewed by the memorial manager. Every life is unique, and every service should be as well. The two-story, rambling wood frame building that graced the side of the square where Blue Ridge Street enters was demolished in the early 1950s.
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The spacious two story Southern Colonial style building is welcoming and warm,the rocking chairs on the front porch inviting you to sit and rest. I thought you might like to see a memorial for Naomi Ralston Akins I found on Findagrave.com. Memorial services were held Wednesday, October 9, 2002 at 4 pm from the chapel of Cochran Funeral Home in Blairsville with Ministers Danny Cline, Terry Stuart, and Jim Bullington officiating. Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings.
Their family and friends loved to hear the story of how Joseph Marion Akins and his sweetheart, Mary Elizabeth “Mollie” Coker eloped. He also operated the first mortuary in Blairsville, using an area behind the hotel for a funeral home. In 1944, as an “under classman” at Union CountyHigh School, I was selected to be one of the servers at the school’s Junior-Senior banquet held at the AkinsHotel. Perhaps this accounted for part of the expansion of the AkinsHotel from the original cabin that first took in guests in 1912.
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Perhaps many remember the days when the Akins Hotel “on the Square” in Blairsville operated in its heyday of receiving guests and feeding crowds of people in its dining hall. The Henry Funeral Home was established in 1968 by Oscar Henry. After having worked with Mr. Henry, Steve and Max purchased the funeral home in 1989, renaming it Henry-Cochran Funeral Home. Later in 1997, it was moved from East Main Street to the current location. The funeral home is in an easily assessable location on Appalachian Highway .
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The original funeral home was located on Highway 129 south and re-located to Kimsey Street in Blairsville. Due to the retiring of Mr. Akins and the failing health of Mr. Nix, they sold the funeral home and Union Memory Gardens Cemetery to Steve and Max Cochran in 1981. After purchasing the funeral home, a larger office was added, along with another layout room, a selection room, and other minor remodeling was done.
For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. In recent years, the building has been completely remodeled and updated, in an effort to better serve the community. An elegant chapel, large state rooms, hallways and public areas, along with a spacious kitchen and dining hall. A modern crematory has been added to accommodate those who wish to have this type of service. The parking area is very large and accommodating, with parking for over 200 vehicles.
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