Martha Mildred Brown Souther

Mrs. Martha Mildred Brown Souther, 69, of Blairsville, Ga., died Saturday, February 24, 2007, following an extended illness.

Mrs. Souther was born Friday, April 16, 1937 in Cherokee County, N.C., to the late Wayne Brown and the late Willie Mae Chastain Brown. Mrs. Souther was a homemaker and a lifelong resident of this area. She was a member of Smyrna Baptist Church.

Survivors include her husband, Suell Souther; son and daughter-in-law, Rev. Bryan and Helen Souther; daughters and sons-in-law, Rachel and Vernon Barnes, Debbie and Stanley Stepp, all of Blairsville; grandchildren, Amber and Matthew Gibson, Monica and Tony Gilbert, Brad and Nicole Barnes, Dana and Adam Fleming, Kerri Barnes, Derek and Nicky Stepp, Joshua and Kasey Stepp, all of Blairsville; great grandchildren, Samuel and Micah

Gilbert and Hunter Fleming; several nieces and

nephews also survive.

Funeral services were held Monday, February 26, 2007 at 2 p.m. from the Chapel

of the Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville with the Rev. Guy Wayne Shook and the

Rev. Tony Couch officiating. Music was provided

by Becky Rogers. Interment followed

in the Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery.

Pallbearers were Tony Gilbert, Brad Barnes,

Adam Fleming, Matthew Gibson, Derek Stepp,

Joshua Stepp, Samuel Gilbert and Micah Gilbert.

Arrangements entrusted to the Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville, Georgia. Please view Mrs. Souther's Video Tribute, condolences to the family and sign her guest register at www.cochranfuneralhomes.com.