Bruce Cone

Mr. Bruce Cone, age 78 of Blue Ridge, passed away January 19, 2017 at Piedmont Hospital of Atlanta . Mr. Cone was born January 21, 1938 in Chicago, IL. A member of New Harvest Missionary Church in Ellijay, GA. He was preceded in death by son, Sean Michael Cone and brother, Donald Cone. He served our country as a Lt. in the U.S. Navy and was a graduate of Georgia Tech and worked for Lockheed Martin for many years, until his retirement in 1999. Graduated From Marietta High School in 1956. He earned his Bachelor of Science and Industrial Design in 1964 at Georgia Tech. He received his MBA in 1978 from National University.


Survivors include: loving wife, Leslie Cone, daughter, Rhonda Rothhardt, daughter, Cyndi Harvey, brother, Ed Cone, sister, Gratia Hursey and sister, Ann Vining, GrandChildren, Stephen, Nathaniel, Erin, Alyssa, Nicholas, Amy and adopted grandchild, Ashley Johnson.

In lieu of flowers the family request that donations be made to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society at www.lls.org.

Arrangements entrusted to the Finch-Cochran Funeral Home of McCaysville, GA. You may send your condolences to the family and sign the guest register at www.cochranfuneralhomes.com.