Author: Connie Gaines

Mrs. Mary Agnes Smith Vandiver, age 69 of Vandiver Road, Carnesville, Georgia passed away Tuesday, July 21, 2026, at her residence. A daughter of the late John Clayton Smith and Ruth Roberts Smith, she was born October 2, 1956, in Stephens County, Georgia, having lived most of her life in Franklin County, Georgia. She was of the Baptist faith and […]

Mr. Octavious Cannon, age 54 of 245 S. Hill Street in Toccoa, passed away Thursday morning (July  23) at New Horizons Nursing Center in Gainesville. Memorial services will be held Saturday, August 8 at 2:00pm from Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Toccoa. Drew Funeral Home of Toccoa is in charge of arrangements for Octavious Cannon.

Mrs. Sharon Bohannon Englin, age 66 of Jenkins Ferry Road, Martin, Georgia passed away Tuesday, July 21, 2026, at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center. A daughter of the late Troy and Jeanette Merck Bohannon, she was born October 10,1959 in Stephens County, Georgia where she had lived all her life.  She was a homemaker.  She loved shopping, blue eye shadow, the color […]

Ms. Thelma Terrell, age 88, of Toccoa, Ga, passed away, Saturday, July 11, 2026. There will be public viewing Friday, July 24, 2026, from 3pm – 6pm, at Moss-Stovall-Neal Funeral Home. A Celebration of Life service will be held Saturday, July 25, 2026, 2pm, at Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Toccoa, Ga.

Buddy Smith, age 63, passed away peacefully on July 9, 2026, after a brave and courageous five-year battle with cancer. Buddy was born on April 24, 1963, in Carrollton, Georgia, and was raised in Toccoa, Georgia, a place that helped shape the man he became. He carried with him the values of kindness, hard work, loyalty, and treating people the right way. […]