Author: Connie Gaines

Mrs. Brenda Pitts Smith, age 71 of Glendale Street, Toccoa, GA, passed away Friday, August 12, 2022 at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, GA after a brief illness. Brenda was born February 4, 1951 in Stephens County where she lived all her life. She was of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her son “Joey” Bohannon who passed away only hours before her death. Survivors include her husband Gary […]

Mr. Joe Stanley “Joey” Bohannon, age 55, of Glendale Street, Toccoa, GA, passed away Friday, August 12, 2022 at his residence after fighting a losing battle with lung cancer. He was born June 25, 1967 in Stephens County, Ga where he lived his entire life. he was preceded in death by his father Samuel Bohannon and by his mother who […]

Jesse Winfred Royston, 96, of the Middle River Community, passed away Thursday afternoon, at Sacred Heart Hospital, Royston. Born May 9, 1926, in Sandy Cross, he was the son of the late J T and Bertie Mae Brown Royston. He was the brother of the late Cecil Royston and Lindbergh Royston. He was a farmer. He was a member and […]

Mr. John B. Morrison, age 85 of Toccoa, GA passed away Wednesday, August 10, 2022 at Northeast Ga Medical Center in Gainesville, Ga.  Funeral service plans will be announced later by Moss-Stovall-Neal Funeral Home of Toccoa.

Mr. Ezra Tillman Lanier, age 89, of Eastanollee, GA, passed away Tuesday, August 9, 2022 at his daughter’s home. Born April 21, 1933 in Toccoa, he was the son of the late Will Thomas and Myrtie Cheek Lanier. He was a member of Eastanollee Baptist Church and was retired from Toccoa Casket Company. Family members include his daughter and son-in-law, Vicki and […]

Mr. Hugh James “Jim” Rhoades, age 93, of Toccoa, passed away Tuesday, August 9, 2022 at his home. Born May 28, 1929 in Grand Ledge, Michigan, he was the son of the late Benjaman Anthony and Ellen May Markle Rhoades. He was a member of Victory Baptist Church and was a United States Marine serving during the Korean and Vietnam […]