Author: Phil Hobbs

Mrs. Vera Durham Campbell, age 88 of Toccoa, entered the presence of her Lord and Savior on Saturday, May 16. 2026. A daughter of the late Orville D. and Vera Durham, she was born September 6, 1937, in Fort Payne, Alabama. She was a graduate of Jacksonville State college in Alabama, having majored in trombone and receiving her Master’s Degree […]

Mr. Steven William Dessauer, age 89 of Currahee Pt., Toccoa passed away Sunday, May 3, 2026, at his residence, surrounded by his family. A son of the late Steve R. Dessauer and Rose Gasper Dessauer, he was born April 26, 1937, in Cincinnati, Ohio.  He was a Veteran of the U.S. Army and retired from AT& T with 25 years of […]

Mr. Sirah Thomas Sullivan II, age 71, of Toccoa, Georgia, passed away on April 19, 2026, at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, Georgia. Thomas was born to Sirah and Alice Sullivan on June 24, 1954, in Goldsboro, North Carolina. Thomas graduated from Campbell University. Thomas is survived by his wife of 25 years, Robin.  He is also survived […]

Gary “Mouse” Smith, age 70, formerly of Toccoa, passed away peacefully, Monday, May 4, 2026. He was born July 12,1955 in Toccoa, Georgia and was the son of the late N.D. “Monk” Smith and Mildred Elrod Smith. Surviving family members include, son and daughter-in-law Dustin and Samantha Smith of Sheridan, Wyoming, daughter Allison Smith of Toccoa, Georgia, and a very […]

Rodney P. Walker, Sr.—beloved husband, father, grandfather, teacher, and one of Georgia’s most respected high school coaches—passed away on May 9, 2026, in Atlanta, Georgia, at the age of 79. Born on June 26, 1946, in Hawkinsville, Georgia, Rodney dedicated four decades of his life to education and coaching. Over a career spanning from 1970 to 2011, he became one […]

Mr. Robert Whitlock, age 86, of Preston, Connecticut, formerly of Toccoa, passed away.  He was born in August of 1939 in Madison County, GA to the late Jeff Virgil “J.V.” Whitlock, Sr. and the late Mary Lou Wehunt Whitlock.  Robert has lived in Connecticut since 1960.  Family members include his wife, Bonnie Heffner Whitlock; a daughter, Kimberly Whitlock Richards; two […]

Mr. John Milton Merck, age 93 of Toccoa, passed away Thursday, April 23, 2026, at his residence. A son of the late John Max Merck and Fritz Fricks Merck, he was born January 24, 1933, in Stephens County, Georgia having lived a greater part in Stephens County.  Milton was greatly loved and will be greatly missed. He was a graduate of […]