Author: Phil Hobbs

Rachel Wood Jordan, 85, of Carnesville, wife of Rev. Grady Jordan, passed away September 11, 2023, at the Sacred Heart Hospital, surrounded by her loving family. Born May 22, 1938, in Mayesville, GA, she was the daughter of the late Tom Wood and the late Nettie (C. L.) Hanley. She was the mother of the late Graylan Yvette Jordan. On […]

Karen Ann Wood, age 66, of Toccoa passed away Sunday, September 10, 2023. A daughter of the late Ural and Pearl Hendrick Wood, she was born June 11, 957 in Toccoa. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brothers, Charles and Joe Wood and sister, Gail Shirley. Survivors include her two sisters, Terry Hurst of Martin and Jeraldine Carter of […]

Mrs. Lydia Diane Haslett Carpenter, age 92 of Toccoa passed away Sunday, September 10, 2023, at The Wilkinson Center, Toccoa. A daughter of the late Homer Ewell Haslett and Sara Elizabeth Landrum Haslett, she was born March 12, 1931, in Atlanta, Georgia, reared in Demorest, Georgia, lived in Tucker, Georgia for 34 years before moving to Toccoa in 1993.  She was a graduate […]

Infant Kayleb Lee Phelps Wilson, age 2 months of Toccoa, passed away Monday September 4, 2023, at Stephens County Hospital. A son of Gilbert and Elizabeth Phelps Wilson, he was born June 9, 2023, in Hall County. Survivors include the parents of the home, two brothers Kayson and Kayden Phelps Wilson, grandmother and grandfather Jenilinn and Kenneth Phelps of Martin, […]

Mr. Carl Edward Fennell age 76 of Toccoa, Georgia passed away Tuesday September 5, 2023 after an extended illness. The son of the late Norman “Butch” Henry and Goldie McNany Fennell, he was born May 21, 1947 in Fenelton, Pennsylvania. After graduating high school in Pennsylvania, he moved to Toccoa, Georgia to attend Toccoa Falls College. After gradating from TFC he became Dean of Students at Toccoa Falls Academy. After the Academy closed in 1976 […]

Betty South Forester, 87, of the Tom’s Creek Community, passed away September 7, 2023, at the Veranda of Carnesville. Born February 2, 1936, she was the daughter of the late Kermit Johnson and Ada Lee Bruce South. She was the wife of the late Don Forester, and sister of the late Lamar South, Jones South, and Annie Sue "Wendell" Bramlett. […]

Marvin Aubry London, age 89, recently of Manor Lake Assisted Living in Gainesville, and formerly of Mt. Airy, passed away on Monday, September 4, 2023. Born on February 15, 1934, in Cleveland, Georgia, he was a son of the late J. F. “Frank” London and Lolar Indiana Smith London. Mr. London was a Marine Corps veteran and was retired from […]