Author: Phil Hobbs

Mr. Alonzo Vernard Jones, 45, of Alto, Ga. and formerly of Toccoa, passed away Tuesday (July 5) morning at his residence. Services will be announced later by the Drew Funeral Home.

Mr. Randy Lamar Brown, age 64, of Toccoa, passed away peacefully on his Mama’s birthday, Tuesday, June 28, 2022 at Piedmont Athens-Regional. Born June 10, 1958 in Stephens County, he was the son of the late Henry Johnson and Eva Nell Cheek Brown. He was employed as a truck driver for many years prior to becoming disabled. Family members include […]

Mr. William Allen “Bill” Barrett, age 78, of Raleigh, NC, formerly of Toccoa, passed away Sunday, June 26, 2022. Born June 30, 1943 in Forsyth, GA, he was the son of the late Wilburn and Kathryn Ledford Barrett.  He was preceded in death by a brother, Charles Barrett. He was employed with Development Associates and was of the Baptist Faith. […]

Mr. Calvin “Butch” Glenn Farmer, age 65 of Queen Street, Toccoa passed away Monday, June 27, 2022 at his residence. A son of the late Joe Allen Farmer and Joyce Kelley Farmer, he was born October 24, 1956 in Fort Ord, California having lived most of his life in Toccoa.  He was a retired carpenter and was of the Baptist faith.  In addition to his parents, […]

Mary Sue Stinespring Crawford was born in Cornelia, Georgia on March 25, 1925.  She went to heaven on June 27, 2022. Her father, Curtis Price Stinespring Sr., died when she was 13 years old. Her mother Mary Green Stinespring died in the Winecoff Hotel fire of Atlanta in December 1946. She married the love of her life, Anderson Burgess Crawford, in April 1946. They lived in Toccoa and enjoyed […]

Sylvia Ann Cochran Cressler, 75, of Morristown, TN, passed away June 27, 2022. She was born September 24, 1946, in Royston Georgia. She was the daughter of the late Aaron Sylvanius and Mattie Ann Macomson Cochran. She was also preceded in death by many beloved aunts, uncles, and cousins. She moved to Oak Ridge, TN in 1966 and then to […]