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Mrs. Ira Faye Wright Bennett, age 87, of Holly Hill, FL, formerly of Toccoa, passed away Thursday, July 21, 2022, at her home. Born October 19, 1934 in Atlanta, GA, she was the daughter of the late George Ronald Wright and the late Maddie Blalock Wright. She was a Juvenile Intake Officer for the Department of Corrections. Family members include […]
Read moreMr. Mark Timothy Pless, age 39 of Mulkey Road, Toccoa passed away Monday, July 25, 2022 at his residence. A son of Linda Perry Pless and the late Tim Pless, he was born October 13, 1982 in Stephens County, Georgia where he lived all his life. He was previously employed with Billy Cain Ford and WalMart and currently with Edwards Ford as a parts salesman. He was […]
Read moreMr. Glenn Junior Pitts, age 72 of Toccoa, Georgia passed away Thursday, July 21, 2022 while under hospice care at the home of his daughter in Lavonia, Georgia with family and loved ones at his side. He was the son of the late Junior Winfred Pitts and Nellie Moore Pitts Sumpter. He was born February 1, 1950 in Stephens County, Georgia where he had lived most of his life. He was […]
Read moreMrs. Betty Lou Cox Garner, age 84, of Toccoa, passed away Sunday, July 24, 2022 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville. Born October 6, 1937 in Toccoa, she was the daughter of the late Clayton and Ola Mae Cheek Cox Sloan. She was a member of Rock Creek Baptist Church and was retired from Coats and Clark. Family members […]
Read moreMr. David Mark McCurry, age 61 of Highway 106, Toccoa passed away Sunday, July 24, 2022 at St. Mary’s Sacred Heart Hospital, Lavonia, Georgia. A son of the late Charles Allen McCurry and Nannie Ree Young McCurry, he was born April 4, 1961 in Franklin County, Georgia having lived in Duluth, Georgia before moving to Toccoa. He was a graduate of Duluth High School. He was employed with Auto Zone Distribution and was a member of […]
Read moreMr. Carl Eugene “Gene” Thomason, age 83 of Mize Road, Toccoa passed away Wednesday, July 20, 2022 at his residence. A son of the late Monroe Coleman Thomason and Annie Ruth Brown Thomason, he was born January 24, 1939 in Franklin County, Georgia having lived in Franklin and Stephens County most of his life. He was a Veteran of the U.S. Army and National Guard. He retired from Athens Banner Herald after 39 years of service. He also worked with […]
Read moreThe Toccoa Little League 12U Baseball All-Stars lost Sunday evening in an elimination bracket game at the State Tournament in Cartersville. Toccoa came up short against Peachtree City National, 10 to 5. Duke Collins gave Toccoa an early 2 to 1 lead with a 2-run homer in the bottom of the first inning. Then after trailing 3 to 2 in […]
Read moreThe Toccoa Little League 12 & Under Baseball All-Stars lost their opening 1st round game at the state tournament in Cartersville Saturday afternoon, 13 to 3, in four innings. The game started well for Toccoa as they score 3 runs in the top of the first inning led by singles from Duke Collins and Caden Hamilton, a double from Landry […]
Read moreMr. Tommy O’Neal Taylor, age 73 of Toccoa, passed away July 7, 2022 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. A son of the late Edd and Sarah Lou Ivester Taylor, he was born July 27, 1948 in Stephens County, Georgia having lived most of his life in North Carolina. He was a retired Security Guard in North Carolina before moving back to Toccoa in 2016. He was a […]
Read moreMarsha Faye Hayes Nicholson, 48, of Toccoa, GA, passed away at her home Thursday afternoon, July 14, 2022. Born September 12, 1973 in Stephens County, she was the daughter of Darlene Adams Palmer and the late Ricky Junior Hayes. She was the mother of the late Jay Nicholson. She was a graduate of Stephens County High School. She worked at […]
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