Author: Phil Hobbs

Mr. Claude Benjamin Alewine, Jr. age 95 of Lavonia, GA, passed away July 4, 2022 at Greenville Memorial Hospital. Born February 28, 1927 in Stephens County, he was the son of the late Claude Benjamin Alewine, Sr. and the late Nobie Weaver Alewine.  He was a member of Poplar Springs Baptist Church where he served as a deacon and was […]

Mrs. Evelyn Carol Carpenter Conley, age 76 of Riley Street, Toccoa passed away Tuesday, July 5, 2022 at her residence.   A daughter of the late Marshall Carpenter and Mary Blaine Carpenter, she was born October 5, 1945 in Franklin, North Carolina having lived most of her life in Stephens County.  She worked in food service as a cook for a number of years.  She was a member of Hill Street Baptist Church where […]

Dr. Robert Harold Mangham, Sr., age 95, of Cumming, GA, passed away July 5, 2022 at his home. Born June 23, 1927, in Atlanta, GA, he was the son of the late Margaret Dunn and Thomas Grady Mangham. Dr. Mangham was a pastor of the Christian Missionary Alliance Church, where he also served as District Superintendent of three different districts […]

Mr. Fermon Ernest Turpin, age 86, of Toccoa, GA, passed away on July 4, 2022 at his home. Born on April 25, 1936, he was the son of the late George Lester and Prather Williams Turpin. Mr. Turpin was a member of Ebenezer Baptist Church, and was a retired Roofing Crew Leader at John’s Roofing & Sheet Metal. Family members […]

Mrs. Velma Lathene Cawthon Gettys, age 100, of Toccoa, GA, passed away on July 3, 2022 at her home. Born October 15, 1921 in the Reed Creek Community of Hart County, she was the daughter of the late Jeff P. and Evie Mae Wright Cawthon. She was a member of Welcome Faith Baptist Church and was a strong Christian woman […]

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.