Category: Obituaries

Mr. Edward Oren Deal, age 57 of Martin, Georgia passed away Tuesday, February 10, 2026 at his residence. A son of Brenda Bryant Deal and the late Kenneth Charles Deal, he was born June 20, 1968 in Stephens County, Georgia.  He owned and operated Deal’s Metal Works and was a member of Eastanollee Baptist Church. Mr. Edward Deal was a man after […]

Mr. Danny Eugene Skelton, age 78, of Toccoa, passed away Monday, February 9, 2026 at his home. Born October 4, 1947 in Toccoa, he was the son of the late Lewis Eugene and Mary Massey Skelton. Danny was retired from Inergy Automotive, was a member of Ebenezer Baptist Church, and was a United States Army Veteran. Family members include his […]

Mr. Jason Allen Hein, age 49, passed away Thursday, February 12, 2026 at Stephens County Hospital. Born December 30, 1976 in Hackettstown, NJ, he was the son of Sonja Wildrick Albert. Mr. Hein was employed by Spectrum as a maintenance Technician. Family members include his wife, Carrianne Hein; daughter, Kylie Hein; mother, Sonja Wildrick Albert; and grandchildren, Eileen Valenzuela and […]

Heaven is once again in concert as William Marshall (Hoss) Chastain joined his beloved wife Sara in heaven at the side of our good Lord on Wednesday, February 11, 2026.  He is now dancing forever with the love of his life.  Born in Franklin County, Georgia on November 10, 1928, he grew up in Toccoa/Stephens County, Georgia where he enjoyed […]

Mr. Wallace Grant Whiten, age 81, of Sky Valley, passed away Monday, February 9, 2026, at Mountain Lakes Medical Center. Born June 26, 1944, in Toccoa, Georgia, he was the son of the late Joe Holmes Whiten and Leona Carroll Whiten. He was a graduate of Toccoa High School and, in June of 1968, earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Pharmacy […]

Mrs. Linda Dianne Simpson Fricks, age 60 of Toccoa passed away Monday, February 9, 2026, at Mountain View Health and Rehab in Clayton, Georgia. The daughter of the late Robert Lewis Simpson and Mary Lou Collins Simpson, she was born December 24, 1965, in Stephens County, Georgia where she had lived all her life.  She attended Rock Quarry Congregational Holiness Church.  She […]

After a lifetime of making others feel loved and at home, Ada Marie Austin Tonnessen is now home with Jesus her Savior. Her husband of 65 years, her daughters and their families, her sister and brother and extended family, and countless friends far and near will miss her presence but are comforted by the Bible’s message—those who accept by faith […]

Mrs. Bonnie Faye (Sosby) Bennett, age 81 of Toccoa, GA passed away on Saturday evening, February 7, 2026, at the home of her daughter surrounded by her family. Born on December 30, 1944, in the Red Hill community she was the daughter of the late Parker and Ethel (Crump) Sosby. Bonnie loved camping and attending Cushman Motorcycle shows. She loved […]

Mrs. Amy Joanne Daniels Wilson, age 56 of Oak Valley Road, Toccoa passed away Wednesday, February 4, 2026, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. A daughter of Donna Jean Baker Rhodes and the late James Daniels, she was born September 30, 1969, in Champaign, Illinois, later moving to California before moving to Toccoa in 2003. She was employed with […]

Mrs. Shirley Ann Crawford Moore, age 85, of Toccoa, passed away Friday, February 6, 2026 at her home. Born March 30, 1940, she was the daughter of the late John and Virginia Collier Crawford. Shirley was of the Christian Faith and was retired as a Truck Driver. Family members include her daughter and son-in-law, Bobbie Ann and David Thomas of […]