Category: Obituaries

Mr. Thadious Alaska “Bo” Garland, Jr. age 83, of Rivioli Point, Westminster, SC, passed away Friday, December 17, 2021 at his home.   A son of the late Thadious Alaska “Nub” Garland, Sr. and Eula Brown Garland Ferguson, he was born March 19, 1938 in Franklin, NC having lived most of his life in Stephens and Oconee County.  He was an Army Veteran and a pipeline welder for a number of […]

Mr. Rashad Jadon Gober, the son of  Bobby and Eureka Knox Gober of Toccoa, Ga, passed away on September 26, 2021 in Boston, MA. He was the grandson of Mrs. Mary Helen Knox of Toccoa, Ga. Memorial Services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, December 18, 2021 at the Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Toccoa, Ga.  The service can also be […]

Olin Taylor Davison, 77, of the Bold Springs Community, passed away Tuesday afternoon, December 14, 2021 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center, in Gainesville, GA.   Born April 21, 1944, in Bold Springs, he was the son of the late James Henry and Edna Irene Cothran  Davison. He was the brother of the late Doyle “Dock” Davison, Lamar Davison, Jimmie Lou […]

Mr. Clarence Henry Ayers, age 83 of Lilburn, Georgia passed away Friday, November 19, 2021 at his residence. A son of the late Henry Goss Ayers and Eunice Johnson Ayers, he was born September 1, 1938 in Stephens County, Georgia.  He was a graduate of Toccoa High School, Class of 1957.  He had lived in Lilburn, Georgia for most of his life.  He was a Veteran of the National Guard and […]

Mrs. Phyllis Jean Cochran Edmonds, age 96 of Harris Street, Toccoa passed away Tuesday, December 14, 2021 at Clemson Downs Care Center in Pickens, South Carolina. A daughter of the late Will I. Cochran and Flora Scheagle Cochran, she was born July 31, 1925 in Indianapolis, Indiana have lived most of her life in Toccoa.  She taught school at Stephens County High School for a […]

Ms. Sandra Ruth Stephens, age 76, of Toccoa, passed away Monday, December 13, 2021, after an extended illness. Born September 12, 1945 in Atlanta Ga., she was the daughter of the late Emory Lloyd and Beulah Florence Price Stephens.  She was of the Baptist faith and was retired from K-Mart.  Ms. Stephens also worked for Goodyear Cleaning Service and Acree- […]

Mrs. Joyce Ann Calhoun Chappelear, age 81, of Toccoa, Georgia was peacefully called to her Heavenly Home by God on Friday, December 10th, 2021 from the lifelong Toccoa home shared with her soulmate Harry and with her parents as a child.  This special Heavenly Homecoming followed the most beautiful Stephens County – Toccoa First Responder Hero’s Homecoming earlier that evening, […]

Angela Roling, age 59, of Toccoa, passed away Sunday, December 12, 2021 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Born October 3, 1962 in Hartwell, GA, she was the daughter of the late Grady Talmadge and Melba Jean Sanders Roling. She was of the Baptist Faith and was a retired Registered Nurse. Family members include her daughter, Melissa Roberts and her fiancé, […]

Mr. William Coe “Bud” Collins, age 76, of Toccoa, passed away Thursday, December 9, 2021 at Stephens County Hospital. Born February 16, 1945 in Toccoa, he was the son of the late William Bill and Sue Ella Coe Collins. He was of the Baptist Faith and was retired from the City of Toccoa.  William was a United States Army Veteran.  […]

Jerry Garrison Poole, 76, of Carnesville, GA passed away Wednesday morning, December 8, 2021, at the Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center. Born September 8, 1945, in Carnesville, he was the son of the late Willard Walton and Sarah Lee Garrison Poole. He was the husband of the late Patricia Gail “Pat” Agnew Poole; and brother of the late Jack Poole […]