Category: Obituaries

Sally Ann Studley, 81, wife of Milton “Skip” Studley, passed away on Friday, June 24th, 2022 at her residence, surrounded by her loving family. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Sally was the daughter of the late Oscar B. Fischer and Alma Mertz Fischer. Sally was a very active member at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, a member of the ladies’ guild. […]

Mrs. Betty Frances Howard Mize, age 89 of Skyline Drive, Toccoa passed away Tuesday June 21, 2022 at Stephens County Hospital. Born August 16, 1932 in Stephens County, Georgia; she was the daughter of the late James Howard and Sarah Burton Taylor. She was preceded in death by sisters and brothers-in-law Sybil Howard, Runelle and Bobby Childs and Helen and Melvin Payne. She was of the Holiness […]

Rev. Zack Walton McNeal, age 84 of Rothell Road, Toccoa passed away Monday, June 20, 2022 at his residence. A son of the late Charles Walton McNeal and Vitena Jones McNeal, he was born August 22, 1937 in Opp, Alabama, having lived most of his life in Northeast Georgia.  He was a retired United Methodist Minister having served in churches in Northeast […]

Mr. Thomas Alton “Tom” Norris, age 90, passed away at his home on June 21, 2022.  A native to Georgia, he was born on February 11, 1932, in Royston, and lived in Toccoa with the majority of his life in Martin. Tom was the son of the late Claude Frank Norris and the late Nora Lake Gibson Norris. In addition […]

Mr. James Robert Watson, age 95, of Martin, GA, passed away Sunday, June 19, 2022 at Hospice of Northeast Georgia Medical Center.   Born March 3, 1927, in Rossville, GA, he was the son of the late Thelma Duke and Roy William Watson.   James worked for Ford Motor Company as an assembly line worker and is a Veteran of […]

Dwain Whitehead, age 78 of Mount Airy, Georgia went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, June 16, 2022. Born in Mount Airy, Georgia on August 02, 1943, he was a son of the late Pearlie Mae Loudermilk Thomason & the late Marvin Whitehead. Dwain served his country in the United States Marines. He worked for over 30 years as a heavy equipment operator with Local 926 Union […]

Melvin Robertson, 73, of the Plainview Community of Franklin County, passed away Wednesday evening, June 15, 2022 at the North East Georgia Medical Center, Gainesville. Born September 26, 1948, in Grayson, Georgia, he was the son of the late David and Willie Kate Fields Robertson. He was the grandfather of the late Hailey Robertson. He was a veteran of the […]

Mr. George Nathan Richie, age 64 of Toccoa, GA passed away Tuesday, June 14, 2022 at the Pruitt Health Hospice in Milledgeville, Ga. following an extended illness.  A Memorial service for Mr. George Nathan Richie will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 18, 2022 at Cleveland CME Church in Martin, GA. Moss-Stovall-Neal Funeral Home of Toccoa is in […]

Mrs. Mildred Gay Sparks, age 94 of West Currahee Street, Toccoa passed away Saturday June 11, 2022 at her residence. Born April 25, 1928 in Brooks County, Georgia, She was a daughter of the late Bessie Davis and Sam Bond Gay. She was preceded in death by her husband Al Sparks, a son Gerald (Jerry) Sparks, son-in-law Tom Bennett, and brothers Raymond Gay, Frank […]

Janice Yvonne “Jan” Crump, 78, of the Middle River Community, passed away Friday evening, June 10, 2022, at her home. Born January 21, 1944, in Chillicothe, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Albert Ellsworth and Rosa Bell Batson. She was the mother of the late Rosemarie “Sissy” Crump. She was a retired home healthcare worker and had worked […]