Category: Obituaries

Mr. Walter Marrow Daves, Jr., age 78 of Addington Drive, Toccoa passed away Thursday, June 17, 2021 at the Stephens County Hospital. A son of the late Walter M. Daves, Sr. and Gertrude Gullie Daves, he was born August 4, 1942 in Durham, North Carolina having lived in Toccoa since 1969.  He was a graduate of Durham High School where he excelled in football and all sports, being named Athlete of […]

Mrs. Betty Jo Lee Poole, age 77 of Walton Creek Drive, Toccoa passed away Thursday June 17, 2021 at her residence. A daughter of the late Joseph King Lee and Betty Garrison Lee, she was born February 27, 1944 in Stephens County, Georgia where she lived all her life.  She was a 1962 graduate of Toccoa High School and attended Piedmont College.  She was employed with WABCO for 17 years and retired […]

Miss Christina Ann Pittman, age 44 of Rothell Toccoa, GA passed away Tuesday, June 15, 2021 at Piedmont Athens Regional Healthcare in Athens, GA. Graveside services will be 2:00 p.m. Sunday, June 20, 2021 at the Bethlehem Baptist  Church Cemetery in Homer, GA with Pastor Bartez Gillespie, officiating.  Public viewing for Miss Pittman will be on Saturday, June 19, 2021 […]

Mrs. Ethel Mae Richie, age 82 of Defoor Road, Toccoa, GA passed away Tuesday, June 15, 2021 at Pruitt Health Toccoa.  Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, June 24, 2021 at the Trinity CME Church in Toccoa, GA with interment to follow in the Cleveland CME Church Cemetery, martin, GA.  Public viewing of Mrs. Richie will be […]

Jocile Thurmond McFarlin, of the Red Hill Community, passed away Sunday afternoon, June 13, 2021, at her home. Born February 21, 1938, in Franklin County, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Mary Opal Kellar Thurmond. She was the widow of the late Joel Dewitt McFarlin, and sister-in-law of the late Rev. Truitt Brawner and Mike Elrod. She […]

Mrs. Joan Steele Savage Clary, age 88 of Toccoa entered into her Heavenly Father’s loving arms on June 13, 2021. A daughter of the late Maurice and Eleanor Steele, she was born on January 19, 1933 having lived all her life in Toccoa. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend to all who met her. She became […]

Mr. William Andrew “Andy” Johnson age 84 of Cornelia passed away Friday June 11, 2021 at Habersham Medical Center. A son of the late Julius and Sarah Craig Johnson, he was born January 31, 1937 in Rabun County, Georgia having lived most of his life in Habersham County. He loved to hunt, fish, gardening and camping. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather and was the best […]

Faye Andrews Ertzberger, 73, of Carnesville, passed away Friday afternoon, June 11, 2021, at the Sacred Heart Hospital. Born December 31, 1947, in Franklin County, she was the daughter of the late Lorenzy Dow and Edna Julia Bailey Andrews. She was a 1965 graduate of Franklin County High School. She was an administrative assistant for the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department […]

Hilda Sayer Crump, age 82, of Baldwin, Georgia passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 9, 2021. Mrs. Crump was born on June 1, 1939 in Stephens County, Georgia to the late Roy Lee and Myra Burgess Sayer. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her loving husband, John H. Crump; and her brother, Don Sayer. Mrs. […]

Robert Douglas “Doug” Trotman, age 79, of Habersham County, Georgia went home to be with his Lord on Wednesday, June 9. Born July 30, 1941, in Hollywood, Habersham County, GA, he was the son of Rev. William Aaron Trotman and Christabel Foster Trotman. He was a graduate of Stephens County High School and worked at Gilbert & Bennett as a […]