Category: Obituaries

Mr. Clyde M. Rholetter, age 85 of Prather Bridge Road, Toccoa passed away Thursday, December 3, 2020 at his residence.   A son of the late Alonzo S. Rholetter and Lyda Thrift Rholetter, he was born April 3, 1935 in Oconee County, South Carolina having lived the greater part of his life in Stephens County, Georgia. He was a graduate […]

Mrs. Linda Sue Griffin Smith, age 74 of Toccoa, passed away Wednesday December 2, 2020 at her residence.   A daughter of the late Dee and Connie Mae Pitts Griffin, she was born May 17, 1946 in Stephens County, Georgia where she lived all of her life. She retired from Ferro Company with 38 years of service. She was a […]

Mrs. Angela Margaret Wilson Collins, age 53 of Jonesboro passed away Thursday, November 26, 2020 at Sacred Journey Hospice in McDonough.   A daughter of the late Kenneth Wilson and Sandra Gail Denton Marcus, she was born November 10, 1967 in Stephens County, Georgia where she lived several years before moving to Anderson, South Carolina. She was a devoted Christian. […]

Emily Dawn Miller, 26, of Red Hill, passed away, Thursday morning, November 26, 2020, at her home. Born September 3, 1994, she was the daughter of Mike and Cathy Lynn Miller. She was the granddaughter of the late Olin Adams and Dan Miller. She was a student at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. She was a member of the […]

Mrs. Angela “Angie” Pruitt Yearwood, age 54 of Toccoa, GA, passed away Sunday, November 29, 2020 at Stephens County Hospital. Born August 30, 1966 in Toccoa, GA, she was the daughter of Clendon Pruitt and the late Evelyn Virginia Morgan Pruitt. She was of the Christian Faith and had worked for Ross Controls for around 30 years.  Angie was a […]

Mr. Emmett Jay Montney, age 62, of Martin, GA, passed away Saturday, November 28, 2020 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Athens, GA.   Born June 24, 1958 in Oxford, MI, he was the son of Norma Mae Lawrence Montney and the late Carson Jay Montney.   He was of the Baptist Faith and was employed with Purina.  Emmett was a […]

Hilda Laurel Baker Tillman passed away on November 28, 2020 at her son’s home in Toccoa, Georgia. She was born on March 2, 1925, one of nine children to the late Henry Wise Baker and Rachel Stanford Baker. Hilda lived the majority of her life in Durham, N.C. She is survived by her daughter, Judith Tillman (Wade Rawlins) of Raleigh, […]

James Edward Moore, 82, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend, passed away Thursday, November 26, 2020.   Born in 1938, in Toccoa, Georgia to James Hoyt and Nettie Bell Moore, he was the third of their five children.   James attended Toccoa High School, where he played on the basketball team and met his future wife.  After graduating high school in […]

Ms. Bertha Brock, age 76 of Franklin, Ga. and formerly of Carnesville, passed away Friday at the Wellstar Medical Center in Lagrange, Ga. Services are incomplete and will be announced later by the Drew Funeral Home.  

Miss Mary Jo Farmer age 95 of Toccoa, passed away November 25, 2020 at St. Mary’s Sacred Heart Hospital in Lavonia following a brief illness. A daughter of the late Joseph Hansel and Emma Elizabeth Brown Farmer, she was born June 28, 1925 in Stephens County, Georgia where she lived all of her life. She was the last surviving member […]