Category: Obituaries

Mr. Horace “Mule” Mayfield, Jr., age 70 of Toccoa, passed away Saturday (Jul 18) at Athens Regional Medical Center. A memorial service will be planned and announced at a later date. Drew Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements for Horace “Mule” Mayfield, Jr.

Mrs. Colleen McCluskey Shurley, age 89, of Toccoa, passed away Thursday, July 16, 2020 at Stephens County Hospital. Born December 24, 1930 in LaGrange, GA, she was the daughter of the late Marvin and Lois Prescott McCluskey. She was a member of the First Baptist Church and was a homemaker. Family members include her daughter, Anne Shurley of Toccoa; and […]

Mr. Evan Davis, age 17, of Commerce passed away Wednesday, July 15, 2020. Evan was born in Gainesville on February 14, 2003. Evan was a student at Commerce High School where he was a member of the CHS Baseball Team, he received the National Merit Award, he was an Honor student, and a FCA leader. Evan was also a member […]

Mrs. Dorothy Cleo Simpson Ambrose, age 76 of Toccoa, passed away Thursday July 16, 2020 at PruittHealth of Toccoa. A memorial service will be held Saturday July 18, 2020 at 6:00 PM at Rock Quarry Congregational Holiness Church. Acree-Davis Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements for Mrs. Dorothy Cleo Simpson Ambrose.  

Mr. Richard Dale “Ricky” Hardman, age 58 of Rumsey Avenue, Toccoa, GA, passed away Wednesday, July 15, 2020 at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, GA.   A son of the late Lewis Clifford and Mary Helen Chandler Hardman, he was born December 5, 1961 in Stephens County were he lived his entire life. Ricky worked for Sheriff’s Best […]

Mrs. Ova Mae Ledford Corpening, age 82 of Davidson Cove Lane, Toccoa passed away Monday, July 13, 2020 at her residence.   A daughter of the late Silas and Valerie Rogers Ledford, she was born June 20, 1938 in Franklin, North Carolina having lived most of her life in Habersham County, Georgia. She was employed with Mt. Vernon Mills and […]

Mr. Kevin Guy Ballew, age 45 of Canton, Ohio and formerly of Toccoa passed away Sunday, July 12, 2020 at his home in Canton, Ohio.   A son of Robin Mashburn Singleton and the late Carl Ballew, he was born August 23, 1974 in Stephens County, Georgia having lived most of his life in Canton, Ohio. He was an entertainment […]

Mrs. Joyce Isbell Darrough, age 63, of Toccoa, passed away Sunday, July 12, 2020 at Stephens County Hospital. Born October 30, 1956 in Toccoa, GA, she was the daughter of the late Dwight Morrow and Polly Carroll Isbell. Joyce was a member of Eastanollee Baptist Church and the Cornerstone Sunday School Class.  She was a retired Para Professional with Stephens […]

Mrs. Jessie Mae Sheriff Smith, age 92, of Stone Mountain, GA, formerly of Toccoa, passed away Friday, July 11, 2020 at Hope Memory Center in Dacula, GA, Born July 21, 1927 in Simpsonville, SC, she was the daughter of the late Carl and Daisy Jordan Sheriff and was the widow of Bennie Hall Smith. She was a member of Smoke […]

Mrs. Linda Lorraine Plumey Long, age 68, of Suwanee, GA, passed away Friday, July 10, 2020 at Saint Francis Hospital in Greenville, SC. Born September 6, 1948 in Clinton, SC, she was a daughter of the late Brooks and Martha Giles Plumey.  Mrs. Long was also the widow of the late Fred Clarke Long.  She was of the Christian faith […]