Category: Obituaries

Mr. Jimmy Don Sims, age 71, of Toccoa, passed away Friday, June 12, 2020 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Born June 2, 1949 in Albion, OK, he was the son of the late Harold Sims and Joy Dupree Sims Johnson. He was retired from Ingles and had also worked at Wal-Mart, Best Buy, and Quality Foods. Family members include his […]

Mr. Troy Eugene Elrod, age 57 of Hewitt Drive, Toccoa passed away Thursday, June 11, 2020 at his residence. A son of Martha Gray Elrod and the late Ralph Howell Elrod, he was born March 22, 1963 in Stephens County, Georgia where he lived all his life. He worked with Habersham Plantation for 23 years and later with Trachte. He […]

Mrs. Polly Florence Carroll Isbell, age 90, of Toccoa, GA, passed away Wednesday, June 10, 2020 at her home. Born February 11, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Lavada Carroll. She was a member of Eastanollee Baptist Church and was retired from Coats and Clark. Family members include her daughter and son-in-law, Joyce and Mark Darrough […]

Mr. Luther Roberson, age 92, of Eastanollee, GA passed away Tuesday, June 9, 2020 at Stephens County Hospital. Born November 1, 1927 in Stephens County, he was the son of the late Claude and Icie Cash Roberson. He was a member of Martin Baptist Church and attended Eastanollee Baptist Church. Luther was a farmer and also had worked at Mount […]

Mrs. Geneva Addison Payne, age 88 of Lilburn, GA, died peacefully on Friday, June 5, 2020, at home surrounded by family. Geneva was born in Stephens County, GA on April 16, 1932 and graduated Stephens County High School. She moved to Atlanta in 1959 and worked for Cotton Producers in Accounts Receivable. After a break to start a family, she […]

Mrs. Mary Lois Thomas Scott, age 76, of Toccoa, passed away, Saturday, June 6, 2020 at her home. Her journey began on December 1, 1943 in Franklin County, GA. She later moved to Toccoa, GA and attended Toccoa High School. Lois met the love of her life, Leon Scott in 1961 and married him in 1962. They settled down in […]

Mr. Michael “Mike” Edward Sanders, age 60 of Phoenix Street, Martin passed away Tuesday, June 2, 2020 at his residence. A son of the late Edward Virgil Sanders and Linda Lou Taylor Sanders, he was born January 13, 1960 in Chicago, Illinois having lived in Martin, Georgia for the last 20 years. He was a self-employed mechanic. In addition to […]

Lorene Edwards Powell, 84, wife of the late James H. Powell, of 113 Cypress Court, Toccoa, passed away Sunday, May 31, 2020, at Magnolia Senior Living at Sugar Hill. A native of Seneca, SC, Mrs. Powell was the daughter of the late William Thomas and Berta Thomas Edwards. She worked at Harper’s 5 and Dime store for over forty years […]

Mrs. Julia “Judy” Norris Ivester, age 62 of Talmadge Drive, Toccoa passed away Sunday, May 31, 2020 at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center. A daughter of t he late Fred and Dorothy Franklin Norris, she was born November 3, 1957 in Stephens County, Georgia having lived in Stephens and Habersham Counties all her life. She was employed with State Restaurant […]

Mr. Roger Dale Brown, age 56, of Eastanollee, passed away Tuesday, August 14, 2018 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Born September 8, 1961 in Hartwell, GA, he was the son of the late Tom Van and Carolyn Faye Pless Brown. He was employed with Patterson Pump and was a member of The Pointe Church. Family members include his wife, Joany […]