Category: Obituaries

Mr. Roy Gene DeFoor, age 63 of Highway 184, Toccoa passed away Sunday, March 1, 2020 at his residence. A son of Joe and Hellon Ayers DeFoor, he was born August 6, 1956 in Stephens County, Georgia having lived in Stephens and Franklin County all his life. He was employed with Coats and Clark for a number of years and […]

Mrs. Sharon Gail Hendrix McDonald, age 57 of Highway 145 in Eastanollee, Ga. passed away Wednesday, February 26, 2020 at the home. A daughter of the late Thomas J. Hendrix and Virginia Bice Hendrix, she was born June 25, 1962 in Mobile, Alabama, lived in White County, Ga. for most of her life, and in Stephens County for the past four months. She worked in retail sales for several years and […]

Mrs. Vernelle “Bunt” Chavers, age 91 of Defoor Road, Toccoa, GA passed away Friday, February 28, 2020 at the Stephens County Hospital in Toccoa, GA.  Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, March 6, 2020 at the Hurricane Grove Baptist Church in Martin, Georgia with Pastor William Trimier, officiating.  Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Moss-Stovall-Neal Funeral Home […]

Mrs. Iva Margret Gilbert Chappelear, age 99, of Toccoa, passed away February 28, 2020 at Stephens County Hospital. A daughter of the late Charles Henry and Erie White Gilbert, she was born on January 9, 1921 in Peoria, Illinois. She has lived in Toccoa since December of 1940 when she married H. M. Chappelear, Jr. She was employed with Wright […]

Mr. David Michael Cappa, age 69, of Toccoa, died Friday, February 28, 2020, at Stephens County Hospital. Born September 29, 1950 in Hartford, CT, he was a son of the late David Michael and Doris Hennequin Cappa and had lived in Toccoa for at least 30 years. Mr. Cappa was a self-employed butcher. He was of the Catholic Faith. Survivors […]

Mrs. Zandra Yearwood Traudt age 69 of Yearwood Street, Toccoa passed away Thursday February 27, 2020 at her residence. A daughter of Cora Lee Norton Yearwood and the late Reverend Almon Jefferson Yearwood, she was born September 9, 1950 in Stephens County, Georgia having lived in Chicago for 35 years before moving back to Toccoa. She was a member of […]

Patricia Miller McDuffie, 83, of Mayesville, passed away Wednesday morning, February 26, 2020, at the Northridge Health and Rehabilitation Center in Commerce. Born April 1, 1936 in Stirling, Scotland, she was the daughter of the late John Miller and Martha Winspere Meiklejohn McGill. She was the sister of the late John L. Wright, Frank Wright, and Thomas Alan Wright. She […]

Mr. Thomas Faulkner, age 75 of Homer, Ga, passed away Tuesday, February 25, 2020 at the Hill Haven, Commerce, Ga.  Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, March 1, 2020 at the Homer First Baptist Church.  Interment will follow in the church cemetery.  The body will be placed in the church at 12:00 noon on Sunday for a […]

Mr. Hayward Cochran Jr., age 65 of Sherri Lane, Toccoa, Ga passed away Monday, February 24, 2020 in Habersham County. Funeral will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, February 29, 2020 at the Crossroad Baptist Church Life Center with Pastor J. M. Knox officiating.  Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends Friday, evening from 6-8:00 […]

Mrs. Emily Edwards Acree peacefully passed away on February 4, 2020 at her home on Rosedale Street. The daughter of the late Henry A. and Emily Wynne Edwards, she was born in Augusta, Georgia on January 14, 1928. The Augusta native attended Mary Baldwin College and graduated from the University of Georgia where she was a member of Alpha Delta […]