Category: Obituaries

Connie Lynn McClain, age 61, of Toccoa passed away at her home on Friday, March 26, 2021 after a long and courageous battle with cancer, surrounded by loved ones who will continue to honor her legacy by living their lives to the fullest. Connie’s love of life didn’t come to an end with her death. She was born to Bill […]

Mr. Charles David “Charlie” Jillson, age 71, of Toccoa, passed away Thursday, March 25, 2021 at his home.   Born March 12, 1950 in Pawtucket, RI, he was a son of the late Charles Edward Jillson and the late Lorraine Antoinette Bean Fontaine.   He was a Correctional Officer with the Rhode Island Department of Corrections for 38 years.  Charlie […]

Mr. Donald Carrol “Don” Dickinson, age 77, of Toccoa, passed away peacefully at his home Friday, March 26, 2021. Born September 28, 1943 in Double Springs, AL, he was the son of the late Joel Stanley and Gladys Marie Gray Dickinson.  Don was a partner at Kenneth Norris and Associates.  He was a member of Liberty Hill Baptist Church where […]

Mrs. Sheila Delores Arflin Silva, age 58 of Maple Road, Toccoa passed away Monday, March 22, 2021 at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center.   A daughter of Mildred Mans Arflin and the late Charles Arflin, she was born October 17, 1962 in Fulton County, Georgia having lived most of her life in Toccoa. She was a line worker with a […]

Lieutenant Colonel Edgar Allen “Al” Jackson , 83 years of age, went to be with the Lord on March 18, 2021. Al, son of the late Edna Allen Jackson and Jack Jackson, was born in Cordelia, Georgia. He went to school in Jackson, Georgia and Saudi Arabia, after graduating from Jackson High. He moved to Atlanta where he attended Georgia […]

Mr. Samuel Roland Adams, age 71 of Edgewood Drive, Athens, Georgia passed away Monday, March 22, 2021 at the Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital. A son of the late Willie and Margaret Duke Adams, he was born October 25, 1949 in Oconee County, South Carolina having lived most of his adult life in Athens, Georgia. He was a graduate of Stephens […]

Mr. Knox Davison Whiten, age 21, of Toccoa, passed away Sunday, March 21, 2021 in Athens, GA. He was the son of Allison and Mike Carron and Parker and Susan Whiten, all of Toccoa. Knox graduated from Oconee Christian Academy in 2018 and attended Florida State University from 2018 – 2020.  He was currently a student at the University of […]

Funeral services for Deborah Laraine Canup Free, age 71 of Clarkesville, will be held at 2:00 PM, Monday, March 22, 2021 at Hillside Memorial Chapel with Rev. Ronnie Powell officiating.  Interment will follow the service at Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery.  The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Monday, March 22 from 12-2 PM. Mrs. Free passed away Friday, March 19, 2021 […]

Mr. Charles Watson, age 84 of Toccoa passed away Saturday, March 20, 2021 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. A son of the late Clarence Tut Watson and Ruth Poole Watson, he was born December 20, 1936 in Stephens County, Georgia where he lived all his life. He was retired from Toccoa Casket Company. He attended the Toccoa Pentecostal Holiness Church. […]

Mr. Dannie Delaine Bowden, age 60, of Toccoa, passed away Saturday, March 20, 2021 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Born October 10, 1960 in Toccoa, he was the son of Joyce Smith Bowden and the late Billy Bowden.  Delaine was a Christian and was employed with Dean Foods. Family members include his children, Erin Deal and her husband Scott of Concord, NC, […]