Category: Obituaries

Mrs. Savonda Ann Jordan Campbell, of Commerce, Georgia passed away Saturday, April 4, 2020 at the Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital. A daughter of the late Leo and Rebecca Ritchie Jordan, formerly of Toccoa, she was born October 15, 1939 in Stephens County, Georgia. Savonda traveled around the world with her husband and daughter for over 22 years, returning to her […]

Bonnie Sue Whitsel Patterson, of the Bold Springs Community, passed away Monday afternoon, April 6, 2020, at her home. Born February 23, 1936, in Carnesville, she was the daughter of the late Joel Ardell and Margaret Inez Epps Whitsel. She was the widow of the late Rudolph Winford Patterson, and mother of the late Jerry Winford Patterson. She was the […]

Mr. Thomas Britten Brown, age 76, of Eastanollee, GA, passed away Monday, April 6, 2020 at Stephens County Hospital. Born July 20, 1943 in Eastanollee, he was the son of the late Boyd Britten and Mary Gwendolyn Burruss Brown. He was of the Baptist Faith and was a member of Eastanollee Baptist Church. Thomas was a United States Airforce Veteran […]

Lucille Scarborough Forrester, 95, of Carnesville, passed away at the Silverleaf Memory Care Center in Athens, GA. Born January 9, 1925, in Madison County, she was the daughter of the late James Oscar and Mary Lou Moon Scarborough. She was the widow of the late Gordon D. “Red” Forrester and mother of the late Roger E. Patterson. She was the […]

Charlie Cecil Elrod, age 91, of Toccoa, Georgia passed away on Saturday, April 4,2020 at his home. He was born on April 22, 1928, in Toccoa, Georgia. He was the son of the late Samuel Elrod and Emma Belle Smith Elrod. He was a retired pipeline welder for 43 years. He was a member of the Pipeliners Local Union 798. He worked all over the United […]

Mrs. Pamela “Bobbi” Lauren Howey King of Toccoa passed away Saturday, April 4, 2020 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center at the age of 74. Born November 18, 1945 in Portsmouth, England, Bobbi was the daughter of the late Henry Howey and Elizabeth Humphries. She was a member of the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Gainesville, Georgia. A lover of antiques […]

Edward Lee Purcell age 82 of Toccoa, Georgia passed away Friday April 3, 2020 at his home. Mr. Purcell was born on October 3, 1937 in Stephens County, Georgia to the late Ernest and Marie Holcomb Purcell. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter Shoan Marie Weaver; a son, Anthony Dale Purcell; a grandson, Tanner Purcell; sisters Mary Hampton, Agnes Brown, […]

Roger Thurmond, 62, of the New Bethel Community, passed away Friday morning, April 3, 2020, at his home. Born February 23, 1958, in Stephens county, he was the son of Silas Kendall and Selma Ree Brown Thurmond. He was the brother of the late Judy Lynn Thurmond, and Patsy Lynn Boulineau. He was retired from Coats America of Toccoa. He […]

Mrs. Sue Ellen Bowen Mealer, age 65 of Persimmon Street, Toccoa passed away Tuesday, March 31, 2020 at her residence. A daughter of the late Herman Elrod and Carrie Mae George Elrod, she was born March 18, 1955 in Pickens, South Carolina having lived in Habersham County for a short time and then moved to Toccoa where she lived the […]

Ms. Emma R. Gaither, age 61 of King Road, Commerce, GA passed away Wednesday, April 1, 2020 at her residence. A private Graveside Service will be held on Monday (Apr 6) at King Branch Baptist Church Cemetery in Carnesville, GA. Moss-Stovall-Neal Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.