Category: Obituaries

Mr. Herschel Merritt, age 77, passed away Thursday, October 30, 2025. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced at a later date. Moss-Stovall-Neal Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements for Herschel Merritt.

Mrs. Mozelle LaVera Massey Purcell, age 99, of Toccoa, passed away Thursday, October 30, 2025 at her home. Mozelle was born on May 4th, 1926 in Franklin County, GA.  She was the daughter of the late Hubert Paul Massey and Ovis Wilmer Murphy Massey.  She was preceded in death by her sister, Mary Pearl Massey Skelton, husband, Lewis, and her […]

Mrs. Virginia “Neno” Peyton Brown, age 90 of Hilltop Lane, Toccoa passed away Thursday, October 30 at her home. A daughter of the late Rudolph Peyton and Inez Ivester Peyton, she was born August 25, 1935 in Franklin County, Georgia and lived most of her life in Stephens County. She worked for a number of years at Two Day Design […]

Mr. Joseph “Buck” Teasley, age 76, of Tower Rd, passed away Wednesday, October 29, 2025. There will be public viewing from 3 pm- 7pm, Monday, November 3, 2025 and a Celebration of Life on Tuesday, November 4, 2025, 2 pm, at Full Gospel Baptist Church. Moss-Stovall-Neal Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements for Joseph Buck Teasley.

Our beloved “Mama” and “Grandmama” Mrs. Betty Jo (Andrews) Black gained her angel wings on Thursday, October 23, 2025. Born on May 7th, 1943 in Toccoa, Georgia, she was the cherished daughter of Lamb and Myrtle Kelly Andrews and the youngest of nine siblings – Lorena, Claudine, Artis, Bonnie Sue, Geneva, Latrelle, Billy and Sybil. Betty Jo was a woman of Christian […]

Mr. William “Bill” Harold Pulliam, Jr., age 79 of Leatherwood Drive, Toccoa entered into the presence of his Lord and Savior on Saturday, October 18, 2025, at his residence. A son of the late William Harold Pulliam, Sr and Faye Watkins Pulliam, he was born November 14, 1945, in Stephens County, Georgia having lived in Franklin County, Georgia most of […]

Deborah “Debbie” Darlene Wallace Duncan, age 63 of College Street, Toccoa passed away Tuesday, October 21, 2025, at St. Mary’s Hospital, Athens, Georgia. A daughter of the late Henry Myron Wallace and Jimmie Lou Casper Hardigree, she was born April 27, 1962, in Clarke County, Georgia having lived most of her life in Stephens County.  She worked at Marconi for several […]

Darlene Annette Moore Cochran Peck “Maw Maw”, age 69, of Toccoa, passed away Monday, October 20, 2025 at her home. Born June 5, 1956 in Atlanta, Ga, she was the daughter of the late R.T. Moore and Margaret Moore . Darlene enjoyed fishing, photography, yard selling, and spending time with family. Family members include her son and daughter-in-law, Jimmy Cochran […]

Ms. Marion Elizabeth Ariail Wood, age 82, of Toccoa, passed away Thursday, October 16, 2025 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Braselton, GA. Born June 12, 1943 in Toccoa, GA, she was the daughter of the late Gilbert and Marion Payne Ariail. Ms. Wood was a Caseworker for the Georgia Department of Aging and was a member of First Baptist […]

Mr. Thomas “Tommy” Bernard Smith, age 71 of Poplar Court, Toccoa went to be with his Heavenly Father Tuesday, October 14, 2025, at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center Gainesville. A son of the late Edgar Smith and Mamie Lou Miller Smith, he was born January 8, 1954, in Atlanta, Georgia, later moving to Toccoa, Georgia.  He was retired from American Woodmark […]