Category: Obituaries

Mr. Aubre Gene Grafton, age 83, loving husband and father, passed away peacefully at the home of his daughter in Ellijay on Monday, November 13, 2023. Born January 21, 1940, he was the son of the late Joe P. Grafton Sr. and Jewell Ivester Grafton.  He married his precious wife, Laura Dooley Grafton on December 20,1958 and they celebrated 64 […]

Richard Michael Hardison passed away in peace on Wednesday, November 8,2023 in his childhood hometown of Toccoa, Georgia surrounded by his loving daughters and family fur babies Dandy, Chuy, and Zara. Mr. Hardison was born in Toccoa, Georgia December 5,1941 to the late Ethel Ruth “Boots” (nee Smith) and Harlan Lamar Hardison. He grew up in Toccoa, Georgia and attended […]

Mrs. Ann Farmer Barfield, age 96 of Toccoa passed away Sunday, November 12,2023 at the home of her daughter. A daughter of the late Henry Calloway Farmer and Essie Palmer Farmer, she was born May 30,1927 in Banks County, Georgia, having lived all her life in Stephens County.  She was retired from Stephens County School System where she worked in the […]

Funeral services for Shirley Major are scheduled for Saturday, November 18, 1 p.m. at Friendship Baptist Church. The Rev. Tramon Butts will officiate. A public viewing will be held Friday, November 17, from 12 noon until 6 p.m. at Moss-Stovall-Neal Funeral Home.

Mr. Robert Lee Deal, age 53 of Bermuda Street, Westminster, South Carolina passed away November 7,2023 at Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital. A son of Dorothy Addis Day and the late Guy Smith, he was born June 20,1970 in Rabun County, Georgia having lived in Westminster, Texas and Oklahoma before moving back to Westminster in 1998. He was a truck […]

Ms. Wanda Gail Wood Auer, age 78, of Flowery Branch, GA, formerly of Toccoa, passed away Monday, November 6,2023 at her home. Born April 6,1945 in Toccoa, GA, she was the daughter of the late Lake Arnold and Ila Mae Jordan Wood. Ms. Auer retired from Northeast Georgia Medical Center and had worked as the Collections Administer.  She was a […]

Mr. William Leon Kay, age 79 of S. Pond Street, Toccoa, Georgia passed away Saturday, October 28,2023 at his residence. The oldest son of the late Fred and Ruth Whitmire Kay, he was born July 23,1944 in Stephens County, Georgia having lived in Peachtree City and in Tarpon Springs, Florida for many years before moving back to his hometown of […]

Mr. Nathan Jake Vanesse, age 38 of Cornog Road, Lavonia, Georgia passed away Sunday, October 29,2023 from injuries sustained in a motorcycle wreck. He was born April 29,1985 in Anderson, South Carolina, having lived most of his life in Lavonia.  He was employed with Auto Zone Distribution Center in Lavonia as an order selector.  He was a member of Christ Fellowship in […]

Funeral Services for Mr. Sebias Lavarr Crawford, age 46 of Falls Park, Toccoa, Ga will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, November 11, 2023 at the Full Gospel Baptist Church in Martin, Ga. Moss Stovall-Neal Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Jack Daniel Hambrick, 43, passed away Saturday afternoon, November 24,2023 at Sacred Heart Hospital in Lavonia, GA. Born May 15, 1980, in Commerce, Ga, he was the son of Dwight Hambrick and the late Beulah Rebecca “Becky” Chambers Hambrick. He was the nephew of the late Troyce Hambrick and Odell Fowler. He was a graduate of Franklin County High School […]