Category: Obituaries

William York “Billy” Dove, 87, of Red Hill, passed away Monday evening, September 28, 2020, at his home. Born March 16, 1933, in Royston, GA, he was the son of the late Harley York and Mattie Lou Smith. He was the father of the late Lisa Faye Dove. He was a retired woodworker with Toccoa Casket Company and then Vermont […]

Mrs. Betsy Thornton McDaniel, age 88, of Toccoa, passed away Wednesday, September 30, 2020 at Stephens County Hospital. Born October 21, 1931 in Bainbridge, GA, she was the daughter of the late Judson Warner Thornton and the late Hattie Mae Thornton. She was of the Baptist Faith and was a retired from Columbus Georgia Airport where she was a bookkeeper. […]

Mr. Donald Edward Clark, age 76, of Toccoa, passed away Sunday, September 27, 2020 at his home. Born April 11, 1944 in Toccoa, GA, he was the son of the late Exie Mae Clark. He was a member of Rock Creek Baptist Church and was retired from Snyder Brothers Chemical Company. Family members include his wife, Helen Franklin Clark; son […]

William Danny Phillips, 61 of Carnesville, passed away Sunday evening, September 27, 2020, at the Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital in Athens, Georgia. Born April 1, 1959, in Royston GA, he was the son of the late Wiley Jackson “W J” and Willie Ruth Rousey Phillips. He was the brother of the late Martha Sue Pickens. He was a retired truck […]

Mr. James Michael Shurley, age 69, of Toccoa, passed away Thursday, September 24, 2020 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Born June 21, 1951 in Thomaston, GA, he was the son of the late James Elijah Shurley, Jr. and Colleen McCluskey Shurley. He was retired from Publix as a produce manager and was of the Baptist faith.  Mr. Shurley served in […]

Mr. Michael Eugene Rowell, age 63 of Royston passed away Wednesday August 12, 2020 at Stephens County Hospital. A son of the late Early Eugene and Ramona Romel McLeod Rowell, he was born February 14, 1957 in Ocala, Florida where he lived most of his life until moving to Royston. He was a music professor at Emmanuel College. He loved […]

Mrs. Freida Joan Bennett, age 68 of Wards Circle, Toccoa passed away Tuesday, September 22, 2020 at the home of her son.   A daughter of the late Fred P. Bennett and Betty Thomas Bennett, she was born April 21, 1952 in Stephens County, Georgia where she lived all her life. She was retired from NOK Company in Cleveland, Georgia. […]

Mrs. Johnnie Hue Kesler Smith, age 96, of Toccoa, passed away Sunday, September 20, 2020 at The Clary Care Center of Toccoa.  Born January 11, 1924 in Jackson County, GA she was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Lamb Hugh Kesler. She lived the majority of her life in Toccoa.  Johnnie was a member of the First Baptist […]

Alice Rochelle Fuller, age 81, of Avalon, GA passed away Saturday, September 19, 2020 at Pruitt Health Care of Toccoa. Born March 1, 1939 in Stephens County, she was the daughter of the late George Johnson Fuller and Alice Louise Sisk Fuller.  She attended Stephens County High School and Bessie Tift College.  Rochelle worked at the Stephens County Agriculture Office […]

Mrs. Jeanette Caudell Bradley Wilkins, age 90 of Martin passed away Saturday, September 19, 2020 at her residence.   A daughter of the late William S. Caudell and Hattie Cobb Caudell, she was born July 25, 1930 in Stephens County, Georgia having lived most of her life in Marietta and the last several years in Martin. She was retired from […]