Category: Obituaries

Mrs. Ruihua Zhao, age 68 of Toccoa, passed away Thursday September 3, 2020 at Emory Hospital in Decatur, Georgia. Graveside services will be held Monday at 2 P.M. at Stephens Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends at the Acree-Davis Funeral Home on Monday from noon until service time. A full obituary will be announced later. Acree-Davis Funeral Home is […]

Mr. Haskell Alfred Norris, age 79 of Indian Drive, Eastanollee passed away Friday, September 4, 2020 at his residence. A son of the late Claude F. Norris and Nora Lake Gibson Norris, he was born April 20, 1941 in Franklin County, Georgia having lived in Franklin and Stephens Counties all his life. He was employed with Toccoa Casket Company for […]

Mr. Timothy Earl York, age 63 of Toccoa, passed away September 4, 2020 at his residence. A son of Jessie Childs York and the late Earl York, he was born July 5, 1957 in Stephens County, Georgia where he lived all of his life. He was employed with GEM Southeast for 17 years and was a member of The Pointe […]

Ms. Brenda Gail Allen, age 70, of Toccoa, passed away Thursday, September 3, 2020 at St. Mary’s Sacred Heart Hospital in Lavonia, GA. Born June 18, 1950, in Pinehurst, N.C., she was the daughter of the late A. C. and Mearl Cassady Allen. She was a member of the Church of God of Prophecy in Robbins North Carolina and was […]

Captain Stanley Curtis Elrod, age 49, of Danielsville, GA, formerly of Toccoa, passed away Thursday, September 3, 2020. Born December 1, 1970, he was the son of Julian Perry and Linda Addison Elrod. He was a member of Trinity Baptist Church of Danielsville, GA where he served in many capacities.  Stan was a Captain with Georgia Department of Natural Resources […]

Teresa Joy Straner, age 67, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 1st, 2020 at Piedmont Fayette Hospital in Fayetteville, Georgia. Joy was born on July 13th, 1953 in Toccoa, Georgia, residing in north Georgia for most of her life. She was a 1971 graduate of Woody Gap High School, then later graduated with her Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees from Tift […]

Jimmie Fay Bryant Segars, 77, of Red Hill, passed away Thursday morning September 3, 2020, at her residence. Born June 12, 1943, she was the daughter of James “Jim” and Mary Elizabeth LeCroy Bryant. She was the widow of the late Joseph Bryant “Joe” Segars, and sister of the late Evelyn Akin and Marshall Bryant. She was retired as Franklin […]

Mr. Stephon Brown, age 58 of Toccoa, passed away Tuesday morning (Sep 1) at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia. Funeral arrangements will be announced later by the Drew Funeral Home.

Mrs. Reba Jean Cheek Strickland, age 74 of Strickland Way, Lavonia passed away Tuesday, September 1, 2020 at her residence. A daughter of the late Fred and Bertha Fowler Cheek, she was born January 6, 1946 in Stephens County, Georgia having lived in Stephens and Franklin Counties all her life. She retired from Reliable Electric and later owned the Game […]

Mr. Michael Andrew Phelps, age 43 of Pinetree Road, Toccoa passed away Tuesday, September 1, 2020 at the Stephens County Hospital. A son of Tammy Phelps Shivley and step-father, James Eugene Grissom, he was born September 16, 1976 in Abilene, Texas having lived the last six years in Toccoa. He was of the Church of Christ faith. Survivors include his […]