Category: Obituaries

Mr. Robert Louis “Spike” Daniel, age 81 of Daniel Hill Drive, Westminster, South Carolina passed away Sunday, January 15, 2023. A son of the late Robert Bruce Daniel and Dorothy Frances Bryant Daniel, he was born January 5, 1942, in Stephens County, Georgia having lived for many years in Westminster, South Carolina.  He was a 1961 graduate of Franklin High School, Franklin, North Carolina.  He was […]

Mr. John Crislee Weakley, age 66 of Clements Drive, Eastanollee passed away Monday, January 16, 2023, at his residence. A son of the late Joseph and Linda Brush Weakley, he was born August 10, 1956, in Fulton County, Georgia having lived the last 18 years in Stephens County.  He was a Veteran of the U.S. Navy, retired from Delta Air Lines […]

Mr. Mylon Wayne Shedd, age 44 of Pueblo Trail, Martin passed away Friday, January 6, 2023, at his residence. A son of the late Michael Shedd and Willie Ruth Brown Shedd, he was born June 12, 1978, in Riverdale, Georgia having lived most of his life in Stephens County.  He was employed with Powell’s Trucking and attended Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church.  He […]

Miss Chandler Louise LeCroy, age 24 of Athens passed away Sunday January 15, 2023 at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital. A daughter of Larry and Christy Chapman LeCroy, she was born June 8, 1998, in Hall County, Georgia having lived most of her life in Toccoa. She was a 2016 graduate of Stephens County High School. As an SCHS student athlete, Chandler’s Competition Cheer team won the school’s first […]

Mrs. Annie Kathryn Turner Stancil, age 87 of Brookhaven Circle, Toccoa, Ga. passed away Saturday, January 14, 2023 at the home of her granddaughter.   A daughter of the late John Harrison and Ilone Elrod Turner, she was born June 13, 1935 in Stephens County, Georgia where she lived her entire life.  She retired from Troup’s Studio after 44 years […]

Mr. Donald Byrd, age 82 of Toccoa, passed away Monday, January 16, 2023 at Pruitt Health in Toccoa, GA. A visitation will be held on Friday, January 20, 2023 from 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM in the chapel of Drew Funeral Home. Funeral services will be Saturday, January 21, 2023 at 2PM at the Mt. Zion Baptist Church located at 115 W. Whitman […]

Florence Evelyn Kay Rochester, wife of the late Steve Rochester, of Seneca, passed away on Sunday, January 15, 2023 at the age of 100.   Born in Easley, SC, Mrs. Rochester was the daughter of the late Landrum Roe Kay and Rosa Lake Williams.   Mrs. Rochester was married to her beloved husband for 71 years. She was retired from […]

Betty Sue Winkle Williams, 87, of the Prospect Community, passed away Sunday morning, January 15, 2023, at The Oaks of Baldwin. Born November 17, 1935, in Crabapple, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late B J And Looney Burdette Winkle. She was the widow of the late Arlin Williams, mother of the late Tony Williams, and grandmother of the […]

Mrs. Carolyn Joyce Smith Bowden, age 81, of Toccoa, passed away Saturday, January 14, 2023 at Stephens County Hospital. Born April 4, 1941 in Demorest, GA, she was the daughter of the late Clarence Watson and Pearl Allen Smith.  She was retired from Coats and Clark and was of the Holiness Faith. Family members include her daughter, Darlene Bowden (Joseph Wachira) of […]

Willie Joe Kay age 84, of Martin, Georgia passed away peacefully in his sleep on Saturday, January 7th, 2023 at his daughter’s home in San Antonio,Texas. Born November 1, 1938 in Stephens County Georgia to the late Warnell “ Mack” Kay and Tommie Lee Kay. He graduated from Whitman Street High School in 1956. Willie relocated to Miami, Florida to […]