Category: Obituaries

Mr. Hubert Allen Burdette, Jr., age 76 of Grady School Road, Canon, Georgia passed away Saturday, November 25, 2023 at Simpsonville Post Acute in Simpsonville, South Carolina. A son of Frances Garner Burdette and the late Hubert Allen Burdette, Sr., he was born April 19, 1947 in Franklin County, Georgia where he lived all his life.  He was a Veteran of the U.S. Army, having […]

Mr. James Edward Kirk, age 80 of Wilkinson Road, Toccoa passed away Sunday, November 26, 2023 at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Gainesville. A son of the late George Rufus Kirk and Monteen Carroll Kirk, he was born December 28, 1942 in Franklin County, Georgia having lived most of his life in Stephens County.  He was retired from Patterson Pump with 32 years of service.  He was a member of New Hope Baptist Church.  His hobbies included pinewood […]

Mavis Elizabeth Pruitt Dooley, age 86, of Toccoa, Georgia, entered into the presence of the Lord on Wednesday, November 22, 2023. Mavis was born on October 31, 1937, to the late Woodrow and Ruth Smith Pruitt.  She was a beloved mother and grandmother, a respected businesswoman, and Christian.  At the age of 19, she married the love of her life, Charles Edward Dooley.  Their marriage […]

Mrs. Nettie Lawson Wilson, age 95 of Toccoa passed away Monday, November 20,2023 at Brighton Gardens of Buckhead. A daughter of the late George and Ruby Scott Lawson, she was born June 1,1928 in Stephens County, Georgia where she lived all her life.  She was a homemaker and a member of Collins Road Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she […]

Mr. Franklin Kenneth Pace, age 87 of Soperton, GA passed away on Tuesday morning, November 21,2023 at Meadows Park Health & Rehabilitation in Vidalia, GA. Mr. Pace was born January 11,1936 in Toccoa, GA to James Heisure Pace and Alice Terrell Pace. He faithfully served his country in the United States Army for two terms of enlistment as a diver. […]

Ms. Clela Annetta Ballard, age 81, of Toccoa, passed away Wednesday, November 22,2023 at Pruitt Health Toccoa. Born September 6,1942 in Lycoming County, PA, she was the daughter of the late Franklin Madison and Lura Evelyn McGarvey Ballard. Ms. Ballard was a member of the Christian Missionary Alliance, where she also worked.  She was as a missionary nurse in Mali, […]

Mrs. June Elizabeth Donofry Webb, age 95 of Toccoa passed away peacefully on Friday, November 17,2023 at her home. A daughter of the late Thomas E. Donofry and Josephine Donofry, she was born July 18,1928 in Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania.  She was the wife of the late John D. Webb and spent the last fifty years of her life in Toccoa. June joined […]

Mr. Richard Allen Griffin, age 60 of Pine Street, Toccoa passed away Saturday, November 18,2023 at his residence. A son of Wilma Alexander Vinson and the late Randy Griffin, he was born April 9,1963 in Stephens County, Georgia where he lived all his life.   He was a graduate of the Georgia School of the Deaf and was of the Baptist faith.  He […]

Mrs. Dorothy “Dot” Patricia Anderson Johnson age 100, of Toccoa, passed away Sunday, November 19,2023 at the Clary Care Center. Born August 9,1923 in Tugaloo, GA, she was the daughter of the late Robert Edward and Ethel Mae Bennett Anderson. Mrs. Johnson lived most of her life in Toccoa, GA.  Her father worked for the Tennessee Valley Authority and Georgia […]

Mrs. Rebecca Dean Kennemur, age 80, of Martin, GA, passed away Friday, November 17, 2023 in Tiger, GA. Born December 3, 1942 in Stephens County, she was a daughter of the late Richard and Joanne Richardson Dean. Rebecca loved Jesus, her family, friends, her hometown, pets, and led a very active life. She was an active third generation member in […]