Category: Obituaries

 On Saturday, December 20, 2025, with her enduring and ever-present childlike faith, Gail Cheek walked into the loving presence of her Lord and Savior. A daughter of the late W. A. and Ruby Tabor Sims, she was born February 17, 1939, in Durant, Mississippi.  She was a graduate of the Jackson Secretarial school in Jackson, Mississippi and worked as a […]

Mrs. Gail Cheek age 86 of Toccoa passed away Saturday December 20, 2025 at her residence. Funeral services will be held at Toccoa 1st Methodist Church on Monday December 22, 2025 at 3 P.M. The family will receive friends at the Cheek Hall from 1:30 until service time. A private entombment will be held at Stephens Memorial Gardens Mausoleum A […]

Mr. James Lee Adams, age 53 of Herron Road, Martin passed away Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center Gainesville. The son of the late Earl H. Adams and Brenda Herron Adams, he was born July 17, 1972 in Anderson, South Carolina, having lived most of his life in Stephens County.  He was employed with Best Buy, Save-a-Lot […]

Mrs. Lois Ann Servis Lewis, age 88, of Eastanollee, passed away Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at her home. Born December 23, 1936 in Birmingham, AL, she was the daughter of the late Robert Orville and Freida Lee Baker Servis. Mrs. Lewis was a receiving clerk at K-Mart and was of the Presbyterian faith.  She was a Past Grand Warden of the […]

Amanda Louise Plonske Green, age 94 of Cleveland, Georgia and formerly of Toccoa passed away Sunday, December 14, 2025, at Laurel Lodge Assisted Living in Cleveland, Georgia. A daughter of the late Max and Marie Schlemm Plonske, she was born February 8, 1931, in Syracuse, New York, having moved to Toccoa in 1997.  She was a retired Dental Hygienist; was a […]

Today we gather to honor and remember Bobby Joe Ivester, a man whose life was marked not by loud achievements, but by quiet strength, loyalty, and love. Bobby was born on December 26, 1950, and throughout his life he remained a simple man in the truest and best sense of the word. He didn’t ask for much, and he didn’t […]

Mrs. Michelle Denise Bruce Bramlett, age 64 of Toccoa passed away Sunday, December 14, 2025 at her residence. A daughter of the late Larry Lynn Bruce and Nancee Marie Balton Bruce, she was born September 9, 1961, in Compton, California, having lived most of her life in Stephens County.  She was of the Baptist faith.  She loved watching television and spending time […]

Mrs. Margaretha Riedl Arnold, age 85, of Martin, GA, passed away Thursday December 11, 2025 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center Habersham. Born May 9, 1940 in Czechia, she was the daughter of the late Anton and Franziska Jungbauer Riedl. Mrs. Arnold was an accounting clerk for AT&T and was of the Roman Catholic faith. Family members include her daughter, Sandra […]

Mr. Claude Eugene Peppers passed away peacefully on December 13, 2025 at his home in Toccoa, GA at the age of 81. He was born on October 3, 1944 in Madison, GA, the son of the late H.E. (Baby) Peppers and Grace Meadows Peppers. He is survived by his wife, Carolyn Worley Peppers, a son, Darin Peppers (Amy) of Canton, […]

Mrs. Patricia Ann Pilgrim Murray, age 79, of Toccoa passed away Thursday, December 11, 2025, at her residence. A daughter of the late William Erastus and Susie Mae Roberts Pilgrim, she was born June 29,1946, in Jackson County, Georgia, having lived most of her life in Toccoa. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She was also a […]