Category: Obituaries

Betty Payne LeCroy, 93, of Carnesville, passed away Sunday June 25, 2023, at the Alexian Village, in Signal Mountain, Tennessee. Born November 17, 1929, in Carnesville, she was the daughter of the late Julius William Payne and Mary Floy Parham Payne. She was the widow of the late Bill H. LeCroy, and mother of the late Michael Alan “Mike” LeCroy. […]

Mrs. Fay Ethel Lipscomb Hardman, age 86, of Cleveland, GA, formerly of Toccoa, passed away Saturday, June 24, 2023, at Laurel Lodge. Born January 30, 1937, in Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Richard Downing and Lillian Virginia Shepheard Lipscomb.  She was a member of St. Matthias Episcopal Church and was a former Deli Manager at Ingles.  Fay […]

Linda Joan Blankenship McCall, age 82, of Canon, passed away Sunday, June 25, 2023 at her home. Born August 28, 1940, in Atlanta, she was the daughter of the late J. D. and Lillie Wood Blankenship. She retired from the Georgia Department of Corrections, where she worked as Personnel Manager. Mrs. McCall was a member of New Franklin Christian Church. […]

Mr. George August Peterson, age 87, of Toccoa, passed away Friday, June 23, 2023 at his home. Born December 2, 1935, in Lander, PA, he was the son of the late George Alden Peterson and Ruth Eleanor Spencer Brady He was a member of Ebenezer Baptist Church and was a United States Army Veteran serving from 1953 – 1956 and […]

Mr. James Willie “Jimmy” LeCroy age 86 of Toccoa passed away Saturday June 24, 2023 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. A son of the late Willie Coleman and Clara Mae Brown LeCroy, he was born October 8, 1936, in Franklin County, Georgia having lived all of his life in Toccoa. He was veteran of the United States Air Force and retired from Coats American […]

Ella Mae Whitworth Smith, 95, of Homer passed away Friday, June 23, 2023 at her residence under the care of Hospice of Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Mrs. Smith was born May 24, 1928 in Stephens County to the late Henry and Nancy Whitworth.  She was a member of Charity Baptist Church, Homer, GA. Ella Mae was most commonly known to […]

Mrs. Judy Elaine Whitworth Johnson, age 72, of Texarkana, AR, formerly of Toccoa, passed away Tuesday, June 20, 2023 at Christus St. Michael Hospital in Texarkana, TX. Born August 31, 1950 in Toccoa, GA, she was the daughter of the late Freeman Burchel and Lorene Hayes Whitworth. She was of the Episcopalian faith, and was a public school administrator. Family […]

Mrs. Linda Gail Wallace Bagwell, age 75 of Auburn, Georgia passed away Friday, June 16, 2023 at Grady Memorial Hospital. A daughter of the late Robert and Margaret Dawson Wallace, she was born January 17, 1948 in Rome, Georgia, having moved to Atlanta in 1968.  She was employed with Moore Insurance Group and later with Primerica where she retired after 20 years of service.  She was of the […]

Mr. Samuel David South, IV, age 81, of Martin passed away Sunday, June 18, 2023 at Emory St. Joseph’s Hospital in Atlanta, GA. Born March 27, 1942 in Fort McPherson, GA, he was the son of the late Samuel David South, III and Sarah Johnson South. He was a member of Confidence United Methodist Church, was an Insurance Company Manager […]

Mrs. Imogene Busha Price, age 79, of Toccoa passed away Friday, June 16, 2023 at The Veranda at Carnesville. Born June 30, 1943 in Franklin County, GA, she was the daughter of the late Robert Lee and Lula Mae Weaver Busha. Mrs. Price was a graduate of the cosmetology program at North Georgia Technical College where she met her husband, […]