Category: Obituaries

Mr. Phillip Eugene “Phil” Cheek, age 76, of Toccoa, passed away Monday, April 17, 2023 at  Hospice of Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Born September 24, 1946 in Toccoa, he was the son of the late Baxter Eugene “Gene” and Mildred McClain Cheek. He was of the Methodist Faith and was a United States Marine Veteran.  Phil was a Purple Heart […]

Mrs. Rosalee Jameson Whiten, age 89 of Talmadge Drive, Toccoa passed away Sunday, April 16, 2023, at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center. A daughter of the late William D. Jameson and Mary Jane Frady Jameson, she was born April 22, 1933, in Habersham County, Georgia where she had lived all her life. She was a homemaker.  She was a member of […]

Mr. David Sanford Pressley, Sr., age 69, of Toccoa, passed away Saturday, April 15, 2023 at his home. Born June 9, 1953 in Toccoa, he was the son of the late Sanford Wade and Mamie Louise Pressley. David was a member of Rock Creek Baptist Church and was a self-employed Brick Mason. Family members include his wife, Loretta Day Pressley; […]

Mrs. Edna Tisdale Prather, age 97 of Toccoa passed away Saturday April 15, 2023 at her residence. A daughter of the late James Murphy and Edith Hudson Tisdale, she was born July 30, 1925 in Timmonsville, South Carolina having lived in Charleston, South Carolina for thirty one years before moving to Toccoa. She was a retired Budget Analyst with Charleston Navy Shipyard. She was a member […]

Mr. Fred O. Finley, age 82 passed away peacefully at his residence in Toccoa on Thursday, April 13, 2023. A son of the late William Fred and Eunice Sosebee Finley, he was born July 1, 1940 in Toccoa, Georgia.  He was an active member of Old Toccoa Baptist Church.  He was a graduate of Eastanollee High School, Class of 1958 and Piedmont College.  He was a Veteran of the U.S. Navy, stationed in Hawaii. […]

Hattie Mae Hill Simmons, age 95, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, April 13, 2023. A daughter of the late Lon and Mae Brock Hill, she was born in Habersham County, Georgia in 1927 and later moved to Toccoa where she married Elmer Simmons.  Elmer and Hattie Mae were married for 39 years before his passing in 1986.  Hattie worked at Coats […]

Mr. Floyd Claybern Simmons, age 79 of Brookdale Road, Toccoa passed away Wednesday, April 12, 2023 at his residence. A son of the late Floy Claybern Simmons and Eula Murphy Simmons, he was born February 27, 1944, in Oconee County, South Carolina having lived most of his life in Toccoa.  He was a retired U.S. Army Veteran and was retired from USA […]

Mr. James Clifford Miller, Sr., age 83, of Lavonia, GA, passed away Wednesday, April 12, 2023, at his home. James was born on February 12, 1940, in Franklin County’s Red Hill Community to the late Clifford and Sara Dendy Miller.  He attended elementary schools in Franklin and Hart County.  He was a 1958 Graduate of Eastanollee High School, where he […]

Mrs. Daphene Diffie Rollins, age 92 of Toccoa passed away Friday, April 7, 2023 at the Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital. A daughter of the late Carl and Alta Smith Diffie, she was born August 27, 1930 in Ohatchee, Alabama having lived most of her life in Toccoa.  She was the owner and operator of Rollins Gifts and Books for 40 years.  She was a member of the First Baptist Church, the Journey […]

Sandra Harrison King, age 73, of Toccoa, passed away Saturday, April 8, 2023 at NEGA Medical Center in Braselton, GA. Born May 27, 1949 in Milledgeville, GA, she was the daughter of the late Andrew Joel Harrison, Sr. and the late Clyde Scott Harrison. Family members include her son, Camron King; daughter, Christie Levy; brother and sister-in-law, Joel and Georgia […]