Category: Obituaries

Mrs. Eula Mae Simpson Adams, age 83 of Toccoa passed away Saturday, October 8, 2022 at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Braselton. A daughter of the late John and Ollie Mae Holcomb Simpson, she was born April 2, 1939 in Stephens County, Georgia where she lived all her life.  She was a homemaker and attended Rock Quarry Congregational Holiness Church.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death […]

Deborah Ann Baskins Worley, 54, of Carnesville, passed away Thursday morning, October 6, 2022, at her residence. Born October 22, 1967, in Royston, Georgia, she was the daughter of Melvin Baskins and the later Betty Jean Peeples Baskins. She was the aunt of the late Justin Baskins. She was a loving, dedicated, and caring mother of her autistic son. She […]

Mr. Leon L. Addison, age 84, of Greenville, SC, formerly of Toccoa, passed away Tuesday, September 27, 2022. Leon was born September 27, 1938 in Franklin County, Georgia to Mildred Slater Addison and James Wilborn Addison. Leon and his wife lived in Toccoa, GA before moving to Greenville, SC where he worked as an HR manager at Hollingsworth for 27 […]

Infant Maverick Eligh Vanesse of Lavonia passed away Saturday October 1, 2022 at Children’s Hospital of Georgia in Augusta. A son of Jake Vanesse and Bailey Witt, he was born September 19, 2022 in Athens, Georgia, he is preceded in death by great-grandfather Randy Garner and a cousin Colson Smith Surviors include his parents Jake Vanesse and Bailey Witt of Lavonia, grandparents Mandi Hanks of Greenville, South […]

Mrs. Martha Scott Barrett, age 77 of Toccoa passed away Thursday September 29, 2022 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. A daughter of the late Dave and Emma Mae Clark Scott, she was born June 27, 1945 in Stephens County, Georgia where she lived all of her life. She was a member of Liberty Baptist Church. She loved to go shopping and working in her garden. She loved to spend time with […]

Beverly Ann Miller, beloved mother, grandmother, and veteran teacher and swim coach, lost her battle with vascular dementia on September 29, 2022 at the age of 74. Born to John and Catherine Addington of Toccoa, Georgia, Beverly attended North Georgia Junior College and the University of Georgia, where she earned her bachelor’s degree in early education.   She married Kenneth Albert […]

Mr. William Dale Lingerfelt, age 69 of Defoor Road, Toccoa passed away Tuesday, September 27, 2022, at the Stephens County Hospital. A son of the late William Cleon Lingerfelt and Fannie Ruth Batson Lingerfelt, he was born February 10, 1953, in Stephens County, Georgia where he lived all his life.  He was retired from Coats and Clark with 50 years of […]

Mr. Charles Everett Turlington, age 100 passed away Saturday, July 2, 2022, at The Phoenix at Lake Lanier Assisted Living in Gainesville, Georgia. A son of the late Perry Alonzo Turlington and Nina Mae Gordon Turlington, he was born October 11, 1921, in Hastings, Florida having lived in Tallahassee, Pensacola and Jacksonville, Florida and Atlanta and Stone Mountain, Georgia before […]

Mrs. Mattie Lillian Purdy Holland, age 98, of Toccoa, GA, slipped into heaven in the arms of Jesus on Tuesday, September 27, 2022, at Stephens County Hospital.  Her family stood around her bed sharing her last moments on this earth. Born March 18, 1924, in Toccoa, she was the daughter of the late Loy Purdy, Sr. and Kitty E. Grist […]

Miss Mary Lou Arthur, age 79 of Toccoa, passed away Monday (Sep 26) at her residence. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, October 2, 2022 at the Hurricane Grove Baptist Church, Martin, GA with Pastor William Trimiar and Rev. Ronnie Gantt, officiating.  Interment will follow in the church Cemetery.    Moss-Stovall-Neal Funeral Home is in charge of […]