Category: Obituaries

Mrs. Mary Payne Miller, age 87 of Riverdale Road, Toccoa passed away Thursday, August 4, 2022 at The Oaks at Scenic View, Baldwin, Georgia. A daughter of the late Henry and Annie Mae Cleveland Payne, she was born November 18, 1934 in Stephens County, Georgia where she lived all her life.  She was retired from Wal-Mart and was a member of Shiloh Baptist Church.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded […]

Mrs. Hazel Virginia Smith Merck, age 79 of Toccoa passed away Thursday, August 4, 2022 at the Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital.   A daughter of the late Clarence Watson Smith and Pearl Jewell Allen Smith, she was born August 15, 1942 in White County, Georgia having lived all of her life in Stephens County.  She had worked at Wright’s Manufacturing, The Bibb Company and Coats and Clark.  She was a member of […]

Mrs. Faye Nell Murray Smith, age 82 of North Red Rock Road, Toccoa passed away Thursday, August 4, 2022 at Pruitt Health Toccoa. A daughter of the late Floyd and Louise Matthews Murray, she was born April 29, 1940 in Stephens County, Georgia where she lived all her life.  She was retired from Gem Southeast with a number of years of service.  After her retirement, she became a caregiver.  She […]

Mrs. Patricia Murray Browning, age 71 of Toccoa passed away Thursday, August 4, 2022 at Habersham Home, Demorest, Georgia. A daughter of the late Ray and Janet White Murray, she was born January 10, 1951 in Stephens County, Georgia where she lived all her life.  She was retired from Stephens County, Human Resources Department.  She was a member of Zebulon Baptist Church.  She was preceded in death by her parents. […]

Mr. Jimmy Leroy Garner, age 72 of Whispering Woods Road, Martin passed away Monday, July 25, 2022 at his residence. A son of the late Raymond Garner and Elise Holcomb Garner, he was born May 18, 1950 in Habersham County, Georgia having lived all his life in Stephens County.  He was employed with Tugalo Construction Company for 15 years as a truck driver and was a member […]

Mr. Malcolm Derrick Garland, age 57 of Toccoa passed away July 12, 2022 at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center. A son of Patricia Verner Garland and the late Dewey Grant Garland, he was born February 15, 1965 in Stephens County, Georgia where he lived most of his life.  He was a 1983 graduate of Stephens County High School and later attended the University of Georgia.  He was employed with Qwiksite Construction in Gainesville, Georgia as a […]

Mr. Daniel “Dan” Allen Merck, age 83 of Skyline Drive, Toccoa passed away Monday, August 1, 2022 at his residence. A son of the late John Max Merck and Millie Fricks Merck, he was born September 2, 1938 in Stephens County, Georgia where he lived all his life.  He was a 1956 graduate of Toccoa High School and a graduate of Southern Tech.  He was retired from State of Georgia […]

Annie Ruth Dalton Kesler, 83, of the Prospect Community, passed away Saturday evening, July 30, 2022, at her home. Born September 11, 1938, in Habersham County, she was the daughter of the late William Guy Dalton and Ellaree Cook Dalton Wade. She was preceded in death by her husband Verlin Kesler, grandson Levi Kesler, and step-father Vance Wade. She was […]

Mrs. Jean Northrup Cramblett, age 96 of Toccoa passed away Friday, July 29, 2022 at the Stephens County Hospital. A daughter of the late Oakley Northrup and Edith Sprague Northrup Carmichael, she was born July 29, 1926 in Glasford, Illinois having lived most of her life in Stephens County, Georgia.  She worked as a stenographer for a short time and was a homemaker.  She was a member of First Presbyterian Church […]

Ms. Misti Newkirk Higgins, age 44 of Robinson Way, Toccoa passed away Thursday, July 28, 2022 at the Stephens County Hospital. A daughter of Butch and Sheryl Swafford Newkirk, she was born May 6, 1978 in Fulton County, Georgia having lived all her life in Stephens County, Georgia.  She was employed with the Clarkesville Post Office as a Rural Mail Carrier and was of the Baptist faith.  She was preceded in death […]