Category: Obituaries

Tony D. Reese, 69 of Canon, Georgia, passed away Saturday evening, April 16, 2022, a Anderson Memorial Hospital, surrounded by his family. Born October 5, 1952, in Anderson, South Carolina, he was the son of the late Dorsey Lee and Mary Ruth Parten Reese. He was a member of the Franklin County High School class of 1970, and was retired […]

Louise LeCroy Crawford, age 92, entered into eternal rest on Saturday, April 16, 2022. She was born on January 16, 1930. She was a resident of Toccoa, Georgia and was a life-long member of Allen’s United Methodist Church in Red Hill, Georgia. Louise retired from Coats and Clark as a stenographer in August of 1991. She loved working in her yard especially growing beautiful flowers and cutting her grass. She married […]

Denis Layne Burk, Lavonia GA, entered into eternal rest on April 14, 2022, at Stephens County Hospital.  Denis was born with Down Syndrome in McCook, Nebraska to Elmer and Agnes Burk, April 1, 1962.  He grew up on a farm outside McDonald, Kansas and was the youngest with two brothers and two sisters.  His family was instrumental in helping him […]

Doyle Monroe Patterson, age 81, of Clayton, Georgia passed away on April12, 2022.  Doyle was born the son of the late John Lee Patterson and Burma Lou Dickerson Patterson on January 2, 1941. He was a 1959 graduate of Rabun County High School and was named an All-State athlete in football and was inducted into the Rabun County High School Hall of Fame.  […]

Cheryl Ann Gragg, age 64, of Lakemont, Georgia, passed away Wednesday, April 13, 2022 at Mountain Lakes Medical Center in Clayton. Born November 23, 1957, she was a daughter of the late Morris Ray Gragg and Ruth Ellen Phillips Gragg.  She was a Certified Medical Assistant and a member of Carves Chapel Baptist Church. Family members include two daughters, Rhonda […]

Mr. Roger William Sertain, age 66 of Maka Way, Toccoa passed away Saturday, April 9, 2022 at the Stephens County Hospital. A son of the late William David Sertain and Ruth Turpin Sertain, he was born April 2, 1956 in Stephens County, Georgia where he lived all his life.  He was employed with Coats and Clark for 30 years and owned and operated his own plumbing business called The Plumber.  He was […]

Dr. Ralph Eugene Reed, age 86 of Toccoa passed away Tuesday, April 5th at his home.  He loved God, he loved his family, and he loved his country. The son of the late Clarence and Eleanor Reed, he was born December 23, 1935 in Miami, Florida.  After growing up in Miami he joined the U.S. Navy and was a flight […]

Mrs. Lorene Anderson Guest, age 92 of Toccoa passed away Thursday, April 7, 2022 at the Stephens County Hospital. A daughter of the late Julian Lawson and Hattie Lee Wheeler Anderson, she was born June 28, 1929 in Jackson County, Georgia.  She was a graduate of Toccoa Falls College, attended UGA, North Georgia Tech and Athens Tech.  She moved from Athens, Georgia in 1951. Her employment history included working at Wright Manufacturing Company in Training and […]

Mr. Robert Darron Whitehead, age 52 of Laurel Mountain Drive, Toccoa passed away Monday, April 4, 2022 at Northside Hospital Atlanta. A son of Robert Whitehead and the late Jean Dale Whitehead, he was born May 7, 1969 in Hall County, Georgia having lived most of his life in Stephens County.  He was the Owner-Operator of Whitehead Distributing Company, a member of Providence United Methodist Church and a retired Volunteer with Shiloh […]

Mr. James Franklin Smith, age 76 of Murphy Hill Drive, Westminster, South Carolina passed away Sunday, April 3, 2022 at his residence. A son of the late Roy Thomas Smith and Jessie Cox Smith, he was born October 3, 1945 in Stephens County, Georgia having lived most of his life in Oconee County, South Carolina.  He was retired from Norfolk Southern Railway with 32 years of service.  He was of the Baptist […]