Jocile Thurmond McFarlin

Jocile Thurmond McFarlin, of the Red Hill Community, passed away Sunday afternoon,
June 13, 2021, at her home.

Born February 21, 1938, in Franklin County, she was the daughter of the late Paul and
Mary Opal Kellar Thurmond. She was the widow of the late Joel Dewitt McFarlin, and
sister-in-law of the late Rev. Truitt Brawner and Mike Elrod. She had been employed at
Harpers, Coats and Clark, and Toccoa Casket Company. She was a member of Hunters
Creek Baptist Church and had played piano at Broad River Baptist Church and at Hunters
Creek for many years.

Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law, Steve and Kathy McFarlin; daughter and
son-in-law, Joy and Bruce Jordan, Canon; six grandchildren, Christy Burgess, Stephen
McFarlin, Katie McFarlin South, Justin Collins, Jordan Collins, and Jannah Canup; ten
great-grandchildren, Isabella Burgess, Caralina Burgess, Peyton McFarlin, Gavon
McFarlin, Noah Collins, McKenzie Collins, Ryan Collins, Lainah Collins, Wesley
Canup, and Emma Jocile McFarlin; sisters, Mary Ruth Brawner Toccoa, Pauline
McFarlin, Toccoa, Sandra Elrod, Red Hill, and Shirley Pritchett Red Hill.

Services will be Wednesday afternoon at 2pm at the Hunters Creek Baptist Church with
Rev. Ben Huff, Rev. Vernon Dorminy, and Rev. Don Balock. Interment will be in the
church cemetery.

The body is at the Ginn Funeral Home. The family is at the home and will receive friends
from 6 until 8pm Tuesday evening at the funeral home. Flowers are welcome but those
wishing to make memorials to Jocile, please do so Hunters Creek Baptist Church, 1370
Hunter’s Creek Road, Toccoa, GA 30577. Condolences may be left at
ginnfuneralhome.com.