Obituaries
Curtis Clayton Sims
Nov 4, 2022
A Life Well-lived -- Curtis Clayton Sims
Curtis Sims was born December 8, 1943 in Toccoa, Georgia to Farris and Almetie Sims. He departed this life on Friday, November 4, 2022 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, Georgia. Mr. Sims was a quiet man and lived a peaceful and useful life. He was known to many as Curt and...
Vergie Pinkston Gilliard
Oct 30, 2022
Vergie Lee Gilliard was born June 19, 1937, to the late John Brooks Pinkston and Ida Heard-Pinkston. She was the youngest daughter of 13 children. She was educated in both Franklin and Hart County Schools. She was joined in marriage to the late Edward Edrew Gilliard. To this union, 3 children were born. Later in her marriage she began working...
Mary Lou Arthur
Sep 26, 2022
Miss Mary Lou Arthur was born on March 27, 1943 in Toccoa, GA (Stephens Co.) to the late Robert S. T. Arthur and Pearl Allen Arthur. She was called to eternal rest on September 26, 2022 at her home after an extended illness.
She joined the Hurricane Grove Baptist Church at an early age and remained a faithful member until...
Sarah Parks Haymond
Sep 24, 2022
Sarah Frances Parks Haymond was born April 25, 1964 and departed her life September 24, 2022. Sarah was a member of the Deer Court CME Church where she served as stewardess, usher board president, and pastor's aid president. Sarah was a faithful member. She was a faithful worker for 19 years at Fieldale Farms. She was preceded in death by...
Joseph William Keye
Sep 5, 2022
Joseph William Keye was born on October 27, 1945 to the union of Rev. Lois Simpson Keye and Floyd Keye. “Thunder Chicken” as he was proudly called by family and friends attended Whitman Street High School. He served this country in the U.S. Marine Corps and also fought in Vietnam as a Chemical Warfare Operator. After being discharged from the...
Robert T Washington
Aug 30, 2022
Mr. Robert T. Washington, age 74 of Toccoa, GA passed away Tuesday, August 30, 2022 at Bountiful Hills Senior Living in Commerce, GA. There are no further arrangements for Mr. Washington.
William Mac Thompson
Aug 22, 2022
Mr. William Mack Thompson, son of the late Alfred and Mary Jane Jarrett Thompson, went home to his eternal rest on Monday, August 22, 2022. He was the last of 17 children.
He was married to the late Bucilla Richie Thompson. They were married for 64 years, 10 months and 8 days at the time of her death .They were...
Kevin Canady
Aug 11, 2022
Kevin Canady was born on April 20, 1963 in Georgia to proud parents, the late Joseph Lanier White and Rubye Canady White. He departed this life at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center on Thursday, August 11, 2022 in Gainesville, GA after a brief illness.
Kevin's family moved to California where Kevin attended public schools and graduated from Eisenhower Senior High...
John Henry Burton, Jr
Aug 11, 2022
Mr. John Henry Burton, Jr. departed this earth on August 11, 2022 at his residence in Toccoa, GA. He was born in Toccoa, GA on April 29, 1943. He was the son of the late Mary Fruster Burton and John Henry Burton. He was a member of the Hurricane Grove Baptist Church, Martin, GA where he joined at an early...
John Bishop Morrison
Aug 10, 2022
John Bishop Morrison was born on April 6, 1937 in Hart County, Bowman, GA to the late John H. Morrison and the late Gester Brewer Morrison. He joined Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church in Bowman, GA at an early age. While yet a teenager, he moved to Waukegan, IL and made his home there and in Jamaica Queens NY. In...
Chanin E Mayfield, Sr.
Jul 5, 2022
Chanin Emil Mayfield, Sr., 32, was born on January 6, 1990, and departed his life on July 5, 2022. Chanin was the child of the late Horace Mayfield of Toccoa, GA and Anita & Tommy Davis of Cornelia, GA. He joined Mt. Zion Baptist Church at an early age. He was preceded in death by his wife Carman Simmons...
George Nathan Richie
Jun 14, 2022
Memorial service for Mr. George Nathan Richie will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 18, 2022 at Cleveland CME in Martin, GA.
Phillis Brown
Jun 10, 2022
Miss Phillis Brown was born January 11, 1954 to the late William Bill and Viola O. Brown. She transitioned to eternal rest on June 10, 2022 at the home of her daughter. Phillis confessed Jesus as her Lord and Savior. She told her children, no, I may not go to church but I know who the Lord is. Miss Phillis...
Hilda Mosley McCurdy
Jun 4, 2022
Mrs. Hilda Ruth Mosley McCurdy, affectionately known as "Mama Ruthie" by her grand- and great- grandchildren, was born and raised in Toccoa, GA on December 27, 1931 to the late Elijah and Ruth Mosley. Her mother said she was born on December 26th, not the 27th, so she celebrated her birthday on December 26. Hilda was the oldest of...
David Faulkner
May 26, 2022
Mr. David Faulkner was born December 9, 1947. He departed this life at the age of 74, on May 26, 2022 . A native of Banks County, Deacon David was the son of the late George Faulkner and Dorine Gaither Faulkner. He was preceded in death by his brothers Otis Faulkner and George E. Faulkner.
David retired from Certainteed...
Stanley Allen Goodine
May 9, 2022
Mr. Stanley Allen Goodine, age 65 of Seneca, SC passed away May 9, 2022 at his residence. He was a native of Oconee County, SC and was the son of the late Andy and Myrtle Goodine. He attended Westminster High School and was retired from Oconee Machine and Tool in Westminster. He was a member of the Cheohee Baptist...
Humphrey Hull
Apr 29, 2022
Mr. Humphrey G. Hull, age 71 of 208 S. Broad Street, Toccoa, GA passed away Friday, April 29, 2022 at his residence. Public viewing for Mr. Hull will be held on Saturday, April 30, 2022 from 3-7:00 p.m. at Moss-Stovall-Neal Funeral Home. A Memorial service for Mr. Hull will be held on Sunday, May 1, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. at...
Wilhelmina S. Arthur
Apr 3, 2022
Funeral services for Miss Wilhelmina S. Arthur, age 58 of Hayes Road, Toccoa, GA will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, April 9, 2022 at the Hurricane Grove Baptist Church, Martin, GA with Pastor William Trimiar, officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Public viewing: Friday, April 8, 2022 from 2:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. at Moss-Stovall-Neal Funeral Home.
Robert Lee Holley, Sr.
Mar 23, 2022
Graveside services for Mr. Robert Lee Holley, Sr. will be held on Tuesday, March 29, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. at the Toccoa City Cemetery. Public viewing for Mr. Holley will begin at 1:00 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. on Monday, March 28 at the funeral home. The family will receive friends on Monday, March 28, 2022 from 6:30 p.m. - 7:30...
Dorine Faulkner
Mar 19, 2022
Funeral services for Mrs. Dorine Faulkner, age 94 of Commerce, GA will be held at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, March 24, 2022 at the Grove Level Baptist Church, Grove Level Road, Maysville, Ga. Interment will follow in the Neals Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Commerce, GA. The family will receive friends from 5-7:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 23, 2022 at the Homer First...
