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L. "Jim" Steele passed away June 21, 2021 in Toccoa, GA after a long illness. He is survived by Adele Steele, his dedicated wife of 46 years, sister Patti Kleinert of Alto, brother Charles Steele of Toccoa, son Captain Jimmy Galbreath of Mountain City, and many nieces and nephews. He was born August 15, 1947 to Dr. L.J. and Maud Lee Hitt Steele in Toccoa GA. He graduated from Stephens County H.S. and University of Georgia with a degree in Chemistry. He went directly in to a career in commercial construction, then retired from Gwinnett County Public School system after 38 years of service as their Chief Operations Officer. He retired with the honor of having coordinated the building of...

Mrs. Emily Edwards Acree peacefully passed away on February 4, 2020 at her home on Rosedale Street. The daughter of the late Henry A. and Emily Wynne Edwards, she was born in Augusta, Georgia on January 14, 1928. The Augusta native attended Mary Baldwin College and graduated from the University of Georgia where she was a member of Alpha Delta Pi Sorority. Emily married W. Richard Acree in November of 1950 and lived most of her life in Toccoa, Georgia. She was a member of the Toccoa Cotillion Club and the First United Methodist Church. Emily and Richard were honored for their longtime support of the University of Georgia with one of the first Pinnacle Awards given. She is survived by their...

Mr. Bennie Michael Martin, age 62 of Fowler Road, West Union, South Carolina passed away Sunday, September 1, 2019. A son of Helen Agnew and the late Louis Edwin Martin, he was born November 30, 1956 in Albany, Georgia having lived most of his life in Athens, Georgia. He was a self-employed surveyor, attended Bread of Life Church and an avid outdoorsman. Local survivors include his mother and step-father, Helen Agnew and Jim Biwer of Athens, Georgia. Graveside services Wednesday, September 4, 2019, 1 p.m. at the Stephens Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 11 o'clock a.m. until service time. Interment to follow. Acree-Davis Funeral Home is in...

Dr. John Francis Brown of Columbia, SC, passed away on July 8, 2019. A Celebration of Life memorial service will be held on Sunday, August 11, 3pm at Lake Murray Presbyterian Church, 2721 Dutch Fork Rd., Chapin, SC. Please view the full obituary online at www.acree-davisfh.com . Acree-Davis Funeral Home, Toccoa, GA, is assisting the family.