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Lorene Guest Toccoa, Georgia 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 Supervision for 15 years, working as a Clerk with the Stephens County Board of Commissioners for six years, Georgia Farm Bureau as an Insurance Agent for three years and then became the Office Manager,...

Stuart Pearce Mellichamp, 77, a resident of the Wilkinson Center in Toccoa, Georgia, died Saturday, September 18, 2021, after an extended period of declining health. Born on November 4, 1943 in Greenwich, Connecticut, he was the son of the late Duncan Adair Mellichamp, Sr., and Elizabeth McRae Mellichamp. He was a graduate of Toccoa High School, Class of 1961, and received a Bachelor of Science degree in Zoology from the University of Georgia in 1966. He was admitted to the U. S. Navy Officer Candidate School in Newport, Rhode Island. Upon graduation, he was posted for three years at the U. S. Naval Base in Charleston, South Carolina, aboard the USS Meadowlark minesweeper. ...

Don Black, age 89, of Albany, Georgia, passed away September 16 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Don was born on November 15, 1931 in Toccoa, Georgia. He was a graduate of Toccoa High School and attended Piedmont College. After leaving Toccoa, he lived in Decatur Georgia. Most of his life was spent in Albany. For forty-nine years he worked as a court reporter for the State Board of Workers' Compensation. He retired at the age of 80. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Albany where he served as a deacon. He enjoyed greeting fellow worshipers at the front door for early service. He always had a piece of candy for the little ones. A deep love of God and his family came...

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.