Daphene Diffie Rollins

Mrs. Daphene Diffie
Rollins, age 92, of Toccoa,
passed away Friday, April
7, 2023 at the Piedmont
Athens Regional Hospital.
A daughter of the late
Carl and Alta Smith Diffie,
she was born Aug. 27, 1930
in Ohatchee, Alabama
having lived most of her
life in Toccoa. She was the
owner and operator of
Rollins Gifts and Books for
40 years. She was a mem-
ber of the First Baptist
Church, the Journey Sun-
day School Class and the
Book Club.
In addition to her par-
ents, she was preceded in
death by her husband,
George Rollins, Jr. in 2017
and by a son, Ken Rollins.
Survivors include two
sons and daughters-in-law,
George E. Rollins, III (An-
nette) of Greensboro, N.C.
and Mark Rollins (Amy) of
McDonough, Ga.; grand-
children, Kenan Rollins,
Heather Edwards, Caitlin
Storey and Savannah
Rollins; great-grandchil-
dren, Blake Edwards and
Caleb Edwards.
Funeral services were
held Wednesday, April 12,
2023, at 11 a.m. in the Hill-
crest Chapel of the Acree-
Davis Funeral Home with
the Rev. David Ritcey and
the Rev. Brett Sanders offi-
ciating. Family members
served as pallbearers:
George Rollins, III, Mark
Rollins, Kenan Rollins,
Josh Edwards, Blake Ed-
wards and Caleb Edwards.
The family received
friends at the Acree-Davis
Funeral Home on Tues-
day, 6-8 p.m. Online con-
dolences may be left for
the family at www.acree-
davisfh.com.
Entombment followed
in the Stephens Memorial
Mausoleum with the
Acree-Davis Funeral
Home and Crematory in
charge of the arrange-
ments for Mrs. Daphene
Diffie Rollins.