Local Obits for Tue. Jan 24th, 2012
Banks
Mrs. Esther "Doll" Whitlock, age 94, of Maysville, GA died Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Mrs. Whitlock was born in Banks County to the l ...
Cathy Sullens Railey, age 57 of Alto, passed away Tuesday, January 24, 2012. Born in Hall County on June 15, 1954, she was the daughter of the late James Cecil "Pete" and ...
Dawson
Marlon W. Houston, 90, of Orlando, Florida passed away Tuesday January 24, 2012 at his residence following a period of declining health.Born January 17, 1922 in Colquitt, Georgia ...
Forsyth
Ann Theresa Jaeger, 65, of Atlanta, Georgia passed away on Tuesday, January 24th, 2012.Graveside Services will be held on Saturday, January 28th, 2012 at 11:00 AM at Milton Fields ...
Beloved best friend, wife, mother, and grandmother Faye Youmans Richards of Cumming, GA. passed away on January 24, 2012 with family at her side. Faye leaves behind her husband of ...
Habersham
Edna Mae Gerrin Elrod, age 84 of Cornelia, passed away Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at Habersham Home West. Born on October 18, 1927, in Habersham County, she was a daughter of the la ...
Hall
Mary Frances Bailey, age 70 of Gainesville, passed away on Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at her residence following an extended illness.Funeral services are scheduled for Saturday, Jan ...
Robert Keith Pope, age 46 of Gainesville, passed away on Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center following a sudden illness.Memorial services are scheduled fo ...
Ruby Wilson Wiley, age 75 of Lula, fought her fight and finished her course and went to be with her Lord on January 24, 2012, at her residence. Born in Banks County on September 01 ...
Jackson
Evans Funeral Home announces the death of Mr. David Hamilton Duncan,age 70, of Jefferson, who passed away on Tuesday, January 24, 2012. Mr. Duncanwas born in Bristol, VA, a son to ...
White
Alexander Funeral Home of Cleveland announces the death of Mrs. Tessie Ann Robinson, age 87, of Cleveland. Mrs. Robinson passed away Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at Habersham Medical ...
Alexander Funeral Home of Cleveland announces the death of Mrs. Tressie Ann Robinson, age 87 of Cleveland. Mrs. Robinson passed away Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at Habersham Medical ...
Nevada sheriff: Radio show host Art Bell dead at 72
Art Bell, a radio host best known for a paranormal-themed nightly show syndicated on hundreds of stations in the 1990s, including WDUN, has died at his home in southern Nevada, authorities said Saturday.
Milos Forman, Oscar-winning director, dies at 86
Milos Forman, a refuge from Czechoslovakia whose American movies "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" and "Amadeus" won a deluge of Academy Awards, including best director Oscars, has died.
Jackson County Chief Magistrate Judge dies after battle with cancer
The Chief Magistrate Judge of Jackson County has died following a battle with cancer.
Anti-apartheid activist Winnie Madikizela-Mandela dies
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, prominent anti-apartheid activist and the ex-wife of Nelson Mandela, has died
Jim Lancaster, former Hall County Fire Battalion Chief, dies at age 70
Jim Lancaster, a former Battalion Chief for Hall County Fire Services, died Thursday.
VIDEO: Legendary voice of Red Elephants, Gainesville icon Walt Snelling left us with incredible memories
Walt Snelling was woven into the very fabric of Gainesville High athletics, as much a part of Big Red as The Rock, City Park or any number of the illustrious athletes and committed coaches to have graced the playing field.
Linda Brown, central figure in school segregation case, dies
As a girl in Kansas, Linda Brown's father tried to enroll her in an all-white school in Topeka. A 1954 decision by the US Supreme Court followed, striking down racial segregation in schools and cementing Linda Brown's place in history. She died Sunday.