Local Obits for Fri. Oct 24th, 2014
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Lois Ricker Suttles, age 90, of Winder passed away Friday, October 24, 2014. Funeral Services will be held 2:00 PM Tuesday, October 28, 2014 at Harmony Grove United Methodist Churc ...
Dawson
Barry Andrew Harness, age 58, of Dawsonville, GA entered into rest after a valiant 14 year battle with cancer on October 24, 2014. A loving, husband, father, & grandfather, he ...
Forsyth
Lou Ella Popham, age 90 of Cumming, passed away Friday, October 24, 2014. Mrs. Popham was a member of Dave's Creek Baptist Church. She is preceded in death by her husband, Elb ...
Gwinnett
William Royce Brogdon, age 85, of Carnesville, GA, formerly of Buford, GA, passed away on Friday, October 24, 2014 at Emory Midtown Hospital Hospice. He was preceded in death by h ...
Habersham
Doris H. Overton, age 82, of Demorest, Georgia, passed away on Thursday, October 24, 2014 following a sudden illness.Mrs. Overton was born on January 12, 1932 to the late William C ...
Mr. Steve William Blackburn, 54, of 118 Heritage Garden Drive, Baldwin, passed away Friday, October, 24, 2014, at Scenic Overlook Road in Tallulah Falls. A son of the late George W ...
Hall
Barbara Montgomery Thornhill, age 79, of Flowery Branch, GA passed away on Friday, October 24, 2014.She was preceded in death by her husband of fifty-eight years, Rev. Harold G. Th ...
Calvin Wayne Williams, 67, of Gainesville died October 24, 2014. Calvin grew up in Millen, GA where he attended Jenkins County High School. Most recently, Calvin lived in Athens an ...
Memorial services will be held Monday October 27, 2014 at 4 p.m. in the chapel of Ward's Funeral Home for Stella Louise Burnette, 65, of Gainesville. Rev. Ernie Bryson will of ...
Other
Ms. Freda Ann Gable, age 57, of Comer, GA died Friday, October 24, 2014 at Northridge Medical Center. Ms. Gable was born in Royston and was a homemaker. She is survived by her br ...
Funeral services Friday for officer who helped establish Hall County SWAT team
Funeral services have been scheduled for Lt. Bob McMahan, a 23-year veteran of the Hall County Sheriff's Office, who was instrumental in setting up the SWAT team for the department.
'SpongeBob' creator Stephen Hillenburg dies at 57
Stephen Hillenburg, whose daffy animated 'SpongeBob SquarePants' became an international hit, dies at 57.
Wayne Abernathy, Hall County businessman and state Board of Public Safety member, dies
A Lula man, who operated a number of businesses in Gainesville and Cleveland during his lifetime and served more than 35 years on the state Board of Public Safety, has died.
Roy Clark, country guitar virtuoso, 'Hee Haw' star, has died
Country star Roy Clark, the guitar virtuoso and singer who headlined the cornpone TV show "Hee Haw" for nearly a quarter century, has died. He was 85
NASCAR legend David Pearson dies at age 83
David Pearson, winner of three NASCAR premier series championships, has died at the age of 83. Winner of 105 races in just 574 starts – second most to fellow...
Mari Hulman George, Indy's quiet pioneer, dies at 83
Mari Hulman George, auto racing's 'quiet pioneer' who ordered Indy drivers to start their engines, dies at 83
Giants Hall of Famer Willie McCovey dies at 80
Willie McCovey, the sweet-swinging Hall of Famer nicknamed "Stretch" for his 6-foot-4 height and long arms, has died at 80
Funeral services set for Wednesday for former Gainesville police chief
Retired Gainesville Police Chief Jerry Harrison Forrester died Monday at the age of 72.
