Local Obits for Sat. Feb 21st, 2015
Barrow
Mr. Kenneth H. Propst, age 90, of Winder, Georgia passed away February 21, 2015. Born in Concord, North Carolina, he was a son of the late Clarence and Beatrice Propst. He was pr ...
Dawson
Harold L. Harkness, 81, of Dawsonville passed away Saturday February 21, 2015 at Gracemont Assisted Living following a period of declining health.Born September 14, 1933 in Warrior ...
Rob Heath, age 59, of Dawsonville, passed away February 21, 2015 at his residence, after a brief, but headstrong, battle with cancer.
Born April 15, 1955 in Dallas, Texas, ...
Forsyth
Tracy Suzanne Savor, 28, of Cumming, GA died on February 21, 2015. Born in Lilburn, GA she was the daughter of Thomas Savor of Cumming, GA and Suzanna (Brian) Pollock of Otto, NC. ...
Habersham
Charles James "C.J." Ellison, age 94, of Clarkesville, Georgia, passed away on Friday, February 20, 2015 at a private care facility following an extended illness.Mr. Elli ...
Hall
Mr. Ronald Nicholson, 76 of Gainesville died Saturday February 21, 2015 at his residence.Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 28, 2015 in the chapel of ...
Mrs. Eula Mae Pinson Bagwell, 94 of Oakwood died Saturday February 21, 2015 at her residence.A lifelong resident of Hall County, Mrs. Bagwell was the daughter of the late A.P. and ...
Jackson
Geoffrey Reynolds, age 72, of Hoschton passed away Saturday, February 21, 2015 after a long illness. Born and raised in England he immigrated to the United States in 2002 and was p ...
Lumpkin
Jacob Matthew Hester, age 15, of Dahlonega, passed away Saturday February 21, 2015. Jacob was born in Gainesville, GA the son of Matt and Janice Hester. He was a student at Lump ...
White
Mr. Kenneth Maurice McEnaney, age 74 of Cleveland passed away, Saturday, February 21, 2015. Kenneth was born in Butte, MT on January 09, 1941 to the late Maurice and Kathleen Morr ...
Nancy Christine McCollum, age 97, of Sautee, passed away Saturday, February 21, 2015. Mrs. McCollum was born on November 17, 1917 to the late C.G. Sr. and Ida Mae Black Wike. Mrs. ...
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.