Local Obits for Sat. Jan 31st, 2009
Dawson
Forsyth
A native of South Florida, retired Miami Beach Fire Chief Braniard Dorris passed away at the age of 68 on January 31st in Cumming of Alzheimerâ
Habersham
INTHAVA SITHIDETH, age 60, of Demorest, GA, died Saturday, January 31, 2009 following an extended illness. Mrs. Sithideth was born July 6, 1948 in Laos to the late Toon and Chantha ...
Hall
Billie Cantrell Morgan, age 75, of Flowery Branch, GA. formerly of Lilburn died January 31, 2009. Funeral services will be 10:00 AM Tuesday February 3, 2009 at Bill Head Funeral Ho ...
Mr. Carlton Butler, age 58, of Murrayville, GA died Saturday January 31, 2009 at the Northside Forsyth Hospital in Cumming, GA.Mr. Butler was a native and lifelong resident of Lump ...
Patsy May Rider, age 62, East Ridge Road, Gainesville, Ga. passed away Saturday, Jan. 31, 2009, at her residence following a sudden illness. Memorial services are scheduled for 3 ...
Jackson
Evans Funeral Home announces the death of Mr. Henry Walter Rucki, age 83, of Jefferson, who passed away on January 31, 2009. He was born on July 8, 1925, in New York, NY, a son to ...
Stephens
William Irvin Wade, age 70 of Toccoa, passed away Saturday, January 31, 2008, at his residence following an extended illness. Born in Habersham County on February 11, 1938, he was ...
White
Mr. Marion William (Duck) McDougald age 84 of Cleveland passed away Saturday January 31, 2009 at Northeast Ga Medical Center Lanier Park Campus following an extended illness. Mr. M ...
Marion William McDougald age 84 of Cleveland died Saturday January 31, 2009 at Lanier Park Hospital following an extended illness. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Barret ...
William Carl Paskins, 57, of Cleveland, GA wasBorn in Chicago, Illinois and grew up in Kansas City, Missouri; he died on Saturday morning, January 31, 2009.He served as a medic in ...
Champion driver Bobby East fatally stabbed at gas station
Bobby East, a three-time USAC national champion driver, has died after being stabbed this week at a Southern California gas station. He was 37.
Speedway Motorsports founder Bruton Smith dies at 95
O. Bruton Smith, who emerged from North Carolina farm country and parlayed his love of motorsports into a Hall of Fame career as one of the biggest track owners...
Gainesville businessman James Simpson dies at 77, truck parade to be held in his honor
Gainesville businessman James Simpson, the force behind Simpson Trucking & Grading, Inc. in Gainesville, will be remembered in a funeral service Friday, Dec. 17 at Hopewell Baptist Church.
Georgia Racing Hall of Famer Bud Lunsford passes away
Legendary Georgia racer and hall of famer Bud Lunsford of Gainesville passed away on Monday at the age of 86. Lunsford, a member of both the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame...
Frank Williams, founder of Formula One team, dies at 79
Sir Frank Williams, the founder and former team principal of Williams Racing, has died. He was 79. Williams took his motor racing team from an empty carpet warehouse to the summit of Formula One, overseeing 114 victories, a combined 16 drivers’ and constructors’ world championships, while becoming the longest-serving team boss in the sport’s history.
Prince, poultry pioneer, dies at 93
Jack Prince of Gainesville, the man who invented the chicken deboning machine, has died at the age of 93.
Former NASCAR driver Townley killed in shooting in Athens
A former NASCAR driver was killed Saturday in a shooting in Georgia that also wounded a woman, investigators said. John Wes Townley, 31, died in the shooting in a neighborhood...
Former Hall County School Superintendent Doug Winters dies at 82
Dr. Douglas Harry Winters, a former superintendent for the Hall County School District, died Wednesday, Aug. 11 at the age of 82.
