Local Obits for Mon. Jan 5th, 2009
Banks
Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00pm on Wednesday, January 7, 2009 at Gillsville Baptist Church for Horace Wilson, age 73, of Hwy 52, Gillsville. Burial will be in Gillsville ...
Forsyth
Mr. Boyd Henry Wood, age 71 of Cumming, passed away Monday, January 5, 2009. He was a member of Shady Grove Baptist Church in Cumming, GA. He was a member of the Lafayette Lodge # ...
Gwinnett
Evans Funeral Home announces the death of Mr. Richard Joseph Keyes, age 48, of Stone Mountain, passed away on January 5, 2009. Mr. Keyes was born on August 27, 1960 in Boston, MA, ...
Hall
Louise Williams, 77, of 1074 Bridle Creek Drive, Flowery Branch, GA; died January 5, 2009. The family will receive friends Friday, January 9, 2009 from 7 p.m. until 8 p.m. at Unio ...
Paul "David" Crumley, age 64, of Gainesville, GA passed away Monday, January 5, 2009, at his residence following a sudden illness.Funeral services are scheduled for Thurs ...
Mr. Robert L. (Robbie) Hatcher, Jr., age 48, of Gainesville, passed away at his residence January 5, 2009 after a brief illness.A lifelong resident of Hall County, Robbie was prope ...
William H. Reeves, age 77, of Gainesville Highway, Winder GA passed away Monday January 5, 2009 at Barrow Medical Center following an extended illness.Funeral services will be held ...
Jackson
Mrs. Anita McConnell, 64, Maysville died Sunday, January 4, at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Mrs. McConnell was the owner and operator of Joyland Child Development Center i ...
'Forrest Gump' author Winston Groom dead at 77
Winston Groom, the writer whose novel “Forrest Gump” was made into an Oscar winning 1994 movie that became an enduring cultural phenomenon, has died
Tom Seaver, heart and mighty arm of Miracle Mets, dies at 75
Hall of Fame pitcher and New York Mets icon Tom Seaver has died at 75
Coaching great John Thompson of Georgetown dead at 78
The college basketball coaching great John Thompson of Georgetown has died
Chadwick Boseman, who embodied Black icons, dies of cancer
First Chadwick Boseman slipped on the cleats of Jackie Robinson, then the Godfather of Soul’s dancing shoes, portraying both Black American icons with a searing intensity that commanded respect
Ford, Bush presidential adviser Brent Scowcroft dies at 95
A longtime adviser to Presidents Gerald Ford and George H
Wilford Brimley, 'Cocoon' and 'Natural' actor, dies at 85
Wilford Brimley, who worked his way up from movie stunt rider to indelible character actor in films including “Cocoon” and “The Natural,” has died
Olivia de Havilland, Oscar-winning actress, dies at 104
Oscar winner Olivia de Havilland, best known as the kindly Melanie in “Gone With the Wind,” has died
NASCAR Hall of Famer Maurice Petty passes away
NASCAR Hall of Fame engine builder Maurice Petty passed away Saturday morning, according to a statement released by Richard Petty Motorsports. He was 81 years old.
