Local Obits for Thu. Oct 22nd, 2009
Dawson
Charles L. Cash, 73, of Dawsonville passed away Thursday October 22, 2009 at his residence surrounded by his loving family.Born September 10, 1936 in Fulton County to the late Lee ...
Forsyth
Mr. Roy Rade Garrett, age 84 of Cumming, GA passed away Thursday, October 22, 2009. He was preceded in death by his parents, Joel and Grace Garrett. He was a Mason in the Matt L ...
Hall
Ila Neal Robertson, age 84 of Gainesville, GA departed this life on Thursday, October 22, 2009. She is survived by her sister Woodie Neal Byrd of Gainesville, GA, 4 Nephews, 1 Niec ...
Graveside services are scheduled for 3:00 pm on Sunday, October 25, 2009 in Alta Vista Cemetery for Irene Farmer Lord, age 87, of Gainesville. The Rev. Peggy Wages will officiate. ...
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, October 25, 2009 at Little & Davenport Chapel for Myredith â
Jackson
Mr. Judson Snead Sr., age 75, of Ila, GA died Thursday October 22, 2009 at Embracing Hospice House. Mr. Snead was born in Knox County, TN to the late, Herndon G. and Nancy Winkle ...
Evans Funeral Home announces the death of Mrs. Myrtice Satterfield Shropshire, age 95, of Commerce, who passed away on October 22, 2009. Mrs. Shropshire was born on July 22, 1914 i ...
Ivie Funeral Home announces the death of Sarah Hayes Seymour, 75, of Lavonia who died on Thursday at her residence.Survivors include a daughter, Elizabeth Baird of Danielsville; a ...
Rabun
Floss Darnell Sitton, 86, of Rabun Gap, died Thursday, October 22, 2009 at her home on Bettyâ
White
Alexander Funeral Home of Cleveland announces the death of Mr. Harry Dean Raby Sr., age 78 of Cleveland. Mr. Raby passed away at his home on Thursday, October 22, 2009 following a ...
Blue-collar character actor Danny Aiello has died at age 86
The blue-collar character actor Danny Aiello has died at age 86
Sesame Street puppeteer Caroll Spinney dies at age 85
The Sesame Workshop says Caroll Spinney, who gave Big Bird his warmth and Oscar the Grouch his growl for nearly 50 years on “Sesame Street,” died Sunday at the age of 85 at his home in Connecticut
Acclaimed novelist Ernest Gaines dies at 86
Novelist Ernest J. Gaines, whose poor childhood on a small Louisiana plantation germinated stories of black struggles that grew into universal stories of grace and beauty, has died
1st black Georgia senator elected post-Reconstruction dies
A former Georgia state senator who was the first black lawmaker elected to the upper chamber after Reconstruction has died
'Maude' co-star, character actor Bill Macy dies at 97
Bill Macy, foil to Bea Arthur's feminist wife in '70s sitcom 'Maude,' dies at 97
Retired, longtime Gainesville school official dies
A retired, longtime Gainesville school official, former Asst. Supt. Otis Ellenberg, has died.
Rep. Elijah Cummings was a sharecropper's son, took on Trump
Congressman Elijah E. Cummings has died to complications from longstanding health challenges, his office said. He was 68.
Ginger Baker, Cream's volatile drummer, dies at 80
Ginger Baker, Cream's volatile and propulsive drummer, dies at 80