Local Obits for Wed. Oct 7th, 2009
Banks
Mrs. Ouida Griffin Adams, age 60, of Gillsville died Wednesday October 7, 2009 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, Georgia.Ouida graduated from East Hall High Schoo ...
Forsyth
Mrs. Emma Hendrix, age 87, a native and life long resident of Forsyth County, passed away Wednesday, October 7, 2009. She was preceded in death by her son, James â
Habersham
Lawrence Cooper Kirkland, age 65, of Cornelia, GA passed away on October 7, 2009 following an extended illness. Born in Hillsborough Co, Florida on December 16, 1943, he was the so ...
Hall
Funeral services will be held at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, October 10, 2009 in the chapel of Little & Davenport Funeral Home for Nadine Dunagan Shelton, 80, of Marietta. Rev. Jon W ...
Jackson
Evans Funeral Home announces the death of Mr. Joseph Roger Dixon, age 63, of Jefferson, who passed away on Wednesday, October 7, 2009. Mr. Dixon worked as a service representative ...
Evans Funeral Home announces the death of Liza Jane Brooks, age 27, of Nicholson, who passed away on Wednesday, October 7, 2009. Ms. Brooks, born in Jackson County, worked as a CN ...
Rabun
San Roberts Norton passed away October 7, 2009 after a battle with cancer.Born Grace Ann Roberts in her grandparentâ
Vernon Jordan, activist, former Clinton adviser, has died
According to a statement from his daughter, Vernon Jordan, a civil rights activist and former adviser to President Bill Clinton, has died
Mincey Marble founder, marble innovator dies at 86
Kenneth Mincey, who founded Gainesville-based Mincey Marble cast marble company, passed away at the age of 86 Friday.
Jo Ann Adams, Gainesville's first female pharmacist, dies at 93
When Jo Ann Trapnell Adams graduated from the University of Georgia School of Pharmacy, she was just 20 years old.
Mary Wilson, longest-reigning original Supreme, dies at 76
Mary Wilson, the longest-reigning original Supreme, has died at 76 years old
Former heavyweight champion Leon Spinks Jr. dies at 67
Former heavyweight champion Leon Spinks Jr. has died after battling prostate and other cancers
Oscar winner, ‘Sound of Music’ star Christopher Plummer dies
Christopher Plummer, the dashing award-winning actor who played Captain von Trapp in the film “The Sound of Music” and at 82 became the oldest Academy Award winner in history, has died
Hal Holbrook, prolific actor who played Twain, dies at 95
Award-winning character actor Hal Holbrook who toured the world as Mark Twain in a one-man show and uttered the immortal advice “Follow the money” in the political thriller “All the President’s Men,” has died