Local Obits for Wed. Apr 22nd, 2009
Banks
James Lee Passmore, age 72 of Chatham Road, Homer, Georgia passed away Wednesday, April 22, 2009 at BJC Hospital following an extended illness. Funeral services are sche ...
Monta Caudell Meeler, age 93, of Homer, GA passed away on Wednesday, April 22, 2009. Mrs. Meeler was born on July 31, 1915 in Homer, GA to the late P.G. Caudell Sr. and Gladys Bell ...
Dawson
Evelyn Ruth Banner, 91, of Dawsonville, GA died on April 22, 2009 in Gainesville, GA. The daughter of the late Elizabeth and Lawrence Childers, she was also predeceased by her bel ...
Forsyth
Gwinnett
Mr. Larry E. Lowery, Sr., age 68 of Lawrenceville, GA, passed away Wednesday, April 22, 2009 following an extended illness. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and also an ordained ...
Habersham
McGahee-Griffin & Stewart Funeral Home announces the death of Mrs. Hazel Rena Fennell Ludwig, age 88, of Cornelia who passed away Monday, April 20, 2009 at her residence follow ...
Hall
Mr. James Melvin King, age 65 of Flowery Branch, GA, passed away Wednesday, April 22, 2009. He was a member of Four Mile Baptist Church and was preceded in death by his parents, L ...
John E. Thaxton, Jr. age 83 of Gainesville passed awayTuesday at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center.Mr. Thaxton was born in Georgia, and worked as a SecurityGuard. He served his ...
Jackson
Evans Funeral Home announces the death of Maria Gloria Sanchez Vibanco, age 54, of Jefferson, who passed away on Wednesday, April 22, 2009. Mrs. Vibanco, born in Mexico, was a dau ...
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