Local Obits for Sun. Jul 19th, 2009
Forsyth
Mrs. Althea Ann Lacey, 55 of Gainesville (Forsyth County) died Sunday July 19, 2009 at Peachtree Christian Hospice. A native of New Orleans, Louisana, Mrs. Lacey had lived in Forsy ...
William E. Wilkinson, 82, of Cumming, GA was received by Jesus on July 19, 2009 at Embracing Hospice House. The son of the late Peter and Mary Wilkinson, he was born in Dundee, Sc ...
Gwinnett
Alton I. Hughes, age 79 of Buford, Georgia, died suddenly on Sunday, July 19, 2009. Funeral service will be held Wednesday, July 22, 2009 at 11:00 AM at Hamilton Mill Memorial Chap ...
Hall
Lambert A. Royal, age 62 of Senior Circle, Gainesville, Georgia passed away Friday, July 17, 2009 at Northside Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia following a battle with cancer. ...
A graveside service is planned for Wednesday, July 22, 2009 at Oconee Hill Cemetery in Athens, GA for Ralph LaCount, 81 of Gainesville. Rev. Brian Malcolm will officiate. Visitati ...
Lumpkin
Mrs. Vila Mae Garrett, age 88, of Dahlonega, GA died Sunday July 19, 2009 at her home following an extended illness.Mrs. Garrett was a native and lifelong resident of Lumpkin Count ...
Walter Mondale, Carter's vice president, dies at 93
Former Vice President Walter Mondale, a liberal icon who lost one of the most lopsided presidential elections after bluntly telling voters to expect a tax increase if he won, has died
Hank Huckaby dies at 79 after 'unparalleled' Georgia career
Former University System of Georgia Chancellor and state budget director Hank Huckaby has died
Beloved Gainesville pediatrician Everett Roseberry dies at 79
Longtime Gainesville pediatrician Everett Roseberry, who was instrumental in the founding of The Longstreet Clinic, died Sunday, April 11 at the age of 79.
Beloved children’s author Beverly Cleary dies at 104
Children’s author Beverly Cleary, the writer behind the popular characters Ramona Quimby and Henry Huggins, has died
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.