Local Obits for Sun. Feb 28th, 2010
Banks
Ivie Funeral Home announces services for Florence O. Parham, 85, of Homer who died on Sunday, February 28, 2010 at her residence. Born in Danielsville, she was the daughter of the ...
Shelby Jean Dodd Stewart, age 69 of Alto, passed away Sunday, February 28, 2010, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center following a sudden illness. Born in Habersham County on May 03, ...
Barrow
Mr. Loyd Thurman Cook, age 67, of Hoschton, GA died Sunday February 28, 2010 at Athens Regional Medical Center. Mr. Cook was born in White County to the late, Clinton and Nellie D ...
Forsyth
Mrs. Dianne Pilcher Myers, a loving wife, mother and grandmother, age 60, of Cumming, passed away Sunday, February 28, 2010. She was a life-long resident of Cumming and member of ...
Donald Mervin Witmeyer, 95, of Cumming died on February 28, 2001. Born in Palmyra, PA, he was the son of the late John and Carrie Witmeyer. His beloved wife, Babe, also preceded ...
Mrs. Linda Dianne Croy, age 65, of Cumming passed away Sunday, February 28, 2010. She was a member of the River of Life Church of God. Mrs. Croy was preceded in death by her parent ...
Mildred Trawick Rice, age 94, died Sunday, February 28, 2010 at home following a brief illness.A journalism graduate of the University of Georgia, she enjoyed an early career in th ...
Habersham
Alexander Funeral Home of Cleveland announces the death of Mrs. Rosalyn â
Ruby L. Wilson Smith, age 90 of Cornelia, passed away Sunday, February 28, 2010, at her residence following a brief illness. Born in North Carolina on December 01, 1919, she was th ...
McGahee-Griffin & Stewart Funeral Home of Cornelia, announces the death of Ruby Smith, age 90 of Cornelia, passed away Sunday, February 28, 2010, at her residence. Arrangements ...
Hall
Edna Hammett Wofford, age 93, of Gainesville, died peacefully at home on February 28, 2010. She was born in Tate, Georgia. She belonged to Candler United Methodist Church. She l ...
Lori Beth Wilson, age 49 of Lula passed away Sunday, February 28, 2010 at her residence following an extended illness. Funeral services are scheduled for Tuesday, March ...
Min. Travis Lareng Hendrix, 5 months, of Gainesville, Ga died February 28, 2010. Funeral services are scheduled for Saturday, March 6, 2010 at 2 O'clock P.M at Gethsemane Holi ...
W. B."Bill" Clark, age 76, of Gainesville died February 28, 2010, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center from an extended illness. Mr. Clark was a native of Hall County. He ...
Jackson
Evans Funeral Home announces the death of Mr. Ronnie Cook, age 56, of Pendergrass, who passed away Sunday, February 28, 2010.Funeral Services will be announced by Evans Funeral Hom ...
Evans Funeral Home announces the death of Mr. Ronald Herman â
Lumpkin
Mrs. Ruby Nell Anderson, age 76, of Dahlonega died Sunday, February 28, 2010.Mrs. Anderson was born in Dahlonega. She had lived in Dahlonega for the past 30 years. She was retired ...
Willene Moss Cody of Jasper passed away February 29, 2010. Funeral services will be Thursday, March 4th at 2:00pm at Ellijay Church of Christ in Ellijay with Minister Butch Jones o ...
Towns
Hoyt Franklin Williamson, age 76 died Feb. 27, 2010 at the N.E. Ga. Medical Center. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday March 2, 2010 at 2:00 pm in the Little-Davenport Chapel ...
White
Kay Reinhardt Black, age 75 of Cleveland, passed away Sunday, February 28, 2010 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center.Mrs. Black was born on May 5, 1934 to the late John and Bessie C ...
Champion driver Bobby East fatally stabbed at gas station
Bobby East, a three-time USAC national champion driver, has died after being stabbed this week at a Southern California gas station. He was 37.
Speedway Motorsports founder Bruton Smith dies at 95
O. Bruton Smith, who emerged from North Carolina farm country and parlayed his love of motorsports into a Hall of Fame career as one of the biggest track owners...
Gainesville businessman James Simpson dies at 77, truck parade to be held in his honor
Gainesville businessman James Simpson, the force behind Simpson Trucking & Grading, Inc. in Gainesville, will be remembered in a funeral service Friday, Dec. 17 at Hopewell Baptist Church.
Georgia Racing Hall of Famer Bud Lunsford passes away
Legendary Georgia racer and hall of famer Bud Lunsford of Gainesville passed away on Monday at the age of 86. Lunsford, a member of both the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame...
Frank Williams, founder of Formula One team, dies at 79
Sir Frank Williams, the founder and former team principal of Williams Racing, has died. He was 79. Williams took his motor racing team from an empty carpet warehouse to the summit of Formula One, overseeing 114 victories, a combined 16 drivers’ and constructors’ world championships, while becoming the longest-serving team boss in the sport’s history.
Prince, poultry pioneer, dies at 93
Jack Prince of Gainesville, the man who invented the chicken deboning machine, has died at the age of 93.
Former NASCAR driver Townley killed in shooting in Athens
A former NASCAR driver was killed Saturday in a shooting in Georgia that also wounded a woman, investigators said. John Wes Townley, 31, died in the shooting in a neighborhood...
Former Hall County School Superintendent Doug Winters dies at 82
Dr. Douglas Harry Winters, a former superintendent for the Hall County School District, died Wednesday, Aug. 11 at the age of 82.