Local Obits for Tue. May 4th, 2010
Dawson
Mrs. Deborah Elaine Ledford, age 47, of Dawsonville, GA, died Tuesday May 4, 2010.Deborah was born in Hall County. She grew up in Lumpkin County and had lived in Dawsonville for se ...
Hall
Cline John Estees Thomas, age 76, of Lula, passed away Tuesday, May 4, 2010 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center following an extended illness.Mr. Thomas was born July 24, 1933 to t ...
Mrs. Dorothy Helton Howard, age 66, passed away Tuesday, May 04, 2010 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center following a brief illness. Mrs. Howard was born January 28, 1944 in Habers ...
Strickland Funeral Home, announces the death of Lucian LeeRoy Higginbotham age 72 of Gainesvillle. Mr. Higginbotham died Monday May 3,2010 at his residence, after a long illness. H ...
Perry Whelchel, 66 of Gainesville died Tuesday, May 4, 2010, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center following a period of declining health. A lifetime resident of Hall County, he was ...
Tommy Sullens, age 51, of Gainesville, GA, passed away Saturday, May 1, 2010 following a sudden illness. Memorial service is scheduled for Thursday, May 6, 2010 at 4:00 pm in the ...
Lumpkin
Mrs. Martha Ann Tompkins, age 61, of Dahlonega, GA, died Tuesday May 4, 2010.Mrs. Tompkins was born in Hall County. She was retired Registrar at North Georgia College and State Uni ...
White
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
'Saved by the Bell' star Dustin Diamond dies of cancer at 44
“Saved by the Bell” star Dustin Diamond died Monday after a three-week fight with cancer