Local Obits for Tue. Oct 25th, 2011
Dawson
Lawana Bruce Brown, 82, of Marietta, formerly of Dawsonville, passed away Tuesday October 25, 2011 at Wellstar Community Hospice following a period of declining health.Born October ...
Forsyth
David Lawrence Milatz, 59, of Cumming, GA died on October 25, 2011. Born in Detroit, MI, he was the son of Norman and Virginia Milatz.He is survived by his wife, Mary Milatz, of F ...
Willie W. Hussey, age 93, of Cumming passed away Saturday, October 22, 2011. She was a Baptist by faith. Mrs. Hussey is preceded in death by her husband, James Hussey. Survivors ...
Hall
Sherry Thrasher, age 44 of Gainesville, passed away on Tuesday, October 25, 2011 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center following a sudden illness.Memorial services are scheduled for ...
Rabun
Kitty Melle Carnes Vinson, 96, of Dillard, GA, went home to be with the Lord Tuesday, October 25, 2011.She was born in Rabun County, and was the daughter of the late Virgil Austin ...
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