Local Obits for Fri. Apr 29th, 2011
Forsyth
Betty Jean (Jones) Shedd, 78, of Cumming, GA, was called home by the Lord on Friday, April 29, 2011. Absent from the body, present with the Lord. She is survived by her husband o ...
Gwinnett
Allene T. Dover, age 83, of Buford, passed away Friday, April 29, 2011. She was a member of Concord Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Jim and Lizzie Turner. ...
Lumpkin
Mr. JD Mincey, age 78, of Dahlonega, GA, died Friday, April 29, 2011, at the Gold City Convalescent Center in Dahlonega. JD was born in Hall County, GA, May 10, 1932, and had liv ...
Mac Mitchell Davis, age 61, of Dahlonega, GA, died Thursday, April 28, 2011, at his residence following a sudden illness. Mac was a native and lifelong resident of Lumpkin County, ...
'Forrest Gump' author Winston Groom dead at 77
Winston Groom, the writer whose novel “Forrest Gump” was made into an Oscar winning 1994 movie that became an enduring cultural phenomenon, has died
Tom Seaver, heart and mighty arm of Miracle Mets, dies at 75
Hall of Fame pitcher and New York Mets icon Tom Seaver has died at 75
Coaching great John Thompson of Georgetown dead at 78
The college basketball coaching great John Thompson of Georgetown has died
Chadwick Boseman, who embodied Black icons, dies of cancer
First Chadwick Boseman slipped on the cleats of Jackie Robinson, then the Godfather of Soul’s dancing shoes, portraying both Black American icons with a searing intensity that commanded respect
Ford, Bush presidential adviser Brent Scowcroft dies at 95
A longtime adviser to Presidents Gerald Ford and George H
Wilford Brimley, 'Cocoon' and 'Natural' actor, dies at 85
Wilford Brimley, who worked his way up from movie stunt rider to indelible character actor in films including “Cocoon” and “The Natural,” has died
Olivia de Havilland, Oscar-winning actress, dies at 104
Oscar winner Olivia de Havilland, best known as the kindly Melanie in “Gone With the Wind,” has died
NASCAR Hall of Famer Maurice Petty passes away
NASCAR Hall of Fame engine builder Maurice Petty passed away Saturday morning, according to a statement released by Richard Petty Motorsports. He was 81 years old.
