Local Obits for Tue. May 31st, 2011
Banks
Mr. Roland Douglas Hill, age 77 of Homer died Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at Northridge Medical Center. Mr. Hill was born in Banks County to the late, John C. and Ethel Gillespie Hill S ...
Forsyth
Patricia G. Pizzeck passed away Monday, May 30, 2011 at the age of 77. Mrs. Pizzeck was a resident of Cumming, GA since leaving her hometown of New Orleans after Katrina. Although ...
Habersham
Ronald James "Ronnie" Allen, age 56, of Demorest, passed away Monday, May 30, 2011 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center.Born in Habersham County on May 6, 1955, he was the ...
Hall
Barbara Sue Herrington Pirkle, 59, of Gainesville, passed away peacefully May 31, 2011, surrounded by her loving family. She was born September 5, 1951 in Gainesville, Georgia. Bar ...
Barbara Sue Pirkle, age 59 of Gainesville, passed away on Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at her residence following an extended illness.Funeral services are scheduled for Thursday, June 2, ...
Little & Davenport Funeral Home announces the death of Ruby Lee Meadows, 60, who passed away May 31, 2011. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, June 3, 2011 at Li ...
Lumpkin
Ray Paul Koehn, Sr., suddenly passed away from this earth on May 27, 2011 as a result of a traffic accident. Ray was born on June 4, 1934 in Nashville, TN. During his early years ...
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.
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