Local Obits for Mon. Jan 16th, 2012
Forsyth
SAMUEL COPPOLA, 80, of Cumming, Georgia passed away on Saturday, January 14th, 2012. He was a veteran of the United States Air Forces.Services are pending and will be announced.Ar ...
Sandra Hood White, 57 of Cumming, GA passed away on January 16, 2012. Sandra was a devout Christian, mother, and grandmother. She most recently worked as a flight attendant with Om ...
Hall
James Ellison, age 80 of Gainesville, Ga died Monday, January 16, 2012.Graveside services will be held Saturday, January 21, 2012 at 2pm at the Antioch Cemetery in Dahlonega (Auror ...
Lillie Mae Holder, age 89 of Gainesville, passed away on Monday, January 16, 2012 at Brian Center Health & Rehabilitation, Canton, following an extended illness. Funeral servi ...
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 21, 2012, at The First Baptist Church Chapel for Mr. Timothy Paul Baxter, 54, of Gainesville. Rev. Dr. Bill Coates wi ...
Rabun
Margie Mildred Welborn Coleman, 93, of Rabun Gap, GA, went home to be with the Lord Monday, January 16, 2012 at Fidelia Eckerd Nursing Home in Highlands, NC.She was born to John D. ...
Lynyrd Skynyrd founding member Gary Rossington dead at 71
Gary Rossington, Lynyrd Skynyrd’s last surviving original member who also helped write the classic “Sweet Home Alabama,” died Sunday at the age of 71
Tim McCarver, big league catcher and broadcaster, dies at 81
The famed broadcaster and former St. Louis Cardinals star Tim McCarver has died
'Laverne & Shirley' actor Cindy Williams dies at 75
Cindy Williams, who played Shirley opposite Penny Marshall’s Laverne on the popular sitcom “Laverne & Shirley,” has died
Robbie Knievel, daredevil son of Evel Knievel, dies at 60
Robbie Knievel, an American stunt motorcycle performer and son of thrill-seeking father Evel Knievel, has died
Tatjana Patitz, supermodel of '80s and '90s, dies at 56
One of an elite group of glamorous supermodels who graced magazine covers in the ’80s and ’90s and appeared in George Michael’s “Freedom
Nate Thayer, reporter who interviewed Pol Pot, dies
Nate Thayer, a fearless reporter who survived several brushes with death while covering conflict in Southeast Asia and was the last Western journalist to interview Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot, has died
Bob Penny, bit actor in numerous Hollywood films, dies at 87
An Alabama actor who played small roles in movies including “Forrest Gump” and “Sweet Home Alabama” has died at age 87