Local Obits for Tue. Jan 17th, 2012
Banks
Elsie Terry Sutton, age 83, of Alto, Georgia passed away on Tuesday, January 17, 2012, following a sudden illness at the residence. Mrs. Sutton was born in Alto, Georgia on July 6, ...
Forsyth
Jimmy Lamar Thompson, age 72, of Holly Springs, GA, passed away Tuesday, January 17, 2012. He was a member of Longstreet Baptist Church. He is preceded in death by his parents, R ...
Lorene Fowler, age 75, of Forsyth County, passed away Tuesday, January 17, 2012. Graveside services will be held Friday, January 20th at 2:00 pm at Sawnee View Memorial Gardens w ...
Habersham
Richard E. Nix, age 67, of Demorest, Georgia, passed away on Tuesday, January 17, 2012, at the Habersham Medical Center.Mr. Nix was born on September 14, 1944, in Hall County, Geor ...
Hall
Denise Morgan Dean, 49, of Gainesville passed away January 17, 2012. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Those wishing to send online condolences may do so at www.maso ...
Polly Wiley Turner, age 78, of Lula, Georgia, passed away on Tuesday, January 17, 2012, at the Mountain View Health Care Center in Clayton, Georgia. Mrs. Turner was born on Novembe ...
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
