Local Obits for Tue. Jan 31st, 2012
Banks
Russell Dewayne Todd, age 53, of Alto, Georgia (formerly of Coweta, OK) passed away peacefully at his home in Alto, Georgia after a long battle with cancer on Tuesday afternoon, Ja ...
Barrow
Mrs. Betty Largent, age 40 of Winder, passed away Tuesday, January 31, 2012. Funeral services will be announced by Lawson Funeral Home, 35 First Street, Hoschton, Ga. 30548, www.la ...
Forsyth
Robert Donald Teseniar, Jr., age 55 of Alpharetta, GA, passed away Jan. 31, of natural causes. He was born in Corona, CA, and lived in the Southeast most of his adult life. He wa ...
Gwinnett
Daniel Gene Turpin, age 23 of Buford, passed away on Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at his residence following a sudden illness.Funeral services are scheduled for Saturday, February 4, ...
Hall
A Home Going Observance for Mrs. Annie Lee Hancock (83) who passed on January 31, 2012 will be Friday, February 3, 2012 11:00 am, St. John Baptist Church, 741 E.E. Butler Parkw ...
Frances Ann Cheeks, age 48 of Oakwood, passed away on Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center following a brief illness. Funeral services are sched ...
Jackson
Betty Joe Largent, age 40, passed away Tuesday, January 31, 2012.Betty was a member of Meadow Baptist Church where she taught Sunday School and AWANA. She is survived by her fathe ...
Gale Sayers, Bears Hall of Fame running back, dies at 77
Chicago Bears Hall of Fame running back Gale Sayers has died
'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
