Local Obits for Fri. Feb 10th, 2012
Dawson
Mary G. Reed, 92, of Dawsonville passed away Friday February 10, 2012 at Northside Forsyth Hospital following a period of declining health.Born May 1, 1919 in Phoenix, Arizona to t ...
Forsyth
Jeffrey Lee McGhee, 45, of Cumming, GA died on February 9, 2012. Born in Cartersville, GA, he was the son of Sandra & George Caine of Cumming, GA and S. T. McGhee of Cleveland ...
John R. Mitchell, 86, of Jasper, GA passed away on Friday, February,10, 2012 at Piedmont Mountainside Hospital.He is survived by his beloved wife, Mary Jo Pullen Mitchell; sons, Jo ...
Hall
Terry Lee Ballew, age 52, of Alto, Georgia, passed away on Friday, February 10, 2012, at his residence.Mr. Ballew's wishes were to be cremated. A private family service will ...
Rabun
Mark Gregory Benfield, 41, of Clayton, GA passed away Friday, February 10, 2012 at Emory Hospital in Atlanta.He was born in Clayton, GA on December 31, 1970, and was the son of Bil ...
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
Oscar winner, ‘Sound of Music’ star Christopher Plummer dies
Christopher Plummer, the dashing award-winning actor who played Captain von Trapp in the film “The Sound of Music” and at 82 became the oldest Academy Award winner in history, has died
Hal Holbrook, prolific actor who played Twain, dies at 95
Award-winning character actor Hal Holbrook who toured the world as Mark Twain in a one-man show and uttered the immortal advice “Follow the money” in the political thriller “All the President’s Men,” has died