Local Obits for Tue. Apr 3rd, 2012
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Mrs. Betty Jean Bidgood Wyatt, age 81, of Auburn, GA, passed away on Tuesday, April 3, 2012 following an extended illness. Formerly of Dublin, GA, Mrs. Wyatt had moved to Auburn, s ...
Mr. Marshall Wayne Capps, age 51, of Winder, Ga. passed away Tuesday, April 3, 2012.Arrangements by Lawson Funeral Home, 35 First Street, Hoschton Ga. 30548, 706-654-0966,www.lawso ...
Forsyth
Ronald Martin Fisher, 68, of Cumming, GA passed away on April 3, 2012. Born in Omaha, NE he was predeceased by his parents, George and Dorothy Fisher, and brother, Dean.Mr. Fisher ...
Hall
Birch G. McVay, 88, Retired, U.S. Air Force/Pharmacist/Pecan FarmerBirch G. McVay, a native and former resident of Cochran, Georgia, departed this life on April 3, 2012. He is surv ...
Esta Elliott Russell, age 86 of Oakwood, passed away on Tuesday, April 3, 2012 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center following an extended illness.Funeral services are scheduled for ...
Mr. Harry B. Hipps, age 88, formerly of Florence and Surfside, SC, passed away Tuesday, April 3, 2012 in Gainesville, GA.A Memorial service will be held at 1:00 pm Saturday, April ...
Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday April 5, 2012, at Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery for Mr. Henry Clyde Stowers, 83, of Gainesville who passed away on Tuesday, ...
Jackson
Mrs. Pamela "Pam" "Sister" Sue Sellers Morris Gary, age 47, of Commerce, GA died Tuesday, April 03, 2012 at Athens Regional Medical Center. After a long strug ...
Union
Mr. Carl Wayne Vanzura, age 69, of Blairsville, Ga. passed away Tuesday, April 3, 2012. Arrangements by Lawson Funeral Home, 35 First Street ,Hoschton Ga. 30548, 706-654-0966,www.l ...
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
'Saved by the Bell' star Dustin Diamond dies of cancer at 44
“Saved by the Bell” star Dustin Diamond died Monday after a three-week fight with cancer