Local Obits for Thu. May 17th, 2012
Forsyth
Mr. Brian Smith Nash, 50, of Cumming, GA passed away Thursday, May 17, 2012.Survivors include his wife, Raylynn Nash of Cumming; father, Col. Donald Nash (USAF Ret.) of New Orleans ...
Habersham
Funeral services for Jean Nicholson Free, age 88, of Clarkesville will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, May 19, 2012 from the Hillside Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow the s ...
Thomas B. Coon, age 73, of Clarkesville passed away Thursday, May 17, 2012. Arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced by Hillside Memorial Chapel, Clarkesville ...
Hall
Mr. Bobby Gillespie age 72 of Gainesville, Ga passed away on Thursday May 17, 2012 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center following an sudden illness. Funeral services ar ...
Ernest Lee Chambers, 82, of Gainesville passed away Thursday May 17, 2012 at Embracing Hospice in Cumming Ga following an extended illness.Graveside services will be held Sunday Ma ...
Mr. George Bryant Roberts, age 80, of Clermont, Georgia, passed away Thursday, May 17, 2012 at Summers Landing Assisted Living facility in Gainesville. Funeral services are schedul ...
Jackson
Evans Funeral Home announces the death of Mrs. Mary June Jackson, age 71, of Colbert, Ga., who passed away on Thursday, May 17, 2012.Mrs. Jackson was born in Clarke County, Ga. a d ...
Stephens
Mr. John Vernon Wilkinson, Sr. age 81, of Toccoa died Thursday, May 17, 2012, at his home. Born May 3, 1931 in Stephens County, he was the son of the late Joe and Mildred Purcell W ...
White
George Childers Triplett, Sr., age 88 of Sautee, passed away Thursday, May 17, 2012 at Habersham Medical Center. Mr. Triplett was born October 27, 1923 in Attalla, AL to the late L ...
Mr. Scott Pierce, age 57, of Cleveland passed away Thursday, May 17, 2012 at Northside Hospital Forsyth. No Services are scheduled at this time.Mr. Pierce was born June 9, 1954 to ...
Hank Huckaby dies at 79 after 'unparalleled' Georgia career
Former University System of Georgia Chancellor and state budget director Hank Huckaby has died
Beloved Gainesville pediatrician Everett Roseberry dies at 79
Longtime Gainesville pediatrician Everett Roseberry, who was instrumental in the founding of The Longstreet Clinic, died Sunday, April 11 at the age of 79.
Beloved children’s author Beverly Cleary dies at 104
Children’s author Beverly Cleary, the writer behind the popular characters Ramona Quimby and Henry Huggins, has died
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.