Local Obits for Wed. Jun 6th, 2012
Forsyth
Lucille Helen Doyle, 95, of Milton, GA died at her daughter's home on June 6, 2012. Born in Brooklyn, NY she was the daughter of the late Herman and Mary Ahr. Her beloved hu ...
Hall
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 7, 2012 in the chapel of Little & Davenport Funeral Home, for Janet Lee Thurston, 78, of Gainesville. Rev. Danny Jo ...
Sammie Lee "Sam" Echols, age 68, of Lula, Georgia, passed away on Wednesday, June 6, 2012. Mr. Echols was born on April 26, 1944, in Hall County, Georgia; a son of the la ...
Wards Funeral Home announces the death of Sara Lou Ash 75, of Gillsville,Ga.. Mrs Ash passed away Wednesday at N.E. Ga. Medical Center. Complete arrangements will be announced by ...
Funeral Services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Saturday June 9, 2012 in the Ward's Funeral Home Chapel for Mrs. Sarah Lou Thomas Ash age 75 of Gillsville. The Rev. Anthony Cook, ...
Jackson
Wards Funeral Home announces the death of Janet Leigh Malone, of Commerce, Ga.. Wards Funeral Home 758 Main Street Gainesville in charge.
Lumpkin
Brittany Nicole Jones, age 20, of Dahlonega, GA, died Wednesday, June 6, 2012, at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, GA following a brief illness.Brittany was a n ...
Other
Mrs. Loree L. Pierce, age 79, of Easley, SC, died Wednesday, June 6, 2012, at Emory University Medical Center in Atlanta, GA.Mrs. Pierce was born in Alliance, NE on May 24, 1933. L ...
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