Local Obits for Sat. Feb 23rd, 2013
Banks
Ivie Funeral Home announces services for James Aubrey Kitchens 55 of Homer who died Feb. 23, 2013. Survivors include a brother Tim Kitchens of Homer, one niece 3 Aunts, 2 Uncles a ...
Kathleen Saamples Lewallen, age 96, of Homer, Georgia, passed away on Saturday, February 23, 2013. Having been a lifelong residence of Banks County, Kathleen was born on February 7 ...
Dawson
Jason Harben, 36, of Dawsonville passed away Saturday February 23, 2013 at Embracing Hospice following a short illness. Born August 31, 1976, he was a lifelong resident of Dawson C ...
Forsyth
Adele Gilda Simerly, 55 of Cumming, GA passed away Saturday, February 23, 2013 at her residence with her family by her side. Adele was a loving wife and mother who loved homeschool ...
James E. (Jim) Rogers, age 60 , of Cumming, passed away Saturday, February 23, 2013. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and extraordinary man and a friend to anyone he me ...
Habersham
Evelyn Brown Church, age 90, of Clarkesville, Georgia passed away on Saturday, February 23, 2013, in Greenville, South Carolina. Evelyn was born in Clermont Georgia on September 22 ...
Hall
Drew was born and grew up in Gainesville, Georgia. He was married in 1990, and settled his family here. He attended Emory University at Oxford followed by the University of Georgia ...
Mr. John L. Nunn, age 68, of Gainesville passed away Saturday, February 23, 2013 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center.Funeral Services will be 7:00 p.m., Monday, February 25, 2013 f ...
Mr. Kenneth Kermit Kriston, 66 of Gainesville died Saturday February 23, 2013 at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Mr. Kriston was born in Polk County, Florida and had lived in ...
Jackson
Ivie Funeral Home, Commerce, announces services for Janie Lynn Wilson Garrett, 41, of Commerce who passed away on Saturday from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Born ...
Evans Funeral Home announces the death of Mrs. Rena Powers Crow, age 101 of Jefferson, Georgia. Mrs. Crow was born in Franklin County Georgia, was a member of First Baptist Church ...
White
Alexander Funeral Home of Cleveland announces the death of Miss Elizabeth Juanita Abernathy, age 91, of Robertstown. Miss Abernathy passed away Saturday, February 23, 2013. Funeral ...
Mr. Leonard (Bud) Wesley Davis age 67 of Cleveland passed away Saturday February 23, 2013 at his residence following an extended illness. Mr. Davis was born in Lumpkin County the ...
Barrett Funeral Home announces the death of Leonard W. Davis age 67 of Cleveland.Mr. Davis passed away February 23, 2013 at his residence following an extended illness.Arrangements ...
Lasorda, fiery Hall of Fame Dodgers manager, dies at 93
Tommy Lasorda, the fiery Hall of Fame manager who guided the Los Angeles Dodgers to two World Series titles and later became an ambassador for the sport he loved during his 71 years with the franchise, has died
The Latest: 'Gilligan's Island' star Wells dies, virus cited
Dawn Wells, who played the wholesome Mary Ann on the 1960s sitcom “Gilligan’s Island,” has died
Famed French designer Pierre Cardin dies at 98
France’s Academy of Fine Arts says Pierre Cardin, the French designer whose Space Age style was among the iconic looks of 20th century fashion, has died at 98
Attorney, philanthropist Phillip Sartain has died
Prominent Gainesville attorney and philanthropist Phillip Bond Sartain, known for his intelligence, his sense of humor and an unwavering commitment to his community, died peacefully Monday morning, his family said. He was 62.
Lucile Beaver, daughter of longtime RMA president, has died
Lucile Elizabeth Beaver, who grew up on the campus of Riverside Military Academy, where her father Gen. Sandy Beaver, served as president, has died, her longtime attorney confirmed.
Charley Pride, country music's first Black star, dies at 86
Charley Pride, the son of sharecroppers in Mississippi who became one of country music’s biggest stars and the first Black member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, has died
Chuck Yeager, 1st to break sound barrier, dies at 97
World War II flying ace Chuck Yeager, the first pilot to break the sound barrier, has died at 97