Local Obits for Thu. Mar 28th, 2013
Dawson
Daisy Mae Evans, age 94 of Dawson County, passed away on March 28, 2013. She was a member of Salem United Methodist Church. Daisy is preceded in death by her husband, Manuel Evans ...
Forsyth
Doris Aurena Akins, 88, of Cumming, GA died on March 27, 2013. Born in Marietta, GA, she was the daughter of Morris and Maude Groover. Her beloved husband, Herbert Akins and her ...
Gwinnett
Celia Brea Robles, age 48, of Duluth, GA passed away Thursday, March 28, 2013. She is survived by her children, Barbara Delmar Robles and Eric Gabriel Robles; parents, Pedro Brea a ...
Hall
Alice Bedell Dumas of Gainesville, GA passed away on Thursday March 28, 2013.Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 30, 2013 at Little & Davenport Chapel ...
Mrs. Bedell Clark Dumas, 88, of Gainesville, GA passed away on Thursday, March 28, 2013. She was a beloved wife, homemaker, and skilled seamstress. Born in Hall County on May 15, ...
Bonnie Denise Kimbrell Salazar, age 48 of Gainesville and formerly of Cornelia, passed away Thursday, March 28, 2013, at Northeast Georgia Medical Medical Center.Born December 15, ...
Mr. Roger Hitchcock Smith, age 66, of Gainesville, passed away on Thursday, March 28, 2013 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center following an extended illness. ...
William E. Butler, age 83 of Gainesville, passed away on Thursday, March 28, 2013 at Mesun Hospice in Lawrenceville, following an extended illness. Funeral services are scheduled f ...
Jackson
Arthur W. "Rock" Portwood, age 58 of Hoschton, GA died Thursday, March 28, 2013 following a sudden illness. Mr. Portwood has been cremated and a memorial service will be ...
Rabun
Keith Tyra "Ty" Queen, 60, of Clayton, Georgia, passed away Thursday, March 28, 2013 at Mountain Lakes Medical Center. He was born in Rabun County and was the son of the ...
Lynyrd Skynyrd founding member Gary Rossington dead at 71
Gary Rossington, Lynyrd Skynyrd’s last surviving original member who also helped write the classic “Sweet Home Alabama,” died Sunday at the age of 71
Tim McCarver, big league catcher and broadcaster, dies at 81
The famed broadcaster and former St. Louis Cardinals star Tim McCarver has died
'Laverne & Shirley' actor Cindy Williams dies at 75
Cindy Williams, who played Shirley opposite Penny Marshall’s Laverne on the popular sitcom “Laverne & Shirley,” has died
Robbie Knievel, daredevil son of Evel Knievel, dies at 60
Robbie Knievel, an American stunt motorcycle performer and son of thrill-seeking father Evel Knievel, has died
Tatjana Patitz, supermodel of '80s and '90s, dies at 56
One of an elite group of glamorous supermodels who graced magazine covers in the ’80s and ’90s and appeared in George Michael’s “Freedom
Nate Thayer, reporter who interviewed Pol Pot, dies
Nate Thayer, a fearless reporter who survived several brushes with death while covering conflict in Southeast Asia and was the last Western journalist to interview Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot, has died
Bob Penny, bit actor in numerous Hollywood films, dies at 87
An Alabama actor who played small roles in movies including “Forrest Gump” and “Sweet Home Alabama” has died at age 87