Local Obits for Wed. Aug 21st, 2013
Barrow
Ronald Eugene Faith, age 66, of Auburn passed away Wednesday, August 21, 2013. Arrangements by Lawson Funeral Home, 4532 Hwy 53, Hoschton, GA, 30548, 706-654-0966, www.lawsonfunera ...
Gwinnett
Mrs. Jean Crowe Howell, age 71, of Buford, GA passed away on Wednesday, August 21, 2013. She was preceded in death by her husband, Henry Talmadge Howell; daughter, Connie Fancher; ...
Mrs. Louise Stewart Smith, age 83, of Sugar Hill, GA passed away on Wednesday, August 21, 2013. She was preceded in death by her mother, Zonie Samples Stewart; father, Ancil Neil S ...
Habersham
Funeral services for John Wesley Harper, age 92, of Cornelia will be held at 3:00 PM on Sunday, August 25, 2013 from the Hillside Memorial Chapel. Rev. James Dumas and Rev. Scott L ...
Mrs. Pernell Taylor Smith, age 87 of Demorest, passed away Wednesday, August 21, 2013, at Habersham Medical Center.Born on January 21, 1926, in Coker Creek, Tennessee, she was a da ...
Hall
Clara Florine McDuffie age 81 of Gainesville passed away August 21, 2013 at her residence.Mrs. McDuffie was born December 17, 1931 in Habersham County to the late Thomas and Nealer ...
Gary David Smith, son of David V. and Elizabeth Smith, was 66 years old when he died on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2013. He was born Feb. 26, 1947, in Gainesville, Ga. A visitation will ...
Jackson
Helen L. Willingham, age 77, of Braselton, passed away Tuesday, August 20, 2013. She was a good hardworking and supportive mom with a great sense of humor who was loved by many an ...
Evans Funeral Home announces the death of Mr. Larry Joe "Woody" Wood, 66, of Talmo, Ga. who passed away Wednesday August 21, 2013. Mr. Wood was born in Talmo, Ga., a son ...
Other
Carroll John Ver Steeg (C.J.), age 76, of Cumming also of New Smyrna Beach, FL, passed away Wednesday, August 21, 2013. He was a graduate of Hobart College in Geneva, NY. C.J. was ...
White
Mrs. Sue Farmer, age 69 of Cleveland, passed away Wednesday, August 21, 2013 at her residence. Mrs. Farmer was born on January 31, 1944. She was a homemaker and attended Town Creek ...
Betty White, TV’s Golden Girl, dies at 99
Actor Betty White, whose saucy, up-for-anything charm made her a television mainstay for more than 60 years, has died
Former US Senate majority leader Harry Reid dies at 82
Harry Reid, the former Senate majority leader and Nevada’s longest-serving member of Congress, has died at home in Henderson, Nevada
John Madden, Hall of Fame coach and broadcaster, dies at 85
The NFL says Hall of Fame coach turned broadcaster John Madden has died at age 85
Gainesville businessman James Simpson dies at 77, truck parade to be held in his honor
Gainesville businessman James Simpson, the force behind Simpson Trucking & Grading, Inc. in Gainesville, will be remembered in a funeral service Friday, Dec. 17 at Hopewell Baptist Church.
Michael Nesmith, the Monkee for all seasons, dies at 78
Michael Nesmith, the wool-hatted, guitar-strumming member of the 1960s, made-for-television rock band The Monkees, has died at 78
Al Unser, a four-time winner of Indianapolis 500, dies at 82
Al Unser, one of only four drivers to win the Indianapolis 500 a record four times, died Thursday following years of health issues
Georgia Racing Hall of Famer Bud Lunsford passes away
Legendary Georgia racer and hall of famer Bud Lunsford of Gainesville passed away on Monday at the age of 86. Lunsford, a member of both the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame...