Local Obits for Fri. May 2nd, 2014
Banks
Mr. Jack Otis Blackwell, age 90, of Homer, GA died Friday, May 02, 2014 at The Oaks at Scenic View. Mr. Blackwell was born in Maysville to the late Jim and Dovie Carter Blackwell. ...
Dawson
Margie Day, 70, of Dawsonville passed away Friday May 2, 2014 at her residence following a period of declining health.Born October 5, 1943 to the late Clyde and Azzie Garner, she w ...
Forsyth
Debbie Gravitt, age 59 of Cumming, passed away Friday, May 2, 2014. She was a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her infant twins Amanda and Leslie; a ...
Leoma Wheeler Wood of Cumming, GA and originally of Spring Hill, Alabama went to her Heavenly Home on Friday, May 2, 2014. She is preceded in death by her loving and devoted husban ...
Gwinnett
Mr. Michael F. Ploch, age 66, of Sugar Hill, GA passed away on Friday, May 2, 2014. He is survived by his wife of forty-four years, Kathleen Reddy Ploch, Sugar Hill, GA; children, ...
Hall
Jeanette Vera Hayes, age 71 of Oakwood, passed away on Friday, May 2, 2014 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center following a sudden illness.Funeral services are scheduled for Monday, ...
Mr. Joe Emerson Hope, 81 of Gainesville died Friday morning May 2, 2014.Joe is survived by his wife of 27 years, Joyce R. Garrett Hope; brother and sister-in-law, John and Carole H ...
Mr. Joe Hope, 81 of Gainesville died Friday May 2, 2014 in Sylva, North Carolina following a sudden illness.Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. Sunday May 4, 2014 in the cha ...
Lula Bell Howard, age 70 of Gainesville. Georgia, passed away May 2, 2014. The visitation is Friday, 7-8pm, St. John Baptist Church. The funeral service is Saturday, 11:00 am at St ...
Phyllis "Gail" Dyer Baugh, age 68 of Gainesville, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 2, 2014 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center with her daughter, Kendra ...
Jackson
Mrs. Elizabeth L. Masters, age 57 of Commerce died Friday, May 2, 2014 at Northridge Medical Center. Mrs. Masters was born to the late, Herman and Pauline Thomas Winkler. Mrs. Ma ...
Other
Derrick Gilbert, age 46 of Athens, formerly of Cumming, passed away Friday, May 2, 2014. He was a member of Coal Mountain Baptist Church and had a distinguished career with the Ge ...
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