Local Obits for Thu. Sep 18th, 2014
Forsyth
Delwin Travis Hammons, 94, died peacefully on September 18, 2014. "Del" was born October 12, 1919 to Jack K. Hammons and Mattie Ann Hammons. He was predeceased by his s ...
William Turk, born March 27, 1950, passed away September 18, 2014. William was a happily married man with a large boisterous family. He was a proud Navy veteran who worked as a cou ...
Gwinnett
Victor Laurente, age 77, of Lilburn, GA passed away on Wednesday, September 10, 2014. He is survived by his wife, Ceverina Martinez; sons, Carlos Laurente and Julio Laurente; daug ...
Habersham
Julian Isaac Newton, Jr, age 88, of Demorest, Georgia, passed away on Thursday, September 18, 2014 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center.Mr. Newton was born on September 19, 1925, in ...
Hall
Mr. Hershell Jewell Samples, age 69, of Gainesville, passed away on September 18, 2014 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center following an extended illness.Funeral services are schedu ...
Rita M. Luther, age 90 of Gainesville, Georgia passed away Thursday, September 18, 2014.A memorial service will be held 3:00 pm Monday, September 22, 2014 at Memorial Park North Ri ...
Thomas Allen Calvert, 63, of Murrayville passed away suddenly on September 17, 2014. A native of Arlington, VA, he was born on June 2, 1951 at Arlington Hospital and was the son o ...
Lumpkin
Gerald "Jerry" Sheridan, 77, of Dahlonega passed away Thursday September 18, 2014 at his residence.Born July 7, 1937 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, he had lived in Lumpkin ...
Janie Gerrells Jarrard-Bailey, age 97, of Dahlonega, GA passed away Wednesday, September 17, 2014.Janie was a lifelong resident of Lumpkin County, and a member of Siloam Baptist Ch ...
William (Bill) Anthony Volpe, age 81, of Dahlonega, GA passed away Wednesday, September 17, 2014 at his residence following a period of declining health.He was born in Benton Harbo ...
Zane Grey Whelchel, age 86, of Dawsonville, GA passed away Thursday, September 18, 2014.Zane was a lifelong resident of Lumpkin County and attended Etowah Baptist Church in Lumpkin ...
Other
Willis "Bill" Franklin Cook, age 87 of Stone Mountain, passed away Thursday, September 18, 2014 at Emory Hospital. Mr. Cook was born January 7, 1927 in Atlanta to the lat ...
Stephens
Mr. Lloyd Kenneth Carlan, age 86, of Seminole Drive, Toccoa, GA, passed away Thursday September 18, 2014 at his residence. The son of the late Hubert and Elizabeth Coker Carlan, he ...
White
Frank W. Parks, 85, of Cleveland passed away Wednesday September 17, 2014 at his residence following a period of declining health.Born June 14, 1929 in Hall County to the late A. P ...
Alexander Funeral Home of Cleveland announces the death of Mr. Gene Tomanek, age 73 of Cleveland. Mr. Tomanek passed away Thursday, September 18, 2014.Gene was born on November 8, ...
Alexander Funeral Home of Cleveland announces the death of Mr. Robert E. Lee Roper, age 97 of Cleveland. Mr. Roper passed away Thursday, September 18, 2014. Funeral services are sc ...
Rosie Lee Gooch, age 90 of Cleveland, passed away Thursday, September 18, 2014 at Gateway Health and Rehabilitation Center. Mrs. Gooch was born November 13, 1923 in Banks County to ...
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