Local Obits for Thu. Jun 11th, 2015
Barrow
Cheryl Darlene Anderson, age 66, of Winder passed away Thursday, June 11, 2015. Ms. Anderson was survived by her sons Jeff Whidby of FL, David Whidby of IL; daughters Becky O ...
Dawson
Monnie Hughes, 92, of Dawsonville passed away Thursday June 11, 2015 at Rosemont Nursing Center following a period of declining health.
Born January 17, 1923 in Gilmer County to ...
Forsyth
William P. (Willie) "Big Six" Dodd, age 77 of Cumming, passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 11, 2015. Willie was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, deacon ...
Tammy Townsend, 55, of Cumming passed away Thursday June 11, 2015 at her residence following a sudden illness.
Born December 1, 1959, she was a lifelong resident of Forsyth Co ...
Habersham
Brian Parks, 46, of Batesville, GA passed away on Tuesday, June 11, 2015 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center following a brief battle with cancer. He is preceded in death by ...
Hall
Mr. Clark Jerome Franks, age 80 of Gainesville, passed away on Thursday, June 11, 2015 at his residence following an extended illness.
Funeral services are scheduled for Sunday, ...
Mr. Kennith Dale Lunsford, age 59 of Clermont, passes away on Thursday, June 11, 2015 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center following a sudden illness. ...
Eloise Bennett Mason, 85 of Gainesville died Thursday June 11, 2015 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center.
Born in Forsyth County on April 13, 1930, she had lived most of her life ...
Jackson
Evans Funeral Home announces the death of Mr. Charles W. Brooks, age 72 of Jefferson, Georgia who entered into rest Thursday, June 11, 2015. Mr. Brooks was born in Mt. Carmel ...
Rabun
Marquez Martin, age 85, of Payne Hill Drive; Clayton, GA died peacefully June 11, 2015.
Marquez was born in Hart County, GA, and was the daughter of the late M. T. and Mary Reyn ...
Stephens
Mrs. Mildred Thomas Brady age 69 of 273 Walnut Street, Toccoa, passed away Thursday June 11, 2015 at her residence.
A daughter of the late Lonnie and Irma Thomas, she was born N ...
Vernon Jordan, activist, former Clinton adviser, has died
According to a statement from his daughter, Vernon Jordan, a civil rights activist and former adviser to President Bill Clinton, has died
Mincey Marble founder, marble innovator dies at 86
Kenneth Mincey, who founded Gainesville-based Mincey Marble cast marble company, passed away at the age of 86 Friday.
Jo Ann Adams, Gainesville's first female pharmacist, dies at 93
When Jo Ann Trapnell Adams graduated from the University of Georgia School of Pharmacy, she was just 20 years old.
Mary Wilson, longest-reigning original Supreme, dies at 76
Mary Wilson, the longest-reigning original Supreme, has died at 76 years old
Former heavyweight champion Leon Spinks Jr. dies at 67
Former heavyweight champion Leon Spinks Jr. has died after battling prostate and other cancers
Oscar winner, ‘Sound of Music’ star Christopher Plummer dies
Christopher Plummer, the dashing award-winning actor who played Captain von Trapp in the film “The Sound of Music” and at 82 became the oldest Academy Award winner in history, has died
Hal Holbrook, prolific actor who played Twain, dies at 95
Award-winning character actor Hal Holbrook who toured the world as Mark Twain in a one-man show and uttered the immortal advice “Follow the money” in the political thriller “All the President’s Men,” has died