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Obituary Archive
Local Obits for Sat. Jan 23rd, 2016

Forsyth

Mary Lou Ruggeri, 79, Cumming
Mary Lou Ruggeri, “Gran”, a long-time resident of Lawrenceville, GA, passed away peacefully at age 79 on Saturday January 23, 2016 in Cumming, GA. Mary Lou enjoyed puzz ...

Hall

Gladys Burton, 62, Gainesville
Gladys Burton age 62 of Gainesville, GA passed away on Saturday January 23, 2016.  Visitation will be held Saturday January 30, 2016 at Wimberly & Jackson Chapel at 11am. ...
Agnes Parks Cochran, 94, Gainesville
Agnes Parks Cochran, of Gainesville, passed away on Saturday January 23, 2016. Agnes was born in Austin, Texas on April 13, 1921, the oldest of eight children born to Clay B ...
Douglas A. Hamling, 73, Gainesville
  Mr. Douglas A. Hamling, age 73 of Gainesville, formerly of Massachusetts, passed away on Saturday, January 23, 2016 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center following a brief ill ...
Kimberly Ann Thomas Hubbard, 53, Gainesville
Kimberly Anne Thomas Hubbard, 53, of Gainesville passed away Saturday, January 23, 2016.   A lifetime resident of Hall County, she was the daughter of James and M ...
Sheila A. Wadsworth, 82, Oakwood
Sheila A. Wadsworth, age 82 of Oakwood, passed away Saturday, January 23, 2016.     Funeral services are scheduled for Monday, January 25, 2016 at 12:00pm in the Ch ...

Jackson

Roy Carroll, Jr., 75, Maysville
Roy Carroll, Jr age 75 of Maysville passed away Saturday Jan. 23, 2016.   Mr. Carroll was born July 10, 1940 in Jefferson to the late Roy Sr & Fannie Furr Carroll. He ...

Lumpkin

Dorothy Faye Abernathy, 78, Dahlonega
Dorothy Faye Abernathy, age 78, of Dahlonega, GA passed away Saturday, January 23, 2016, at her home following an extended illness. Faye was a native and lifelong resident of Lu ...
Trini René Grizzle Davis, 51, Dahlonega
Trini René Grizzle Davis passed away in her sleep from this earth into Glory on January 23, 2016. She passed away from ongoing health issues regarding Myotonic Dystrophy. ...

Other

Cinnamon Hilliard Carr, 43, cherished wife, mother, sister, and friend was called to her eternal resting place with Christ on January 21, 2016. She left this life immersed in love ...
John Garnet Owens, Jr, 53, Covington
  John Garnet Owens, Jr. 53, from Covington, GA, passed away Saturday, January 23, 2016, while visiting family in Cumming, GA.   Mr. Owens was born in Easley, SC ...

White

Jack Paige Reid, 81, Cleveland
Mr. Jack Paige Reid, age 81 of Cleveland passed away January 23, 2016.  Mr. Reid was born on November 16, 1934 in West Virginia to the late Lewis and Sylvia Reid.  He sur ...
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
Pelé, Brazil’s mighty king of ‘beautiful game,’ has died
Pelé, Brazil’s mighty king of soccer, has died