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Local Obits for Thu. Jan 7th, 2016

Forsyth

Gary A. Grizzle, 66, Cumming
Gary A. Grizzle, age 66, of Cumming passed away peacefully Thursday, January 7, 2016 surrounded by his loving family and many friends.  A life-long resident of Forsyth County, ...
Tommie Emmett Allen, 81, Cumming
            Mr. Tommie Emmett Allen, age 81 of Cumming, passed away on Thursday, January 7, 2016 at Embracing Hospice followi ...
Michael George Formon, Sr. passed away on Thursday, January 7, 2016 at the age of 72. Michael was born and raised in Stratford and Bridgeport Connecticut and graduated from Notre D ...

Habersham

Eugene Frady, 86, Mt. Airy
  Eugene Louis “Gene” Frady, age 86 of Mt. Airy, passed away Thursday, January 7, 2016. Born in Mt. Airy, Georgia on March 2, 1929, he was a son of the late ...
Bonnie Rose Gilliam, 74, Clarkesville
Bonnie Rose Gilliam, age 74 of Clarkesville, passed away Thursday, January 7, 2016. Born in Habersham County on March 17, 1941, she was a daughter of the late L.C. and Myrtle Sm ...

Hall

Roy Bryant Denton, 74, Gainesville
Mr. Roy Bryant Denton, age 74, of Gainesville, GA died Thursday, January 7, 2016 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center.  Mr. Denton was born in Homer to the late Buford and Floy ...
Edward Henry Rowe, 87, Gainesville
January 7th 2016, it was on this very day that the heavens opened up and God himself reached down his hands and welcomed home an angel.  Edward Henry Rowe was born April 25 19 ...
Catherine Sanford, 99, Gainesville
Catherine Sanford, 99, of Gainesville, passed away January 7, 2016. Mrs. Sanford was born January 12, 1925 in Argyle, MI. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clifton Sa ...
Agnes L. Slaton, 90, Flowery Branch
Agnes L. Slaton, 90, of Flowery Branch passed away Thursday January 7, 2016. Funeral service will be 3:30 p.m. Saturday, January 9, 2016 in the chapel of Little & Davenport ...
William Daniel (Bill) Strickland, loving husband, father and grandfather, born September 14, 1929 to Daniel and Inez Strickland, passed away January 7th with his family by his side ...
Rev. Cecil Thomas, 76, Gainesville
Rev. Cecil Thomas, 76, passed away surrounded by his family at his home on January 7, 2016.   Rev. Thomas was born March 5, 1939 in Hall County where he resided most of ...
  Edith Virginia (Ginny) Flockhart Trieb, age 88, died peacefully on January 7, 2016 at Lanier Village Estates, Gainesville Georgia, surrounded by her family.  She had ...

Jackson

Margaret Pardue, 90, Talmo
Margaret Pardue, 89, of Talmo passed away on January 7, 2016 at Northridge Hospital.   Born in Gainesville, GA. on June 18, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Bill a ...
Larry Joe Pethel, Sr., 74, Pendergrass
Evans Funeral Home announces the death of Mr. Larry Joe Pethel, Sr. age 74, of Pendergrass, Georgia who entered into rest Thursday, January 7, 2016.  Mr. Pethel was born in Ta ...

Stephens

Faye Brady Russell, 74, Toccoa
Mrs. Faye Brady Russell, age 74 of 1590 Ridgemore Drive, Toccoa, GA, passed away Thursday January 7,2016 at the Stephens County Hospital.   A daughter of the late Finus ...
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