Local Obits for Tue. Oct 11th, 2016
Barrow
Mrs. Runette Stewart Smith, age 88, of Winder, Georgia passed away October 11, 2016
at her residence. Born in Braselton, Georgia on September 23, 1928, she was t ...
Dawson
Edward J. Engle, III, 75, of Dawsonville passed away Tuesday October 11, 2016 at his residence following a brief illness.
Born August 15, 1941 in Scranton, PA to the late Edward ...
Forsyth
Marianne Wartholowitz Loesch, age 93 of Cumming, GA died Tuesday, October 11, 2016. A graveside service will be held Friday, October 14, 2016 at 11:00 AM at Hamilton Mill Memorial ...
Howard Phillip “Bitt” Thrower hit his final homerun when he entered the gates of heaven on October 11, 2016 after a heroic and courageous battle with cancer. Bitt ...
Habersham
Milam Nicholson Wilson Kocica, age 100, of Hollywood, Georgia, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 11, 2016.
Milam was born on February 25, 1916, to the late Benjamin Hil ...
Hall
Miss Amanda Paige Silva, age 23 of Gainesville, passed away on Tuesday, October 11, 2016 at her residence foll ...
Shirley Harrison Long, 81 and a lifelong resident died on October 11, 2016 after a period of declining health. She was a 1953 graduate of River Bend High School where she pla ...
Lumpkin
Edward Leonard Patton, Sr. “Ed”, age 73, of Dahlonega, GA passed away on October 11, 2016 from recent health issues.
Ed was born on July 9, 1943 in Clay, LA; moving ...
'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
Eloise R. Gilmer dead at 97
Eloise R. Gilmer of Gainesville passed away at the age of 97 Wednesday, December 7, 2022.
Robert Clary, last of the ‘Hogan’s Heroes’ stars, dies at 96
Robert Clary, who played a prisoner of war in the TV sitcom “Hogan’s Heroes,” has died