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Local Obits for Thu. Dec 15th, 2016

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Brenda Kay Delee, 60, Winder
Brenda Kay Delee, age 60, of Winder passed away Thursday, December 15, 2016.  Survivors include her mother Evelyn O'Kelley; sons Christopher Eugen DeLee and wife Daphne, E ...

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Doris Ann Palmer, 72, Cumming
Doris Ann Palmer, age 72, a lifelong resident of the area, passed away on Thursday, December 15, 2016.  She was a member of New Harmony Baptist Church. Doris is preceded in de ...
David L. Dowdy, 54, Cumming
David L. Dowdy, age 54 of Cumming, went to be with the lord on December 15, 2016 after a heroic battle with cancer. David was born on April 16, 1962 in Atlanta, Georgia to the late ...
Bill Jarmon, 71, Cumming
Bill Jarmon, 71, of Cumming, Georgia, formerly of Snellville, Georgia and Dora, Alabama passed away on December 15, 2016.   Bill was born on August 17, 1945 to Herman an ...

Habersham

David Norton, 62, Mt. Airy
David Norton, age 62 of Mt. Airy passed away December 15, 2016. Born in Clarkesville, Georgia on November 15, 1954, he was a son of the late Melvin & Stella Mae Burrell Nort ...

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Dorothy Ann Harrison, 71, Gainesville
The Lord called Ms. Dorothy Ann Harrison home on December 15, 2016 after serving seventy one years on the battlefield.  Dorothy was of the Baptist Faith.  She was born on ...
Shirley Margaret Jones, 81, Gainesville
Mrs. Shirley Margaret Jones, 81, of Gainesville, GA., passed away December 15, 2016 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center following an extended illness. Born in London, England, ...
Melvin Rider, 66, Gainesville
Melvin Rider age 66 of Gainesville passed away December 15, 2016. Funeral Services are scheduled for 3:00 p.m. Tuesday December 27  at Ward's Funeral Home Chapel. Interm ...

Lumpkin

Allen William Fleming Sr., 90, Dahlonega
Al Fleming used to say, “Every day I wake up and I’m NOT at Larry Banister’s Funeral Home, it’s a great day!” On Thursday, December 15th, 2016, sur ...

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James Odell King, 75, Ila
  James Odell King, age 75, of Ila, GA passed away Thursday, December 15, 2016 at Athens Regional.  Mr. King was born April 16, 1941 in Maysville, GA to the late Wisem ...
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