Local Obits for Thu. Dec 8th, 2016
Barrow
John Kyle Fisher, age 68, of Winder passed away Thursday, December 8, 2016. John had plenty of hobbies to keep him busy. Fishing, hunting and mud bogging were just a few.&nbs ...
Forsyth
Luther Cordell, age 94, of Cumming passed away Thursday, December 8, 2016. Luther was a wonderful, giving husband and father. He is preceded in death by his first wife ...
Hall
Mrs. Jacqueline (Jackie) Hutchison, 90 of Gainesville died Thursday December 8, 2016.
Funeral services will be announced at a later date.
Those wishing to send online condole ...
Mrs. Barbara Manly Bryant, 82 of Murrayville died Thursday December 8, 2016 at Foothills Retirement Home in Dahlonega.
Born in Banks County, Barbara had lived in Lumpkin County ...
Mr. Luther Helton, 92, of Maysville passed away on December 7, 2016 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center.
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Mr. Kip Eugene Holland age 50 of Gainesville passed away on Thursday December 08, 2016 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center.
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Tom Raden age 91 of Gainesville, died Thursday, December 8, 2016 following an extended illness. He was born in Winter Garden, Florida on October 2, 1925 to the late G.T. and Annie ...
Jackson
Mrs. Deane Pierce Poole, age 81, of Braselton, Georgia died December 8, 2016. Born in Barrow County on July 30, 1935, she was a daughter of the late Ernest and Mamie Pierce.& ...
Other
Mr. James D. Anderson, 75 of Warne, North Carolina died Thursday December 8, 2016 at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center.
Memorial services will be held at a later date in Warn ...
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