Local Obits for Wed. Mar 30th, 2016
Gwinnett
William R. “Randy” Wiley, age 72, of Buford, Georgia, died Wednesday, March 30, 2016. A Memorial Service will be held Friday, April 1, 2016 at 11:00 AM at Hamilto ...
Habersham
Lorena Stanley Alexander, age 86, of Alto, Georgia, passed away on Wednesday, March 30, 2016.
Granny Lorena was born on August 15, 1929 in Banks County, Georgia to the late Earl ...
Hall
Florene Payne Allen age 79 of Murrayville, GA passed away on March 30, 2016 following an extended illness. Mrs. Allen was born and raised in Murrayville, GA and was a member ...
Funeral services for Betty Jo Edwards age 76 of Murrayville will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday April 2, 2016 in Strickland Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will be in Wahoo Ba ...
Wayne Lester, 64, of Gainesville passed away on Wednesday, March 30, 2016.
Born on May 9, 1951, Wayne was preceded in death by his father, Joe Preston Lester Sr., sister in law, ...
Jackson
Mr. Tommy Kenneth Minish, Sr., age 69, of Commerce, GA died Wednesday, March 30, 2016 at St. Mary’s Hospice House. Mr. Minish was the son of the late J.D. and ...
Mrs. Helen W. Stephens, age 85, of Nicholson, GA died Wednesday, March 30, 2016 at Bountiful Hills Personal Care Home. Mrs. Stephens was born in Tignall to the late Ernest an ...
Lumpkin
Myrtle M. “Nanny” Wright, age 98 of Dahlonega, GA passed away on Wednesday, March 30, 2016.
Myrtle was the oldest of twelve children, born on September 13, ...
Other
Bobby Ralph Clement, Sr., formerly of Greenwood, South Carolina passed away on March 30, 2016.
Born in Anderson, South Carolina on July 17, 1934, he was the ...
Hank Huckaby dies at 79 after 'unparalleled' Georgia career
Former University System of Georgia Chancellor and state budget director Hank Huckaby has died
Beloved Gainesville pediatrician Everett Roseberry dies at 79
Longtime Gainesville pediatrician Everett Roseberry, who was instrumental in the founding of The Longstreet Clinic, died Sunday, April 11 at the age of 79.
Beloved children’s author Beverly Cleary dies at 104
Children’s author Beverly Cleary, the writer behind the popular characters Ramona Quimby and Henry Huggins, has died
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.