Local Obits for Wed. May 11th, 2016
Dawson
Bobbie Ivey, 77, of Dawsonville passed away Wednesday May 11, 2016 at Northside Forsyth Hospital following a short illness.
Born July 7, 1938 in Lumpkin County to the late Georg ...
Forsyth
Earnest Anderson, age 83 of Cumming, passed away on Wednesday, May 11, 2016. He was a lifelong member of Temple United Methodist Church. He was preceded in death by his wife, ...
Kathleen Timms Rogers, born August 30, 1922, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 11, 2016. She was preceded in death by her husband, Tom Watson Rogers, her brother and sister- ...
Habersham
Richard Jackson McAllister, Sr., age 80 of Cornelia, passed away Wednesday, May 11, 2016.
Memorial services will be held on Saturday, May 21, 2016, at Camp Creek Bapti ...
Hall
Mr. Eugene F. (Gene) Beckstein, age 93, of Gainesville, GA, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his family.
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Ralph Gwynn Gage of Gainesville, GA, formerly of Stone Mountain, passed away on May 11, 2016.
He is survived by his loving wife Ann Dobson Gage of 54 years and their children: B ...
Jackson
Evans Funeral Home announces the death of Mr. Lawrence “Larry” Briggs, age 87 of Jefferson, Georgia who entered into rest Wednesday, May 11, 2016. Mr. Briggs is s ...
Betty Lou Kirkpatrick age 79 of Maysville passed away Wednesday May 11, 2016 at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center.
Mrs. Kirkpatrick was born May 9, 1937 in Talking ...
Mattie Lou Lee, age 91, of Braselton passed away Wednesday, May 11, 2016. Mattie liked flowers and enjoyed gardening. She loved her family, grandchildren and her dogs.& ...
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