Local Obits for Fri. Jun 24th, 2016
Dawson
Robert McRae Dean, 25, of Dawsonville passed away Thursday June 23, 2016.
Born October 15, 1990, Robert was a lifelong resident of Dawson County. A 2009 honor graduat ...
Habersham
Elese Crowe Bruno, age 99, of Tampa, Florida, formerly of Mt. Airy, Georgia, passed away peacefully on Friday, June 24, 2016.
Mrs. Bruno was b ...
Hall
Shylene Hiliana Castillo, age 7, passed away on June 24, 2016.
She was born and raised in Gainesville, GA and attended Gainesville Elementary School.
She is survived by her m ...
Jackson
Hazel lee Monroe age 90 of Jefferson passed away Friday June 24, 2016 at Hill Haven Nursing Home.
Mrs. Monroe was born in Easley, S.C. to the late George & Etta Mo ...
Evans Funeral Home announces the death of Mrs. Linda Perry Sexton, age 68 of Jefferson, Georgia who entered into rest Thursday, June 23, 2016. Mrs. Sexton was born in Penderg ...
Other
Alexander Funeral Home of Cleveland announces the death of Mrs. Debra Ann Bader, age 55 of Acworth. Deb passed away June 24, 2016 at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta. Born to Darrell ...
Stephens
Funeral services for Lloyd Clark Kinney, age 52, of Toccoa will be held on Tuesday, June 28, 2016 at 2:00 PM from the Hillside Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow the serv ...
White
Mrs. Janet Wilson Massey, age 75 of 76 Shorewood Circle, Toccoa, Georgia passed away Friday, June 24, 2016 at Tranquility of Kennesaw.
A daughter of the late Dona ...
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