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Local Obits for Fri. Jul 15th, 2016

Forsyth

Quinton Lord, 81, Cumming
Quinton Lord, age 81, of Cumming, GA, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on July 15, 2016. Quinton was born in Atlanta, GA, in 1934 to the late Henry and Carrie Lord. Mr. Lor ...

Hall

Edgar Donald Cheek, 83, Gainesville
Mr. Edgar Donald Cheek, 83, passed away in his home on the morning of July 15, 2016.   Funeral services are scheduled Monday, July 18, 2016 at Memorial Park North at 10: ...
Donald Ray Atkins, 68, Gainesville
Donald Ray Atkins, of Gainesville, passed away on Friday, July 15, 2016. The family will receive friends Sunday, July 17, 2016 from 2 - 4 p.m. at Memorial Park Funeral Home. ...
Aldine Komitsky, 90, Gainesville
Mrs. Aldine Komitsky, of Gainesville, passed away on Friday, July 15, 2016 at her residence following an extended illness. Funeral Services are scheduled for Monday, July 18, 20 ...
Jessie Hyde Mincey, 74, Gainesville
Mrs. Jessie Hyde Mincey, age 74, of Gainesville, GA passed away Friday, July 15, 2016 following an extended illness. She was a lifelong resident of Gainesville, GA and a homemak ...

Jackson

Joan Elizabeth Akin, 69, Jefferson
Evans Funeral Home announces the death of Mrs. Joan Elizabeth Akin, age 69, of Jefferson, Georgia, who passed away on Friday, July15, 2016. Mrs. Akin was born in Athens, Georgia, a ...

Lumpkin

Mary Fae Edmondson, 92, Dahlonega
Mary Fae Edmondson, 92 years young and a lifetime resident of Lumpkin County, went to be with the Lord and her beloved husband Charlie, on Friday, July 15,2016.  Mary Fae w ...

Stephens

Danny Ray Deforest, 68, Eastanollee
Mr. Danny Ray Deforest age 68 of 27 Infantry Drive, Eastanollee passed away Friday July 15, 2016 at his residence.   A son of the late Gordon Elson and Freida Neeley Defores ...
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