Local Obits for Sun. Sep 18th, 2016
Forsyth
Sammy Gene Hester, age 61, of Forsyth County passed away Sunday, September 18, 2016. He was a member of New Harmony Baptist Church and is preceded in death by father, Gene Ha ...
Little Miss Paisley Jo Toole, infant daughter of Brandon and Emily Toole of Cumming, passed away Sunday, September 18, 2016. She is preceded in death by her grandmother ...
Gwinnett
Alexander Hamilton Stephens, IV, age 62 of Lawrenceville, formerly of Duluth, passed away on Sunday, September 18, 2016. He was a drummer for the group Edge. He was preceded in dea ...
Habersham
Lois Helen Johnson Shortt, age 90 of Cornelia, passed away Sunday, September 18, 2016.
Born in Alma, Georgia on October 19, 1925, she was a daughter of the late Corinna Pirkle J ...
Hall
Doris Irene Cain, age 93 of Murrayville, passed away Sunday, September 18, 2016.
Mrs. Cain was born June 21, 1923 in England. She was a seamstress for Roswell Manufacturin ...
Mrs. Frances West Reynolds, 82 of Gainesville died Sunday September 18, 2016.
A lifelong resident of Hall County, Mrs. Reynolds was the daughter of the late Herschel and Ola Cro ...
Ginger Baker, Cream's volatile drummer, dies at 80
Ginger Baker, Cream's volatile and propulsive drummer, dies at 80
Diahann Carroll, Oscar-nominated, pioneering actress, dies
Diahann Carroll, the Oscar-nominated actress and singer who won critical acclaim as the first black woman to star in a non-servant role in a TV series as "Julia," has died at 84.
Ex-French President Chirac, who stood up to US, dies at 86
Jacques Chirac, a two-term French president who was the first leader to acknowledge France's role in the Holocaust and defiantly opposed the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003, has died at age 86
Cokie Roberts, longtime political journalist, dies at 75
Cokie Roberts, daughter of politicians who went on the become famous as a political reporter and analyst, dies at 75
Rocker Ric Ocasek, frontman of The Cars, dead at 75
Ric Ocasek, frontman for The Cars rock band, has been found dead in a New York City apartment
NASCAR Modified legend Stefanik dies in plane crash
Mike Stefanik, one of two drivers in NASCAR history to win nine national series or touring championships, died Sunday in a small single-seat plane crash. He was 61.
Eddie Money, 'Two Tickets to Paradise' singer, dies at 70
Eddie Money, the husky-voiced, blue collar rock star known for such hits as "Two Tickets to Paradise" and "Take Me Home Tonight," has died at 70
Best-selling Southern author Anne Rivers Siddons dies at 83
Anne Rivers Siddons, a best-selling Southern author known for novels "Heartbreak Hotel" and "Peachtree Road" has died
