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 ...
Betty White, TV’s Golden Girl, dies at 99
Actor Betty White, whose saucy, up-for-anything charm made her a television mainstay for more than 60 years, has died
Former US Senate majority leader Harry Reid dies at 82
Harry Reid, the former Senate majority leader and Nevada’s longest-serving member of Congress, has died at home in Henderson, Nevada
John Madden, Hall of Fame coach and broadcaster, dies at 85
The NFL says Hall of Fame coach turned broadcaster John Madden has died at age 85
Gainesville businessman James Simpson dies at 77, truck parade to be held in his honor
Gainesville businessman James Simpson, the force behind Simpson Trucking & Grading, Inc. in Gainesville, will be remembered in a funeral service Friday, Dec. 17 at Hopewell Baptist Church.
Michael Nesmith, the Monkee for all seasons, dies at 78
Michael Nesmith, the wool-hatted, guitar-strumming member of the 1960s, made-for-television rock band The Monkees, has died at 78
Al Unser, a four-time winner of Indianapolis 500, dies at 82
Al Unser, one of only four drivers to win the Indianapolis 500 a record four times, died Thursday following years of health issues
Georgia Racing Hall of Famer Bud Lunsford passes away
Legendary Georgia racer and hall of famer Bud Lunsford of Gainesville passed away on Monday at the age of 86. Lunsford, a member of both the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame...