Local Obits for Fri. Sep 2nd, 2016
Banks
arold Levi Chambers age 17 of Commerce passed away Friday Sept. 2, 2016 at the Northridge medical Center.
Mr. Chambers was born November 4, 1998 to Harold Lee C ...
Habersham
Roger S. Dayton, age 71, of Mt. Airy, Georgia, passed away on Friday, September 2, 2016.
Mr. Dayton was born on April 29, 1945 in Franklin, North Carolina. He is preceded in dea ...
Hall
Marcia Lynn Fuller, 56 of Gainesville died Friday September 2, 2016 at a private nursing facility following an extended illness.
Funeral services are incomplete and will be anno ...
Funeral Services are scheduled for 11:00 a.m. Tuesday September 6, 2016 at Ward's Funeral Home Chapel for Marie Green Marshall, age 91 of Oakwood. The Rev. Wayne Hicks and Rev. ...
Myrtle Norris age 86 of Gainesville passed away Friday September 2, 2016. Complete arrangements to be announced by Ward's Funeral Home of Gainesville.
Funeral Services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Tuesday September 6, 2016 at Poplar Springs Baptist Church for Myrtle Emmett Norris, age 86 of Gainesville. The Rev. David Matthews and ...
Mr. Ricky Lee Sealey, age 59 of Gainesville, passed away on Friday, September 2, 2016.
Memorial services will be announced at a later date.Mr. Sealey was born May 29, 1958 in Wh ...
Rachel Williams Skelton, age 75, of Gainesville, GA passed away Friday, September 2, 2016 following an extended illness.
She was born in Lyerly, GA and had worked as a jewelry ret ...
Jackson
Judy Marie Nix, age 64, of Talmo passed away Thursday, September 1, 2016. Judy was a loving mother, grandmother and friend. Survivors include her sons Brent Ledford, Br ...
Mr. William “Bill” Winford Shirley, age 82, of Commerce died Friday, September 2, 2016. Mr. Shirley was born in Homer to the late, W.T. and Margie Shirley. ...
Lumpkin
Mrs. Ola Mae Parker, 97 of Dahlonega died Friday September 2, 2016 at her residence.
Funeral services are incomplete and will be announced later.
Little & Davenport Funer ...
Ola Mae Parker, 97, of Dahlonega, was granted her angel wings on Friday, September 2, 2016. Her final days were spent surrounded by her family and friends after an extended i ...
Other
Carter Riggs Manning, 65, of Sandy Springs, GA died on September 2, 2016 at Emory St. Joseph Hospital. Born in Affton, MO she was the daughter of the late Milford and Pickett Riggs ...
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