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Obituary Archive
Local Obits for Tue. Jan 10th, 2017

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Mr. John J. “Tunney” Royster, age 92, of Winder, Georgia passed away January 10, 2017 at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville.  Mr. Royster had live ...

Forsyth

Patricia Sue Cook, age 69, of Cumming, GA, passed away on Tuesday, January 10, 2017, at Northside Hospital Forsyth. Patricia was born on March 15, 1947, to the late Minor and Mozel ...

Habersham

Marsha Ann Reed Dodd, 57, Mt. Airy
  Marsha Ann Reed Dodd, age 57 of Mt. Airy, passed away Tuesday, January 10, 2017, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Born in Toccoa on March 27, 1959, M ...
Billy C. Savage, 78, Demorest
Bill C. Savage, age 78, of Demorest, Georgia, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, January 10, 2017, following a sudden illness. Mr. Savage was born on April 5, 1938, in Ga ...

Hall

Novia Ellen Ross, 67, Flowery Branch
Ms. Novia Ellen Ross, age 67, of Flowery Branch passed away Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at New Horizons – Lanier Park. Private Memorial Services will be held at a later date ...
Miguel Avila, 58, Gainesville
            Mr. Miguel Avila, age 58 of Gainesville, passed away on Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at Gwinnett Medical Center f ...
Marvin Donald Dean, 54, Gainesville
Marvin Donald Dean, 54, of Gainesville passed away on January 10, 2017. Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 12, 2017 at East Hall Baptist Church. Rev ...

Jackson

Elizabeth Ann Howell, 63, Commerce
Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Howell, age 63, of Commerce, GA died Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at Athens Regional Medical Center.  Mrs. Howell was born in Athens to the late Henry Williams ...
Maria Samples Kirby, 62, Jefferson
Mrs. Maria Samples Kirby, age 62, of Jefferson passed away Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center – Gainesville. Memorial Services will be held 1:00 ...
Billy Marcus Simmons, 57, Pendergrass
Billy Marcus Simmons age 57 of Pendergrass, Ga. died Tuesday January 10, 2017. Mr. Simmons was born in Gainesville, Ga. December 17, 1959.  He was a US Marine; he had worke ...

Lumpkin

Lois Evelyn Ray, 81, Dahlonega
Lois Evelyn Ray, age 81, of Dahlonega, GA passed away on Tuesday January 10, 2017. Lois was a native and lifelong resident of Dahlonega, GA.  She was a member of Oak Grove ...

Other

Dianne Donnarumma, 59, Alpharetta
  Dianne Donnarumma, 59, of Alpharetta, GA died January 10, 2017. She was born in Long Island, NY, to Katherine and Carmine Donnarumma.  She attended Our Lady of Good ...

Stephens

Wade Jefferson Lanier, 83, Toccoa
Mr. Wade Jefferson Lanier, age 83 of 4 Poppys Lane, Toccoa, Georgia passed away Monday, January 9, 2017 at his residence. A son of the late Robert Sylvester Lanier and Minn ...

Union

Danny Carter, 60, Suches
Danny Carter, age 60, of Suches, Georgia, formerly of Banks County, Georgia, passed away on Tuesday, January 10, 2017. Mr. Carter was born on October 12, 1956, in Stephens Count ...

White

Elizabeth McKinney Castleberry, 93, Sautee-Nacoochee
Elizabeth McKenney Castleberry, age 93, of Sautee, Georgia, passed away on Tuesday, January 10, 2017. Mrs. Castleberry was a native of Albany, Georgia and was a graduate of Alba ...
Geneva Cheek, 74, Cleveland
Geneva Cheek age 74 of Cleveland passed away Tuesday January 10, 2017 following an extended illness . The family will receive friends on Saturday January 14 from 1pm-3pm at the fu ...
Sally Faye Howard, 84, Cleveland
Sally Faye Howard, age 84 of Cleveland, passed away on Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at her residence.   Ms. Howard was born on July 25, 1932, in Gainesville, GA, to the late D ...
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