Local Obits for Tue. Jan 31st, 2017
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Joyce A. Stansell, age 77, of Winder passed away Tuesday, January 31, 2017. Lawson Funeral Home, 4532 Hwy 53, Hoschton, GA, 30548, www.lawsonfuneralhome.org, 706-654-0966.
Dawson
Gladys Bruce, 68, of Dawsonville passed away Monday January 30, 2017 at her residence following a sudden illness.
Born March 19, 1948 in Lumpkin County to the late Hubert and Vi ...
Habersham
Ruby “Nanny B” Stamey Benfield, age 88, of Clarkesville, Georgia, went to her Heavenly home on Tuesday, January 31, 2017, following an extended illness.
Mrs. Benfiel ...
Funeral services for Condred Everiage Cochran, age 77 of Clarkesville will be held on Friday, February 3, 2017 at 2:00 PM from the Hillside Memorial Chapel with Rusty Cochran offic ...
Hall
Mrs. Ginger Lyn Phillips Sargent, 37, of Lula passed away on January 31, 2017.
A Memorial service will be held at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, February 3, 2017 in the chapel of Me ...
Jackson
Evans Funeral Home announces the death of Mr. Carroll Anderson “C.A” Puckett, age 76, of Jackson County, who passed away on Tuesday, January 31, 2017. Mr. Puckett was a ...
Evans Funeral Home announces the death of Mr. William H. Steele, age 76 of Jefferson, Georgia who entered into rest Tuesday, January 31, 2017. Mr. Steele was born in Chattaro ...
Stephens
Mr. Waymon Fount Earls, age 60 of 451 Fowlertown Road, Toccoa passed away Tuesday, January 31, 2017 at St. Mary’s Sacred Heart Hospital, Lavonia.
A son of the late Thomas ...
White
Warren Reece, age 89 of Cleveland, passed away Tuesday, January 31, 2017.
Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 PM Saturday, February 4, 2017 at The Chapel of Barrett Fu ...
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