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Local Obits for Fri. Oct 6th, 2017

Forsyth

James "Randy" Barber, 63, Cumming
James "Randy" Barber 63, of Cumming, Ga passed away on October 6, 2017. He is survived by his life partner Mary Henderson. His parents Haskell and Martha Barber. ...
Betty Ruth Pinson Barron, age 83, of Cumming passed away Friday, October 6, 2017. A loving mother, mother-in-law, grandmother, great grandmother, and sister. Betty was a member at ...

Gwinnett

Mrs. Vivian Beatrice Cowart, age 93, of Dacula, GA passed away Friday, October 6, 2017. She was preceded in death by her husband, Floyd W. Cowart; and son-in-law, Donald Chester St ...

Habersham

Rita Myers, 82, Clarkesville
Rita Myers, age 82, of Clarkesville passed away Friday, October 6, 2017. Rita was born in Birmingham, Alabama to the late Selby Robert Myers and Glenna Wade Myers Sawyer.  ...

Hall

Laurence Kenneth Hirt, 71, Gainesville
Mr. Laurence Kenneth Hirt, known as Larry to his family and friends, age 71, of Gainesville, GA passed away October 6, 2017 at his home surrounded by family.  Larry is surv ...
William Herman Kimbrell, 72, Gillsville
         Mr. William Herman Kimbrell, age 72 of Gillsville, passed away on Friday, October 6, 2017 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center fo ...
Suzanne Preston Williams, 57 of Gainesville passed away Friday, October 6, 2017. One day later, Saturday, October 7, 2017, her mother Carolyn Williams, 83 of Gainesville passed awa ...

Jackson

Robert H. “Bob” Settle, 88, Jefferson formerly of Greenville, SC
Robert H. “Bob” Settle, 88, of Jefferson, Georgia, formerly of Greenville, SC and Athens, GA, passed away on October 6, 2017. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 p ...
Terry Wayne “Cornbread” Wiggins, age 48, of Commerce passed away Friday, October 6, 2017.  He was employed with Volume Transportation, Inc.  He loved tru ...

Other

Emanuel Clinton Baker, 59, Danielsville
Emanuel Clinton Baker age 59 of Danielsville passed away Friday Oct. 6, 2017 following injuries in an automobile accident.     Mr. Baker was born in Commerce t ...

Stephens

Nobie Kellar Canady, 75, Toccoa
Mrs. Nobie Kellar Canady, age 75 of Highway 320 in Toccoa passed away Friday, October 6, 2017 at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, Ga.   A daughter of the late Lewis ...

White

Dennis Alexander, Cleveland
Dennis Alexander passed away October 6th 2017 at his rural home in the northeast Georgia mountains.  Dennis was born in the Harvey Hospital on March 27, 1938 to John and H ...
Michael “Scuba” McLaughlin 67, of Helen GA passed away Friday, September 22, 2017.  He has presided in Helen since 1981.  Michael was born in Greenfield OH to ...
Charles “Charlie” William Miller, age 84 of Cleveland, passed away Friday, October 6, 2017.   Mr. Miller was born November 25, 1932 in Lumpkin County to the ...
Betty Jo Waddell, 73, Cleveland
Mrs. Betty Jo Waddell, age 73 of Cleveland, passed away Friday, October 6, 2017 at her residence.  Mrs. Waddell was born August 20, 1944 in Atlanta, GA to the late Albert a ...
Mrs. Betty Jo Waddell, 73, Cleveland
Mrs. Betty Jo Waddell age 73 of Cleveland passed away Friday, October 6, 2017 at her residence.  Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced late ...
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