Local Obits for Mon. Nov 6th, 2017
Banks
Jean Caudell Thorne, age 75, of Homer, Georgia, passed away on Monday, November 6, 2017.
Mrs. Thorne was born on December 22, 1941, in Homer, Georgia, to the late John and Vassi ...
Wayne McKinney, age 64, of Commerce, GA passed away on Monday, November 6, 2017. Mr. McKinney is survived by his wife of twenty years, Della Elrod McKinney, Commerce, GA; son and d ...
Dawson
Carol Garrett, 72, of Dawsonville passed away Monday November 6, 2017 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center following a short illness.
Born May 20, 1945 in Lumpkin County to the l ...
Habersham
Deborah Martin Brown, age 60, died on Monday, November 6th, 2017 after an extended illness.
Ms. Brown was born in Habersham County on October 25th, 1957. Ms. Brown was a native ...
Harold Butts, age 87, of Demorest passed away Monday, November 6, 2017.
Harold was born in Habersham County to the late John F. Butts and Minnie Brewster Butts. He proudly ...
Hall
Mr. Paul Dale Sheldon, age 76, of Flowery Branch passed away November 6, 2017 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center – Gainesville, surrounded by his family.
Graveside Servic ...
Phyllis Sue Steelreath, 54, of Gainesville Georgia passed away on Monday, November 6, 2017 at her residence.
Born on May 16, 1963 in Goldsboro, NC she was the daughter of the la ...
Mark Ellis Pope, age 56, of Gainesville, GA, passed away Monday, November 6, 2017. He was a member of New Hope United Methodist Church in Gainesville, GA. Mark will always be remem ...
Betty Jean Sylvester age 94 of Gainesville passed away Monday November
6, 2017. Complete arrangements to be announced by Ward's Funeral Home
of Gainesville. ...
Other
Mrs. Tracy Leigh Duncan, age 47, of Danielsville died Monday, November 6, 2017 at her residence. Mrs. Duncan was born in Commerce to Martha Richey Smith of Commerce and the l ...
Robert Zane Jackson, age 27 of Comer, GA passed away Monday, Nov. 6, 2017 at his residence.
Born in Athens, GA on Aug. 18, 1990, Mr. Jackson was the son of John and De ...
Rabun
Helen Moore Nichols, age 88, passed away at her home in Tiger, Georgia, on November 6, 2017.
She was the daughter of the late John Jefferson Moore and Betty Savannah Woodall Mo ...
White
Brilyn Hope Carter, age 6 months, passed away on Monday, November 6, 2017 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center.
Brilyn was born on May 5, 2017, in Gainesville, Georgia, to Christ ...
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
