Local Obits for Mon. Dec 11th, 2017
Barrow
Willie Michael Simmons, age 66, of Winder passed away Monday, December 11, 2017. Mr. Simmons served in the United States Army. Survivors include his son Coleman Simmons ...
Dawson
Keith Yearwood, age 50, of Dawsonville, GA, passed away Monday, December 11, 2017. He attended Etowah Baptist Church in Dawsonville, GA. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ha ...
Forsyth
Mary Jo Bettis, age 84, departed this life on December 11th, 2017 following an extended illness. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ruell Bettis and her parents, J. L. Robbs ...
Gwinnett
Linda Dianne Cash, 69, passed away on November 11, 2017 in Lawrenceville, GA.
She was born on October 30, 1948 in Atlanta, GA to Marion and Corene Roberts.
Linda grew up in T ...
Habersham
Naomi "Bug" F. Campbell, age 78, of Cornelia, Georgia, went to be with the Lord on Monday, December 11, 2017, following an extended illness.
Mrs. Campbell wa ...
Bessie Wix Poole, age 76, of Alto, Georgia, passed away on Monday, December 11, 2017.
Ms. Poole was born on January 29, 1941, in Lafayette, Tennessee, to the late Ernie and Clar ...
Hall
Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Thursday December 14, 2017 at Oak Grove Baptist Church for Mary Fae Jackson Smith, age 100 of Gainesville. The Rev. Brian Malcolm, Rev. ...
Inez Scott Hulsey, 90, of Gainesville, passed away on Monday, December 11th, 2017.
Inez spent her early childhood in south Georgia and moved to northern Hall County at a y ...
Ms. Eunice Mattielee Scarbrough Miller, at age 96, is at peace with the Lord on December 11, 2017.
Born March 10, 1921 in Upshur County, Texas, later moving to San Leon, Kemah a ...
Jackson
Q.D. Hubbard, Sr age 95 of Commerce passed away December 11, 2017 at Brookside Assisted Living.
Mr. Hubbard was born May 16, 1922 in Homer to the late Ezekiel & E ...
Rabun
Stacey Claire Elizabeth Jenkins Welch, age 59, of Mountain City, Georgia, passed away on December 11, 2017.
Stacey was the daughter of Jesse James Jenkins and the late Mabel Sil ...
Stephens
Mr. Paul Curtis Whitworth, age 42 of 92 Branch Street, Toccoa, Georgia passed away Monday, December 11, 2017 at his residence.
A son of Audrey Hulsey Whitworth and the ...
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
