Local Obits for Fri. Dec 22nd, 2017
Forsyth
Mr. Robert Allen Clanton, age 57, of Cumming passed away Friday, December 22, 2017.
Robert was born in Atlanta on February 18, 1960 to the late Levi William and Alma D ...
Gwinnett
Richard A. Lindeborg, age 70, of Sugar Hill, GA passed away on Friday, December 22, 2017.
Mr. Lindeborg is survived by his wife of thirty years, Linda Ray Lindeborg, Sugar Hill, ...
James Irvin McKinnon, Sr., age 69, of Buford, GA passed away Friday, December 22, 2017.
Mr. James Irvin McKinnon, Sr. was born on July 10, 1948 to Willie James McKinnon and Emma ...
Habersham
Rev. John Avery Mote age 78 of Alto, passed away on Friday, December 22, 2017.
Born in Habersham County, Georgia on July 3, 1939, he was a son of the late Odus and Fannie Tomlin ...
Hall
Minnie Lee Ashe Hooper, age 95 of Murrayville, Georgia, went to be with the Lord on Friday, December 22, 2017, following an extended illness. She was cared for at home by her daugh ...
Dr. Michael V. Ragone of Gainesville, passed away on Friday, December 22, 2017 after a long battle with a rare disease.
Mike was born in Bronx, New York, which proba ...
Betty Pitts Reeves, 84 of Gainesville passed away Friday December 22, 2017 at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center.
Born in Opelika, Alabama, Mrs. Reeves had lived in Calhoun fo ...
Dorothy "Dot" Wade, age 85, of Lula, GA passed away Friday, December 22, 2017.
She was a lifelong resident of Lula, GA and the first charter member listed on ...
Jackson
Mrs. Mary Thomas Fricks, age 85, of Commerce, GA died Friday, December 22, 2017 at Hartwell Health and Rehab. Mrs. Fricks was born in Commerce to the late Hoke and Clara Purc ...
Mr. James Bryan “Huck” Sorrow, age 62, of Jefferson, GA died Friday, December 22, 2017 at his residence. Mr. Sorrow was born in Charlotte, NC to the late James Ve ...
Stephens
Ms. Sanda Lee Black, age 61, of Edward Street in Toccoa passed away Saturday, December 16, 2017.
The daughter of William J. and Jeanne Weaver Black, she was born July 31, 1956 i ...
Mr. Marvin Lee Moore, age 57, of Ruby Street in Toccoa passed away Friday, December 22, 2017 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Braselton, Ga.
The son of Mrs. Doris Hunnicut ...
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