Local Obits for Wed. Feb 8th, 2017
Banks
Frances Avent Waters, age 93, of Homer, Georgia, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, February 8, 2017.
Mrs. Waters was born on February 9, 1923, in Middlesboro, Kentucky, to ...
Dawson
Macey S. Shelton, 78, of Dawsonville passed away Wednesday February 8, 2017 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center following a period of declining health.
Born May 7, 1938 to the l ...
William White, 69, of Dawsonville passed away Wednesday February 8, 2017 at his residence following a short illness.
Born November 21, 1947 to the late Willie A. and Emma White, ...
Forsyth
Robert Vance Frierson, 77 of Cumming, GA passed away on February 8, 2017.
There are no services planned at this time.
Condolences may be expressed at www.mcdonaldandson.com. ...
Hall
Arlene Annette Von Essen, age 68 of Gainesville, passed away on February 8, 2017. Online condolences can be made at www.memorialparkfuneralhomes.com. Memorial Park North Riverside ...
Mrs. Mary Alice “Hanie” Williamson, 86, of Gainesville passed away February 8, 2017 at her residence.
A funera ...
Eugene Arthur Whitley
Dec. 29, 1929 – Feb. 8, 2017
Eugene (Gene) Arthur Whitley, age 87, of Gainesville, Ga, passed away on February 8, 2017 at his residence.   ...
Jackson
Evans Funeral Home announces the death of Mr. Paul Stephen West, Jr., age 71, of Jefferson, Georgia, who passed away on Wednesday, February 8, 2017 at his residence.
Mr. West wa ...
Other
Jason Duane Johnson, age 33, of Cleveland, Ohio and formerly of Winder passed away Wednesday, February 8, 2017. Jason had a big heart and loved being a father. His favo ...
Patricia Ann Whitehill, age 71, of Jasper, GA passed away Wednesday, February 8, 2017 following an extended illness.
She was born in Blairsville and spent most of her adult life ...
Rabun
Mr. David Durwood “Woody” Bollinger, age 58 of 140 Oakway Drive, Toccoa, Georgia passed away Wednesday, February 8, 2017.
A son of Gene and Irene Hawkins Bollinger, ...
White
Mrs. Joan Elizabeth Lee, age 74 of Cleveland passed away Wednesday, February 08, 2017. She was born in Dahlonega, GA on July 23, 1942 to the late J.B. and Pauline Smith Win ...
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