Local Obits for Thu. Mar 2nd, 2017
Banks
Mrs. Edna Louise Garrish, 78, of Maysville passed away Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at Gateway Nursing Home following an extended illness.
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Hall
Henry Smith Jennings, Jr., M.D., died peacefully on March 2, 2017, at Lanier Village Estates in Gainesville, Georgia, after a brief illness. Dr. Jennings was preceded in ...
Donald E. Beard, age 83 of Flowery Branch, GA died Thursday, March 2, 2017 after an extended illness. A graveside service, including family and friends, will be held Sunday, March ...
James (Jim) Childress, 71, of Gainesville, GA passed away March 2, 2017 from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident on Friday night.
He was born in Atlanta, GA on Ju ...
Mrs. Lottie W. Stepp, 97 of Gainesville died Thursday March 2, 2017 at her residence.
A lifelong resident of Hall County, Mrs. Stepp was the daughter of the late M.J. ...
Irene V. Wood, 92, of Gainesville passed away on Thursday March 2, 2017.
Memorial Park Funeral Home, 2030 Memorial Park Ro ...
Lumpkin
Roy Clayton “R.C.” Grizzle, age 78, a lifelong resident of Dahlonega, GA passed away on Thursday, March 2, 2017.
Daddy, we sure hope there are trucks in he ...
White
Verlin Jay Clark was born on October 26, 1937 in Gary, Indiana. He passed away on Thursday, March 2, 2017 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, Georgia following an e ...
Gale Sayers, Bears Hall of Fame running back, dies at 77
Chicago Bears Hall of Fame running back Gale Sayers has died
'Forrest Gump' author Winston Groom dead at 77
Winston Groom, the writer whose novel “Forrest Gump” was made into an Oscar winning 1994 movie that became an enduring cultural phenomenon, has died
Tom Seaver, heart and mighty arm of Miracle Mets, dies at 75
Hall of Fame pitcher and New York Mets icon Tom Seaver has died at 75
Coaching great John Thompson of Georgetown dead at 78
The college basketball coaching great John Thompson of Georgetown has died
Chadwick Boseman, who embodied Black icons, dies of cancer
First Chadwick Boseman slipped on the cleats of Jackie Robinson, then the Godfather of Soul’s dancing shoes, portraying both Black American icons with a searing intensity that commanded respect
Ford, Bush presidential adviser Brent Scowcroft dies at 95
A longtime adviser to Presidents Gerald Ford and George H
Wilford Brimley, 'Cocoon' and 'Natural' actor, dies at 85
Wilford Brimley, who worked his way up from movie stunt rider to indelible character actor in films including “Cocoon” and “The Natural,” has died
Olivia de Havilland, Oscar-winning actress, dies at 104
Oscar winner Olivia de Havilland, best known as the kindly Melanie in “Gone With the Wind,” has died
