Local Obits for Sat. Mar 4th, 2017
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Barbara Ann Milum Wiggins, age 78, of Cumming, GA passed away on March 4, 2017 at Chestnut Ridge Nursing Home after a long battle with dementia. She was born in Columbia, TN ...
Coley Lamar Avery, 32 of Cumming, GA passed away on Saturday March 4, 2017.
He was born on June 22, 1984 in Atlanta, GA, the son of Ricky and Patricia Avery who both survive him ...
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Mr. John L. Dyer, 80, of Gainesville passed away on Saturday March 4, 2017 following an extended illness.
Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 7, 2017 in ...
Mr. W. Ralph Long, age 82, of Murrayville, GA passed away suddenly at his residence on Saturday, March 4, 2017.
Born February 27, 1935 in Kennesaw, Georgia to parents Joe Roy an ...
Mrs. Carolyn Parks, 73, of Gainesville passed away on Saturday March 4, 2017 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center following an extended illness.
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Bobby Lee (Bob) Stewart, 72, of Gainesville passed away on Saturday March 4, 2017 following a sudden illness.
Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, March ...
Mrs. Betty Phillips Woodliff, 93, of Gainesville, died Saturday March 4, 2017 at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center.
Born May 18, 1923 to the late Eva Mae Moore Phil ...
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Margie Lee Beavers, age 74, of Ellijay, GA passed away on Saturday, March 4, 2017.
She was a loving mama and nana who took anyone in to her home and took care of them. ...
Stephens
Mrs. Lois Heaton Martin, age 90 of 365 County Line Road, Toccoa passed away Saturday, March 4, 2017 at the Oaks at Scenic View in Baldwin.
A daughter of the late John Lee and Sa ...
Betty White, TV’s Golden Girl, dies at 99
Actor Betty White, whose saucy, up-for-anything charm made her a television mainstay for more than 60 years, has died
Former US Senate majority leader Harry Reid dies at 82
Harry Reid, the former Senate majority leader and Nevada’s longest-serving member of Congress, has died at home in Henderson, Nevada
John Madden, Hall of Fame coach and broadcaster, dies at 85
The NFL says Hall of Fame coach turned broadcaster John Madden has died at age 85
Gainesville businessman James Simpson dies at 77, truck parade to be held in his honor
Gainesville businessman James Simpson, the force behind Simpson Trucking & Grading, Inc. in Gainesville, will be remembered in a funeral service Friday, Dec. 17 at Hopewell Baptist Church.
Michael Nesmith, the Monkee for all seasons, dies at 78
Michael Nesmith, the wool-hatted, guitar-strumming member of the 1960s, made-for-television rock band The Monkees, has died at 78
Al Unser, a four-time winner of Indianapolis 500, dies at 82
Al Unser, one of only four drivers to win the Indianapolis 500 a record four times, died Thursday following years of health issues
Georgia Racing Hall of Famer Bud Lunsford passes away
Legendary Georgia racer and hall of famer Bud Lunsford of Gainesville passed away on Monday at the age of 86. Lunsford, a member of both the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame...