Local Obits for Mon. May 29th, 2017
Gwinnett
Fermina Castro, age 57, of Buford, GA passed away Monday, May 29, 2017. She is survived by her children, Freddy Villatoro, Yenis Castro, Maritza Castro, Yessi Castro, Veronica Vill ...
William Robert “Bob” Preston, (Cdr., USN Ret.), born September 15, 1922 to the parents of William Thomas Preston and Florence Ella Elsea, passed away peaceful ...
Habersham
Funeral services for Jerry Ray Tallman, age 83, of Clarkesville will be held on Saturday, June 3, 2017 at 2:00 PM from the Hillside Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow the ...
Hall
Ms. Beverly Boatwright, age 78, of Gainesville passed away Monday, May 29, 2017 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center – Gainesville.
Services will be held at a lat ...
Mrs. Kimberly Marie Buffen age 42 of Gainesville passed away on Monday May 29, 2017 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center.
Memorial services will be held on Saturd ...
Robert Paul Heavrin Jr., age 64, of Clermont, GA, passed away Monday, May 29, 2017.
Bob was born in Youngstown Ohio April 13, 1953. He was employed as a welder at Chandler Equip ...
Jackson
Mrs. Sandra “Cindy” Baird, age 68, of Jefferson, GA died Monday, May 29, 2017 at Emory University Hospital. Mrs. Baird was born in Commerce to the late ...
Nell Crane Scott, age 76 of Commerce, GA passed away Monday, May 29, 2017.
Born in Cornelia, GA, Ms. Scott was the daughter of the late James and Minnie Emmett Crane. ...
Other
Mrs. Dorothy Virginia Pritchett, age 98, of Colbert, GA died Monday, May 29, 2017 at Piedmont-Athens Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Pritchett was born in Commerce to the late ...
Housang Vaziri, 81 of Alpharetta, GA passed away on Monday May 29, 2017.
Graveside services will be held on Friday June 2, 2017 at 11am at the Sawnee View Memorial Gardens.
C ...
Stephens
Mrs. Yvonne Nicolette Bryant Busch, age 67 of 465 Black Mountain Road, Toccoa, Georgia passed away Sunday, May 29, 2017 at the Stephens County Hospital.
A daughter of Juanita Ba ...
White
Faye “Gummie” Franks, 77 of Cleveland, GA left the building late in the evening May 29th 2017. Faye was born September 3rd 1939 in her Grandma ...
Mr. Michael E. Gerchman, age 64, of Cleveland, passed away Monday, May 29, 2017.
Mr. Gerchman was preceded in death by his father Karl G. Gerchman and sister Gigi Dart. H ...
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...