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Obituary Archive
Local Obits for Fri. Jun 2nd, 2017

Banks

Donna Chadwick, 68, Gillsville
Donna Chadwick age 68 of Gillsville passed away Friday June 2, 2017 at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital.   Mrs. Chadwick was born in Thomaston, Georgia on May 22, 1949 ...

Barrow

Clarke Williams Adair, Jr. of Winder, GA passed away on June 2, 2017 after a brief illness. Mr. Adair was born on November 26, 1940 and was preceded in death by his mother, Doris D ...
Victor Frank Cisilski, 82, Statham
Victor Frank Cisilski, age 82, of Statham passed away Friday, June 2, 2017.  Lawson Funeral Home, 4532 Hwy 53, Hoschton, GA, 30548, www.lawsonfuneralhome.org, 706-654-0966.

Forsyth

Floria Dean Day, 82, Cumming
Mrs. Floria Dean Day, age 82, of Cumming, GA, passed away Friday, June 2, 2017.  She is preceded in death by her husband, Winfred E. (Shorty) Day; and parents, Lewis and Berti ...

Hall

Michael David Collier, 57, Flowery Branch
Michael David Collier, age 57, of Flowery Branch, GA passed away on Friday, June 2, 2017. He is survived by his friend, Robyn Placek, Oakwood, GA; son, Baxter Collier, Dawsonville, ...
William Henry "Bill" Peck, 76, Gainesville
William Henry "Bill" Peck, 76, a life-long Gainesville resident, died on June 2, 2017, after bravely battling a long illness.  A devoted family man and a loyal frien ...
Frances T. Irvin, 86, Gillsville
Funeral services are scheduled for 3:30 p.m. Sunday June 4, 2017 in Ward’s Funeral Home Chapel for Frances T. Irvin, age 86 of Gillsville. Rev. Tim House will officiate. Inte ...
Wanda Sargent McClure, 49, Flowery Branch
Wanda Sargent McClure, age 49, of Flowery Branch, GA passed away on Friday, June 2, 2017. She was preceded in death by her parents, Brady and Ila Sargent. She is survived by her ...
Brannon Scott (Boo) Sheridan, 32, Gainesville
Brannon Scott (Boo) Sheridan, age 32 of Gainesville, passed away Friday, June 02, 2017 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Funeral services will be held on Monday, June 5, 2017 ...
Dorothy Mae Peck Wehunt, 74, Gainesville
Dorothy Mae Peck Wehunt, 74, of Gainesville passed away on Friday, June 2, 2017 at Northridge Health and Rehab Center. No services are planned at this time. Born on July 26, ...

Jackson

Kathryn Kilgore Golden, 81, Commerce
Mrs. Kathryn Kilgore Golden, age 81, of Commerce, GA died Friday, June 2, 2017 at Landmark Hospital.  Mrs. Golden was born in Atalla, AL to the late Jack Robert and Hazel Scar ...
Donald Lomax, 82, Jefferson
Donald Lomax, age 82, of Jefferson, GA passed away on Friday, June 2, 2017. He is survived by his wife of sixty-four and a half years, Janie Evans Lomax, Jefferson, GA; children ...

Other

Wilber Woodard, 64, Decatur
Wilber Woodard, age 64, of Decatur, GA passed away Friday, June 2, 2017. He is survived by his wife of thirty-five years, Yvonne Cash Woodard, Decatur, GA; children, Quentin Woodar ...
Frank Keason Blair, 79, Danielsville
Mr. Frank Keason Blair, age 79, of Danielsville, GA died Friday, June 2, 2017 at St. Mary’s Hospice House.  Mr. Blair was born in Tiger to the late Luther and Harriett C ...
Alphonse Theriault, 84, Alpharetta
Alphonse Theriault, 84 of Alpharetta, GA passed away on Friday June 2, 2017.   Graveside services will be held at a later date.   Condolences may be expressed ...

Union

Betty Ann McDaniel, 82, Suches
Betty Ann McDaniel, age 82, of Suches, GA passed away on Friday, June 2, 2017 following an extended illness. Betty Ann was the daughter of the late Hoyt Preston and Mozelle Wils ...
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
Pelé, Brazil’s mighty king of ‘beautiful game,’ has died
Pelé, Brazil’s mighty king of soccer, has died