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Local Obits for Sun. Jul 2nd, 2017

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John Maylon Daniel, 73, Winder
John Maylon Daniel, age 73, of Winder passed away Sunday, July 2, 2017.  Mr. Daniel was a truck driver all of his life and was employed with Southeast Culvert.  He was a ...

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Linda Dianne Newsom, 69, Cumming
Linda Dianne Newsom is a name that will always exemplify what it means to be a true Southern lady. She innately balanced being warm, loving and supportive with the refreshing confi ...
Barbara Ann Babcok, 64, Cumming
Barbara Ann Babcok 64, of Cumming Ga. passed away on July 2, 2017.    Funeral services will be at 10am on July 8th, 2017 at Carey Hand Funeral Home in Orlando, ...
Marie Ayash Cumbie, 88, Cumming
Marie Ayash Cumbie, 88, of Cumming passed away Sunday, July 2, 2017.  A member of Antioch Baptist Church and a  lifelong witness for the Lord, she is preceded in death by ...

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Christopher Hayward Broome, 47, Gainesville
Mr. Christopher Hayward Broome, 47, of Gainesville, passed away July 2, 2017. Funeral services are planned for Thursday July 13, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. in the Chapel of Memorial Par ...
Marcus Monroe Chambers, 83, Flowery Branch
Marcus Monroe Chambers, Sr., age 83 of Flowery Branch passed away Sunday, July 2, 2017.  Interment cremation. No arrangements have been made at this time. Lawson Funeral Home, ...
Betty Lee Semon, 83, Murrayville
Betty Lee Semon, 83, of Murrayville, GA passed away on Sunday, July 2, 2017 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 6, ...

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Elizabeth McDaniel Forrester, age 88, of Canton, GA and formerly of Buford, GA passed away on Saturday, July 1, 2017. She was preceded in death by her husband, Howard Samuel For ...
Robbie Lee Ayers Osborne, 78, Carnesville
Robbie Lee Ayers Osborne, age 78, of Carnesville, GA died Sunday, July 02, 2017 at her residence. Mrs. Osborne was born in Homer to the late Robert and Maggie Ward Ayers.  She ...

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Willie Wendell Smith, 59, Toccoa
Willie Wendell Smith, age 59, passed away Sunday, July 2, 2017.  Wendell was born in Stephens County.  He proudly served in the United States Army National Guard an ...

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N.U. Turpen Jr., 90, Cleveland
  N.U. Turpen, Jr., age 90 of Cleveland, Georgia formerly of Clarkesville, passed away on Sunday, July 02, 2017 at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center following an exten ...
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