Local Obits for Sat. Aug 12th, 2017
Dawson
Gerard A. “Jed” Lacey, 58, of Dawsonville passed away Saturday August 12, 2017.
Better known as Coach Lacey, Jed followed his passion to coach and motivate the youth ...
Forsyth
Ida Frances McCleskey, age 87, of Cumming, passed away Saturday, August 12, 2017. She was a member of Hopewell Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Preston &ld ...
Ester Lee Smith, age 81, of Cumming, GA, passed away Saturday, August 12, 2017.Ester was a member of Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church in Cumming, GA. She is preceded in death ...
Shannon David Thompson, 40, of Cumming, GA passed away on Saturday, August 12, 2017. With a heavy heart heaven gained a new angel yesterday. A loving son, b ...
Gwinnett
Sheryl Lyles, age 60, of Sugar Hill, GA passed away on Wednesday, August 2, 2017. She was preceded in death by her father, J.R. and stepmother, Lugene Byers Lyles; mother, Catherin ...
Suwanee, GA resident Joyce Hazel Birch, age 83, peacefully passed away at Northside Forsyth Hospital on Aug. 12, due to complications from an infected gall bladder. She was surroun ...
Habersham
The family of Sallie Lanier, announces the passing, on August 12, 2017 of their beloved daughter, sister, and aunt.
Sallie was born in Louisville, Kentucky, on ...
Hall
Hazel Thomas Daniel, age 94, of Flowery Branch, GA passed away on Saturday, August 12, 2017. She was preceded in death by her husband of forty-two years, Otis Reese Daniel; and son ...
Lavern Dollar, 86 of Oakwood passed away Saturday August 12, 2017 at her residence.
A lifelong resident of Hall County, Mrs. Dollar was the daughter of the late Homer and Mary J ...
Jackson
Charles Douglas Dyer, age 55, of Jefferson passed away Saturday, August 12, 2017. Funeral services will be held 11:00 am Saturday, August 19, 2017 at Lawson Funeral Home Chap ...
Evans Funeral Home announces the death of Mrs. Janet Smith Hollis, age 66, of Pendergrass, who passed away on Saturday, August 12, 2017. Mrs. Hollis was born in Gainesville, ...
Other
Deborah Ann Collins, 67 of Woodstock, GA passed away on Saturday August 12, 2017.
The family will receive friends on Friday August 18, 2017 from 10am to 11am at McDona ...
Stephens
Cynthia “Cindy” Yvonne Doss Chastain
Mrs. Cynthia “Cindy” Yvonne Doss Chastain age 67 of Skyline Drive, Toccoa passed away Saturday August 12, 2017 at St ...
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