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Obituary Archive
Local Obits for Sun. Aug 20th, 2017

Forsyth

Arthur Therman Patton, Jr., 85 of Cumming, GA passed away on Sunday August 20, 2017. There will be a graveside service with Navy honors on Friday August 25, 2017 at 11:30am at t ...
Geneva Ann Pruitt, 78, Cumming
Geneva Ann Pruitt, 78, passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 20, 2017 at 6:30 p.m. at her home, after a 5-year struggle with Parkinson's Disease and Dementia.  Geneva w ...
Junior Clifton (J.C.)  Kirby, age 84 of Cumming, passed away, Sunday, August 20, 2017. He was a member of New Harmony Baptist Church. J.C. was a loving husband, father, grandf ...

Habersham

Dr. Keith Dwayne Cudd, 51, Cornelia
Dr. Keith Dwayne Cudd, age 51 of Cornelia, GA entered into rest Sunday, August 20, 2017, in a moment of peace, with his wife, Jennifer, of 29 years by his side. Dr. Cudd was born ...
John Serpa, 59, Alto
John Serpa, age 59, of Alto, Georgia, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, August 20, 2017, following a sudden illness. Mr. Serpa was born on July 20, 1958, in Jacksonville, No ...

Hall

Lois Evans Brown, 80, Gainesville
Lois Evans Brown, age 80 of Gainesville, entered eternal rest on Sunday, August 20, 2017 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center.  Funeral services will be held at 1:00pm on Sa ...
Kenney Joe Ray, 52, Gainesville
Kenney Joe Ray, age 52 of Gainesville, passed away Sunday, August 20, 2017 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, August 23, 2017 at 2: ...

Jackson

Joshua Tate Lewis, 26, Auburn
Joshua Tate Lewis, age 26, of Auburn passed away Friday, August 18, 2017.     Survivors included his wife Christina Renay; father Charles Lewis; mother Tina Li ...

Other

Charles Swayne Jordan, 74, LaGrange
Charles Swayne Jordan, age 74 of LaGrange, passed away Sunday, August 20, 2017, at his residence. Born in Banks County on December 03, 1942, he was a son of the late Hoyt D. Jo ...
Mrs. Miranda Rosetta Collins Nicholson, age 72 of Banks Road, Carnesville, Georgia passed away Sunday, August 20, 2017 at St. Mary’s Sacred Heart Hospital, Lavonia, Georgia. ...

White

Mrs. Rachel Julia Carpenter Neal Boyd, 77 of Cleveland died Sunday August 20, 2017 at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Born in Gastonia, NC, Mrs. Boyd was the daughter of t ...
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