Local Obits for Tue. Aug 22nd, 2017
Forsyth
Janie Grace Cox, age 87, of Cumming, GA, passed away Tuesday, August 22, 2017. Janie was a member of Zion Hill Baptist Church in Cumming, GA. She will always be remembered as a lov ...
Hall
Clyde Thomason SMSgt, USAF, Retired, age 86 of Murrayville, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his ...
Nancy Jeanett Etris, 68, of Gainesville, Georgia went to her heavenly home on Tuesday, August 22, 2017 at her residence.
Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, ...
Jackson
John Edward Gray, age 52, of Jefferson passed away Tuesday, August 22, 2017. John enjoyed being outdoors and playing his guitar. Survivors include his mother Cynthia Ha ...
Lumpkin
Mrs. Gean Brookshire Sutton, age 94, of Dahlonega, passed away Tuesday, August 22, 2017 at Northeast GA Medical Center.
Mrs. Sutton was a native and lifetime resident of ...
Other
John Daniel Goza, age 74, of East Point passed away Tuesday, August 22, 2017. Mr. Goza was a builder and worked on cars. He was a collector of different items. Su ...
Mincey Marble founder, marble innovator dies at 86
Kenneth Mincey, who founded Gainesville-based Mincey Marble cast marble company, passed away at the age of 86 Friday.
Jo Ann Adams, Gainesville's first female pharmacist, dies at 93
When Jo Ann Trapnell Adams graduated from the University of Georgia School of Pharmacy, she was just 20 years old.
Mary Wilson, longest-reigning original Supreme, dies at 76
Mary Wilson, the longest-reigning original Supreme, has died at 76 years old
Former heavyweight champion Leon Spinks Jr. dies at 67
Former heavyweight champion Leon Spinks Jr. has died after battling prostate and other cancers
Oscar winner, ‘Sound of Music’ star Christopher Plummer dies
Christopher Plummer, the dashing award-winning actor who played Captain von Trapp in the film “The Sound of Music” and at 82 became the oldest Academy Award winner in history, has died
Hal Holbrook, prolific actor who played Twain, dies at 95
Award-winning character actor Hal Holbrook who toured the world as Mark Twain in a one-man show and uttered the immortal advice “Follow the money” in the political thriller “All the President’s Men,” has died
'Saved by the Bell' star Dustin Diamond dies of cancer at 44
“Saved by the Bell” star Dustin Diamond died Monday after a three-week fight with cancer