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Obituary Archive
Local Obits for Tue. Aug 8th, 2017

Dawson

Rigoberto “Rigo” Jansen, 20, Dawsonville
Rigoberto “Rigo” Jansen, 20, of Dawsonville passed away Tuesday August 8, 2017. Born November 10, 1996 in Guatemala, he had lived in Dawson County for the past 8 yea ...

Gwinnett

Richard “Dick” McMinn, 91, Lawrenceville
Richard “Dick” McMinn, age 91, of Lawrenceville, GA passed away on Tuesday, August 8, 2017. He was preceded in death by his son, Mark McMinn. He is survived by his wife ...
Christopher Donald Young, 45, Sugar Hill
Christopher Donald Young, 45, of Sugar Hill, Georgia passed away August 8, 2017. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, August 14, 2017 in the chapel of Memorial Pa ...

Hall

William Author "Papa" Green, 83, Gainesville
Mrs. William Author “Papa” Green, 83, of Gainesville passed away August 8, 2017. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m.  Friday, August 11, 2017 in the cha ...
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