Local Obits for Sat. Oct 13th, 2018
Barrow
Donna Jean Sandiford, age 54, of Winder, GA passed away on Saturday, October 13, 2018. She was preceded in death by her brother, Anthony Wayne Thomason. She is survived ...
Buford “Mac” Evans, age 41, of Winder, GA passed away on Thursday, October 11, 2018. He was preceded in death by his father, Jesse Lee Evans; and mother, Susan Harwell ...
Dawson
Pauline Jones Bagley, age 69, of Dawsonville (Lumpkin County) passed away Saturday, October 13, 2018 at her
residence following a period of declining health.
Born Augus ...
Sandra J. Wright, age 72 of Dawsonville, formerly of Jackson, GA, passed away Saturday, October 13, 2018 at her residence. She was of the Baptist faith. Sandra graduated from R. E. ...
Forsyth
Mary Schneider 95, of Alpharetta, Ga passed away on October 13, 2018.
Funeral services will be held on October 29, in Louisiana.
Condolences may be expressed at www.mcdonalda ...
Gwinnett
Mrs. Lindsey Langham Henson, age 29, of Loganville passed away Saturday, October 13, 2018.
Funeral Services will be 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 17, 2018 in the Chapel of Memor ...
Habersham
Sandra M. Wood, age 71, wife of Claude B. Wood, passed away on October 13th, 2018 at her home in Habersham County.
Visitation will be held Saturday November 3rd, 2018 ...
Hall
Mr. James Christopher Manus, 41
James Christopher Manus, 41, of Gainesville passed away October 13, 2018.
Funeral services will be held at a later date.
Born on ...
Kathryn Watkins died at the age of 93 on October 13, 2018, in her home in Gainesville, Georgia. Services will be held at 4:00 on October 27th at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church ...
Jerry Deano Wilson, 51 of Murrayville Georgia, died Saturday October 13, 2018 at Emory Hospital in Atlanta.
Born in Gainesville, Georgia, Mr. Wilson had lived in Gainesville al ...
Donna Jean Akins, 54, of Gainesville passed away Friday, October 12, 2018. A longtime server, Donna worked for 21 years at the Midway Meal House. She was a loving daughter, w ...
Lynne Maelene Brooks
Died Oct. 12, 2018
Lynne, 89, was born on Nov. 12, 1928 in San Antonio, Texas. She passed peacefully after a long illness. She was a renowned H ...
Thomas Bradley “Brad” Garrett, 29, of Gainesville passed away Saturday, October 13, 2018 following injuries in an automobile accident.
Funeral services will be held ...
Janice Marie Saine Thompson, 65, of Chicopee passed away Wednesday, October 10, 2018 following a brief illness.
Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, October 1 ...
Jackson
Evans Funeral Home announces the death of Mr. Leon Douglas “Ponchie” Beck, age 76 of Jefferson, Georgia who entered into rest Saturday, October 13, 2018. Mr. ...
Evans Funeral Home announces the death of Mr. Thomas Patrick “Tom” Whitehead, age 66, of Hoschton, Georgia, who passed away Saturday, October 13, 2018 in Hoschton, ...
Stephens
Mrs. Karen Ann Ivester Pilgrim, age 56 of Pittman Road, Toccoa passed away Saturday, October 13, 2018 at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center.
A daughter of the late Johnny and ...
White
It is with great sadness that the family of John Lynn Burrow, age 76, of Cleveland announces his death on October 13, 2018 following period of declining health.
Born May ...
Speedway Motorsports founder Bruton Smith dies at 95
O. Bruton Smith, who emerged from North Carolina farm country and parlayed his love of motorsports into a Hall of Fame career as one of the biggest track owners...
Gainesville businessman James Simpson dies at 77, truck parade to be held in his honor
Gainesville businessman James Simpson, the force behind Simpson Trucking & Grading, Inc. in Gainesville, will be remembered in a funeral service Friday, Dec. 17 at Hopewell Baptist Church.
Georgia Racing Hall of Famer Bud Lunsford passes away
Legendary Georgia racer and hall of famer Bud Lunsford of Gainesville passed away on Monday at the age of 86. Lunsford, a member of both the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame...
Frank Williams, founder of Formula One team, dies at 79
Sir Frank Williams, the founder and former team principal of Williams Racing, has died. He was 79. Williams took his motor racing team from an empty carpet warehouse to the summit of Formula One, overseeing 114 victories, a combined 16 drivers’ and constructors’ world championships, while becoming the longest-serving team boss in the sport’s history.
Prince, poultry pioneer, dies at 93
Jack Prince of Gainesville, the man who invented the chicken deboning machine, has died at the age of 93.
Former NASCAR driver Townley killed in shooting in Athens
A former NASCAR driver was killed Saturday in a shooting in Georgia that also wounded a woman, investigators said. John Wes Townley, 31, died in the shooting in a neighborhood...
Former Hall County School Superintendent Doug Winters dies at 82
Dr. Douglas Harry Winters, a former superintendent for the Hall County School District, died Wednesday, Aug. 11 at the age of 82.
Former CDC official from Gainesville dies at age 69
Gainesville native Dr. Thomas Weston Hodge III, the former Director of Immunogenetics at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, died July 31 in St. Simon's Island, Ga.