Local Obits for Sat. Nov 17th, 2018
Banks
Mr. Hugh H. Roberts age 77 of Homer passed away on Saturday November 17, 2018 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center following an extended illness.
Memorial services are scheduled ...
Forsyth
Francisca Sonmez, age 82, of Cumming, Georgia passed away Saturday, November 17, 2018. Mrs. Sonmez is preceded in death by her husband Ozer Mehmet Sonmez. She is survived by her ch ...
Margaret “Fitz” Beckley, age 83, of Cumming, Georgia passed away Saturday, November 17, 2018. Mrs. Beckley is preceded in death by her husband Robert Joseph Beckley and ...
Gwinnett
Joyce Mosteller, age 75 of Dacula, GA, died Saturday, November 17, 2018 after a brief illness. Mrs. Mosteller has been cremated and no services are planned at this time. She is sur ...
Habersham
Joe Lee Banks, Sr., age 74 of Mt. Airy, Georgia went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, November 17, 2018.
Mr. Banks was born on January 7, 1944 to Estee and Daisy Dunn Banks ...
Hassie Rose Ellender Carson, age 96, passed away November 17, 2018 at Brookside Senior Living. Ms. Carson was born on August 14, 1922 and resided in Habersham County her enti ...
Edna Ruth Brown Jones, age 78, of Cornelia, Georgia went to be with the Lord on Saturday, November 17, 2018.
Mrs. Jones was born on July 10, 1940 in Clarkesville, Georgia to the ...
Hall
James Edward Davis, 94, of Gillsville passed away Friday, November 17, 2018 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center.
A Graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, Novembe ...
Mr. Russell “Russ” Richard Lamp, age 75, of Flowery Branch passed away Saturday November 17th 2018, surrounded by his family after a long, difficult battle with Alzheim ...
Judy Elaine Lance, 61, of Lula passed away on Friday, November 16, 2018 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center.
Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov ...
Helen James Meyerink, 85, of Gainesville passed away November 17, 2018.
Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Memorial Park South
Memorial Park Funeral Home, 2 ...
Jackson
Werner Goeckel passed away November 17, 2018 in Braselton, Georgia.
A unique and self-made man who worked every day of his life has left us. The only surviving child of Fritz an ...
Werner Frederick Goeckel, 77, of Braselton passed away Saturday, November 17, 2018 follow an extended illness.
Funeral services to be announced.
Memorial Park Funeral Home Br ...
Lumpkin
On November 17, 2018 Andrew Murray Gallup, age 23, of Dahlonega went to be with the Lord.
Andy was born on November 10, 1995 in the Republic of Sierra Leone, West Africa. At tha ...
Samuel “Sam” Smith, age 72, of Dahlonega, GA and formerly of Buford, GA passed away Saturday, November 17, 2018. He was preceded in death by his parents, Allan Br ...
Other
Melville E. Potter, Jr., age 93, passed away on November 17, 2018 in Mesa, Arizona. Mel was born on April 9, 1925 in Owensboro, Kentucky to the late Mel Potter, Sr. and Thelm ...
Stephens
Mr. Marvin Jackson Batson, age 84 of Jordan Road, Toccoa, GA passed away Saturday, November 17, 2018 at the Stephens County Hospital.
A son of the late W.H. and Mary Delphia Wil ...
White
Barrett Funeral Home of Cleveland announces the death of Mrs. Frances Marie Black, age 65 of Cleveland. Mrs. Black passed away Saturday, November 17, 2018.
Mrs. Black was born ...
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