Local Obits for Fri. Nov 23rd, 2018
Forsyth
Harold “Speedy” Evans, age 85, of Cumming, passed away Wednesday, November 21, 2018. Speedy was a member of Friendship Baptist Church. He owned and operated Harol ...
Paul Damian McMaster, 50, passed away peacefully in his home on Friday, November 23, 2018 in Cumming, Georgia. Paul was born December 7, 1967 to Gerald and Carol (nee Cislaw) McMas ...
Joseph (Joey) William Pugh went to be with God on Thanksgiving Day, November 22, 2018. He is preceded in death by his grandparents, several and uncles and his cousin, Richie ...
Gwinnett
Mary Stancil Whidby, 81, of Buford passed away on Friday, November 23, 2018.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Edwin Whidby; parents Arthur and Ruby Stancil; b ...
Habersham
Miles Victor Wilbanks, age 70 of Cornelia, passed away on Friday, November 23, 2018.
Born on May 4, 1948, in Clarkesville, Georgia, he was a son of the late Jewell and Ruth Smit ...
Hall
Ms. Pamela Kay Angelbeck age 75 of Gainesville passed away on Monday November 19, 2018 at her residence following a sudden illness.
Memorial services are scheduled for Monday No ...
Mary Flara Loggins, 97, of New Holland passed away on Friday, November 23, 2018.
Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 25, 2018 in the Chapel of Memoria ...
Henry Rue of Gainesville, Ga. passed away on Friday November 23, 2018 at the N.E. Ga. Medical Center at the age of 49.
Funeral services will be held at 2 pm Monday November 26 a ...
Clarence Ernest “Ernie” Smith, age 64 of Alto, passed away on Friday, November 23, 2018.
Born on July 18, 1954, in Gainesville, he was a son of the late Clarence and ...
Stephens
Mr. Jack Porter Hansel, age 85, residing on Singleton Road in Eastanollee, Ga. passed away Thursday, November 23, 2018 at Pruitt Health of Toccoa.
A son of the late Jack Hansel, ...
Beloved children’s author Beverly Cleary dies at 104
Children’s author Beverly Cleary, the writer behind the popular characters Ramona Quimby and Henry Huggins, has died
Vernon Jordan, activist, former Clinton adviser, has died
According to a statement from his daughter, Vernon Jordan, a civil rights activist and former adviser to President Bill Clinton, has died
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