Local Obits for Sat. Dec 22nd, 2018
Forsyth
John Wood 88, of Cumming, Ga passed away on December 22, 2018.
Services will be held at a later date.
Condolences may be expressed at www.mcdonaldandson.com.
Arrangements ...
Gwinnett
John D. Pirkle, age 77, of Buford, GA passed away Saturday, December 22, 2018. Mr. Pirkle was preceded in death by his parents, Hoyt and Dorothy Allen Pirkle; uncles, Milford Allen ...
Habersham
Funeral services for Edward Sims, age 82 of Clarkesville, will be held at 11:00 AM, Monday, December 24, 2018, at Hillside Memorial Chapel. Rev. Tony Kemp and Rev. Richard Pletsch ...
Hall
Patricia Ann Gilleland, 75, of Milledgeville formerly of Lula passed away on Saturday, December 22, 2018 following an extended illness.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m ...
L. D. Franklin Lemley, 78 of Gainesville passed away Saturday, December 22, 2018 at his residence.
He was born in Lumpkin County to the late Homer and Mamie Sullens Lemley.  ...
Jackson
Mrs. Dorothy Lee Kimbrell age 73, of Commerce died Saturday, December 22, 2018 at her daughter’s residence. Mrs. Kimbrell was born in Atlanta to the late, Herschel and ...
Lumpkin
Mrs. Mary Catherine Heidler, age 97, of Dahlonega passed away Saturday, December 22, 2018.
Mrs. Heidler was born in New Castle, PA on October 11, 1921 to the late Robert Lee and ...
Mrs. Anna Marie Seabolt, age 55, of Dahlonega passed away Saturday, December 22, 2018.
Anna was born in Gilmer County on July 15, 1963 to the late James Marvin and Bessie Lou Br ...
Stephens
Mr. Daniel Jerome Maynard, age 40 of Poplar Circle, Toccoa passed away Saturday, December 22, 2018 at the Stephens County Hospital.
He was born October 16, 1978 in St. Lucie, Fl ...
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
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