Local Obits for Tue. May 1st, 2018
Banks
Evans Funeral Home announces the death of Mrs. Ruby Martin Lord, age 83 of Maysville, Georgia who entered into rest Tuesday, May 1, 2018. Mrs. Lord was born in Jefferson, Geo ...
Forsyth
Katherine (Kit) L. Puckett, 87, passed away on May 1, 2018.
She is preceded in death by her Husband, Jerry R. Puckett; her Parents, Arthur and Anne Little; two sisters ...
Hall
Debra (Debbie) Nelms, 62, of Gainesville, Georgia, passed away May 1, 2018.
A gathering will be held in Debbie’s honor on Friday, May 11, 2018 at 1295 Burns Drive, Gaines ...
Mr. Charles Henry Taylor, 89, entered into heaven peacefully at his residence on Tuesday, May 1, 2018 following an extended illness.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, May ...
Terry Lee Tow, 61, of Gainesville passed away on Tuesday, May 1, 2018 at his residence.
A memorial service will be held 1:00 p.m. on Friday May 4, 2018 in the Chapel of Memorial ...
Jackson
Evans Funeral Home announces the death of Mrs. Lisa Michelle Garmon Ledbetter, age 51, of Jefferson, Georgia, who passed away on Tuesday, May 1, 2018. Mrs. Ledbetter was born Decat ...
Other
Charles William Lang, 91, of Ormond Beach, FL passed away May 1, 2018.
Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 5, 2018 in the Chapel of Memorial Park Funeral H ...
White
Elmer Cecil Banks, 90, of Cleveland Georgia, passed away Tuesday, May 1, 2018 after a short illness.
The family will receive visitors from 12 – 2 pm on Saturday, May 5th a ...
Patricia Shaffer Martin, age 61 of Cleveland passed away Tuesday, May 01, 2018.
Mrs. Martin was born April 7, 1957 in East Point, GA. She was preceded in death by her parents Ch ...
Ruby Kathryn Meaders, age 101 of Cleveland, passed away on Tuesday, May 1, 2018.
Mrs. Meaders was born on June 21, 1916, in Cleveland, Georgia, to the late Lester Ca ...
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.
Towering musical theater master Stephen Sondheim dies at 91
Stephen Sondheim, the songwriter who reshaped the American musical theater in the second half of the 20th century, has died
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.
Betty Lynn, Thelma Lou on 'The Andy Griffith Show,' has died
Betty Lynn, who was best known as Barney Fife's sweetheart Thelma Lou on “The Andy Griffith Show,” has died at the age of 95
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...
Jane Powell, Hollywood golden-age musicals star, dies at 92
Jane Powell, who starred in Hollywood golden age musicals, has died
Michael Constantine of 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding' dies at 94
Michael Constantine, an Emmy Award-winning character actor who reached worldwide fame playing the Windex bottle-toting father of the bride in the 2002 film “My Big Fat Greek Wedding,” has died
