Local Obits for Fri. May 18th, 2018
Gwinnett
Edith Edwards Fite, age 89, of Buford, GA passed away on Friday, May 18, 2018.
She was preceded in death by her husband of sixty-two years, Edwin “Ed” Fite. She is s ...
Habersham
Lillian D. Pruitt, age 89 of Mt. Airy, passed away on Friday, May 18, 2018.
Born in Banks County, Georgia on May 19, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Ulysses & Laura E ...
Beauty Helen Trimiar King, age 86 of Cornelia, Georgia passed away on Friday, May 18, 2018.
Born in Banks County, Georgia on May 11, 1932, she was a daughter of the late Reece & ...
Lloyd James “Chub” Parker, age 76 of Demorest, Georgia passed away on Friday, May 18, 2018.
Born in Habersham County, Georgia on November 16, 1941, he was a son ...
Hall
William Bruce Cain, age 91, of Chestnut Mountain passed away on Friday, May 18, 2018 at New Horizons Limestone following an extended illness.
Funeral services will be held at 2: ...
Jackson
Evans Funeral Home announces the death of Mrs. Glenda Gee Tolbert, age 75 of Pendergrass, Georgia who entered into rest Friday, May 18, 2018. Mrs. Tolbert was born in Penderg ...
White
Kenneth David Chambers, Sr., 30 of Cleveland passed away on Friday, May 18, 2018 following a sudden illness.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 22 ...
Hank Huckaby dies at 79 after 'unparalleled' Georgia career
Former University System of Georgia Chancellor and state budget director Hank Huckaby has died
Beloved Gainesville pediatrician Everett Roseberry dies at 79
Longtime Gainesville pediatrician Everett Roseberry, who was instrumental in the founding of The Longstreet Clinic, died Sunday, April 11 at the age of 79.
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.