Local Obits for Mon. May 7th, 2018
Dawson
Janice W. Powell, 70, of Dawsonville passed away Monday May 7, 2018 at her residence.
Born February 16, 1948 in Pickens County to the late Alvin and Myrtis Ray, she lived most o ...
Gwinnett
Wayne Arnold Ballew of Sugar Hill, Georgia passed away at his home on Pass Court Monday night May 7, 2018. Mr. Ballew is a lifelong resident of Sugar Hill, Georgia, and a 1967 grad ...
Habersham
Annetta “Ann” Alexander, age 74 of Cornelia, passed away on Monday, May 7, 2018.
Mrs. Alexander was born on January 22, 1944, in Cleveland, Georgia, to the late Newt ...
Lumpkin
Mrs. Teresa Ann Rider Karn, age 63 of Dahlonega passed away Monday, May 7, 2018 at her daughter’s residence, with her family by her side, following an extended illness.
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Stephens
Mrs. Johnnie Sue Crawford Randall, age 75 of Terrell Drive, Toccoa, Georgia passed away Monday, May 7, 2018 at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital.
A daughter of the late John Buf ...
White
Mr. Matthew G. Major, age 74, of Cleveland, passed away Monday, May 7, 2018.
Mr. Major was born in Cleveland, Ohio to the late Matthew and Barbara Nestich Major.&nbs ...
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