Local Obits for Tue. Jun 12th, 2018
Banks
Mrs. Mary Alice Hooper, age 94, of Homer, GA died Tuesday, June 12, 2018 at Oaks at Limestone. Mrs. Hooper was born in Homer to the late, Robert and Pearl Shubert A ...
Forsyth
Lawrence Hugh Roberts, 87, of Cumming, GA, passed away on Tuesday, June 12, 2018.
There are no services planned at this time.
Condolences may be expressed at www.mcdonaldands ...
Gwinnett
Delia Lorenzo Mendoza, age 90, of Duluth, GA passed away Tuesday, June 12, 2018. She was preceded in death by her husband of forty-eight years, Luis Mendoza. Mrs. Mendoza is surviv ...
Habersham
Robert Nathaniel Dodd, age 73, of Demorest, GA, formerly of Buford, GA passed away Tuesday, June 12, 2018. He was preceded in death by parents, Juster and Monty Dodd; sisters, Shir ...
Jackson
Ms. Jodie Ellen Day, age 64, of Commerce, GA died Tuesday, June 12, 2018 at Northridge Health and Rehab. Ms. Day was born in Athens to the late Robert S. and Mary Jo Harper C ...
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