Local Obits for Thu. Aug 9th, 2018
Barrow
Robert Gerald Clack, age 71, of Winder passed away Thursday, August 9, 2018. The family will receive friends 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm Saturday, August 11, 2018 at Lawson Funeral Ho ...
Dawson
Willie Marie Butler, 88, of Dawsonville, GA passed away peacefully at her residence on Thursday, August 9, 2018. She was born to the late Charles and Mary Green. She wa ...
Mr. Andrew D. Croft Jr, 69 of Dawsonville, Georgia passed away on August 9, 2018. He is survived by his wife Lillie Falany Croft.
Visitation will be on Monday August 13, 2018 fr ...
Gwinnett
Mr. Stacey Lamont Weatherford, of Suwanee, GA, passed away Thursday, August 9th, 2018 at 49 years old.
Stacey was of the Baptist faith, and was greeted on the other side by his ...
Habersham
Charlotte McConnell Carver, age 96, of Cornelia, Georgia passed away on Thursday, August 9, 2018.
Mrs. Carver was born on May 22, 1922 in Franklin, North Carolina to t ...
Hall
Patsy Ione Baum, age 82 of Gainesville passed away Thursday August 9, 2018.
Ms. Baum was born in Hall County to the late Virgil Smith and Lois Gaines Smith. She was a homemaker ...
Rhonda Carol Waltz, 53, of Gainesville passed away Thursday, August 9, 2018 at her residence following an extended illness.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday ...
Jackson
Mr. Bobby Hugh Simonds, age 74, of Nicholson, GA died Thursday, August 9, 2018 at Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center. Mr. Simonds was born in Dawsonville to the late Pau ...
Other
Julian Orean Wright, age 82, of Barnesville, Georgia passed away on Thursday, August 9, 2018.
Mr. Wright was born September 27, 1935 in Douglas County, Georgia to the late John ...
Stephens
Eddie Faye Reed, age 74, of Martin, GA, passed away from an extended illness on Thursday, August 9, 2018.
Born February 27, 1944 in Winder, GA, she was a daughter of the late E ...
White
Dustin W. Mobley, age 17, of Cleveland, passed away Thursday, August 9, 2018.
Dustin was born in Lumpkin County. He loved bicycling, hiking, camping, and cooking at home. ...
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