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Local Obits for Wed. Jan 16th, 2019

Dawson

Wetaunah "Tonnie" Cates, 65, Dawsonville
Mrs. Wetaunah “Tonnie” Cates, age 65, of Dawsonville passed away Wednesday, January 16, 2019. Tonnie was born in Seymour, IN on January 14, 1954 to the late William ...

Forsyth

Leon L. Samples, 84, Cumming
Leon L. Samples, age 84, of Cumming, GA., passed away Wednesday, January 16, 2019. He was born in 1934, to the late Manuel and Ina Samples. Leon was a member of Salem Baptist Churc ...

Hall

Marvin Henry Dover, 71, Gainesville
 Mr. Marvin Henry Dover, age 71 of Gainesville, passed away on Wednesday, January 16, 2019 at his residence following a brief illness.       F ...

Jackson

Mary Helen McGuire, 91, Talmo
Mrs. Mary Helen Murrow McGuire, of Gainesville, slipped peacefully into the arms of her Savior on January 16, 2019. Helen was born to the late Elmer & Vera Mae Murrow on Septem ...
Charles Scott Brown, Jr, 83, Jefferson
Evans Funeral Home announces the death of Charles Scott Brown, Jr., age 83 of Jefferson, Georgia who entered into rest Wednesday, January 16, 2019.  Mr. Brown was born in Atla ...
Robert Michael Burton, 51, Commerce formerly of Cleveland
  Mr. Robert Michael Burton age 51 of Commerce formerly of Cleveland. Mr. Burton passed away Friday, November 23, 2018. Born in White County on July 24, 1967. Mr. Burton w ...

Rabun

Ada Elizabeth Rogers Billingsley, 76, of the Satolah Community passed January 16, 2019 at the Oconee Medical Center. She was born the daughter of the late Edward Monroe Rogers a ...

Union

Dr. Marion “Doc” Hollis Tanksley, age 81, of Blairsville passed away Wednesday, January 16, 2019. Dr. Tanksley was born in Habersham County on March 22, 1937 to the ...

White

Lois Payne Johnson, 80, Cleveland
Lois Payne Johnson, age 80 of Cleveland, passed away on Wednesday, January 16, 2019. Mrs. Johnson was born on May 16, 1938, in McDowell County, West Virginia, to the late Ballar ...
Vernon Wooley, 91, Cleveland
Vernon Wooley, age 91 of Cleveland, passed away on Wednesday, January 16, 2019. Born in Galveston, Texas on January 3, 1928, he was a son of the late Gaddis Hugh and Emily Eliza ...
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
Pelé, Brazil’s mighty king of ‘beautiful game,’ has died
Pelé, Brazil’s mighty king of soccer, has died