Local Obits for Sun. Oct 6th, 2019
Dawson
Cliff Cofield, 65, of Dawsonville passed away Sunday October 6, 2019 at his residence surrounded by his loving family.
Mr. Cofield was preceded in death by his parents, Hubert & ...
Forsyth
Elsa Vega, age 39, passed away Sunday, October 6, 2019. The family will receive friends Thursday, October 10 from 11am to 9PM at McDonald and Son Funeral Home. Funeral Mass will be ...
Gwinnett
J.W. Henderson, age 96, of Buford, GA passed away on Sunday, October 6, 2019. He was preceded in death by his parents, Herbert Henderson and Beulah Cleghorn Henderson; Howard ...
Habersham
William Maxwell “Max” King, age 97 of Alto, passed away on Sunday, October 6, 2019.
Born in Habersham County, Georgia on August 8, to the late Peter Lambert and Reci ...
Louise Hudson Harris, age 92, of Alto, Ga, passed away on Sunday, October 6, 2019, following an extended illness, at a local private care facility.
Mrs. Harris was born in Dekal ...
RHODA "MARDELLE" SHIRLEY MCGAHEE, age 97, Cornelia, Georgia passed away on Saturday, October 5, 2019.
Born in Franklin County, Georgia on November 20, 1921, she was ...
Hall
Tilden Eugene "Gene" Clopton, age 78, of Lula, GA, formerly of Young Harris, GA, died October 6, 2019.
Survived by wife, Donna Clopton of Lula, GA.
Gene served two ...
Shirley Ruth Hemphill, 81, of Gainesville Georgia, died early Sunday morning, October 6, 2019, with the comfort of her two daughters after suffering complications associated with A ...
Mrs. Gemanie Tanner was born August 28, 1920 in Murrayville, Ga to late Melvin Austin and Alfie Daniel Austin. Mrs. Tanner went home to be with the Lord on October 6, 2019.
Ge ...
Raphael Michael Torres age 35 of Gainesville, GA passed away on October 6, 2019. He was Kintichiinii (Red House Clan) and born for Naakaii (Hispanic). He is preceded in death by hi ...
Lumpkin
Mr. Harold Dorsey Martin, age 85, of Dahlonega passed away Sunday, October 6, 2019.
Mr. Martin was a native and lifelong resident of Lumpkin County. He was born on June 16 ...
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
