Local Obits for Tue. Nov 12th, 2019
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Tammie Smith Tolbert, age 57, of Winder, GA passed away Tuesday, November 12, 2019. She was preceded in death by her father, Noah Smith, and mother, Lola Holcomb Cole; sister, Robi ...
Dawson
Betsy Lee Merrell, 86 of Dawsonville, GA passed away on Tuesday, November 12, 2019.
She is preceded in death by her children; Gwen Merrell, and Matt Vargo-Merrell; brother; Alex ...
Forsyth
Davy Alan Campbell, 81, passed away on November 12, 2019 after a long battle with cancer. Davy was born in Joplin, Missouri on August 8, 1938. He attended Joplin High School where ...
Herbert H. Banister, 90, of Cumming, GA passed away at home on Tuesday, November 12, 2019 after a yearlong battle with cancer. Born in Cleburne County, AL, he attended Heflin ...
James Howard Kelso went to be with his Lord and Savior on November 12, 2019 at the age of 101.
He was born May 14, 1918 in Lynn Grove, Kentucky to Urie and Rache ...
Gwinnett
Anthony “Tony” Garner of Lawrenceville, GA, passed away November 12, 2019.
Tony moved to Georgia from Anchorage, Alaska. Tony graduated high school from Southwest De ...
Habersham
Geneva Stewart Ivester, age 94 of Demorest, Georgia went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, November 12, 2019 at her residence.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete a ...
Geneva Stewart Ivester, age 94 of Demorest, Georgia went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, November 12, 2019 at her residence.
Born in Clarkesville, Georgia on September 04, ...
Jessie Faye Collins Ward, age 78 of Mt. Airy, Georgia passed away on Tuesday, November 12, 2019.
Born in Demorest, Georgia on October 15, 1941, she was a daughter of the late Mo ...
Jessie Faye Collins Ward, age 78 of Mt. Airy, Georgia passed away on Tuesday, November 12, 2019.
Born in Demorest, Georgia on October 15, 1941, she was a daughter of the late Fr ...
Hall
Mr. Edward Glenn completed his ordained assignment by God on November 12, 2019 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, Georgia. Edward was born to the late Mr. Mack (Em ...
Roy Linsey Loggins age 53 of Lula passed away November 12, 2019 at his residence.
Mr. Loggins was born January 6, 1966 in Lawrenceville to the late Katie Barrett Trusty & Cl ...
William Ralph Chapman, age 101, of Gainesville passed away Tuesday November 12, 2019 following a brief illness.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00am Friday November 15, 2019 ...
Mrs. Doris Patricia Pickett, age 81, of Flowery Branch passed away Tuesday, November 12, 2019 at Bell-Minor Nursing Center, surrounded by her family.
Funeral Services will be 11 ...
Other
Geraldine (Duncan) Richards, age 87 of Alpharetta, passed away on November 12, 2019. She was preceded in death by her son, Melvin Robert (Bobby) Richards Jr.
She is survived by ...
Stephens
Mrs. Frances Louise Palmer Farmer, age 85 of Busha Street, Toccoa passed away Tuesday, November 12, 2019 at Pruitt Health Toccoa.
A daughter of the late Wiley and Effie Herrin P ...
White
Elmer James Hunt, age 75, of Cleveland, passed away on November 12, 2019.
Mr. Hunt was born on June 25, 1944, in White County, to the late Tommy and Ruby Nelson Hunt. He w ...
Speedway Motorsports founder Bruton Smith dies at 95
O. Bruton Smith, who emerged from North Carolina farm country and parlayed his love of motorsports into a Hall of Fame career as one of the biggest track owners...
Gainesville businessman James Simpson dies at 77, truck parade to be held in his honor
Gainesville businessman James Simpson, the force behind Simpson Trucking & Grading, Inc. in Gainesville, will be remembered in a funeral service Friday, Dec. 17 at Hopewell Baptist Church.
Georgia Racing Hall of Famer Bud Lunsford passes away
Legendary Georgia racer and hall of famer Bud Lunsford of Gainesville passed away on Monday at the age of 86. Lunsford, a member of both the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame...
Frank Williams, founder of Formula One team, dies at 79
Sir Frank Williams, the founder and former team principal of Williams Racing, has died. He was 79. Williams took his motor racing team from an empty carpet warehouse to the summit of Formula One, overseeing 114 victories, a combined 16 drivers’ and constructors’ world championships, while becoming the longest-serving team boss in the sport’s history.
Prince, poultry pioneer, dies at 93
Jack Prince of Gainesville, the man who invented the chicken deboning machine, has died at the age of 93.
Former NASCAR driver Townley killed in shooting in Athens
A former NASCAR driver was killed Saturday in a shooting in Georgia that also wounded a woman, investigators said. John Wes Townley, 31, died in the shooting in a neighborhood...
Former Hall County School Superintendent Doug Winters dies at 82
Dr. Douglas Harry Winters, a former superintendent for the Hall County School District, died Wednesday, Aug. 11 at the age of 82.
Former CDC official from Gainesville dies at age 69
Gainesville native Dr. Thomas Weston Hodge III, the former Director of Immunogenetics at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, died July 31 in St. Simon's Island, Ga.