Local Obits for Thu. Feb 7th, 2019
Forsyth
Joan Ann Frey, age 88, of Cumming, GA, formerly of Easton, MD, passes away peacefully in her sleep on Thursday, February 7, 2019. She is preceded in death by her husband, David Fre ...
Habersham
Michael Claude Colston, age 69 of Baldwin, passed away on Sunday, February 10, 2019.
Born in Clarkesville, Georgia on November 12, 1949 to the late Claude and Estelle Dixon Cols ...
Hall
Donald J. Carter, 86, of Gainesville, Georgia, passed away quietly on February 7th, 2019. A Gainesville resident for over 70 years, Don loved his community, his family, a ...
James Jackson “Jack” Hough, passed away Thursday, February 7, 2019. He was born July 19, 1945 in Decatur, Alabama. Jack graduated with a degree in accounting from the ...
Graveside services will be held 3:00 p.m. Sunday February 10, 2019 at Memorial Park Cemetery for Robert Daniel Johnson, 90, of Gainesville.
Rev. Steve Baker will officiate. The fa ...
Jackson
Evans Funeral Home announces the death of Mr. Davis Roberts, age 83 of Jefferson, Georgia, who entered into rest Thursday, February 7, 2019. Mr. Roberts was born in Pendergra ...
Other
Funeral services will be held Monday February 11, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. in the chapel of Ward’s Funeral Home for Roy Lee “CatPal” Maney, 76, of
Colbert. Rev. Robert ...
Rabun
Dennis Paul Shell, age 63, of Lakemont, Georgia, passed away on February 7, 2019.
Paul was born the son of the late Byron B. Shell and Belle L. Shell Ruffin, on September 26, 1 ...
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