Local Obits for Mon. Mar 11th, 2019
Dawson
Betty Jane Swenson, 87, of Dawsonville passed away Monday March 11, 2019 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center following a long illness.
Born January 23, 1932 in Tallahassee, FL t ...
Forsyth
Lora Ann Carroll of Cumming, GA passed away on March 11, 2019.
Graveside services will be held at Sawnee View Memorial Gardens on a later date.
Condolences may be e ...
Larry Clarence Pilcher, age 66, of Cumming, GA, passed away on Tuesday, March 12, 2019.
Larry was born in 1952, to the late Clarence Buell and Dorothy Grace Pilcher. He was a m ...
Gwinnett
Donald M. Donaudy 88, of Roswell, GA passed away on Monday, March 11, 2019.
A celebration of Don’s life will be held at a later date.
Condolences may be expre ...
John Arthur “Art” Mackenzie, Sr., age 86 of Dacula, GA, died Monday, March 11, 2019 after an extended illness. Funeral service will be held Thursday, March 14, 2019 at ...
Wanda Ann Smith, 83, of Lawrenceville, GA passed away Monday, March 11, 2019. Wanda was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She was a very g ...
Habersham
Joyce Arlene Rice Speed, age 50, of Clarkesville, Ga., went home to be with her Lord and Savior with her loving family by her side on March 11, 2019 and now has sweet wonderful pea ...
Hall
Lizzie Jones Truelove, born in Clermont GA in March 24, 1933, she passed away due to injuries sustained after a car accident in Cleveland GA March 11, 2019. She was a PROUD lifelon ...
Bartly Gene Thomas, age 38, of Gainesville, Georgia, passed away Monday. He was of the Christian faith and a member of the former Bible Baptist Church.
Bartly was a husba ...
Jackson
Madelynne Jo Pittman, age 31, of Pendergrass passed away Monday, March 11, 2019. Memorial services will be held 2:00 pm Sunday, March 17, 2019 at Lawson Funeral Home Chapel.& ...
White
Mr. Donald H. Haines, age 80, of Cleveland, GA, formerly of St. Petersburg, FL, passed away Monday, March 11, 2019.
Mr. Haines was born in Pennsylvania to the late Harry and Mir ...
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...
Betty White, TV’s Golden Girl, dies at 99
Actor Betty White, whose saucy, up-for-anything charm made her a television mainstay for more than 60 years, has died
Former US Senate majority leader Harry Reid dies at 82
Harry Reid, the former Senate majority leader and Nevada’s longest-serving member of Congress, has died at home in Henderson, Nevada
John Madden, Hall of Fame coach and broadcaster, dies at 85
The NFL says Hall of Fame coach turned broadcaster John Madden has died at age 85
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.
