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 ...
'Forrest Gump' author Winston Groom dead at 77
Winston Groom, the writer whose novel “Forrest Gump” was made into an Oscar winning 1994 movie that became an enduring cultural phenomenon, has died
Tom Seaver, heart and mighty arm of Miracle Mets, dies at 75
Hall of Fame pitcher and New York Mets icon Tom Seaver has died at 75
Coaching great John Thompson of Georgetown dead at 78
The college basketball coaching great John Thompson of Georgetown has died
Chadwick Boseman, who embodied Black icons, dies of cancer
First Chadwick Boseman slipped on the cleats of Jackie Robinson, then the Godfather of Soul’s dancing shoes, portraying both Black American icons with a searing intensity that commanded respect
Ford, Bush presidential adviser Brent Scowcroft dies at 95
A longtime adviser to Presidents Gerald Ford and George H
Wilford Brimley, 'Cocoon' and 'Natural' actor, dies at 85
Wilford Brimley, who worked his way up from movie stunt rider to indelible character actor in films including “Cocoon” and “The Natural,” has died
Olivia de Havilland, Oscar-winning actress, dies at 104
Oscar winner Olivia de Havilland, best known as the kindly Melanie in “Gone With the Wind,” has died
NASCAR Hall of Famer Maurice Petty passes away
NASCAR Hall of Fame engine builder Maurice Petty passed away Saturday morning, according to a statement released by Richard Petty Motorsports. He was 81 years old.
