Local Obits for Tue. Jun 25th, 2019
Banks
J. “Terry” Ward, age 66 of Alto, passed away on Tuesday, June 25, 2019.
Born in Demorest, Georgia on June 14, 1953 to the late John Buford and Dorothy “Dot&rdq ...
Gwinnett
Tom Ficklin, age 93, of Dacula, passed away on Tuesday, June 25, 2019.
A funeral service will be held 2:00 PM, Saturday, June 29, 2019 in the Lawrenceville Chapel of Tim Stewart ...
Hall
Ms. Mary Beth Swiger, age 54, of Oakwood passed away Tuesday, June 25, 2019 at Willowwood Nursing Center.
Memorial Services will be held at a later date in Virginia.
Ms. Swig ...
Darren Dale Bruce, age 47 of Lula, passed away on Tuesday, June 25, 2019.
Born in Gainesville, Georgia on August 8, 1971 to the late Jimmy & Susie Armour Bruce. He ...
Lumpkin
Mr. James Dean Boyd, age 61, of Dahlonega passed away Tuesday, June 25, 2019.
James was born in Fulton County on September 23, 1957 to the late Terry Dean and Christine Lingerfe ...
White
Martha Ann London, age 86 of Cleveland, passed away on Tuesday, June 25, 2019.
Mrs. London was born on July 1, 1932, in White County, to the late Victor “Vic” and Pa ...
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.
Towering musical theater master Stephen Sondheim dies at 91
Stephen Sondheim, the songwriter who reshaped the American musical theater in the second half of the 20th century, has died
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.
Betty Lynn, Thelma Lou on 'The Andy Griffith Show,' has died
Betty Lynn, who was best known as Barney Fife's sweetheart Thelma Lou on “The Andy Griffith Show,” has died at the age of 95
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...
Jane Powell, Hollywood golden-age musicals star, dies at 92
Jane Powell, who starred in Hollywood golden age musicals, has died
Michael Constantine of 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding' dies at 94
Michael Constantine, an Emmy Award-winning character actor who reached worldwide fame playing the Windex bottle-toting father of the bride in the 2002 film “My Big Fat Greek Wedding,” has died
