Local Obits for Fri. Jun 28th, 2019
Banks
Mrs. Joyce Elizabeth Tolbert Standridge, age 79, of Commerce, GA died Friday, June 28, 2019 at Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Standridge was born in Commerce t ...
Dawson
Thomas H. Owen, 86, of Dawsonville passed away Friday June 28, 2019 at North Georgia Assisted Living following a period of declining health.
Born May 27, 1933 to the late Willia ...
Forsyth
Kelly Jo Jefferis, age 39 , of Cumming, Georgia, passed away Friday, June 28, 2019.
Ms. Jefferis is survived by her life long partner Matthew Rush of Cumming, Georgia and two da ...
Gwinnett
Claude M. Feagins, age 65, of Buford, GA passed away on Friday, June 28, 2019. He was preceded in death by his parents, Harold and Mamie Elrod Feagins; and brother, Joseph Franklin ...
Habersham
Marjory A. “Margie” Essex, age 69 of Clarkesville, GA, died Friday, June 28, 2019 after an unexpected sudden illness. Funeral service will be held Friday, July 5, 2019 ...
Hall
Robert Douglas “Peanut” Haynes age 73 of Gainesville passed away Friday June 28, 2019 at his residence.
“Peanut” was born November 9, 1945 in Gainesville ...
White
Terry Wilson Thrift, age 57 of Helen, passed away Friday, June 28, 2019.
Mr. Thrift was born May 26, 1962 to late Robert and Dorothy Nix Thrift. Terry was the Maintenance Superv ...
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