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Obituary Archive
Local Obits for Fri. Oct 16th, 2020

Dawson

Sam Catanzano, Jr., 92, Dawsonville
Sam Catanzano, Jr., 92, of Dawsonville passed away Wednesday October 14, 2020. Sam was born October 6, 1928 to the late Sam and Rose Catanzano. He was born and raised in Pittsbu ...

Forsyth

Ronnie Lee Hamby, 62, Cumming
Ronnie Lee Hamby, age 62, of Cumming, GA, passed away on Friday, October 16, 2020. Ronnie was a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church in Cumming, GA.  He enjoyed baseball, collec ...

Gwinnett

  Robert “Bobby" Kent Griffin died at the age of 66 on October 16, 2020 at his home in Suwanee, Georgia, surrounded by his wife, Beth, his children, Lanier and H ...

Habersham

Jackie Palmour Thomas, 88, Clarkesville
Jackie Palmour Thomas, age 88 of Clarkesville, Georgia passed away Friday, October 16, 2020. Born in White County, Georgia on June 1, 1932, Mr. Thomas was the son of the late Fr ...

Hall

Robert Lee Lott, Gainesville
Celebration of Life Graveside Services for Mr. Robert L. Lott will be held on Wednesday, October 21, 2020, 1:00 PM @ Cross Plains Baptist Church Cemetery, 3230 Cross Plains ...
Dauan Dale Ward, 43, Gainesville
Dauan Dale Ward 43 of Gainesville passed away on Friday October 16, 2020.  Professional Service Entrusted to Wimberly Funeral Home.
Lawrence Edward Morris, 54, Hoschton
Mr. Lawrence Edward Morris, age 54, of Hoschton passed away Friday, October 16, 2020. No Services will be held at this time. Mr. Morris was born November 24, 1965 to the late ...
Margielean M. Watson, 72, Gainesville
Margielean M. Watson age 72 of GA passed away on October 16, 2020. Mrs. Margielean Watson was born on March 25th, 1948, in Barrow County Georgia. She was raised under the loving gu ...
Joseph Zappulla, Jr., 48, Gainesville
Mr. Joseph Zappulla, Jr. 48 of Gainesville passed away Friday, October 16, 2020 following a sudden illness at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Joey was born in Hollywood, Florida ...

Jackson

Emma G. Summers, 68, Commerce
Emma G. Summers, age 68 of Commerce, GA passed away Friday, Oct. 16, 2020. Born in Atlanta, GA on Jan. 29, 1952, Mrs. Summers was the daughter of the late Olan W. and Mary M. Wa ...

Lumpkin

Aleitha Ann Dockery, 63, Dahlonega
Mrs. Aleitha Ann Dockery, age 63, of Dahlonega passed away Friday, October 16, 2020. Aleitha was born in Habersham County on August 15, 1957. She was preceded in death by her fa ...

White

Harold Edward Helms, 73, Cleveland
Harold Edward Helms, age 73, of Cleveland passed away on Friday, October 16, 2020. Mr. Helms was born on September 3, 1947 in Enterprise, Alabama to Edward Helms and Jeanette Helm ...
CLEVELAND, G.A. – Catherine “Cathie” Mary Elizabeth Opava, 77, of 638 Hidden Valley Road, died peacefully in her sleep on Friday morning, October 16, at her resid ...
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
Pelé, Brazil’s mighty king of ‘beautiful game,’ has died
Pelé, Brazil’s mighty king of soccer, has died