Local Obits for Sun. Nov 1st, 2020
Forsyth
Vickie Kantor of Cumming, Georgia passed away on November 1, 2020.
To see the full obituary, follow this link: https://www.mcdonaldandson.com/obituary/Vicki ...
Gwinnett
Joseph Bernard Lamping, age 82 of Lawrenceville, GA, died Sunday, November 1, 2020 after a long battle with COPD. Mr. Lamping has been cremated and a service will be held later. ...
Habersham
Teresa Jean McCallister, age 58, of Demorest, passed away on Sunday, November 1, 2020.
Born on July 28, 1962, in Gainesville, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Eug ...
Hall
Ms. Mary Beth Bowman passed away Sunday, November 1, 2020 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center – Braselton.
Memorial Services will be 4:00 p.m., Sunday, November 8, 2020 at ...
Doris V. Clark, 86 of Oakwood passed away Sunday November 1, 2020.
A lifelong resident of Hall County, Mrs. Clark was the daughter of the late Allen and Myrtle Jackson Reed.&nbs ...
Edgar Dimel Huizar Velazquez, age 33, of Gainesville, GA passed away November 1, 2020.
Funeral Mass is scheduled for 2:00 PM Saturday, November 7, 2020 at St. Michael's ...
It is with great sadness and much love that we announce the death of Paul Charles Wilgus, Sr. on November 1, 2020 (so appropriately on All Saints Day). Paul had been recently diagn ...
Billy Joe Huffman, age 84, of Gainesville, GA passed away November 1, 2020.
A Celebration of Life will be announced at a later date.
Online condolences may be made at www.hil ...
Jackson
Jerry Todd Goddard, age 61, passed away Sunday, Nov. 1, 2020. A celebration of his life will be held 2:00 PM, Thursday, November 5, 2020 outside on the grounds at Lawson Fune ...
Lumpkin
Mr. Lyndal Seabolt, age 93, of Dahlonega passed away Sunday, November 1, 2020.
Mr. Seabolt was born in Dahlonega on June 19, 1927 to the late Henry and Mollie Anderson Seabolt.& ...
Stephens
Mrs. Ruth Elanore Campbell Clark, age 91 of Toccoa passed away Sunday, November 1, 2020 at the St. Mary’s Sacred Heart Hospital in Lavonia.
A daughter of the late Hubert J ...
White
Carley Lee Johnson, Jr., age 89 of the Skitts Mountain Community, Cleveland, Georgia went home to be with the Lord on Friday, October 30, 2020 surrounded by his family.
Born in Sa ...
Champion driver Bobby East fatally stabbed at gas station
Bobby East, a three-time USAC national champion driver, has died after being stabbed this week at a Southern California gas station. He was 37.
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...
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.
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...
Former Hall County School Superintendent Doug Winters dies at 82
Dr. Douglas Harry Winters, a former superintendent for the Hall County School District, died Wednesday, Aug. 11 at the age of 82.