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Local Obits for Sat. Nov 28th, 2020

Gwinnett

Harry Wilkes, 95, Buford
Harry Wilkes, age 95, of Buford, GA passed away on Saturday, November 28, 2020. He was preceded in death by his wife of forty-three years, Geneva Skelton Wilkes; parents, Charlie & ...
Marice H. Wood, 87, Buford
Maurice H. Wood, age 87, of Buford, GA passed away Saturday, November 28, 2020. He was preceded in death by his wife of sixty years, Rosalie G. Wood. He is survived by his son and ...

Habersham

Tom Phelps, Sr, 77, Clarkesville
Tom Phelps, Sr., age 77, of Clarkesville, GA passed away on Saturday, November 28, 2020. He was preceded in death by his parents, D. F. Phelps and Marzie Phelps; sister, Dorothy &l ...

Hall

Jewell “Dean” Gilstrap, 85, Gainesville
Mr. Jewell “Dean” Gilstrap, 85, of Gainesville passed away Saturday, November 28, 2020 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center.   Funeral services will be held a ...
Bill Ramsey, 81, Gainesville
On Saturday, November 28, 2020, we lost one of the good ones. Bill Ramsey died peacefully at his home of 30 years on Lake Lanier in Gainesville, Georgia. Bill shined brightest o ...
Serenity Rose Visbal, 0, Gainesville
Serenity Rose Visbal, infant daughter of Joshua & Karen Visbal of Gainesville went to be with Jesus on Saturday November 28, 2020 at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Se ...

Jackson

Willis Harold Brown, 82, Jefferson
Evans Funeral Home announces the death of Mr. Willis Harold Brown, age 82 of Jefferson, Georgia who entered into rest Saturday, November 28, 2020.  Mr. Brown was born in Opeli ...
Franklin Dee Tucker, 83, Jefferson
Evans Funeral Home announces the death of Mr. Franklin Dee Tucker, age 83 of Jefferson, Georgia who entered into rest Saturday, November 28, 2020.  Mr. Tucker was born in Moul ...

Stephens

Hilda Laurel Baker Tillman passed away on November 28, 2020 at her son’s home in Toccoa, Georgia.  She was born on March 2, 1925, one of nine children to the late Henry ...
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