All Obituaries

Martha Hunt Norris Baston October 7, 1929-April 13, 2024 Thomson, GA---Martha Hunt Norris Baston went to be with her Heavenly Father on April 13, 2024. Originally from Thomson, Ga, she most recently resided in Gainesville, Georgia to be close to her immediate family. For the past 25 years, Martha was lovingly known as “Dah”. A term of endearment given to her by her grandchildren. Martha was preceded in death by parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mell (Lollie Hunt)...

Shawn Robert Smith, 40 of Gainesville passed away April 10, 2024. Memorial services will be held at 5:00 p.m. at Holy Trinity Anglican Church, 7049 Spout Spring Road, Flowery Branch, Ga. 30542. Father Leonard Vaughan will officiate. Survivors include his mother and stepfather, Dena and Stuart Blackshear, Gainesville, father, Bobby Smith, Cumming, paternal grandmother, Barbara Holland Williams, Alto, sister, Amanda Batson, Gainesville, brothers, Dustin Smith, Robert Smith and Aaron Smith,...

Robert Shane Josevska, age 47, of Atlanta, Ga, passed away on Wednesday, April 10, 2024. A celebration of life will be held Sunday, April 14, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. at Lake Lanier Holiday Marina Chapel, 6900 Lanier Island Parkway, Buford, GA. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donation be made to The Innocent Project in memory of Rob's injustice. Little and Davenport Funeral Home and Crematory are in charge of the arrangements. Condolences may be left online at...

Fannie Opal Jenkins Black was born on August 5, 1936, to Andrew Conrad Jenkins and Katie Pearl Jenkins in Gainesville, Georgia. She departed this life to be with Christ on April 10, 2024, at the age of eighty-seven. A Funeral service will be held at 4 pm Saturday April 13, 2024 at the Little Davenport Chapel.  Larry Farlow and Ben Hildebrant will officiate with interment to follow in the Corinth Baptist Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 12 pm till the...

Jane Barnett Vann 1929-2024 Jane Barnett Vann, age 94, passed away peacefully on April 10, 2024 at Lanier Village Estates in Gainesville, Georgia. Throughout her life, Jane made the best of whatever came her way. Always with a positive and optimistic attitude, was loving and accepting with everyone she met. She is renowned for listening and noticing people, always having a kind word, and for touching the lives of everyone she met with her kindness, patience, and sweet...

Allen J. Bryans, Sr., 84 of Flowery Branch died Tuesday April 9, 2024, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center-Braselton. In 1951, at the young age of twelve, Allen began working as a paper carrier for the Atlanta Constitution, delivering papers on his bicycle in midtown Atlanta. As a young man, Allen traveled frequently to Flowery Branch, Ga. to enjoy boating and being on the beautiful waters of Lake Lanier. Due to a mutual love of water and boating, he met his longtime friend, Alan Wayne and...

Laverne McDuffie, age 76, of Augusta, GA passed away on Sunday, April 7, 2024. She was born in 1947, to the late Benjamin “Frank” Gilmer, Sr. and Mattie “Eufola” Gilmer. Laverne was a lifelong resident of Gillsville, GA, and a member of Lebanon United Methodist Church. She retired from AT&T/Lucent Technology where she made many lifelong friends. Laverne enjoyed traveling and getting together with her family and friends. She never met a stranger wherever she went...

Frances Copeland Evans, 89 of Gainesville passed away Saturday April 6, 2024. A loving mother and grandmother, with a broad intellectual curiosity, a sharp wit, and a wide variety of interests, Frances Copeland Evans was a musician who taught piano and performed for many years as both a soloist and accompanist, first in her home state of Alabama, then in North Carolina. Born on October 3, 1934, in Dothan, Alabama, Frances grew up in Montgomery, Alabama, and became one of the top young...

Mrs. Elizabeth Freeland Forrester, 82, of Gainesville, peacefully passed away Friday, April 5, 2024, after battling dementia for several years. A native of Lumpkin County, she spent most of her life in Hall County. A member of Cool Springs Baptist Church, she served as Sunday School teacher, played the organ, sang in the choir, and was a deacon’s wife for 28 years. Mrs. Forrester briefly attended Tennessee Temple University, majoring in English. She worked at...

William "Jerry" Browning, 77 of Flowery Branch passed away Thursday April 4, 2024, at his residence surrounded by his loving family. Left to cherish memories of a life well lived are his wife of 53 years, Nelda S. Browning; sister-in-law and brother-in-law,Marie and Walter Taylor of Blountville, TN; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, James and Jane Swafford; nephews Lanier and Amy Swafford and their children Brendan and Bailey; Jason and Shelby Swafford and their children, Rachel,...