All Obituaries

Nancy Joan Hill House, Age 87, of Gainesville, GA died Thursday, August 15th at NE Georgia Medical Center Hospice. Joan was born the youngest of seven children to Daisy and Howard Hill on January 10, 1932 in Maysville, GA.   She attended school in Gainesville through 8th grade and graduated as Valedictorian of her class from Maysville High School.   Following high school, she attended Perry Business School.  In 1952, she married Charles Robert House of Gillsville,...

Vanessa Lane Hyatt-Fugate, 66 of Gainesville GA passed to glory on Wed. Aug. 14, 2019 with her husband, J. Scott Fugate at her side after a 5-year battle with metastatic breast cancer.  Vanessa grew up in Gainesville with her parents Elmer & Eula Mae Hyatt, owners of Lakewood variety store.  She attended Gainesville High School; earned her BA in Music, Voice & Opera at Baylor University with a semester abroad in Vienna.  She earned her M.A in Ethnomusicology &...

Dorothy "Dot"  Pool Strickland, 97 of Gainesville passed away Tuesday August 13, 2019 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Dorothy or "Dot" as she preferred to be called lived in Macon and LaGrange, Ga. before moving to Gainesville in 1956.  After raising a family and teaching school for fifteen years she retired in 1978 and began a life filled with numerous activities.  Among those were volunteering with Meals on Wheels and as a pink lady at Northeast...

Clifford J. Roberts, 75 of Talmo passed away Tuesday August 13, 2019 at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center. A life long resident of Hall County, Mr. Roberts was the son of the late Cleo Roberts and Alma Ramey Roberts.  He was retired from New Holland Mill and was a member of Harmony Hall Baptist Church. Survivors include his daughter and son-in-law, Renee and Earl  Gooch; son, Robby Roberts; grandchildren, Cory and Amanda Gearin; Courtney and Chris Stevens; brothers, Kenneth...

                  It is with a great deal of sadness that we announce Gerald Singletary passed away unexpectedly from a heart attack on August 12, 2019.                 Gerald was born on February 10, 1948 in Cairo, Georgia.  He was the third of five children born to Guyet Singletary, a farmer and employee of the Roddenberry...

A memorial service for Mrs. LaRose Hill Bowen, 82, of Gainesville will be Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2019, at 11 a.m. at Little & Davenport Funeral Home, in Gainesville. Mrs. Bowen had been a resident at New Horizons Lanier Park, in Gainesville. The Rev. Scott Vaughan, Mrs. Bowen’s son-in-law, will officiate the service. Mrs. Bowen was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Leo Donald Bowen; parents, Charles Edwin and Mattie Louise Hill; and, brothers, Charles Hill, and Larry...

Ralph Clarence Villyard, 82, of Gainesville passed away Saturday August 10, 2019. A lifelong resident of Hall County, Mr. Villyard was a member of Prospect Baptist Church in Hall County and served his country in the United States Army. He retired from the Department of Transportation, and loved farming. He was happiest when he was on his tractor, and was hard working and loved his cows. Ralph was the son of the late Clarence and Estelle Chastain Villyard, and was also preceded in death by...

Lavonia Hamilton Mundy passed away August 10, 2019.  She was the daughter of the late Lillie Whelchel Hamilton and was a life-long resident of Gainesville.  Mrs. Mundy graduated from Gainesville High School in 1941 and married the love of her life, Horace Mundy, shortly thereafter.  They built their family together in the Gainesville area and remained sweethearts until his death in 1985.  Lavonia was fiercely devoted to her family and her Lord.  She lived to care for...

Roger Ford Tompkins, 75 of Flowery Branch  passed away Saturday August 10, 2019 at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Services are incomplete at this time. Little & Davenport Funeral Home and Crematory, 355 Dawsonville Highway, SW, Gainesville, Ga. 30501 is in charge of the arrangements.

Lawton Tilley, 83 of Gainesville passed away Wednesday August 7, 2019 at his residence. A lifelong resident of Hall County, Mr. Tilley was the son of the late O.D. and Bessie Shuler Tilley.  He was retired from Hyatt Auto Parts where he worked in sales and had also worked as a General Contractor. He  served in the United States Army and was a member of the Paul E. Bolding Post #7 American Legion.  Mr. Tilley was a member of Dunagan Chapel United Methodist Church. Survivors...