Mr. Chester Howard Willis, Jr. age 85, of Gainesville, Georgia, passed away peacefully on Monday, April 8, 2024. The family will receive friends from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm Friday, April 12, 2024 at Memorial Park Riverside Chapel. Funeral services will follow at 12:00 pm Friday, April 12, 2024 at Memorial Park Riverside Chapel with interment to follow in Alta Vista Cemetery. Reverend Adrian Niles will officiate. Mr. Chester Howard Willis Jr. was born in Elberton, Georgia on July 26,...

Ms. Jodi Elgart Wingard, age 64, of Gainesville passed away Monday, April 8, 2024. Memorial services will be 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 17, 2024 in the Chapel of Memorial Park South Funeral Home.  Deacon Terry Millinger will officiate. Ms. Wingard was born March 30, 1960 to the late Jacquin Lawrence & Sheila Gimbel Elgart in Huntington, New York.  A Realtor, she received the Million Dollar Club Lifetime Achievement and was ranked in the top 4% of agents Nationwide, achieving...

Leslie Wayne Legg passed away on April 7, 2024, after a long illness. He was preceded in death by his son, Leslie Wayne Legg Junior. He is survived by his wife, Karen and his grandson Lucas, as well as brothers sisters, and cousins. A celebration of life service is being planned and will take place at Christ Lutheran Church in Oakwood Georgia at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 27, 2024. Memorial Park Funeral Home, 2030 Memorial Park Road, Gainesville, GA  30504 is in charge of...

Mrs. Etheleen Chambers Nolan, 87, of Gainesville, passed away Sunday, April 7, 2024 at Chestnut Ridge Nursing Home. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 10, 2024 in Memorial Park Cemetery. Born on August 10, 1936 in Flowery Branch, she was the daughter of the late John Fletcher and Eunice Ewing Chambers. She retired from Belk in 1992 where she worked in alterations. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Nolan was preceded in death by her husband, Joe Leonard Nolan,...

  Mrs. Frances "Cricket" Grace Ingram Blalock, 90, of Gainesville, passed away Saturday, April 6, 2024 at The Oaks at Limestone following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 10, 2024 in the Chapel of Memorial Park Funeral Home. Rev. Darrin Cain and Rev. Robert Nix will officiate. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will receive friends Tuesday, April 9th from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. and Wednesday from 11:00...

James "Jim" Herman Bullard Jr., age 82, passed away peacefully on April 5, 2024 at Northside Forsyth Hospital, due to an extended illness, in the arms of his loving daughter, Suzanne Russo. Born on April 10, 1941 in Rockingham, NC, Jim was the cherished son of James Herman and Doretha "Dot" Rainwater Bullard, and best friend to his dear sister, Dorothy "Fay" Bullard. In this small town, he learned the values of hard work, kindness, and devotion to...

Mr. Garry Melvin Carpenter, Jr., 50, of Oakwood, passed away Friday, April 5, 2024. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, April 8, 2024 in Memorial Park Cemetery. Rev. Tony Lovell will officiate. The family will receive friends at Memorial Park Funeral Home on Sunday, April 7, 2024 from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Born on February 17, 1974 in Gainesville, he was the son of Judy Morgan Wade and the late Garry Melvin Carpenter, Sr. Mr. Carpenter was of the Baptist faith. Mr....

Michael William Hawkins (1947 - 2024) Michael William Hawkins, of Gainesville GA, was called home on the 3rd of April, 2024.  He was 76 years old.  The words that are to follow cannot convey what an extraordinary person he was.   Saved by his Grandmother, Hassie, Michael overcame his meager beginnings to become a successful businessman in the industry of pipe fittings and flanges.   Starting several businesses and seeing them come to fruition,...

Mr. Jeffrey Wayne Holton, 54, of Gainesville, passed away Tuesday, April 2, 2024. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, April 7, 2024 in the Chapel of Memorial Park Funeral Home. Rev. Drewery Loggins will officiate. The family will receive friends at Memorial Park Funeral Home Sunday from 12:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. Born on January 8, 1970 in Gainesville, he was the son of Peggy Edmondson Holton and the late Jerry Holton. He was a carpenter. Mr. Holton is survived by his wife,...

Mr. William Deston (Bill) Tipton, 84, of Flowery Branch, GA passed away Tuesday, April 2, 2024 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center following a brief illness. Funeral Services are scheduled for Saturday, April 6, 2024 at 4:00 pm in the Chapel of Memorial Park Funeral Home. Rev. Zach Williams will officiate. Interment will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Friday, April 5, 2024 from 5:00 pm until 8:00 pm. Mr. Tipton was born February 10, 1940 in Jefferson,...