Obituaries

Ray Lambert, D-Day survivor, WWII torch bearer, dies at 100

National & World News

Alvin Sykes, civil rights activist who investigated cold cases, dead at 64

Morris Redding, led Atlanta’s child murder investigation, later became chief, dies at 88

Featured

Henry County Commissioner Gary Barham dies from COVID-19 complications

Haroun Shahid Wakil, Atlanta activist and ‘a gentle soul,’ dead at 40

He stitched their soles together for 60 years. Now a community mourns the cobbler took...

Conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh dead at 70

H. Frank Smith, who helped build Atlanta skyline, dead at 93

Cicely Tyson, groundbreaking award-winning actor, dead at 96

Sekou Smith, former AJC Hawks writer, dies

George Heery, 93, left fingerprints across Atlanta’s architecture

Hall of Famer and Braves announcer Don Sutton dies at 75

COVID claims Judith Colbs, 89, stand-in mother for Atlanta’s LGBTQ community

Harold Bornstein, Trump’s former doctor, dead at 73

Mary Duckworth Gellerstedt, who helped many others over decades, dies at 95

Tom Bennett, 76, journalist, held government’s feet to fire

Jane Smith, 74, ran to challenges, worked for presidents

Remembering Herb Steely, the soul of The Atlanta Journal

Janice Benario, 97, worked on WWII code-breaking team

Coronavirus claims beloved metro Santa on Christmas Eve

Tom Bennett, retired Atlanta journalist

Renowned Florida auto dealer Rick Case dead at 77

NYC cop who helped save MLK’s life in 1958 stabbing dies

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