OBITUARIES

Local Obituaries - Lawrenceville and Stone Mountain, Georgia and the Surrounding Areas

William "Billy" "Bird" Lee

William "Billy" "Bird" Lee

May 10, 2021

William “Billy” “Bird” Lee, age 83 of Bogart, GA formerly of Stone Mountain, GA passed away Monday May 10th.

He was preceded in death by his parents Cecil and Evelyn Lee. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Helen Mitchell Lee, son Chuck (Sheila) Lee of Farmington, GA, daughters Laurie (Mike) Cann of Stone Mountain,...

William Bedell Morse “Billy”

William Bedell Morse “Billy”

May 10, 2021

William Bedell Morse “Billy”

Billy passed away May 10, 2021 from complications in surgery for blood clots, he was 72. A native Atlantan he graduated from W.F. Dykes High School in 1967 where he participated in football, track and was recognized as a Representative Senior. He received a B.A. from the University of Georgia in 1972. He...

Vivian Marie Tremblay

Vivian Marie Tremblay

May 9, 2021

Vivian Tremblay died peacefully on May 9, 2021 at her residence surrounded by family and loved ones in her final days. Mrs. Tremblay was born in 1925 in Biddeford, Maine to William and Eveline (Morasse) Gervais. She was educated at Catholic schools in Biddeford.

Mrs. Tremblay was a former member of the Daughters of Isabella serving as...

Juanita May King

Juanita May King

May 9, 2021

“Women Who Behave Rarely Make History”

Eleanor Roosevelt “He Loved Her So Gently He Drew Her Away….”

Juanita M. Harris King, formerly of Greenfield, MA, Boston, MA and Conyers, GA., passed peacefully in both her daughters’ arms on Mother’s Day, May, 9, 2021. She was 86 years old.

Born on March 9, 1935...

Ginny Ann Johnson

Ginny Ann Johnson

May 8, 2021

Service Pending

Claudia "Beth" Switzer

Claudia "Beth" Switzer

May 6, 2021

Jesus came to rescue Claudia Moore Switzer, known as “Beth”, May 6, 2021, and take her to be with him in Heaven. She was 70 years old. She resided in Monroe, Georgia with her husband Doug Switzer.

Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, April 19, 1951, to Ted and Elaine Moore. She grew up in Stone Mountain, Georgia,...

Albert Frank Cepnik, Jr,

Albert Frank Cepnik, Jr,

May 4, 2021

Albert Frank Cepnik, Jr. May 18, 1927 – May 4, 2021

Born to Albert Frank Cepnik, Sr. and Ida Diedrich Maahs in Dearborn, Michigan, Al was the youngest of two half-sisters, Laura (Lori) and Nora, and sister Margaret.

Al worked at the Henry Ford museum/Greenfield Village in Dearborn, plus many summers on the Raker farm...

Gordon Tarlton Wade

Gordon Tarlton Wade

May 1, 2021

Gordon Tarlton Wade, age 99, of Hoschton, GA, passed peacefully on May 1, 2021 surrounded by his children.

Mr. Wade was born April 23, 1922 to Willie and Mattie Wade of DeKalb County, Georgia. He was the only boy in the middle of four sisters. Mr. Wade served in the US Army both in World War II...

Evelyn Schmittel Mckenna

Evelyn Schmittel Mckenna

May 1, 2021

Evelyn Schmittel McKenna age 88 of Stone Mountain, GA passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 1, 2021.

She was a native of Pittsburgh, PA and lived in Stone Mountain for the last 51 years. She retired from Emory University Hospital in 1998.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Daniel J. McKenna, her parents,...

Rosemary Edenfield Peck

Rosemary Edenfield Peck

Apr 30, 2021

Rosemary Edenfield Peck, age 83, of Lawrenceville, Georgia passed away on Friday, April 30, 2021.

She was born on August 27, 1937 in Jacksonville, Florida and resided there until age 27. She then moved to Decatur, Georgia, then to Tucker, Georgia for most of her life and settled in Lawrenceville, Georgia.

Rosemary was a teller...

Sarah Jane Hicks George

Sarah Jane Hicks George

Apr 29, 2021

Sarah Jane Hicks George, age 75, of Loganville, GA, formerly of Stone Mountain, passed away on April 29, 2021.

She was preceded in death by her father, John Hicks, mother, Emma Hicks and brother, Donald Hicks. She is survived by her husband of 57 years Jimmy George, daughter, Ginger George (Tricia), son, Scott George (Esther) and several...

Laura Horner Winebarger

Laura Horner Winebarger

Apr 28, 2021

Laura Horner Winebarger, a retired social worker and long-time resident of Lilburn, GA, died on April 28, 2021 at the age of 67 after battling ovarian cancer for 4 years.

Laura is survived by her husband, Robert Winebarger, her two children, Bess and Evan, as well as her two brothers and spouses, Allan and wife Gretchen, and...

Timothy Edward Vincent

Timothy Edward Vincent

Apr 28, 2021

Timothy E. Vincent,78, of Washington, DC, passed away on April 28, 2021 after a long illness.

Tim was born on June 7, 1942 to Philip and Myrtle Vincent in Washington, DC. After High School he enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1960.

He was predeceased by his parents and his beloved uncle Franny. He is...

Leah Marie Veal

Leah Marie Veal

Apr 28, 2021

Leah was born in Lawrenceville on March 7, 2002 the second child to her proud parents Rick and Marie Veal. She attended Collins Hill and Phoenix High Schools where she met many of her friends. As a young girl Leah was a cheerleader for Collins Hill and enjoyed movies, playing funny games with her Mom, applying makeup and much...

Naina Jitendra Patel

Naina Jitendra Patel

Apr 26, 2021

Naina J. Patel, 73, of Duluth, GA passed away on Monday April 26, 2021. We mourn her untimely death and take solace in knowing in her final hours she was enjoying the wonderful life she had built surrounded by friends. She was the deeply humble and ever the strongest head of our family whose unwavering joy of bringing us...

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