Burgess Baird, Jr.
Jun 14, 2020
Burgess Baird Jr. (Papa) was welcomed home by our Lord and many loved ones Sunday morning 14th of June 2020. Burgess was a loving husband, father, brother, grandpa, uncle, cousin, and friend to many loved ones. He was born July 8th, 1943 in Atlanta, grew up in Sandy Springs, and spent his entire life living in the state of...
William Joseph Lang
Jun 13, 2020
William Joseph Lang “Bill”, age 86, leaped over to be with his Savior on Saturday, June 13th. He resided in Stone Mountain, Georgia, and previously in the Champaign and Chicago area in Illinois, but he was always eager to live in the kingdom of God. Bill studied this earth through his bachelor’s degree from the University of Illinois, his...
Peggy Joan Garrett
Jun 10, 2020
Peggy Joan Garrett passed away June 10, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia. Peggy was born in Enid, Oklahoma on January 26, 1941 to Lowell and Rosa Lee Wells. She graduated from Enid High School, and then from the University of Oklahoma in 1963 with a degree in Journalism.While at OU she was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority. Shortly...
Stratton Maurice Zelack
Jun 9, 2020
Stratton “Z” Zelack, age 90, of Lilburn, beloved husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather passed away on Tuesday, June 9, 2020. “Z” as he was affectionately known to all, was born May 10, 1930 to Russian parents, Andrew and Sophia Zelack in Greentown, Ohio. He graduated from Palmyra High School in 1948 and enlisted shortly thereafter in the United...
June Marie (Elsesser) Dukes
Jun 9, 2020
June Marie Elsesser Dukes was born December 14, 1923 in Buffalo and grew up in Grand Island, NY. On June 9, 2020 she began enjoying a sweet gin gimlet with all the many family and friends that preceded her in death: her husband, Robert A Dukes, Jr, brother Leland E. Elesser, Jr., parents, Leland E. Elsesser Sr, and Florence...
Santosh Chadha
Jun 9, 2020
Santosh Chadha, age 83, passed away on June 9, 2020. She was born on June 10, 1936 in Pakpatan, British India. At a young age of 11 she had come to Nakodar, Punjab (after partition). She got married in 1958.
She was a devoted and loving mother and grandmother who worked as a teacher. Giving out hugs...
James Christy Bailey
Jun 8, 2020
James Christy Bailey, 91, of Atlanta died June 8, 2020 after a brief illness. A native of Atlanta, he was predeceased by his wife of 66 years Nancy Alexander Bailey and his sons John and Kim Bailey. Jim was a civil engineering graduate of Georgia Tech and M.I.T. He was an army veteran who worked in the concrete manufacturing...
Patricia Thoma Wynn
Jun 8, 2020
Patricia T. Wynn, 65, died June 8 after a 2-year fight against cancer. She was chief lactation consultant for Floyd Medical Center, Rome, Georgia, from 2014 to 2017. Previously, she was a labor and delivery nurse at Gordon Hospital, Calhoun, for ten years. She was a member of The Church on the Hill in Dalton.
She is...
Angela Marie (Caprioli) Bowman
Jun 6, 2020
Angela Marie Bowman (Marie), age 93, of Buford, GA passed away Saturday, June 6, 2020 in Buford, GA. Marie was born in Canadensis, PA on February 25, 1927. Marie was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph Stephen Bowman; mother, Mary Josephine Klingel; father, Angelo Paul Caprioli; stepfather, Ralph Klingel; brother, George Caprioli (Maryann); sister, Lois Ann Kreimoyer (Kermit);...
Theopolis Watkins, Jr.
Jun 6, 2020
Theopolis Watkins, Jr., 52, passed away on Saturday, June 6, 2020. He was born on February 22, 1968 in Huntsville, AL to Emma (Logan) Watkins and Theopolis Watkins, Sr. He graduated from J. O. Johnson High School where he played basketball and football. He attended Jacksonville State University where he was a member of the football team. Theopolis Jr.,...
Barbara Ann Elibay
Jun 6, 2020
In loving memory of Barbara Ann Elibay July 4, 1942 – June 6, 2020
Our shining star went out when Barbara Elibay, 77, was taken from us. Barbara was the loving and beloved wife of Refik Elibay of 36 years. She was a devoted mother to Wayne, Russell and Scott. Barbara and Refik are survived by her...
Norman Rutledge Andrew
Jun 5, 2020
Norman Rutledge Andrew, 87, went to be with the Lord on June 5, 2020. He was born in 1933 in Atlanta, GA to W. Norman and Pauline Andrew. He graduated in 1950 from Avondale High School where his favorite sport was football. He retired after 30 years with Jefferson Smurfit (now Graphic Printing), previously known as Container Corporation of...
Marie Pierre
Jun 5, 2020
Marie Pierre
Marie Pierre was born on October 20th, 1941in a town called Hinche, on one of the most beautiful islands in the Caribbean Sea, Haiti. She was born to two loving parents- Vilbrun Pierre and Marie Rose Dessable. Her parents were devout Seventh Day Adventist Christians in their town. Her father was a hard-working farmer and...
Gary Frederick Brown
Jun 4, 2020
Gary Frederick Brown (Gary) of East Point, GA passed away Thursday, June 4, 2020. Gary was born May 3rd, 1957 in Atlanta, GA. He was a 1975 graduate of Greater Atlanta Christian School, and then attended Freed Hardeman College from 1975 – 1978. He obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Georgia State University in 1985. Gary retired...
Hettie Elizabeth Moffett
Jun 1, 2020
Hettie Elizabeth “Libby” Moffett, age 97, of Lawrenceville, GA, passed over into Heaven to be with our precious Lord and Savior on Monday, June 1, 2020. She was born in Athens, GA on June 20, 1922. She was a devoted mother, grandmother and great grandmother who loved the Lord, her family, and her friends with her whole heart. She...
Dorothy Jean Benefield
Jun 1, 2020
Dorothy Jean Owens Benefield, 95, of Lawrenceville, Georgia went to be with the Lord on June 1, 2020. Ms. Benefield was born in Conyers and graduated from Conyers High School. She was a devoted and loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother who also studied secretarial work at the Atlanta Business School and worked in the offices of National Cylinder Gas...
Steven Lamar Woodall
Jun 1, 2020
Steven Lamar Woodall, 69, on June 1st 2020, in his home in Stone Mountain, Georgia from pancreatic cancer. Steve (“Woody” to new friends from 1994 onward) was born on October 2, 1950 in Toccoa, Georgia to Joseph Raymond Woodall and Frances Colleen [Alexander] Woodall, who moved the family to Clayton, Georgia in 1954. Steve attended public school in Clayton,...
Mary Allene Estes
Jun 1, 2020
Mary Allene Estes, age 90 of Stone Mountain, passed away Monday, June 1, 2020 after a brief illness. She was a lifelong resident of Stone Mountain and a devout Christian. At the time of her passing, she was the longest living member of Indian Creek Baptist Church. She was predeceased by her husband of 65 years, M. L. “Bubba”...
