OBITUARIES

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

Kevin Michael Croke

Kevin Michael Croke

May 13, 2020

Kevin Michael Croke, born September 9, 1977, died on May 13, 2020. He is survived by the love of his life, his wife and best friend, Rebecca Sanders Croke, his daughter Alice Kingsley Croke, his son Andrew Harrison Croke; his sister Jennifer Wells (Jess); and his brother Timothy Croke (Erin). He was preceded in death by his mother Virginia...

Geneva Cox

Geneva Cox

May 12, 2020

Geneva Cox peacefully went to Heaven at the age of 90 from her home in Monroe, Georgia on May 12, 2020. She was born on June 29, 1929 in Dallas Georgia and was a graduate of West Fulton High School in Atlanta Georgia. Geneva married Thomas “Jack” Cox on November 28, 1947 and together they celebrated 70 loving years...

John Michael Mendy

John Michael Mendy

May 11, 2020

John M. Mendy a loving family man, husband and father, passed on May 11th, 2020 at the age of 68 after battling Parkinson’s.

John was born on September 12th, 1951 to the late Besenty Karamel Mendy and Isatou Sambou in Banjul, The Gambia. He was a front office manager at Senegambia Beach Hotel for many years where...

Charles Leonard Webb Jr.

Charles Leonard Webb Jr.

May 10, 2020

Charles L. Webb, Jr., 89, of Stone Mountain, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, May 10th.

He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Marcia. He is also survived by sons Dennis and Michael (Romedy), daughter Brenda (Howe), Brothers Larry and Patrick, sister Janet (Quillin) and grandsons Adam and Jeremy.

Many will remember...

Olivia J. Dodson

Olivia J. Dodson

May 9, 2020

On Saturday, May 9, 2020, Olivia Dodson, loving wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away at the age of 75. She is survived by her husband Larry; her sons David, Wayne, Michael, Scott, Keith; daughters-in-law Lynn, Lori, Stacey, Jenny; and her grandchildren Sam, Hayden, Rylan, Clay, Jonah, Jack, Chaney, Hunter, and Hayley. Olivia was born July 5, 1944, in Daytona...

Marie Hollywood

Marie Hollywood

May 8, 2020

Marie T. Hollywood

Marie T. Hollywood, age 88, of Stone Mountain, Georgia, passed away Friday afternoon, May 8, 2020. She was born January 17, 1932 in Monroe Township, New Jersey, the daughter of the late Vito Mistretta and Margaret Vincelli. She was raised in Jamesburg, New Jersey where she spent many hours lovingly caring for her pet...

Harold Franklin Hall

Harold Franklin Hall

May 7, 2020

Harold Franklin Hall (Pappy) of Snellville, Georgia passed away Thursday May 7, 2020. Harold was born in McDonough, GA on January 30,1942. Pappy spent the last few years caring for his childhood sweetheart and the love of his life, Linda (Frammy). Pappy enjoyed playing golf and working on his antique muscle cars. He loved to laugh and be with...

Laura F. M. Miller

Laura F. M. Miller

May 5, 2020

Laura Frances Mobley Miller, age 47, of Lawrenceville, passed away Tuesday, May 5, 2020, after a brief illness.

Laura was born in Atlanta, Ga, and raised in College Park, GA, before her family moved to Snellville, GA, where she was a 1991 graduate of South Gwinnett High School. She received a diploma in Medical Assisting from Gwinnett...

Esther Ariel Carrington

Esther Ariel Carrington

May 5, 2020

Esther Ariel Carrington, 92, of Brooklyn, NY, by way of Guyana, passed away on Tuesday, May 5, 2020, in Georgia. Esther was a honored retiree from Kings County Hospital in BK, NY. She was also a proud member at the Church of St. Luke & St. Matthew in BK, NY. She is preceded in death by her father Henry...

Kevin Anthony Wells

Kevin Anthony Wells

May 4, 2020

Kevin Anthony Wells, age 25, of Lawrenceville, GA passed away in Atlanta, GA on Monday, May 4, 2020. He was born in Greenville, SC on September 15, 1994.

Kevin was preceded in death by grandparents Harold Bennett Arnold and Annette Freeman Arnold of Birmingham, AL; and Edsel Wells of Birmingham, AL. He is survived by his mother,...

Brent Ricci Hennig

Brent Ricci Hennig

May 2, 2020

Brent Ricci Hennig, 64, of Calgary, Alberta; Vancouver, British Columbia; and Atlanta, Georgia, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly in his sleep in the early morning hours of Saturday, May 2, 2020. A family service will be held in Atlanta, Georgia with a memorial service in late summer in Vancouver, British Columbia. “Ric” Hennig was born in Red Deer, Alberta...

Don Eugene Best

Don Eugene Best

May 2, 2020

Don Eugene Best, 82, of 246 Hummingbird Lane, Loganville, GA, went home to be with the Lord on May 2, 2020. Don was born in Union, SC and was a husband of 46 years to Kathy Pace Best. Don was the son of the late Beulah B. Harris and stepson of the late James C. Harris. He grew up...

Charles Edward Gearing

Charles Edward Gearing

May 1, 2020

Charles Edward Gearing, age 91, died on May 1, 2020 after a brief illness.

“Charlie” grew up in the Salvation Army and graduated from high school in Dallas, TX. After receiving his undergraduate degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology, he married the love of his life, Carol Dodd Gearing, and then served in the United States...

Elizabeth "Betty" Richardson

Elizabeth "Betty" Richardson

Apr 29, 2020

Elizabeth R. Richardson (Betty), Age 86, of Lilburn, GA since 1972 and Lawrenceville, GA since 2013, passed away on Wednesday, April 29, 2020.

Betty was preceded in death by her husband, Carl Ray Richardson, Sr. of Chapin, SC, on July 2, 2005. She is survived by son, C. Ray Richardson, Jr., and his wife, Janet P. of...

Martha Evelyn Ward

Martha Evelyn Ward

Apr 28, 2020

Martha Evelyn Ward, 78, of Lula, GA passed away Tuesday, April 28, 2020. Mrs. Ward was born in Gwinnett County, Georgia to the late Leatus and Pauline (Stancil) Lord.

Martha is survived by her children Patricia Wells and husband Bill of Lawrenceville, John “Bo” Lunsford, Jr. of Lula, daughter-in-law Diane “Dee” Lunsford of Snellville, sisters Sadie Bentley...

Kenneth Lynn Cooper

Kenneth Lynn Cooper

Apr 26, 2020

Kenneth Lynn Cooper, of Lawrenceville, Georgia, passed away on Sunday, April 26, 2020. Ken was born in Chattanooga, TN, on Feb. 16, 1931. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Kris Andrea Cooper, his father, Lester Lafate Cooper, his mother, Okla Daugherty Cooper, his sister, Wanda June Cooper, his first wife, Mae Babin Cooper, and his second wife,...

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