OBITUARIES

Mar 13, 2020

Parham, Elliott C. Jr. (R-MSG) passed away peacefully in his home on March 12,2020 after a long illness. He is survived by his wife Joy, daughters Wendy and Tina and son Elliott C. Parham, III ( Kim). He leaves behind his loving mother, Aida Biaz, sister, Ruby Cooper (Berchall), sisters Wilma O’Conner, Doris Sotire, brother Edward Parham and half-brother...

Mar 12, 2020

Kit Yeh, age 49, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 12, 2020. Kit was born May 4th, 1970 in Pakse, Laos. He came to the US with his parents, Souk and Khiene in 1981. He moved to and grew up in Georgia and met Yuh Mei. They would fall in love and on November 22, 2001 they would become...

Mar 11, 2020

Mar 10, 2020

Suzette Silva Gordo of Grayson, Georgia passed away on March 10, 2020. Suzette was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts on May 3, 1954. She graduated from Florida State University with a Bachelor of Arts in Education. Growing up in South Florida she loved spending time at the beach and making special memories there with her family. She never met...

Mar 9, 2020

Mar 9, 2020

Hugh Glen Chambers passed away on March 9th, 2020. He was born on September 17th, 1935 in Jacksonville, Florida to Hack and Lucille Chambers, but was raised on his family farm in Vidalia, Georgia.

He is survived by his loving wife of 58 years, Ginny Chambers, his daughters, Mari Lee Torrence and husband Michael , Beth Ziegler...

Mar 9, 2020

Jay Mark Neely of Lawrenceville, GA, passed away on March 9, 2020. Mark was born in Odessa, TX on November 15, 1949, and grew up in Houston. He attended University of Texas at Austin, and became a lifelong UT Longhorn fan. In his varied careers he worked for the US Foreign Service, the Texas Attorney General’s office, and several...

Mar 9, 2020

Mary Ellen DuVarney passed away surrounded by family and friends peacefully on Monday March 9, 2020. Mary Ellen was born on January 13, 1941 in Olean, New York. She attended Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts and received her masters degree in social work at Boston College school of social work. Mary Ellen was a devoted daughter, wife and wonderful...

Mar 9, 2020

Mar 6, 2020

Mar 6, 2020

Sandra (Sandy) Jane Nunnally (Spaulding) passed away March 6, 2020. She was born July 17, 1941 in Dallas, Texas to Marshall Don Spaulding and Julia Ethel McClendon. She was preceded in death by her only brother, Don Spaulding. She moved to Atlanta in 1951, graduating from North Fulton High School. She attended the University of Georgia where she met...

Mar 5, 2020

MAGNUS, Frances G., age 77 of Lawrenceville died on Thursday, March 5, 2020. She was predeceased by husband Peter Magnus, son Anthony Scott Magnus, and parents Mary and James W. Garrard, Sr. She is survived by sister, Martha (Dean) Zissette of McCalla, AL; brother James W. Garrard, Jr. (Lisa) of Dallas, GA; grandsons, Blake, Tyler and Owen Magnus; 2...

Mar 5, 2020

Mary Charlotte Benton of Stone Mountain passed away March 5, 2020. She was born in Commerce, GA on March 9, 1926 to Ollie Samuel and Viola Holland Benton. She lost her mother as a teenager and helped raise her younger siblings before moving to Atlanta to continue her education. She began work at the Lovable Bra Plant until they...

Mar 4, 2020

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Mar 1, 2020

Betty White Rigdon, age 90, of Lawrenceville, GA passed away on Sunday March 1, 2020. She was preceded by her first husband, Lewis F. White (married 1949 – 1993), and her 2nd husband Quincy Rigdon (married 1997 – 2017), son Lewis F. White, Jr, and daughter Debbie Briggs. She is survived by son Russell White and wife, Sara; daughter...

Feb 29, 2020

Timothy O’Neil Merck, age 72, of Marietta, Georgia died Saturday morning, February 29, 2020. Born July 18, 1947, in Atlanta, Georgia, he was the son of the late Rev. Garnett L. Merck and Katherine Jenkins Stewart. Tim is survived by his loving wife of 48 years, Carolyn Merck; along with his children; Katherine & John Mitchell of Griffin, Georgia,...