OBITUARIES

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

Julian Thomas Talbo

Julian Thomas Talbo

Apr 17, 2020

Julian Thomas Talbo, age 20, of Lawrenceville, GA, passed away on April 17th, 2020. Julian was born September 25th, 1999 in Glenridge, NJ. He was the firstborn of two children to Francis Borja Talbo and Melissa Aurora De Guzman. A 2018 graduate from Brookwood High School, Julian briefly attended Pointe University for a Bachelor’s Degree in Business on a...

Carl David Braswell

Carl David Braswell

Apr 14, 2020

Mr. Carl David Braswell, age 73, of Stone Mountain, GA passed away April 14, 2020 at Emory University Hospital. He was born in DeKalb Co., son of the late Pullam Carl Braswell and Cinthia Elizabeth Hewell Braswell. David was a veteran of the United States Army. He worked as owner of Braswell Auto Parts in Stone Mtn., owner of...

Nina Horne Landry

Nina Horne Landry

Apr 13, 2020

Nina Gene (Horne) Landry, 95, passed away peacefully on April 13, 2020 after a brief illness. Nina was born in Roseville, AR on October 24, 1924, lived in Ft. Smith and Ozark, AR, New Orleans, LA and Springfield, VA before moving to Hilton Head Island, SC, where she and her husband enjoyed their retirement. At the time of her...

Sasa Perisic

Sasa Perisic

Apr 10, 2020

Thank you all for showing your support in honoring the life of our beloved Sasa Perisic.

Trebinje born, Atlanta raised!

I know Sasa is looking down on each and every one of us right now, and he knows the love that we all have for him. Sasa Perisic was honorable, he was caring, he was...

Rene Davidica Haddad

Rene Davidica Haddad

Apr 10, 2020

Rene Davidica Haddad (Williams) died peacefully at her home in Buford, Georgia on April 10th, 2020 after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. She was 85. Born in Mandeville, Jamaica was the second of seven children to Edmond Williams and Cecile Williams (Allen). Rene was a native of Christiana in the parish of Manchester. She attended Excelsior High School...

Lorraine Yvonne (Peterkin) Harris

Lorraine Yvonne (Peterkin) Harris

Apr 8, 2020

Lorraine Yvonne Peterkin was born on March 2, 1949 in Brooklyn, New York to Eglon Peterkin Sr. and Vera Powell Peterkin who had both emigrated from Jamaica, West Indies.

A Renaissance woman, Lorraine led an amazing life full of many milestones and accomplishments. As a child, she was a classically trained pianist and performed on the stage...

Robert Gerald Kelso

Robert Gerald Kelso

Apr 7, 2020

Robert “Bob” Gerald Kelso, age 82, of Lawrenceville, Georgia passed away Tuesday morning, April 7th, 2020, surrounded by his family at his home. Bob was born in Connor, Maine on October 17th, 1937. Bob is survived by his loving wife of 51 years, Susie Harris Kelso, and his three children: daughter Kristina Kelso Steffey (Scott) of Lawrenceville; Kathryn “Katie”...

Louis Michael “Mike” Fleischman, Iii.

Louis Michael “Mike” Fleischman, Iii.

Apr 6, 2020

FLEISCHMAN, Louis Michael “Mike”, III – passed away peacefully, accompanied by family in the comfort of his home in Lawrenceville, Georgia on April 6th, 2020. His passing comes after a hard-fought battle with cancer over the previous three years. He was born on January 27th, 1951 to Louis Michael Fleischman, Jr. and Rose Marie (Foley) Fleischman, in St. Louis,...

Edith Maybell Mcdowell

Edith Maybell Mcdowell

Apr 4, 2020

Mrs. Edith “Maybell” Hillhouse McDowell joined Jesus in Heaven on April 4, 2020 from Northside Hospital in Duluth. She bravely battled the Covid-19 virus (pneumonia) for two weeks. Survivors include son, Scott McDowell; daughter, Connie Darden; her beloved grandsons, Brian & James Darden and her only granddaughter-in-law, Kay Darden, who is married to Brian. Edith is also survived by...

Stanford Earl Wilson

Stanford Earl Wilson

Apr 3, 2020

Stanford Earl Wilson, beloved husband, son, brother, friend, teacher, and generally caring human being, died on April 3rd, 2020. He was 95 years old. Earl Wilson was born December 8, 1924 in Savannah, Georgia, the son of the late Sam and Gertrude Wilson. He attended elementary school in Savannah, Georgia and Five Points, Alabama, and part of junior high...

Ardith Kay Beckworth

Ardith Kay Beckworth

Apr 3, 2020

Ardith Kay Gall Beckworth, 76, of Lilburn, GA, born in Troy, OH to the late Lawrence W. and Bonnie Gall, on July 16, 1943 passed away April 3, 2020.

She worked as cashier for Publix Super Markets for 13 years. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and a friend to all who knew her. She...

David Hugh Rathbun

David Hugh Rathbun

Mar 31, 2020

David Hugh Rathbun, a former AT&T Engineer passed away peacefully in his sleep on March 31, 2020.

He is survived by his sister, Shirley Brill; his children, Michael, Nancy, and Tracy; his grandchildren, Chad, Jai, Daniel, Raegan, Remy, and Rooney; and several nieces and nephews. Son of the late James Monroe Rathbun and Rene Mae Ide, David,...

Paul Elliott

Paul Elliott

Mar 30, 2020

Paul Elliott, 67, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 30, 2020 surrounded by his family at his home in Hoschton after enduring a hard fought battle with cancer.

Paul was born February 7, 1953 in Albany, GA into an Air Force family who lived many places throughout his childhood like Alaska and Warner Robins. He spent his...

Reverend Jake O. Reed

Reverend Jake O. Reed

Mar 30, 2020

Reverend Jake O. Reed, 97, passed away at Brookdale Lawrenceville Assisted Living on March 30, 2020.

He was born in Gainesville, Georgia, and raised in Candler, Georgia. He served in the US Army Air Corps during World War II, and was married to the love of his life, Cleo Parham, for over 70 years.

He...

Mustafa Topcu

Mustafa Topcu

Mar 28, 2020

Mustafa Topcu, formerly of Mecitözü, Turkey, passed away on March 28, 2020. HERKESİ ÇOK SEVDİĞİ VE HERKESE YARDIM ETTİĞİ İÇİN MUTLU ÖLDÜ. A graveside service will be held on Monday, March 30, 2020 at 1:00 pm at Melwood Cemetery in Stone Mountain, Georgia. In lieu of flowers, the Topcu family would like a donation to charity.

Richard L. Barnes

Richard L. Barnes

Mar 24, 2020

Richard L. Barnes, age 75, of Lawrenceville, Georgia, passed away Tuesday, March 24, 2020 at Northside Hospital Gwinnett. Richard was preceded in death by his parents, Bertha and Ernest Barnes; and his great-nephew Max Janton. He is survived by his wife, Nancy Hughes Barnes, of 54 years; brother, Larry Barnes, Sr.; sister, Frances Bounds; father and mother-in-law Mac and...

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