OBITUARIES

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

William E. Shepman

William E. Shepman

Aug 9, 2019

William Ernest (Wes) Shepman was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on April 6, 1957. Wes, age 62, departed on August 9, 2019 and resided in Loganville, Georgia. Wes is survived by his wife, Karen Blair Shepman; daughter, Stephanie Anne Garmon; grandson, Zachary Thomas Allen Garmon; sister, Jenifer Goodman; nephew, Wiley Goodman; nephew, Austin Keeler; niece, Dixie Stile; and nephew, Allen Blair....

James Maxwell Osborn

James Maxwell Osborn

Aug 8, 2019

Dr. James (Jim) Osborn, age 89, passed away peacefully on August 8, 2019. Jim was born September 10, 1929 in Ypsilanti, Michigan to Gerald and Dorothy Osborn. The family later moved to Kalamazoo, where his father was head of the Department of Chemistry at Western Michigan University. Jim received his PHD in mathematics in 1955 at the University of Michigan....

Mary Dee Choi

Mary Dee Choi

Aug 7, 2019

Mary Dee Choi, 66, of Lawrenceville GA passed away on Wednesday August 7, 2019. Born in Duluth GA, she was the daughter of the late James Woodall and Annie Carey. She was preceded in death by her husband, Walter Kwee Choi, sister Shirley Robinson, brother Terrell Woodall, brother Tony Woodall, and her sister and twin Martha Woodall. She was survived...

Sara "Rara" Chaffin Ingram

Sara "Rara" Chaffin Ingram

Aug 6, 2019

Sara “RARA” Chaffin Ingram, 93, of Tucker passed away on Tuesday, August 6, 2019. Born in McDonough, Ga on Thursday, October 29, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Alonza and Evelyn Gillespie Chaffin. She was preceded in death by her husband, Frank Waites Ingram, Sr.; sister Elizabeth Foster; brother-in-law Grady Foster; Son-in-law David E. Tagart, Jr.; and granddaughter...

Douglas Rockwood Spencer

Douglas Rockwood Spencer

Aug 4, 2019

Douglas Rockwood Spencer age 72 of Lawrenceville, Georgia passed away on Sunday, August 4, 2019. He was born January 13, 1947 in Lockport, New York. Douglas is survived by his wife Elizabeth Pietanza Spencer, his son Scott Spencer of New York, two daughters Michelle Wolf of Colorado, Jennifer Dudley of Colorado, ten Grandchildren and two Great-grandchildren. A memorial service will...

John Paul Newsom

John Paul Newsom

Aug 4, 2019

John Paul Newsom, was born on March 28, 1931 to John C. Newsom and Mary Motrychuk Newsom in Gary, Indiana. He was premature but his mother nursed him to health using a lamp to keep him warm and a small drawer as a crib. In his late teens John was invited to a small Alliance church in Chicago where he...

Peggy Price Rice

Peggy Price Rice

Aug 3, 2019

Peggy Price Rice, age 82, of LaGrange, GA, passed away on Saturday, August 3, 2019. Peggy was born in Thomaston, GA, on August 14, 1936. She was preceded in death by her parents Thelma Cook Price and Weaver Verrell Price, her daughter Elizabeth Verrelle Johnson, and her grandson Michael Joseph Meeks. She is survived by her only sister Anne Carraway...

Dorothy Mitchell Key

Dorothy Mitchell Key

Aug 2, 2019

Dorothy Ann Mitchell Key age 77 of Lilburn passed away on Friday, August 2, 2019. Born in Stone Mountain, on Tuesday, October 28, 1941, daughter of the late Thurmond and Lorene Etheridge Mitchell. She was a homemaker and a member of Mountain View Baptist Church. Dorothy was preceded in death by husband Billy Leon Key and daughter Tracie Sorrells. Survivors...

Marion A Waite

Marion A Waite

Jul 30, 2019

Marion A. Waite, age 96, of Lawrenceville, GA, passed away on July 30, 2019.  She was born on March 8, 1923 in Broadalbin, NY,  to William and Lucy Bessel.  Marion is survived by her husband, James Waite; Daughter Sandra Lee Emmrich (Robert); Grandchildren: Kim Lorie Ziehm, Robert E. Emmrich, Jr., and Lisa Marie Emmrich; Great-grandchildren: Jennifer L. Ziehm, Pamela Nicole...

Aaron Rocco Podeszwa

Aaron Rocco Podeszwa

Jul 29, 2019

Aaron Rocco Podeszwa Sr., Age 59, passed away peacefully on Monday, July 29, 2019, at Gwinnett Medical in Lawrenceville, Georgia. He was born March 13, 1960, in Newark, New Jersey to Peter and Bridgette Podeszwa. Aaron worked as a Chef for most of his life. His delicious meals won him many awards and he was honored to feed many celebrities....

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