OBITUARIES

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

Christopher Franklin Dollar

Christopher Franklin Dollar

Sep 14, 2017

Christopher Franklin Dollar, age 44, of Duluth passed away September 14, 2017. Chris was born on July 31, 1973 in Gadsden, AL. He was raised in Alabama, lived in Florida for some time, and ultimately settled in the Duluth area. He is survived by his wife, Stephanie Baron Dollar and children, Grayson and Charlotte Dollar, all of Duluth; daughter, Karissa...

Donald C. Scott

Donald C. Scott

Sep 13, 2017

Donald C. Scott, age 85, passed away on Wednesday, September 13, 2017. He is survived by his loving wife, Meta Ann Scott; daughter, Julie Deiters and husband, Gene; daughter, Tammy Shioi; grandchildren, Amber McMickle, Michael Deiters and Stephanie Deiters; sister, Gloria White. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, September 16, 2017 at Wages and Sons...

William Herbert Garner

William Herbert Garner

Sep 12, 2017

GARNER William Herbert Garner age 86 of Stone Mountain, GA passed away September 12, 2017. Mr. Garner was a member of Corinth Baptist Church and the owner of Garner Building Supply, Inc. since 1963. He is survived by his wife of 65 years Gloria Mitchell Garner; son, William Christopher Garner both of Stone Mountain; several nieces and nephews. A funeral...

Lawrence James Haire

Lawrence James Haire

Sep 8, 2017

Lawrence James Haire, 71, passed away Thursday, Sept. 8th, 2017, following a brief illness. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Christina (Haire) Thompson, and the love of his life, Louise Rodwill. He leaves behind his father Robert Blett, his sister Sharon (Blett) Bailey, his children Margo (Haire) Blanchette, Elaine (Haire) Nelson, Corinne Haire, and Robert Haire, his uncle...

Emily Lowe Pope Drury

Emily Lowe Pope Drury

Sep 6, 2017

Emily Pope Drury was born in Knoxville, TN in 1928.  She was raised in a loving home in Decatur, GA. Emily attended and graduated from Decatur High School and then enrolled in Agnes Scott College graduating in May of 1950. Shortly thereafter, she married Harley F. Drury, Jr.  The couple moved to Dhahran, Saudi Arabia for Harley’s job.  While living...

Linda Thrasher Bird

Linda Thrasher Bird

Sep 5, 2017

Linda Thrasher Bird, age 63, of Lawrenceville, GA passed away on Tuesday, September 5, 2017.  She is preceded in death by her husband, Timothy Bird.  She is survived by her son, John Bird; daughter, Meredith Liesen and husband, Patrick; mother, Olevia Pentecost Trasher; grandchildren, Chance Nichols and Maesyn Liesen.  A funeral service will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Sunday,...

Robert Jason White

Robert Jason White

Sep 5, 2017

Jason White, age 38, of Braselton, Georgia passed away Tuesday, September 5, 2017. He is survived by son, Aiden White, daughter, Addelyn White; mother, Nita White; father, Robbie White and wife Cathleen White; sister, Jennifer Dennis; grandmother, Betty White; many aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. Jason grew up in Stone Mountain, GA, graduated from Shiloh High School and was...

Joe O'Connor

Joe O'Connor

Sep 4, 2017

O’Connor, Joe Doraville, GA Samuel Joseph O’Connor, 76, of Doraville died in his home on September 4, 2017 surrounded by his family. Born in Troy, NY, Joe was the oldest of Samuel and Stella. After graduation from Belmont Abbey College, Joe married Dawn on May 27, 1967 – recently celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary. In 1976, Joe moved his wife...

Jacqueline "Jacky" Ann Jordan

Jacqueline "Jacky" Ann Jordan

Sep 4, 2017

Jacqueline “Jacky” Jordan passed away peacefully on Labor Day, Monday, 9/4/17, at the Breman Jewish Home in Atlanta, Georgia. Born in New York City to Jack Jordan and Ethel Lefferts Jordan (of Russian ancestry) on April 18, 1927, she had just celebrated her 90th birthday this past spring. Jacky and her sister, Barbara “Bobbie” Lewis, grew up in Hartsdale and...

Arthur Gilmore Goslin

Arthur Gilmore Goslin

Sep 4, 2017

Arthur Gilmore Goslin, 80, Lawrenceville, GA, entered Heaven on September 4, 2017, surrounded by his family. Born on June 27, 1937 in DeKalb, IL, grew up in Mendota, IL. where he was a track star and still holds the record for the 8/80 relay at Mendota High School. Art was employed at his family-owned pharmacy Goslin Drugs from 1959 until...

Bonnie Lee Willis

Bonnie Lee Willis

Sep 3, 2017

Bonnie L. Willis, age 85, of Doraville, GA passed away on Sunday, September 3, 2017. She is survived by her children, Karen Willis and Dudley Willis. A Funeral service will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Thursday, September 7, 2017 with Jim Harshman officiating at Wages and Sons Gwinnett Chapel. Interment to follow at White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Duluth, GA....

Owen Nathaniel Day

Owen Nathaniel Day

Sep 2, 2017

Owen Nathaniel Day age 12 of Dacula, GA passed away September 2, 2017. He is survived by his parents Jonathan and Malinda Day; brother, Harper Day all of Dacula; grandparents, Richard and Barbara Day, Jacksonville, FL; Ron and Mary Ann Morris, Miccosukee, FL; Aunts, Lisa LeGrand and her husband Fain, Becky Nimnicht and her husband Lee, Lydia Perez and her...

Mary Marcella Van Horn

Mary Marcella Van Horn

Aug 30, 2017

Mary M. Van Horn, age 95, of Lilburn, Georgia passed away Wednesday, August 30, 2017 in Daytona Beach, Florida.  Mary was preceded in death by her husband, Amos Van Horn and daughter, Mary Francis Biggs.  She is survived by her son, Mark Van Horn of Lilburn, Georgia; son-in-law, Don Biggs of Dunwoody, Georgia; two grandchildren, Michael & Chris Biggs; and...

Charles Timothy Bell Sr.

Charles Timothy Bell Sr.

Aug 30, 2017

Charles Timothy Bell, Sr. – An Uncompromising Foot Soldier On August 30, 2017, after a long and robust life, Charles Timothy Bell, Sr. departed this life. He was a kind and gentle man whose unfaltering devotion to his family and friends is the true legacy of any man. Charles T. Bell, Sr. was born on September 9, 1918, in Atlanta,...

Joyce Lynn Skiba

Joyce Lynn Skiba

Aug 30, 2017

Joyce Lynn (Whitmoyer) Skiba, resident of Lawrenceville, Georgia, passed away August 30, 2017.       Born in Noblesville, Indiana on July 23, 1947, she was raised in Fishers, Indiana, and spent much of her in life in the Indianapolis area. Joyce assembled trimline phones, microchips and fiber optics during her 30-year career with AT&T, prior to her retirement in 1996. Throughout her...

William Frederick Sullivan

William Frederick Sullivan

Aug 28, 2017

William Frederick Sullivan, age 76, of Lawrenceville, GA passed away on Monday, August 28, 2017.  He is preceded in death by his wife, Carolyn Saxton Sullivan.  He is survived by his significant other, Ana Carson; daughters,Karen Deloach, Kim Turley and husband, Charles, Christine Rimmer and husband, John; brother, John Sullivan and Six Grandchildren.  A funeral service will be held at...

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