OBITUARIES

Sep 22, 2016

Kenneth Ray Thomas of Knoxville, TN, passed away Thursday, September 22, 2016. Ken was formerly from Randolph County, IN and Atlanta, GA. He is survived by his devoted wife, Cheryl; loving mother, Nina Thompson Thomas; brothers, Rick (Kathy) of GA, James (Ashley) of NJ, Kevin (Sheba) of GA, sister, Susan Kay of MA; nephews and nieces, Wade of FL, Xan,...

Sep 21, 2016

James Robert Nehez, Jr. (Jim, Lefty) passed away quietly at his home in Suwanee, GA on September 21, 2016. Jim is predeceased by his wife of 48 years, Harriett Jane (nee Cunningham). He is survived by his three children, James Nehez, III, Michael Nehez, and Jody Sills, seven grandchildren, and one great-grandson. Jim was born October 29, 1927 in Wallingford,...

Sep 21, 2016

Carla Jean Alexander, 62, of Lawrenceville went home to her Lord and Savior on September 21, 2016. Born in Illinois, she lived in Gwinnett County most of her life. She was preceded in death by her parents, Harry and Ella Flannigan; brother, Gary Flannigan; granddaughter, Lilly Alexander; and grandson, Michael Alexander, Jr. She is survived by her husband of 39...

Sep 21, 2016

Michelle (Hammer) Daniels passed away with family at her side on September 21, 2016 at the age of 47 after a courageous eight years of fighting ALS. Born in Lowell, MA, Michelle grew up in Massachusetts and Georgia and graduated from Parkview High School in Lilburn, GA class of 1987. She lived in Dacula, GA for the past 21 years....

Sep 20, 2016

Sep 20, 2016

Michelle Lynn Baldwin, age 27, of Lawrenceville, GA slipped into the arms of Jesus on Tuesday, September 20, 2016. No more sickness and pain, she is now at peace. Michelle was born April 25, 1989 in Decatur, GA and graduated from Phoenix High School in Lawrenceville, GA. Michelle will be greatly missed by her precious boys, William, 10 and Henry,...

Sep 20, 2016

Annie Elizabeth Couch Hewatt, age 95 of Loganville, formerly of Stone Mountain, died on September 20, 2016. She was preceeded in death by the love of her life and spouse of 70 years, Sam Hewatt, her parents, a sister and brother, and Luke Malone, a great grandson. She is survived by daughters, Nancy Hewatt Collins and husband Roy, Stone Mountain;...

Sep 19, 2016

Marie Annette McCarley Zimmermann: Beloved Wife, Mother, Grandmother, and Great Grandmother has joined her Mother and Father and Loved Ones who have passed into the Kingdom of Heaven. She is deeply loved and missed by us all, but we rejoice that she now feels no pain and rests in peace in the Hands of our Lord. She lives in our...

Sep 19, 2016

Patrick Andrew Barr passed away Monday, September 19, 2016. Beloved son of Andrew Barr and Deborah Lightbourn McKellar. Father of Brandan and Tatiana Barr and beloved guardian to Hernan and Leonardo Piraquive. Former husband of Doraine P. Barr. Age 47 years, a native of Nassau, Bahamas, and resident of Long Beach, MS. Relatives and Friends of the Family are invited...

Sep 17, 2016

Sep 15, 2016

Arlene Marie (Lester) Hamilton, 89, passed away peacefully on September 15, 2016. She was born in Johnson City, New York on August 30, 1927 but spent most of her life in Stone Mountain, Georgia. She enjoyed her last five years at Park Springs Retirement Community. Our mother married our father, Dewey Hamilton, in 1946, and they enjoyed 50 years together....

Sep 14, 2016

Lois M. Coleman, 94, of Lilburn, GA, and formerly Manlius, NY, passed away at her residence at Sunrise at Five Forks in Lilburn on Wednesday, September 14, 2016, after a brief illness. Lois is survived by her daughters and their husbands Sydney A. Coleman and Dudley Larus of Stone Mountain, GA, and Elizabeth Coleman Brooks and William Brooks of Cumming,...

Sep 13, 2016

Sep 13, 2016

BUTLER, Col. Edward L. Butler, of Stone Mountain, GA formerly a native son of Ravenna, Ohio, joined the U.S. Marine Corps in 1942. He served under seven Presidents before retiring in 1976. While on active duty he held every enlised rank in the Marine Corps before becoming an officer in 1951. During WW II he served in the South Pacific...

Sep 12, 2016

Sep 11, 2016

Ellen Quarterman Davis 1928-2016 Ellen Davis of Atlanta quietly passed away surrounded by family on September 11, 2016. Ellen was born January 14, 1928, in Little Rock, Arkansas. Her family moved to Atlanta while Ellen was still a young girl, and she grew up in Ansley and Brookwood Hills where she met most of her lifelong friends. Ellen went to...

Sep 9, 2016

Elizabeth Ann Edwards, age 85, of Buford, GA passed away Friday, September 9, 2016. She was preceded in death by her husband, Weldon S. Edwards. Elizabeth is survived by her son, Michael Edwards & wife, Mercedita, of Buford, GA; daughter, Melanie Cummings & husband, Freddie, of Lawrenceville, GA; grandchildren, John Watkins, Paul Edwards & wife, Karla, Tony Coker, Jason Coker,...

Sep 8, 2016

William Norman Simpson, Jr. passed away September 8th. He was born in Barrow County, Georgia December 4, 1935. He is survived by his devoted wife of sixty-one years, Janey P. Simpson, daughter Judith Simpson Sanford (Daniel) of Charlotte, NC, and son Patrick Wade Simpson of Lawrenceville, GA. He is also survived by granddaughter, Dr. Audrey Sanford of Chicago, Ill. and...

Sep 6, 2016

Annette Pope Shoults, age 81, of Tucker, GA died Tuesday, September 6, 2016. She was born on November 1, 1936. Annette was of the Baptist faith. She is preceded in death by her husband, James Hampton Shoults. She is survived by two sons, James 'Jim' Shoults of Stone Mountain, GA, and Mike Shoults of Tucker, GA; two brothers, Jerry Pope...

Sep 5, 2016

Jason E. Burson, affectionately known by many of his friends and family as “Big J”, was born on October 10, 1975 in Boston, Massachusetts to Sandra E. Burson and Jewell E. Burson. Jason was raised in a very musical family where his mother played the drums and his grandfather was the lead in the locally known band, “Hopeton Johnson and...