OBITUARIES

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

Arlene Lester Hamilton

Arlene Lester Hamilton

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....

Lois M. Coleman

Lois M. Coleman

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,...

Edward Butler Col.

Edward Butler Col.

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...

Ellen Davis

Ellen Davis

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...

Elizabeth Ann Edwards

Elizabeth Ann Edwards

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,...

William Norman Simpson, Jr.

William Norman Simpson, Jr.

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...

Annette Pope Shoults

Annette Pope Shoults

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...

Jason Everett Burson

Jason Everett Burson

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...

Straiton Hard Iii

Straiton Hard Iii

Sep 3, 2016

Straiton Hard, III passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 3, 2016 at his home in Decatur, Georgia after a long illness. He was 64 years of age. A graduate of Henry W. Grady High School and Georgia State University, Straiton spent his professional career as a manager of the Parking Company of America and also worked for The Atlanta Journal...

Joyce Watkins Touart

Joyce Watkins Touart

Sep 3, 2016

JOYCE WATKINS TOUART 1930 – 2016 TOUART, Joyce Watkins, age 86 of Alpharetta, GA passed away on Saturday, September 3, 2016. She was born on February 3, 1930 in Blackstone, VA, the daughter of Bertha and Benjamin Watkins. She was a 1946 graduate of Thomas Jefferson High in Richmond, VA, and attended James Madison University in Harrisonburg, VA and Rice...

Daniel Leo Fagan

Daniel Leo Fagan

Sep 2, 2016

Daniel Leo Fagan, 72, of Victor, NY, and recently of Flowery Branch ,GA, passed on September 2, 2016 surrounded by his loving family. Dan, a man devoted to family, will be greatly missed by his loving wife of 51 years, Rose Marie (Capanna) Fagan; his two sons: Sean Fagan and his wife Michele, of Buford, GA, and Aaron Fagan, of...

Frederick R. Renshaw

Frederick R. Renshaw

Sep 2, 2016

Fredrick Richard Renshaw Sr., resident of Stone Mountain, GA passed away September 2, 2016 at the age of 77 after a long battle with cancer. He retired from Bell South in 2002 as a Finance Manager. He graduated from Temple University with a degree in Accounting and later became a Certified Public Accountant. He served in the United States Army....

Helen Thomason Goddard Mrs.

Helen Thomason Goddard Mrs.

Sep 1, 2016

Mary Helen Thomason Goddard, age 96, passed away on September 1, 2016 while vacationing in Guadalajara, Mexico. Helen was born in Stone Mountain, Georgia on February 23, 1920 and is preceded in death by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Herman A. Thomason; brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. James A. Thomason; and also her husband, Mr. Hugh A. Goddard. Mrs....

Surjit Singh

Surjit Singh

Sep 1, 2016

Surjit Singh age 89, of Brunswick, GA died Thursday September 1, 2016. He is survived by his wife Janice Singh of Brunswick, GA; daughters, Mita Mackey of Monroe, Ga, and Ruma Singh of Monticello, GA; step-daughters, Dawn Faulk of St. Simmons, and Suzanne Farrell of Lexington, SC; brother, Channa Singh of Sweden; grandchildren, Dustin Dean, Zeplin and Parker Mackey, Kate...

Richard "Dick" Anthony Collins

Richard "Dick" Anthony Collins

Aug 31, 2016

Richard (Dick) Anthony Collins, 84, of Johns Creek, Georgia, passed away 8/31/16 after a long illness. He led a life of service to others, and was most of all a kind, loving and gentle man. He was born in Lake Forest, IL on 9/19/31. Dick’s life was characterized by compassion and a generous spirit, easily evident to those who had...

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