OBITUARIES

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

Donald Lewis Hughes

Donald Lewis Hughes

Mar 9, 2016

Donald Lewis Hughes, 92, of Lawrenceville, Georgia, passed away peacefully on March 9, 2016 following a short illness. He was born October 17, 1923 in Cleveland, Tennessee to Amanda Jones Hughes and Benjamin Luther Hughes. After graduating from high school, he served three years with the U.S. Army in North Africa, Italy, and France in a medical laboratory. Upon...

Billie "Granny" Burke Smith

Billie "Granny" Burke Smith

Mar 8, 2016

Billie “Granny” Burke Smith, age 97, of Lawrenceville, GA passed away on Tuesday, March 08, 2016. She is preceded in death by her husband, James A. Smith, Sr. and son, Tommy D. Smith. She is survived by her son, Jimmy Smith of Panama City, FL; son, Bobby Smith of Lawrenceville, GA; daughter, Rosa Probst and husband, Jack of Dacula, GA;...

Patrick T. Kinsella

Patrick T. Kinsella

Mar 8, 2016

Patrick Thomas Kinsella, 65 years of age, date of death March 8th, 2016 of Lawrenceville, GA. Survived by wife Susan Kinsella, son Matthew (Erin) Kinsella, daughter Christine (Ryan) Greenfield, son Thomas (Lucy) Kinsella, and grandchildren Katelynn, Alivia, & Cameron Kinsella. A memorial service will be held Saturday, March 12th at 3pm. Family will receive friends prior to the service from...

Stephen "Steve" Lee Stafford

Stephen "Steve" Lee Stafford

Mar 8, 2016

Stephen Lee "Steve" Stafford, (69), of Lilburn Georgia, died Tuesday, March 8 at Gwinnett Medical Center. He was a native of Charlotte, NC and the son of the late Earl Thomas Stafford and Thelma Geraldine Robinson. Steve was retired from The Travelers Insurance Companies and The U.S. Army/Army Reserve. He retired from the Army Reserve with the rank of Sergeant...

Dolores Jean Hegner Mrs.

Dolores Jean Hegner Mrs.

Mar 6, 2016

Dolores Jean Hegner, 85, of Lawrenceville, GA passed away Sunday, March 6, 2016. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Michelle Dugan. Dolores is survived by her husband, James R. Hegner of Lawrenceville, GA; son, Curtis Hegner of Osawatamie, KS; son, Robert James Hegner of Lawrenceville, GA; grandsons, Michael Dugan of Decatur, GA and Joshua Hegner of Freeport, MS....

Nancy Davis Reagan

Nancy Davis Reagan

Mar 6, 2016

Wages & Sons is posting the obituary information here in honor of Mrs. Reagan. Service events will take place in California at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. Mrs. Reagan was born Anne Frances Robbins July 6, 1921, in Manhattan, the daughter of silent film and Broadway actress Edith Luckett and car salesman Kenneth Robbins, who divorced when she was a...

Charles Walker Butler

Charles Walker Butler

Mar 6, 2016

Charles Walker Butler passed away March 6, 2016. Born on March 7, 1951 in Stone Mountain, GA to John and Betty Butler. He is survived by son, Curtis Slysz, Tiffin, OH; daughter, Melissa Butler, Conyers, GA; brother, John W. Butler, Alpharetta; sister, Beverly Jean Wooten, Forsyth, Ga. He is preceded in death by wife Jackie Bowen. The body will be...

Frances Mosher

Frances Mosher

Mar 4, 2016

At 93 years old, Fran passed away March 4, 2016. She is predeceased by parents John Weldon and Ruth Mundy McElroy, Doraville, GA, and siblings Jack Weldon McElroy and Betty McElroy Gaines. Fran is very much loved by her three children, Lawrence W. Mosher of Texas, Jeffrey W. Mosher of Alabama, Janice M. Low and husband, John, of Alabama; daughter...

Charles "Chuck" Donald Medler

Charles "Chuck" Donald Medler

Mar 3, 2016

Charles D. Medler (Chuck), age 73, of Dacula, GA passed away on Thursday, March 3, 2016, after a lengthy illness. Charles joined Cindy, his Mom and Dad, and his brothers and sisters-in-law, for a joyful family reunion in heaven. He was a former resident of Lansing, MI and Eaton Rapids, MI. Charles was a Master Electrician with the IBEW, Local...

Marilyn Laprade Griffin

Marilyn Laprade Griffin

Feb 28, 2016

Marilyn LaPrade Griffin, age 70, of Lawrenceville, GA passed away on Sunday, February 28, 2016. She is survived by her loving husband of 33 years, James A. Griffin, Sr; son, Michael Bennett and wife, Carrie of Snellville, GA; granddaughter, Ashley Devore and husband, Anthony of Snellville, GA; great granddaughter, Addison Devore of Snellville, GA; and sister, Martha Ann Garrin of...

Jill Panchal

Jill Panchal

Feb 27, 2016

Jill Panchal, age 23, of Suwanee, GA passed away on Saturaday, February 27, 2016. She is survived by her parents, Rajendra and Harsha Panchal of Suwanee, GA; brother, Arth Panchal of Suwanee, GA. Jill was a 2011 graduate of Northview High School and was attending Emory University. A funeral service will be held at 4:00 P.M. at Wages and Sons...

Sanford Scott Leffingwell, Md

Sanford Scott Leffingwell, Md

Feb 27, 2016

Sanford Scott Leffingwell, MD, MPH, FACOEM, U.S. Public Health Service (retired), died on February 27, 2016, after a long battle with cancer. In his final days, he was attended by his daughter, Stephanie L. Hutchinson, and son-in-law, Leslie J. Hutchinson, of Dacula, Georgia, his sister, Adelia Pedersen, of Billings, Montana, his niece, Thea Ward, of Davis, California, and loving friends....

John Buscema

John Buscema

Feb 26, 2016

John Buscema, age 82 of Auburn, GA formerly of Ft. Lauderdale, FL passed away on Friday, February 26, 2016. He is survived by his loving wife of 30 years, Becky Buscema; children, John Buscema, Terry Buscema, Dawne Buscema and Renee Buscema; Fourteen Grandchildren; Two Great Grandchildren; sisters, Mary Razzano and Rose Dobler; and brother Ralph Bushey. John served in U.S....

Harry Lewis Beam

Harry Lewis Beam

Feb 26, 2016

Harry Lewis Beam June 19, 1935 - February 26, 2016 Lewis completed his earthly journey on February 26 after a period of declining health. He was preceded in death by his parents, James, William Beam, Sr. and Grizelda Burk Cooper Beam, brothers James W. Beam, Jr., and Kenneth C. Beam, and sister, Florence V. Beam Kidd. He is survived by...

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