OBITUARIES
Local Obituaries - Lawrenceville and Stone Mountain, Georgia and the Surrounding Areas
Carolyn James West
Oct 24, 2024
Carolyn James West, 98, passed away peacefully on October 24, 2024. Carolyn was born in 1926 to Charles Lease and Eula Mattox James. Graduated Powder Springs High School and attended Georgia Evening College, Atlanta. She married James A. West, February 1949 and had two daughters, Susan and Donna. Carolyn worked in various administrative positions throughout her career. She worked...
Gary Caleb Harrell
Oct 22, 2024
Gary Caleb Harrell, 71, passed away peacefully in his sleep on October 22nd, 2024.
Gary was a Master Craftsman. There wasn’t anything he couldn’t do or build and everything he crafted was perfection. He put a little of himself into every piece he constructed. Because of this, everything Gary built was designed to stand the test of...
Sue Purvis Speir
Oct 21, 2024
Sue Purvis Speir, 88, passed away on October 21, 2024, at her home of Park Springs, in Stone Mountain. Born on March 20, 1936, to Harry and Frances Purvis, she grew up with her four sisters in Chicopee Village and Cornelia, Georgia, where she graduated from high school.
Sue studied piano performance at Florida State University, graduated...
Michael Arthur Millen
Oct 21, 2024
Michael Arthur Millen, a loving father, grandfather, and devoted community member, passed away on October 21, 2024, at the age of 76 in Flowery Branch, Georgia. He was born on June 18, 1948, in Portland, Oregon, and lived a full and vibrant life marked by a deep love for family, adventure, and the outdoors.
Michael graduated from...
Tracey Glover Moon
Oct 21, 2024
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Tracey Moon on October 21st, 2024. Born on January 2, 1964, Tracey was a beacon of kindness, humor, and compassion. She touched the lives of everyone who knew her, always offering a helping hand and a heart full of love.
Tracey is survived by her loving...
Abigail Diaz
Oct 20, 2024
Abigail Diaz, a beloved mother, grandmother, and friend, passed away peacefully on October 20, 2024, at the age of 82. Born on August 14, 1942, Abigail’s life was a testament to her unwavering faith and her deep commitment to serving others.
A devoted Christian, Abigail was affiliated with the Salvation Army, where her years of dedicated service...
William Harold "Andy" Anderson
Oct 19, 2024
William Harold “Andy” Anderson, passed away in his home in Lawrenceville where he and his wife Julia Nell Anderson lived a happy life beginning in 1957, in Jacksonville FL.
He was a graduate of Hoke Smith High School, Atlanta, Class of 1955. He attended Georgia Tech where he studied Chemical Engineering and continued throughout his life interested...
Jashodaben V. Patel
Oct 19, 2024
Jashodaben Patel (Gaam: Lingda Anand ) age 81 mother of Manishaben and mother-in-law of Bipinbhai passed away on Saturday Oct 19 2024, in Lilburn, GA.
Please extend your condolences to Jashodaben’s family and pray that they gain the strength to cope with their loss and that Bhagwan Swaminarayan and Param Pujya Mahant Swami Maharaj keep Jashodabrnin their...
John Gilbert Horn
Oct 18, 2024
John Gilbert Horn of Stone Mountain, GA passed away on Friday October 18, 2024 at Emory Decatur Hospital. He was born on September 24, 1950, in Wilmington, Delaware, the second son of Emmitt Ishmael Horn Sr. and Myrtle Batten. He grew up in Wilmington where his father was in the Army Corp of Engineers.
After high school,...
Mandakini Patel
Oct 18, 2024
Mandakiniben Maheshbhai Patel (Gaam: Khambholaj, Piyar – Kanisa), age 67, mother of Ankitbhai and Bhaviniben and mother-in-law of Archnaben and Vishalbhai passed away on Friday, Oct 18, 2024, in Lilburn, GA.
Please extend your condolences to Mandakiniben’s family and pray that they gain the strength to cope with their loss and that Bhagwan Swaminarayan and Param Pujya...
Lieutenant Colonel Larry Walter Wandling
Oct 17, 2024
Lieutenant Colonel Larry Walter Wandling, United States Air Force, Retired, died on October 17, 2024 in Lawrenceville, Georgia. Larry will be buried in Arlington National Cemetery. Details of his memorial service are pending.
Larry is survived by his wife, Phyllis Davis and his daughters; Laurie (Bryan) Livengood of Lexington, KY; and Lisa (Joe) Cooling of Roswell, GA....
Joy C. Carroll
Oct 17, 2024
Joy C. Carroll finished her life works on this earth the afternoon of October 17, 2024. She drifted off comfortably and peacefully unto a well deserved rest. She was in the presence of her two children, daughter Deana and son Chris; as well as a line of friends and medical staff to pay her just one more visit earlier...
David Alan Mugfor
Oct 17, 2024
David Alan Mugfor passed peacefully on October 17, 2024, surrounded by his loved ones after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. Born in Chicago on January 28, 1970, David was a beloved member of his family and community.
Dave is preceded in death by his mother and father, Sally Koltun Mugfor and David Mugfor and step-father Ron...
Anne M. Rhodes
Oct 16, 2024
Anne Marcelle Rhodes, born on October 20, 1946, in Atlanta, GA, passed away peacefully on October 16, 2024, in Lawrenceville, GA, just days shy of her 78th birthday. A beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend, Anne’s life was defined by her unwavering faith, her deep love for family, and her joy in serving others.
A devoted member...
Doris Doster Cotton
Oct 15, 2024
Doris Doster Cotton, at the age of 85, passed away Tuesday morning, October 15th, at her home in Jonesboro, surrounded by her three daughters, Susan Stockton, Pam Jenkins and Melissa Gibson and her devoted nurse and family friend, Sheryl Massey. She is survived not only by her three daughters, but also by 9 grandchildren, 15 great grandchildren and 1...
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