OBITUARIES

Nov 29, 2022

Nov 27, 2022

Mei Ling Morales Shackelton, 78, of Suwanee, Georgia, passed away peacefully on November 27, 2022 after the discovery of untreatable cancer.

Mei Ling was born on December 14, 1943, in Davao City, Philippines to Federico Uyaco Morales and Emilia Manas Morales. After graduating from Basilian City High School in 1961, she was selected to be an American...

Nov 26, 2022

Nov 25, 2022

After a 1-year battle with cancer, Walter William Walthall (Bill), 68, passed away on November 25, 2022.  This is his story, in brief.  We hope you get a small window into what made him so special.

Bill was born on February 5, 1954 in Childress, Texas and raised in Anton, Texas by Walter and Wanda Walthall on...

Nov 24, 2022

Aurelio Dill, at the age of 54, passed away suddenly and untimely. He was born in 1968 on the 16 th of April and grew up in Santa Catarina, Brazil. He thrived in school and furthered his education earning a PhD in Accounting. He came to the United States in 2001 and pursued a career in the granite business....

Nov 24, 2022

Om Shanti

Shri Rajanikant V. Patel , beloved husband, father, and grandfather passed away on November 24, 2022, aged 76 years.

Funeral services will be held on November 27, 2022, at 11:00AM at Wages & Sons Gwinnett Chapel, 1031 Lawrenceville Hwy., Lawrenceville, GA 30046.

Bhavesh Patel                                 Dharmishtha Patel                      Vimal...

Nov 22, 2022

Barbara Lynne McAdams, age 74, died on November 22, 2022, peacefully at her home in Lawrenceville, GA. She was born in New York and raised in Mesquite, Texas. Barbara moved to Georgia and worked in accounting for the insurance industry.

Barbara is survived by her son, Eric Hinkle, sisters, brother, and spouses: Mary and Bobby Kennedy of...

Nov 19, 2022

On Saturday, November 19, 2022, Janis Sneed, loving wife and mother, passed away suddenly at her home in Peachtree City, Georgia, at the age of 77.

Janis, born on April 24, 1945, to Lucy and John Bonner in Atlanta, Georgia, grew up and enjoyed her childhood in East Atlanta. Janis went on to graduate from Murphy High...

Nov 18, 2022

Troy Lovell Baker, Sr., age 84, passed away peacefully at his home in Conyers, GA on Friday, November 18, 2022.

Troy was born to the late Hobert and Ruby Baker in Bryant, Alabama on February 21, 1938. He was the 6th of 7 children.

He was married to Sara Virginia Baker for 53 years until...

Nov 18, 2022

Elizabeth “Betty” Maye Denham Perkins of Stone Mountain, Georgia passed away at the age of 87 on November 18, 2022, with her family by her side.

Betty graduated from St. Luke’s Hospital School of Nursing. Her passion was nursing care to Emergency Care patients and then focused her service to care of Pediatric patients. She continued to...

Nov 16, 2022

Patricia Ann Isom, age 83, of Snellville, Georgia, passed away on November 16, 2022 after a battle with multiple cancers.

Pat was born on July 15, 1939, to Charles and Ilene Bryant in Kingston, West Virginia. She moved to Dundalk, Maryland as a young girl. She went to Dundalk High School. She met and married Allen T....

Nov 15, 2022

Nov 14, 2022

Venell Couch Stanley, 94, of Albany, died peacefully at The Phoenix at Albany on Monday, November 14, 2022. She was born in Norcross, GA on April 6, 1928, to the late Isham Nesbit Couch and Jimmie Bell Garner Couch, the 7th of 11 siblings. When she was a little girl, her family moved to Grayson where she played basketball...

Nov 13, 2022

Pamela Lewis, aged 61, passed away in her home on November 13, 2022.

Pamela is preceded in death by her parents Donald Brewer and Gloria McCarty. She is survived by her husband of 26 years, Christopher Lewis; son and daughter-in-law, David and Laura Lewis along with their three children, Brett, Makaela, and Aaron; sisters, Cathy and Lynn....

Nov 13, 2022

Marjorie Barbara Hilton-Leigh, age 82 of Scottdale GA, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Sunday, November 13, 2022. She was born on November 14, 1939, in Freetown Sierra Leone to Magnus and Abimbola Hilton-Leigh. Marjorie attended Christ Church Primary School and Annie Walsh Memorial School and worked in the banking industry in Freetown, Sierra Leone before relocating to...

Nov 13, 2022

Holly Caryl (Lunsford) Lanford “Fuss”

The only thing “Fuss” loved more than her beloved UGA Dawgs were her Atlanta Braves (when she was a child she named her farm animals after the players and announcers) and the only thing more dear to her than her Braves were animals. We lost her on Sunday, 13th November—one day after...

Nov 12, 2022

Carolyn Bloom, age 71, passed on November 12, 2022, quietly at home in her sleep. She was born in Lynwood, California, to the late Elmer and Frankie Williams.

Carolyn’s academic achievements include a bachelor’s degree in business from Cal State Northridge, a master’s degree from University of San Francisco school of education, and a master’s degree in...

Nov 11, 2022

Regina Cheryl Lott Halvorsen, age 53, passed away peacefully at her home on November 11, 2022. She was born October 1, 1969 in Douglas, Georgia to Jerry Lott and Deborah Lott Patton. She was married to Jay Halvorsen and had two loving sons, Riley and Jack Halvorsen.

Regina was a devoted mother who cherished her two boys....

Nov 9, 2022

On Wednesday, November 9, 2022, Cynthia Forbes, loving wife and mother, passed peacefully at home after an extended illness at the age of 66.

Cindy was born on March 12, 1956 in Chicago, Illinois to Clement and Ina Faye (Jackson) Tatton. Cindy spent her childhood and school-age years in LaGrange, Illinois. She graduated from Lyons Township High...

Nov 8, 2022

Ruth Ann (Sissy) Weeks Routh of Lawrenceville passed away in her home on November 8, 2022. She was born to Alice Hambright and John Paul Weeks, Sr. on December 5, 1960. A lifelong resident of Lawrenceville, Sissy graduated from Central Gwinnett High School in 1978 and remained a loyal supporter of the Black Knights her entire life. After attending...