OBITUARIES

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

Christopher Alexander Ryan

Christopher Alexander Ryan

Jan 19, 2023

Christopher (Chris) Alexander Ryan, of Atlanta, Georgia died unexpectedly on January 19, 2023. He was only 35. His family is deeply saddened and shocked by his sudden death.

He is survived by his children, Thomas Michael Eason, and Elijah Knox Smith, his Mother, Laura DuPuy Lee, his brother, Sean Michael Ryan (Mackenzie), his Grandfather, Thomas J. DuPuy...

Stephanie Marie Carruth Thornton

Stephanie Marie Carruth Thornton

Jan 17, 2023

Stephanie Marie Carruth Thornton was born on February 10, 1960 to Joseph Carruth and Cinderella Vallery. Stephanie was a very outgoing people person and could make friends quicker than anyone, going out of her way to do so. Born the sixth of seven children, Stephanie kept her siblings in line. If you didn’t want mom and dad to know...

Mr. Virgil Drennan Baker Iii

Mr. Virgil Drennan Baker Iii

Jan 17, 2023

Mr. Virgil Drennan Baker III, age 83, of Stone Mountain, Georgia passed away on Tuesday, January 17, 2023. He was born on March 22, 1939 in East Point, Georgia. He was the son of the late Virgil Drennan Baker Jr. and Lucile Carswell Baker.

Mr. Baker is survived by his current wife, Shirley Baker; sisters, Mary Alice...

Dorothy Jean Boswell

Dorothy Jean Boswell

Jan 15, 2023

On January 15, 2023 at 8:15 PM, Dorothy M. Boswell passed away peacefully at her home at the age of 78, surrounded by her children. Dot, as she was affectionately known, was born Dorothy Jean Muise in Boston, MA on June 26,1944 to James Arthur Muise and Grace Rosella Payne. Dot’s siblings included brothers Jim Muise, Richard Muise, Steven...

William Alan Wright

William Alan Wright

Jan 14, 2023

William Alan Wright, 68, of Bluffton,SC peacefully passed away on Saturday, January 14 surrounded by loved ones.

Alan was born on October 20, 1954 and grew up in Nashville, TN. After attending Maplewood high school, he received a degree in political science and history at the University of Tennessee Martin where he was a member of the...

Anita Marie Rogalski

Anita Marie Rogalski

Jan 10, 2023

Anita Marie Rogalski born on December 19, 1970 passed away peacefully in her sleep on January 10, 2023. Anita is preceded in death by her parents Mariette and Paul Rogalski. She is survived by many friends and family.

Anita had a personality bigger than life. She loved to travel and had lived in or visited most of...

Dr. George Jones M.D

Dr. George Jones M.D

Jan 10, 2023

Dr. George Randall Jones, age 89, of Sandy Springs, Georgia, died Tuesday, January 10, 2023, at Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital, Atlanta; Georgia. He practiced Family Medicine for over 30 years in Tucker, Georgia, at Montreal Medical Center, a medical center he and his friend, Wytch Stubbs, MD, constructed to serve patients’ overall medical needs. He was a dedicated physician...

Shirley Ann Quillen

Shirley Ann Quillen

Jan 9, 2023

Shirley Ann Taylor Quillen, 97, passed away on Monday, January 9, 2023 in Lawrenceville, GA.

Shirley was born in Clifton Forge, VA as the oldest of 2 children and her father was a draftsman for the Norfolk and Western Railroad.

If you knew Shirley, you know how much she loved her family. And that all...

Zhanna Arshanskaya Dawson

Zhanna Arshanskaya Dawson

Jan 9, 2023

Zhanna Arshanskaya Dawson, 95, a Holocaust survivor whose life was defined and saved by music, died peacefully at her home in Atlanta, GA, on January 9, 2023. She was born in 1927 in Berdyansk, Ukraine, on April 1, a birthday she proudly shared with her musical hero and countryman, Sergei Rachmaninoff.

Her father, Dmitri, was a candy...

Thomas Hade Butler, Iii.

Thomas Hade Butler, Iii.

Jan 9, 2023

Captain Thomas Hade Butler III, age 71, passed away peacefully Monday, January 9th, 2023 at Life Care Center of Gwinnett. He was born February 18th, 1951 in Atlanta GA to Thomas Butler, Jr. and Sanna Warren Butler.

He graduated from Avondale High School in 1969 and Lagrange College in 1976. He held many positions before finding his...

William "Craig" Belden

William "Craig" Belden

Jan 8, 2023

William “Craig” Belden age 66 from Oakwood, GA; passed away on January 8, 2023.

Craig grew up in Jacksonville, Florida but has called Georgia home for the last 40 years and has resided in Oakwood GA for the last 6 years.

Born on June 26, 1956. Craig was married to Linda Belden for the last...

Harold Dean Grogan

Harold Dean Grogan

Jan 7, 2023

Harold Dean Grogan, 87, of Lawrenceville, Georgia, went home to be with the Lord on January 7th, 2023. Harold was preceded in death by his wife W. Grace Grogan in 2011 and beloved granddaughter Wendy Green Marsh in 2021. He leaves behind son Wiley Keith Grogan and daughter Sheila Deane Hoffmeyer. He is also survived by 5 grandchildren, 9...

Mavis Estelle White

Mavis Estelle White

Jan 6, 2023

Estelle White, 95, beloved daughter of Ora and Henry Watkins, joined her Lord on Friday, January 6, 2023. She was a caring and devoted daughter, sister, wife, mother, and grandmother. She had a sweet, nurturing spirit, and made us all feel very special, loved, and safe.

She was a humble person, and it was her wish to...

Michael Eric Maijala

Michael Eric Maijala

Jan 5, 2023

Michael Eric Maijala, age 87, of Lilburn, Georgia, died peacefully on Thursday, January 5, 2023, at Piedmont Eastside Hospital. Michael was born in Hiram, New York, on May 23, 1935. He graduated from Georgia Tech in Atlanta, Georgia, where he received a Mechanical Engineer Degree. He also went to the Atlanta School of Law and received a Master of...

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