OBITUARIES

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

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...

Theodore I Corley Iii

Theodore I Corley Iii

Jan 3, 2023

Theodore I. Corley III from Augusta, GA died peacefully on January 3, 2023 at 76 years surrounded by his family. He is survived and was married to the love of his life Linda Corley for 25 years. He is also survived by 2 children Kevin and Jeanna and 3 step-children Donna, Denise, and Jay, and 3 grandchildren Jace, Jaelyn,...

Purshottam "Babu" Nagji Patel

Purshottam "Babu" Nagji Patel

Jan 2, 2023

Purshottam “Babu” Nagji Patel passed away on January 2, 2023, at age 73.

Babu was born on July 2,1949 and was the eldest son of Nagjibhai Patel and Sushilaben Patel of Meru, Kenya. The family moved to Nairobi and Babu established himself as a larger than life character well known and liked in the community. Always up...

Gerald Evans Bozeman

Gerald Evans Bozeman

Jan 1, 2023

Gerald Evans Bozeman, Colonel, USAF, retired, age 87 passed away on January 1, 2023.

Col. Bozeman, a highly decorated Vietnam Veteran, was born on July 4, 1935. He was the third son of James Brunson Bozeman and Annie Brasington Bozeman of Lancaster, SC. A 1954 graduate of Lancaster High School and a 1957 graduate of The Citadel....

Bhanabhai Patel

Bhanabhai Patel

Jan 1, 2023

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Robert Clay Wade

Robert Clay Wade

Dec 29, 2022

Robert Clay Wade of Decatur, Georgia, passed peacefully December 29, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Robert worked as a jeweler for over 50 years creating unmatched original work. From an early age he also loved racing, from “races” with friends on Highway 78 as a teenager to competing in SCCA Autocross in parking lots to tearing up the...

Thangavadivel Kathiragamathamby

Thangavadivel Kathiragamathamby

Dec 29, 2022

It is with heavy heart that we inform you of the passing of Mr. Thangavadivel Kathirgamathamby on December 29th, 2022, at the age of 68.

Mr. Thangavadivel was born in Batticaloa and worked as a policeman in Sri Lanka for over eight years, he then later became the head security officer at the Bank of Ceylon located...

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