OBITUARIES

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

Troy Baker

Troy Baker

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...

Betty Perkins

Betty Perkins

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...

Patricia Ann Isom

Patricia Ann Isom

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....

Venell Couch Stanley

Venell Couch Stanley

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...

Pamela Leigh Lewis

Pamela Leigh Lewis

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....

Marjorie Barbara Hilton-Leigh

Marjorie Barbara Hilton-Leigh

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...

Holly “Fuss” Caryl Lanford

Holly “Fuss” Caryl Lanford

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...

Carolyn Williams Bloom

Carolyn Williams Bloom

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...

Regina Cheryl Lott Halvorsen

Regina Cheryl Lott Halvorsen

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....

Cynthia Forbes

Cynthia Forbes

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...

Ruth Ann (Sissy) Weeks Routh

Ruth Ann (Sissy) Weeks Routh

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...

Ginger Marie Hansborough

Ginger Marie Hansborough

Nov 7, 2022

Ginger Marie Hansborough was born in Washington, D.C., on June 8, 1973. She joined her daughters, Sarah Bonner and Ariel McMillan, in heaven on November 7, 2022.

She worked at Park Springs as an associate executive director, where she left behind a legacy of love and dedication to both the staff and residents. She loved traveling, card...

Catherine (Cathie) Grant

Catherine (Cathie) Grant

Nov 6, 2022

On Sunday, beloved daughter, Catherine (Cathie) Grant, age 63, passed away at her home in Lawrenceville, Georgia. Born in Salem, Massachusetts on March 23, 1959 to Carolyn B. and Albert E. Grant. She spent much of her early childhood as a military dependent with her family. Living in Massachusetts, Texas, Germany and Georgia with visits to dad’s duty stations...

Betty Hitz

Betty Hitz

Nov 6, 2022

Betty Sacre Hitz, 93, died peacefully at home on November 6, 2022.

She was born on June 30, 1929 to Ambrose and Blanche Sacre in Augusta, Georgia. She was a graduate of Newberry College in South Carolina and moved to Atlanta after graduation.

She met her husband, Thomas R. Hitz, Jr., in Atlanta and they...

Pushpavati Barot

Pushpavati Barot

Nov 6, 2022

ૐ ભુર્ભુવસ્વઃ તત્સ વિતુર વરેનિયમ ભર્ગોદેવસ્ય ઘી મહી ધિયો યો નઃ પ્રચોદયાત

It is with a heavy heart we say goodbye to an amazing, charismatic woman Pusphavati Barot. She was a wonderful daughter, devoted wife, nurturing mother, a loving grandmother and amazing great grandmother.

She was predeceased by her parents, her husband Husmuklal Barot, two...

Clara Aleene Wisman

Clara Aleene Wisman

Nov 5, 2022

Clara Aleene Wisman, age 91, of Lawrenceville GA and formerly of LaQuinta CA, passed away on Saturday November 5, 2022.

Born in Oklahoma to William and Ethel Stein, she was the youngest of six children, all now deceased. Clara was a nursing assistant and caregiver in her early life; and dedicated most of her time being a...

John Mackie Ironside

John Mackie Ironside

Nov 5, 2022

John Mackie Ironside, age 78, of Dacula, GA passed away on November 5, 2022. John was born in Hastings, MI to Wellesley and Audra (Densmore) Ironside on June 27, 1944, the eldest of 4 children. John was raised in Hastings and graduated from Hastings High School, with many happy memories of his early days growing up with his sisters...

Shalini Prem Chellani

Shalini Prem Chellani

Nov 4, 2022

It is with deep sorrow and grief that we announce the passing of our dear mother Mrs. Shalini Chellani. Mom left us for her heavenly abode on Friday, November 4th.

She taught us the true meaning of unconditional love, nurtured us and gave us dreams, hope and confidence. We will miss her very much and will always...

Luke Anthony Rondelli

Luke Anthony Rondelli

Nov 4, 2022

Luke Anthony Rondelli was born on September 3rd, 2008 and passed away on November 4th, 2022. He was 14 years old. Luke means light-giving.

Luke was well known in the Collins Hill community as both a stellar baseball player and dedicated student. He was in the gifted program since 2nd grade. His favorite thing in elementary school...

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