Robert Stallings
Aug 2, 2022
Robert Edward Stallings, age 84, of Lithonia, died Tuesday, August 2, 2022. Born and raised in Barnesville, Georgia to Thelma and Robert L. Stallings and attended Milner High School. Ed served his country honorably in the United States Navy. He worked for 57 years for W. L. Clayton Distributor, Co. as a drink distributor. Ed had a strong work ethic...
William Thomas
Jul 12, 2022
William Merrill Thomas, age 94, of Conyers, died July 12, 2022. Born in Atlanta, he was a graduate of Woodrow Wilson College of Law and was an accountant for over 50 years. He served his country honorably in the United States Navy during WWII and later in The U.S. Air Force. Merrill enjoyed playing golf, reading, eating barbeque and spending...
Mary Eikert
Jul 6, 2022
Mary Lydia Eikert, age 79, of Stonecrest, died Wednesday, July 6, 2022. Born in Natchez, Mississippi, she was the daughter of the late Marion and Lydia House. Mary grew up in the Mississippi Delta and married husband, Kenneth, in Sumter, Alabama in 1962. She was a beautiful, quiet, kind gentlewoman, who loved her family and friends deeply, and will be...
Doyle Coleman
Jul 4, 2022
Doyle Wayne Coleman, Jr., age 58, of Conyers, died July 4, 2022. He was a graduate of Rockdale County High School, class of 82, where he participated in baseball and football, receiving honors in both. Doyle later was a graduate of DeKalb Technical College in the area of heating and air conditioning. He was a member of the Way of...
Harold Worthy
Jul 3, 2022
Harold Roger Worthy, age 95, of Conyers, died July 3, 2022. He was born in Loganville to Hiram and Clemmie Odessa Worthy. Harold worked as a maintenance supervisor for the City of Conyers for many years. He enjoyed picking his guitar; watching the Atlanta Braves; NASCAR; his family (especially the grandkids); and chewing Brown Mule Chewing Tobacco. Harold loved gospel...
Joe Collins
Jul 3, 2022
Joe Paul Collins, age 77, of Monroe died Sunday, July 3, 2022. Born and raised in Conyers, to John and Cornelia Collins, he attended Rockdale County High School. Joe was a master plumber for Local Union #72 for many years. He was a member of Solid Rock Baptist Church in Social Circle. Joe loved fishing, gardening, repairing items, reading his...
Richard Bryan
Jul 3, 2022
Richard Lamar (Ricky) Bryan, age 63, of Covington passed away Sunday, July 3, 2022. He was born in Conyers and raised in Lithonia to Denton and Clara Bryan and graduated from Lithonia High School, class of '77. Ricky worked as an aircraft mechanic for several years with Epps Air Service and in recent years worked in the construction and home...
Edwin Dailey
Jun 24, 2022
Edwin Hugh Dailey, age 98 of Stockbridge, formerly of Lithonia, died Friday, June 24, 2022. Born in Fairburn, Georgia, to Hugh and Annie Dailey, he was a graduate of Campbell High School class of '41. Ed served his country honorably in the United States Navy during WWII. He retired from Rutherford Equipment Company as a buyer when he was 78...
Eric Mitchell
Jun 22, 2022
Eric John Mitchell, age 32 of Covington, died June 22, 2022. Born in Atlanta to Mike and Lisa Mitchell, he grew up in Covington and attended Alcovy High School. Eric was a true outdoorsman. Fishing (especially trout fishing) and hunting were his favorite past times. He also enjoyed camping, riding dirt bikes and four wheelers. Eric was preceded in death...
Linda Dunning
Jun 18, 2022
Linda Hicks Dunning age 73, of Social Circle, died June 18, 2022. She was born in Lithonia, Georgia, to Ruby and Willliam Henry Hicks and was a graduate of Lithonia High School, class of '67. Linda was a bus driver for the DeKalb School System for 29 years. She loved driving for many field trips and for the Stone Mountain...
Joel Abbott
Jun 18, 2022
Joel Lee Abbott, age 64 of Conyers, died June 18, 2022. Born in Atlanta, Georgia, to Joseph Arthur and Ollie Jean Abbott, he was a graduate of Rockdale High School, class of '77. Joey was a warehouse foreman for Lehigh Technologies. He loved music and was in a band in his younger days; enjoyed cars; camping; wood working; and fishing....
Charles Taylor
Jun 17, 2022
Charles Edward "Eddie" Taylor, age 76, of Covington died June 17, 2022. Born in Atlanta to Edward and Frances Taylor, he grew up in Lithonia and was a graduate of Lithonia High School, class of '64. Eddie worked for AT&T in the quality control department for forty years before retirement. He enjoyed camping; going to GA Bulldogs football games; his...
Mary Watson
Jun 17, 2022
Mary Watson, age 101 of Charleston, South Carolina, formerly of Conyers, died June 17, 2022. Surviving are her grandchildren, Vickie Glenn, Samuel Heath and Judy Eakin. A graveside service will be held 12 o'clock, noon, Wednesday, June 22nd, at Way of the Cross Baptist Church Cemetery, 646 Sigman Road NW, Conyers, GA 30012, with Rev. Billy Coleman officiating.
Tommy Forrester
Jun 12, 2022
Burlleen "Tommy" Payne Forrester, age 83, of Lithonia died Sunday, June 12, 2022. Born in Murrayville, Georgia, to Burl and Idell Payne, she was a graduate of Lithonia High School class of '56. Tommy worked as a receptionist for Dr. David Phelps for 30 years. She enjoyed cooking, shopping, spending time with her family, and playing the piano when she...
Darin Carter
Jun 11, 2022
Darin Carter, age 48, of Monroe, died June 11, 2022. He was a student of Lithonia High School but graduated from Faith Academy in 1992. After graduation, he attended trade school and became a HVAC mechanic and was a member of Local #72 for 30 years. Darin loved fishing, hunting, watching the Georgia Bulldogs play, but most of all he...
Annette Chupp
May 29, 2022
Lillie Annette Fields Chupp, age 87, of Conyers, died May 29, 2022. Born in Decatur to Waymon and Ethel Fields, she was the youngest child of eight children. Annette was a graduate of Avondale High School, class of '53. A loving mother of five children, Greg, Gina, Linda, Brenda, and Jerry, she was a great cook (known for her fried...
Ellen Kelley
May 25, 2022
Frances Ellen Wesley Kelley, age 95, died May 25, 2022. A true Southern Belle, she was born and raised in Lithonia to Mary Ethel Coppedge Wesley and Henry David Wesley. She was a graduate of Lithonia High School class of 1944. Ellen married Larry Kelley and together they raised two children, Nancey and David. She was a secretary and receptionist...
Vera Corbett
May 23, 2022
Vera Ellen Farr Corbett, age 87, of Lithonia, died May 23, 2022. Sis, as she was known to her family, was born in Milledgeville, Georgia, worked with her father on their dairy farm, and attended Peabody Elementary & High School. She learned to drive their truck at age 12, accepted the Lord as a 16 year old young lady in...
David Clay
May 21, 2022
David Jefferson Clay, 74, longtime resident of Snellville, GA, died peacefully in Athens, GA on May 21, 2022, surrounded by his family. David was born in Atlanta on January 17, 1948 to Otis Jefferson and Elizabeth (Cooper) Clay. He grew up in Atlanta and attended Gordon High School. At Gordon, he played football, was active in the Key Club, and...
Donald Adams
May 18, 2022
Donald (Donny) Eugene Adams, age 74, passed away peacefully on May 18, 2022 after battling a long-term illness. Donny was a decorated veteran of the U.S. Army's elite 82nd Airborne Artillery Division who served in the Vietnam War and earned the Vietnam Service medal, the National Defense medal, the Army Commendation medal, and was presented with the Bronze Star medal...
