James Edwards
Nov 19, 2020
James Hoyt Edwards, age 99, of Lithonia, died November 19, 2020. He was a U.S. Army veteran and was a cutter for a ladies clothing manufacturer, Briarcliff Mills, for many years and a member of Glen Haven Baptist Church, McDonough. Hoyt loved his cowboy boots, watching western movies, dancing (he took line dancing when he was 75), and spending time...
John Shaw
Nov 15, 2020
John Davis "J.D." Shaw, age 80 of Covington, died November 15, 2020, surrounded by his family. He worked as a screen operator at National Posters for many years then was self employed as an aluminum contractor, and was a member of the First Baptist Church of Conyers. J.D. enjoyed fishing, watching wrestling on TV, reading his Bible, and spending time...
Cwo4 Guard
Nov 13, 2020
Chief Warrant Officer 4 Carl Allen Wade, Sr. age 84, of Snellville, died November 13, 2020. In 1978, he retired from the Coast Guard after over 23 years of service and then went to work for Lennox Industries as Product Engineer, where he retired after 20 years of dedicated service to a giant in the heating and air business. After...
Dennis Fields
Nov 6, 2020
Dennis A. "Denny" Fields, age 68, of Snellville, Georgia, died November 6, 2020. He was "Denny" to friends and family and "PaPa D" to his grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his father, Arthur Eugene Fields and sister, Nelda Sue Hill. He is survived by his loving wife of 42 years, Myrna Grizzle Fields, from Lithonia, GA; son, Kris...
Judy Clark
Nov 6, 2020
Judith Elizabeth Clark, age 64 of Conyers, died November 6, 2020. She was a 1974 graduate of Lithonia High School and a member of Living Waters Baptist Church in Covington. Judy loved playing Bingo, playing cards, and taking walks. She was preceded in death by her parents, Sydney William and Emily Elizabeth (Braswell) Clark; and sister, Lynn Millwood. Judy is...
Florence Robinson
Nov 4, 2020
Florence (Floss) Roberts Robinson, age 93 of Lithonia, GA died Wednesday, November 4, 2020 at Yellow Brick House. Born on March 31,1927, she was the daughter of the late Alton Bertow Roberts and Mercer Stephenson Roberts. She graduated from the University of Georgia in 1946 with a B.S. degree in Elementary Education at the age of 19. Floss was a...
Mildred Holcomb
Nov 1, 2020
Mildred Ann Holcomb, age 76, of Loganville, died November 1, 2020. She was an avid photographer, and enjoyed sewing, cross stitching, and spending time with her grandchildren and great grandchildren. Ann moved from Tennessee several years ago to live with her daughter, Angie, in Loganville. She was preceded in death by her husband, Billy Holcomb; parents, Harvey and Catherine Coker;...
Carl Merritt
Oct 27, 2020
Carl L. "Buck" Merritt, age 89, of Lithonia died October 27, 2020. Born in Conyers to William Henry and Estelle Merritt, he was a graduate of Lithonia High School, class of 1950. Buck served his country honorably in the U. S. Air Force and was retired from Kraft Foods after over 30 years of service. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, yardwork,...
Jesse Dempsey
Oct 26, 2020
Jesse Miles Dempsey age 41, of Lithonia, died October 25, 2020. He was shot and killed while driving on Interstate 20 in DeKalb County. Jesse was a garage door installer by trade. He enjoyed motorcycle riding, playing soccer, fishing, and hunting. He was preceded in death by his mother, Gala Lynn Sargent. Surviving are children, Ben, Cora and Emma; his...
Edith Turner
Oct 11, 2020
Edith McEachern Turner, age 84, of Covington, died October 11, 2020. Born in Fayetteville, Georgia to J.W. and Faye McEachern, she was a graduate of Lithonia High School, class of '54. Edith worked for many years as a secretary for Tucker Insurance Company and later as a secretary for her husband's business. She enjoyed crocheting, watching "General Hospital," "Days of...
Ernest Howell
Sep 29, 2020
Ernest D. Howell, age 82, of Covington, died September 29, 2020. He was preceded in death by his wife of over 60 years, Betty Sue Howell; sons, Sam Howell and Steve Howell. He is survived by sons, Vann Howell, Marc Howell and his wife Lisa, David Howell and his wife Nikki; brother, Eddie Howell; sister, Martha Ann Marcus; 11 grandchildren,...
Lt. Davidson
Sep 25, 2020
Lt. Col. William Wheeler Davidson, Jr., US Army retired, and a true southern gentleman, died September 25, 2020. Born January 5, 1931 in Lithonia, Georgia to William Wheeler Davidson and Martha Peacock Davidson, he graduated from Lithonia High School class of 1948. While at LHS, Wheeler was a star basketball player and a proud member of the six-man football team...
Joell Ratterman
Sep 23, 2020
Joell Patricia Ratterman age 58, of Conyers, died September 23, 2020. She was born in Bronx, New York to George and Florence "Chickie" Ratterman and grew up in West Babylon, New York ,where she was a graduate of the West Babylon High School class of '79, and continued to live there until she and her family moved to Georgia in...
Johnnie Denney
Sep 22, 2020
Johnnie Janell "Nell" Denney, age 86, of Oxford, died September 22, 2020. She was born in Dahlonega to Ruby and William Henry Hicks. She worked for many years for QSP as a line supervisor and was a member of Solid Rock Baptist Church. Nell was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother. Her family was everything to her, she might...
Debra Howell
Sep 13, 2020
Debra Kay "Debbie" Howell, age 66, of Lawrenceville, died September 13, 2020 at her residence. She enjoyed drawing and going to the beach. Debbie retired after 28 years of service as a systems technician for AT&T. She was preceded in death by her father, M/Sgt William V. Hunley, Sr. Surviving are her husband of 31 years, Jeffrey Howell of Lawrenceville;...
Sarah Simmons
Sep 1, 2020
Sarah Ann Simmons, age 93, of Stone Mountain, died September 1, 2020. She was a secretary for Sears Roebuck and Company in Atlanta and retired after 43 years of service and attended Bethel Baptist Church in Stone Mountain for many years. Sarah enjoyed cooking, gardening, traveling, hunting, working on her computer, her cats, attending 'Farm Day Festivals', spending time with...
Michael Thompson
Aug 26, 2020
Michael Paul Thompson, age 69 of Lithonia, died August 26, 2020. He was a graduate of Lithonia High School, class of '69. Mike worked for Ecolab for 20 years, then later started his own pest control company "911 Pest Control". He enjoyed fishing, biking, kayaking, riding his RTV on his property in the mountains, and spending time with his family...
Daniel Witt
Aug 26, 2020
Daniel Ryan Witt, age 72, of Conyers, died August 26, 2020. Born to Herbert and Beverly Witt in Farner, Tennessee, where he attended school and worked on the farm. He was an auto body mechanic for over 44 years at Buddy's Auto Shop in Decatur, GA. Danny enjoyed the outdoors where he would fish and hunt. He was a person...
James Bragg
Aug 24, 2020
James Braxton "J.B." Bragg, Jr., beloved father, peapaw, brother, and uncle, passed away and joined his heavenly family on August 24, 2020 at this home in Covington, Georgia at the age of 66. His special friend, Rachel, was by his side. J.B. was born on December 22, 1953, his father's birthday, in Hamlet, N.C. The family moved a lot, but...
Irvin Goins
Aug 23, 2020
Irvin Rodney (Rod) Goins II of Stone Mountain, GA passed away on August 23, 2020 after a short, yet courageous battle with cancer. He was born on April 13, 1964 in Bluefield, WV and was preceded in death by his father, Irvin Rodney Goins. Rod was a graduate from William Byrd High School and Virginia Polytechnical Institute and State University....
