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Recent Obituaries in Cumming, GA

Mary Loyce Cape

Mary Loyce Cape

Aug 25, 2017

Mary Loyce Cape, age 82, of Cumming, GA, passed away Friday, August 25, 2017. Mary Loyce was a member and Sunday School Teacher at Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church in Cumming, GA. She was a bus driver in Forsyth and Lumpkin County for many years. While working for Lumpkin County, she also worked as a paraprofessional for children with special needs....

Jewell Dixon

Jewell Dixon

Aug 24, 2017

Henry Jewell Dixon, age 88, of Dawsonville, GA, passed awayThursday, August 24, 2017. He was a member and Deacon of Setten Down Baptist Church. Jewell is preceded in death by his loving wife, Anna Ruth Dixon; children, Larry Jewell Dixon, Sandra Kay Dixon; granddaughter, Melissa Ann Sams; parents, Ivous and Daisy Dixon; 3 brothers and 4 sisters. He is survived...

Frances Mogree Curry

Frances Mogree Curry

Aug 23, 2017

Frances Mogree Curry, 88, of Gainesville GA, went home to her Lord Savior August 23, 2017. Known as Granny to most, a kind heart to all, she will be deeply missed. She is preceded in death by her loving husband of 64 years, Leroy Curry; parents William H. Alma Skelton Grier; brother Clayton Grier. Mogree is survived by her daughters...

Janie Grace Cox

Janie Grace Cox

Aug 22, 2017

Janie Grace Cox, age 87, of Cumming, GA, passed away Tuesday, August 22, 2017. Janie was a member of Zion Hill Baptist Church in Cumming, GA. She will always be remembered as a loving mother, grandmother, sister and friend. She will be missed. Janie is preceded in death by her loving parents, Felton and Laura Looper; and sisters, Audrey Champion...

Margie Lee Schnackel

Margie Lee Schnackel

Aug 21, 2017

Margie Lee Schnackel, age 87, of Dahlonega, GA, passed away Monday, August 21, 2017. She is preceded in death by her loving husband, Paul Schnackel, and parents, Lloyd and Beulah Stowe. She is survived by her children, Ronald Cobb of Duluth, GA, and Patty (Mark) Prichard of Dahlonega, GA; grandchild, Amy (Stuart) Jones; great grandchildren, Hunter Turner, Kyliegh Jones, Makenna...

Sara Jo Reilley

Sara Jo Reilley

Aug 21, 2017

Sara Jo Reilley

April 22, 1944 – August 21, 2017



Sara Jo McDaniel Reilley, age 73 of Cumming, passed away on Monday, August 21, 2017. She is preceded in death by her parents, Carroll J. McDaniel and Ruenell Hall; her grandparents, Albert and Pearl McDaniel; and her husband of 55 years, Robert Reilley. She is survived by her daughter Tammy Reilley...

Geneva Ann Pruitt

Geneva Ann Pruitt

Aug 20, 2017

Geneva Ann Pruitt, 78, passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 20, 2017 at 6:30 p.m. at her home, after a 5-year struggle with Parkinsons Disease and Dementia. Geneva was born on September 2, 1938, in Cumming, Georgia, and was the daughter of the late James ONeal Wallis and Lilla Mae Corn. In 1954, Geneva married the love of her life,...

Junior (J.C.) Clifton Kirby

Junior (J.C.) Clifton Kirby

Aug 20, 2017

Junior Clifton (J.C.) Kirby, age 84 of Cumming, passed away, Sunday, August 20, 2017. He was a member of New Harmony Baptist Church. J.C. was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather. He was preceded in death by his wife of 57 years, Velvie C. Kirby; son-in-law, Eddie Chester. Survivors include his children, Clifton and Amy Kirby of Dawsonville,...

Sally Jane Burch

Sally Jane Burch

Aug 18, 2017

Mrs. Sally Jane Burch, 85 of Suwanee Georgia passed away on Friday August 18, 2017 with her husband Donald of 67 years, and her granddaughter, Sarah, by her side. Sally was the third child of the late William Tierman and Lila Bird, born March 7, 1932 in Muskegon, Michigan. She is proceeded in death by her brother Louis (Emily) and...

Angela Frances Matarrese

Angela Frances Matarrese

Aug 18, 2017

In Loving Memory of

ANGELA MATARRESE

July 17, 1930-August 18, 2017

The family of Angela Matarrese announce her passing, but take great comfort in knowing that she is reunited with the love of her life, Frank, who preceded her in passing on May 2, 2011.

Angela, born July 17, 1930, raised in Passaic, New Jersey, was the 1st of three children. Angela and...

Sara Louise  Martin

Sara Louise Martin

Aug 17, 2017

Born on April 23, 1948, Miss Sara Ann Louise Martin went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Thursday, August 17, 2017. Sara was the daughter of Grace Louise Martin and Raymond Levi Martin, both of Cumming, Georgia. She was preceded in death by her parents and her sister, Mattie Jean Martin. Sara is survived by...

James (Jim) R. Dorough

James (Jim) R. Dorough

Aug 17, 2017

Mr. James R. (Jim) Dorough, age 73, passed away Thursday morning at his home in Cumming, Georgia. Jim was born August 31, 1943 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama to the late James R., Sr. and Ann Berryman Dorough. He served in the U.S. Army, and after graduating from the University of Alabama, Jim began a career path in Sales and Marketing, and...

Rodney "Rude" Lee James

Rodney "Rude" Lee James

Aug 16, 2017

Rodney Lee Rude James, 40, of Temple, GA passed away Wednesday, August 16, 2017. Rodney was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served in the 3rd U.S. Infantry, The Old Guard, at Arlington National Cemetery. A wonderful uncle, he was adored by all of his nieces and nephews. Rodney is preceded in death by his mother, Rebecca James. Survivors...

Donald William Stroefer, Jr.

Donald William Stroefer, Jr.

Aug 16, 2017

Donald William Stroefer, Jr., age 66 passed away at his home in Cumming, Georgia on August 16, 2017. Toby, as he was affectionately known, was preceded in death by his parents Marjorie and Donald William Stroefer, Sr. He is survived by his loving fianc Janet Reaves Smith, daughter Amanda Jane Stroefer Chase, her husband Matthew, his son Andrew Jonathan Stroefer,...

Barbara Avery

Barbara Avery

Aug 15, 2017

Barbara Avery, 82, of Cumming passed away Tuesday, August 15, 2017. She is preceded in death by her husband, Howard (Runt) Avery, and a daughter, Rhonda Tallant. Survivors include her children, Gary Avery, Kathy and Bill Durham, Barry and Lisa Avery; grandchildren, Cristie Edmondson, Nicole Durham Walker, Brian Dean, Amanda Johnson and Justin Avery; great grandchildren, Heidi, Zora and Sierra...

Louis F. Wojtysiak, Jr.

Louis F. Wojtysiak, Jr.

Aug 14, 2017

Louis F. Wojtysiak, Jr., 73, of Cumming passed away Monday, August 14, 2017. Survivors include his wife, Mary Ann Wojtysiak; daughter and son-in-law, Julie and Scott Beard; grandchildren, Ella Grace and Hadley Faith Beard; and a number of other relatives. Inurnment services will be held on Wednesday, August 23, at 10:30 a.m. at Georgia National Cemetery followed by a memorial...

Richard L. Knight

Richard L. Knight

Aug 13, 2017

Richard L. Knight, 70, of Cumming passed away Sunday, August 13, 2017. A native of Grand Rapids, MI, Richard was a U.S. Navy veteran serving in Vietnam and a member of VFW Post 9143 where he had served as Post Commander. He held several state level positions in the VFW, serving as Adjutant, Junior Vice Commander, Senior Vice Commander and...

Ester Lee Smith

Ester Lee Smith

Aug 12, 2017

Ester Lee Smith, age 81, of Cumming, GA, passed away Saturday, August 12, 2017.Ester was a member of Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church in Cumming, GA. She is preceded in death by her husband, Otis H. Smith, Sr.; and parents, Joseph David and Olive Elizabeth Stroup. She is survived by her children, Hoyt Jr. (Maggie) Smith of Canton, David Smith...

Janis Elaine Humphries

Janis Elaine Humphries

Aug 12, 2017

Janis Elaine Humphries, age 68, of Cumming, GA, passed away Saturday, August 12, 2017. Janis was a member of Salem Baptist Church in Gainesville, GA. She will always be remembered as a loving daughter, wife, mother, and friend. She will be missed. Janis is preceded in death by her loving husband, Jerry Humphries, and father, Joe Maxwell. She is survived...

Elsie "June"   Wallis

Elsie "June" Wallis

Aug 12, 2017

Mrs. Elsie "June" Wallis passed away on Saturday, August 12, 2017 at Gold City Nursing Home in Dahlonega, GA. Mrs. Wallis was born on October 26, 1930 in Cherokee County to the late Corbett and Odell Satterfield.

Mrs. Wallis was a member of Antioch Baptist Church in Cumming, GA. She enjoyed cooking, sewing, and taking care of her family....