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Recent Obituaries in Cumming, GA

Helen Marie McGinnis
Aug 3, 2013
Helen Marie Nichols McGinnis, age 83, of Cumming, passed away Saturday, August 3, 2013. She graduated from Forsyth County High School in 1947 and went on to work at the Lockheed Nuclear Laboratory from 1966 to 1970. She later retired from Electromagnetic Sciences INC in 1996 after being with them for 25 years. Helen was a loving Christian mother and...
Deborah Gardenhire
Aug 2, 2013
Deborah L. Gardenhire, 59, of Roswell, Georgia passed away on August 2nd, 2013. The family will be announcing a Memorial Service once all the deails are confirmed. Arrangements by Byars Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Cumming, GA.
Mitzi Selena Jennings
Aug 2, 2013
Mitzi Selena Nelson Jennings, 36, of Gainesville, Georgia passed away peacefully Friday August 2, 2013. She was born on October 3, 1976 in Covington, Georgia the daughter of James Edward Nelson and Judy Louree McDaniel Montgomery. Mitzi graduated from Newton County High School in Covington, Georgia with the class of 1995. Mitzi was a devoted wife to John Wescott Jennings...
Perry O'Neal Sheets
Aug 1, 2013
Perry O'Neal Sheets, age 55, of Cumming, passed away Thursday, August 1, 2013. Perry was a loving husband, father, son and grandfather. He is preceded in death by his father, Thomas O'Neal Sheets. Perry is survived by his loving wife, Nellie Sue Sheets of Cumming; children, Mack Sheets of Cumming and Casey Sheets of Dahlonega; mother, JoAnn Sargeant of Buford;...

Johnnie Fulton Hicks
Aug 1, 2013
Johnnie Fulton Hicks, age 67, of Marietta, passed away Thursday, August 1, 2013. He is preceded in death by his parents, George and Wilda Hicks. Graveside services will be held Saturday, August 3 at 4:00 p.m. at Edison Memorial Cemetery with Deacon Kenny Brannon officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Saturday from 1 to 3...
Thelma Hartley Lovell
Jul 30, 2013
Thelma Hartley Lovell, 82, of Cumming, Georgia passed away on July 30th, 2013. The family will be receiving friends at the funeral home on Sunday, August 4th, 2013 from the hours of 2-7pm. Graveside Services will be held on Monday, August 5th, 2013 12 Noon at the Branchville Cumberland Presbyterian Church located in Branchville, Alabama. ( Central Time Zone) Arrangements...

Helen Joyce Samples
Jul 30, 2013
Helen Joyce Samples, age 85, of Cumming, passed away Tuesday, July 30, 2013. She was a member of Cumming First United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Roy C. Samples; and several brothers and sisters. Survivors include her sister, Jackie Nolan; loving family members, Sandra Traub, Wendy & Noah Westwood, Noel Traub, Nicky Traub, Mateo Westwood,...
Gloria Miriam Lawrence
Jul 28, 2013
Gloria Miriam Lawrence,62, of Cumming, Georgia passed away suddenly on July 28th, 2013. The family will be receiving at the funeral home on Wednesday, August 7th, 2013 from the hours of 5-9pm. Funeral Services will be on Thursday, August 8th, 2013 at 10:30 am at Trinity Worship Center, Cumming, Georgia. Interment will follow at Sawnee View Gardens. Arrangements by Byars...

Robert Leon McCann
Jul 27, 2013
Robert Leon McCann, age 83, of Cumming, passed away Saturday, July 27, 2013. Bob loved flying and had logged over 19,000 hours. He enjoyed traveling, boating, sailing and the breakfast club at Krystal. He owned several businesses including a construction company, two coal mines and was Vice President of Morgan Stanley. Bob enjoyed life to the fullest. Survivors include his...
Peggy Jean North
Jul 27, 2013
Peggy Jean North, born July 6, 1933 in Enigma, Georgia, passed away Saturday, July 27, 2013 in Atlanta, Georgia. She was preceded in death by her parents, Jesse Floyd Summer and Lillie Catherine Evers. She is survived by her brother John Floyd Summer Jr., her sisters Carolina Phillips, Carleen Smith, Barbara Hall, her four children; Vicky Hagan, Catherine Smith, Jeanie...

Gloria Patricia Evan
Jul 26, 2013
Gloria Patricia Evans retired Registered Nurse, Medical Assistant, Teacher age 79, died July 26th after a lengthy battle with lung cancer. Born in Canton, Mrs. Evans lived in Marietta for many years. She graduated from Marietta High School, The University of Georgia, and The Jefferson-Hillman School of Nursing in Birmingham. Her lengthy nursing career began at Kennestone Hospital and extended...

Newton B. "Skeets" Copelan, Jr
Jul 25, 2013
Newton B. ("Skeets") Copelan, Jr., age 71, of Cumming, passed away Thursday, July 25, 2013. Skeets is preceded in death by his parents, Newton B. & Aileen True Copelan. A member of Shady Grove Baptist Church, Skeets proudly participated in many Masonic Bodies. He began his Masonic career on January 21, 1975 when he became a Master Mason of Lafayette...
Andree Canich
Jul 24, 2013
Andree Canich, 84, of Cumming, Georgia passed away on July 24th, 2103. The family will be announcing a Memorial Service at a later date. Arrangements by Byars Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Cumming, Georgia.
Robert John Watts
Jul 23, 2013
Robert John Watts, age 72, of Alpharetta, passed away Tuesday, July 23, 2013. He loved to play golf, fish and spend time with his children and grandchildren. Robert is preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his loving wife, Rebecca Thompson Watts; children Keith Watts and T.J. Watts; step grandchildren Brianna Casteel, Courtney and Charles Walston and...

Juanita Blackstock Benefield
Jul 23, 2013
Juanita Blackstock Benefield, age 82, of Cumming, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, July 23, 2013. Mrs. Benefield is preceded in death by her husband, William Parmer Benefield; son, Windle Benefield; and daughter, Linda Benefield Lanier. Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law, Wayne and Sandra H. Benefield of Cumming; son-in-law, Ricky Lanier of Cumming; 4 grandchildren, Monica &...
Ruth Eleanor Corley
Jul 23, 2013
Service DetailsFriday, July 26th, 2013, 2:00pm, Cherokee Memorial Park Cemetery Interment DetailsCherokee Memorial Park Cemetery
Robert Lee Willey
Jul 22, 2013
Robert Lee Willey, Sr, 69, of Cumming, Georgia passed away on July 22nd, 2013. The family will be announcing a Memorial Service at a later date. Arrangements by Byars Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Cumming, Georgia.

Kirsti Sue Baiel
Jul 22, 2013
Kirsti Sue Baiel, age 21, of Cumming, passed away Monday, July 22, 2013. A Memorial Service will be held at a later date. Ingram Funeral Home & Crematory, Cumming, Georgia is in charge of arrangements.
Ernest B. Scott
Jul 22, 2013
Ernest B. Scott, age 89, of Cumming, passed away on July 22,2013 after a years long battle with Alzheimers disease. Scott, as he was known to friends and loved ones, was born in Kentucky to German immigrant parents in 1923. He enlisted in the United States Navy at the age of seventeen and served in World War II. He earned...
Sydney "Shea" Harden Bamberg
Jul 22, 2013
Sydney Shea Harden Bamberg Sydney Shea Harden Bamberg, 30, passed away on July 22, 2013, after a courageous battle with colon cancer. Shea was born in Columbus, GA and grew up in Phenix City, AL where she graduated from Central High School in 2001. A life-long Judson Girl, she graduated from Judson College in 2004. After marrying the love of...
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