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Recent Obituaries in Cumming, GA
Richard Leon Williams
Sep 5, 2022
Richard Leon Williams was born on December 21st, 1936. He was a loving and devoted husband, father, grandfather, and servant of the Lord. He was called home on Monday, September 5th, 2022.
Rich is preceded in death by his parents, Russell and Linnae Williams, and his son, Brian Williams. He is survived in death by his wife of sixty years,...
Elizabeth (Liz) Charlotte Kinsey
Sep 5, 2022
The Angels came for Elizabeth (Liz) Kinsey on Monday September 5, 2022. She had faced a long challenge from a GBM, a walnut sized brain tumor first diagnosed and treated with surgery, radiation and chemotherapy since September 2015. She and her husband, Jim, saw progress in her battle, with the tumor completely regressing only to reappear a couple of years...
JoAnne Gibson Williams
Sep 3, 2022
JoAnne Gibson Williams of Marietta, GA passed away peacefully September 3, 2022, at the age of 81. She was born February 9, 1941, in Sontag, Mississippi. JoAnne was the youngest daughter of Agnes Keene and William Purvis Gibson. She attended Mississippi State College for Women and then married Michael C Williams October 2,1961.
JoAnne was an avid golfer, having made...
Martha Dean Coats
Sep 3, 2022
Martha Dean Sweatman Coats, 95, a lifelong resident of Cumming passed away Saturday, September 3, 2022. She is preceded in death by her parents, Guy and Eunia Anglin Sweatman.
Ms. Coats is survived by a number of nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, September 8, at 1:00 p.m. at the Ingram Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow at Brandywine Cemetery.
The family will receive friends...
Allen Stanley Hames, Jr.
Sep 3, 2022
Allen Stanley Hames, Jr., age 87, of Cumming, Georgia, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Saturday September 3, 2022. Allen is survived by his wife of 69 years, Jimmie Lee Hames, his daughter Denise Wagoner and spouse Dave Wagoner, his grandchildren Tamara Ragsdale, Kristina Putman, and Tony Morris, and his great-grandchildren Avery, Brynn, Bailey, Caleb, and Cooper.
Allen, Born November...
Anderson M. Tallant
Sep 2, 2022
Anderson M. Tallant, age 86, known to many as “Bucky” or “Pop” of Cumming, GA., passed away on Friday, September 2, 2022.
Mr. Tallant was a native and lifetime resident of Forsyth County. He was a member of Friendship Baptist Church. Anderson always had a smile and sense of humor. He never met a stranger. He loved working on old...
Amanda Mashburn Ream
Sep 2, 2022
Amanda Mashburn Ream, age 44, of Cumming passed away Friday, September 2, 2022. She enjoyed going on cruises and taking trips to the mountains. Her favorite thing to do was to spend time with her kids and family. Amanda would always enjoy going on various shopping trips with her mother. She was a member of Coal Mountain Baptist Church in...
Kristina Nicole Shepherd
Sep 1, 2022
Kristina Nicole Shepherd, 26, of Cumming, GA, passed on September 1, 2022.
Kristina is survived by her parents, Derek and Carol Shepherd; siblings: Jordan (Kimberly) Harper, Alexandria (Alex) Peña, Gresham (Emily) Shepherd; niece and nephews: Anastasia, Shepherd and Sawyer Peña; maternal grandmother, Mary “Mawmaw” Holder; along with many other family and friends.
Kristina was a lifetime native of Cumming, Georgia. She...
Ruth Morris Howell
Sep 1, 2022
Ruth Morris Howell, 95 of Suwanee, GA passed away September 1, 2022. Mrs. Howell was born in Blackville, SC to the late Byron and Gula Mae Morris. Ruth was of the Baptist faith. She enjoyed the outdoors, especially camping. Ruth was a devoted mother, wife, grandmother, and friend. Mrs. Howell was preceded in death by her husband, Carl Howell who passed away in 1967, and her son, Aubrey...
Peter Alan Swanson, Sr.
Aug 30, 2022
Peter Alan Swanson, Sr., age 81, of Cumming, GA, passed away Tuesday, August 30, 2022. He was born in 1940, to the late Robert Severin Swanson & Ingrid Viola Carlson. Peter was a United States Army veteran and enjoyed model trains. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his brother, Robert Stephen Swanson.
He is survived...
Eugene Rice
Aug 30, 2022
Eugene Rice, 88, of Cumming passed away Tuesday, August 30, 2022. Of the Baptist faith, Mr. Rice served in the U.S. Air Force and retired from General Motors after 30 years of service. He was an avid golfer and loved working to keep his yard well-manicured.
Survivors include his wife of 37 years, Carol Rice; children, Gary Alberding, Jr. and Michele...
Pedro Osvaldo Arocho
Aug 29, 2022
Pedro Osvaldo Arocho, of Gainesville, GA passed away peacefully at the age of 82, in Jacksonville, FL surrounded by his wife, his daughter and his oldest grandson by his side. Pedro was born in Lares, Puerto Rico to the late Vicente Arocho and Arcadia Vera. Mr. Arocho retired to tend to the family Coffee farm following a career in Financial...
Jeremy C. Harvey
Aug 29, 2022
Jeremy Cade Harvey was born on December 15, 1972 to David and Karen Harvey of Rochester, Minnesota. He was a bright, happy, funny, and talkative child who entertained family, friends, and even strangers as he grew up. He spent his childhood in Rochester with his parents and older sister Jodi and younger brother Jeff. He was confirmed at age 12...
Peggy Martin Gilleland
Aug 28, 2022
Peggy Martin Gilleland, 86 of Alpharetta, GA passed away August 28, 2022. Mrs. Gilleland was born in Cumming, GA to the late Benjamin and Bertie Page Martin. She was a lifetime member of Hightower Baptist Church in Ball Ground, GA where she sang in the church choir. Peggy enjoyed gardening and loved her family especially her grandchildren and great grandchildren. Mrs. Gilleland was preceded in...
Sandra Joyce Pruitt
Aug 28, 2022
Sandra Joyce Pruitt, 71, of Cumming passed away Sunday, August 28, 2022. Sandra was a loving wife, mother and Meme. She is preceded in death by her husband, Bobby Pruitt; parents, Henry and Edith Pruitt; sister, Vicki Pruitt; mother-in-law, Sallie Mae Pruitt; sisters-in-law, Elaine Pruitt, Nancy Hood, Vernice and Roy Sweatman, Wonnie Pruitt; brothers-in-law, Lamar and Dorothy Pruitt, Leroy Pruitt, Luther and...
Monty Kohli
Aug 27, 2022
Dearest Montybaba,
It is going to be hard from now on, no doubt about it. However, I have surrendered myself to God along with you since I met you. I will continue to live on holding your precious presence in my heart & soul as well as your philosophy of life.
"You give but little when you give of your...
Shirley Leavens
Aug 27, 2022
Shirley Leavens at 84 years old passed away on August 27, 2022 in Cumming, Ga. She was predeceased by her father, Charles Sanford; her mother, Nora Sanford; and her husband, John Leavens, Sr. She is survived by her three children and their spouses, John Leavens and Harriet Cherry; Gwen Leavens; and Tricia and Eric Heard; two grandchildren, Charlie and Emily Olson;...
James “Jim” Joseph O’Connell
Aug 27, 2022
James was born in Southampton, New York, on April 8th, 1944. He grew up in Southampton. Later, he lived in Karlsruhe, Germany, with his mother and step father, before moving to Augusta, Georgia. He graduated from Richmond Academy in Augusta, then attended Georgia Tech where he received a degree in Civil Engineering. Later, he attended Emory University, where he earned...
Douglas John Faber
Aug 26, 2022
Douglas John Faber age 71, passed away peacefully Friday August 26, 2022.
Graveside Service will be held at Sawnee View Garden Cemetery, 1390 Dahlonega Hwy, Cumming, GA 30040 on September 10th at 1:00 pm. A Celebration of Doug’s Life will follow at ChristChurch Presbyterian Buckhead, 1740 Peachtree Rd NW, Atlanta, GA at 3:00 pm. Doug is survived by his mother,...
Vyrsa Madge Bates
Aug 23, 2022
Vyrsa Madge Bates, 93, of Cumming passed away Tuesday, August 23, 2022. Vyrsa was a very kind and loving mother who loved animals. She was a member of Liberty Grove Baptist Church and is preceded in death by her husband, Ralph Bates, and a son, Ronnie Bates.
Survivors include her son, Jimmy Bates of Cumming; granddaughter, Christie and Robbie Wilson of Franklin, GA; several...
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