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Recent Obituaries in Cumming, GA
Terry Lee Sams
Oct 16, 2021
Terry Lee Sams, 52, a native of Cumming, Ga passed away Saturday, October 16th, 2021. Terry was a family man and always loved with his whole heart. He never hesitated to help someone over his own needs. His favorite pastime was spending time with family and especially his two grandsons, Jamie & Dylan. He was looking forward to meeting his...
John H. Rowland
Oct 15, 2021
John H. Rowland, age 84, of Gainesville, GA, passed away on October 15th, 2021. John was a member of Cannon UMC in Snellville, GA. John received his JD from Woodrow Wilson in Atlanta. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather. He enjoyed old movies, music, and good BBQ. He loved children. John was the baby of eight...
Linda Sue Holland Sanders
Oct 13, 2021
Linda Sue Holland Sanders, 73, of Gainesville, GA passed away Wednesday, October 13, 2021. After graduating from Poca High School near Charleston, West Virginia, Linda worked hard all her life to make a good and happy life for herself and her family. After an early move in her career to the Atlanta, Georgia area, in 2016 she retired from IBM...
James Michael Gibson
Oct 11, 2021
James Michael Gibson, age 63, of Gwinnett County, GA, went to be with God on October 11, 2021. He was born on September 19, 1958 in Atlanta, GA. He was the son of Julian and Inez Gibson. Michael was the youngest of four children. He loved going to church and volunteering as the handyman. He loved spending time with family...
Kenneth Michael "Mike" Henderson
Oct 10, 2021
Kenneth Michael "Mike" Henderson, age 67, of Jasper, GA passed away on October 10, 2021 at Piedmont Mountainside Hospital after a brief illness. Mike was born on November 21, 1953 to the late George W. and late Johnnie Marie Sibley Henderson in Walker, Louisiana. Mike is also preceded in death by his sister, Marie Hancock. Saved as a teen in...
Donald Colquitt Hartsfield
Oct 10, 2021
"Larger than life" is a cliche often thrown around, but it's really the only way to describe Don Hartsfield, who passed away at age 85. Whatever he put his mind and energy into - whether it was business, sports, family, or life in general, Don was just a force of nature. Don was a native Atlantan who attended Lee Street...
Sheila Pekrul
Oct 9, 2021
On Saturday, October 9th, 2021, Sheila Pekrul broke free from her earthly cocoon, spread her butterfly wings and departed for the Great Beyond after 56 years with us. Sheila was born on October 12th, 1964 in Palatka, Florida to Clyde and Sharon (Williams) Hayes. She lived her life travelling the country with her family, camping, and laughing with her many...
Benny Haynes
Oct 9, 2021
Benny Haynes, loving husband and father, peacefully passed from this life into the glorious full presence of our Lord and Savior on the ninth day of October, 2021. He was 81 years old at the time of his passing. He was born on the sixteenth day of February, 1940, in Nicholas County, WV, to Lester and Winona Haynes. A 1958...
Bruce Elbert Dills
Oct 7, 2021
Bruce Elbert Dills, age 52, of Cumming, GA passed away suddenly on October 7, 2021. Bruce loved spending time with his family and loved being a proud PawPaw to his granddaughter Rylee. He was preceded in death by his wife, Cheryl Gearin Dills, son, Bryan Dills, parents, Frank & Hazel Dills, brother-in-law, Joey Gearin, mother-in-law & father-in-law, Opal & Joe...
Clara Mae Cox
Oct 7, 2021
Born in Forsyth County on Sept 9, 1926 and passed away peacefully on Oct 7, 2021. She devoted her life to serving the community. After graduating from Cumming High School as Valedictorian in 1943, she began her career in higher education attending Georgia State College for Women, North Georgia College and the University of Georgia where she obtained her Specialist...
Shawn Steven Clair
Oct 6, 2021
Shawn Steven Clair, age 31, of Gainesville, GA, passed away on October 6, 2021. Shawn was a courageous man, from racing motocross as a young boy, to recent successes where he began showing a great zest for life, with visions of prosperity. He was aspiring and inspiring grabbing life by the horns and making the most out of it. That...
David N. Shaw
Oct 6, 2021
David N. Shaw was born on October 5th, 1949 and met the Savior he served for 72 years on October 6th, 2021. He became a hero to many in many different ways. He was the son of a preacher man who sometimes lived up to the term preacher's kid but who also soaked in all the goodness that was his...
James Howard Grainger
Oct 6, 2021
James Howard Grainger l LT was born November 23, 1944, in Conway, South Carolina passed away in Gainesville, Georgia on October 6, 2021. He is known to friends and family as Howard and is a resident of Cumming, Georgia. Howard served as a corporal in the United States Marine Corps. He was retired from Eqifax Inc. as Vice President of...
Helen Major Dickson
Oct 5, 2021
Helen Major Dickson, age 84, formerly of Marietta, GA, passed away on October 5th, 2021. She was a Forsyth County native. Helen was a restaurant owner, worked as an insurance manager for Combined Insurance, and worked at Kroger as a manager in the deli department. She is preceded in death by her son and daughter-in-law, Anthony (Retha) Godfrey; father and...
Harold Eugene Kirkland Jr.
Oct 5, 2021
Harold Eugene Kirkland Jr., age 56, of Cumming, GA, passed away on October 5th, 2021. Harold loved riding motorcycles. He is preceded in death by his father, Harold Eugene Kirkland Sr. He is survived by his mother, Vesta Kirkland of Cumming; brother and sister-in-law, Rick and Donna Kirkland of Cumming; sister and brother-in-law, Trish and Steve Bryan of Newnan. No...
Barbara Day
Oct 5, 2021
Barbara Day, age 83, of Cumming, GA went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, October 5, 2021. Barbara was an active and dedicated member of Coal Mountain Baptist Church in Cumming, GA. She loved to serve others using her many God given gifts, always showing up with a hot meal or a fresh baked cake. She...
Kevin Ray Wallace
Oct 5, 2021
Kevin Ray Wallace, 52, of Harrison, GA, formerly of Cumming passed away Tuesday, October 5, 2021. Kevin spent his 30 year professional career in public safety. He began with the Alpharetta Fire Department, then joined the Forsyth County Sheriff's Office, the Lumpkin County Sheriff's Office, the Forsyth County Fire Department and the Fulton County Fire Department. He also worked with...
Robert "Bob" Polston
Oct 4, 2021
Robert "Bob" Polston, son of the late Frank and Elva Williamson Polston passed away on October 4, 2021, in Johns Creek, GA. A man of many accomplishments, Bob prided himself on three things: his children, his granddaughters, and his integrity. Born on August 31, 1938, in Clinton, Illinois, he graduated from University of Illinois where he played varsity baseball and...
Sara Lou Holtzclaw
Oct 3, 2021
Sara Lou Holtzclaw, age 89, of Cumming, GA passed away October 3, 2021. She was preceded in death by her parents, Milledge & Artie Shadburn, husband, Wilbur Holtzclaw, daughters, Linda & Patricia Holtzclaw, siblings, Leland Shadburn, Lamar Shadburn, Terry Shadburn & Mary Ann Holtzclaw. Aunt Lou was an amazing lady who loved the Lord & her family with all her...
Floyd David Stewart
Oct 3, 2021
Floyd David Stewart, aka Arlo P. Hogfish, Husband, Father, and world's best Papa, passed away peacefully, with his loving wife Marshalle by his side, on October 3rd 2021. He is survived by wife of 37 years, Marshalle Stewart, brother Mickey Stewart, daughter Missy Fowler-Whitney, stepdaughters Christina Fenton and Marcie Payne and his three grandchildren Haley Fenton, Elijah Whitney and Charlotte...
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