Bethlehem, GA -Emily Roberts Cook, age 86, died on March 30, 2024. She was born on January 27, 1938, in Atlanta, GA, the oldest of 4 children, to William O. and Mildred (Bennett) Roberts. Emily graduated from Murphy HS, Class of 1955. Following graduation, she went to work for Bell South. In 1957, on St. Patrick’s Day, she married the...
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January 12, 1943 – February 24, 2024 John Madison Wayne Monroe was affectionately known as Pete. Pete fought a long and courageous battle with COPD and was a fighter until the end when he decided he was ready to go home. Madison was predeceased by his father and mother, Asberry and Grace Monroe, as well as a brother, James Monroe...
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Bruce never met a stranger, and he was never without words or a story. He loved striking up a conversation with anyone he met. His stories were told in great detail, each word carefully building on the previous. Bruce was a major Alabama football fan. Rarely was he seen not wearing something with Alabama on it. During football season, he...
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Margaret Rose Busa Stocksdale “Midge” went to Heaven on March 24, 2024. Born in Meriden, Connecticut on July 22, 1932, during the Great Depression to Italian and Irish immigrants, Midge’s large Italian family influenced her upbringing and instilled a passion for life and her strength to raise 5 children. At Meriden’s High School, she excelled in academics and as the...
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Vyronia Marilyn Manning, the daughter of Edna and Samuel Blair, was born on October 7, 1959, in the parish of St. Elizabeth, Jamaica, and would later migrate to Manchester, Jamaica, where she would attend George James Training School. Later, she would again migrate, this time to the United States, in 1986. Once settled in the United States, she would go...
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Daniel Best was a dreamer. He was creative, he was passionate, and he loved his wife, Kathryn, and their five children fiercely. On March 15, 2024, Daniel Best was welcomed home into the arms of Jesus. He is survived by his parents, Doug and Jan Best, his wife Kathryn and their children; Gabriel, Natalie, Madalynn, Emelynn, and Casen, and by...
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Joane Ellen Campbell, born on December 30, 1952, in Lansing, Michigan, passed away on March 25, 2024, surrounded by her loved ones. Joane had many nicknames, but she will always be remembered as Granny or Dizzle to all who knew her. She had a love for Bingo and playing slots at the Casino. She had a passion for food, always...
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Ruby Kay Meyer died peacefully at her home in Decatur, Georgia on March 22nd, 2024. Ruby Kay (Wegner) Meyer was born on May 5th, 1940 in Greeley, Nebraska. In her teens, Ruby moved with her sister and mother to Columbus, Nebraska. Ruby was a hard worker and helped to support her family during her teens by babysitting, bookkeeping, and working...
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Delores “Dee Dee” Lyons was born on October 7, 1947 and went home to be with her Lord on March 19, 2024. She was preceded in death by her mother, Lilley Bell Steele and daughter, LaCarol Almon. She is survived by her son, Larry (Nikolia) Almon, Jr., daughter, LaLinda (Darrah) Bolton, grandchildren; Snowvya Almon, LaPaul Nelson, Terrence Almon, Jazzmin Almon,...
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Juanita Elizabeth Derrien, age 74, of Lawrenceville, GA peacefully passed into the presence of our Lord on Friday, March 15, 2024, in Emory-Decatur Hospital in Decatur, Georgia. She was the only child of the late Ernestine Hardy. She grew up in Chesterfield County, Virginia where she lived with her grandparents and her mother’s siblings. Nita loved her grandparents and would often laugh about the good times she had frying and eating chicken late at night...
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