On January 6, 2023, Vivian Estes passed away peacefully at age 71 after a brief illness. She was the biological mother of three children and too many of her nieces, nephews, children’s friends, and her friends children, she was considered their surrogate (bonus) mom. Vivian was an exceptional daughter, wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She cared deeply for her family,...
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Margaret (Marge) Ellen Weber, passed away peacefully at the age of 98, on Saturday, January 28, 2023. Marge was born in Erie, Pennsylvania on December 25, 1924, to the late Herman Paul and Clara Ida (Doring) Klauk. She grew up in Erie alongside her brother Herman (Hermie) Karl Klauk and Dorothy (Dot) Klauk Fargo, both of whom preceded her in...
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May 14, 1940 – January 20, 2023 William “Billy” Joe Bennett, age 82 of Columbus, Georgia passed away peacefully on Friday January 20, 2023 at approximately 6:15 in the evening. Billy was born in Jesup, GA but resided in Columbus, GA for the majority of his life. The son of the late Norman Parker Bennett and the late Cartier Brown...
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Betty Lou Stopka, 86, of The Rock, GA, passed away Thursday, January 26, 2023. Betty was born April 28, 1936, in Bath, NY, to the late George “Windy” and Tressa Louella (Hadley) Winters. She grew up alongside her parents and her two sisters. Betty attended Haverling School in Bath and obtained her GED. She had a career in Grocery working...
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Retired Army Sergeant Harold Theon Finklea, age 69, departed this life on Wednesday,January 25, 2023, after a brief illness. A Memorial Service will be held Saturday, February 4, 2023, 2pm at S&L Funeral Home in Cheraw, SC. Internment with full military honors will follow at Smithville AME Zion Church Cemetery in Chesterfield, SC. Harold was born July 29, 1953 in...
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Mildred “Millie” (née Nekich) Major, born August 5, 1929 to Robert and Julia (née Yovich) Nekich in Detroit, MI, passed away peacefully on January 14, 2023, surrounded by family in Suwanee, GA. Living most of her life in Cleveland, OH, Millie’s last 12 years were spent in Atlanta, GA with family. She is now reunited in Heaven with her sons,...
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Burmah “Joyce” Young, 71, of Sandy Springs, GA, passed away Tuesday, January 24, 2023. Joyce was born July 3, 1951, in Atlanta, Georgia, to the late Clifton W. and Laura Mae (Johnson) Moss. She grew up in Atlanta alongside her mother, 3 brothers, and her two sisters. Joyce attended Atlanta Public Schools and obtained her GED. She had a long...
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Eloise Murphy Kettmer, age 94, passed away on Saturday, January 14, 2023, after a brief illness. Eloise was born and raised in Lowell, North Carolina, and attended Lowell High School. After graduation, she moved to Atlanta where she married and raised a family. After her husband retired, they moved to Westminster, South Carolina where she resided for over 25 years...
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Jacqueline “Jackie” Thorne, 65, of Dixie, GA, passed away Tuesday January 17, 2023, at Hospice of Columbus, GA, surrounded by her loving family. Jackie was born on December 11, 1957, in Wooster, OH to Eugene and Mary Lou (Hitchcock) Frost. She graduated from Triway High school Wooster, OH in 1975 and went on to receive her bachelor’s degree in Home...
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Doris Cook passed away on January 21, 2023. She was born in Atlanta, GA on May 20, 1950, to the late Dorothy K. Granberry, who was an officer in the US Navy Supply Corps, and Edwin R. Granberry, who was an Army Officer during WWII. She was a graduate of Druid Hills High School and attended Georgia Southern College. After...
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