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Recent Obituaries in Cumming, GA
Nettie Delores Holtzclaw Whitmire
Mar 8, 2022
Nettie Delores Holtzclaw Whitmire, age 81, of Cumming, GA, passed away on March 8, 2022. She was a native of Forsyth County but grew up in NW Atlanta. Delores was a charter member of Freedom Tabernacle in Cumming, GA. She loved her family fiercely and made friends wherever she went. She was a floral designer by trade and loved being...
Bradley Scott “Brad” Cox
Mar 6, 2022
Bradley Scott “Brad” Cox, age 56, of Dawsonville, GA made his journey home on March 06, 2022. Formally of the Buffington Community in Cherokee County Brad, was one of the good ones and will forever live in our hearts. He loved to spend time with his family and work on his farm and farm equipment. He also loved hunting. He...
Robert Clayton “Clay” Salvador
Mar 5, 2022
Robert Clayton “Clay” Salvador left us way too soon Saturday, March 5, 2022. Clay had an upbeat personality, making everyone smile even before himself. He was a founding member of Loud Recovery in Lumpkin County and was working on his certificate for peer recovery.
Survivors include his children, Josh Salvador, Austin Holden, Zach Salvador, Makenzie Salvador; mother, Joyce Salvador; father, Arce Salvador; stepmother, Zora...
Audrey Buffkin Killmon
Mar 4, 2022
Audrey Buffkin Killmon died on March 4, 2022. She was born in Mullins, SC on October 24, 1935, to parents, Louise, and Buddy Buffkin.
Audrey and her husband, Richard L. Killmon, were married for 68 years. They relocated to Tyler, TX in 1981. In Tyler, Audrey was employed in human resources by Aetna Healthplans where she remained for 17 years...
Mellissa Addison Hammons
Mar 3, 2022
Mellissa Addison Hammons, age 65, of Ball Ground, GA was promoted to her heavenly home on Thursday, March 3, 2022. She was born in 1957 to the late Fred Addison and Dora Juanita Addison. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her brothers, Michael Paul Addison, and Fred Pete Addison. She was a true woman of...
James Dewaker Jayaraj
Mar 3, 2022
James Dewaker Jayaraj was born to the late James Jayaraj and Sakuntala Ratnavathy, a retired military officer and principal in Chennai, India on October 8th, 1958. He attended Don Bosco school and was immersed in the Methodist church community that would be his lifelong support from an early age. He was a top ranked student and graduated from Guindy Engineering...
Elaine Lee
Mar 1, 2022
Elaine Lee, 59, of Cumming passed away Tuesday, March 1, 2022. Elaine was a loving mother and grandmother and loved her dogs. She is preceded in death by her husband, Clyde Hayes.
Survivors include her daughters, Christie Lee (Rodney Long), Annie Lee (Steven Robertson); sisters, Evelyn Witherow, Betty Ramey; 9 grandchildren; 2 great grandchildren; and her fur-baby, Bear.
Memorial services...
Emory William Brownlee
Feb 27, 2022
Colonel (Retired) Emory William Brownlee, 89, of Cumming, GA unexpectedly went home to be with the Lord on February 27, 2022. Emory was born in 1932 to Idus and Merle Brownlee. He grew up on his family’s farm near Blakely, GA with his brother and three sisters until he left to attend college. After a year at Gordon Military College,...
Melanie Payne Ray
Feb 27, 2022
On Sunday, February 27, 2022, Melanie Payne Ray left this world and entered the gates of Heaven into the arms of Jesus. Melanie was born on October 31, 1974 and carving pumpkins and dressing up became a family birthday tradition on this special day. She is survived by her spouse, Jimmy Ray, daughter Ellie and son Braden Harper. She is...
Joseph “Joe” Charles Busbin
Feb 27, 2022
Joseph “Joe” Charles Busbin, age 79, of Cumming, passed away on Sunday, February 27, 2022. Joe was retired from Waffle House after 40 years of faithful service. He was a member at Oak Grove Baptist Church.
He is survived by his wife, Eloise Busbin; daughters, Amanda (Robert) Tinsley, Karrie (Billy) Buchanan; grandson, Ethan Tinsley; sister-in-law, Rubynell (Jimmy) Slaton.
Funeral services...
Shizuko “Suzi” Arakaki Enskat
Feb 26, 2022
Shizuko “Suzi” Arakaki Enskat, age 85, of Suwanee Georgia, passed away on Saturday February 26, 2022 at home. She was preceded in death by her mother Yoshi Arakaki, her Father Eisho Arakaki, her brother Eishin Arakaki, and sister Fumiko Tamanaha Gowder.
She is survived by her husband of 51 years Albert Enskat of Suwanee Georgia. Her brothers Eiko Arakaki and...
Voncile Patrick
Feb 26, 2022
Voncile Patrick, 91, of Dawsonville passed away Saturday, February 26, 2022. Voncile was retired as secretary to the Vice President of the Georgia Institute of Technology after 36 years of service. She is preceded in death by her husband of 65 years, John William (Pat) Patrick.
Survivors include her daughter, Kay Allison; granddaughter, Kareth (Josh) Sims; great grandchildren, John Sims and Rena Sims, all of...
Janet Leona Robertson
Feb 25, 2022
Janet Leona Robertson journeyed home to the arms of the Lord on Friday, February 25th, 2022. She was preceded in death by her parents, William G Glisson and Edmonia Ward Glisson, her older brother Ira Goodwin Glisson, and her husband, Victor Joel Robertson.Janet Glisson was born on December 6th, 1946 in Griffin, GA. She met the love of her life...
Francis J. Coppinger
Feb 23, 2022
Francis J. Coppinger, known to friends and family as “Frank,” passed away on Wednesday, February 23, 2022, of complications from Parkinson’s disease. He was 89 years old.
He was born on April 2, 1932, in the Bronx, N.Y., to Mary Rose Coppinger (Garvey) and John William Coppinger, both from New York City.
Frank was a graduate of St. Jerome School...
Boyd Rob Jones
Feb 23, 2022
Boyd Rob Jones, age 77, of Forsyth County, passed away on Wednesday, February 23, 2022 at his residence. He was a member of Salem Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents, C.E. and Sarah Jones; grandson, Jessie Bynum Jones.
He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Kathleen Jones; his sons and daughters in law, Bryan...
John Patrick Nace
Feb 20, 2022
John Patrick Nace passed away Sunday, February 20th, 2022 at his home in Cumming, Georgia.
Born November 13th, 1948 in Baltimore, MD to the late Carroll F. and Lenora M. Staylor Nace.Mr. John Nace was married to the love of his life Toni Nace for 27 years. He spent the majority of his sales career selling Isuzu Trucks and in...
Gerald Max Orr
Feb 19, 2022
Gerald Max Orr, age 70, of Gainesville, GA, passed away Saturday, February 19, 2022. Gerald was born on June 21, 1951. He was a loving husband to Kathy Orr for 42 years, father, and grandfather. He was a member and deacon of Salem Baptist Church of Cumming, GA, where he taught Sunday school for many years. He also served in...
Neil Wilson Propst
Feb 18, 2022
Neil Wilson Propst passed away peacefully in his Alpharetta home on February 18, 2022. Neil was born on September 5, 1924, and lived a full, happy life. He was a brilliant man and knew he was fortunate to have a strong mind and amazing memory for all of his 97 years. Neil was born at home in Lake Worth, Florida...
William Kenneth Nelson
Feb 18, 2022
Born: June 10, 1952 in Terre Haute, IN
and passed away at age 69 on February 18, 2022.
To my love and dear friend that we were always there for each other; that battled pancreatic cancer for six years. Ken was a very special and wonderful guy to anyone that knew him. Ken loved to travel and has read over...
Vaughn Durrell Martin
Feb 18, 2022
Vaughn Durrell Martin was born on August 31, 1946 to Katherine Sue Martin and Lawrence Leigh Martin in Oakridge, Tennessee. His father built radio stations throughout southern USA and around the world and sometimes he worked with him because that was one of his passions, the communications. He graduated from Indiana University as a journalist. His mother was a housewife.
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