OBITUARIES

Local Obituaries - Atlanta, Georgia and the Surrounding Areas

James Lloyd Clegg, Jr.

James Lloyd Clegg, Jr.

Jul 27, 2019

James “Jim” Lloyd Clegg, Jr., age 92, of Atlanta, died July 27. He was the son of the late Reverend James L. Clegg and Mary Phillips Clegg. He graduated from Dalton High School, Dalton, GA in 1944 and served in the U.S. Naval Reserve in World War II. Jim graduated from Mercer University, Macon, GA in 1949 where he was...

Richard Grover Rhodes

Richard Grover Rhodes

Jul 21, 2019

Richard “Dick” Grover Rhodes, age 81, of Brookhaven, GA died Sunday, July 21, 2019. He was born in Lake Wales, FL on August 14, 1937, to the late Grover and Gertie Johnson Rhodes of Tampa, FL. He was a 1955 graduate of Hillsborough High School in Tampa, attended Florida State University, and served in the U.S. Navy.

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Nancy Marie Waters

Nancy Marie Waters

Jul 17, 2019

Nancy Pressley Waters, age 56 of Bogart, GA, passed away July 17, 2019. Born in Greenville, SC, she was the daughter and only child of the late Jack and Doris Gibby Pressley. She was a graduate of J. L. Mann High School in Greenville and attended the University of Georgia. She was preceded in death by her husband of 26...

Wilburn Allen Dewberry

Wilburn Allen Dewberry

Jul 14, 2019

Wilburn “Will” Allen Dewberry, 83, of Winder, GA died peacefully Sunday, July 14 surrounded by those he loved. He is succeeded by wife of 35 years Lorna Dewberry, daughters Amy Harris and Elizabeth Tiffin, stepson William Ray Riddle, four grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Donations may be made to local chapters of hospice.

Mark Edward Lawson

Mark Edward Lawson

Jul 12, 2019

Our beloved brother, uncle, brother-in-law, co-worker and friend, Mark Edward Lawson of Marietta, Georgia passed away peacefully Friday evening, July 12th after several weeks of battling multiple health issues. Mark was 45 years of age and was born on November 8, 1973 in Castle Rock, Colorado. Mark was preceded in death by both of his parents, Gerald “Jerry” Grant and...

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