U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Richard Wayne Brooks
Richard Wayne Brooks, 58, of Tarrytown died Tuesday, January 27.
Mr. Brooks was preceded in death by his father, Luther Mayes Brooks, Sr., and his brothers, Mays Brooks, Jr., and Bill Brooks. He was retired from the US Navy after twenty - four years of service and was of the Church of Christ faith.
Survivors include his wife, Jean Hightower Brooks; son, Jamie Brooks, Peachtree City; mother, Geneva Reid; brothers, Danny, Neil and Gary Brooks.
Services will be held in the Chapel of Sammons Funeral Home at 2 p.m. Thursday, January 29. Burial will be in Westview Cemetery, Soperton, with military honors.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home Wednesday from 6 to 8 p.m.
Helen Sumner
Mrs. Helen Sumner, 60, of Adrian died Sunday, February 15.
Mrs. Sumner was born in Evans County and was preceded in death by her parents, Roy and Maybell Williams Boyett, and brother, J. E. Boyett. She was a member of Blackville Church of God.
Survivors include her husband, Frank Sumner; children, Sharon Denise (David) Hudson, and Paul (Katie) Nesmith, of Brooklet, Wayne Sumner, Myrtle Beach, SC, Jeff Sumner, Lawrenceville, GA; four sisters, Lois Ann Boyett and Kay Jernigan, of Claxton, Jean Terrell, Glennville, Connie Norton, Raleigh, NC; seven brothers, Earl, Jerry, and Wayne Boyett, of Reidsville, Gary and Floyd Boyett, of Claxton, Carl Boyett of Henderson, NC, Joe Neil Boyett of McDonough; five grandchildren, Tiffany and Brantley Nesmith, Brandon, Ryan and Jason Hudson.
Funeral: Blackville Church of God at 2 p.m. Wednesday, February 18, with the Reverend Ashley Way officiating. Burial: Kea’s Cemetery, Emanuel County, with Sammons Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, February 17 at the funeral home.
GARRISON, Robert N. "Bob" Garrison, age 72 of Dacula, GA died July 8, 2003.
He is survived by:
Wife of 47 years Jo Garrison
Daughter & Son-in-Law: Dena & Roger Henderson of Dacula
Son: David W. Garrison of Atlanta
Grandchildren: Keith & Bradley
Several Brothers & Sisters-in-Law and Nieces & Nephews.
Mr. Garrison was a U.S. Navy veteran, graduated from Georgia State College, was an Elder at Midway Presbyterian Church and in 1984 served as National President of AACA, where he also served on the AACA board for 16 years, and the AACA Library Board. He retired as branch manager of Burroughs Corporation.
Funeral services will be held Friday, July 11, 2003 at 11:00 A.M. at Midway Presbyterian Church in Decatur, with Rev. Thomas Livengood & Rev. Woodrow McKay, Jr. officiating. Interment Midway Presbyterian Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends Thursday 6:00 to 9:00 P.M. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers please send donations to AACA Library & Research Center or Midway Presbyterian Church cemetery Fund.
Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, Inc., Lawrenceville Chapel 770/963-2411.
LINER, Mildred Liner age 80 of Lilburn, GA, formerly of Danville, VA, died July 9, 2003.
She was preceded in death by her husband Glenn B. Liner.
She is survived by:
Daughters & Sons-in-Law: Nancy & James Day of Nashville, TN, Janice & Ray Gray of Laguna Niguel, CA
Marion Gail Brunner of Laguna Niguel, CA & Brenda & Ezra Wright of Lilburn
Sons & Daughter-in-Law: Dennis & Elana Watlington of Riverside CA & Don Ricky Watlington of Lynchburg, VA
Sisters: Beatrice Gill of Danville, VA, Frances Walton of Danville, VA &Myrtle; Scearce of Gastonia, NC
15 Grandchildren & 19 Great Grandchildren
Several Nieces & Nephews
Funeral services will be held Saturday, July 12, 2003 at 1:00 P.M. at Wages Lawrenceville Chapel with Pastor Tim Hammond officiating. Interment East Shadowlawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends Friday 2:00 to 4:00 and 6:00 to 9:00 P.M. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Atlanta Alzheimer's Association or to the American Cancer Society in the memory of Mildred Liner.
Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, Inc., Lawrenceville Chapel 770/963-2411.
McDANIEL, Bobby McDaniel age 69 of Winder, GA died July 9, 2003.
He is survived by:
Wife: Helen McDaniel of Winder
Daughters: Tonya Brady of Auburn & Tammy Gurule of Buford
Son: Bobby McDaniel, Jr. of Auburn
Sister: Peggy Hubbard of Greensboro
Brothers: Brennon McDaniel of Winterville, James McDaniel of Commerce, C. W. McDaniel of Dawsonville
& Billy McDaniel of Greensboro
6 Grandchildren
Host of Nieces & Nephews
Funeral services will be held Saturday, July 12, 2003 at 2:00 P.M. at Smith Memory Chapel with Rev. Robert Jones, Mr. Steve Roberts, Rev. Linwood Smith & Rev.Ray Fumea officiating. Interment East Shadowlawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends Friday 12:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. at Smith Memory Chapel.
Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, Inc., Lawrenceville Chapel 770/963-2411.
JOHNSTON: Mary Gladys Johnston, age 77 of Jasper, GA died November 23, 2003. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dale Johnston and daughter, Brenda Wofford, and is survived by, Daughter, Becky and Norman Mulkey of Jasper; Son, Franklin Preston Hewatt of Stone Mountain; Sister, Betty H. Jones of Savannah; Brother, Billy and Sharon Hembree of Albany; 6 Grandchildren, 8 Great Grandchildren; Several Aunts, Uncles, Nieces, Nephews and Cousins.
Mrs. Johnston a homemaker was a loving mother, grandmother, sister and aunt and will be missed by all who knew her.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, November 26 at 3pm at Wages Snellville Chapel with Rev. Herman Mulkey officiating. Interment Eternal Hills Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends Tuesday from 2 until 4 and 6 until 9pm and Wednesday from 9am until service time, at the funeral home.
Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, Inc., Snellville Chapel, 770/979-3200
DORTON: Arthur M. Dorton, Sr., age 84 of Scottdale, GA died Tuesday, November 25, 2003. He served in World War II in the Army Air Corp and was employed with Scottdale Mills for 43 years.
He is survived by Daughter and Son-in-law, Jean and Tom Stixrud of Rosman, NC; Sons and Daughters-in-law, Mac and Betty Sue Dorton of Lilburn, Rodney and Leslie Dorton of Monroe; Sister, Elizabeth Whiten of Decatur; Brother-in-law, Charles Bergmann of Morris Plains, NJ; Grandchildren, Paige and Randy Watkins of Newnan, Beth and Russell Hays of Dunwoody, Keith Dorton of Lilburn, Benjamin Dorton of Monroe, Hannah, Carol, Christina, Thomas, Joseph, and Mabel Stixrud of Rosman, NC; Great Grandson, Aaron Lewis Watkins of Newnan.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, November 29 at 10am at Wages Snellville Chapel with Rev. Bill Bratley officiating. Interment Melwood Cemetery. The family will receive friends Friday from 7 until 9pm at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Ingleside Church Building Fund, 1001 Old Snellville Highway, Lawrenceville, Georgia 30045, in memory of Arthur M. Dorton, Sr.
Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, Inc., Snellville Chapel, 770/979-3200
BUCHANAN, Herman J. Buchanan, age 85 of Lawrenceville, GA died January 28, 2004.
He is survived by:
Daughter: Janice Lockhart, Sugar Hill
Sister & Brother-in-Law: Kate & Sam Holland, Candler, NC
Brothers & Sisters-in-Law: Harold & Martha Buchanan, Lawrenceville
Junior & Velma Buchanan, Franklin, NC
Sister-in-Law: Joanne Reese, Gainesville
Several Nieces & Nephews
Mr. Buchanan was preceded in death by his wife Dorothy A. Buchanan and son Harold. He was a U.S. Army veteran, member of Bethesda United Methodist Church and retired from Atlanta General Depot.
Funeral services will be held Friday, January 30, 2004, at 3:00 P.M. at Wages Lawrenceville Chapel with Rev. J. B. Reese and Rev. John F. Barnes officiating. Interment Gwinnett Memorial Park.
Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, Inc. Lawrenceville Chapel 770/963-2411
GULLICKSON, John Charles Gullickson, age 63 of Lawrenceville, GA passed away Tuesday, April 20, 2004.
Mr. Gullickson was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee on October 5, 1940. He is survived by Nancy, his loving wife of 38 years and his two children; Christy and Jay. John graduated from Georgia Tech in 1963 and attained his Law degree from Emory University in 1966. John served his country as an officer in the United States Navy stationed on the USS Blandy (DD-943) in Vietnam from 1966 to 1969. In 1969 he was stationed with the Manned Spacecraft Recovery Force where he received the Apollo Achievement Award for participation in Apollo 11's first landing on the moon. In 1972 he and Nancy settled into Lawrenceville. In 1976 he served on the board of directors of the United Way where he chaired the Gwinnett County United Way Advisory Committee for two years. In the 1980's he re-kindled his law career first as a Magistrate Judge of Gwinnett County for seven years then by opening his private law practice where he became a respected member of the legal community for almost 20 years.
Memorial Mass will be held Saturday, April 24, 2004, at 10:00 A.M. at St. Lawrence Catholic Church. Those desiring may make donations to The Children's Scholarship Fund, Hudgens Center for the Arts, 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth, GA 30097, 770/623-6002.
Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, Inc., Lawrenceville Chapel 770/963-2411.
PRITCHARD - Michelle Lyn Dawson Pritchard, age 24, of Dacula, GA, passed away April 16, 2004.
She was the wife of Kevin Pritchard and mother of Thomas Pritchard, age 5 and Jonathan Pritchard,
age 2. She is also survived by:
Parents: Donald & Janet Dawson, of Lawrenceville
Father-in-law & Mother-in-law: Bobby & Reba Pritchard, of Drexel, NC
Brother: Donald Dawson, of Denver, CO
Sister: Deborah Wilkes, of Lacanta, FL
Brother-in-law: Bobby Jason Pritchard, of Drexel, NC
Grandparents: Richard & Frances Fogarty, of Lawrenceville
Mrs. Pritchard graduated from St. John Neumann Regional Catholic School and Collins Hill High
School. She attended St. Lawrence Catholic Church.
Funeral Mass will be held Monday, April 19, at 11:00 A.M. at Prince of Peace Catholic Church with Father Eric Hill serving as celebrant. Interment to follow at Gwinnett Memorial Park. The family will receive friends Sunday from 6:00 to 9:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Those desiring may make donations to Epilepsy Foundation of America, Georgia Chapter, 404-527-7155, in memory of Michelle Lyn Dawson Pritchard.
Tom M. Wages Funeral Services, Inc., Lawrenceville, Chapel 770/963-2411
WISE, Helena F. Wise, age 59 of Doraville, GA, formerly of
Glasgow, Scotland, died July 20, 2004.
She is survived by:
Husband: Lloyd Wise
Son: Lloyd Scott Wise, Doraville
Sister: Mary Muir, Scotland
Brothers: James Muir, Scotland
John Muir, Scotland
Mrs. Wise came to America at the age of 18 and worked in Manhattan until she met her husband Lloyd. After they married
in 1970 they moved to Ft. Lauderdale, FL. In 1975 they moved to the Atlanta area where she started Easy Does It Florist in Snellville and operated the business until Multiple Sclerosis made her unable to work any longer.
Memorial Services will be held Thursday, July 29, at 4:00 P.M. at Wages Lawrenceville Chapel. The family will receive friends Thursday from 2:00 to 4:00 P.M. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers please make contributions to the Multiple Sclerosis Society, Attn: Susie Collins, 455 Abernathy Road, N.E., Atlanta, GA 30328, to the memory of Helena F. Wise.
Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, Inc., Lawrenceville Chapel 770/963-2411.
LYON, Geraldine Lyon, age 67 of Doraville, GA, died September 1, 2004.
She is survived by:
Daughter: Laura Lyon, Asheville, NC
Son & Daughter-in-Law: Greg & Kelly Lyon, Lawrenceville
Sisters: MariAnne Long, Birmingham, AL
Cindy Johnson, Powell, OH
Brothers: Pete Long, Birmingham, AL
Bill Long, San Diego, CA
Grandchildren: Michael, Jessica & Rachel Lyon
Mrs. Lyon was a loving mother and grandmother who always put others' needs ahead of her own. She will be greatly missed.
Memorial Services will be held Friday, September 3, 2004, 11:00 A.M. at First United Methodist Church of Lawrenceville. Those desiring may make donations to Meals on Wheels or American Cancer Society.
Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, Inc., Lawrenceville Chapel 770/963-2411.
PETERSEN, Gordon Petersen, Jr., age 61 of Lawrenceville, GA passed away September 1, 2004. Mr. Petersen was the pastor at Mt. Zion UMC, Duluth, GA and employed at Emory University.
He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Nancy Petersen of Lawrenceville, GA.
Other survivors include:
Sister: Arlene McMath of Asheville, NC
Children: Stacey and husband Dennis Shuler of Dacula, GA
Christine and husband Mike Steck of Buford, GA
Trey and wife Patsy Petersen of Flowery Branch, GA
Grandchildren: Brian, Michelle, Jessica, Blake, Becca, Ashley and Amber
Memorial Services will be held Saturday, September 4, 2004, 1:00 P.M. at Prospect United Methodist Church with Rev. Grady Mosley officiating (for directions: go to www.prospectchurch.com). Visitation to follow in the Fellowship Hall. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The American Heart Association or to The American Diabetes Association.
Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, Inc., Lawrenceville Chapel 770/963-2411.
CORBIN, Ruth Elizabeth "Liz" Corbin, age 75, of Lawrenceville, GA died November 28, 2004.
She is survived by:
Son and Daughter -in-Law: Donald G. & Peggy A. Holman of Lawrenceville
Granddaughter: Misty Holman of Lawrenceville
Sister & Brother-in-Law: Jo & J. S. Higgins of Snellville
Brother & Sister-in-Law: Garold (Buck) & Jenny Johnson of Trickum
Several Nieces & Nephews
Liz a longtime retired employee of Geneso Shoe & Scientific Atlanta.
Funeral Services will be held 1:00 P.M. Wednesday, December 1, 2004 at Wages Lawrenceville Chapel with Rev. Pat Galloway, Rev. Bill Gibson and Rev. Johnny Higgins officiating. Interment to follow at Gwinnett Memorial Park. The family will receive friends Tuesday from 2:00 to 4:00 and 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. at the funeral home.
Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, Inc., Lawrenceville Chapel 770/963-2411.
FITZGERALD, Jacquelyn (Jackie) Tippins Fitzgerald, age 81 of Lawrenceville, GA (born in Claxton, GA) passed away November 30, 2004.
She is survived by:
Children: Patsy & Bob Allen, Jersey
Henry & Jan Fitzgerald, Monroe
Andy & Kathy Fitzgerald, Snellville
Kathy & Baxter Carbine, Snellville
Cindy Killip, Wichita, KS
Grandchildren: Burke & Julie Allen, Kevin & Shannon Allen, Jenifer & John Mills, Michael & Erin Fitzgerald, Jaimee & Brandon Kennedy, Baxter & Dara Carbine, Christie Carbine & Kalyn Carbin
7 Great Grandchildren
Sister: Mary Moncrief of Virginia
Brother: Charles Tebe Tippins of Claxton
She was a wonderful wife and devoted mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She was a member of Cannon Methodist Church. She did volunteer work for many years for Gwinnett County Senior Citizens. But most of all, she "Danced".
Funeral services will be held Thursday, December 2, 2004 at 11:00 A.M. at Wages Lawrenceville Chapel with Rev. Amy Morgan officiating. Private entombment will follow at East Shadowlawn Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends Wednesday from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. at the funeral home.
Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, Inc., Lawrenceville Chapel 770/963-2411.
