Obituaries

Roark

The Rev. Dr. John Hauser Roark

The Rev. Dr. John Hauser Roark was promoted to the Church Triumphant on April 11, 2024, after a lengthy illness.

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by · May 28, 2024 · Obituaries
Jill Swenson and Bill Brown

William (Bill) Dwight Brown , Jill Anna Swenson 

Bill Brown, 74, and Jill Swenson, 73, of Norcross, passed on Sunday, May 19, 2024.

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by · May 24, 2024 · Obituaries
Pack

James Ferguson Pack

James Ferguson Pack of Lawrenceville, 90, died peacefully at home on May 15, 2024. He was preceded in death by his wife of 23 years, Joyce (d. 1981) and by his wife of 32 years, Kay (d. 2019).

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by · May 21, 2024 · Obituaries
Joe E. McCart

Joe E. McCart

Joe E. McCart, 82, of Hoschton, died peacefully in his sleep at home on April 13, 2024. Born in Bogart in 1941, Joe was born with a heart condition that he battled all his life.

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by · April 19, 2024 · Obituaries
Brown

Jerry L. Brown 

Jerry L. Brown, 89, of Winder passed away on March 9, 2024. He was born February 11, 1935, in Gwinnett County, in the area now known as the Gwinnett Civic Center grounds.

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by · April 16, 2024 · Obituaries
Swan

Pat Besson Swan

Pat Besson Swan (1936 – 2024) of Lilburn, passed away March 26, 2024, surrounded by her daughters. She died at Northside Gwinnett Hospital after complications from a fall following a fight with leukemia. She was energetic and independent until her last day.

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by · April 5, 2024 · Obituaries
Cofer

Edna Gannell Cofer

Edna Gannell (Ewing) Cofer, passed away Tuesday, March 12, 2024, six days short of age 103. She was born in a small farmhouse on Highpoint Road west of Snellville on March 18, 1921, the first daughter and second child of Thomas Kelly (T. K.) Ewing and Sytha Amanda Brownlee.

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by · March 19, 2024 · Obituaries
Tonge

Jack Stephens Tonge Jr. 

Dr. Jack Stephens “Steve” Tonge Jr., a resident of Winder, Ga., passed away unexpectedly on March 3, 2024.

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by · March 8, 2024 · Obituaries
Gresham

Philip Hoke Gresham 

Philip Hoke Gresham, 92, of Demorest, formerly of Duluth, died March 1, 2024. Born August 20, 1931, he was a stoic man—a U.S. Navy veteran, business owner, and an independent thinker. 

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by · March 5, 2024 · Obituaries
Holmes

Daniel (Gil) Holmes

Daniel Gilbert Holmes, 48, departed peacefully of natural causes on January 28, 2024.  He was preceded in death by his father, Offie, and survived by his mother, Martha, and his brother, Travis Reynolds Holmes.

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by · February 16, 2024 · Obituaries