Georgia, U.S., Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978
Miss Brenda Faye Barnes, age 59, of Suwanee, GA passed away on Wednesday, March 30, 2011. She was preceded in death by her parents, Rev. Herbert E. and Florence Barnes. She is survived by her mother, Betty Barnes, Anniston, AL and formerly of Buford, GA; sisters, Phyllis Carol Dutton, Greenville, SC, Mary Judith Hansek, Anniston, AL and Cherith Claire Crumbley, Buford, GA; brother, Herbert Earl Barnes, Jr., Sugar Hill, GA; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. Graveside service will be held on Saturday, April 2, 2011 at 1:00 p.m. C.S.T. at Valhalla Memorial Gardens in Birmingham, AL with Rev. Ken Ballard officiating. The family will receive friends on Thursday afternoon from 3:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m.
Mr. Johnathan “J. J.” Campbell, age 15, of Buford, GA passed away on Wednesday, March 30, 2011 from an automobile accident. He is survived by his parents, Mike and Florence Campbell, Buford, GA; sisters and brother-in-law, Elizabeth and Cole Kregelka, Jeffersonville, IN, Marilyn Campbell, Lexington, KY and Rebecca Campbell, Buford, GA; grandmother, Loretta McGonagle, Idaho; and niece, MacKenzie Kregelka. Johnathan “J. J.” was a ninth grade student at Lanier High School. He was a soccer player and involved with the arts. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, April 2, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Flanigan Funeral Home with Rev. Billy Henderson officiating. The remains will be cremated following the funeral service. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Saturday from 12:30 p.m. until 2:00 p.m.
Frances Charlene Rowland of Atlanta, formerly of Buford, GA passed away March 27, 2011. She was preceded in death by her parents, Tom and Marie Rowland, sister, Princine Johnson, and brothers, Gerald, James, Larry and, Michael Rowland. She is survived by her sisters, Verona Johnson, Winter Haven, FL; Shelby Jean Harrison, Carrollton, GA; Brenda and Gary Reed, Bessemer, AL, and Linda and David Parker, Lawrenceville, GA and brother, Douglas and Barbara Rowland, Kingsland, GA. Several nieces and nephews. Graveside service will be held on Wednesday, March 30, 2011 at 11:00 am at Sugar Hill Cemetery, Sugar Hill, GA. The family will receive friends at the graveside on Wednesday from 10:30- 11:00 am.
Mrs. Mei Chen Nelson, age 86, of Lawrenceville, GA passed away on Saturday, March 26, 2011. Her husband, James R. Nelson, preceded her in death. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Kathy and Jeff Wilcoxson, Lawrenceville, GA; step grandchildren, Erica and Robert Greenwald, Lawrenceville, GA and Ivy and David Adamson, Depauw, IN; and great-grandchildren, Alishia Adamson, David Michael Adamson, Bobby Jones, Greta Greenwald and Katie Greenwald. Mrs. Nelson was born November 18, 1924 in China. She was a graduate of Thomas Nelson Community College with an Associate’s Degree. She was a homemaker. She was a member of Peninsula Baptist Church in Newport News, VA. Memorial service will be held on Tuesday, March 29, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Flanigan Funeral Home. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Tuesday from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Peachtree Christian Hospice, 3430 Duluth Park Lane, Duluth, GA 30096 in memory of Mei Chen Nelson.
Mr. Doyle Pruitt, age 84, of Buford, GA passed away on Friday, March 25, 2011. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Juanita Fox Pruitt; second wife, Reba Pruitt; parents, Andrew and Allene Hammond Pruitt; sisters, Claudine Thrasher, Velma Butler, and Lennie Lee; brothers, Winfred Pruitt, Marvin Pruitt and Cecil Pruitt; and nephew, Boyce Pruitt. He is survived by his sister, Geraldine Pruitt Anderson Cheek, Lawrenceville, GA; brother and sister-in-law, Garland and Gerry Pruitt, Royal Oak, MI; nine nieces, Linda Thrasher Burke, Brenda Pruitt Griffin, Joan Butler Hanson, Debbie Pruitt Maniscalco, Kathy Pruitt Cook, Sharon Pruitt Morici, Julie Anderson, Judy Lee Wilson and Teresa Pruitt Sapp; one nephew, Tim Pruitt; and several great nieces, great nephews and cousins. Mr. Pruitt was born June 12, 1926 in Buford, GA. He was a World War II veteran of the U. S. Navy. He was retired from DeKalb County Public Utilities Dept. in Decatur, GA. He was a member of the Lawrenceville Church of God. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, March 29, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. in the Chapel of Flanigan Funeral Home with Rev. Edward Davenport and Rev. Kevin Harris officiating. iIntermentwill follow at Hillandale Memorial Gardens in Lithonia, GA. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Monday from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to your favorite charity in memory of Doyle Pruitt.
Mr. Harold Eugene Snelling, age 84, of Suwanee, GA passed away on Friday, March 25, 2011. He was preceded in death by his wife, Louise Jackson Snelling; parents, Edwin D. and Dora Brooks Snelling; brother, T. J. Snelling; sister, Minnie Lee Biddix; and niece, Angie Kay Blalock. He is survived by his sisters, Edna Thigpen, Doraville, GA, Annie Ruth Snelling, Commerce, GA and Mary Francis Bowlan, Commerce, GA; sister-in-law, Ruth Snelling, Douglasville, GA; brother, Rudolph Snelling, Palm City, FL; nieces, Brenda Brock, Fletcher, NC, Sue Kavina, Freedom Rung, VA, and Kim Carlton, Marietta, GA; nephews, Ronnie Biddix, Asheville, NC, Richard Snelling, Douglasville, GA, William Blalock, Cumming, GA and Tommy Snelling, Charlotte, NC; and several great nieces, great nephews and cousins. Mr. Snelling was born August 10, 1926 in Tignall, GA and lived in Suwanee, GA for fifty years. He was a 1943 graduate of Tignall High School. He was a World War II veteran of the Air Force. He was retired from Sears Commercial Tire Division. He was a member of Shadowbrook Baptist Church in Suwanee, GA. He was an avid gardener, hunter and fisherman. Funeral services will be held on Sunday, March 27, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. at Shadowbrook Baptist Church in Suwanee, GA with Rev. Bobby Linkous and Rev. Rick Patchin officiating with remains placed in state at 1:00 p.m. Graveside service will be held on Monday, March 28, 2011 at 1:00 p.m. at Westview cemetery in Atlanta, GA with military honors. The family will receive friends at the church on Sunday from 1:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Shadowbrook Baptist Church or to Crossroads Hospice.
Mrs. Carolyn Frye Self, age 74, of Buford GA. passed away on Tuesday, March 22, 2011. Mrs. Self was preceded in death by her husband, Charles E. Self She is survived by he Daughters and Sons in law Melanie Kahn, Acworth, GA; Cheryl & Stuart Zeilender, Asheville, NC; Jamie & Tom Stump, Lilburn, GA; Sally & Jim Mengwasser, Buford, GA; nine grandchildren Sister, Judy Trowbridge, Portsmith, AK; Brother, Buddy Frye, Hackett, AK; Graveside service will beheld on Thursday, March 24, 2011 at 11:30 A.M. at Broadlawn Memorial Gardens with Dr. Charles Hagood officiating the family will receive friends at the funeral home on Thursday from 10:30 until 11:00 A.M.
Mr. Joe O. Cain, age 80, of Atlanta, GA passed away on Monday, March 21, 2011. He was preceded in death by his parents, Adolphus and Susie Spriggs Cain; brothers, Sylvie Cain, Lloyd Cain, Otis Cain, and Lamar Cain; and sister, Mary Ann Miller. He is survived by his wife of twenty-six years, Nancy Hardy Cain, Atlanta, GA; children, Deborah and Tom Ebbing, Jacksonville, FL, Deanie and Sonny Alexander, Jacksonville, FL and Tim Crane, Atlanta, GA; six grandchildren, Brema Ebbing, Nathan Ebbing, Daniel Alexander, Tanner Johnson, Nolan Crane and Camille Crane; brothers and sisters-in-law, Homer and Sandra Cain, Lawrenceville, GA, Ray and Pat Cain, Dacula, GA and Larry Cain, Lawrenceville, GA; sister, Jeanette Cain Black, Chamblee, GA; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. Mr. Cain was born October 1, 1930 in Buford, GA. He was a U. S. Army veteran of the Korean Conflict. He was a retired electrician from Emory University in Atlanta, GA. He was a member of Old Field Baptist Church a/k/a Peachtree Road Baptist Church in Suwanee, GA. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, March 24, 2011 at 12:30 p.m. in the Chapel of Flanigan Funeral Home with Rev. Michael Youngblood officiating. iIntermentwill follow at White Chapel Memorial Gardens in Duluth, GA with military honors. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Tuesday evening from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. and on Wednesday from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.
Mr. Willard O. Ashe, age 85, of Suwanee, GA passed away on Saturday, March 19, 2011 after an extended illness at Gwinnett Extended Care in Lawrenceville, GA. He is survived by his wife of thirty-one years, Janet Ashe, Suwanee, GA; son and daughter-in-law, William Allen and Jennifer Ashe, Chamblee, GA; sister, Edith Angela Pirkle, Cumming, GA; sister-in-law, Jeanne Shafer, Alexander, VA; one nephew; and four nieces. Mr. Ashe was born January 10, 1926 in Hayesville, NC. He was a 1943 graduate of Hayesville High School in Hayesville, NC and a graduate of Benjamin Franklin University in Washington DC where he received his Master’s Degree in Commercial Science. He was a retired accountant from the U. S. Senate in Washington DC. He was a member of the Suwanee Park Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Suwanee, GA. Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, March 26, 2011 at 4:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Flanigan Funeral Home. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Saturday from 3:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Suwanee Park Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 4681 Suwanee Dam Road, Suwanee, GA 30024.
Mrs. Maria Verenich, age 68, of Buford, GA passed away on Saturday, March 19, 2011. She is survived by her husband of forty-seven years, Vladimir Verenich, Buford, GA; daughters, Luibov Verenich, Buford, GA, Liliya Gerasimovich, Buford, GA and Valentina Zhushma, Marcy, NY; sons, Eduard Verenich, Lilburn, GA and Vladimir Verenich, Buford, GA; ten grandchildren; three sisters, Felya Belous, Lidia Belous and Nadiya Petrovets; and one brother, Alexandr Petrovets. Mrs. Verenich was born March 15, 1943 in Belarussia. She was a homemaker. She was a member of Regency Church of God in Buford, GA. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, March 22, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Flanigan Funeral Home with Pastor Terry Reece officiating. iIntermentwill be at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday at Memorial Park South cemetery in Flowery Branch, GA. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Tuesday evening after the funeral service.
Mrs. MaryEllen Angiè, age 71, of Duluth, GA passed away on Friday, March 18, 2011. She is survived by her husband of fifty-one years, Gerald P. Angie, Duluth, GA; son, Rev. Franklyn P. Angie, Dahlonega, GA; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, John D. and Mariam Angie, Rochester, NY; sisters-in-law, Rose VanVorst, Rochester, NY, Edna Foster, Rochester, NY, Betty DeCoste, Rochester, NY and Lorraine Dill, Jamestown, NY; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. Mrs. Angie was born June 30, 1939 in Rochester, NY. She was a 1958 graduate of Madison High School in Rochester, NY. She was a homemaker. She was a member of Regency Church of God in Buford where she was a former church secretary and president of the Women’s Ministry. She was a former secretary for the Women’s Ministry at the Church of God Georgia State Office in Lawrenceville, GA. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, March 22, 2011 at 1:00 p.m. at Regency Church of God with Pastor Terry Reece officiating and with remains placed in state at 12:00 noon. iIntermentwill follow at Broadlawn Memorial Gardens in Buford, GA. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Monday from 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m.
Cornell Mattox, Jr., age 64, of Stone Mountain, GA passed away on Wednesday, September 14, 2011. He is survived by his wife, Brenda Mattox, Stone Mountain, GA; son, Cornell Mattox III; two grandchildren, Cornell and Courtney Mattox; sisters, Wilma Smith and Carole Jamison; brothers, William Mattox and Ronald Mattox, all of Chicago, IL; and step children, James Michael Threatt, Los Angeles, CA and Robert Vincent Threatt, Atlanta, GA. Memorial service will be held on Saturday, September 17, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. in the Chapel of Flanigan Funeral Home. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Saturday morning from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m.
Mr. James D. “Bill” McGowan, age 77, of Sugar Hill, GA passed away on Sunday, September 11, 2011. He is survived by his daughters, Kim McGowan, Sugar Hill, GA and Mechelle McGowan Cheng, Seattle, WA; seven grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and brother, Johnny McGowan, Jacksonville, FL. The remains have been cremated and there are no services planned.
Mrs. Geraleen “Gerri” Polhamus, age 77, of Lawrenceville, GA passed away on Saturday, September 10, 2011. She is survived by her sons, Kenneth G. Keyton, York, PA and David B. Keyton, Lawrenceville, GA; daughters, Debra L. Cheyene, Dover, PA and Beth Annee’ Frutz, Seaford, VA; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; sister, Linda Moose, Gettysburg, PA. A Memorial Service will be held on Tuesday, September 13, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Flanigan Funeral Home with Rev. Kevin Harris of Lawrenceville Church of God officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Tuesday evening from 6:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m.
Mr. Clyde T. Tatum, age, 84 of Buford passed away on Tuesday, September 06, 2011. He was preceded in death by his wife of 60 years Katherine Whited Tatum, parents Hugh and Arvie Tatum, 8 brothers, and 5 sisters. He is survived by his daughters and sons-in-law Sue Ellen and Robert Walls, Buford, GA; Gwendolyn Fountain, Buford, GA; Lisa and Steve Pirkle, Buford, GA; Son and daughter-in-law Steve and Janice Tatum, Flowery Branch, GA; 9 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren, 8 great-great-grandchildren Sisters and Brothers-in-law Doris and Quinton Whited, Buford, GA; Barbara Kozell, Flowery Branch, GA; Donna Jean and Walter Puckett, Buford, GA; Brother and sister-in-law Cleo and Joann Tatum, Buford, GA; Sisters-in-law Lorine Tatum, Buford, GA; Eva Tatum, Atlanta, GA; several nieces, nephews, and cousins. Mr. Tatum was born on December 5, 1926 in Buford GA, he was a WWII Army Veteran, a graduate of Sugar Hill High School. Mr. Tatum had a Associate Degree under the GI bill. He retired from Lucent Technology after 27 years of service, Mr. Tatum worked as an Insurance agent for Southland Life Insurance Company and a member of Flowery Branch Church of God for 37 years. Funeral service will be held on Thursday September 8, 2011 at 3:00P.M. at the Buford Church of God with Rev. Edward Davenport, Rev. Fred Sylvester, and Rev. Jason Walls interment will follow at Broadlawn memorial Gardens Buford, GA. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Wednesday from 2:P.M until 9:P.M
Mr. Florin Parfene, age 70, of Lawrenceville, GA passed away on Friday, September 2, 2011. He is survived by his wife of fifty years, Genoveva Parfene, Lawrenceville, GA; daughter, Laura Petcu, Lawrenceville, GA; sons Ion Parfene, Lawrenceville, GA and Christian Parfene, Atlanta, GA; two grandchildren; one sister; and three brothers. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, September 6, 2011 at 12:00 noon in the Chapel of Flanigan Funeral Home with Father Nicolae Campos officiating. iIntermentwill follow at Broadlawn Memorial Gardens in Buford, GA.
