Obituaries

Apr 16, 2023

David Wayne Golenor age 57 of Dacula, Georgia passed away Sunday April 16, 2023. No Services are planned at this time. Arrangements by Byrd and Flanigan Crematory & Funeral Service, Lawrenceville, Georgia. 770-962-2200

Apr 16, 2023

Nancy (Kinan) Purland age 89 passed away but not without a valiant fight to the end at the home of her daughter and son in law's home in Monroe, GA on April 16 2023 with the loving help of Bridgeway Hospice.

Widowed for 23 years of John Robert Purland. Incredibly loving Mother to Jacqueline Purland Alexander and...

Apr 16, 2023

Joyce Joan Cortese age 69 of Buford GA; passed away on April 16, 2023. A celebration of life service will be held on Tuesday April 18, 2023 at 3:00 pm in the Chapel of Byrd & Flanigan Funeral Service with Pastor John Baker officiating.  The family will receive friends from 2:00 pm until the time of service.

Apr 11, 2023

Shirley Ann Russell (Merse) age 85 of Dacula, Georgia passed away Tuesday April 11, 2023. She was preceded in death by her parents James L. & Mary Alice Quinnelly and her brother Leonard Quinnelly. She was the most caring, loving, selfless person you will ever meet. She adored her husband of 62 years. She never met a stranger and...

Apr 7, 2023

Renae Deann (Holley) Sosebee age 60 of Lilburn, Georgia passed away Friday April 7, 2023. She was preceded in death by her brother Russell Holley Sr. , grandparents Nick & Dovie (Peevy) Stephens, Charles Sr. & Kathleen (Knight) Holley, cousin Michael D. Stephens. She is survived by her daughter & fiance Brittany Gorham & Robert Queen of Lilburn, Georgia,...

Apr 5, 2023

Mohammad Hassan Zakeri, 69, of Flowery Branch, Georgia passed away on Wednesday, April 5th.

Hassan was born in Shiraz, Iran and the son of Mirzaagha and Mohtaram Zakeri. At the age of 22 he immigrated to the United States on his own to begin a journey to pursue a career in Architectural Engineering. Hassan loved the work...

Apr 5, 2023

Manohar Gambhir age 82 of Alpharetta, Georgia passed away Wednesday April 5, 2023. A Hindu Memorial Service will be held at 3:00 pm Wednesday April 6, 2023 from the chapel of Byrd and Flanigan Funeral Home. Arrangements by Byrd and Flanigan Crematory & Funeral Service, Lawrenceville. 770-962-2200

Apr 2, 2023

Susan Sue (TeeTee) Eckert age 69 of Lawrenceville GA; passed away on April 2, 2023. She was preceded in death by her parents Earl G. & Doris Jean Scott Perry, brother Larry Lee Perry.  She is survived by her long life partner Donald Fletchinger Children Mike Eckert & Fiance Kim Madison, Kellie & (Josh) Frigge, grandsons Ryan, Matthew, &...

Apr 1, 2023

James Mercer Williams Jr. age 90 of Grayson, Georgia passed away Saturday April 1, 2023. Jim Williams was born 1932, in Miami, Florida He attended Boys High in Atlanta, & graduated Georgia Tech with a Chemical Engineering degree. He served 2 years in the US Army Chemical Corp in Anniston, AL, where he studied the effects of nuclear radiation...

Mar 30, 2023

Roger William Borland, age 79, passed away at his residence in on Thursday, March 30th, 2023 after battling progressive lung cancer. Preceded in death by his parents, Roger and Esther Borland. He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Ellen Borland; sister, Colleen Stamp and her husband, Ralph; son, Charles Keith Borland; daughter, Kimberly (Lance) Ray, and her...

Mar 29, 2023

Justin F. Ewing, 47, of Dacula, Georgia, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Wednesday, March 29, 2023.  He was an absolute treasure, and his cheerful attitude and huge smile will be missed by all who knew and loved him.

He graduated from North Gwinnett High School in 1994 with a Special Education Diploma. In his younger...

Mar 24, 2023

Larry Joe Heiser age 73 of Norcross, Georgia passed away Friday March 24, 2023. In Larry's memory, his children are starting an Art Scholarship in his name in partnership with The Mentor Project, which he helped found. The link is: mentorproject.org/donate/ He is survived by his son Jacob Heiser of Norcross, Georgia, daughters Deborah Heiser of Great Neck, New...

Mar 24, 2023

Viola (Granny) Meeks age, 98 of Lawrenceville GA; passed away on Friday, March 24, 2023. Mrs. Meeks was born on October 2, 1924, in Tennessee to the late Lonnie & Lucille Kale Little. Mrs.Meeks was a member of the Dacula Church of God. Mrs. Meeks was preceded in death by her husband Burb James (BJ) Meeks.  She is survived...

Mar 23, 2023

Robert Vongphakdy age 37 of Bethlehem, Georgia  passed away Thursday March 23, 2023. Funeral Services will be held 2:00 pm  until  6:00 pm Friday March 31, 2023 from the chapel of Byrd and Flanigan Funeral Home. The family will receive friends Thursday March 30, 2023 from 12:00 pm until 5:00 pm at the funeral home. Arrangements by Byrd and...

Mar 21, 2023

Jonathan Franklin Hartley April 19, 1983 – March 21, 2023 Jonathan's kind, gentle heart and endless capacity for love, forgiveness and selflessness shone as a beacon for all those that knew him. His passion, imagination and sense of humor inspired us. He possessed immense talent, deep understanding, and honorable morals. His smile, laugh, joy for life, and his kindness...

Mar 18, 2023

Kelly Lyn Correll, age 60, of Lawrenceville, Georgia passed away on Saturday, March 18, 2023.  Kelly retired as a Program Analyst with the CDC.  She is preceded in death by her daughter, Ashley Correll. She is survived by her husband, Doug Correll; son, Steven Correll and step-daughter, Nancy Correll.  Parents: Herbert Ashley and Shirley Ashley; grandchildren: Michael Thibeau, Wesley...

Mar 18, 2023

HARRIET LAVERNE CATES BAGBY Birth: 3/31/1942 Death: 3/18/2023 Spouse of 57 years Ivan Bagby, (deceased-4/11/2016) – Married 9/4/1959 Parents: Hugh and Rubye Cates (deceased) Siblings: Tommy and Pat(deceased) Cates, Good Hope GA; Velma and Tim Durden, Daytona Beach FL; Anita and Lloyd Ecklund, Lawrenceville GA. In-Laws: B.C. and Nellie Bagby (deceased), Iris King (deceased) and Charles King; Joyce Ewing...

Mar 17, 2023

December 03, 1943 – March 17, 2023 James Edward (Bobby Joe) Burleson, the only child of Hazel and Horace Burleson. Bobby was raised and lived most of his younger life in Palmdale, CA, where he attended and graduated high school. If you ask Bobby where he attended college, he would tell you SWU, Sidewalk University. He had a wanderlust...

Mar 11, 2023

Elizabeth Lucille Paschal was born September 19th, 1980 and passed March 11th, 2023.

To even try to describe Elizabeth... Well I would have to write a book!! To have known her was such a wonderful blessing! She did not have or live the easiest life, but she loved as much as she could and she loved with...

Mar 7, 2023

Gregory Nicholas Glasnovich age 67 of Loganville, Georgia passed away Tuesday March 7, 2023. Greg was a loving husband, father, son and brother, and was a member of St. Oliver Plunkett Catholic Church in Snellville. He loved baseball, music and spending time with his family and many friends, and was preceded in death by his sister Pam Glasnovich and...