All Obituaries

Erick Brandon Boyer was welcomed into Heaven on September 26th, 2023. (Full obituary to follow) Visitation will be on Saturday, September 30th, 2023 from 1:00pm-2:00pm at Cumming Baptist Church. A celebration of life service will also be held at 2:00pm at Cumming Baptist Church on Saturday, September 30th, 2023.  

John “Tom” Thomas Means II, age 86, of Cumming, Georgia, passed away on Saturday, September 23, 2023, following complications from a heart attack.  Tom was born May 1, 1937, to Walter and Mildred Means. He grew up in Ben Hill and Sylvan Hills, Georgia and graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology with a degree in Industrial Management in 1961. While at Georgia Tech, he was a member of Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity.  On June 23, 1962, Tom married Laura (Susie)...

 John Gordon McDaniel passed away on Friday September 22nd, 2023 in the presence of his beloved wife Pat. He was 92 years of age. Gordon was born in Eastman, Georgia on June 28th, 1931.  He was preceded in death by his parents Louise and Morris McDaniel Sr. and his brother Morris McDaniel Jr.  He is survived by his sister Olive McDaniel Johnson of Hickory, NC. In addition to his wife Patricia Spiceland McDaniel he is also survived by his daughter Mary Lynn Lane (Steve),...

Frances A. Montgomery February 22, 1936 – September 21, 2023 Frances Starlin Montgomery, 87 of Cumming, GA passed away on September 21, 2023, at her home of 18 years in Cumming, GA just North of Atlanta. She was born in 1936 in Indianapolis, IN. Mrs. Montgomery, and her husband were parishioners of Good Shephard Catholic Church in Cumming. She was a faithful, caring, compassionate wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She is survived by her husband William (Bill)...

Leslie Prosser Meier didn't just live life; she seized it. True to her restless spirit, she made an early entrance into the world on March 2, 1961, a full six weeks ahead of schedule. Cradled in the arms of her parents, Jordan and Bessie Mae Cain Prosser, at Kennestone Hospital, Leslie was the epitome of a Marietta girl through and through. Educated at St. James Day School, Hickory Hills Elementary, Marietta Middle School, and Marietta High School, Leslie's vivacious personality...

Joan Parris Couch, age 76, passed away peacefully after a long fight with cancer. She was just 5 days shy of her 77th birthday. Joan was born September 24th, 1946 to William and Nevada Parris in Atlanta, GA. She was a resident of Georgia her whole life, with 40 years being spent in both Clermont and Dahlonega, GA. She was preceded in death by her husband Ralph Benjamin Couch whom she was married to for nearly 37 years.    Joan was an amazing woman of faith. God was at the center...

Kathy Ann Perrigo, age 65, of Cumming, GA passed away on September 19, 2023. She is preceded in death by her parents: Eleanor and William Myers and her husband Terrance “Terry” Perrigo. Kathy is survived by her sister: Marjorie (Christopher) Schuh of North Carolina: half-brother William (Denise) Myers of Nevada: half-sisters Lynn (Peter) Haase of Washington and Karen Olson of Oregon: nieces Jessica Johnson of North Carolina and Kristen (Thomas) Gridley of South Carolina;...

Donald J. Fesko of Dawsonville Georgia died of natural causes on September 17, 2023. Born in 1943 in Chicopee, MA to John and Mabel Fesko, he attended Chicopee High School. Don was always a star athlete, devoted family member, leader and patriotic American. He was a track team high jumper ranked 3rd in Western Massachusetts, swam freestyle anchoring relay teams on the school’s first swim team, setting records unbroken for decades. Don received a Bachelor of Science degree in...

It is with heavy hearts and profound sadness that we announce the passing of Marcus “Keith” Stowers, 76, of Dawsonville on Sunday, September 18th after a prolonged illness. He was born in Dawsonville, Georgia on April 23, 1947 and was the son of Thomas Teasley Stowers and Frances Howser Stowers. He was the grandson of Robert David Howser and Ola Burt Howser and Lewis Green Stowers and Lilla Teasley Stowers. Keith graduated from Dawson County High School in 1965, graduated Young...

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