Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Graveside Service will be held Friday, March 8, at 2 p.m. from Sunrise Memorial Gardens, Douglasville, with Minister Mike Powers officiating.
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Wednesday, March 6
Billy James Pruitt, 75 of Temple, passed away March 4. He was born May 21, 1937 in Fulton County to the late Edgar Buman Pruitt and Mildred Pearl Long Pruitt. He worked during his career for the Atlanta Parks and Recreation and was Baptist by faith. Survivors are his sisters: Joyce Williams, Brenda Cypress and Juanita Pruitt; brothers and sister-in-law: Bobby and Bernease Pruitt and Donald Pruitt. Graveside Service will be held Friday, March 8, at 2 p.m. from Sunrise Memorial Gardens, Douglasville, with Minister Mike Powers officiating. The family will receive friends, Thursday, March 7, from 5 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. You may share your thoughts and memories in the online guestbook at www.hightowersmemorial.com. Arrangements are …
Thursday, February 21, 2013
Funeral Service will be held Saturday, Feb. 23, at 2 p.m. from Hightower’s Memorial Chapel with Pastor Helen Shirley officiating.
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Thursday, February 21
Melissa Emma Belle Daniell, 39 of Douglasville, passed away, Feb. 19. She was born Dec. 11, 1973 to Milton Eugene Daniell and Frances Thompson Daniell. She worked during her career as a taxi driver and waitress. She was a member of the Lithia Springs Full Gospel Church. Survivors are her parents, Milton Eugene and Frances Thompson Daniell ; children: Patrick Busby, Matthew Busby, Cheyanne Busby, Presten Pitts, Morgan Pitts; sister: Michelle Pope; brothers: Michael Daniell, Matthew Daniell; several nieces and nephews. Funeral Service will be held Saturday, Feb. 23, at 2 p.m. from Hightower’s Memorial Chapel with Pastor Helen Shirley officiating. Interment will follow in the Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends …
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, Feb. 23 at 7 p.m. from Hightower’s Memorial Chapel with Reverend Grady Morris officiating.
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Tuesday, February 19
Sharon Ryan, 51 of Douglasville, passed away on Sunday, Feb. 17. She was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad on Feb. 13, 1962 to George Chang and Evalina Edwards. She worked for the Georgia Department of Revenue and attended The Church at Chapel Hill. She is survived by her husband, Merry Villafana of Douglasville; mother and step-father, Evalina and Rafael Edwards; father, George Chang; children, Emilio Villafana, Jordan Villafana and Sydney Villafana of Douglasville; sisters, Andrea Smart, Sherry Ann Denny and Raquel Drayton of Trinidad; brother Rawle Ryan of Trinidad; mother-in-law, Isadora Villafana of Trinidad; close friends, Alison Murray of New York, Cheryl Jiminez of Douglasville, Jonathan and Marisol Joseph of Douglasville, Dereck …
Saturday, February 2, 2013
Graveside Service, Sunday, Feb. 3, at 2 p.m., Sweetwater Baptist Church Cemetery, Douglasville.
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Saturday, February 2
James “Sonny” Coggin, 79 of Roanoke, formerly of Georgia, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 29. Graveside Service, Sunday, Feb. 3, at 2 p.m., Sweetwater Baptist Church Cemetery, Douglasville. Hightower’s Memorial Chapel and Cremation Service, Douglasville. 770-489-2818
You may share your thoughts and memories in the online guestbook at www.hightowersmemorial.com.
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Saturday, February 2
Carolyn Suzanne Philpot Stroud, 62 of Douglasville, passed away, Jan. 29. She was born Jan. 18, 1951 in Dallas, TX. She was a homemaker and of the Methodist Faith. Survivors are her daughter: Carolnesha Suzanne Stewart of Kenner, LA; son: Ronnie Lee Thomas, Jr., of San Diego, CA., and six grandchildren. No services are planned at this time. In accordance with her wishes, her body will be cremated. You may share your thoughts and memories in the online guestbook at www.hightowersmemorial.com. Arrangements are entrusted to Hightower’s Memorial Chapel and Cremation Service, Douglasville. For more information, call 770-489-2818.
Monday, January 28, 2013
Graveside Service will be held Tuesday, Jan. 29, at 2 p.m. at the Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery.
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Monday, January 28
Sterling Leroy Osborne, 76 of Douglasville, passed away Sunday, Jan. 27. He was born Aug. 25, 1936 in Steamboat Springs, CO., to the late George Gordan Osborne and Rose Mae Hudelson Osborne. He worked during his career as a professional contractor, known for building nursing homes and other commercial construction. He was a member of the Friendship Baptist Church of the Fairplay Community. Survivors are his beloved friends, Howell and Donna Edwards of Winston and his many friends of the Fairplay Community. Graveside Service will be held Tuesday, Jan. 29, at 2 p.m. at the Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery. You may share your thoughts and memories in the online guestbook at www.hightowersmemorial.com. Arrangements are entrusted to Hightower…
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Funeral Service will be held Friday, Jan. 25, at 1 p.m. from Hightower’s Memorial Chapel with Dr. John Pennington officiating.
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Wednesday, January 23
Wilma L. Fountain Young, 88 of Douglasville, passed away, Tuesday, Jan. 22. She was born Oct. 15, 1924 in Douglas County to the late Henry Fountain and Meddie Nation Fountain. She worked during her career as a computer technician for the insurance industry. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Douglasville. In addition to her parents, Henry Fountain and Meddie Nation Fountain, she was also preceded in death by her husband, James Aubrey Young; sisters: Buna Reynolds and Velma Truett and brother Marvin Fountain. Survivors are two nephews: Verlyn Reynolds, Robert J. Reynolds, Cousin Nadene and Charles Pritchard of Douglasville and other cousins. Funeral Service will be held Friday, Jan. 25, at 1 p.m. from Hightower’s Memorial …
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Memorial Service will be held Wednesday, Jan. 23, at 2 p.m. from Hightower’s Memorial Chapel with Minister Mike Mallory officiating.
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Tuesday, January 22
Roy Lee Johnson, 78 of Winston, passed away, Sunday, Jan. 20. He was born August 3, 1934 in Gwinnett County to the late Jess Johnson and Ida Brown Johnson. He worked during his career as a security officer with Parkway Regional Hospital and for the Inner Harbor Hospital. He was Baptist by faith. In addition to his parents, Jess Johnson and Ida Brown Johnson, he was also preceded in death by his son, Chris Johnson and sister, Ruth Motes. Survivors are his wife, Nadine Kathleen Johnson of Winston; daughter and son-in-law: Wanda & Jim Broadreick of Carrollton; son: Terry and Shannon Johnson of Calhoun, son and companion, Rocky Johnson and Teresa Chapman of Douglasville; sister: Lucille McGuire; brother: J. T. Johnson; six grandchildren and …
Monday, January 21, 2013
Funeral Services will be held on Thursday, Jan. 24, at noon from Hightower’s Memorial Chapel with Dr. John Pennington officiating.
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Monday, January 21
Vickie L. Clark, 65 of Temple, passed away Saturday, Jan. 19. She was born in Atlanta on Jan. 23, 1947 to the late Ernest Cook and Minnie Kate Cook. She was retired from Georgia Tech where she worked as Plant Operations Manager. She was a member of The First Baptist Church of Douglasville. She was preceded in death by her father, Ernest Cook. She is survived by her mother, Minnie Kate Cook Marlow; daughter and son-in-law, Melisa and Howard Palmour of Bremen; son and daughter-in-law, Robert and Erin Hopgood of Villa Rica; sister and brother-in-law, Ernestine and Frank Gay of Austell; grandchildren, Savannah, Ethan and Tyler Hopgood, all of Villa Rica. Funeral Services will be held on Thursday, Jan. 24, at noon from Hightower’s Memorial …
Saturday, January 19, 2013
Funeral Services will be held on Monday, Jan. 21, at 1 p.m. from Hightower’s Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow in Mozley Memorial Gardens in Lithia Springs.
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Saturday, January 19
J. D. Duren, 90 of Lithia Springs, passed away Friday, Jan. 18. He was born in Douglas County on April 24, 1922 to the late Robert (Bob) Duren and the late Gladys Stovall Duren. He graduated from Douglas County High School in 1940. He joined the U.S. Army in December of 1942 and served during World War II in Germany and France. He was discharged in December of 1945. He then entered the Georgia Tech Industrial Engineer Program. He spent his entire working career with the Simmons Bedding Company, retiring after more than 40 years of service. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Lithia Springs where he served on the Deacon Board. He was preceded in death by his parents, Robert (Bob) Duren and Gladys Stovall Duren. He is survived by his …
