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Stacey Young Prince Jr., 86, peacefully entered his eternal rest on Thursday, May 4, 2023, in Covington, GA. He is survived by his wife, Alfreda, children, Anthony, Christopher, Alexis and Gregory, and other family and friends. To read the full obituary, please visit www.phoenixfuneralservicesinc.com

Doris Dianne Hicks Adams, age 79, of Newborn, Georgia, went to be with her Lord and Savior on January 13, 2022, surrounded by her beloved family. She was born on August 24, 1942, in Covington, Georgia to the late Dewey and Doris Hicks. Dianne was a kind and gentle woman, that loved Jesus and loved her family. She loved to spend time in her garden, where she grew that most amazing flowers. She was an avid quilter and passed this passion onto her daughter. Dianne taught Sunday school for many years at Shiloh Baptist Church, in Newborn, Georgia. She was loved by all that knew her and will be greatly missed. Dianne is preceded in death by her parents and her husband Gary Savage. She is survived...

William Watson Lavigno III, age 74 of Lilburn, Georgia, passed away unexpectedly on November 12, 2021. Bill was born on May 5, 1947 in Augusta, Georgia to the late William and Virginia Lavigno. After graduating from Thomson High School, Bill enrolled at The University of Georgia. He received both his Bachelor of Business Administration and his Juris Doctor degrees. It is there at the treasured Alma Mater that he met and married his college sweetheart of six years, Jessica. He entered practice in 1972 focusing on criminal defense, child custody litigation, and personal injury cases. His compassion for youth led him to accept the position of Juvenile Court Judge for Rockdale County in 1979...

Thomas Gerald (Tom) Novack passed away peacefully in his Atlanta home on November 4 at the age of 82. A native of Wisconsin and the only child of Steve and Elizabeth Novack, most of his childhood years were spent in the farming community of Belgium, WI. His family lived above the tavern they owned, Steve's Tavern. Tom attended school in nearby Port Washington for most of his early education. His love for the area and his friends there was so profound, Tom would return to Port Washington and the Belgium farming community each summer of his high school years to work. Prior to his sophomore year in high school, his family moved to Miami, FL, where he graduated from Hialeah-Miami Lakes High...

Betty Hoffman Woodward passed away peacefully in hospice care in Gainesville, GA on October 29th after a brief battle with a bone marrow disease and long-term heart problems. Betty was born in 1932 in Fulton County to Lila Mae Mann Hoffman and Byron Hoffman. Most of her life, before graduating from Conyers High School in 1950, was spent between Decatur, where her mother lived and worked, and her maternal grandparents' farm in southeast Rockdale County. A child of the Great Depression, she endured poverty and hardship before leaving home to work for Sears and Roebuck. Though no children of her own, she was always delighted to be around the children of her cousins. She also took pleasure in...

Martha Ann Musgrove Stringer, 72, of Conyers Georgia, passed away early on Thursday May 13th quietly in her sleep. Ann was born on January 20th, 1949, to Martha Louise Kimbrough Musgrove and Warren "Bud" Thomas Musgrove in Tuscaloosa Alabama. After graduating from Huntsville High School, she went on to study Art and Education at Huntington College, graduating from University of Alabama Huntsville in 1971. She furthered her education with a master's degree in Education at University of West Florida in 1978. After graduation, Ann taught high school art at the inaugural year of Grissom High School in Huntsville Alabama, beginning a life career of teaching art in the high school and...

Kati L. Kitchens of Conyers, GA left us on July 23rd, 2020 at the age of 25. Kati was witty and could always make you laugh. She was artistic, loved to paint, she was the youngest sibling of her family, and didn't mind letting you know how much she was a daddy's girl. Her proudest accomplishment was her 3-year-old son. Kati was predeceased by her mother, Angela Mize Kitchens, paternal grandfather Gerald Kitchens, maternal grandparents Reg & Karen Wilkes, and Euel Mize. She is survived by her son Koda Ross, her father Kelly Kitchens, both of Conyers, GA. Sisters, Kara (Casey) Robinson of Milton, GA. Kaci (Anthony) Gilley of Jackson, GA, brother Kelly (Vern) Kitchens Jr., of Atlanta, GA....

It was with a heavy heart that we said good-bye, on Palm Sunday, to Jay Andrew Abell, 58, of Conyers, Georgia. He died due to complications following surgery. We know that our Heavenly Father welcomed him with open arms. He was dearly loved and will be greatly missed. A devoted husband, Jay is survived by his wife, Barbara, and his family, Claudia Lowery Sexton and Eric Sexton, Heather Cascio Myers and Haley Myers, their children Payton, Parker and Pierson Myers and Kaylor and Noah Sexton, and his step-sister, Michele Roxanne Lowery and his step-brother Peter Cornelis. In lieu of flowers, a donation can be made to the Monastery of the Holy Spirit in Conyers, Georgia in his memory.

Covington- John Albert Fuchs, 87, died peacefully at home on Thursday, December 19th after a lengthy illness. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Mary Ann Ebelhar Fuchs; daughter Diana Wright (Randy); son, Kenneth Fuchs; daughter, Beverly Weaver (Victor); grandchildren, Evan Fuchs and Carolyn Fuchs; cousin, Patricia Eckert; several nieces and nephews and many friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph M. and Clara R. Fuchs of Louisville, Kentucky and his son, John Michael Fuchs of Covington. Mr. Fuchs served as a pilot in the United States Air Force from 1951 to 1971 where he earned the rank of major. He flew for Eastern Airlines from 1966 to 1991. Mr. Fuchs moved his...

Chris (Clayton) Nehrling Christopher Ann Clayton Nehrling passed away on October 16, 2019 at home surrounded by family and friends after a courageous 10+ year battle with Alzheimer's at the age of 69. Chris was a sweet, tender-hearted, kind, gentle, patient, loyal and fun-loving mother, grandmother, wife, sister, aunt, and friend. She had a quick wit and a fabulous, but sometimes wicked, sense of humor. She was extremely smart and had a huge vocabulary that made her virtually unbeatable at Scrabble. She enjoyed capturing moments in pictures and home movies and became the family's best photographer and videographer. She loved animals. All of our dogs and cats were animals that at one...

On July 22, 2019, a beautiful new flower was added to the Lord's garden, Randa Louise Vaughn Kenslea. She and her twin sister, Carol Vaughn Sullivan, was born October 14, 1943 in Ancon, Panama Canal Zone, Panama to their late parents, Frank W Vaughn and Hilda Lord while he was stationed there for the Navy. A brother, Dwight A (Phyllis) Klenke came along 10 years later. She is survived by her loving husband of 41 years, Timothy Kenslea. Her children include Daniel (Jola), Steven (Robyn Bryant), and Jennifer (Mike Mason) Davis and Timothy (Stacey) Kenslea. Ten grandchildren include James, Taylor, Apryl, Amber, Andrew, Brooke, Brantley, DJ, Sarah and Kayleigh. There are also two great...