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Obituaries

Lawrence White McIntosh, 81, of Peachtree City

Lawrence White McIntosh, 81, of Peachtree City, Ga. was born August 3, 1934 in Hapeville, Ga. to the late Bobbie White McIntosh and Eddie McIntosh, he passed away May 9, 2015 Peachtree City, Ga.

He was raised, along with his brother Eddie, by his mother. He grew up in Alabama, Florida, and Georgia. He graduated from Hapeville High School in 1952 where he lettered in basketball and football, attended and graduated with a BA from Davidson College in 1956. He was a member of Kappa Alpha Fraternity, a Captain in US Army Reserves (Ret.), and he received certificate from Harvard Business School in 1966.

Larry married Marjorie (Margie) McDuffie in October 1956. Larry then began his banking career at Citizens & Southern Bank of Atlanta in 1956 where he remained for the next 11 years. Following that, Larry held president and CEO positions at Jacksonville National Bank, First National Bank of St. Petersburg, and Community Bank of Seminole, Fla. 1975 Larry joined, as president and, later, chairman of the Board, Guaranty National Bank of Alexandria in Alexandria, La. He played an integral role in the acquisition of Guaranty by Hibernia Bank of New Orleans in the mid-80s. He remained in Louisiana with Hibernia living in Alexandria and Baton Rouge.

Robert William Burroughs, 63, of Fayetteville

Robert William Burroughs, 63, of Fayetteville, Ga. passed away on May 3, 2015.

He was born on April 18, 1952 in Old Hickory, Tenn. He was the regional sales manager of Georgia in the Equipment Division for Peoples United Bank, a member of GMTA of Georgia and a former member of SCTA. He was a graduate of the University of South Carolina.

He is preceded in death by his mother, Jean Stewart Burroughs; and his mother-in-law, Florence Russell Watkins.

Wallace Cook Jones, of Peachtree City

Wallace Cook Jones was born in Okemah, Okla. on April 19, 1934, one of 11 children born to Edward Jones and Alma Dillard Jones.

A longtime resident of the San Francisco Bay Area, he moved to Peachtree City, Ga. in 1993.

Wallace passed on April 29, 2015 in Fayetteville, Ga. following a sudden illness.

He completed high school in Boley, Okla. and afterwards enlisted in the United States Army where he served for over six years during and after the Korean War. Following honorable discharge he settled in California and worked for United Airlines as an aviation electrician, eventually retiring after 37 years of employment. A 36 year member of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, he was also a skilled craftsman as well as an avid gardener.

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