Suzanne Parker Maddux, age 53, of Milton, Georgia, passed away much too soon on Sunday, January 26, 2025 from chronic alcoholism. She was preceded in death by her loving husband Thomas Maddux and her parents Glen and Rita Parker. She is survived by her beloved children Mackenzie, Parker, and Spencer (“Tripp”).
Suzanne was born in North Miami Beach, Florida and grew up in Fort Lauderdale. She graduated from Pine Crest School in 1989. She attended the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, where she graduated in 1994. While at the University of Alabama, Suzanne was an active member of Sigma Kappa sorority and ardent fan of Crimson Tide football, and she met her future husband Thomas.
Suzanne later earned a Master’s degree in Counseling at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and worked as a guidance counselor in the public school system.
Suzanne and Thomas settled in Alpharetta/Milton where she attended St. Aidan’s Episcopal Church and the children attended King’s Ridge Christian School. She was active in her community with Backpacks of Love, providing food and needed items to homeless, sheltered, and at-risk persons in the North Atlanta area. Suzanne was always known for her generous, friendly spirit and welcoming smile.
Other survivors include sister Robin Parker (Denise Jayroe) of Portland, Oregon; brother Randy Parker (Nancy) of Brookline, Massachusetts; in-laws Tommy and Iva Jo Maddux of Albertville, Alabama; sister-in-law Susan Maddux Goodwin (Eddie Goodwin) of Albertville, Alabama; as well as many other beloved family and friends.
An informal memorial gathering for sharing will be held at St. Aidan’s in Milton, Georgia on Monday, February 10th at 11:00am. Family remembrances will be private. She will be buried at 1:00 pm, Saturday, February 15, 2025 next to Thomas at Memory Hill Cemetery in Albertville, Alabama
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that you give generously to the following charities in memory of Suzanne: Backpacks of Love in Alpharetta or St. Aidan’s Episcopal Church in Milton
