The funeral for Roger Stephen McGranahan, age 61, of Buford, GA, will be Saturday, December 2nd, 6 p.m. at Crowell Brothers Funeral Home (201 Morningside Dr, Buford, GA 30518).The family will receive friends for one hour prior to service.
On November 25th, Roger passed away at his home after a 6-month battle with small cell lung cancer. He was sitting in his favorite chair surrounded by family and friends.
Born in Decatur, AL on October 16, 1962 to Edgar and Dolores McGranahan, Roger attended Austin High School and later Auburn University, where he met his wife Brenda. They married on December 3, 1988 and were about to celebrate their 35th wedding anniversary.
In 1994, he received his MBA from University of Nebraska Omaha. He was a long-time
employee of Skidmore Sales and Distribution, where he had many wonderful colleagues and clients.
He is preceded in death by his parents, step-mother Betty Duncan McGranahan, sister-in-law Patt Pannier, and step-brother Jimmy Duncan.
He is survived by his wife, daughters Anna Laura (Steven Hoffman) and Claire McGranahan (Jorge Moretti), sister Kathy Vassar (John), brother Jim Pannier, step-sisters Nancy Duncan and Jessica Mangum (George), step-brothers Raymond Duncan (Lynn), John Duncan (Wanda), and David Duncan (Debbie), mother-in-law Carmen Brown, and many beloved nieces and nephews.
He will be remembered as a great dad, a wonderful neighbor, and a friend to all who knew him. And as he would frequently yell during Auburn football games, “War Eagle!”
In lieu of flowers the family respectfully requests memorial donations be made to:
St. Vincent de Paul Georgia
2050-C Chamblee Tucker Road
Atlanta, GA 30341
If donating by check, please make the check payable to St. Vincent de Paul Georgia.
Online condolences may be expressed at www.crowellbrothers.com. Arrangements entrusted to Crowell Brothers Funeral Homes & Crematory, 201 Morningside Drive, Buford, GA 30518. (770) 945-9999.
