Frank Lewis Bruce

Frank Lewis Bruce, 94, of Dawsonville passed away Monday, November 20, 2023.

Mr. Bruce was born November 8, 1929 to the late Frank and Mary Bruce.  A native of Dawson County, he lived in the Atlanta area for over 50 years.  Mr. Bruce retired from the Georgia Department of Education following 38 years of service.  A U. S. Army veteran of the Korean Conflict, he was also a lifetime member of the N.R.A. and several knife collecting clubs.  He was also preceded in death by his grandson, Casey Correll; brothers, Hugh Bruce, Charles Cicero Bruce, Mark Bruce; sisters, Maggie Thomas, Mary Elizabeth Martin and Sarah Dobbs.

Surviving are his wife of 71 years, Ruth Bruce; daughter and son in law, Theresa and Leslie Stanton, Dawsonville; grandchildren, Bart and Ashley Correll, Katie and Jesse McLaughlin, Emily and Brian Brix, Jacob Stanton; 7 great grandchildren; sister and brother in law, Lavada and Jack Parker, Apopka, FL, brother and sister in law, Roy and Joanne Bruce, Douglasville; and a number of other relatives.

Funeral services will be held Sunday, November 26, 2023 at 2 o’clock at Bearden Funeral Home Chapel.  Interment will follow in the Dawsonville Memorial Gardens.

The family will receive friends Sunday from 12 noon until the funeral hour at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the American Heart Association.  www.heart.org. 

Condolences may be expressed at www.beardenfuneralhome.com.

Bearden Funeral Home, Dawsonville, GA.