Mrs. Marjorie Cobb Levesque

Marjorie Cobb Levesque, a longtime resident of Georgia, died Sunday December 17th of 2017 at the age of 94. She passed away in her daughter’s home surrounded by her family and pets. Born and raised in Smyrna, Georgia, Marj lived a meaningful life full of accomplishments and love for those around her. As a young child, she sang on the Lou and Janet Children’s Radio Show. Graduating high school at age 16, she attended West Georgia College and later received her master’s degree in Elementary Education from Georgia State University. She then pursued a career as an elementary school teacher in Cobb County instilling a love of reading to many. On November 24th of 1955 she married her husband Donald Levesque with whom she raised three children: Mark, Jeannine, and Christine. She was a lifelong patron of the arts, achieving the status of Master Knitter and pursuing a passion for painting, gardening, playing bridge, and the piano throughout her life. In her later years, Marj lived with her daughter, Christine Smith, son-in-law, Guy Smith, and their three children: Jennifer, Allison, and Brian at the Smith family’s home in Roswell, Ga. She maintained her witty sense of humor and enjoyed her time spent with her grandchildren as they grew up. She indulged in life’s simple pleasures beginning each morning with a buttered biscuit, watching the Braves on television with dogs Murphy and Lola by her side, and never going to bed before having a slice of peach pie. She is preceded in death by her husband, Donald Levesque, to whom she was married to for 38 years before he passed. She is survived by her three children: Christine Smith and family as above, Jeannine who lives in Texas with her children Rachel and Falcon, and Mark and wife Christine who reside in Rabun County with their dogs Yogi, Darbi, Max, and Amelia. Marjorie was a loving wife, mother, sister, aunt, grandmother, and friend who will be greatly missed. Before she moved to Roswell, Marj was an active member of St. Helena’s Catholic Church and a former member of the Altar Society. She will be laid to rest beside her husband at the cemetery behind Providence Baptist Church in Clarkesville, Ga near their family home on Lake Burton on Friday December 22nd, 2017 at 1:00 PM. There will be a simple graveside service officiated by Father Poloche of St. Helena’s Catholic Church and attended by her friends and family. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in Marj’s name to the Atlanta Humane Society.

Mrs. Marjorie Cobb Levesque

April 25, 1923 - December 17, 2017