Doreen Wachtel, age 73, of Lawrenceville, Georgia passed away on Tuesday, November 30, 2021. Doreen was born in Elkhorn City, Kentucky on July 22, 1948. She was a Southern Baptist and attended Gratis Church and worshipped with her Ashton Manor Community. Doreen had a thirty year career in nursing as an LPN.
Doreen was predeceased by her parents Everett and Matilda Blair Stiltner and her loving husband of 38 years, Michael Lee Wachtel and several brothers and sisters. She is survived by her son Richard (Jessica) Wachtel of Bethlehem; daughter Leah (Christopher) Moon of Norcross; two grandchildren: Andrew Wachtel and Alyssa Wachtel; sisters: Vida Creed of Plymouth, Indiana, and Dean Thacker of Elkhorn City, Kentucky; and numerous nieces and nephews.
A funeral service for Doreen will be held Saturday, December 4, 2021 at 2:00 pm in Smith Memory Chapel, Winder, Georgia. There will be a visitation for family and friends prior to the funeral between the hours of noon and 2:00 pm at Smith Funeral Home. Interment will be at a later date in Mountain Home Veterans Cemetery in Johnson City, Tennessee.
Donations may be made in memory of Doreen Wachtel to Breast Cancer Research.
Smith Funeral Home, Winder, has charge of arrangements.
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