John E. Sears, 60, of Dawsonville, died May 2, 2010.

John was born in Chesapeake, Va., and moved to Georgia from Aurora, Ill. in 1985.

He was retired from AT&T and Bellsouth after 30 years of service.

Survivors include his wife, Donna Sears of Dawsonville; son, Shawn Sears of Dawsonville; daughter and son-in-law, Deven and Jody Pressley of Dawsonville; five grandchildren, Levi, Chloe and Julian Pressley and Preston and Savannah Sears; uncle and aunt, David and Ginger Sears of Crystal River, Fla.; various other relatives also survive.

A memorial service will be held at 5:30 p.m. May 5 in the Ingram Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Joe Gaines officiating.

The family will receive friends May 5 from 4 - 5:30 p.m.

Flowers are accepted, or if you wish, contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, 1101 Northchase Parkway Southeast, Marietta, GA 30067, or your favorite charity.

Ingram Funeral Home and Crematory of Cumming is in charge of the arrangements.