Jesus Pedro Cepeda, age 97, of Brandon, FL and Lawrenceville, GA passed away on Monday, September 17, 2018. He was preceded in death by his loving wife of 69 plus years, Dee. He is survived by his children, Eloise (Mick) Early, Janice (Nicolas) Jimenez, Kenneth (Dawn) Cepeda, Alvin (Kimberly) Cepeda and Denice Cepeda; twenty grandchildren; twenty seven great grandchildren; sisters, Virginia Cepeda Guzman, Maria Cepeda Sarmiento, and Dahling Cepeda Calvo as well as many nieces and nephews.

Jesus was a WWII veteran proudly serving in the U.S. Navy during Pearl Harbor.

Services in Georgia are as follows: A funeral mass honoring the life of Jesus will be held on Saturday, September 22, 2018 at St. Monica's Catholic Church in Duluth. The family will receive friends on Friday, September 21, 2018 from 6pm-8pm.

Services in Florida are as follows: There will be a visitation on Tuesday, September 25, 2018 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Serenity Meadows Funeral Home. He will be laid to rest at Florida National Cemetery on Wednesday, September 26, 2018 at 11:00 am. Condolences may be expressed at SerenityMeadows.com