Obituaries
Mary Rose Daniel
Jul 9, 2019
Mary Rose Young Daniel was born November 28,1923 in St. Paul Minnesota to Edward J. Young and Alice Berry Young. Mary Rose was the eldest of four children. Her siblings are Joan Jansen born in 1925, James A. (Chic) Young born in 1929 and Rev. John E. Young born in 1932. Most of Mary’s childhood was spent in St.Paul. With...
Dr. Peter J. Muller, Jr.
Jul 8, 2019
PETER JULIUS MULLER, JR., DVM, passed away peacefully in his wife’s arms, surrounded by his loving family on July 8th, 2019. Born August 11, 1928 in New Orleans, Louisiana, Peter was an entrepreneur from an early age, catching snakes on the bayou and selling them from his school locker. Despite his early mischief, he went on to earn a Bachelor...
Deborah Gayle Eidson
Jul 7, 2019
Deborah Gayle Eidson, 67, of Tucker, Georgia passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 7, 2019. Deborah was born September 5, 1951, in Atlanta, Georgia to Grier Lewis and Martha Frances (Pittman) Eidson. She graduated from Walker High School, DeKalb County 1969. Deborah worked in the administrative and telecommunications areas. She worked earlier in her life with Superior Rigging, Stylon of...
Eleanor Kellogg Moylan
Jul 6, 2019
Eleanor Moylan, long time resident of Decatur, Ga, as well as Asheville, NC; died on Saturday, July 6th, 2019 of natural causes. Eleanor was a member of North Decatur Presbyterian Church,and worked as a Reading Specialist. She was married to the late David H Moylan, with whom she raised her three daughters, Sara Moylan, Jennifer Schultz and Kelli Carey. Following...
Gregory George Javo
Jul 4, 2019
Gregory George Javo, age 66, from Atlanta, Georgia, passed peacefully on July 4th, 2019, at his home, surrounded by family and friends. Gregory was a lifetime member of the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Annunciation on Clairmont Road. Gregory loved his church and was a vigilant advocate for all his parish shut-ins. For years, he faithfully fed the homeless through...
Hilda Diaz
Jul 4, 2019
Hilda Diaz, 89, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 4, 2019 in the arms of her loving husband, Jesus, and with family members at their side. She was born on December 18, 1929 in Havana, Cuba to Alejandro and Mercedez Rodriguez. She married Jesus Diaz Lanzada on January 5, 1957. Hilda was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and friend. At...
Roger Dan Williams
Jul 4, 2019
Roger Dan Williams, 62, passed away July 4, 2019 after a courageous five-year battle with cancer. Dan was born in Manheim, Germany on November 4, 1956 where he was adopted by his loving parents, Wayne and Fay Williams who were stationed there at the time. The Williams family lived in Germany for the first year of Dan’s life, then relocating...
Alan Wade "Shawn" Ergle
Jul 4, 2019
Alan Wade (Shawn) Ergle, age 57 of Decatur, GA passed away July 4, 2019. He was born on October 13, 1961 in Atlanta, GA. He attended Druid Hills High School and graduated from the University of Georgia. He is survived by his mother, Dianne Ergle, Avondale Estates, GA and his father, Terry Ergle, Dawsonville, GA. The family will celebrate his...
Donna Sue Benson
Jul 3, 2019
Donna Sue Benson (Melton) passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Wednesday, July 3, 2019 at the age of 75. Donna is preceded in death by her parents, Ira B. Melton, Sr. and Mildred E. Melton, brother, Ira B. Melton, Jr. and niece, Cheryl Melton. Donna is survived by her loving husband, Nelson Benson of 58 years. They were...
Zelda Harriett Reid
Jul 1, 2019
Zelda "Mimi" Harriett Frye Reid died peacefully on July 1, 2019 at Pebblebrook Memory Care, a caring community in Park Springs, Stone Mountain, GA. She was 91. She was born in Atlanta, GA on July 29, 1927 to Harry and Lodene Frye and lived in the Atlanta area her entire life. She graduated from West Fulton High School. She was...
Beatrice Drusilla Carter
Jul 1, 2019
Beatrice Drusilla Carter, 93, of Avondale Estates, Georgia, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, July 1, 2019. Dru, as she was known, was born on September 17, 1925 in Day Book/Jack's Creek, North Carolina, to Samuel Lee Haney and Thursa Bennett Haney. She graduated from Bee Log High School in Bee Log, North Carolina, near Burnsville, and earned an...
Richard Earl Hughes, Sr.
Jun 30, 2019
Richard Earl Hughes, Sr. was born in Greensboro, North Carolina to Edward Allen Hughes, Sr. and Virginia Hughes on February 11, 1945. Shortly after he was born, he moved with his family to Burlington, North Carolina where he attended Walter M. Williams High School. Later he attended Appalachian State College. Richard leaves behind his beloved wife of 40 years, Frances...
Kleomenis Angelo Kliossis
Jun 28, 2019
Kleomenis Angelo Kliossis was born on January 2nd, 1926, in Koutsopodi, a village in Greece located near the city of Argos. Kleomenis was the 13th of 15 children born to Angelo D. Kliossis, and the 5th of 7 children born to Despina Kliossis. Although they were not wealthy in material goods, their house was filled with love, and they always...
Ronald Williams
Jun 26, 2019
Dear Family and Friends, My friend, sweetheart, husband, rock, confidante, and the love of my life, Ronald Williams, passed away early Wednesday morning, June 26, 2019. Ronald was preceded in death by his father; William Rucker, and his mother; Evelyn Williams. Along with me, Ronald is survived by his siblings; Toney Williams and Vickie Williams Gibson, Brother and sister-in-laws; Kenneth...
William Clay Richards, Jr.
Jun 25, 2019
William Clay Richards, Jr., 63 of Suwanee, passed away on Tuesday, June 25, 2019. He is survived by his sister, Gail Cowan; niece, Evelyn Cowan Strozier (Tyler); friend, Yvette Thomas; aunts, Nancy McGhee and Jane McGhee; and many cousins and friends. A graveside service will be held on Friday, June 28, 2019 at 11:00 AM at Floral Hills Memory Gardens....
Jane Boyd Wentz
Jun 24, 2019
Jane Bobo Wentz, 75, of Lilburn, Georgia passed away at Autumn Leaves Assisted Living on Monday, June 24, 2019 after struggling with Alzheimer's disease. Jane is survived by her husband of 52 1/2 years, Clyde Robertson Wentz, Jr. of Lilburn; daughters Jennifer Wentz Meador (Lyle) of Jachin, AL; Patricia "Tricia" Wentz Andress (Rob) of Enterprise, AL; son-in-law Tim Williams of...
Dorothy Jean Malone
Jun 23, 2019
Mrs. Dorothy J. Malone, 83, of Tucker, GA, passed away on Sunday, June 23, 2019. Mrs. Malone was born 1935 in Talladega, Alabama, daughter of the late William Ansel Fulmer and Margaret Hubbard Fulmer. She graduated from the Sylacauga School of Nursing in Sylacauga, Alabama. Her accomplishments include 5-years as the head nurse for the maternity ward of Georgia Baptist...
Oliver Beaumont "Joe" Turner, Jr.
Jun 21, 2019
Oliver Beaumont Turner, Jr., known as Joe, died Friday June 21, 2019. He was born in Atlanta, GA on October 21, 1929 to Oliver Beaumont Turner, Sr. and Louise Smith Turner. He attended Boys’ High and graduated from University School for Boys. He served in the Air Force during the Korean Conflict. Joe was an assistant buyer of furniture and...
Noah Parker Peeples
Jun 21, 2019
Noah Parker Peeples, 23, left this imperfect world for his eternal heavenly home on Friday, June 21, 2019. He was currently taking classes at Georgia State University in pursuit of a degree in VR (Virtual Reality) gaming simulation and design. Technology and especially VR has been his passion since he got his first iPhone at the age of 16. He...
Herbert Bobby Hightower
Jun 21, 2019
Herbert Hightower, age 84 passed suddenly on June 21, 2019. He was born in North Georgia to Byron and Stellar Hightower on August 30, 1934. Born in rural Georgia, his family were sharecroppers farming cotton in Salacoa Georgia. The family moved to Scottdale, Georgia in 1947. He went to work for Scottdale Textile Mills in 1950 where he served as...
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