Nov 12, 2019

Pamela Lee Croas, 59, of Elberton, passed away on November 12, 2019. Survivors include her husband, Michael Wayne Croas; daughter, Ashley Vitch; son, Anthony Vitch; step son, Michael Shea Croas; mother, Peggie Blalock; sister, Denise Spruill; and grandchildren, Auston Wright, Alexis Wright and Arabella Vitch.

Nov 11, 2019

Carolyn Elizabeth McCollum, 85, of Decatur, Ga., passed away on Monday November 11, 2019. She was preceded in death by her husband Roy William McCollum. She is survived by her sister, Vicki Gray of Pinellas Park, FL, her children; Debbie Krause, Teresa McElveen and her husband, Fred, David McCollum and his wife Saunders, Chris McCollum and Cynthia McCollum. She was...

Nov 10, 2019

*This obituary was written by William Cotter himself, a former columnist and obituary writer for the Atlanta Journal/Constitution. A memorial gathering for William Cotter will celebrate life, his and others’, with reminiscences, poems, and songs (please keep Bible verses to a minimum, per request by principal). The service will be at 2:00 pm on Saturday, December 7, 2019 at the...

Nov 9, 2019

A memorial service for Fentress Claire Boone Waits (75) of Atlanta will be held on Saturday, November 16, at 2:00 PM in Cannon Chapel on the Emory University campus, followed by a reception in Brooks Commons. She died on November 9th after 28 years of treatment for metastatic breast cancer. Survivors include her husband of 54 years, James L. Waits,...

Nov 9, 2019

Nov 8, 2019

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Mary C. Poulos, on Friday, November 8th, 2019 at the age of 85 after a long and fulfilled life. Mary was born on December 23rd, 1933 in Lexington, Kentucky, the second daughter of Amy and William Hickey. After graduating from Druid Hills High School in 1952, Mary completed her...

Nov 8, 2019

Lorine Clayton, age 97, passed away November 8, 2019. She was born September 9, 1922, in Atlanta, Georgia, to James and Fannie Kate Travis. She was married to Roy Albert Clayton on February 1, 1947, up until his death in 1971. Lorine is survived by her brother, Jack Travis, New Mexico; son, Robert Clayton (Michele); daughter, Jan Ludke (Mike); grandchildren:...

Nov 7, 2019

Mae F. Aycock, 87, of Stone Mountain, Ga. passed away Thursday, November 7, 2019. Funeral services will be Saturday, November 16 at 11 a.m. at Clairmont Presbyterian Church with the Reverends Owen Stepp and Frank Arnold officiating. The graveside service will be at Carrollton City Cemetery at 3 p.m. in Carrollton with the Reverends Stepp and Jan Tolbert officiating. A...

Nov 4, 2019

Celeste Zervakos Macris was born in Newark, New Jersey on December 12, 1950 to Frank and Nicolette Zervakos. She graduated from Georgia State University and worked at Sears department store for several years. In 1987, she married her second husband Demetrios Macris. The two lived in Tucker, Georgia until Demetri’s passing in 2011. After living with multiple sclerosis for many...

Nov 3, 2019

Trula Gale Leggett (66), of Stone Mountain, GA died 11/03/2019. She is survived by her husband Joe and son Bryon Leggett. A celebration of her life will be held in the family home at 5:00PM on Saturday, 11/9/2019. Cremation services have been provided by A.S. Turner & Sons Funeral Home & Crematory of Decatur, GA.

Nov 3, 2019

Nov 3, 2019

John Nolan Howett Eley, born February 2, 1990 in Douglasville, Georgia, died November 3rd, 2019 in Roswell, Georgia. He is the beloved son of Dr. Maeve Howett of Amherst, Massachusetts and Dr. Bill Eley and Mary Haley of Decatur, Georgia, and the adored little brother of Sarah Caitlin Howett Eley of Smyrna, Georgia. He was predeceased by his grandparents: Hubert...

Nov 1, 2019

Peter (Pete) Jamison Hood, our beloved son, brother, uncle and friend, will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved him. Pete was 55 when he passed away from heart disease. Pete grew up in Greenville, SC, attending Riverside High School. After graduating from the University of South Carolina, he moved to Los Angeles and worked in the movie...

Oct 31, 2019

Wilton Jackson (Bill) Goodwin, 93, died Thursday, October 31, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia, from complications of Alzheimer’s disease. He leaves his wife of 61 years, Helen Thorington Goodwin; his son, Robert Thorington Goodwin and his wife Stacy Sorrels Goodwin; his daughter, Mary Margaret Goodwin and her spouse Ann “Joey” Herrera; four grandchildren, Nisu and Lia Herrera, Jackson and Grace Goodwin;...

Oct 31, 2019

Evelyn Hyatt Coleman "Ebby" 102, passed away Oct. 31, 2019. Evelyn was born July 12, 1917 in Atlanta, GA and was a lifelong resident. She was the daughter of Charles and Elizabeth Syfan Hyatt. She was predeceased by her son, Donald Edwin Coleman; her sister, Mildred H. McCorkle; and her brother, Charles H. Hyatt. Evelyn was a graduate of Girls...

Oct 31, 2019

Walter E. “Chad” Chadwick, 73 of Decatur, GA went home to his Savior on Thursday, October 31, 2019. Beloved by all who knew him, he had a generous, energetic and happy spirit. Born and raised in Decatur, he was a football legend at Decatur High School and the University of Tennessee, where in 1967 he helped lead the Volunteers to...

Oct 30, 2019

Mrs. Elizabeth Jane Walton, more affectionately known as “BeeGee,” passed away on Wednesday October 30, 2019 at the age of 81 at Country Gardens Senior Living in Dunwoody. She was born August 14, 1938 to the late William and Elizabeth Hall in Philadelphia, PA. She married Benn Collins Walton on May 23, 1959 who preceded her in death. They were...

Oct 29, 2019

Nelrae Joan Austin Little passed away on Monday, October 28th at age 95. She was born September 22,1924 to William Wray Austin and Bama Geneva Dekle Austin in Atlanta, GA. She graduated from Atlanta Girls High in 1943 and attended Georgia State Junior College. She was employed in the Insurance Industry for forty years. She married Frank E. Little, Jr...

Oct 28, 2019

Dr. Erling Grovenstein, Jr., 94, of Atlanta, died October 28, 2019. He was born on November 12, 1924, in Miami, Florida, to Erling Grovenstein and Lois O’Keefe Nesbitt Grovenstein. Erling later moved to Albany, Georgia, where he graduated in 1941 with honors from Albany High School at the age of 16. Erling attended the Georgia Institute of Technology graduating magna...

Oct 28, 2019

Kathy Smith of Stone Mountain, Georgia, died on October 28, 2019 after a brief journey with cancer. Kathy was born on January 17, 1951 in Lafayette, Indiana to Virginia and Al Ball (both deceased). She was raised and educated in the Hoosier State. Kathy moved to metro Atlanta in 1978, but remained close to her Indiana family; her sister, Janet...