May 10, 2019

Our beloved mother, friend, and grandmother, Joyce M Medlock, 86, passed away on Friday, May 10, 2019. She was born June 6, 1932 in Tucker, GA, the daughter of Fayette Lee and Margie Cain Martin. She wed H. Clyde Fortenberry and established her life in Clarkston, GA and had 3 children. She married Robert T. Medlock, Sr., later in life...

May 8, 2019

Mr. Andrew John Belton of Atlanta passed away on Wednesday, May 8, 2019. Mr. Belton was born in Toronto, Ontario Canada son of the late John Holdsworth Belton and Anne Rumsey Belton. He attended Mc Master University in Hamilton, Ontario. Andy had a forty-eight year career as an accountant. There wasn’t a problem he didn’t love to solve. After leaving...

May 7, 2019

Andrea Dian Taylor Johnson, age 62, passed away at Piedmont Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia, on Tuesday, May 7, 2019. At the time of her passing, Andrea was a resident of Washington, Georgia, but prior to 2018, she lived entirely in the Atlanta area. Andrea, the eldest of four children born on October 5, 1956 to Ira Edmond Taylor and Shirley Ann...

May 7, 2019

Betty Thompson was 71 years young. She passed away on Tuesday, May 7, 2019. Born May 10, 1947, in Bremen, GA, she was the daughter of the late Raymond Fletcher Thompson and Vesta Oleta Johnson Thompson. Betty was very involved in her community and poured love into everyone she met. She served on the Board of Directors of local non-profit...

May 5, 2019

Donald James Schulte 1941-2019 Donald James Schulte, age 78, of Atlanta, Georgia, stepped into eternity with the Lord on Sunday, May 5, in the comfort of his home of nearly 40 years. Don was born on January 1, 1941, to Ed and Ceil Schulte in Pine Island, Minnesota. After graduating from high school, college, and dental school, Don left Minnesota...

May 5, 2019

Mary Elizabeth Lane, 81, of Atlanta, passed away Sunday, May 5, 2019. Born October 18, 1937, in Scobey, MS, she was the daughter of the late William Marshall Lane and Cora Taylor Lane. Mary spent most of her life in Memphis, TN, and the last 8 years in Atlanta, Georgia. Mary is survived by her sisters, Sally Lane Harper of...

May 5, 2019

Leona Elizabeth Nix (Clemons) passed away on Sunday night May 5, 2019. She was preceded in death by her husband James H. Nix, son Tim Nix, one sister and 5 brothers. She is survived by two sons, Ted R. Nix and Gideon Y. Nix, Daughter-in-law Sydney Nix, Granddaughter Beverly Nix, Grandson Clayton Nix, numerous nieces and nephews. Mrs. Nix was...

May 4, 2019

Von A. Hines was a true hero. He served in the military serving his country as a Sergeant in the Marines. He was a faithful loving husband to Augustine Hines and a father to Robert Hines, Lesha Derrick-Cruse, Sharon Hines, Katrina Hines and too many other children to mention that he took a part in raising. His home was open...

May 2, 2019

May 2, 2019

Jane Potter Blood Sencer died peacefully on Thursday, May 2, 2019, in the company of her family. She was born in Winchester, Massachusetts in 1923, and during the Great Depression she spent part of her childhood in Boston and part in Western New York State. She graduated from Belmont High School in Belmont, MA, then attended Radcliffe College and graduated...

May 1, 2019

Mrs. Dorothy Young Watson, age 92 of Douglasville, GA, passed away Wednesday, May 1, 2019. She is survived by her husband; Charles A. Watson, Sr; son, Charles A. Watson Jr. and wife Martha; 3 Grandchildren; 4 great grandchildren; 7 nieces; and 6 nephews. The memorial service for Dorothy Young Watson will be held Saturday, May 18, 2019 at 1:30PM, Crusselle-Freeman...

Apr 30, 2019

Apr 29, 2019

HUGH WILLIAM GOODWIN; Born December 13, 1930 in Atlanta, GA, passed away Monday, April 29 at his home in McDonough following a short illness. He and Barbara, his late wife of 51 years, co-founded Crystal Springs Water Company in the early 1960’s. They bottled the fine waters from springs located on the family farm in what was then, rural South...

Apr 29, 2019

Apr 28, 2019

Dr. Rolando “Doc” Valencia Goco, a retired physician and beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, died April 28, 2019 at his Tucker, Georgia home. He was 91. Dr. Goco had medical practices in South and Northeast Baltimore as well as in Laurel, Maryland, and was employed by the Government of the District of Columbia for more than 30 years until...

Apr 27, 2019

Eugene Charles Michaels "Gene", 85, of Decatur died of natural causes on Saturday, April 27, 2019 at Emory-Decatur Hospital. Gene was born October 25, 1933 in Chicago, IL, son of the late Willard H. Michaels and Bernice Haas Michaels. Gene was raised by his grandfather, Charles Barton Michaels, in Oxford, Indiana. He was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps,...

Apr 25, 2019

Myrtice Louise Hembree, 92, of Covington, Georgia passed away April 24, 2019. She passed peacefully in her sleep to be with her Lord and Savior, her late husband Tom and all her cherished loved ones who have gone before her, after a seven-year battle with Alzheimers. She was born to the late Joseph Thomas and Essie Jones on September 14,...

Apr 25, 2019

Elinor M. Womack (Latham), aged 94, passed April 25, 2019. Elinor was preceded in death by her husband, Charles N. Womack. Mrs. Womack was the mother of 4 children, 11 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren, and 1 great-great grandchild. The family will receive friends at A.S. Turner & Sons Funeral Home (Decatur) on Friday, May 3, 2019, from 12:30pm-1:30pm, followed by a...

Apr 24, 2019

Delfa Veronica (Barabani) Magri, 93, formerly of 65 Lincoln St., Holyoke, died April 24, 2019 at home in Decatur, Georgia after a brief illness. She was born in Pawtucket, Rhode Island on May 28, 1925, the daughter of Italian immigrants Eliseo and Lilia (Lotti) Barabani. She moved to Holyoke with her parents and brother, Delfo, in 1939. She was educated...

Apr 24, 2019

Mrs. Mary Alice Dye, 89, of Atlanta (DeKalb Co.), GA, passed away on Wednesday, April 24, 2019, after a brief illness. Mary Alice was born in Augusta, GA, lived in Elberton, GA, for most of her early life, married, and moved to the Atlanta area in the early 1950's. She is preceded in death by her husband, Joe T. Dye,...