Obituaries

 Spc. Benjamin Michael Vasquez

Spc. Benjamin Michael Vasquez

Aug 30, 2019

SPC Benjamin Michael Vasquez, 24, was taken from us far too soon after a tragic car accident that took place in Charlotte, North Carolina on the night of August 30th, 2019. A brave soldier, loving son and brother, and amazing friend, he is survived by his father, Juan Carlos Vasquez, mother, Neiffe Vasquez, and two older sisters, Adriana and Alexa...

Irene Helen Iconis

Irene Helen Iconis

Aug 29, 2019

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Harry Eugene Schmid

Harry Eugene Schmid

Aug 28, 2019

In Loving Memory Harry Eugene Schmid – “Captain Smitty” - “Prez Schmid” Harry was peacefully reunited with his bride Elizabeth in eternity from his home in Tucker, Ga on Wednesday August 28, 2019 at the age of 94. Harry’s mind stayed sharp and strong. The day of his passing, he had visited the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day...

Sarah Griffin Looper

Sarah Griffin Looper

Aug 28, 2019

Sarah Griffin Looper passed away peacefully at her home, surrounded by loving family, on August 27, 2019 at the age 87. She was born to and preceded in death by her parents, Oscar and Johnnie Griffin of Druid Hills, and was a lifelong resident of Dekalb County. She is survived by her loving husband of 66 years, Dr. Joseph W....

Randolph Martin York

Randolph Martin York

Aug 27, 2019

For Marty York, helping others was a privilege. He chose to specialize in oncology at a time when there wasn’t yet much effective cancer treatment and “the big C” was seen as an immediate death sentence. When asked, “How can you stand to face that every day?” he would reply without hesitation, “The patients deserve someone to care for them.”...

Barbara Farran Vincent

Barbara Farran Vincent

Aug 27, 2019

Barbara Vincent died August 27, 2019 at the age of 91. She was born in the Little Five Points area on August 13, 1928. She and the Varsity were both born in the same year. It was a place where she and her future husband dated and she enjoyed many hot dogs. Barbara graduated from Hapeville High School and worked...

Helen Duggan

Helen Duggan

Aug 25, 2019

Helen Windham Duggan, 97, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by her family, on Sunday August 25, 2019. She was born in Atlanta on April 21, 1922, to Glynn Califf Windham and James Windham. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her loving husband, Dean Jackson Duggan, and her sister Annie Hatcher Burke. She is survived by her...

Janice Kay Levens

Janice Kay Levens

Aug 24, 2019

Janice Kay Levens, age 74, of Atlanta, passed away in the comfort of her home on August 24, 2019. She is survived by her husband of 56 years Basil Troy Levens, her children Scott Levens, Kim (Steve) Rhineheimer, Kelli (Joe) Mayo, and Jonathan (Muffy) Levens, and her grandchildren Joseph, Brittany (Whit), Krista, Kalyn, Nathan, Luke, Laine, and Abby. She is...

Dianne  Lee Bettle

Dianne Lee Bettle

Aug 22, 2019

Dianne Lee Bettle, 76, of Etowah, NC, passed away on Thursday, August 22, 2019 at Orchard at Brookhaven, in Brookhaven, GA. Born April 24, 1943 in Hammond, IN, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Lukas (neé Lukaszewski) and Rose Kuzel Lukas. She was a graduate of George Rogers Clark High School in Hammond and was a retired secretary...

Millie Kate Bailey

Millie Kate Bailey

Aug 21, 2019

Millie Laing Bailey, 78, of Stone Mountain, beloved wife, mother and grandmother, passed away on August 21, 2019. Millie leaves behind husband, Perry Lee Bailey; son, Roy Q Sanders; son-in-law, Charlie Bailey; daughter, Kay Matthews; two brothers, Earnest Laing, Clyde Laing; two granddaughters, Meagan Harvell, Samantha Herrington; two grandsons, Frankie Sanders, McCrae Sanders. A memorial service will be held at...

Darlene Delores Loebrick

Darlene Delores Loebrick

Aug 21, 2019

Darlene Delores (Reimers) Loebrick was the sixth child of William Martin and Ella Emilie (Scharf) Reimers. She was born on a farm in Rosehill Township, Bordulac, North Dakota on February 5, 1932. Darlene shared her birthday with her older sister Elaine, who was born in 1925. Darlene was baptized on August 13, 1933 at St. John’s Lutheran Church and confirmed...

Barbara Smith Hull

Barbara Smith Hull

Aug 19, 2019

Barbara Smith Hull of Decatur, Georgia, passed away on Monday August 19, 2019. She was 93. Born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana, she moved to Decatur when she was 17, and attended Agnes Scott College. After graduation, she went to work writing advertising copy for the Atlanta Journal. She met her husband of 63 years, Deloney Hull, at Decatur...

Barbara Spencer Bastin

Barbara Spencer Bastin

Aug 19, 2019

Barbara Spencer Bastin (fondly known to many as “BB”) was born in Birmingham, Alabama, on November 29, 1933, and died peacefully at her home in Decatur, Georgia, on August 19, 2019. Throughout her life she exhibited a creative and artistic talent and lovingly encouraged others to “be your own kind of beautiful.” When Barbara was a teenager, the Spencer family...

June Ogletree Brown

June Ogletree Brown

Aug 19, 2019

June Kennedy Ogletree Brown went to be with her Lord and Savior on August 19th, 2019, one day before her 91st birthday. She was born and raised in Augusta, GA. When she married Harvey Ogletree in 1948, they moved to Atlanta. She loved her family and her friends. She served the Lord in both Druid Hills Baptist Church and Westminster...

Kathleen Smith Clark

Kathleen Smith Clark

Aug 18, 2019

The woman and wife of 44 years I adore graduated from her earthly life. She deserved an “Oscar” for the manner and timing of her death and a “Nobel Prize” for her courageous and compassionate living. In my imagination, she embraced and kissed deceased family and friends; especially Momma and Poppa Cox, Aunt Jeannie, Kitty, and Connie. Delilah, her Lhasa...

Timothy Randall Banks

Timothy Randall Banks

Aug 15, 2019

Tim Banks, extraordinary teller of tales, aficionado of cigars, lover of NYT crossword puzzles, and extremely proud father of Lauren and Travis died August 15, 2019 of injuries following a car accident in 2018. Born December 2, 1953, Tim was preceded in death by his parents, Theodore Paul Banks and Myra Harris Banks; and older brother, Theodore Alan Banks. Those...

Martha Davis Bauman

Martha Davis Bauman

Aug 15, 2019

Martha Davis Bauman – May 31, 1931 – August 15, 2019 Born in Warrenton, GA to James Cecil and Julia Dye Davis, she is survived by her husband of 66 years, Dr. Larry A. Bauman, a retired Methodist minister of the North Georgia Conference. She had three children, Larry A Bauman, Jr. (Beth), Cecil Davis Bauman (Jennifer) and Ann Bauman...

Robert Rene' Desantis, Sr.

Robert Rene' Desantis, Sr.

Aug 14, 2019

Robert (Bob) Rene DeSantis Sr., 81 passed away on August 14th at home after a long battle with lung cancer. He was born on September 1st, 1937 in Bethlehem, PA and graduated from Liberty High School in Bethlehem. He then entered the Air Force, served for four years, and was very proud of his status as a veteran and his...

Sonia Gravley Hayes

Sonia Gravley Hayes

Aug 13, 2019

Sonia Hayes, age 81, of Decatur, passed away August 13, 2019. Sonia was born and lived her entire life in Atlanta. When she was six, her father died in service to his county in the Battle of the Bulge and she was raised by her mother Thelma. In 1955, she met and married Conway Hayes. Raising three children, Sonia was...