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Charlotte Marr

Charlotte Marr

Mar 12, 2024

Marr, Charlotte L. died peacefully at her home Mar 12, 2024. She was 94.

Preceding her in death is her husband Thomas L. Marr Sr. and her son Thomas L. Marr Jr.

Survivors are daughter Johanna C Marr, grandchildren Alexandra and Justin Marr

and great grandchildren Tasha, Brandon and Evan.

In lieu of flowers, please donate to a charity of your choice. Celebrating...

Alan L. Mccumber

Alan L. Mccumber

Mar 11, 2024

Alan LeRoy McCumber, 78, of Marietta, Georgia, passed away peacefully in his sleep on March 11, 2024. His family is deeply saddened by his unexpected passing.

Alan was born on August 17, 1945, to Lucile and Ralph R. McCumber, Sr. in Manchester, Georgia. After Alan graduated from Druid Hills High School in 1963, he went on to study Finance at Georgia...

Margaret Ann Rice

Margaret Ann Rice

Mar 11, 2024

Margaret Ann Rice, 89, of Tucker, Georgia, went home to her Savior on Monday, March 11, 2024. Ann was born on January 12, 1935 to Thomas Levy and Margaret (Maggie) Griffin in Chipley, Florida. She was one of 11 children.

Ann graduated from Decatur Girls High School in Decatur, Georgia and went to Business School in Jacksonville, Florida. She went to...

Natalie Poellnitz

Natalie Poellnitz

Mar 9, 2024

Natalie 'Ladybug' Poellnitz was born June 26, 1972 in New Haven, Connecticut being the oldest of two children to Nathan Earl Poellnitz and Josephine Boglin Poellnitz.

Described as quite independent, she participated in swimming, dance and playing the violin. As a student in middle school, Natalie, along with her brother and mother moved to Lithonia, Georgia in 1984; graduating from Redan...

Carolyn Hinton

Carolyn Hinton

Mar 9, 2024

Carolyn Griffith Hinton, 90, of Suwanee, GA, died on March 9, 2024. She was born in Cedartown, GA and was married to Archie Hinton for 69 years until his death in 2018. Carolyn and Archie lived in Decatur, GA, for over 35 years where she operated Carolyn Hinton Beauty Salon located in the Fairview Building. They moved to Suwanee in...

Nettie Lynne Wells

Nettie Lynne Wells

Mar 6, 2024

Nettie Lynne Wells, known to her friends and family as Lynne, passed away on March 6, 2024, at the age of 63, following a lengthy battle with cancer. Lynne was born on August 3, 1960, to Ralph and Nancy Childs of Jonesboro, Arkansas. The family was stationed in several cities across the country before finally settling in the Metro-Atlanta area...

Galen Wynne Balster

Galen Wynne Balster

Mar 4, 2024

Galen Wynne Balster, age 74, of Decatur, GA, died on Monday, March 4, at his home. He was born December 20, 1949, in Hibbing, MN, to Loren and Laverne (Baker) Balster . He grew up on the Missouri River in Chamberlain, SD where he loved fishing and camping. While working as a short order cook during high school he was...

Tan Minh Tran

Tan Minh Tran

Mar 3, 2024

I am sad to announce the death of my brother, Dr. Tan Minh Tran. A private memorial service and burial will be held.

James Jeffrey King

James Jeffrey King

Mar 2, 2024

JAMES "BUD" JEFFREY KING

Decatur, Georgia

Bud King, graduated from Stone Mountain High School, where programs were tailored to his unique needs. But he grew up not even a block from Tucker High School and, as a youngster, developed bonds with the school's coaches and players that would last decades. Tucker High School was his heart and life. Everything was...

Wayne Chester White

Wayne Chester White

Mar 1, 2024

Wayne Chester White, 79 years of age, passed away on Friday, March 1, 2024 peacefully.

Wayne was born February 7, 1945 in Atlanta, GA to the late James Owen and Margaret "Peggy" White. He was the oldest of four children. Wayne graduated from Marist High School and went on to study at North Georgia College and Georgia State.

Wayne...

Barbara Elizabeth Styles

Barbara Elizabeth Styles

Feb 29, 2024

The Reverend Barbara (Betsy) Pittard Styles, 85, daughter of Dr. Barbara Pittard Payne Stancil (deceased) and Marion Carter Pittard (deceased) and wife of Reverend James Robert Styles (deceased) entered the life eternal on February 29, 2024.

A native of Atlanta, she was raised in the Druid Hills/Emory area where she graduated from Druid Hills High School in 1956. She attended Emory...

Jeane Hair

Jeane Hair

Feb 29, 2024

Our beloved mom, Jeane Hodges Bolton Hair 86, of Atlanta, GA, after a long battle with Alzheimers, went to be with the Lord on Thursday February 29, 2024. Jeane was born on August 28, 1937 to Willie Elizabeth Bland Hodges Mason and Cullen Clifton Hodges.

Jeane was a wonderful mama who loved her children dearly. Jeane had the most...

Martha Lee Roark

Martha Lee Roark

Feb 27, 2024

Martha Roark, 81, died on February 27, 2024, of complications of Alzheimer's. She spent the last two weeks of her life in Emory University Hospital's hospice unit, where she received skillful and compassionate care. She was born in Batavia, New York, to William E. Wire and Hilma Pond Wire and grew up in Richmond, California. She and her husband of...

Martha Hubbard Forrest

Martha Hubbard Forrest

Feb 23, 2024

Rev. Martha Hubbard Forrest of Decatur, GA died surrounded by family on February 23, 2024.

She was born to Rev. Charles Spence Hubbard and Mercer Reeves Hubbard in Pittsboro, NC where she grew up surrounded by aunts, uncles, siblings, and cousins, who she considered some of her best friends throughout her life. She liked to tell stories of growing up in...

Kaaren Anderson Nowicki

Kaaren Anderson Nowicki

Feb 22, 2024

KAAREN ANDERSEN NOWICKI

September 23, 1942-February 22, 2024

Whimsical. Incisive. Cheerful. Playful. Empathetic. Ready to help anyone in need. These words only begin to describe the inimitable and beloved Kaaren Nowicki, who died of colon cancer on February 22nd, at home, surrounded by loving family.

Kaaren grew up in a small community in rural Wisconsin, attended public schools, and went to Carroll College,...

Thomas Roy Graham

Thomas Roy Graham

Feb 22, 2024

Thomas Roy Graham, age 91, of Atlanta, Georgia, passed away peacefully in his home on February 22, 2024, as a result of natural causes. His life partner of over 20 years, Judy James, was by his side at the time of Thomas' passing.

Thomas was born on June 21, 1932, to Glenn and Zelma Graham of Grantville, Georgia. At the age...

Suzanne Graham Gerrard

Suzanne Graham Gerrard

Feb 20, 2024

Suzanne Graham Gerrard, age 77, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 20, 2024. Suzanne was born in Birmingham, AL to the late John C. Graham, Jr. and Susan Allen Graham. Suzanne was preceded in death by her husband, Rev. Dr. William A. Gerrard, Ill. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Christopher and Becky Gerrard; son and daughter-in-law, Jonathan...

Elizabeth Carroll

Elizabeth Carroll

Feb 18, 2024

Surrounded by family, Mary Elizabeth Whittemore Carroll passed as gently as could be managed on Sunday February 18th, 2024. Elizabeth was born April 25 1955 in Dalton, Georgia to Jessie and John Whittemore, both now deceased. She grew up in North Georgia with her older sister and brother, Anne and John. She graduated from Presbyterian College (SC) in 1977 before...

Wesley Daniel Stephens

Wesley Daniel Stephens

Feb 15, 2024

Wesley Daniel Stephens

July 24, 1927 - February 15, 2024

After he moved into assisted living at age 87, Wesley drove his sons and daughters crazy by periodically unplugging his computer components, shuffling them around, and occasionally getting them to work again. But this habit came from a lifetime of repairing things. He couldn't bear to sit long without jumping up to...

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