Oct 5, 2018

Thomas E. “Tom” Merriss, Decatur, GA lost his fight with pancreatic cancer on Friday, October 5, 2018 a few months shy of his 80th birthday. He is preceded in death by his beloved wife, Mary Helen. He is survived by his daughters Peggy Merriss, Decatur GA; Ann Merriss Pavlik (Dana Bayes), Lilburn, GA; Stefanie Merriss Porter (Frank Maddalena), Modesto, CA;...

Oct 5, 2018

Edward James Wickson died Friday at home with his wife and children at the age of 98. Edward is survived by his wife, Ann Marie, Daughters Mary Ann and Barbara, Sons, Thomas and John and 12 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his son Edward Jr. Edward was born in 1920 in the Bronx, New...

Oct 4, 2018

Patrick Thomas McNally of Decatur, GA, passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 4, 2017 at age 87. Born in Staten Island, NY and raised in Hawthorne, NJ, Patrick graduated from Hawthorne High School in 1949. He attended Rutgers University and then enlisted into the Air Force. He served a tour of duty in the Korean Conflict and reached the rank...

Oct 2, 2018

WALSH, James “Jim” His dry wit. His calm demeanor. His mastery of the grill (that amazing leg of lamb!). His perfect Bloody Mary. The world has less to smile about with the passing of James (Jim) F. Walsh on October 2, 2018, from Parkinson’s Disease. He was 73. Born in Sydney, Australia, Jim grew up in the Gary, Indiana area....

Oct 2, 2018

Sue Blouin, 75, passed away Tuesday, October 2, 2018, after a two-year battle with pancreatic cancer. Beloved wife of Jon; mother of Beth Rutkowski and her husband, Bob, Beverly Blouin and Rebecca Blouin; grandmother of Matthew and Luca Davidorf, and Sarabeth and Susannah Rutkowski. A memorial service will take place at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 6, 2018, at North...

Oct 1, 2018

Winifred Denise Shaw passed away peacefully on October 1, 2018. Denise was born August 5, 1965, graduated from Marietta High School, and was a devoted employee of Georgia State University for 31 years. Hobbies included walking, time in the library, computer games, and attending religious services of all faiths throughout Atlanta. Denise will be remembered for her wisdom, courage, love...

Sep 30, 2018

Aline Simpson, a long-time preschool teacher in Stone Mountain and Decatur, died Sunday, Sept. 30, 2018, at Hospice Atlanta Center. She was 60. She had been diagnosed with ALS in October 2017. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, at A. S. Turner & Sons Funeral Home, 2773 North Decatur Road, Decatur. The family will...

Sep 30, 2018

Andrew Wayne Almond passed away on Sunday, September 30, 2018 at the age of 69. Born June 25, 1949 in Atlanta, Andrew was the son of the late Hooper Veal Almond and Weir Barrett Almond. He is predeceased by his wife, Kathleen O’Brien Almond, who passed away on September 27, 1999. A dedicated and loving father to Carolyn Barrett Almond...

Sep 30, 2018

Sep 29, 2018

Miles Jon Jenness, age 5, died September 29, 2018. He succumbed to injuries sustained when our car was violently struck by another car two days before, a block from his house, on the way home from an afterschool program with his dad. His too-short life was full of love, fun, and popsicles. Miles was, according to those who knew him,...

Sep 27, 2018

Shirley Jean Buffington (Gaines) of Tucker, Ga went to be with her Lord and Savior on September 27, 2018. Jean was a beloved daughter, wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She was a graduate of Decatur High School. Jean dedicated 25 years of service to the Emory Hospital Echo-Cardiology Lab as a secretary. Jean was a Godly woman and a member...

Sep 26, 2018

Phyllis Joyce Petersen, 79, of Scottdale, GA passed away on Wednesday, September 26, 2018. Phyllis is survived by her daughters, Renae, Deanne and Wendy, along with her six grandchildren and three great grandchildren. We will miss her with all our hearts. Phyllis touched many people with her sweet caring way. She was kind and good hearted to both family and...

Sep 25, 2018

William G. (“Bucky”) Blasingame, Jr. of Decatur passed away on Monday, September 25, 2018. He was born November 3, 1926 in Walton County, Georgia, one of 3 children born to the late Willam G. (“Buck”) Blasingame, Sr. and the late Zora Barrett Blasingame. Bill attended high school in Walton County and spent some time at the University of Georgia before...

Sep 25, 2018

William G. (“Bucky”) Blasingame, Jr. of Decatur passed away on Monday, September 25, 2018. He was born November 3, 1926 in Walton Co., GA, one of 3 children born to the late Willam G. (“Buck”) Blasingame, Sr. and the late Zora Barrett Blasingame.Bill attended high school in Walton Co. and spent some time at the University of Georgia before moving...

Sep 24, 2018

Jane Coppedge Jenkins was born in Elberton, Georgia, on December 1, 1931, and died in Stone Mountain, Georgia, on September 24, 2018. She was the daughter of Nell Carpenter Coppedge and William James Coppedge, Sr. She was married to O. Crawford Jenkins for 65 years; they lived in Decatur until moving to Park Springs Continuing Care Community in Stone Mountain...

Sep 22, 2018

Andrew Wayne Almond passed away on Sunday, September 30, 2018 at the age of 69. Born June 25, 1949 in Atlanta, Andrew was the son of the late Hooper Veal Almond and Weir Barrett Almond. He is predeceased by his wife, Kathleen O’Brien Almond, who passed away on September 27, 1999. A dedicated and loving father to Carolyn Barrett Almond...

Sep 22, 2018

RUTH EVANS FREDERICKSON died at age 98, on September 22, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia, the city where she was born on September 11, 1920. Daughter of Ruth Holleyman Evans and Alexander Thomas Murphey, she weighed 2.7 pounds at birth. Her mother died of preeclampsia as she was delivered. Cared for in the Davis-Fischer Sanatorium (Crawford Long Hospital) for several months,...

Sep 22, 2018

Michele Nicole Honaker, 34, of Norcross, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, September 22, 2018. Michele is survived by her son, Ace; Mother, Dr. Ninon Daulton; father, Richard Honaker, MD; step-father, Jack Daulton and her significant other, Thomas Hraynyk. Michele was a beautiful highly intelligent young woman much loved by her family. We will miss her with all our hearts, more...

Sep 21, 2018

Lillian Miller Bryant Stovall (5 Aug 1919 – 21 Sep 2018) was born in Woodland, Georgia the daughter of George Davis Miller and Atha Lena Harden. Raised in this small rural Georgia town with her siblings Thelma Tuttle, Ermie Russell, Morrison T. Miller, Carolyn Youngblood and twin sister Lucille, Lillian played basketball, picked peaches in her father’s orchards and developed...

Sep 20, 2018

Leslie Bain Lord, 68, of Oakton, Virginia, late of Atlanta, Georgia, died in Atlanta on September 20, 2018, of cardiac failure after a long illness. He lived his entire professional life in northern Virginia. He was preceded in death by his parents, Charlotte and Frank Lord of Jackson, Mississippi. He is survived by his brother, Gerald D. Lord, and his...