Jan 13, 2019

Nancy Jeffreys Woodall died on January 13, 2019 at The Fountainview Alzheimer’s Center of Atlanta at the age of 91. The celebration of her life will be at 2:00 p.m. in the chapel of Newcomb Allgood & Davis Funeral Home, Chase City, VA on Saturday, January 19, 2019, with Rev. Gina Bottoms Maio officiating. Nancy was born in Chase City,...

Jan 12, 2019

Virginia Ponder Patterson, age 97, of Decatur, Georgia, passed away peacefully in her sleep Saturday, January 12th after a brief illness following a stroke. She was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on September 26, 1921. She was the daughter of Spears Thomas Ponder and Clyde Baxter Ponder. She was preceded in death by her husband, Frank Edward Patterson (Pat); brother, Spears...

Jan 12, 2019

Mrs. Norma E. (May) Eddins of Tampa, Florida and Atlanta, Georgia, wife and mother of three children, passed in her sleep early Saturday morning, January 12, 2019. She was 88 years old. A fourth-generation Floridian, Norma graduated from St. Petersburg High School and went on to St. Petersburg Junior College and then Florida State University where she received a bachelor’s...

Jan 12, 2019

William Ty Mayton, 77, of Decatur, beloved father, grandfather, brother and friend, passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday, January 12, 2019. Born May 1, 1941, in Rockwood, Tennessee, he was the son of the late Harry and Verna Mayton. He was known as “WT” by some of his family members and friends. Bill graduated from the University of...

Jan 12, 2019

Nettie Hicks passed away peacefully in her sleep on Saturday January 12, 2019. Ms. Hicks was born on March 30, 1932, in Atlanta to J.A. Hicks Sr. and Mozelle Norris Hicks. Ms. Hicks was preceded in death by her only son, Preston Keith Allen; two brothers and two sisters. She is survived by her sisters, Betty A. Harris (Robert) and...

Jan 11, 2019

Doris Ruth Armstrong Ortlip, 94, of Atlanta, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and friend, passed away in her sleep Friday, January 11, 2019, of natural causes, having faithfully completed a life of service to God, family, and community. Born in Bradford, PA, March 23, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Chauncey Irwin and Ruth Baxter Armstrong. Doris was a...

Jan 9, 2019

Martin Lewis Ball III, age 69, passed away after an extended illness Wednesday evening, January 9, 2019, at his Decatur, GA home surrounded by family and friends. Martin was born in Winston-Salem, NC on August 1, 1949 to the late Col. Martin L. Ball, Jr. and Carolyn Hayes Ball. In his senior year, Martin was an all-state debater for R.J....

Jan 9, 2019

Barbara Harbour Bookout Brice, 81, passed away Wednesday, January 9, 2019. She was born at Emory Hospital, December 29, 1937, to the late Henry Wade and Robert Jester Harbour Bookout. Barbara grew up on Lenox Road when it was merely a dirt road. An Atlanta native, she attended Garden Hills Elementary and graduated from North Fulton High School. Throughout her...

Jan 8, 2019

David J. Pivar, Ph.D., one of the country’s foremost historians on American social-purity movements, passed away on Tuesday, January 8, 2019, in Decatur, Georgia, at the age of 85. Born in Philadelphia in 1933 to Benjamin, a businessman, and Mary, a homemaker. The accidental death of his father in 1937 profoundly altered his childhood. At age six, he would leave...

Jan 6, 2019

Geraldine (Geri) Bailey, 93, of Benton House Senior Living in Sugar Hill, GA, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, January 6, 2019. She was born in Union, SC on August 25, 1925 to the late Mason Herring Sprouse and Walter Leon Sprouse. Mrs. Bailey was preceded in death by her husband, William Clarence Bailey, Sr., her...

Jan 5, 2019

Jan 4, 2019

Elizabeth (Betty) Hall Dunn passed away on January 4, 2019. She was preceded in death by her husband, and love of her life E. D. (Jack) Dunn, her parents Ailene Adams Hall and James Vernie Hall, her sister Mary Hall Crutchfield, her son Mark Hall Dunn, and her daughter-in-law Lori Taylor Dunn. She was born and grew up in Decatur,...

Jan 4, 2019

Michael (Mike) Steven Duffy, 65, passed away at Emory Crawford Long Hospital on January 4, 2019, with his sisters by his side. He was a 1971 graduate of Druid Hills High School, and attended Georgia Tech where he was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity. Mike had been a dialysis patient since July 2011, and was on the transplant...

Jan 3, 2019

Jeannette Snee Murphy, born in Atlanta, Georgia on July 7, 1927 passed away in Atlanta at age 91 on January 3, 2019. Jeanette was the only child of the late Daniel A. Snee, and Jennie Ellen Snee. Jeanette lived in Atlanta all her life, where she attended Sacred Heart High School and after graduation attended the University of Georgia. Thereafter,...

Jan 2, 2019

It is with the heaviest of hearts that the family of Dr. Robert F. Eaves, Jr. announces his passing on Wednesday, January 2nd, 2019, at the age of 95. Dr. Eaves will be lovingly remembered by his wife of 77 years, Virginia, his children Suzanne and Bob, his grandchildren Priscilla, Mandy, and Bobby, and his seven great-grandchildren. He was predeceased...

Jan 1, 2019

Robert Austin Dawkins passed away peacefully in his sleep on Tuesday, January 1, 2019. Robert was born in Atlanta on July 4, 1931 to Edwin P. Dawkins and Bobbie Roberts Dawkins. Robert was a man of impeccable character, had a great sense of humor, was a loving husband and father and a gifted athlete. Robert loved living in Atlanta and...

Dec 31, 2018

Gloria Bennett Smith, aged 93, passed away on Monday evening, December 31, 2018 in her home in Decatur. She was born in Atlanta, on Aug. 25, 1925. She graduated from Girls’ High School and worked for Bell South. In 1948, she married Tommy Smith and they continued to live in Atlanta. In 1962, they built a home in DeKalb County...

Dec 31, 2018

Obituary for Walter Tourison Lamond Walter Tourison Lamond, 89, was born in Philadelphia, PA on October 2, 1929 to James Lamond and Hazel Lamond. While in hospice on Monday, December 31, 2018, Mr. Lamond passed away peacefully in his sleep after a battle with respiratory illnesses and cancer. Walter was a man who devoted himself to helping others, from serving...

Dec 30, 2018

Pauline Edwards (80) of Tucker died peacefully Sunday evening, December 30, 2018, surrounded by her family. Pauline had a true heart for people. For her family and friends this is a loss beyond words. She was a devoted wife, mother, daughter, sister, niece, aunt, cousin and friend. Pauline is predeceased by her parents, Willie Fred Barwick and Ruth Cribbs Barwick;...

Dec 29, 2018

June Auchmuty Townsend Motley, 81, of Decatur, passed away on December 29, 2018 from complications of dementia. She was born in LaGrange GA on August 26, 1937. June was a long time member of First Baptist Church of Avondale Estates and the chancel Choir. She was a teacher for 35 years in the city of Atlanta and was loved by...