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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Sep 19, 2018

Mr. Michael Nesbit Lee, 72, of Stone Mountain passed away Wednesday September 19th, 2018 from natural causes. He was born in Atlanta on July 2, 1946 to Alfred and Eddie Nesbit Lee and was a retired police officer with DeKalb County Police Department. He is survived by his wife, Donna Lorraine Lee; two daughters, mother, Eddie Lee; one sister and...

Sep 18, 2018

Carol Jean Barrow, 89, passed away Tuesday, September 18, 2018. Born in Reynolds, Georgia, on February 15, 1929, she was the daughter of the late James Thomas Barrow and Leila Hobbs Barrow. She graduated from Reynolds High School in 1946 and attended La Grange College for 2 years and graduated from the University of Georgia in 1950 with a Bachelor...

Sep 15, 2018

ALMAND, JOSEPH ANDREW Joseph Andrew Almand was born February 6, 1941. He was a longtime resident of Avondale Estates. A very loving and humble, Harley-Davidson owning, smooth jazz enthusiast who loved an ice cold beer or two before dinner, Andrew was a ride or die Georgia Tech sports fan his entire life, as well he loved all Atlanta sports teams....

Sep 15, 2018

Verona Nicomeda Maduro Geerman, 84, of Atlanta, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and friend passed away Saturday, September 15, 2018. Born April 29, 1934, in San Nicolas, Aruba, she was the daughter of the late Eugenio and Jacoba Kock Maduro. Verona is survived by her three daughters, Erdwina Geerman, Brenda Fasihi, and Lillian Abootorabi; and many more loving family and friends....