Mar 15, 2018

Patricia C. Wingo, age 78, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her children, at her home in Conyers, on Thursday, March 15, 2018. She was retired from the Kmart Corporation and the DeKalb County School System at Gresham Park Elementary, with 25 years of service to both. She is preceded in death by her loving husband; Billy R. Wingo Sr., her...

Mar 13, 2018

Betty Dillard Price, 99, formerly of Decatur, Georgia, passed away March 13, 2018 at Christian City Convalescent Center in Union City, Georgia. Betty was a long time member of Decatur First United Methodist Church and always considered Decatur as her home. As Betty liked to say, she came into this world on a very icy morning on January, 13, 1919....

Mar 13, 2018

Mary Johnson, age 100, died at Elmcroft Assisted Living in Marietta, Georgia on Tuesday March 13, 2018. Born December 13, 1917 in Eldon, Missouri, Mary Margaret Robertson was one of seven siblings and grew up in Kansas City, Kansas. She worked for the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Manhattan, Kansas, and met her future husband, Howard Johnson, who was a...

Mar 13, 2018

Mildred Jackson Speights died on March 13, 2018 at 104 years old. She was born in Atlanta, GA and married in Decatur, GA to Robert Milton Speights. She held graduate degrees from Oglethorpe University, Emory University, University of Georgia and Georgia State University. She was a teacher in Decatur Schools, Gainesville Schools, taught English at Gainesville College, Assistant Professor of...

Mar 13, 2018

Sonia “Toni” Irene Oleyar, age 86, of Atlanta, GA, a beloved wife, wonderful mother, doting grandmother, proud great grandmother, sister, aunt, friend to many, and all-around mediocre cook, peacefully passed the morning of Tuesday, March 13, 2018 in Tucker, GA. While her passing was with great sadness there was also incredible relief that Toni did not have to endure the...

Mar 12, 2018

Eleanor Hardy Perkins, 85, passed away Monday, March 12, 2018. Born August 11, 1932 in Milledgeville, GA, she was the daughter of the late Thomas D. and Madge Eskew Hardy. Eleanor moved to Avondale Estates in High School and soon thereafter began dating the love of her life – Marion ‘Perk’ Perkins. Eleanor is survived by her loving husband of...

Mar 9, 2018

June Wood Harris, age 85, passed away on Friday, March 9, 2018. Larri June Wood was born on June 2, 1932 in Tarrytown Georgia to Sallie Mae and Rufus Newton Wood. She was a graduate of Mercer University where she was a member of Chi Omega sorority. While at Mercer, she met her husband, Bill. She taught school for a...

Mar 7, 2018

William Henry (Bill) Lambert, Sr., 77, entered into his eternal rest and met his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on March 7, 2018, after suffering from Alzheimer’s for 9 years. Bill was born to Sam and Martha Lambert on August 9, 1940 in Atlanta, Georgia. Bill married his high school sweetheart, Roslyn Broom Lambert, in August of 1962, and were...

Mar 6, 2018

BISHOP LEWIS BEVEL JONES III July 22, 1926 – March 6, 2018 Bishop Lewis Bevel “Bev”Jones III died of complications from dementia at Budd Terrace on Tuesday, March 6 in Atlanta at the age of 91. Bishop Jones is survived by his three children and their spouses, David and Cathy Jones, Mark and Frances Jones, and Sharon and Dave Brewer;...

Mar 5, 2018

Beryl Flo Jackson was born on January 14, 1931 in Roadside, Jamaica, in the parish of St. Mary. Her mother Eulalee Cousins was a seamstress and her father Leopold Jackson was a motor mechanic. Beryl was able to pursue her childhood dream of becoming a teacher when she received a scholarship to attend Mico Teacher’s College in Kingston. After graduating...

Mar 5, 2018

Mark Andrew Crain March 21, 1956- March 5, 2018 Mark passed away peacefully in Lilburn, GA on Sunday night at the age of 61. Mark is survived by his children: Melissa and Husband John of Peachtree Corners, Benjamin and wife Monick of Gainesville, Melanie and husband Brandon, of Atlanta, Samantha of Atlanta, and Jeffrey of Athens. He is also survived...

Mar 4, 2018

Mar 4, 2018

Jamerson “Harry” Maddox of Gainesville, Georgia, went to be with our Lord and Savior on March 4th, 2018. He was 73 years young. Harry is survived by his loving wife of 30 years, Brenda Hazlerigs Maddox, step-son and daughter-in-law, Jeff and Lisa Crosby, a sister and brother-in-law Betty and John Boggs, nephews Scott Maddox and Jamie Maddox and their families,...

Mar 3, 2018

Maloof, William Michael, Sr. (Mike) Atlanta attorney Mike Maloof, 72, known for his gruff exterior, deep intelligence and soft heart, passed away March 3, 2018 from metastatic melanoma. His family was by his side at Emory University Hospital at the time of his death. Mike, raised in Atlanta, was born in St. Helens, England to Manuel and Dolly Maloof, and...

Mar 3, 2018

Mangiafico, Jr., Edgar S., died of brain cancer at home, surrounded by his family, on March 3, 2018. He was 64 years of age. Ed was born at Crawford W. Long Hospital in Atlanta on October 11, 1953, to Jean Culbreth Mangiafico and Edgar S. Mangiafico. Ed never lived outside of Atlanta. He attended Lakeside High School, and graduated cum...

Mar 2, 2018

Mrs. Mary “Betty” Griffin passed away in Tucker, Georgia on March 2, 2018 at the age of 93. Betty is survived by her son James and his wife Trudy Griffin, granddaughter Heather, great grandchildren Katelin and William of Ridgeland, Mississippi, and her daughter Mary and her husband Jim Farmer of Decatur, Georgia, and grandchildren Ben and his wife Patricia Farmer,...

Feb 28, 2018

David Edward Martin, 78, of Decatur, Georgia, died February 28, 2018. Son of Edward Henry Martin and Lillie Luckman Martin and originally from Green Bay, Wisconsin, “Dr. Dave”, passed away on February 28 after a decades long battle with Parkinson’s Disease. Preceded in death by his parents and one nephew, David is survived by his sister, Kathleen (Kay) Strey, nephew...

Feb 27, 2018

Patrick Fintan Byrne, 84, of Atlanta passed away quietly on the morning of Feb. 27. Married to his beloved Marie Byrne (nee Walsh) for 63 years, Fintan was born in Dublin, Ireland, the third son of the late Thomas O’Byrne and Tess Healy. He is pre-deceased by brothers Jack, Christie and sister Lenie. Migrating to the U.S. in 1960 with...

Feb 26, 2018

Martha Ella Randall Lawson, 97, long time resident of Decatur, died Monday February 26, 2018 at Hospice Atlanta Center. Born in 1920 in Marietta, Georgia to Mr. and Mrs. P.C. Randall, Martha was the eldest of six children. She was the wife of Evvard Lawson, who preceded her in death. She lived in the Atlanta area all her life, except...

Feb 25, 2018

Kenneth Jason Knight, 33, passed away on February 25, 2018. Jason grew up in Decatur and attended Lakeside High school. He also attended Perimeter College. Jason was preceded in death by his grandmothers —Carolyn Knight and Dorothy Hutchins, his grandfathers—George Knight and Travis Hutchins, his aunts—Linda Knight and Anne McKinney. Jason is survived by his mother Iris Dunn, his father...