Obituaries
Beverly Folsom Dyer
Feb 24, 2018
Beverly Folsom Dyer, age 89, died Saturday, February 24, 2018 in Vero Beach, Florida. A native Atlantan, Bev attended Druid Hills schools, and Wesleyan College in Macon, Georgia. She was preceded in death by her parents, Perry Harvert Folsom and Alice Eason Folsom. She is survived by her sister, Carolyn Folsom Warnock; sons, David Folsom Dyer (Harriet), Michael Edwin Dyer...
Daniel Richard Lynn
Feb 24, 2018
Dan was a native to Atlanta, raised in Virginia Highlands by his father, Curtis and mother, Marie. After finishing high school at St. Pius X, Dan attended Georgia State University, where he was involved at the university radio station, WRAS, and was more commonly known by his DJ name, "Dangerous Dan." Following graduation from Georgia State University, Dan moved to...
Frances Guess
Feb 23, 2018
Frances Summerville Guess passed away on February 23, 2018 at her home in Decatur, Georgia. Frances was born on May 30, 1931 in Aliceville, Alabama to the late William Chalmers Summerville, a distinguished World War I veteran and owner of the Coca-Cola Bottling Company in Aliceville and Laurie Cunningham Summerville, a high school math teacher, before her marriage to Mr....
H. Kenneth Walker
Feb 23, 2018
Henry Kenneth (“Ken”) Walker, M.D., of Atlanta, Georgia, passed away Friday, February 23, 2018 after a sudden illness. He was born on a small farm outside Washington, Georgia, on October 4, 1936 to the late Henry Samson Walker and Katie Grace Burgess Walker. A skinny, naïve boy who loved reading, he was recruited to Emory at Oxford in a new...
Jamie Elizabeth Patterson
Feb 23, 2018
Jamie Elizabeth Patterson passed away February 24, 2018. She was born on June 19, 1952 in Atlanta and was preceded in death by her parents, James E. (Pat) Patterson and Jeannette (Jenny) Little Patterson of Decatur and her brother, David E. Patterson of Tucker. Jamie is survived by her brother, Michael and sister-law, Lori of Lake Worth, FL as well...
Emily Harris Strickland
Feb 22, 2018
Emily H. Strickland, age 89, passed away on Thursday, February 22, 2018. She was born the daughter of a Methodist Minister Rev. Ruben L. Harris and Ethel Hall Harris, and lived in small towns throughout Georgia, during her childhood, while her father served in various parishes of the South Georgia Conference. Emily enrolled in and attended Andrew College, and LaGrange...
Elizabeth Ann Thompson
Feb 20, 2018
Elizabeth "Betty" Ann May Thompson, 86, wife of the late Marion Thompson of Atlanta, was born December 25, 1931 in Catawba, South Carolina and passed away February 20, 2018. She is survived by her children Robert and Jenna Thompson, Mike Smith, Jeff Thompson, David and Vikki Thompson, and Alexis and Eddie Alfaro; grandchildren Laura and Jimmy Briscoe, Connor Thompson, Parker...
James Timothy Holcombe
Feb 20, 2018
James Timothy Holcombe, 51, of Buford, passed away on February 20, 2018 at the Macon, GA. He was born on February 27, 1966 to James and Donna (Mize) Rayburn at Tucker, GA. James worked as a Supervisor for DeKalb County Watershed Mgmt. James lived in Buford, GA. James is survived by his father and step-mother, James H. and Mary Holcombe,...
Billy Roy Mears
Feb 20, 2018
Billy Roy Mears, age 88 of Dunwoody, GA, passed away Tuesday, February 20, 2018. He was preceded in death by his parents, Mildred and Roy Mears, and his wife of 46 years, Rhetta Y. Mears. Billy is survived by his son and daughter in law, Bradley Mears and Julie Stephens. Billy received his Bachelor's degree at Memphis State University, and...
Thomas Reeves
Feb 17, 2018
Thomas Reeves, 86, passed away on February 17, 2018. He was the husband of Shirley Farmer Reeves. They shared 61 years of marriage together. Born in Clarkston, Georgia. He was the son of Edgar and Leona Stephens Reeves. He attended North Georgia Military College and Georgia State University. He served with the US Army Occupation Forces in Germany during the...
Avalee Spinks
Feb 17, 2018
Spinks, Avalee, age 71, beloved daughter, sister, aunt, cousin, and friend passed away peacefully on February 17, 2018, surrounded by family and dear friends after a brief illness. A life-long resident of Decatur, GA, she graduated from Decatur High School in 1965, Mercer University of Atlanta, and Georgia State University with a Master's Degree. Avalee was an accomplished swimmer/diver, basketball...
Regina Reid
Feb 16, 2018
Regina Benton Reid passed away Friday, February 16, 2018. She was 54, born on October 2, 1963 in Pensacola, Florida the daughter of Thomas Benton and Cheryl Cheatham Benton. Regina graduated from Florida State University with Honors in 1985 and received her Juris Doctorate from Emory Law School in 1988 graduating in the top 10% of her class. On April...
Merle W. Griffin
Feb 16, 2018
Merle Willis Griffin, 82, of Clarkston, beloved wife, mother, and grandmother passed away Friday, February 16, 2018. Born November 24, 1935, in Pelham, GA, she was the daughter of the late Casey and Verma Lee Hopkins Willis. Merle was a 16 year survivor of Pancreatic Cancer. She spent her career as a Registered Nurse. Merle was famous for her pound...
Foster Corbin
Feb 16, 2018
Foster Corbin, formerly of Morristown, Tennessee, passed away on February 16, 2018. He was born June 23, 1941, the son of Frank and Virginia McCoy Corbin and twin brother of Frankie Corbin. After serving in the Air Force, Foster received a Bachelor of Arts from Carson-Newman College and a Master of Arts Degree from the University of Tennessee. He embarked...
Kelly Marie Mcmahon
Feb 15, 2018
Kelly Marie McMahon, 27, of Decatur, passed away on Thursday, February 15, 2018. Her well known struggle with depression and anxiety was long and hard. She is survived by her parents Kevin and Teri McMahon, and her sister, Rebecca McMahon. Also surviving are her grandparents, Suzann Threadgill and Joe and Alvera McMahon, as well as cousins, aunts and uncles too...
Grace B. Beck
Feb 14, 2018
Grace B. Beck, former resident of Brookvalley Lane NE in Atlanta, passed away peacefully at 99 years of age in Tiverton, Rhode Island on February 14, 2018. Raised on a farm in rural Michigan, one of eight children, she eventually attended Western Michigan University to earn a teaching certificate. Upon graduation she taught at the elementary and high school levels...
Arthur Daniel Morgan
Feb 14, 2018
ARTHUR DANIEL “DAN” MORGAN, 79, of Lilburn, Georgia, died Wednesday, February 14, 2018 following several years of illness. He was preceded in death by his parents, Arthur Davis Morgan and Mary Jane Jarrett Morgan. Dan was born August 8, 1938, in Waynesville, NC, attended Candler Schools and was a member of the first graduating class of Enka High. Dan’s passion...
Margery Fitzgibbons
Feb 14, 2018
Margery Gleaton Fitzgibbons, age 83, of Decatur GA transitioned to heaven on February 14, 2018. She was born May 29, 1934 in Cordele, GA to the late Margery Walker Gleaton and William Gayton Gleaton. She is preceded in death by her sister Alyce Ruth Patterson. She is survived by her daughter Janet Fitzgibbons Brown, husband Johnny Mack Brown of Thomson,...
James Joseph "Joe" Mosley, Sr.
Feb 14, 2018
James Joseph “Joe” Mosley Sr., 71, of Decatur, GA, passed away Wednesday, February 14, 2018, after a difficult battle with cancer. A graduate of Clarkston High School, Joe went on to serve in the United States Air Force. He met and married Patricia Barnes in 1969. He worked for the U.S. Postal Service for 35 years until he retired. Joe...
Peggy Elaine Thompson
Feb 14, 2018
Peggy Elaine Thompson, 66, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A.L. Campbell, passed away unexpectedly due to complications from recently diagnosed cancer on February 14, 2018. She was preceded in death by her parents, Mr. Lamar Campbell and Mrs. Marjorie French Campbell. Peggy was the devoted mother of one daughter, two grandsons and a son-in-law to whom she dedicated her life...
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