Obituaries
Jean Ridgeway
Nov 27, 2017
Jean W. Ridgeway, of Decatur Georgia, passed away on 11/27/2017. She died peacefully in the presence of her husband and daughter. Born in Protemus, TN on 6/10/1934, she lived most of her life in Decatur, Ga. After having graduated from the Art Institute of Atlanta she worked for the Atlanta Lithograph Company. On 1/13/1956 she married Joseph G Ridgeway who...
Virginia Powell Lynch
Nov 27, 2017
Virginia Powell Lynch was born March 27, 1920, in Lax, West Virginia. She was one of 14 children. Her father, Fred Powell, was a coal miner. Her mother, Nettie Mae Powell, was a stay at home mother. Seven of Virginia’s siblings died before adulthood. At the age of ten, Virginia accepted Jesus as her Savior at the Huntington Citadel Corps....
Harry James Lafever, Iii
Nov 26, 2017
Harry James LaFever, III, 66, of Tucker, passed away Sunday, November 26, 2017. Born January 3, 1951, in Louisville, Kentucky, he was the son of the late Harry James, Jr. and Genevieve Marceline Berry LaFever. Harry was co-owner of LaFever Body Shop in Tucker with his brother, Charles. Harry is survived by his brother, Charles LaFever and his wife, Carolyn;...
William Douglas Bradford
Nov 25, 2017
William Douglas Bradford, age 86, passed away on November 25, 2017. Mr. Bradford was a member of Solid Rock Baptist church and enjoyed a career as a salesman. He is survived by his wife Joyce Scarborough Bradford of Covington, his son and daughter-in-law Loren and Linda Bradford of Monroe, his daughters and son-in-laws Marie and David Bruyninckx of Grovetown, Terry...
Charlotte Kissel Floyd Mauldin
Nov 23, 2017
Charlotte Kissel Floyd Mauldin, 90, went home to the Lord suddenly, but peacefully, on Thanksgiving morning, November 23, 2017, leaving family and friends unexpectedly stunned, but forever grateful for her kind spirit and life of giving and loving. Charlotte was born on January 19, 1927 to Annie Seagraves and George Washington Floyd. She was the widow of Harold M. Mauldin...
Richard "Rick" Jude Maher
Nov 22, 2017
Richard (“Rick”) Jude Maher of Decatur, Georgia, died on Wednesday, November 22, 2017. He is survived by his younger brother Christopher Maher of Las Vegas, Nevada. Mr. Maher worked at Kroger and was a long time parishioner at St. Thomas More Catholic Church in Decatur, where he served as Spiritual Director in the men’s faith renewal program. The visitation vigil...
Gerald Eugene Spratte
Nov 21, 2017
Gerald Eugene Spratte, 84, passed away peacefully on November 21, 2017 after an extended illness. Born on March 6, 1933 in St. Louis, Missouri, he was the son of the late Ethel and Charles Spratte. He was raised in Talladega, Alabama by his mother and stepfather, Leon Curley. Drafted out of High School by the St. Louis Cardinals, Jerry declined...
Elma Lee Mcfall
Nov 21, 2017
Elma Lee McFall, who lived most of her life in DeKalb County, and whose occupation of professional nursing and avocation of horses spanned four decades, died from Lewy Body Dementia at The Montclair Personal Care Home in Decatur on November 21, 2017. She was 74. Lee was preceded in death by her parents, Robert M. McFall and Elma G. McFall,...
Helen Light King
Nov 18, 2017
Helen Light King, 92 of Buford, Brookhaven, Stone Mountain and Decatur, GA died on November 18, 2017. Helen Dorothy Light was born October 4, 1925 to the late James P Light and Mary Tatum Light of Buford, Georgia. She was the baby sister to older brothers, Wynson, Jacob and Robert and sisters, Sara Louise and Mildred. She graduated from Buford...
Edith Walker Dawkins
Nov 18, 2017
Edith Fleming Walker Dawkins passed away peacefully in her home in Lilburn, Georgia on Saturday, November 18, 2017. Edith was an elegant and gentle southern lady who loved sweet tea and all things southern. She was born to the Walker family in Griffin, Georgia, where her father Everett owned and managed the family farm with his wife, Velma. When Edith...
Cynthia Holt
Nov 18, 2017
Cynthia Holt of Atlanta, Georgia passed away peacefully on November 18, 2017 surrounded by loved ones. She was born on January 2, 1961 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and moved to Rochester, New York in her early years. She graduated from Midlothian High School in Richmond, Virginia and went on to receive her Bachelor of Arts in Communications from Marymount College of...
Byron Matthews
Nov 18, 2017
Byron Matthews, 100, resident of Atlanta since 1948 died Saturday, Nov, 18, at Emory University Hospital. Born in Hanover, Alabama in 1916, he was raised in Birmingham and moved to Atlanta with his wife, Arlene (Judy) Culpepper Matthews and young daughter, Jan, on his return to civilian life after his service in the Navy during World War II. His entire...
Virginia Scott Mclarty
Nov 18, 2017
Virginia Scott McLarty, 91, of Winston-Salem, NC, formerly of Decatur, GA, passed away on Saturday, November 18, 2017. A native of Atlanta, she and her late husband, Charles Loren McLarty, owned and operated the Charles L. McLarty Company, which sold fire engines and fire equipment. She was predeceased by a daughter, Vivian Jernigan, and a son, Lawrence Scott McLarty, and...
June Mary Jackson
Nov 16, 2017
June Mary Irons was the fifth of eight children born to Kenneth and Maisie Irons on June 30, 1952. June grew up in St. Ann, Jamaica and attended Claremont Primary School after which she moved to Kingston and attended Wolmers Girls School. After marrying Earl Jackson, June migrated to the U.S. in 1974 where the couple started their new life...
Mary Nell Camp
Nov 13, 2017
Mary Nell Camp passed away on Monday November 13, 2017. She was born on November 1, 1921 in Birmingham, Alabama. She is predeceased by her sister, Dorothy Simmons and her brother, Steven Lackley. She is survived by her son, James Evans and his wife, Anne. Also surviving are her four grandchildren, Thomas Love, Joel and Rebecca Evans, Erik and April...
Sarah Emma Blair
Nov 13, 2017
“Emy” Evans Blair, longtime resident of Stone Mountain, died peacefully in her home on November 13, 2017. Emy was the embodiment of a southern steel magnolia not only because of her lilting Piedmont accent, halo of silver hair and regal demeanor, but also because of her razor-sharp mind, saucy and irreverent wit, unyielding will, and unselfish dedication to family and...
William Sidney Mcdonald
Nov 12, 2017
William Sidney "Bill" McDonald passed away on Sunday, November 12, 2017. He was born on July 28, 1953, in Atlanta, Georgia. Mr. McDonald attended Briarcliff High School and Perimeter College in Atlanta. He was a veteran of the US Army where he served with the 10th Special Forces in Bad Tolz, Germany. After returning to Georgia, Mr. McDonald was a...
Joan Craig Blankenship
Nov 10, 2017
Joan Craig Blankenship, 84, of Decatur, GA and Tulsa, OK, passed away Thursday, November 9, 2017. Born on August 5, 1933 in Atlanta, GA, she was the wife of the late Guy D. Blankenship and the only child of the late John and Sarah Green. She was a graduate of Grady High School in Atlanta. She spent a few years...
Joseph Edward Troutman
Nov 8, 2017
Joseph Edward Troutman was born on Jan. 4, 1938 in Concord, NC. He graduated from Mt. Pleasant High School in Mt. Pleasant, NC. in May, 1956. He earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Religious Education from Lenoir Rhyne College in Hickory, NC in May, 1960. He went on to earn three Masters Degrees: Master of Arts from Lutheran School...
Marvin B. Scarbrough
Nov 7, 2017
Marvin B. Scarbrough passed away November 7, 2017, at the age of 88. Born in Birmingham, Alabama, he lived in Atlanta for most of his life. Marvin was a graduate of Auburn University and was a retired salesman from the Chattahoochee Brick Company. He covered the Korean Conflict as a journalist. Marvin was an avid golfer and he was a...
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