Obituaries
Charles John Smith, Jr.
Apr 19, 2017
Charles J. Smith, Jr., 74, of Stone Mountain, passed away Wednesday, April 19, 2017, at DeKalb Medical Center. Born April 4, 1943, in Washington, DC, he was the son of the late Charles John Smith and Virginia Carrico Smith. He attended Druid Hills High School before graduating from the University of Georgia in 1971. He settled in Stone Mountain, Georgia,...
Mark Alan Chewning
Apr 19, 2017
Mark Alan Chewning, of Tucker Georgia passed away April 19, 2017. He was 58 years old. He was born in Atlanta on October 30, 1958 to Alton and Evelyn Chewning. He graduated from Tucker High School where he played football. He attended college at Georgia Southern University in Stateboro, Georgia. He was a lifetime member at Rehoboth Baptist Church. He...
Margaret Dellinger Stone
Apr 19, 2017
Margaret Dellinger Stone passed peacefully in her home April 18, 2017, following a short illness. Margaret was 92 years of age and active until the last 5 months. She was surrounded by the love of her family. Margaret was born in North Carolina to the late James and Lucy Dellinger. She had a sister, Frances D. Dean and a brother,...
Steven Kelly Miller
Apr 19, 2017
Steven Kelly Miller, 61, of Decatur, passed away April 19, 2017. Born November 19, 1955, in Canton, Ohio, he was the son of the late Frederick and Laura Ruth Brunatti Miller. Steve was a math teacher at Central Catholic High School, Canton, Ohio. After teaching, Steve went on to serve his country in the U.S. Navy as a C-130 Pilot....
Eugene Hollahan
Apr 18, 2017
Dr. Eugene Hollahan, PhD Feb 27, 1933 - April 18, 2017 Born on February 27, 1933, in Memphis, Tennessee - the 6th of 10 Hollahan children of Thomas and Christine Hollahan. He grew up in Memphis, served in the Navy from 1952 to 1955 as an Aviation Structural Machinist Mate – 3d Class, aboard the aircraft carrier USS LAKE CHAMPLAIN....
Robert "Steve" Shelfer
Apr 18, 2017
Robert Stephen "Steve" Shelfer, age 65, of Lawrenceville, passed away Tuesday, April 18, 2017. An Atlanta native and graduate and lifelong fan of UGA, he was a member of McKendree UMC. Survivors include his sisters; Margaret McMillan and Mary Shelfer Valente and her husband, Paul, his niece; Fran Legband and her husband, Scott; his great nieces and nephews: Megan, Molly,...
William Harrison Bridges
Apr 15, 2017
William "Bill" Harrison Bridges, 82, of Atlanta, passed away Saturday, April 15, 2017. Born on the family farm near Lexington, Georgia, July 24, 1934, he was the son of the late James Ed and Dora Elease Paul Bridges. Bill graduated from Oglethorpe County High School, Arnoldsville, Georgia, in 1952. He volunteered for the U.S. Navy and was inducted on October...
David Wesley Gilreath
Apr 15, 2017
David Wesley Gilreath of Monroe, GA died peacefully on April 15, 2017. He is preceded in death by his wife of 67 years, Jean Clarkson Gilreath. David was born on January 6, 1926 in Williamsburg, KY. He grew up in Corbin, KY; after which he joined the US Navy. World War II took him to the South Pacific where he...
Cecil Wesley Brooks
Apr 15, 2017
Cecil Wesley Brooks, 91, of Lilburn, passed away on April 15, 2017 at his home in Lilburn, GA. Cecil was happily married to the love of his life Evie Ruth McTier Brooks for 65 years. He was a member of Member of Briarlake Baptist Men's Bible Class for over 40 years, He was an avid gardener and fisherman and loved...
David E. Patterson
Apr 13, 2017
David E Patterson of Tucker died suddenly April 13, 2017 of heart failure. He was born on April 11, 1956 in Atlanta and was preceded in death by his parents, James E. ("Pat") Patterson and Jeanette (Jenny) Little Patterson of Decatur. He is survived by his sister, Jamie Patterson of Tucker and his brother, Michael and sister in law, Lori...
Mary Burt Bell
Apr 13, 2017
Mrs. Mary Burt Bell, age 76, of Atlanta died Wednesday, April 12, 2017. Born in Atlanta April 18, 1940, she was the daughter of John Franklin and Elizabeth Branan Burt. She was a member of Latham United Methodist Church in Huntsville, Alabama. She was a graduate of Druid Hills High School and the University of Georgia where she was a...
Doris P. Ambrose
Apr 13, 2017
Doris Ponder Ambrose of Decatur, GA passed away at the age of 100 on April 13, 2017. She was born in Atlanta on April 4, 1917 to Spears T. Ponder and Clyde Baxter Ponder. She was preceded in death by her parents; brother, S. Thomas Ponder; sisters, Evelyn Richardson and Elizabeth Ashcraft; and nephew, J. B. Richardson. She is survived...
Lawrence Ward Mccauley
Apr 12, 2017
Lawrence Ward McCauley (Larry), 78, resident of Signal Mountain, Tennessee, passed away peacefully at 10:45 p.m. eastern time, Wednesday, April 12, 2017 at Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia. His family was with him. Larry had been hospitalized since January due to an existing condition which caused increasing issues with breathing. Born in 1938 to Ann Ward McCauley and Lawrence H....
Richard Everette Martin, Sr.
Apr 11, 2017
Richard Everette Martin Sr., age 76 of Decatur, passed away at 5:04 a.m. on Tuesday, April 11, 2017. A native of McDowell, WV, the son of the late Robert Ellis and Ruth Elaine Martin, he was a Vietnam veteran who served as a Corpsman in the US Navy. He owned Martin's Medical Repair Service in Decatur from 1979 until his...
Patty Duarte, Md
Apr 10, 2017
Dr. Patty S. Duarte, MD, born to Lena and Logan Scarborough, was the oldest of two children. She grew up in Wool Market, Mississippi. Patty received her Medical degree from Tulane University. She moved to Atlanta, Georgia. In the mid 1950's and opened up a medical practice in Decatur Ga with her late husband Carlos R. Duarte. Patty was a...
John Andrew Kenworthy
Apr 10, 2017
John Andrew Kenworthy passed away Monday April 10th, 2017 in the place he loved most…his home... AKA Monica and Andy's "Patch". This world wasn't ready to let him go, but he certainly left it a better place. He was adored by everyone but none more than his girls…his wife Monica and his daughter Julia. To meet him, was to know...
Frances Ford Young
Apr 9, 2017
Frances Ford Young, 94, of Atlanta, beloved wife and mother, passed away Sunday, April 9, 2017. Born March 3, 1923, in Atlanta, GA, she was the daughter of the late James William and Ruth Reeves Ford. Frances enjoyed interior decorating, time at the beach, visiting Walt Disney World, and playing cards. Frances is survived by her daughter, Allyson Arbuthnot and...
Donald G. Akin Jr.
Apr 9, 2017
Donald G. Akin Jr., known to his family as Donnie or Don, age 65 of Lawrenceville, passed away Sunday, April 9, 2017. Don moved to California to accept his first full time job opportunity after graduating as an actuary. After several years there, he started his own business and continued living there until moving south, first to Austin, Texas and...
Robert Erik Fuller
Apr 9, 2017
Robert Erik Fuller, 48 of Atlanta, passed away unexpectedly on April 9, 2017. Robert was born in Atlanta, GA on January 24, 1969. Robert was a the epitome of a true and loyal friend. He always loved to be surrounded by loved ones. Robert truly believed in the expression the more the merrier. Robert helped create his beloved Dawg Deck...
Carlos Agra, Sr
Apr 8, 2017
Agra, Carlos Sr. February 24, 1924 – April 8, 2017 Carlos Agra, Sr. of Stone Mountain, Georgia passed peacefully in his bed, as was his earnest wish, on Saturday, April 8, 2017. He was ninety-three years of age. Son of Pedro Agra Garcia and Ofelia Mendoza Napoles, he was born February 24, 1924 in Camaguey, Cuba. A life-long advocate for...
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