Mar 18, 2017

Dr. Thomas John Michaels, 63, of Atlanta, passed away on March 18, 2017 in Atlanta, GA. He was born on March 24, 1953 to John and Olympia (Genoplus) Michaels. He graduated from the University of Alabama Birmingham Dental School and practiced as a General Dentist in Brookhaven for many years. He is survived by his mother Olympia Michaels, two brothers,...

Mar 17, 2017

Robert Joseph Friel passed away peacefully on March 17th, 2017 in Atlanta, GA. He was born on February 12th 1932 in Wilmington, DE to Francis and Mildred Friel. He graduated from Georgetown University with a Bachelor Degree in 1955 and earned a Masters Degree in Social work from Rutgers University in 1960. While stationed in Munich, Germany he graduated from...

Mar 15, 2017

The Rev. Dr. Manfred Hoffmann, Professor Emeritus of Emory University and Theologian-in-Residence at Peachtree Road United Methodist Church in Atlanta, died peacefully at home on March 15, 2017 after living well and gracefully with challenging disabilities. Born in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, he was the son of Marta Koerner Hoffmann and Gustav Hoffmann. He is predeceased by his parents, his...

Mar 14, 2017

Mar 14, 2017

Charles F. Dewald was born 2/23/1929, died 3/14/2017 at DeKalb Medical North Decatur. He graduated from Boys High in 1947; Georgia Tech in 1952 as an Industrial Engineer and married Gretta Moll on 12/20/1951. Gretta passed on 10/30/2006. He married Martha Hinely on July 16, 2011. He had five children, Mike who passed in 2014, Jon of Wilson, NC, Hank...

Mar 13, 2017

Dan Westbrook Whitmire died peacefully in the arms of his wife on Monday March 13, 2017. He was born on May 15, 1927 in Carnesville, Georgia to William Morris and Dorothy Westbrook Whitmire. His early years were spent on a farm with his family, including two brothers, Morris and Steve, who predeceased him. They learned to farm, hunt and fish...

Mar 13, 2017

Mar 10, 2017

Gregory Jackson, a loving brother, son, and uncle from Villa Rica Georgia, but originally from Cabagetown entered into rest on March 10, 2017. His service will be on Tuesday March 14, 2017 at 2 pm at Friendship Baptist church in Atlanta Georgia and will be layed to rest at Almon Baptist church cemetery in Covington Georgia. He is survived by...

Mar 9, 2017

Funeral Home: A. S. Turner & Sons 2773 North Decatur Road Decatur, GA 30033 Visitation: Dunwoody United Methodist Church 1548 Mt. Vernon Rd. Dunwoody, GA US 30338 Date and time TBA. Service: Dunwoody United Methodist Church 1548 Mt. Vernon Rd. Dunwoody, GA US 30338 Service date & time TBA.

Mar 9, 2017

Melinda Suzanne Davis, "Mindy", passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Thursday, March 9th, 2017. She was born May 30th, 1962, in Jacksonville, FL, to the late Charles Carlton Davis and Julia Ann Eason Davis. She is survived by her brother, Charles "Chuck" Carlton Davis, Jr.; sister-in-law, Suzanne Mathews Davis; nephew, Charles Carlton Davis, III; nieces, Clare Marie Davis, Bridget...

Mar 9, 2017

Kathryn "Kitty" MozleyKathryn "Kitty" Riley Mozley passed away peacefully on March 9, 2017, with her beloved husband of 66 years, Bob, at her side and in the Decatur home that she loved and that they had built together in 1960. Kitty was born on December 28, 1927, the answer to her sister Mary Lois' prayer for a little sister. They...

Mar 9, 2017

Denise Guerin Rice, of Decatur, Georgia, died March 9, 2017 with her family at her side. She was the daughter of Henry Haworth and Josephine D. Guerin, born during the August hurricane of 1928 in Melbourne, Florida and raised in the beachtown of Indiatlantic, enjoying a childhood rich in the outdoor activities of swimming, bicycling and sailing. After receiving an...

Mar 8, 2017

Catherine Bernadette ("Katie", "Kitty") McNally of Decatur, GA, passed away peacefully the day after her 87th birthday on Wednesday, March 8, 2017. Born and raised in Parkstown, Glenmore, Ireland. She became a nurse and cared for patients in Waterford, Ireland and London, England. She immigrated to the United States arriving in New York via passenger ship on Columbus Day, 1952....

Mar 8, 2017

Patty was born February 26, 1966, in Dunn, North Carolina and died March 8 in a car accident. She was 51. She loved people and animals, cooking for a gathering, gardening, and motorcycles. Mostly she loved her partner of 17 years, Alecia Grisaffe, their dogs Emmylou and Bitsy, her loving parents, and riding her Harley with her dear friends and...

Mar 8, 2017

Jack H. Bates, 92, of Decatur, beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, teacher, and friend, passed away Wednesday, March 8, 2017. Born April 15, 1924, in Searsport, Maine, he was raised by his mother, Hilda Bates Cook, and his grandparents, Sadie and Frank Clark, in Presque Isle, Maine. Jack was drafted at the age of 17 and a half to the...

Mar 6, 2017

Vivian Ruth (Head) Payne, 89, of Brookhaven, passed away Monday, March 6, 2017. Born in Atlanta, Georgia she was the daughter of the late Hazzie Monroe and Ida Smallwood Head. Her son, Donald Payne survives her. She was cremated per her request.

Mar 6, 2017

Mary Lois Hastings passed away peacefully on March 6th, 2017 under the loving care of hospice. She was born July 5th, 1920 in Decatur, GA. She was educated in Decatur schools, graduating from Decatur Girls High. She continued her education at Georgia State University and Draughan's Business College in Atlanta, GA. Mary Lois Riley was married to Stanley Mitchell Hastings...

Mar 6, 2017

Sallie Warren Cook, age 87, of Decatur, passed away Monday, March 6, 2017. Ms. Cook was born in Statesboro, GA and was raised in Blackshear, GA. During her high school years, she played on the basketball team. She attended Southern College of Pharmacy , a part of Mercer University, graduating with a B.S. degree in 1953. After graduation, she along...

Mar 5, 2017

Roy Dyer was born on November 8, 1931, the son of Marie Porter Lackland and Roy E. Dyer, Sr. He grew up in the southwest area of Atlanta. He graduated from Russell High School in 1948, Darlington School in 1950 and Jacksonville State College in 1954. He met Helen Dean Young in college. They married in August of 1954 after...

Mar 5, 2017

Alton Jones passed away Sunday, January 29, 2017. Born September 23, 1921, in Franklin County, he was the son of the late John Clarence and Ruth Morris Jones. His wife of 76 years, Geneva, born February 20, 1922, in Levonia, to the late Robert Verner and Lula Smith Fulghum, passed away Sunday, March 5, 2017. It was love at first...