Obituaries
Patricia Ann Carmichael
Oct 26, 2016
Patricia "Nanny Pat" Carmichael passed away early 10/26/2016 and joined her spouse Billy Carmichael, grandson Joey Hydock and great grandson Chance Prokuspi in heaven. She will be greatly missed by her children and their significant others Carol and Dan McCarthy, Wesley and Carol Carmichael, Cathy Carmichael and Heather Pearce, Cristi and Tim Lumb, 12 grandkids, 11 great grandkids, 2 sisters,...
Augustina Z. Kouros
Oct 26, 2016
Augustina Z. Kouros, age 88, fell asleep in our Lord October 26, 2016. She was surrounded by the love of her family and friends in her home. Augustina "Tina" is lovingly remembered by her love for God, family, Church, friends, and Greek TV. Tina grew up on the island of Kalymnos Greece, married Michael E. Kouros and traveled to Atlanta...
Jason Duane Burns
Oct 26, 2016
Funeral Home: A. S. Turner & Sons 2773 North Decatur Road Decatur, GA 30033
Robert Lee Thurman
Oct 26, 2016
Robert Lee Thurman of Stone Mountain passed away on October 26 at the age of 84. Mr. Thurman was born on March 18, 1932 in Atlanta. He had 35 years of service with AT&T, beginning as a linesman and ending his career in 1988 as a project manager, who oversaw the installation of fiber optic lines that came to make...
Alton Summie Roberts
Oct 25, 2016
Alton S. Roberts, 95, passed away on October 25, 2016, at The Orchard at Tucker, a assisted living facility. He had been under Hospice Atlanta care since early June. Born in Jefferson, Jackson County, Georgia, he moved to Tucker as a young adult and resided in the Tucker/Stone Mountain area his entire adult life. From 1943 to 1946, he served...
Anne Mcglon
Oct 24, 2016
Ann (Annie) Pearl Smith McGlon passed away peacefully in her home on October 24 after a long, happy and successful life. Ann was a farm girl born in 1924, single mother, loyal sister, devoted wife, vibrant grandmother of five and finally a loving great grandmother of twelve and the bedrock of a large, close knit family. She was a single...
Hernando Jimenez
Oct 23, 2016
JIMENEZ, Hernando of Decatur, Georgia, passed away on Sunday, October 23, 2016, at the age of 36. He is survived by his wife, Stephanie Dietrich and two children, Victoria Sophia and Daniel Ivan. He will be remembered for his passion, his love for family and friends, his stupendous eloquence, and his inimitable sense of humor.Hernando was born on February 10th,...
Mary Catherine Mulcahy O'Malley
Oct 23, 2016
Mary Kay O'Malley, 81, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Wednesday October 23, 2016, after a brief illness. Mary Kay was born in Chicago, Illinois on October 9, 1935, the first child of Robert J. and Mary Jo Mulcahy. She was "big sister" to Robert J. Mulcahy, Jr., who came along seven years later. Mary Kay graduated from Little...
Agnes Delores Blake
Oct 22, 2016
Agnes Dolores Blake was born in Westminster, MD on June 30, 1934 to John and Beatrice Frisby. She made a peaceful transition into the glory of God on October 22, 2016. Agnes graduated from Robert Moton High School in 1952. She was raised in Westminster, MD until the age of 19, when she moved to New York City and obtained...
Willard Russell Via, Jr.
Oct 21, 2016
Willard Russell Via Jr., 78, of Decatur, GA died Friday, October 21, 2016. Born in Eufaula, AL in 1938, he grew up in Dothan, AL, where he graduated from Dothan High School in 1956. He is a graduate of Auburn University and John Marshall School of Law. Until his retirement, he served as an administrative law judge with the Georgia...
Elizabeth Anne Tanner Waldrop
Oct 21, 2016
Elizabeth Anne Tanner Waldrop, 96, of Atlanta, died on Friday, October 21, 2016. Anne was born on January 28, 1920 in Fairburn, GA., the daughter of the late Hubert and Cora Lee (Phillips) Tanner. Anne is survived by her devoted husband of seventy-three years, Glen G. Waldrop, and their two children, daughter Linda Smith (Bob) and son Jim Waldrop (Madeline),...
David James Prigge
Oct 20, 2016
David James Prigge of Avondale Estates died October 20, 2016. He is survived by wife, Sue Ann Prigge two daughters, Bethany "Beth" Prigge, Laura Prigge Merritt; 4 grandchildren and a host of other family and friends. A Memorial Service will be held on Monday October 24, 2016 at 3:00 pm at A.S. Turner & Sons. The family will receive friends...
Fraser Jefcoate Harbutt
Oct 19, 2016
Fraser Jefcoate Harbutt, history professor at Emory University for 35 years, has passed away at the age of 79. He leaves behind a trail of love, warmth, and old-fashioned charm that his heartbroken family and friends will remember forever, and attempt to continue in his name. He also leaves a lifetime of achievements, many grateful students who grew to love...
Oscar Larry Becham
Oct 16, 2016
Oscar Larry Becham, 90, of Cumming, formerly of Atlanta passed away on Sunday October 16, 2016. He was a proud veteran of the U. S. Air Force and served in San Juan, Puerto Rico during the Korean Conflict. Mr. Becham retired from the CDC with over 40 years of service and was preceded in death by his sister, Elaine Garrard...
Joseph Eugene Goldsmith
Oct 15, 2016
Joseph Eugene Goldsmith, Jr., 86, passed away Saturday, October 15th, 2016, at Emory St. Joseph Hospital. He was the son of Carolyn McLeod Smith and Joseph Eugene Goldsmith, Sr. Gene was born and grew up in Clarkston, Georgia, and was a graduate of Clarkston High School. He spent his entire business career as a floral designer and was the owner...
Betty Jane Norrell Barton
Oct 15, 2016
Betty Jane Norrell Barton, 81, of Decatur, beloved wife and mother, passed away on Saturday, October 15, 2016. Born November 19, 1934, in Guntersville, AL, she was the daughter of the late Robert Glenn Norrell, Sr. and Josie Lee Smith Norrell. Betty Jane spent 28 years with DeKalb County as the benefits administrator. She loved her church and was always...
Bill Elton
Oct 15, 2016
Services for William B. Elton (Bill) will be held on Saturday, November 12th at 3:00 PM at Saint Columba's Episcopal Church, 939 James Burgess Road, Suwanee, GA 30024. A.S. Turner and Sons Funeral Home and Crematory. Funeral Home: A. S. Turner & Sons 2773 North Decatur Road Decatur, GA 30033
William Brooks Elton
Oct 15, 2016
William Brooks Elton (Bill) of Suwanee, GA, formerly of Decatur, GA, departed this life on October 15, 2016, 2 months short of his 81st birthday. He was born December 18, 1935 in Hazlehurst, GA to John Brooks and Martha Clark Elton. He grew up in Hazlehurst and attended school there. He graduated from Southern Technical Institute. In 1959, he and...
Dorothy S. Adams
Oct 14, 2016
Dorothy Simmons Adams (aka "Dot" and "MaMu") passed away peacefully at her home on October 14, 2016. Dorothy was born in Atlanta, GA but spent much of her childhood in Thomasville, GA at a boarding school prior to the Great Depression. Dorothy had one younger brother, Thomas Simmons (deceased 1988). In the late 1930s, she attended nursing school at St....
John H. King
Oct 12, 2016
John Hill King, age 91, passed away on Wednesday, October 12, 2016 at The Orchard in Tucker, Georgia. He leaves his wife of 65 years, Dorothy T. King; his daughter Tammy K. Phillips; his son Brad King; his daughter Kaye K. Griffis; and eight grandchildren. John King was employed by the Coca-Cola Company for 42 years. An avid golfer, he...
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