Dec 14, 2016

Shirley Bryant Shipp died Sunday, December 11, 2016, at Rosemont in Stone Mountain, GA. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 17, at Oakhurst Baptist Church, with a reception following in the Fellowship Hall.Shirley was born in Norfolk, Virginia, on June 16, 1933, to Emma Denney Bryant and Floyd Charles Bryant. An only child, she...

Dec 14, 2016

Bryan Edward Heinold, 55, of Tucker passed away on Wednesday December 14, 2016 after a long illness. He is survived by his mother, Libby and his brother, Mike. His funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM on Wednesday, December 21 in the chapel of A. S. Turner & Sons with interment to follow at Floral Hills Memory Gardens. The...

Dec 13, 2016

Hazel Lois Hall Adams, age 90, passed away peacefully December 13, 2016 after a courageous battle with congestive heart disease. Despite a multitude of medical adversities, Hazel had a strong will to live and an unwavering faith in God. She was known for her knack for conversation, even with strangers, and for her charming personality. She was compared by many...

Dec 13, 2016

Sara Bishop Gusa, age 87 of Lawrenceville, passed away Tuesday, December 13, 2016. Born in Marietta, to the late Albert H. & Nellie Bishop, she worked as a personnel specialist with the V. A. and U. S. Geological Survey. She was predeceased by her husband Robert G. Gusa. Survivors include her daughters; Dale Hernandez and Marcia Brucks, her brothers; George...

Dec 13, 2016

Suzanne L. Yaeger passed away suddenly Monday, December 13. Suzanne was a commercial real estate broker and consultant, an extraordinarily generous sibling and friend, and a fierce advocate for disabled children. Born in Elmira, New York, she grew up in Atlanta, where she graduated from Marist High School and Mercer University. She was the daughter of the late David and...

Dec 12, 2016

Audrey Jacoby Hensley was born in Atlanta, Georgia in February 1914 to Epsie Bush Jacoby and Loren Homer Jacoby, and was a lifelong resident of Atlanta. She was a graduate of North Avenue Presbyterian School (now Westminster School), and attended Mercer University at Macon, Georgia. At age six she began the study of piano with Mrs. Jane Mattingly for nine...

Dec 12, 2016

Marion Willoughby Ingalls, 90, of Decatur passed away, Monday, December 12, 2016. Marion is predeceased by her husband, Foster Kinne Ingalls and is survived by her son, Clyde (& Betsy) Ingalls and daughter, Daire Miller; her sister, Laura Higgins; her grandchildren, Jeff (& Heather) Miller, Rose (& Jeff) Parker, Clayton (& Teresa) Ingalls and Chase Ingalls and great-grandchildren, Cooper, Autumn,...

Dec 11, 2016

Ralph T. Bugg, 94, of Decatur, beloved husband and father, passed away Sunday, December 11, 2016. Born October 11, 1922, in Notasulga, Alabama, he was the son of the late Thomas and Esperance Bugg. Ralph served his country during WWII, in the Pacific, with the 5th Army Airforce Division. Ralph was a Free-lance writer, a former Night City Editor for...

Dec 10, 2016

Julie Ann Magee, age 46, passed away at home in Fairburn, GA on Saturday December 10th, 2016 after a long battle with cancer. She was born on January 26th, 1970, to Jean and Bob Dickens, in Avondale Estates, GA. She worked as an X-ray technician at DeKalb Medical Center from 1992 to 2011. She volunteered at the Fulton County Medical...

Dec 10, 2016

Reverend Ralph Lynwood Smith passed away on December 10, 2016. He was born in Birmingham, AL on August 12, 1932. After graduating from Emory University, he spent time during the Korean War with the U.S. Army Security Agency. He was later called to the ministry, graduating from the Candler School of Theology at Emory, then being ordained in 1962 by...

Dec 8, 2016

Ralph Wise died December 8, 2016. He will be missed by family and friends for his gentle humor and his generosity. Ralph was born to Charles and Mae Wise on March 10, 1957 in Charleston, SC. He was a resident of Atlanta, GA for over 25 years. Ralph was raised in Miami, FL and enjoyed boating, fishing and hunting. Ralph...

Dec 6, 2016

Mary Anne Johnson, 85, of McDonough, beloved wife and mother, passed away on December 6, 2016. Born December 5, 1931, in Commerce, GA, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Eckford Harber and Mary Lou Parks Harber and the fifth of six children. She was a graduate of GA State University and worked for Smith Publishing before marrying Harold...

Dec 4, 2016

Mrs. Tommie Lee Dowd Walker, 89, of Decatur passed away on Sunday December 4, 2016. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence Oliver Walker; sisters, Polly Herndon and Ruby Mobley; brothers, Jake and Wilmer Dowd. Mrs. Walker is survived by her daughters, Florette (Tommy) Mayo, Peggy (Clay) Carroll and Ann (Tim) Maddox; sisters, Carolyn Mobley and JoAnn (Elemer)...

Dec 4, 2016

Marie Mize Orvold, age 100 years and 4 months, citizen of the world, passed Sunday, December 4, 2016. She dedicated her professional career to teaching special needs children throughout DeKalb County. Survivors include her four children: Ted Orvold, Christine Young, Donna Shelley and Connie Statham, six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband, Col. Arthur T. Orvold,...

Dec 3, 2016

Virginia Ussery Thompson of Decatur, Ga, Beloved Mother, Sister and Friend, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, December 3, 2016. She was born in Lagrange, Ga on August 10, 1927 to parents Dennis and Gussie Longshore Ussery. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, William A.Thompson, Jr., her brother, Lawrence Ussery and her brother-in-law,...

Dec 3, 2016

Daniel "Danny" Doogan Hay, age 80, passed away December 3, 2016, in Duluth, GA. Danny was born in Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland, in 1936 to the late Peter and Margaret Doogan Hay. After serving in the British Merchant Navy, he returned to Campbeltown and operated a fishing boat for several years.He emigrated to the US in 1967 and settled in Decatur....

Dec 3, 2016

Yvonne Shelton Mohajer Milani, 63, of Atlanta, beloved wife and mother, passed away on Saturday December 3, 2016. She is survived by her husband, Fred Milani; son, Azizi (Febe) Penny; daughter, Veda (R. David) Behfarshad; father, Louis T. Shelton; four sisters, Gloria Simmons, Diane Brown, Pauline Massenburg, Joyce Ewing; two brothers, Sonny Shelton, Larry Shelton; three grandsons, Samuel Behfarshad, Jaybe...

Dec 2, 2016

Mark Alan Hyde, age 55, of Atlanta, passed away Friday, December 2, 2016. Survivors include his wife; Evelyn Brooks, his son and daughter-in-law; Tony and Tosha Brooks, his grandchildren; Taylen and Trey Brooks, his sisters; Brenda Hulgan and Sheila O'Keefe, his brother; Marty Hyde, and several nieces and nephews. Funeral Service will be held Monday, December 5th at 2:00 p.m....

Dec 2, 2016

Dec 1, 2016

Ronald Maurice Heckman, 67, entered into rest on Dec. 1, 2016.He is survived by his wife, Beth; siblings Carl Heckman (Cynthia) of Atlanta, Mark Heckman (Maria) of Atlanta, and Joanna Jackson (Roy), of Louisville, Ky. He is also survived by his daughters Jennifer Gibbons (Michael), Mt Pleasant, S.C. and Kimberley Shaw (Danny), Atlanta. He leaves behind three grandchildren, Allie and...