Mar 17, 2016

Jewel M. Lively, 71, died on March 17th at her home in Decatur following a short illness and Parkinson's Disease. She was born on May 24, 1944 in Clinton, South Carolina to the late George W. and Josie Taylor Stewart. Due to the early death of her parents she spent her growing up years at Thornwell Orphanage, a home and...

Mar 16, 2016

Laura Alice King Long, 89, of Decatur passed away peacefully on March 16, 2016. She lived her entire life in Georgia. Born June 14, 1926, in Blakely, GA, she was one of five daughters of Henry and Cornelia King. She graduated high school in 1943 and enrolled in the Atlanta School of Commerce. Soon after, she was employed by the...

Mar 16, 2016

Charles N. Landers, Sr., passed away March 14, 2016 at home in Tucker, Ga. Born October 18, 1924, to Charles (Elsie) Norman Landers in Atlanta, Ga. After serving 7 years in the U.S. Navy, Charlie married the love of his life, Rosa M. Landers on December 3, 1949. He was employed in the graphics printing business as a salesman for...

Mar 16, 2016

Virginia (Ginny) Slack left us on March 16, 2016 after a very brief illness. She was born in 1952, and spent almost her whole life in Decatur and Atlanta, surviving Hodgkin's Disease in her 20's and two later bouts with breast cancer. She continued volunteering and tax work until two days before her passing from her weakened heart. She was...

Mar 15, 2016

Dorothy Fay Patterson Nix, age 96, died peacefully at her Decatur Georgia residence on March 15, 2016. She was born in Marietta, Ohio and received her degree in Journalism from Ohio University. She was employed as a reporter and feature story writer for The Marietta Times, The Parkersburg News, The Atlanta Journal Constitution and The Dekalb New Era. She was...

Mar 15, 2016

Deborah Otis Segal, daughter of Charles and Anna Otis, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, March 15, 2016. Deborah was born on May 4, 1935, raised in Atlanta, Georgia, grew up in Decatur and graduated from Druid Hills High School. She married Berney Stanley Segal in 1958. Berney's career took the family to several cities in the Northeast. In 1979, Deborah...

Mar 15, 2016

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Mar 15, 2016

Gaynell Duncan McClain, 76, of Decatur passed away on Tuesday, March 15, 2016. A native of Atlanta, she was employed with CVS. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dwain Buice McClain and is survived by her son, Rodney McClain; daughter, Karen Low; brother, Larry Duncan; two grandsons, Chris Low and David Low. Graveside services will be held on...

Mar 14, 2016

Sarah Beth Karelitz, 39, of Atlanta, GA died March 14, 2016. A native of Atlanta, Miss Karelitz was the daughter of Richard Karelitz and Susan Zuckerman Dixon. Other than her parents, she is survived by a sister, Amy Mendeli, an aunt, Ronda Karelitz; and an uncle, Steve Karelitz. A memorial service will be 2:00 PM Saturday, March 19th, 2016 at...

Mar 13, 2016

Margaret "Evelyn" Whitefield, 93, of Lilburn, Georgia died Sunday. Born in Washington DC, she moved to Atlanta as a young girl where she worked at Southern Railway. She met her husband, Earl and married in 1943. She was a devoted housewife and loving mother raising her 3 boys. Evelyn loved and enjoyed an active social life of friends, usually around...

Mar 13, 2016

Ian David Chisholm, born February 19, 1989, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, March 13, 2016. Loving son of Dave and Sherri Chisholm, big brother to Cole Thomas. Grandson of Tom and Marian Ward and Warren and Rilla Chisholm. Nephew, cousin, friend to many. Ian struggled with demons for many years but in 2012, with the help of his brother Cole and...

Mar 12, 2016

Olga Woitulevich Couillou, 94, of Atlanta, passed away on Saturday March 12, 2016. She is survived by her sons, Chris and Susan Couillou, James & Robin Couillou and Theodore and Laurie Couillou; grandchildren, Ryan Couillou, Sharon Couillou, Sara Couillou and Jeffrey Couillou. Rebecca C. Douglas, Jamie Couillou, Jalina Mundy, Joshua Couillou, Joseph Couillou, Joseph Couillou, and Jesse Couillou;great-grandchildren, Jesse, Jadon,...

Mar 11, 2016

Grace Elizabeth Harrington Lourcey, 96, of Stone Mountain, formerly from Decatur, passed away on March 11, 2016. Born in Hall County, Georgia, May 30, 1919, she was the daughter of the late Robert Cleveland and Demie Farmer Harrington. Grace worked as a secretary for DeKalb County Environmental Health for 32 years.She is survived by her daughter, Vickey Cooper, and her...

Mar 11, 2016

Lucy Hardy Johnson passed away March 11, 2016. She was born in Bedford Virginia, the oldest child of Walter Glenn Hardy, M.D. and Ethel Davis Killenger. After graduation from Bedford High School, she graduated from Westhampton College(University of Richmond). She taught school in Virginia, Ohio, and Georgia before becoming a full time mother and homemaker in Atlanta. She was active...

Mar 10, 2016

Annie Tibbs, 91, of Atlanta, died March 10, 2016. Born in London, England, she served in the United Kingdom Women's Land Army in WWII from 1940 to 1945. She retired from Atlanta Gas Light in 1990. Survivors include her daughter, Patricia Tibbs Burt and husband, Dalton Burt; sister-in-law, Frances Tibbs Fordham and husband, Leonard Fordham; niece, Cecily Hilton and daughter,...

Mar 10, 2016

Kate Tuck Vanek, formerly of Loganville, passed into her Heavenly home on March 10th while a resident of Remington House in Conyers, GA. She began her career with Southern Bell and progressed through the changes to Bell South, retiring from AT&T with over 40 years of service. She played on the softball team as a proud member of the Pioneers...

Mar 10, 2016

Hubert Alois "Jan" "H.A." Janicek, 90, passed away on March 10, 2016 in Atlanta, GA. Jan was born in Cameron, Texas to Hubert Alois and Klara Mikeska Janicek.Jan grew up in Temple, Texas with his sister Anna and brother Johnny. He graduated from Temple High School in Temple, Texas in 1942. Jan attended Rice University in Houston, Texas where he...

Mar 10, 2016

Theodore Robert Rutland, Jr., age 59, passed away on March 10, 2016. As a young man, Ted began a Ferrari car parts business in a bedroom of his home. Over the years, his keen entrepreneurial skills grew this start-up company into the globally successful business it is today. Ted is survived by his wife, Lezlie, his sons, Zachary and Theodore,...

Mar 8, 2016

Donna W. Hagood, 87, died March 8, 2016, at Vitas Hospice in Duluth, GA. She was born June 6, 1928, in Hemingway, S.C., the daughter of Robert Lee and Rebecca (Miller) Williams. Donna graduated from Pleasant Hill High School, class of 1945. Following graduation Donna attended business college in Columbia, S.C., and was employed as an administrative assistant for several...

Mar 8, 2016