Obituaries
Mary Elizabeth Carmichael Faulkner
Mar 7, 2016
Mary Carmichael "Mike" Faulkner passed away at Hospice Atlanta on Monday March 7, 2016. Mary was born in Leslie, SC, the daughter of Oliver and Mamie McGill Carmichael, the middle of five children. Mary supported herself through Erskine College, relying on multiple scholarships, graduating with a degree in chemistry. At the age of 21, Mary came to Atlanta alone to...
Donald "Jake" Grisewood
Mar 7, 2016
Donald J. Grisewood Sr., 74, of Decatur passed away on March 7. Known as Jake by friends, and Donnie by family members, he was born on August 17, 1941 in Belmont, NY to Mortimer Grisewood, Sr. and Marian Rulison Grisewood. After graduating from high school in New York, Donald enrolled in the United States Navy where he learned to be...
David Lee Morris, I
Mar 6, 2016
David Lee Morris, I, 55, of Covington, passed away on March 6, 2016. He is survived by his wife, Kendra Dial. son, David Lee Morris, II; mother, Charlene Rape, sister, Amy Morris and many nieces and nephews. Funeral Service will be held Wednesday March 9, 2016 at 2:00 pm, A. S. Turner & Sons Chapel, with Dr. Frank Crumpler Officiating....
Scott B. Wehunt
Mar 6, 2016
Scott Byron Wehunt, 58, of Decatur, passed away March 6, 2016. Born November 18, 1957, in Atlanta, he was the son of the late Glynn B. and Gail Jackson Wehunt. For 21 years he was the best father and best friend ever to his son, Reynolds. Scott was executive vice president of B&A Supply Co., Inc. for 26 years and...
Anjanie Therese Lorick
Mar 6, 2016
Anjanie T. Lorick, 46, formerly of Edison, NJ, beloved daughter of Boysin and Cynthia Lorick passed away on March 6th of natural causes in Decatur, GA. She graduated from St. Helena's Elementary, Mother Seton HS and Fairleigh Dickinson University in NJ. Through her lifelong struggle with Muscular Dystrophy, Ann continued to inspire all who met her with her intelligence, warmth,...
Gladys Stowers Rustin Hyatt
Mar 5, 2016
STOWERS, Gladys Rustin (Hyatt)Gladys Rustin Stowers Hyatt of Tucker, Georgia passed away on Saturday, March 5, 2016, at the age of 89. She was born in Atlanta on January 10, 1927 and married her high school sweetheart Jerry (Ernest Marine) Stowers in 1946. He passed away in 2004. She and Jerry served as missionaries for 29 years in South Africa...
Mary Dunning Cannon
Mar 5, 2016
Mary Dunning Cannon, 83, of Decatur, Georgia, died Saturday, March 5, at Hospice Atlanta. The elder of twin daughters born to Harry James and Mera Neary Cannon, Mary was a native of Asheville, North Carolina, but spent her growing-up years in Albany and Augusta, Georgia; Dothan, Alabama; Lynn Haven, Florida; and Pelham, Georgia. An honor graduate of Pelham High School,...
Susan Kathleen Bell
Mar 5, 2016
Susan "Kathy" Kathleen Bell, 65, of Decatur, passed away on March 5, 2016 in Decatur, GA. She was born on December 11, 1950 to Virgil and Dorothy (Hiott) Warren at Atlanta. Susan is survived by her loving spouse of three years, Roger Bell; four brothers, Lee Warren, Michael Warren, Rick Warren, Tim Warren; two daughters, Christie Hires and Deana Zost;...
Helen Adams Glover
Mar 2, 2016
Mrs. Helen Adams Glover, age 90, of Atlanta, GA, passed away on March 2, 2016, surrounded by her family at Peachtree Christian Hospice in Duluth. She was the daughter of Judge and Mrs. Wiley H. Adams of Dublin, GA along with her four brothers and two sisters. She graduated from Dublin High School and attended GSCW in Milledgeville. Helen and...
Sheryl Riley
Mar 2, 2016
Sheryl Riley, of Lilburn passed away March 2, 2016. She was born and grew up in Atlanta. She attended Druid Hills High School where she was Miss DHHS her senior year. She then attended UGA where she was a Phi Mu and graduated with a BSEd. She taught in DeKalb and Gwinnett counties until her retirement in 2007. Sheryl fought...
Mary Ann Beyer
Mar 1, 2016
Mary Ann Beyer, 92 of Lawrenceville, GA. Passed away March 1, 2016 at Northlake Gardens Assisted Living in Tucker. Born in Birmingham AL., she was the second of seven children of Annie Mae Collier Poore and James Allison Poore. It was in Birminghan that she met and married Robert O. Beyer in 1946.In 1953 they moved to Atlanta settling in...
Mildred Pruitt Martin
Feb 27, 2016
Funeral Home: A. S. Turner & Sons 2773 North Decatur Road Decatur, GA 30033
Gwendolyn Sue Owen
Feb 27, 2016
Gwendolyn Sue Owen, 76, of Atlanta, died February 27, 2016. A native of Decatur, AL, Mrs. Owen was the daughter of the late Henry Lee and Ruby Irene Crow Shadrick. She was a retired Nursing Tech who had been employed by Parkway Hospital and was a member of Clearview Baptist Church in Douglasville. She is survived by husband Carl Owen,...
Ina Wilson Greer
Feb 27, 2016
Funeral Home: A. S. Turner & Sons 2773 North Decatur Road Decatur, GA 30033
Jean D. Coles
Feb 26, 2016
Jean D. Coles, 72, of Grayson, GA. died Friday February 26th 2016. She is survived by her daughter, Micke Roberts; son-in-law, Jay; 3 grandchildren, Cole(12), Lindsay(10), and Ryan(5), all of Monroe, GA; niece, Becky Dickens and husband, Billy; and grand-niece, Jessica Locklar of Atlanta, GA; step daughter, Barbara White and husband, David of Marietta, GA; step grandchildren, Taylor Biddle and...
Josephine Vereen Roberson
Feb 26, 2016
Josephine Vereen Gore Roberson, 65, of Lawrenceville, passed away Friday, February 26, 2016. Born in Cedartown, GA, May 25, 1950, she was the daughter of Betty Lou Moore Gore and the late Nelson Vereen Gore. Josephine enjoyed spending time at the beach, in the mountains, and with her family and two parrots. She is survived by her loving husband of...
James Ervin Godfrey, Jr.
Feb 26, 2016
James E. Godfrey Jr. native of Atlanta, GA passed on February 26, 2016 in Marietta. He is survived by his wife Dawna Morrow Godfrey, two sons Jim (Estelle) and Jason, granddaughters Catherine and Carolyn Godfrey brother-in-law Michael Morrow (Julie). He graduated from Decatur HS in 1965 and graduated from W. GA College. Jim retired as a Vice President of Business...
Mary Elisabeth Owens
Feb 23, 2016
Mary Elisabeth Holtzclaw Owens, 87, of Atlanta died on February 23, 2016 of natural causes. Born in Chamblee, Mary was the daughter of Bygie L. and Vada Brown Holtzclaw. Mary was a loving mother and mother-in-law who has now joined her beloved mother and father, along with her sisters Gertrude and Martha and brothers Ralph, Walter, Robert (Bob), and Frank...
Elba R. Alfaro
Feb 22, 2016
Elba Rose Alfaro (85) passed peacefully on February 22, 2016 after a long struggle with Alzheimer's. Born in Portillo, Chile to Francisco and Gumercinda Maldonado, she was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Edward and is survived by her children, Eduardo Alfaro (Alexis), Eleazar Alfaro, William Alfaro, Diane Alfaro Guigou (Eduardo); grandchildren, Rachael, Brittany, Tori, Alyssa and Leah; nieces...
David J. Miller
Feb 21, 2016
David Jackson Miller of Atlanta, GA, age 76, passed away on February 21, 2016, after battling Parkinson's for several years. He is survived by his beloved wife of 55 years, Peggy Thrailkill Miller; daughters Melissa Pratt of Snellville, GA, and Julie Weber (John) of Lilburn, GA; sister Constance Harris (Dane) of Austin, TX; and grandsons Jay Pratt, Alex Pratt, Jack...
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