Obituaries
Patrick Paul Leithead
Sep 29, 2015
Patrick Leithead of Lilburn Georgia, 42, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 29th, 2015. Patrick was born in Beirut, Lebanon on April 30th, 1973 while his father was stationed there. Patrick attended the Davison School in Atlanta and then graduated from Redan High School. Patrick was a member of "Just" People, a support program for adults with developmental disabilities. Patrick loved to...
Marvin Ward Wiley
Sep 29, 2015
Marvin W. Wiley, 81, of Tucker passed away September 29, 2015. He is survived by his wife, Lynda, and daughters and son-in-law, Lynn Wiley and Carolyn Driver (Dan), brother-in-law, Doug Cravens, nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends on Friday, October 2nd at 1 pm with a funeral service following at 2 pm at A.S. Turner and Sons Funeral...
Barbara Joyce Bowman
Sep 25, 2015
Barbara J. Bowman, 83 of Stone Mountain, died September 25, 2015. Born in Atlanta, she graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1949, relocated to Jacksonville, FL and returned to Atlanta for the last 12 years of her life. She was preceded in death by her mother, Gladys Spivey Bowman and father, Ralph H. Bowman. She is survived by her brother,...
Mildred J. Force
Sep 23, 2015
Mildred (Midi) J. Force of Decatur, Georgia, passed away peacefully Wednesday, September 23, 2015, at the age of 99. Midi was born in 1915 in Cobb County, Georgia, to Grover and Veatrice Johnston. In 1921, her family moved to Augusta, Georgia, where she grew up with her 3 brothers and 2 sisters and in 1934 graduated from Tubman High School....
Ethel Jo Baker-Henry
Sep 23, 2015
Dr. Jo Baker-Henry, 92, born January 8,1923, to William and Ethel Baker, and died peacefully on September 23, 2015. She began her career by receiving her law degree from Atlanta Law School in 1948. She then received a bachelors degree from the University of Georgia, and masters in General Psychology at Emory University in 1960, and doctoral degree in Experimental...
Nicholas William Tsismanakis
Sep 22, 2015
Tsismanakis, Nicholas William, age 90, died September 22, 2015. He is survived by his wife, Louise Tsismanakis; son James Tsismanakis and his wife Bethany of Atlanta, Georgia; grandchildren, Nickolas, Gabriel and Alexander Tsismanakis; brother Georgia Tsismanakis and his wife Donna of West Palm Beach, Florida. Services will be held at 10:00 am Thursday September 24 at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral...
Tom M. Moore
Sep 21, 2015
Tom M. Moore, age 76, of Covington, GA passed away September 19, 2015. Tom served his country in the United States Navy for four years on the U.S.S. Hank and was a graduate of Mid America College of Mortuary Science. A licensed funeral director and embalmer he retired after 40 years of service with A. S. Turner and Sons Funeral...
Robert Irwin Gibbs
Sep 20, 2015
Robert I. Gibbs Jr., 96, a longtime physician in Decatur, died on Sept. 20 after a brief illness. The only child of Beulah Free and Robert I. Gibbs Sr., Bobby Gibbs attended Atlanta public schools, including Moreland Avenue Elementary, Bass Junior High and the former Boys High. He was an Eagle Scout and a strong supporter of the Boy Scouts...
Robert Irwin Gibbs, Jr.
Sep 20, 2015
Robert I. Gibbs Jr., 96, a longtime physician in Decatur, died on Sept. 20 after a brief illness. The only child of Beulah Free and Robert I. Gibbs Sr., Bobby Gibbs attended Atlanta public schools, including Moreland Avenue Elementary, Bass Junior High and the former Boys High. He was an Eagle Scout and a strong supporter of the Boy Scouts...
Emma E Jewett
Sep 20, 2015
Emma Eleanor Jewett, 99, was promoted to glory on September 20, 2015, in Atlanta, Georgia. Born in Richmond, Va. she was preceded in death by beloved husband, Melvin E. Jewett, Sr. and is survived by children Neva (John) Meyer of Muncy, Pa.; Melvin (Charlotte) Jewett, Jr. of Augusta, Ga.; Raymond (Nell ) Jewett of Waycross, Ga.; 10 grandchildren and 12...
Robert Gary Heberlein
Sep 19, 2015
Robert Heberlein, age 76 of Tucker, GA died September 19, 2015. Robert worked as a Bus Driver with MARTA until he retired. He is survived by his wife, Thelma Brown Heberlein, daughter, Delynn "Dee" Keeteon (Bill), and grandchildren; Kyle and Karly Davis. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Janie Davis. Any donations can be sent to DeKalb Medical...
Carolyn Smith Cates
Sep 19, 2015
Mrs. Carolyn S. Cates, 86, a longtime resident of Atlanta, passed away Saturday, September 19, 2015. She was born November 5, 1928 in Haralson GA to the late Alsie & Rosa Todd Smith. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by husband, Brasher Lee Cates Jr. and her siblings, Hoyt Smith, Roger Smith and Janelle Cowan. Visitation...
Alice Marie Steinberg
Sep 19, 2015
Marie Steinberg, age, 91 of Tucker, GA died on September 19, 2015. Marie married her high school sweetheart, Charles "Ben" Steinberg, until he passed in 1976. They raised their boys in the Atlanta and Tucker area. Marie is survived by her sons, Ron Steinberg of Decatur and Ben Steinberg of Lilburn, their wives, Shirley Steinberg and Michelle Steinberg, 5 grandchildren,...
Betty Ruth Johnson
Sep 18, 2015
Betty R. Johnson, 85, of Decatur, passed away September 18, 2015. Born in Scottdale on October 6, 1929, Mrs. Johnson was the daughter of the late Carl and Leila Shaw. Survivors include three daughters, Brenda Roberts, Sharon Reese, and Sue Burch; sons, Danny Johnson and Keith Johnson; three sisters, Jerri Williams, Doris Christenson, and Peggy Raymo; brother, Bobby Shaw; eleven...
Bertie Mae Brown
Sep 15, 2015
Brown, Bertie MaeBertie Mae Brown, 91, of Decatur, died Tuesday, September15, 2015. Mrs. Brown was a homemaker and a member of Decatur Heights Baptist Church. She is survived by her two daughters, Helen Farmer and Gloria Brown; three sisters, Lucille Johnson, Cornelia DeVore and Kathleen Jones, 4 Granddaughters, 11 Great grandchildren and 5 Great great grandchildren. Graveside services will be...
Demosthenes Demopoulos
Sep 15, 2015
Rocky was born in a railroad section house on a frigid February morning in 1924 on the banks of the Missouri River in Montana, the first son of eight siblings to James and Panagiota Demopoulos, Greek immigrants whose sole purpose in life was to raise a family of true Americans. With these humble beginnings, and with their guidance, Rocky had...
Lauren Elizabeth Burtz
Sep 13, 2015
Lauren Elizabeth Burtz, M.D., died unexpectedly on September 13, 2015, in Rochester, MN. She was a second year resident at the Mayo Clinic. A summa cum laude graduate of Clemson University and a graduate of the Medical College of Georgia, Lauren was a consummate medical professional filled with a caring heart and generous spirit. Lauren was an accomplished equestrian who...
James Madden Hund
Sep 13, 2015
James Madden (Jim) Hund, born April 27, 1922, in Detroit, Michigan, died September 13, 2015. He was emeritus professor of management and former dean of the Emory University School of Business, now the Goizueta Business School.The son of the late Henry E. and Emma Madden Hund, he graduated from Detroit University School (now University Ligett).A Phi Beta Kappa graduate of...
Corinne Younker
Sep 13, 2015
Corinne Trimble Younker, 95, of Decatur, beloved wife and mother, passed away on Sunday, September 13, 2015. Born July 8, 1920, in Chicago, IL, she was the daughter of the late Russell and Della Wesse Trimble and was married for 48 years to the late Milton Jacob Younker. After graduating with a Master's Degree in Creative Writing, Corinne went on...
Barbara Ann Olver
Sep 11, 2015
Barbara Ann Pierce Olver, 72, of Lilburn, beloved wife and mother, passed away on September 11, 2015. Born November 1, 1942, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Myrtle Alice Pierce. Barbara started her career as a teletype operator for Sears then moved to real estate and finally spent the last 25 years as an assistant administrator for...
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