Obituaries
Bernice Ellenburg
Jan 19, 2016
Bernice Moore Ellenburg, born December 28, 1936 at Emory Hospital in Atlanta, GA, went to be with the Lord on January 19, 2016. She graduated from Druid Hills High School in 1954 and attended the University of Georgia from 1954-1956, where she met John F. Ellenburg, the Love of Her Life. They married in 1956 and celebrated 59 years together...
Evelyne Perdue
Jan 17, 2016
Evelyne Murff Perdue, 58, of Acworth, beloved wife and mother, passed away on January 17, 2016. Evelyne . She was married for years to Thomas Keith Perdue. three sons, Benjamin Clark, Nathaniel Clark, Nicholas Clark; sister, Jan Murff Melton; brother, Robert W. McQuarrie; two granddaughters, Seneca Clark, Kylie Clark; . Services will be held Saturday January 23, 2016 at 12:30...
Barbara Ann Burdette
Jan 16, 2016
Barbara Ann Burdette, 78, of Snellville, passed away on January 16, 2016. Barbara is survived by; sons, Mike and Frances Burdette, Scott Burdette; daughter, Christy and Craig Serra four grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren. Funeral service will be held on Tuesday January 19, 2016 at 1 pm at the chapel of A.S. Turner and Sons with Rev. Russ Butcher officiating. The...
Helen Barbara Maggio
Jan 16, 2016
Barbara Helen J. Maggio, 95, passed away January 16, 2016. She was born in Brooklyn, NY in 1914 and moved to Atlanta in 1948 where she worked for 40 plus years with WAGA-TV. She was predeceased by her father, mother and four sisters. She is survived by her sister, Jeannette Sokal; brother, Frank Maggio, 11 nieces and nephews; 16 great-nieces...
Helen Barbara Maggio
Jan 16, 2016
Barbara Helen J. Maggio, 95, passed away January 16, 2016. She was born in Brooklyn, NY in 1920 and moved to Atlanta in 1948 where she worked for 40 plus years with WAGA-TV. She was predeceased by her father, mother and four sisters. She is survived by her sister, Jeannette Sokal; brother, Frank Maggio, 11 nieces and nephews; 16 great-nieces...
Marion Fern
Jan 15, 2016
Mrs. Marion Davis Fern, age 96 of Atlanta, passed away January 15, 2016. She was a long term program director and psychiatric nurse for the Atlanta Community Friendship Center. Marion was preceded in death by her loving husband of 72 years, Lewis Pettinger Fern and is survived by sons and daughters-in law, Dwight and Gloria Fern and David and Becky...
Betty Whitten Hieber
Jan 13, 2016
Mrs. Betty Whitten Hieber, age 95, a native of Atlanta, passed away on January 13, 2016. She was affectionately called "Butchie" by her husband, a family nickname that quite possibly came from her days with the Atlanta Roller Derby as a young woman. Betty was a devoted mother and wife who was self-employed as a very skilled reweave before retirement....
Julia Oliver
Jan 12, 2016
Julia Durham Oliver, 97, died on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016. She was born on Sept. 30, 1918, in Atlanta. The daughter of Alexander Franklin Durham and Helen McWhorter Durham, she grew up in Woodville, Ga. A former public school teacher in Clayton County, she taught Sunday School for more than 40 years. Mrs. Oliver graduated from South Georgia College in...
Leroy Olan Laney
Jan 11, 2016
Leroy Laney, prominent Honolulu economist, died peacefully January 11 at Straub Hospital, from complications of liver disease. Dr. Laney came to Hawaii in 1990 as Senior Vice President and Chief Economist for First Hawiian Bank, and was Professor of Economics and Finance at Hawaii Pacific University from 1998 until his retirement June, 2015. He served as a consultant for FHB...
Louis Witte Benton
Jan 11, 2016
Louis Witte Benton, Jr., 78, died peacefully in his sleep at home Monday, January 11, 2016. He was born October 19, 1937 in Monticello, GA, the only child of Kathryn Blackwell Benton and Louis Witte Benton, who both preceded him in death. He has been a Director of the Bank of Monticello for many years and maintained an interest in...
James Thomas Smith
Jan 11, 2016
James Thomas Smith, affectionately called "Tommy", died Monday January 11, 2016 at age 91, at the Embracing Hospice in Snellville following a brief illness. He leaves his wife of 67 years, Gloria Bennett Smith; his sons, Stephen Smith and Gary Smith and their wives; six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; and many close friends. Born in Flippen, GA, the son of...
Emory Marion Brooks
Jan 11, 2016
Emory Marion Brooks, 94, of Stone Mountain, passed away peacefully on Monday January 11, 2016. A wonderful husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, he was born on August 3, 1921 in McDuffie County, GA to Allie Cason and Jesse Reese Brooks, and was raised on a farm with his four brothers while also playing varsity football for Warrenton High School. After...
Nell Rholetter Castles
Jan 10, 2016
Nell Rholetter Castles, 84, of Atlanta, died peacefully at home on Sun. Jan. 10, 2016. She is survived by her loving husband of 64 years, David Castles, and their 5 children: Nancy (Ed) Bertram, Anne (Kevin) Shea, David (Karyn) Castles, Jane (Clell) Deaver and Jennifer Castles, as well as her sister Clara Carter. She was blessed with 14 grandchildren &...
Nitzia Emilia Cividanes
Jan 10, 2016
Nitzia Emilia Cividanes, 57, of Norcross, died January 10, 2016. A native of Venezuela, Mrs. Cividanes was the daughter of the late Otto Cividanes and Miriam Fergusson Cividanes. She was a childcare provider. Survivors, other than her mother, include her husband, Hernan Torrealba; four brothers, Amabilis Cividanes, Miguel Cividanes, Ana Cividanes, and Otto Cividanes and a niece, Dayan Jacobs. Services...
Charlie White
Jan 10, 2016
Charlie White, 88, died peacefully Sunday, January 10, 2015, at Ivy Springs Senior Living in Buford, GA. He was born September 24, 1927, in Rupert (Butler) GA, to Charles Oscar and Ida Mott White. After a brief term in the Army, he married, Dolores Stanton, and started a family in Macon, GA. In 1969, they moved to Carriage Hills Subdivision...
Grace Lorraine Vining
Jan 9, 2016
Lorraine Vining 85, of Stone Mountain passed away Saturday, January 9, 2016. She was the daughter of the late Edward L. and Grace Viola Breen. Mrs. Vining was an active member of the St. Thomas More Catholic Church and taught preschool for many years at the Morningside Day Out. An avid reader and beloved sports fan she was especially fond...
Adam Christopher Bailey
Jan 9, 2016
Adam Christopher Bailey, 33, was born to Debra and Jeffrey Bailey on August 20, 1982 in LaCrosse, Wisconsin.Adam had a smile that could unequivocally light up any room. His smile was a reflection of a simple mantra that he carried with him every day: love life. From early on, Adam's magnetic personality drew people into his orbit. His humor, kindness,...
Fausto Julian Urrutia
Jan 8, 2016
Fausto Julian Urrutia, age 71, passed away at his home in Decatur, GA on Friday, January 8th, 2016. He was born on January 9th, 1943 in Havana, Cuba. Fausto came to the United States in 1957 at 14 years of age to attend an all boy boarding school in Cullman, Alabama. He graduated from St. Bernard College in 1965 with...
Edith Tucker Buie
Jan 6, 2016
Edith "Edie" Tucker Buie, 68, of Chamblee, passed away January 4, 2016. Born in Jacksonville, FL, January 2, 1948, she was the daughter of the late Horace Claude and Mary Lucille Crowley Tucker. Edie, aka: "Cassandra Troy", was a social media activist and enjoyed staying up to date with current events and watching documentaries. She is survived by her daughter,...
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