Obituaries
Barbara Reich
Dec 10, 2015
Barbara Hoffman Reich of Atlanta passed away on Thursday December 10, 2015. A native of Easton, PA she taught nursing at Emory University School of Nursing. She was a member of Decatur Presbyterian Church, the Yale Club of Georgia, Emory Emeritus College and the Baron DeKalb Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. She was preceded in death by...
George Ralph Rice
Dec 10, 2015
George Ralph Rice, 87, a resident of Tucker, Georgia, passed away December 10, 2015. Ralph was born April 19, 1928 in Stuart, Florida to William Hussler and Beatrice (Henderson) Rice. After graduation from Avondale High School, he served in the Army for 2 years. He worked in the Transportation field and retired from Norfolk Southern Railroad after 20 years. A...
Ora Mae Yancey
Dec 9, 2015
Ora Mae Dockery Yancey, 98, died December 9, 2015 at her home in Peachtree Corners, Georgia. She was a native of Cherokee county, North Carolina, and resided for the last 18 years in Peachtree Corners with her daughter, Patricia Yancey Bennett. She was the second daughter of the late Wylie and Mattie Hembree Dockery. She was preceded in death by...
Annie Laurie Morris Taylor
Dec 8, 2015
Ann Morris (Annie Laurie) Taylor, 93, a longtime resident of Decatur, passed away peacefully on December 8, 2015 in her home of natural causes. She was born March 17, 1922 in Waynesboro, GA to the late E.G. and Ouida Mae Morris. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Thomas Herbert (Herb) Taylor and...
James Davison Philips
Dec 8, 2015
James Jim Davison Philips, Jr., 68, passed away suddenly in Highlands, NC on Tuesday, December 8, 2015. Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, he was the son of Katherine Wright Philips of Black Mountain, NC and the late Dr. James Davison Philips, Sr. Jim married the beautiful Donna Cowley of Augusta, GA on December 28, 1968 and had three wonderful daughters with...
Roberta Lee "Bobbie" Cooke
Dec 7, 2015
Roberta L. "Bobbie" Cooke, age 69, of Decatur, GA, passed away December 7, 2015. She leaves behind her twin sister Patricia Cooke, brother Burgess (Sally) Cooke, two nieces, two grandnieces and one grandnephew. Funeral services will be Saturday, December 12, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at First Baptist Church, Decatur, with Reverend Julie Pennington-Russell officiating. Interment will folllow at Westview Cemetery....
John Arthur Huneke
Dec 5, 2015
John was born on January 23, 1943 in Flushing, NY. He grew up in Atlanta GA .He retired as Curator of the State of Georgia Museum.He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Mary, and two brothers Charles and Russell.Memorial Service at Turner Funeral Home on Thursday the 10th at 2:00. Funeral Home: A.S. Turner 2773 N. Decatur Road...
Charles Derward Coats
Dec 4, 2015
Charles Derward Coats, 87, of Decatur, Georgia passed away Friday, December 4, 2015.Charles was born on April 14, 1928 to the late Samuel Walker and Mary Arleavy Boyd Coats at his grandfather's house in Bowden, Carroll County, Georgia. He attended Tech High School in Atlanta, Georgia, Class Of 1946, where he ran cross country and played soccer. Charles went on...
John A. Maher
Dec 3, 2015
Lieutenant Commander John A. Maher U.S.N.R-retired died on December 3, 2015 -- his 85th birthday -- in Decatur, Georgia. He and his bride, Joan Thérèse Dawley, both Brooklyn natives, wed there in 1954. John is survived by Joan, their five children, and seven beloved grandchildren. Excluding Korean War naval service, John ushered at Ebbets Field from 1948 through the Dodgers'...
Farah Mouhanna Shehadeh
Dec 3, 2015
Farah Shehadeh, 82, a beloved father, a kind, gentle, brilliant and generous man, died on December 3, 2015. He was born in Sweida, Syria in 1934, married to Salma Khoury, studied Civil Engineering and graduated from Idaho State University.Farah was loved by everyone who knew him. He touched the lives of many with his caring, helpful and gentle sprit. He...
George Dewey Cothran
Dec 3, 2015
George Cothran, 86, of Stone Mountain, passed away on Thursday December 3, 2015. he is survived by his wife of 61 years, Patricia Cothran and his three children George Dewey Cothran III, Laura Ann Richardson, and Bradley Troy Cothran, as well as 5 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren. George was a decorated veteran, distinguished corporate executive, long time local business owner...
Sharon Ann Van Amburg Radford
Dec 2, 2015
SHARON ANN VAN AMBURG RADFORDJanuary 2, 1945 - December 2, 2015 Biologist and teacher. Ave atque vale. One time a student asked her, "When did you decide to become a biologist?" She pondered a minute then answered, "I didn't decide. I've always been a biologist." She was born in St. Louis while her father was a Marine pilot in the...
Linda Blanchard
Nov 30, 2015
Linda Royals Blanchard, 67, of Atlanta, died November 30. A native of Atlanta, Mrs. Blanchard was the daughter of the late Ernest Ezra and Lillian Irene Rhodes Royals. Sh was retired from the Dekalb County School System. Survivors include her husband, Tom Blanchard; son, Reynold Blanchard; daughter, Amie Blanchard; grandson, Hayden Blanchard; a granddaughter; and several nieces and nephews. Arrangements...
Basil William Woodward
Nov 30, 2015
Basil W. Woodward, age 92, passed away November 30, 2015 at his home in Avondale Estates, GA. He was born in Gwinnett County on August 9, 1923. Surviving family members are his wife, Ruth Moss Woodward, of 64 years, and his daughter Julia Woodward.He worked as a purchasing manager for 25 years at the Dinkler Plaza and 27 years at...
Helen Demopoulos
Nov 30, 2015
Helen Fessopulos Demopoulos of Atlanta passed away Monday. She was born in Savannah, Georgia to John and Angela Fessopulos, spent her early adulthood in Jacksonville Florida, and later settled in Atlanta. She is preceded in death by her husband of more than sixty years Demosthenes "Rocky" Demopoulos along with her sister Mary Carellas and brother James Fessopulos.Survivors include sisters Georgia...
Walter Gregory Dellinger
Nov 30, 2015
Funeral Home: A.S. Turner 2773 N. Decatur Road Decatur, GA 30033
Cecelia Goodman Sands
Nov 30, 2015
Cecelia Goodman Sands, better known as "Cece", 80, of Lawrenceville, entered heaven's gates on November 30, 2015. Born December 29, 1934 in El Dorado, AR, Mrs. Sands was the daughter of the late James Lee and Myrtle Lewis Goodman. Cece is survived by her loving husband of 58 years, James Sands; two children, Lisa Sands and Jim Sands; 6 grandchildren...
Linda Blanchard
Nov 30, 2015
Linda Royals Blanchard, 67, of Atlanta, died November 30. A native of Atlanta, Mrs. Blanchard was the daughter of the late Ernest Ezra and Lillian Irene Rhodes Royals. She was retired from the DeKalb County School System. Survivors include her husband, Tom Blanchard; son, Reynolds Blanchard; daughter, Amie Blanchard; grandson, Hayden Blanchard; a granddaughter; and several nieces and nephews.Graveside services...
Robert Morgan Gregory
Nov 26, 2015
Robert M. Gregory, Sr. of Atlanta passed away on Thursday, November 26, 2015 at the age of 91. He served his country during WW II in the 99th Division Artillery and was involved in the Battle of the Bulge. He was a dedicated husband, father and grandfather with 10 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren and one great-great grandchild. His wife, of 61...
Mamie S. Rowe
Nov 26, 2015
Mamie Rowe, 91, peacefully passed away on November 26, 2015. Born May 6, 1924, in the Metro Atlanta area, she was the daughter of the late Claude Bartley and Ida Frances Holcombe Snead. Mamie enjoyed meeting up with her friends to walk around North DeKalb Mall, traveling, and most of all she enjoyed spending time with her family. She was...
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