Obituaries

Ruby Lee Mclane

Ruby Lee Mclane

Jun 17, 2015

Ruby Lee McLane, 81, of Lilburn, Georgia passed away peacefully at DeKalb Medical Center on Wednesday June 17, 2015 surrounded by her family and dear friend of over 40 years, Lavinia Griffin. She was preceded in death by her parents, Mr. And Mrs. Arthur L. Cowan, of Clemson, South Carolina and her husband John Edward McLane, M.D. She is survived...

Isaiah Jermaine Smith

Isaiah Jermaine Smith

Jun 17, 2015

Isaiah Jermaine Smith passed away June 17, 2015. He was born May 28, 2015.Services are pending at this time.Feel free to leave the family your condolences via the guestbook provided. Funeral Home: A. S. Turner & Sons 2773 North Decatur Road Decatur, GA 30033

Wynelle Ricks Thomas

Wynelle Ricks Thomas

Jun 15, 2015

Wynelle Ricks Thomas, 93, passed away Monday morning, June 15, 2015. A longtime resident of Atlanta, Wynelle was a loving wife, mother, and sister. She enjoyed spending time with her family, watching baseball, and singing hymns ... Mercy there was great, and grace was free; Pardon there was multiplied to me; There my burdened soul found liberty, At Calvary. Wynelle...

Virginia Beatrice Irvin

Virginia Beatrice Irvin

Jun 14, 2015

Virginia Scott Irvin (Ginny), 82, of Tucker, GA passed away on June 14, 2015. Ginny was born in Norcross, GA on May 23, 1933. She was preceded in death by her husband of 58 years, Robert Harold Irvin. She is survived by her son Robert (Robbie) Irvin and wife Stephanie, daughter Gina Irvin, her loyal pup Scout and several relatives...

Audrey Mae Dempsey

Audrey Mae Dempsey

Jun 13, 2015

Audrey Mae Dempsey (81) died on June 13, 2015 at 10am . The funeral will be at A. S. Turner funeral home in Decatur, Georgia on Wednesday, June 17 at 11 am . The visitation will be Tuesday, June 16 from 5 to 7pm. She is survived by a daughter, Hazel Morris and a son, Richard S. Dempsey. She also...

John Roy Smith

John Roy Smith

Jun 13, 2015

J.R. Smith of Avondale Estates, age 76, passed away on Saturday, June 13, 2015. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Carolyn Fowler Smith, and he was preceded in death by their two sons, Johnny and Jimmy. J.R. is survived by his sister, Jane Peavy (Ron Carter), his brother-in-law, Don Keller, nieces, nephews, and many friends. J.R. had...

Joanne Marion Shealy

Joanne Marion Shealy

Jun 12, 2015

Joanne Johnson Shealy, 83, of Atlanta, died Friday, June 12, 2015. An Atlanta native, Mrs. Shealy was born August 18, 1931 to the late Harry and Marion Johnson. Mrs. Shealy is survived by her loving husband of 65 years, Al Shealy, daughter Barbara Kalina and son-in-law John, son John Shealy and daughter-in-law Deb, Grandchildren, Aaron, Matt, and Christina Shealy, and...

William  Stephen Carper

William Stephen Carper

Jun 10, 2015

Mr. Stephen Carper, age 54 of Decatur, passed away on Wednesday June 10, 2015. Mr. Carper was a lifelong resident of Decatur and a member of Peace Lutheran Church.An avid Ham radio operator since the early 1970's (call letters W4OIZ), Steve actively communicated with other radio operators worldwide. From an early age he was known for his ability and speed...

Fleming Hammond Boyd

Fleming Hammond Boyd

Jun 9, 2015

Fleming Hammond Boyd, 90, Atlanta, died Tuesday June 9th, 2015. He was born in Greenville, SC, June 30, 1924, the son of William Baron and Mabel Hammond and graduated from Greenville HS and Clemson University with a degree in mechanical engineering. He served in the US Army Air Corps 1940- 1944 as a B-17 co-pilot with active duty in England...

Newton Jarrell Hogg

Newton Jarrell Hogg

Jun 7, 2015

Newton Jarrell Hogg, son of Henry Jackson Hogg, Sr. and Ruby Hamer Hogg, was born on July 22, 1923. He was raised in the Pleasant Grove Community near LaGrange, GA, where he attended Rosemont High School. He entered the University of Georgia in September 1940. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Navy aboard a landing craft in...

Sally Mcwhorter Knott

Sally Mcwhorter Knott

Jun 7, 2015

Sally McWorter Knott, of Decatur, passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 7. Born in Fort Smith, Arkansas, she came to Atlanta at a young age. An avid and accomplished Bridge player, an active member of Oak Grove United Methodist Church; a gardener; a traveler; a devoted friend. She will be missed by many.Family will receive visitors at 12:00 p.m. on...

Carl Thomas Kiplinger

Carl Thomas Kiplinger

Jun 7, 2015

Carl Thomas Kiplinger passed away on Sunday June 7, 2015. He grew up in Columbus, Ohio, the son of D. C. "Kip" Kiplinger ( a well-known professor of floriculture at the Ohio State University) and Thelma Davis Kiplinger, who gave him his dad's middle name, Carl.Carl graduated from Upper Arlington High School, where he was active in the music program....

Dorothy Ford

Dorothy Ford

Jun 5, 2015

Mrs. Dorothy Lillian Hendricks Ford, 2233 McCurdy Road, of Stone Mountain, GA passed away June 5, 2015, after an extended illness. Mrs. Ford was preceded in death by her husband of 52 years, Julian Baxter Ford, Jr., her parents, Mr. And Mrs. Frank and Glenna Mayhew Hendricks, of New Smyrna Beach, FL and seven siblings, Frank, Richard, Donald, John, Louise,...

Patricia Ingram

Patricia Ingram

Jun 5, 2015

PATRICIA STANFIELD INGRAMPatricia Stanfield Ingram of Lilburn, GA passed away on Friday June 5, 2015 at the home of her closest friend, Dianne Schread in Stone Mountain, GA after a two-and-a-half year battle with cancer. Mrs. Ingram was born on November 23, 1934 in LaGrange, GA. She was a 1953 graduate of LaGrange High School in LaGrange, GA; a 1957...

Robert Willis Waters

Robert Willis Waters

Jun 4, 2015

Robert "Bob" Willis Waters, 75, of Atlanta, GA, went home to his Lord on June 4, 2015 after a noble and courageous battle with lung cancer. He was born on July 2, 1939, in Daisy, GA, to his late parents Robert "Buddy" Willis Waters and Frances Durrence Waters. Bob graduated from Ludowici High School in 1957 and from Valdosta State...

Martin Alexander Mckinnon

Martin Alexander Mckinnon

Jun 3, 2015

Martin Alexander McKinnon, 64, of Decatur, passed away June 3, 2015. Born March 11, 1951, in Fulton County, he was the son of the late Thomas Johnson, Jr. and Edna Jeanette Green McKinnon. A strong, nurturing, family man, Martin devoted his life to his wife and children. He enjoyed instilling knowledge, inspiring children, and working for 16 years with the...

Richard Alton Porter

Richard Alton Porter

Jun 2, 2015

One in a million! Richard Alton Porter born May 31, 1958 passed at home on Monday June 1, 2015. Rick grew up in Dunwoody, GA and for the past 32 years lived in the same house with his partner, Jerry Bright in Virginia Highland. Rick was pre-deceased by his parents Lennell and Richard Porter, Sr. and his sweet sister, Diane...

Mayes Glenn Howard

Mayes Glenn Howard

Jun 2, 2015

Mayes G. Howard, 82, passed away on Tuesday, June 2, 2015 in Brandon, Florida. Mayes resided in Valrico, Florida. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Julie P. Howard, two sons, Glenn Howard of Miami Lakes, Florida and Scott Howard of Watkinsville, Georgia and their spouses. Other family members include four grandchildren, Hayley, Courtney, Quinn, and Tate Howard;...

Frank Markowski

Frank Markowski

Jun 2, 2015

Frank Markowski, 72, of Marietta, GA. died Tuesday, June 2, 2015. A native of Philadelphia, Mr. Markowski was an underwriter for Infinity Insurance Co and a member of the Catholic Church of St. Ann in Marietta. He is survived by many Markowski cousins and by many close friends. The family will receive friends Friday, June 12, 2015 from 10:00 -...

Jean Johnson Givens

Jean Johnson Givens

Jun 1, 2015

Jean Johnson Givens, age 101, died peacefully June 1, 2015 at the home of her son, L. Michael Givens and his wife, Lois. She was born in DeKalb County, GA on February 22, 1914, the daughter of Daniel William Johnson and Julia Elsie Wagnon Johnson. She was raised on the old family home place on Oakdale Road in Druid Hills,...