Obituaries
Alice S. Bailey
May 18, 2015
Alice Shelton Bailey, of Decatur, passed away on Monday, May 18, 2015. Alice was born in Denton, Texas and moved to Atlanta in her teens. She attended Briarcliff High School and earned degrees at UGA and the Peabody College of Education at Vanderbilt University. Alice embraced each role in her life with enthusiasm and fervor. As a devoted and loving...
Michael Henry Francis
May 16, 2015
Mr. Michael H. Francis Sr., 51, of Decatur died Saturday, May 16, 2015. As owner of Maple Ridge Nursery in Decatur, he was an avid lover of Japanese maples and conifers, and tens of thousands of Japanese maples and conifers grace gardens throughout the nation because of him. All who knew Mike knew of his deep love and devotion to...
Hannah Lynne Moxley
May 16, 2015
Funeral Home: A. S. Turner & Sons 2773 North Decatur Road Decatur, GA 30033
Michael Henry Francis, Sr.
May 16, 2015
Mr. Michael H. Francis Sr., 51, of Decatur died Saturday, May 16, 2015. As owner of Maple Ridge Nursery in Decatur, he was an avid lover of Japanese maples and conifers, and tens of thousands of Japanese maples and conifers grace gardens throughout the nation because of him. All who knew Mike knew of his deep love and devotion to...
Frances Joan Mcelroy
May 14, 2015
Mrs. Frances King McElroy, 84, died Thursday, May 14, 2015 at her home in Tucker. The daughter of Frank and Mary King of East Atlanta, Frances attended Girls High and Murphy High in Atlanta before attending the University of Georgia, which is where she met her future husband, William N. McElroy. After being married at Moreland Avenue Baptist in Atlanta,...
Freda Copeland Hoffman
May 14, 2015
Freda Gwendolyn Copeland Hoffman, 95, of Albany, Georgia previously of Atlanta, Georgia, died on May 14, 2015 at home. Mrs. Hoffman was born on September 11, 1919 in Woodbury, Georgia and was raised in Brunswick, Georgia. Her husband, Dr. Byron Jay Hoffman, Senior preceded her in death on May 31, 1989. Mrs. Hoffman graduated with a bachelor's degree from Agnes...
Glen Allen Alsobrook
May 14, 2015
Glen A. Alsobrook, Sr., 74, of Tucker, GA passed away on May 14, 2015. Glen was born at Emory University Hospital on December 28, 1940. After graduating from Decatur High School (1958) and receiving his BA from Emory University (1962) where he was a member of the Beta Theta Pi Fraternity, he began his 33 year career with Trust Company...
Frances T. Bradley
May 12, 2015
Frances Tyler Bradley, age 88, of Decatur GA, passed away May 12. She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Williams Bradley. She is survived by her two daughters, Patricia (Curtis) Williams of Stockbridge, GA, and Carole (Steven) Moody of Monroe GA. She is also survived by four grandchildren, Bradley Moody, Tyler Williams, Melanie Moody Swindler, and Walter Williams,...
Andrew William Ethridge
May 12, 2015
ETHRIDGE, AndrewMr. Andrew William Ethridge, 23, of Decatur, GA died Tuesday, May 12, 2015, after a four-year battle with brain cancer. He was a graduate of Brookwood High School and earned an Associate's degree from Oxford College of Emory University. At the time of his death, he was a BBA student at Emory University's Goizueta Business School. During his time...
Sam Kendrick Tibbs
May 12, 2015
Sam Kendrick Tibbs, 91, of Atlanta, died May 12, 2015. Born in Atlanta, Mr. Tibbs was the son of the late Sam K. and Mattie K. Runyan Tibbs. He was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII and was retired from Rich's where he worked as a television repairman. Survivors include his wife, Annie V. Almond Tibbs; daughter, Patricia, and her...
James Jerome Rice
May 12, 2015
James Jerome Rice, 95, went home to be with the Lord May 12, 2015. He was born in Athens, Ga April 15, 1920, to the late Samuel Burton Rice and Maude Cromer Rice. He grew up in the Grant Park area where he met his late wife of 73 years, Joan Marsh at Grant Park UMC. They raised their daughters...
Sheryl Shawanna Taylor
May 12, 2015
Funeral Home: A.S. Turner 2773 N. Decatur Road Decatur, GA 30033
Gilbert Morgan Geurin
May 11, 2015
Gilbert Morgan Geurin passed away May 11, 2015 at 92. Born in Hot Springs, Arkansas, a descendant of French Hugenots, Gib was loved and respected by family, friends and colleagues. Gib had a deeply satisfying life long career as an airline pilot and instructor. In 1942, he was a Civilian Air Force flight instructor at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas...
Mary Bell
May 11, 2015
Mrs. Mary Bell, 84, of Decatur died on Monday, May 11, 2015. Mrs. Bell had lived in Decatur since 1961. She was an avid gardener and active member of the Decatur Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Bell retired as a medical secretary from Emory in 1995. She is survived by son William Sanders of Woodstock, son Brian Lindholm of Alpharetta, daughter Leslie...
Nancy Lucille Wright
May 11, 2015
Nancy Lucille Wright, 75, of Decatur, GA, beloved mother, passed away on May 11, 2015. Born November 14, 1939, in Pittsburgh, PA, she was the daughter to the late James Assion and Dorothy Dannals Wright. Ms. Wright graduated from the University of South Florida with a Master's Degree in Social Work and spent her career as a Licensed Therapist. She...
Evelyn Pearle Healan
May 9, 2015
Evelyn Pearle Thacker Healan died at the age of 97. She is survived by her two sons, Randy and his wife Jean, and Dan and his wife Nancy; two daughters, Jackie Ross and Cathy Mobley and her husband David; seven grandchildren, Polly Wallace and her husband Todd, Ryan Healan and his wife Katie, Erin Diiorio and her husband Peter, Mandy...
George Roderick Flowers
May 8, 2015
Flowers, George RoderickMr. Rod Flowers, 92, of Decatur died Friday, May 8, 2015. Mr. Flowers grew up inDecatur, graduated from the University of Georgia and Emory University, studyingchemistry, mathematics and medicine. He retained a lifelong interest in science. Heserved in the Navy during WWII as a communications officer on a tank landing ship inthe Pacific arena. After graduate studies, he...
Charles Hudson Stribling
May 8, 2015
Charles Hudson Stribling was born on December 13, 1931 in Eatonton, Georgia to Lucy Elizabeth Hudson and Warren Dickey Stribling Jr. A master storyteller, "Good-Time Charlie" loved to laugh and entertain friends and family with tall tales and a good joke. One of his proudest accomplishments was having won the Ludlow Porch Liar's Club competition – TWICE! Charlie spent his...
Charles Hudson Stribling
May 8, 2015
Charles Hudson Stribling was born on December 13, 1931 in Eatonton, Georgia to Lucy Elizabeth Hudson and Warren Dickey Stribling Jr. A master storyteller, Good-Time Charlie loved to laugh and entertain friends and family with tall tales and a good joke. One of his proudest accomplishments was having won the Ludlow Porch Liar's Club competition - TWICE! Charlie spent his...
Celeste Mary Townsend
May 6, 2015
Funeral Home: A. S. Turner & Sons 2773 North Decatur Road Decatur, GA 30033
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