Obituaries

Edith Margie Lutz
Feb 12, 2015
Mrs. Edith Margie Lutz of Atlanta, GA passed away on February 12, 2015 at the age of 89. She is survived by her husband of 67 years, Mr. John B. Lutz. Two Sons: Mr. James Larry (Gail) Lutz and Mr. William Ronald (Mary Beth) Lutz; two Grandsons: Jay (Mary Helen) Lutz and Terry Lutz; one Granddaughter: Caitlin Lutz and two...
Linda S. Lafever
Feb 12, 2015
Ms. Linda S. LaFever of Decatur passed away on February 12 at the age of 66. Born in Louisville, KY and raised in Decatur, GA, she was the daughter of Harry J. and Genevieve Berry LaFever. Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Chris and Rhonda Limbaugh of Fort Myers, FL; daughter and son-in-law, Angela and Dirk Pfeffer of Dacula, GA;...
James William Vance
Feb 9, 2015
Col. James William Vance, 89, passed away February 9, at the Atlanta VA Medical Center. He was born in Houlka, MS to his late parents, George and Velma Vance. COL Vance proudly served his country, and is a veteran of WWII and Vietnam. His military service included knocking out three Panzer tanks, on December 24th, 1944, during fighting in the...
Melodie Elaine Willingham
Feb 8, 2015
Melodie Gill Willingham, 54, of Social Circle, passed away on February 8, 2015. Melodie is survived by two daughters, Hope Willingham, Angel Willingham; two sons, Billy Willingham, Joseph Willingham; parents, George "Tom" & Jerry Gill; sister, Sheila Casteel; brother, Michael Gill. Services will be held Saturday February 14, 2015 at 2:00 pm, A. S. Turner & Sons, with interment following...

Lisa Denise Kendall
Feb 8, 2015
Lisa Denise Kendall of Maysville died February 8, 2015. Graveside services will be held 3:00 pm at Melwood Cemetery. The family will receive friends Tuesday, February 10, 2015, 2:00 pm - 8:00 pm at A. S. Turner and Sons Funeral Home and Crematory. Funeral Home: A.S. Turner 2773 N. Decatur Road Decatur, GA 30033

James Palma Hamilton
Feb 7, 2015
James Palma Hamilton Jr, 89 passed away peacefully at the Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Atlanta, Georgia, on February 7, 2015 following a short illness. He was born on September 9, 1925 in Clearwater Florida and lived his adult life in Atlanta Georgia.He worked for many years in the real estate division at the law firm of Hansell, Post,...

Carolyn Tuten
Feb 7, 2015
TUTEN, Carolyn FranncisCarolyn Francis Tuten, age 78, of Atlanta, GA went Home to be with her Lord on Saturday, February 7th, 2015 after a lengthy illness. She was born on December 14, 1936 to the late Irene Welborn Boling and the late Rayford Boling of Greenville, South Carolina. Mrs. Tuten retired from Kroger after 25 years of service as a...

Opal Hall
Feb 6, 2015
Mrs. Opal Hall, a loving wife, devoted mother and grandmother, passed away February 6, 2015. Opal was born in Snellville, GA on September 17, 1926. She enjoyed her friends, her family, cooking, travel and flower arranging. A member of the Antique Car Club, she was also active in Sunday School at Briarlake Baptist Church and loved to read about Georgia....

Brinton Bizzelle Gay
Feb 3, 2015
Dr. Brinton (Brit) B. Gay, Jr., former Director of Radiology at Egleston Children's Hospital from 1963-1985, died of natural causes on February 3rd in Nashville, Tennessee, where he moved in 2011 after spending nearly his entire life in the Emory area of Atlanta. Born on August 25, 1921, Dr. Gay was the son of the late Dr. Brinton Bizzelle Gay,...
William Dale Hawes
Feb 3, 2015
William Bill Dale Hawes, 79, residing in Tucker, Georgia, passed, February 3, 2015. He was born to the late Edmund and Bonita Hawes, July 11, 1935, in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Bill graduated from high school at Tabor Academy in Marion, MA in 1954, and from Williams College in Williamstown, MA in 1958, and received a BA in Economics. He married...

George Robert Bennett
Feb 2, 2015
George Robert "Bob" Bennett, 82, of Atlanta passed away on Monday February 2, 2015. A native of Norfolk, VA, he was preceded in death by his parents, Charles Ward & Mary Oglesby Bennett; a sister, Lucille Zeek; and a brother, Charles Bennett. An Air Force Veteran, he worked as a loan officer with the Small Business Administration. He is survived...

Bienvenida Gonzalez
Jan 30, 2015
Bienvenida Gonzalez, 88, of Decatur, died January 30. Born in Havana, Cuba, Mrs. Gonzalez was the daughter of the late Antonio and Bienvenida Naranjo Bana. She had retired as a drapery seamstress from Rich's. Survivors include her husband, Ricardo M. Gonzalez; two daughters, Isabel Wagner and Miriam Gonzalez; two grandsons, Steven Wagner and Corey Wagner; and a granddaughter, Ashley Callis....

Warren Louis Cantrelle
Jan 30, 2015
Warren Louis Cantrelle, Sr., age 90, passed away on January 30, 2015. He was a native of Lutcher, LA. He is survived by his son Warren Louis Cantrelle, Jr. and daughter, Jacqueline Ann Peterson and husband Stephen Peterson. He is also survived by his grandchildren: Michael Peterson and Deborah Peterson and wife Katie Felton Peterson. He was preceded in death...

James Newton Owen
Jan 28, 2015
James (Jimmy) Newton Owen, Jr. of Decatur, passed away on January 28, 2015 at the age of 88. An Atlanta native, he was the son of the late James Newton Owen Sr. and Hattie Maybelle King Owen. Jimmy graduated from Tech High School in Atlanta and Atlanta Law School, and was stationed at Great Lakes Naval Station in Wisconsin during...

Annie Claud Marbury
Jan 28, 2015
Anne Marbury, wife of the late Junious Lake Marbury passed away January 28, 2015 after a brief illness. Anne was born June 22, 1915, and lived more than half of her 99 years on Drewry St. in the Virginia Highlands area of Atlanta, Ga. She was a true Southern Lady, a historian of all things Atlanta. She was active through...
Antonia Zachos Savopoulos
Jan 28, 2015
Antonia "Toni" Zachos Savopoulos of Charles Town, West Virginia, passed away on January 28, 2015 at the age of 80. Mrs. Savopoulos was a long time resident of Atlanta moving to West Virginia in November of 2014 to live with her daughter and son-in-law. Born in 1934 in Mavromati, Greece to Michael and Eleni Vlassis Zaharogiannis, Antonia immigrated with her...

David Wallace Gunn
Jan 27, 2015
David W. Gunn was born December 9, 1937, to Frank Carlton Gunn and Easter Thornton Gunn in Meridian, MS, and was raised in Greenville, MS. He graduated from Mississippi State University in 1961with a BA degree in political science. Upon graduation, Mr. Gunn was hired by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as a management intern. After thirty-three years...
Henry Jackson Hemphill
Jan 27, 2015
One of the last Great Ones:Is how Henry Jackson Hemphill, Jr. was referred to by most all of his family and friends. Born on June 18, 1924 in Franklin County, GA to Henry Jackson Hemphill, Sr. and Ellis Fullbright Hemphill, Henry was the youngest of 11, consisting of 6 brothers and 4 sisters. Henry grew up on a farm in...
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