Obituaries

Douglas George Gosa

Douglas George Gosa

Jan 16, 2015

Douglas George Gosa, age 72, passed away on Friday, January 16, 2015 at his home. A native of Spalding County, GA, he was a son of the late Sam Ethron and Mattie Mae Smith Gosa, devoted husband of 34 years to Maria Julian Gosa. George was a man of many talents and passions. He was a hero to many and...

Katherine Marlowe

Katherine Marlowe

Jan 16, 2015

Marlowe, KatherineMrs. Katherine (Kay) Marlowe of Rabun Gap, GA died January 16th, 2015. Funeral service will beheld at A.S. Turner and Sons Funeral Home in Decatur, GA on Monday, January 19th at 2:00pm. Family will receive friends from 12:00-2:00 prior to service. Kay is preceded in death by her husband, Glenn H. Marlowe, and daughter, Glynda Marlowe. She is survived...

Madeline Treeter Craddock

Madeline Treeter Craddock

Jan 16, 2015

CRADDOCK, MADELINE TREETER(March 8, 1995 - January 16, 2015)Miss Madeline Maddie Treeter Craddock, age 19, of Decatur, GA, died peacefully on January 16, 2015. Maddie attended St. Thomas More Catholic School, Druid Hills High School, and graduated from Lakeside High School in 2013. Maddie was a member of the varsity softball team and National Honor Society. She was a Girl...

Barbara L. Bradley

Barbara L. Bradley

Jan 15, 2015

Mrs. Barbara Lamm Bradley, 79, of Tucker died Thursday, January 15, 2015. She was born January 17, 1935 to Garland W. Lamm and Cora Honeycutt Lamm in Bailey, North Carolina. Mrs. Bradley was an avid homemaker and also served as a secretary at Northeast Baptist Church for many years where she was a long time member. She was preceded in...

Jon K Baldwin

Jon K Baldwin

Jan 15, 2015

Jon K. Baldwin of Stone Mountain passed away on Thursday, January 15, 2015 at Peachtree Christian Hospice. Jon was preceded in death by his mother, LaDonna and sister, Terri. He is survived by his father and step-mother, Kenny and Beverley Baldwin, brothers, Mark, Mike, Kenny and sister, Kelli, as well as many nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews and caring friends. Jon...

Virginia Louise Lee

Virginia Louise Lee

Jan 14, 2015

Virginia Louise Lee, age 92, passed away January 14, 2015. She was preceded in death by her husband James Harrell Lee. She is survived by sons Gregory J Lee and his wife Linda Lee of Wilmington, DE and Jeffrey G. Lee and his wife Janet Lee of Cumming, GA, grandchildren Shannon Lee and his wife Tanya Lee of Roanoke, VA,...

Reuben Hearn Godfrey

Reuben Hearn Godfrey

Jan 14, 2015

Reuben Hearn Godfrey died peacefully on January 14, surrounded by his children. Born on October 3, 1921, in Society Hill, Alabama to Annie Mae Hearn and Reuben R. Godfrey, Reuben joined the U. S. Army and served from September 18, 1940 to December 24, 1945. After the war, he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Auburn University....

Pamela Joyce Chandler

Pamela Joyce Chandler

Jan 13, 2015

Pamela Joyce Chandler of Atlanta, GA passed away on Saturday January 13, 2015 She was born on November 21, 1957 to the late Cynthia Willis-Jiles and Leland Lester Lockley and she is survived by daughter, Ashley Chandler-Olguin, and her husband, Ivan of Hoschton GA; granddaughter, Alexa Joyce Olguin; brother, brother, William Lockley and uncle, William Jiles, both of Atlanta and...

Henry Dallas Spinks

Henry Dallas Spinks

Jan 9, 2015

Henry Dallas Spinks, 84, of Lithonia, died January 9, 2015. A native of Atlanta, Mr. Spinks was the son of the late Michael and Clara Yarbrough Spinks. He was a U.S. Marines veteran and was retired from General Motors. Mr. Spinks was preceded in death by his wife, Shirley Mae Still Spinks. Survivors include two daughters, Kimberly Jacklyn Spinks and...

Bettie Oakes Vermillion

Bettie Oakes Vermillion

Jan 9, 2015

Bettie Oakes Vermillion, 87, of Decatur, died Friday, January 9, 2015. Funeral services will be held 2:00 pm, Sunday, January 11, 2015 in the Chapel of A.S. Turner and Sons with Rev. John Donaldson officiating. Interment will follow in Decatur Cemetery. The family will receive friends Saturday, January 10, 2015 from 4:00 - 6:00 pm at the funeral home. Bettie...

Beverly Ann Robinson

Beverly Ann Robinson

Jan 8, 2015

Dr. Beverly Ann Pasley Robinson, 63 of Decatur, passed away, Thursday, January 8, 2015. She is survived by her husband of 43 years, Dr. Winston M. Robinson Sr. and loving son, Demetrius Robinson, 2 Grandchildren, Divine Grace Robinson and Fearless Robinson. A funeral service will be held Monday, January 19, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at Peace Baptist Church, 1399 Austin...

Mary T. Burch

Mary T. Burch

Jan 8, 2015

Betty Tomberlin Burch, 92, passed away on January 8, 2015. Betty spent the last three years with her son and daughter-in-law, Craig and Anita Burch of Alpharetta, GA. She had spent most of her later life in DeKalb County and briefly lived at Merrill Gardens in Roswell, GA. She was born the Daughter of Bessie and W. A. Tombelin in...

Judy  Butler Strickland

Judy Butler Strickland

Jan 8, 2015

Strickland, Judy ButlerJudy Butler Strickland, 71, of Tucker, GA passed away Thursday, January 8, 2015. She is survived by her husband of 51 years, Wes Strickland; daughter, Jill Strickland of Tucker; sister, Joan Rutherford; nieces, JoLynn and Julie Rutherford; great nieces and nephew, Jessica, Julie and Richard and great-great nieces and nephew, Aloura, Addison and Taylor. Judy was a loving...

Clarence Steadman Burgess

Clarence Steadman Burgess

Jan 6, 2015

Steadman Burgess, age 96 of Decatur, GA, passed away on Tuesday 1/6/15 after a brief illness. His wife of 59 years, Wilma Backstrom Burgess and his niece, Debra Hicks of Macon, predeceased him. He was born in Atlanta, the son of C.S. Burgess, Sr., and Estelle Brown Burgess. He graduated from Boys High in 1936 and Emory University in 1940...

Mary Goza Moore

Mary Goza Moore

Jan 5, 2015

Mary Louise Goza Moore of Atlanta, Georgia died Monday, January 5 of pneumonia. She was born at home in Stone Mountain on September 8, 1919 to Raymond and Alice Brownlee Goza. The middle child, she grew up with her two sisters, Evelyn and Lorraine. The girls were accustomed to hard work, helping their parents farm for a living. She married...

Cora H Bond

Cora H Bond

Jan 5, 2015

Cora Huey Bond has passed on to a better place. She was born in Southwest Dekalb County, GA on August 18, 1932, and died Monday, January 5, 2015 in Kennesaw, GA. She was a wonderful wife, mother, sister, aunt and grandmother. Cora lived in Decatur most of her life where she was a homemaker. In recent years, she resided at...

Edna Merritt

Edna Merritt

Jan 4, 2015

Funeral Home: A.S. Turner 2773 N. Decatur Road Decatur, GA 30033

Laura Akins Ratterree

Laura Akins Ratterree

Jan 4, 2015

Laura Jean Akins Ratterree, 88, died Sunday, January 4, 2015. She was born in St. Petersburg, Florida and was a lifetime resident of Atlanta, Georgia.Laura was preceded in death by her husband Mack, her parents William (Luther) and Helen Akins and siblings William (Bill) Akins and Martha Akins Flewellen. She is survived by her sister Frances Akins of Atlanta; daughter...

Margaret  Ann Chapman

Margaret Ann Chapman

Jan 3, 2015

Margaret Ann Chapman, 83, of Roopville, died January 3, 2015. Miss Chapman was the daughter of the late Wyman Lionia and Anna Marguerite Rhodes Chapman. She was a retired secretary. Graveside services will be 2:00 PM Wednesday, January 7th, at Decatur Cemetery, Decatur, GA. Survivors include five nephews, Mike Marshall, Steve Marshall, Tim Marshall, John Marshall, and Mark Chapman; and...