Obituaries
Jesse Purvis Purcell
Aug 16, 2014
Jesse Jess Purvis Purcell of Lawrenceville passed away on August 16, 2014 at the age of 93. Jess and his twin brother Carroll were born in Atkinson, Georgia in Brantley County to the late Carrie Hires Purvis and Jesse Greene Purvis. When their mother died at their birth, the twins were adopted by their mother's sister, Mollie Hires Purcell and...
Vina Mattie Wahle
Aug 16, 2014
Vina Calfee Wahle, Stone Mountain, GA, passed away August 16, 2014. Born in Blakey, KY, October 24, 1938, she was preceded in death by her parents, George and Ritter Calfee, brothers, Wayne, Wendell, and Ben, sisters, Velma, Broma, Ruby, and spouses. She is survived by her husband, Jim and sons, Christopher and Jonathan; brothers, Weldon, Mack and Jack; sisters, Dana...
Jon Mccullough
Aug 15, 2014
Jon McCullough, Paralympian, disability rights advocate and executive director of Blaze Sports America, died Friday August 15, 2014, at the Veterans Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia, of esophageal cancer. He was 48. Born November 29, 1965, in Bremerhaven, Germany, he graduated from Rappahannock County High School, Washington, VA, in 1985, and served in the U.S. Coast Guard. A disabled veteran, Jon...
Rebecca Elaine Pickett
Aug 14, 2014
Rebecca (Becky) Crews Pickett of Decatur, GA passed on to the Lord after a two year battle with cancer on Thursday August 14, 2014. She is survived by her husband Jeffrey Pickett, children Jennifer Pickett Holt (Tom) of Griffin, GA and Brian Pickett (Kelly) of Tyrone, GA. She is also survived by six beautiful grandchildren: Caroline Holt Aiken (Thomas) of...
Thomas Eugene Woodcock
Aug 13, 2014
Major Thomas Eugene Woodcock, 89, (Retired Salvation Army Officer), Liberty Session 1944-1945, was promoted to glory while sleeping the morning of Wednesday August 13, 2014.He is preceded in death by his wife, Joy Woodcock; and daughter, Karen Sue Flores. He is survived by his sons, Thomas and Mark Woodcock; son-in-law, Hermilo Flores; and their families. Graveside services will be at...
Marc Garrett Matthews
Aug 13, 2014
Marc Garrett MatthewsMarc Matthews, 43, formerly of Tucker, died Wednesday, August 13, 2014. Survivors include his wife, Natalie Matthews; his father, Jack Matthews; his siblings, Linda Matthews-Murray, Thomas Matthews, and Richard Matthews; and his nephews, Brian Matthews, Michael Matthews, Christopher Griffith, and Cody Griffith. Graveside Services will be held 2PM Saturday at Floral Hills Memory Gardens in Tucker. The family...
Dr. Jackie Woodall Johnson
Aug 12, 2014
JOHNSON, Jackie Wooddall, Ph.DIt is with great sadness that the family of Dr. Jackie Johnson announces her death from her battle with ovarian cancer and the side effects of protracted treatment. Jackie died on August 12, 2014. She was a native of Atlanta born on November 25, 1941. She graduated from Southwest High School in 1959 and earned both her...
Doris Caroline Pruitt
Aug 11, 2014
Doris Patterson Pruitt, age 95, died on Monday, August 11, 2014 of complications from Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease. She was born on December 10, 1918 in Birmingham, Alabama. Doris was preceded in death by her husband of 65 years, Floyd M. Pruitt Sr. Doris was a 50+ year member of the First Baptist Church of Decatur, member of the Dunstan...
Martha Wiley Welsh
Aug 8, 2014
Martha Wiley Welsh, age 89, of Atlanta, Georgia passed away August 8, 2014 with her husband by her side. Martha was born in Orlando, Florida to Lorenzo Wiley and Marie Shelverton Wiley and grew up in Austell, Georgia. She was a truly beautiful and refined lady who loved life and her family. Martha is survived by her devoted husband of...
Miriam Stephens Christy
Aug 7, 2014
Miriam Christy, age 89, of Decatur passed away August 7, 2014. Miriam was born and raised in LaGrange, GA and spent her adult life living in Atlanta and Decatur and finally residing at Briarcliff Oaks in Atlanta. She spent the majority of her work career as a bookkeeper for Fireman's Fund Insurance and Nations Bank. She had many interests including;...
Foye Frances Chapman
Aug 6, 2014
Foye Redd Chapman, age 92, of Decatur, GA passed away peacefully on August 6, 2014. She was born in Mt. Pleasant, AL to the late John Henry and Eva Thompson Redd, the fourth of six daughters. She was preceded in death by her sisters, Bonnie Boone, Lucille Mosely, Agness McDuffie, Johnnie Pressley, and Wynell Thames. She is survived by her...
Christine Goumenis
Aug 6, 2014
Christine Goumenis, age 83 of Atlanta, passed away August 6, 2014 to join her beloved husband; Father Homer P. Goumenis in eternal life. She was born to George and Anastasia Coleman (Carvouniatis), who were Greek immigrants, in Oklahoma City OK. She was a graduate of Central High School in OK. She married Homer Goumenis in 1950 who was soon to...
Christine Goumenis
Aug 6, 2014
Christine Goumenis, age 83 of Atlanta, passed away August 6, 2014 to join her beloved husband; Father Homer P. Goumenis in eternal life. She was born to George and Anastasia Coleman (Carvouniatis), who were Greek immigrants, in Oklahoma City OK. She was a graduate of Central High School in OK. She married Homer Goumenis in 1950 who was soon to...
Frank Lee Brown
Aug 5, 2014
Frank L. Brown Jr., age 49, of Atlanta, died Tuesday, August 5, 2014. Mr. Brown was a self employed long haul trucker. Survivors include his wife; Stephanie Y. Brown, daughters; Ashlynd Brown and Anissa Bax, son; Adrian Bax, his mother; Rose B. Brown, sisters; Carolyn Franklin and Angela Presnell, special aunts; Norma B. Lombard and Robin Berry, several aunts, uncles,...
Percy Lee Underwood
Aug 5, 2014
Percy Lee Underwood, 92, a longtime resident of Decatur passed away Tuesday August 5, 2014. Mr Underwood was an avid sportsman and a dedicated family man. He was also an Army veteran of World War II, and was preceded in death by his wife, Dovie Chewning Underwood. He is survived by his daughter, Patricia Peugh; brother, Kirby Underwood; grandson, Dwight...
Phyllis May Millin
Aug 5, 2014
Phyllis M. Millin, of Atlanta, Georgia, passed away on Tuesday, August 5, 2014.. Phyllis was born to Charles Edward and Victoria Thurza Hussey on April 22, 1928 in the town of Yeovil, Somerset, England. Phyllis came to the United States as a war bride in 1946 and had resided in the Atlanta area ever since. Phyllis was a homemaker (a...
Jon Maxwell Middleton
Aug 4, 2014
Jon Maxwell Middleton died Monday, August 4, 2014. He was born in Camden, SC to Arthur Harold Middleton and Marie Pence Middleton,on March 23, 1948. He graduated from Perry (GA) High School in 1966 and entered the United States Army in 1968. He attended "jump school" as well as the NCO Academy (graduating # 4 in his class and achieving...
Wilma Jean Bamford
Aug 3, 2014
Wilma Jean Bamford passed away very suddenly on Sunday August 3, 2014. She was born September 8, 1931. She grew up in Michigan as the only child of Anne and William Jackson. She married Robert Bamford in 1952. The family moved to GA in 1972. Jean is survived by 4 children and 5 grandchildren. Services will be at Shallowford Presbyterian...
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