Obituaries
Ann W. Mccauley
Nov 1, 2014
Ann W. McCauley, 96 of Atlanta, GA, went home with the Lord on Saturday, November 1, 2014 at Kingsbridge Retirement Center, where she has resided for 26 years. She was born Ann Ward on April 20, 1918 to the late Wallace and Mae Ward. She grew up in Columbus, GA (Meriwether County). She married Lawrence McCauley in 1937, and soon...
Ruth Eady Wheeler
Nov 1, 2014
Ruth Eady Wheeler of Decatur passed on 11/1/2014 at age 98. Originally from Crystal Springs, MS, she was born into a large, loving, farming family whose members, from parents and siblings to grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, etc., provided her with suchcherished memories that she took great joy in recounting stories of those years for the rest of her life. She...
Martha Ann Alexander
Oct 31, 2014
ALEXANDER, MARTHA HUGHESMartha Hughes Alexander, age 72 of Lilburn, passed away on Friday, October 31, 2014, after a long illness. She was preceded in her death by her parents Mary Whitman and William Hughes, her brother Mascus Hughes, and her husband of 40 years Jimmy Alexander. She is survived by sisters Frances Wilson, Bessie Helms, Melonae Willis, and Rebecca Willoughby...
Catherine Payne
Oct 31, 2014
Catherine Cady (Ivison) Payne, 57, passed away quietly at home on Friday October 31, surrounded by family and friends after a long, valiant battle with cancer.She is remembered for her devotion to friends, family and church;her passion for the care of children;her loving nurturing of her mother's waning years and her wild sense of humor.Catherine attended the New Canaan Country...
Jack Douglas Hunter
Oct 30, 2014
Decatur native Jack Douglas Hunter Jr., 76, passed away on Thursday, October 30th at Emory Hospital. Jack lived most of his life in the Decatur area, graduating from Decatur High School and then Georgia State University with a degree in chemistry. He worked at Lockheed for many years until his retirement. Jack was one of the youngest scouts ever to...
Thomas Owen Nicholson
Oct 30, 2014
Thomas Owen Nicholson, Sr., age 90, of Gainesville, GA passed away October 30, 2014. Mr. Nicholson was preceded in death by his wife; Ann Richardson Nicholson and son, Thomas Owen Nicholson, Jr. He is survived by son, Douglas w. and Barbara Nicholson, grandchildren; Tyler Nicholson, Ryan Nicholson, Erin Nicholson and William Webb. Funeral services will be held November 1, 2014...
Claudia D. Lowery
Oct 29, 2014
Claudia Mae Dunaway Lowery died October 29, 2014 in Atlanta at the age of 95. Born in Jacksonville, Florida, Mrs. Lowery was a devoted wife to her husband of 71 years, Marion Roscoe Lowery, and loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She was a tireless volunteer for numerous civic organizations in the Atlanta area. She was a past president of the...
Mary Winslow Martin
Oct 28, 2014
Mary W. Martin of Atlanta died October 28, 2014 at age 94. A brief memorial service will be held Sunday, November 9 at 4:30 at King's Bridge Pavilion, Briarcliff Rd., Rev. Greg Smith officiating.ÂÂÂÂÂ Mary was born in Raleigh, N.C. and attended Peace College and UNC Chapel Hill. She was a compassionate social worker, memorable Glenn Memorial kindergarten teacher, longtime...
Mildred Duval Whitaker
Oct 28, 2014
Funeral Home: A.S. Turner 2773 N. Decatur Road Decatur, GA 30033
Melba Lee Etheridge
Oct 26, 2014
Mrs. Melba Etheridge, 100, of Decatur died Sunday evening, October 26, 2014. Graveside services will be held Thursday, October 30, 2014 at 2:00PM at Resthaven Gardens of Memory, Decatur. A reception will be held at 3:30PM at the home of Rus Etheridge, 1910 Glen Eves Dr., Roswell. A.S. Turner and Sons Funeral Home and Crematory. Funeral Home: A.S. Turner 2773...
Hubert Johnson Rambo
Oct 25, 2014
Hubert Johnson Rambo, 81, passed away Saturday, October 25, 2014. He was born on August 9, 1933 in Atlanta, GA to the late Henry McIntosh and Bessie Miller Rambo. He is survived by a son, Alan S. Rambo and three grandchildren of Pearl City, Hawaii, and a brother, Raymond M. Rambo, Sr. of Chamblee along with a number of nieces...
Robert Andre Gillette
Oct 23, 2014
Robert Andre Gillette, 70, of Doraville, GA, died October 23, 2014. Born in Algeria, North Africa, Mr. Gillette was raised in Albany, GA, the son of the late Walter and Alice Rougier Gillette of Albany. Mr. Gillette was a U. S. Army veteran and a graduate of the University of Georgia. He was retired from Bellsouth as a fiber optics...
Matthew Liegel
Oct 22, 2014
Matthew Liegel, 42, Atlanta, GA passed away Oct 22, 2014. He was born in Massachusetts Oct 16, 1972. He was a 1991 graduate of Apple Valley HS, Minnesota and graduated from UW-Madison in 1995. He resided in Atlanta since 1996. He is survived by his parents Marcus and Julie Liegel of Apple Valley, MN, paternal grandmother Maria Liegel of Tracy,...
Carmen W Riddle
Oct 22, 2014
Carmen Willa Garrott Riddle, beloved wife, mother and friend, passed away in Atlanta on October 22, 2014. She was 79 years young. Carmen was the youngest of 3 girls born to Alva and Willa Garrott of Los Angeles. She was married for nearly 50 years to the love of her life, John Riddle Jr, who passed away in March 2002....
Robert Gerwig
Oct 21, 2014
ROBERT (BOB) GERWIG died of cancer on Monday, October 20, 2014, at the age of 96. He was predeceased by his loving wife of 67 years, Jean Carroll Gerwig, who died in 2012, at the age of 94. Bob is survived by his son, Robert Carroll Gerwig, of Atlanta, and by his wife's nieces and nephews, James and Jane Hart,...
Mary Lamb Heaton
Oct 21, 2014
Mary Frances Lamb Heaton of Tucker was born May 4, 1922, in Atlanta, Georgia, the only daughter of Hattie Wilson and Thomas Jackson Lamb. She was predeceased by her husband, Thomas Heaton, Sr., a member of the Greatest Generation. She was also preceded in death by her daughter, Mary Heaton Hall, and a great-grandchild, McKenzie Hall. She had four brothers...
John Carlos Lockwood
Oct 20, 2014
John Carlos Lockwood, 88, passed away peacefully in his sleep Monday October 20, 2014 at his residence in Decatur, Georgia. John was born November 26, 1925, grew up in Potsdam, New York, served in the Navy on the USS San Juan during WWII and graduated from Clarkson College. John worked for GE where he developed locomotive engines and later, for...
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