Obituaries
Alice Loraine Bramlett
Mar 18, 2014
She was a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother who enjoyed sixty six years of marriage to her recently deceased husband, Floyd W. Bramlett. They shared a strong Christian faith, a love of traveling in their motor-home, camping, fishing and fellowship with family and friends. Loraine lived most of her life in the Rehoboth and Indian Creek communities...
Annie Laura Jackson
Mar 18, 2014
Laura A. Jackson, 77 of Forest Park, died Tuesday, March 18, 2014. Laura was born in Atlanta on January 5, 1937 to Robert and Bertha Martin. Laura was married to Gus J. Jackson on March 12, 1955. Laura was a homemaker. She loved her family and she enjoyed going to church. The preacher would always say she could sing the...
Martha E. Daniel
Mar 18, 2014
Martha E. Daniel, age 73, of Decatur, passed away Monday March 17, 2014.Martha was a greatly loved wife and mother and is survived by her loving husband of 55 yrs, Sidney Daniel, children, Larry Daniel of Decatur, David Daniel of Brookhaven, Bobby Daniel of Buford; Sister, Alice Latta of Winder, brothers, Harper Early of Cedar Bluff, AL, Franklin Early of...
Dan Johnson
Mar 17, 2014
Mr. Daniel (Dan) M. Johnson 76, of Adel, Georgia passed away Monday March 17, 2014 at Emory University Hospital following a sudden illness. He was born June 5, 1937 in Quitman, Georgia to the late David Twiggs Clyatt Johnson and Allie Belle Mullinax Johnson. Mr. Johnson worked many years at Del-Cook Lumber as a mechanic. He also spent much of...
Troyce John Cofer
Mar 17, 2014
Cofer, Troyce J.Troyce J. Cofer , 93, passed away on March 17, 2014 at his home in Decatur, Ga. His loving wife , of almost 72 years, Agnes Britt Cofer was at his side. He was born to Henry and Mardel Cofer in Norcross,Ga. Baseball was always a big part of his life, and after graduating from Norcross High, Troyce...
John Alford Jones
Mar 14, 2014
John Alford Jones died March 14, 2014. He was born in Atlanta, GA on November 29, 1922 and was 91 years old. He graduated from Decatur Boys High, attended North Georgia College and graduated from Emory University and Navy Supply Corp. School as Ensign. He served in the Navy Supply Corp. and was stationed in Okinawa in World War II....
William Harvey Armistead
Mar 13, 2014
William H. (Billy) Armistead, Jr. , 79, of Lilburn, passed away March 13, 2014. He was a deacon of Rehoboth Baptist Church all of his adult life. He retired after 35 years with the DeKalb County School System as Assistant Superintendent of Athletics and Personnel. He was a graduate of Clarkston High School and the University of Georgia, where he...
Marianne O. Hamlet
Mar 12, 2014
Marianne Oxford Hamlet, 87, went to be with the Lord on March 12, 2014, following a battle with Alzheimer's. Born in Elberton, Ga, she was a graduate of Russell High School. She was predeceased by her parents, Francis Riley Oxford and Ernest Oxford. She is Survived by her husband of 66 yrs, Simon B. Hamlet, a son and daughter-in-law, Michael...
Elizabeth D. Thornberry
Mar 12, 2014
Elizabeth D. Thornberry, 88, a long time resident of Tucker, passed away Wednesday March 12, 2014. She was a loving mother and is survived by two daughters Donna Schlossenberg, Myra Wann and her husband, Robert, also surviving is her grandson, Mathew Wann. Her funeral services will be held at 12:30 pm Saturday March 15 in the chapel of A.S. Turner...
Donald Nixon Earwood
Mar 12, 2014
Don Earwood passed away peacefully on Wednesday March 12, 2014. The night before he passed, he was surrounded by many loved ones, both family and friends. A very young and active 83 year old who did not look his age, Don worked out several times a week and played golf regularly. His cancer diagnosis was only a short two weeks...
Anna Lee Cline Jones
Mar 10, 2014
AnnaLee Jones, 96, of Decatur, died March 10, 2014. Born March 11, 1917 in Middlesboro, Kentucky, Mrs. Jones was a retired school teacher, having followed that profession for 37 years in Germany and seven states in America. She is survived by her daughters, Martha Graham and Mary Ann Tyler both of Decatur, Jackie Rimington of Colorado and Barbara Strausser of...
Charles Lebron Dietz
Mar 10, 2014
Charles (Charlie) L. Dietz, 81, of Decatur, passed away March 10, 2014. He was born in Chattanooga, Tenn., later moved to St. Petersburg, Fla. and as a teenager joined the U.S. Army, serving as a Medic in N. Korea during the Korean Conflict. He was awarded a Purple Heartand Bronze Star. Mr. Dietz settled in Atlanta in the mid-50's and...
Virginia Mae Morris
Mar 7, 2014
Virginia Spurlin Morris passed away at age 92 on March 7th, 2014 in the company of her loving family. Virginia was born on October 6th 1921. She graduated from Rabun Gap Nacoochee School in 1939, and Crawford Long Nursing School in 1942. She married Arthur Montgomery Morris in 1943 and they shared 49 happy years together until his passing in...
Donna Sharon Lynn Rice
Mar 5, 2014
Donna Sharon Lynn Rice, 63, of Snellville, passed away on March 5, 2014. Donna was born in Rome, Georgia, on June 16, 1950. Her parents were Samuel T. and Evelyn C. Ray. She graduated from West Rome High School and worked many years at DeVry Institute of Technology in Decatur in student financial services. Donna is survived by her daughter,...
Ikechi John Kalu
Mar 4, 2014
Ikechi John Kalu, 39, passed away on March 4th, 2014 from sickle cell complications. He was born in 1975 to Mr. and Mrs. John Chicoco Kalu and is survived by his son, John Kalu; niece, Ina Kalu; nephew, Wesley Kalu and a host of siblings and relatives. To say Ikechi will be missed is an understatement. A hard worker and...
Charlotte Caldwell Jermyn
Mar 4, 2014
Charlotte Jermyn passed quietly on Tuesday March 4, 2014 surrounded by loved ones. She is survived by her four children; sons, Charles Spencer, Robert Wylie and William Ward Driscoll, and daughter, Alice Driscoll Jermyn; 14 grandchildren; 21 great grandchildren and a wide and diverse circle of friends. She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Jermyn, and her grandson,...
James Fletcher Jernigan
Mar 1, 2014
James F. Jernigan, Sr. (Jim), age 89, died March 1, 2014 at Hospice Atlanta after a lengthy illness. There will be a Memorial Service at Peachtree Road United Methodist Church on Friday, March 21 at 11:00 am, with visitation one hour before.Jim was a true Renaissance man: husband, father, successful businessman, athlete, artist, singer, soldier, avid golfer, tournament bridge player,...
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