Obituaries
Sue M. Benner
Feb 14, 2014
A memorial service celebrating the life of Sue Benner, of Smoke Rise, Georgia will be held on Saturday, February 22, 2014 at 11:00am at Living Grace Lutheran Church. Sue died on February 14, 2014. Born November 12, 1940 in Bacon County, Georgia, she is survived by her husband of forty-five years, David Benner; daughter Veronica and husband Bill Rumble; daughter...
Miriam Ivy Jones
Feb 13, 2014
Jones, Miriam VandigriffMiriam Vandigriff Jones, 95, of Atlanta, died February 13, 2014 at the home of her daughter in Rome, GA. Miriam was born in Atlanta, GA on July 5, 1918 to Joseph Berry Vandigriff and Myrtle Watts Vandigriff, graduated from Commercial High, attended Tift College and was married to Charles Franklin Jones Jr. She was an active member of...
Helen Louise Taylor
Feb 13, 2014
Helen Louise Nixon Taylor, 89, of Atlanta, died February 13, 2014. She grew up in Carroll County and attended Mr. Zion High School. Helen married Wm. Howard Taylor of Griffin, Georgia, on December 25, 1941, right after Pearl Harbor and before he shipped off to WWII. Helen was a charter member of Belvedere UMC. She earned her certification as the...
William Lewis Beavers
Feb 13, 2014
William Lewis Beavers, 95, of Lilburn, passed away on February 13, 2014 after a brief illness. He was very active until the time of his death He was born on July 30, 1918 in Canton, GA. He graduated Southern Business College and retired from Beavers Accounting and Tax Service where he was the owner. He was a long time member...
Roberta Claire Gorey
Feb 12, 2014
Roberta Claire Edmundson GoreyRoberta Claire Edmundson Gorey, 74, of Decatur, Georgia, died February 12, 2014. She was born in Memphis, Tennessee, daughter of the late Stephen Grier and Mary McKenzie Edmundson.She was married to James Lawrence Gorey, Jr. for 38 years, who preceded her passing in May 2000. She attended Mt. Sterling High School and Saint Joseph's Nursing School in...
James Ralph Everett
Feb 10, 2014
James Ralph Everett, age 86 of Decatur, passed away on Monday, February 10, 2014. He was born in Kingston, GA to Edgar and Claudia Everett and lived in Shannon, GA until 1964 when he moved to Doraville, GA. In 2007, he moved to Clairmont Place in Decatur, GA and became an active member of the community there, where he had...
Harold Smith Williams
Feb 9, 2014
. Harold Smith Williams, 97, of Decatur, passed away on Sunday, February 9, 2014. He was born in Atlanta to Novia and Nettie Williams. Harold graduated from Georgia Tech with a Bachelor's Degree in textile engineering. He went on to retire from U.S. Civil Service and was a member of Metropolitan Baptist Church. He is preceded in death by his...
Robert Edward Sisson
Feb 9, 2014
Robert (Bob) Sisson, age 84, of Tucker passed away peacefully at his home on February 9, 2014. He was a kind, loving man and was devoted to his family and friends. He spent many years with the Tucker youth football program, mentoring and coaching the youth at Fitzgerald Field. He served in the United States Army during the Korean War....
Hattie Lois Townsend
Feb 9, 2014
Lois Powell Townsend was born in Corydon, Kentucky November 8, 1924 to Ruby Faulkner Powell and Samuel Ray Powell. Lois passed away peacefully Sunday morning February 9, 2014. She was one of eleven children and grew up on her family's farm. She had an affinity for and loved animals all her life and was in her element taking care of...
Perry Mercer Scott
Feb 5, 2014
Mr. Perry Mercer Scott, 78, of Stone Mountain, passed away on Tuesday February 5, 2014. He is preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy Scott and son, Perry M. Scott Jr. He is survived by his daughters, Darla J. Scott, Debbie Green and Donna Gail Conn; brothers, Bobby, Dill, Mike and Gary Scott; seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. A memorial...
Martha Leaota Walls
Feb 2, 2014
Martha Leaota Walls, 77, of Decatur, Ga, passed away February 2, 2014 in Atlanta, Ga. Martha was born in Cocoa, Florida to Lester Lee Johnson and Martha D Milton on March 19, 1936. She attended Clarkston High School and is credited with organizing and being their first Majorette. Over the years she worked for Sears Roebuck, Food Lion and started...
Richard Victor Johnson
Jan 31, 2014
The family of Richard V. "Rick" Johnson is saddened by his passing on January 31, 2014, after a prolonged illness. He will be remembered for his love of family, open-wheeled car racing, music and photography. A 40 year resident of Decatur, Georgia, Rick was born in Chicago, Illinois, in April 1947 to Carl and Kathryn Wey Johnson. He grew up...
Minnie Launia Robie
Jan 31, 2014
Minnie Robie, 84, of Tucker passed away on Friday, January 31, 2014. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to the Alzheimer's Association or the Fountainview Center for Alzheimer's. Her funeral services will be held on Monday, February 3rd at 2:00 pm in the chapel of A. S. Turner and Sons with Rev. Larry Robert officiating. Interment will follow...
Matthew Tucker Cole
Jan 30, 2014
Matthew Tucker Cole, 20, passed away peacefully on Thursday January 30, 2014. He was born on May 18, 1993 in Atlanta and he was a Junior attending Auburn University studying geology. His hobbies included baseball, basketball, hiking, cooking, the outdoors, dogs and spending time with his family. Surviving are his parents, Jim and Barbara (Celani) Cole; sister, Abby; brother, Harry;...
Marianne Whitfield Roper
Jan 29, 2014
Funeral Home: A.S. Turner 2773 N. Decatur Road Decatur, GA 30033
Lillian Estelle Brown
Jan 29, 2014
Lillian Binion Brown, 93, of Snellville passed away Wednesday January 29, 2014. She was preceded in death by her husband, John W. Brown of Snellville. She is survived by two children, Rebecca Keener and Graham Mobley of Atlanta, along with 5 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren. Graveside service will be held Saturday February 1st at 1:00 pm at Decatur Cemetery....
Doris L Burdine
Jan 28, 2014
Doris was born February 18, 1925, in Thomasville, NC, to the late James C. and Icie C. Lykins. She was a longtime resident in Decatur, GA and over the last eleven years, Stone Mountain, GA. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Essley B. Burdine, Sr., daughter Carol Ann Burdine and brother Jack W....
Mary Jo Mccoun
Jan 28, 2014
Mary Jo McCoun, known affectionately by her family as "Jody," reunited with her beloved husband and the Lord on Tuesday, January 28, 2014. Born in Micco, West Virginia, October 13, 1923, Jody lived a marvelous and blessed life. Moving to Florida in the 1930s, she met the love of her life, Tom. After relocating to Decatur in 1968, they were...
Gus John Caras
Jan 28, 2014
Gus John Caras, 85, passed away on Tuesday, January 28, 2014 after a long battle with Alzheimer's Disease. Mr. Caras was born in the village of Karitsa in Evrytania Greece on January 20, 1929. He came to the United States in 1947 at the age of 18, living with his aunt and uncle in Gainesville Georgia, where he attended Riverside...
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