Obituaries
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...
Marvene Frazier
Jan 27, 2014
Mrs. Marvene C. Frazier of Hoschton died Jan. 27, 2014. She was born April 25, 1933 to William Crowe and Arttie Davidson Crowe. She was preceded in death in 2007 by her husband, Lloyd Frazier and in 2003 by her daughte,r Loretta Frazier. Mrs. Frazier was a homemaker and member of the Leland Chapter #235 order of the Eastern Star....
Mary Blanche Brown
Jan 27, 2014
Mary Blanche Brown, 91, 0f Decatur, GA passed away at the Gardens of Roswell of Monday January 27, 2014. Blanche was born to the late John and Maude Grimes, October 22, 1922 in Milledgeville, GA. She graduated from Peabody High School in 1939 and attended Georgia State University for Women in Milledgeville, GA. She married the late Henry Mitchell Brown...
Joanne Dillard Laffoday
Jan 27, 2014
Mrs. Joanne Andrews Laffoday passed away January 27, 2014 at Hospice Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia. She was born Joanne Dillard Andrews on June 24, 1930 in Columbia, South Carolina. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Newell Zebulon Andrews. She was united in marriage to Dr. Samuel Kanada Laffoday on June 3, 1950 in Columbia, South Carolina. Mrs. Laffoday...
Clinton Bowen Bastin
Jan 27, 2014
Clinton Bastin, 86, of Decatur, Georgia, passed away Monday January 27, 2014. Clinton was born June 4, 1927, in Lancaster, Kentucky, son of Clinton Bowen and Adelaide Klingman Bastin. After serving in the U.S. Marine Corps during and immediately after World War II, he earned a degree in chemical engineering at Georgia Tech in 1950. He worked for the Atomic...
Forrest Esh Mcmahan
Jan 27, 2014
Forrest Esh McMahan passed away Monday, January 27, 2014. Mr. McMahan, also known to many as Butch, was born on December 31, 1949 in Decatur, the middle son of John Oren McMahan and Mary Esh McMahan. Survived by his loving wife of 42 years, Libby Earnhardt McMahan, Mr. McMahan also leaves behind his daughter and son-in-law, Emily and Trip Williamson...
Rosalind Savage Armistead
Jan 26, 2014
Rosalind Savage Armistead, 73, of Atlanta, GA, died on January 26, 2014, following complications from Alzheimer's disease. She was born on December 30, 1940, in Atlanta, grew up in Statham, GA, and lived most of her adult life in Atlanta. She graduated from Winder-Barrow High School, attended the University of Georgia, married Ralph Armistead, and raised two daughters. Rosalind was...
Betty Clanton Castellani
Jan 26, 2014
Castellani, BettyBetty Castellani began her next journey on January 26, 2014. While we cannot share how long she lived (as she would haunt us), we can say a bit about how she lived. Betty graduated summa cum laude from Georgia State University, received her M.Div. from the Candler School of Theology, where she had a 4.0 and graduated first in...
John Frederick Dorsey
Jan 24, 2014
Dr. John F. Dorsey, professor emeritus of the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), Georgia Tech, passed away at age 71 on Friday, January 24 at his home in Greensboro, Ga., from complications associated with leukemia. In his 30-year career at Georgia Tech before retiring in 2010, he gave lectures to more than 3000 students and produced 13 PhD...
Dr. John F. Dorsey
Jan 24, 2014
Dr. John F. Dorsey, professor emeritus of the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), Georgia Tech, passed away at age 71 on Friday, January 24 at his home in Greensboro, Ga., from complications associated with leukemia. In his 30-year career at Georgia Tech before retiring in 2010, he gave lectures to more than 3000 students and produced 13 PhD...
Candler Percy Lasseter
Jan 23, 2014
Mr. Candler Percy Lasseter, Jr., died peacefully at home early in the morning of January 23, 2014. He was born on June 9, 1920, in the Grant Park neighborhood of Atlanta, to Candler Percy, Sr. and Tommie Poole Lasseter. He married the love of his life, Joyce Reid Lasseter, on October 1, 1948. They happily celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary...
June Blankenship
Jan 21, 2014
June Blankenship, age 94, of Decatur passed away peacefully on January 21, 2014. She was an Administrative Assistant for Mission To The World before retiring. She was preceded in death by her husband Harold Blankenship and also a daughter, Rebecca. Surviving are 3 children Peter (Toni) Blankenship, Jessica Arthur, Johnny (Laura) Blankenship, 9 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren. She is...
Ethel Samantha Johnson
Jan 21, 2014
Ethel Johnson, 102, of Tucker passed away on Tuesday January 21, 2014. She was a member of Northlake Church of Christ for over 20 years. Mrs. Johnson was preceded in death by her parents, Kate Daniel and Harvey Johnson; sisters, Luella Maxwell and Ellen Peters. Survivors include her nephews and their spouses, Donald Maxwell, Eddie Maxwell, Robert and Martha Maxwell....
Myra Boyer Aikens
Jan 21, 2014
Myra Boyer Aikens died January 21, 2014. She was born August 15, 1917 in St. Augustine, Florida to Georgia and Mirabeau H. Boyer. She spent most of her life in the Atlanta, GA area. She is survived by a daughter, Wynelle Reynolds of Lexington SC, sons Charles H. Aikens, III of Knoxville, TN, Larry G. Aikens of Dandridge, TN and...
George Thompson Brown
Jan 21, 2014
Rev. George Thompson "Tommy" Brown died in his sleep Tuesday morning, January 21, 2014 at the Park Springs retirement home in Stone Mountain, Georgia. The cause of death was complications from Parkinson's disease. He was 92 years old.Tommy Brown was born in Kuling, (now Lushan) in Jiangxi China, April 30, 1921. He was raised in Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, as the...
Jerry Ray Buice
Jan 20, 2014
Mr. Jerry Ray Buice, 75, of Conyers, passed away on Monday, January 20, 2014. He was born in Pea Ridge to Early and Thelma Buice. Jerry is preceded in death by his wife Thelma Louise Buice, and daughter Vickie Eckert. He is survived by his son, Jeff Buice; daughter, Melanie B. Sosebee; six grandchildren and numerous great- grandchildren. A graveside...
Elizabeth Ann Blease
Jan 20, 2014
Elizabeth Ann Blease, 79 of Decatur, passed away Monday, January 20, 2014. Betty Ann was a bible scholar and dedicated member of Jehovah's Witnesses. She was a longtime member of the Clairmont Congregation and most recently of the Clarkston Congregation. She was preceded in death by her husband, Henry L. Blease, Jr.; son, Michael E. Blease; brother, Herbert F. (Buddy)...
Regina Louise Adams
Jan 19, 2014
Regina Adams, 63, passed away on Sunday, January 19, 2014 after a long battle with Alzheimers. She was born in LaGrange, GA on April 11, 1950. She is survived by her husband, David E. Adams; daughters, Kimberly Pazol and Jennifer Adams; brothers, Tom Keel, Mark Keel, Scott Keel; and her sister, Sally Hertslet. Also surviving are her grand children. In...
Mary George Gavalas
Jan 17, 2014
The everlasting soul of Mary George Gavalas passed from this world on Tuesday, January 17, in Atlanta, Georgia at the age of 100. Mary Gavalas was the first of six children of Greek immigrants, Angeliki Leia Calamus and George Gavalas born on January 21, 1913 in Augusta, GA. From her earliest days, her life centered around the Church and like...
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