Obituaries
Carolyn Althea Maifeld
Sep 26, 2013
Carolyn Althea Maifeld, age 92, of Decatur, GA passed away September 27, 2013. She was born September 16, 1921 in Baltimore, MD. Mrs. Maifeld was a devoted wife and mother. She was a graduate of the University of South Carolina. She was an avid supporter of Decatur soccer, The High Museum of the Arts in Atlanta, and number of civic...
Wade Edward Fordham
Sep 25, 2013
Wade Edward Fordham, Sr., age 86, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, the 25th of September, 2013. Wade was born to Hannah Day and Leonard C. Fordham in Twiggs County Georgia, and grew up in Atlanta. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ruby Harper Fordham. He is survived by his brother, Leonard D. Fordham, a son, Wade...
James Hoffman Harris
Sep 25, 2013
Dr. James Hoffman Harris, 87, Pastor Emeritus of Briarlake Baptist Church, Atlanta, Georgia, died on September 25, 2013 in Hickory, North Carolina. He was the sixth child of Leroy and Effie Hoffman Harris of Augusta, Georgia. Dr. Harris attended public school including Richmond Academy and graduated with an Arts Diploma from the Junior College of Augusta (now Georgia Regents University)....
Louise Ivy
Sep 24, 2013
Mrs. Louise Brooks Ivy, 94, of Buckhead, died Wednesday, September 25,2013. Louise worked for many many years as the bookkeeper at NAPA Auto Parts in Madisonville, Ky. After retiring three times, the Ivy's moved to be with the rest of their family in Atlanta, Ga. Mrs. Ivy then began to work part time at their residence, Campbell-Stone Apts. After retiring...
Lucy Ann Davis
Sep 24, 2013
God called his angel, Lucy Ann Davis, home the morning of September 24, 2013.Lucy Ann Davis was born July 7, 1936, in Midville, Georgia (Burke County) to the union of Robert and Mattie Lee (Hart) Davis who both preceded her in death.Evangelist Lucy Ann Davis, under the leadership of the late Rev. Dr. Arnell C. Jackson, Bell Grove Missionary Baptist...
Sylvia Maud Williams
Sep 23, 2013
Mrs. Sylvia M. Williams, 98, of Loganville passed away September 23, 2013. She was predeceased by her husband Leopold A. Williams and is survived by her sons, Beresford Williams, Barrington Williams and George Williams. Also surviving are eight grandchildren, ten great-grandchildren and three great-greatgrandchildren. Funeral services will be Saturday, October 5, 2013 at 10 a.m. at the Assembly of God...
Winifred Brown
Sep 22, 2013
Winifred (Winnie) Calhoun Brown passed away at home on September 22, 2013 at the age of 78. Winnie is survived by her loving husband, George T. Brown. They were married in Atlanta at Druid Hills Baptist church on March 5, 1954. Winnie is lovingly remembered by her children Debbie (Jeff) Rupp, Gay Brown and Cherie Brown; her granddaughter Kristen (Kevin)...
Barbara Jeanette Holcombe
Sep 22, 2013
Barbara Jeanette Holcombe died Sunday, September 22, 2013. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph Holcombe. Barbara was a member of Corinth Baptist Church in Loganville and worked as an inspector for 32 years at Smurfit Stone Corporation in Stone Mountain. She is survived by her daughter, Jackie Davis; grandson, Brian Davis and his wife, Lori; brother, Ronnie...
Kathleen Mcclellan
Sep 21, 2013
Kathleen Shipp McClellan,97, died peacefully at her home in Decatur, GA after a brief illness on September 21, 2013. She was the daughter of John Seabon Shipp and Lula Belle Howard Shipp of Greenville, GA. She married Everette R. McClellan in 1941 and worked as a secretary through the end of World War II. The family moved to Savannah in...
Robert Coleman Pitts
Sep 21, 2013
Robert Coleman "Bob" Pitts, 94, of Atlanta, died September 21, 2013. A native of Thomaston, Georgia, Mr. Pitts was a member of the first graduating class of Southern Tech. He served his country during WWII in the U. S. Army Air Corps, and was discharged in 1946 as a aerial photographer and gunner. He later joined the U. S. Navy...
Marilyn Sanderson Thompson
Sep 18, 2013
Marilyn Sanderson Thompson passed away peacefully on Sept 18, 2013 at Peachtree Christian Hospice in Duluth, GA. She is survived by five children: Marilyn Thompson Altman of Duluth; Dan Thompson of Atlanta; Reese Thompson of Detroit; Edie Thompson of Atlanta; and Helen Thompson Whitley of Acworth, GA. Her sister, Wilma Sewell of Panama City, FL is her only surviving sibling....
Ruby S. Brownlee
Sep 17, 2013
Ruby S. Brownlee of Decatur died Tuesday, September 17, 2013. She was preceded in death by her husband, A. L. Brownlee and their son, Randall Brownlee. She is survived by her daughters, Linda Womack and her husband, Everett, and Judy Turner and her husband, Roy; step son, David Brownlee; brother, Weldon Sailers; three grandchildren, Wendy Schick, Sherry Storey and David...
Elizabeth Hawkins
Sep 17, 2013
Elizabeth "Betty" Walton Hawkins, 97, of Clarkston, GA died on September 17, 2013. She was the wife of the late Reginald Robert Hawkins (her husband of 64 years) and the daughter of Daniel Day Walton and Hulda Parton Walton. She was a graduate of Barnard College ('37) and she earned a Masters Degree from Columbia University Teacher's College in Speech...
Kitty Taylor Ketcham
Sep 16, 2013
Our loving mother, Kitty T. Ketcham, born February 16, 1928, in Louisville, KY, departed this life on September 16, 2013, in Atlanta, Georgia. Kitty studied at Ringling Art School in Sarasota, Florida, where she met her husband-to-be, Ray W. Ketcham, Jr. They married in December, 1947 and moved to Atlanta, GA.Early in their marriage, Kitty bred and showed German Shepherds....
Marilyn Elizabeth White
Sep 15, 2013
Marilyn Mehaffey White, 57, of Tucker passed away peacefully on Sunday September 15, 2013. She was born on April 8, 1956 in Atlanta, GA to George Young and Barbara Allred Mehaffey and they preceded her in death. She was a 1974 graduate of Columbia High School, Decatur, GA where she was in the marching band. She enjoyed watching her nephew...
Arthur Mack Burdette
Sep 14, 2013
Arthur Mack Burdette, 77, of Snellville, passed away on Saturday, September 14, 2013. He is survived by his loving wife of 60 years Barbara; son and daughter-in law Mike and Frances Burdette; son Scott Burdette; daughter and son-in-law Christy and Craig Serra; four grandchildren and two great grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM Wednesday September 18th...
Robert Owen Shephard
Sep 13, 2013
Robert Owen "Bobby" Shephard, Jr., 70, passed away on September 13, 2013 from a 20 year battle with a brain tumor. He is survived by his loving wife of 13 years, Connie Shephard; her two children, Jennifer Goss (Greg) of Sharpsburg, GA and Kristin Daehler (Derrick) of Newnan, GA; 7 grandchildren; his sister, Camille Yahm (Stuart) of Carrollton, GA; nieces,...
Frances Easley Cook
Sep 12, 2013
Frances Easley Bowen Cook, 83, of Norcross passed away on Thursday September 12, 2013. She was retired from GoldKist and was preceded in death by her husband, Leslie R. Cook. She is survived by her sister, Dot Bolton and her husband Larry; niece, Barrie Bolton Kelley; great niece, Sydney Blount and great nephew, Derek Blount. She is also survived by...
Jeffares Ray Bailey
Sep 12, 2013
Jeffares Ray Bailey, age 63, of Loganville, died Thursday, September 12, 2013, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Atlanta, Georgia on March 8, 1950, to Mildred Jeffares Bailey and James August Bailey, Sr. He was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his wife of 36 years, Donna B. Bailey of Loganville; daughter and...
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