Obituaries
Joyce Ann Chatfield
May 12, 2013
Joyce Ann Chatfield passed away peacefully in her sleep on May 12, 2013. She is survived by daughter, Joy Manbeck and her husband Bud; daughter, Patsy Kay Shook and her husband Al; son, Brad Cavender and his wife, Christie; and son, Kevin Chatfield and his wife, Tammy. She was a wonderful, loving mother of four children, seven grandchildren, and five...
Sheryl Lynn Sells
May 11, 2013
Sheryl Lynn Sells, 53, of Decatur, passed away on Saturday, May 11, 2013. Sheryl was born in Decatur to Jerry and Dorothy Sells and was preceded in death by her father, Jerry Robert Sells and is survived by her mother, Dorothy Sells; sisters, Vicki Sells and Lori and Chuck Williams; nephews, Bryce and Brandon Williams. A funeral service will be...
Carole Sue Herron
May 10, 2013
The family of Carole Hall Herron invites you to rejoice in her homecoming on Wednesday, May 15th, 1:00 p.m. at Columbia Presbyterian Church. Her resting will follow immediately at Decatur Cemetery. Carole was born on December 5th, 1937 in St. Louis Missouri, and died May 10th, 2013. Carole was the devoted wife to Hugh Buddy Herron, who preceded her in...
Willie Rue Cook
May 10, 2013
Mrs. Willie Rue Black Cook, 91, formerly of the Decatur area passed away on Friday May 10, 2013 in Shelbyville, TN after living with Alzheimer's disease for several years. A native of DeKalb Co; she was born the second child of attorney, Dock Felton Black and Etta Mae Smith Black. Rue grew up in Avondale Estates and the Decatur area,...
Louise Mcdonald
May 10, 2013
Louise McDonald passed away on Friday, May 10, 2013 at 94 years young. She was born in Atlanta on June 22, 1918. Louise was predeceased by her parents, Grace and Tom Fowler, sister, Grace Betsill and husband, Bill McDonald. She is survived by her daughter and her husband, Linda and Chick Sward of Atlanta; grandchildren, Stacey Sward Norwood and husband...
William Stanley Davis
May 10, 2013
Fr. William Stanley Davis IV, age 71, passed away on May 10, 2013 at Gentiva Hospice at Emory - Midtown. He was born on August 19, 1941 in Atlanta, GA to Willam Stanley and Jessica (Cathcart) Davis and they preceded him in death. Fr. Stan proudly served his country in the Navy as an Aviation Maintenance Administrationman. He went to...
Annette Barnes Brent
May 9, 2013
Annette Barnes Brent, 73, of Stone Mountain, passed away on Thursday, May 9, 2013. She was born to Barnett and Ruth Barnes in Atlanta. She retired from DeKalb County Department of Parks and Recreation as a bookkeeper. She is survived by her loving husband of 54 years, Richard Brent; daughters and sons-in law, Donna and Frank Gray, Pam and Miles...
Deborah Deal Carlile
May 9, 2013
Deborah Deal Carlile, 1952-2013, died May 9th, after a long battle with cancer. She received her Bachelor's Degree from Georgia Southern University and a Master's Degree from Emory. Deborah worked as an Anesthetist at Emory Hospital, West Paces Ferry Hospital, and DeKalb Medical Center, touching many lives with her care and compassion. She had a life long commitment to achieving...
William O'Brien Morriss
May 8, 2013
William O. Morriss, 20, of Atlanta and Athens, Georgia, died 8 May 2013. He was born 2 October, 1992 in Atlanta to Charlie Morriss and Joan O'Brien. He attended high school at Dunwoody High School in Atlanta, GA, and Mt. Tamalpais High School in Mill Valley, CA. He was a student at the University of Georgia, majoring in Business. Will...
John Robert Crutchfield
May 8, 2013
John Robert "Bobby" Crutchfield, age 63 of Villa Rica died Wednesday, May 8, 2013. An Atlanta native, Mr. Crutchfield grew up in the Clarkston area where he worked in his younger years in the family restaurant business. He later worked in the automotive industry. Mr. Crutchfield was preceded in death by his father Robert "Lewis" Crutchfield and is survived by...
Mary Emma Harris
May 7, 2013
Mary Emma Nash Harris, 95, of Jackson, Tennessee, formerly of Atlanta passed away on Tuesday, May 7, 2013. She was a member of Woodland Hills Baptist Church in Atlanta since 1950. She was preceded in death by her husband, George Wesley Harris; son, Joel Wesley Harris; mother, Ellen Duncan Nash; brother, C.R. Nash; sister, LaNelle Wayland and great granddaughter, Angelique...
Don Noble Summerville
May 5, 2013
Don N. Summerville, 84 of Decatur passed away on May 5, 2013. A native Atlantan and graduate of Tech High School and the University of Georgia, Don was a combat veteran of the Korean War. He is survived by his wife, the former Patricia Hunter of Decatur and his two sons, Scott Summerville and his wife, Jackie and Jim Summerville...
John F. Campbell
May 5, 2013
John F Campbell, 92, of DeKalb County, passed away on Sunday, May 5, 2013, of natural causes. John Campbell was born July 23, 1920 in Buffalo, NY, but was raised in Atlanta and considered himself a native to the city. He attended Boy's High in the 1930s and then Atlanta Junior College (now GSU) and Georgia Tech before joining the...
Miriam D. Minter
May 4, 2013
Mrs. Miriam D. Minter of Decatur died Saturday, May 4, 2013. She was preceded in death by her husband, Fred W. Minter and her parents, Benjamin Homer and Elinor Stewart Dupree. Miriam worked for the department of war at the Pentagon during WWII and later worked in the law firm of her husband, Fred W. Minter, Attorney at Law. She...
Norma June Long
Apr 30, 2013
June Pritchard Long of Atlanta, GA, beloved mother and grandmother, passed away Tuesday April 30, 2013 at the age of 86. She was preceded in death by her husband Merle Howell Long, brothers, Ruchel, Cohen, Chalmus and Dean Pritchard and sister, Jean Sudderth. Raised in Bremen GA, she graduated from Bremen High School in 1945 and attended business school in...
Grace Gifford Lindley
Apr 29, 2013
Graveside services for Grace Farley Lindley, 89, of Decatur, Georgia will be Thursday May 2.2013 at 12:00 PM in the Decatur City Cemetery with Noel C. Burtenshaw officiating. Mrs. Lindley passed away Monday April 29, 2013. She was born April 15, 1924 in Montgomery, AL. She was a long time member of Saint Martin in the Fields Episcopal Church (Daughters...
Anne Pruett
Apr 29, 2013
Anne Maret Pruett of Atlanta, GA, beloved wife and mother, passed away Monday April 29, 2013 at the age of 83. She was preceded in death by her parents, Paul L. and Escar King Maret; brothers, Paul, Lamar and Jack Maret and sister, Lorraine Maret Edwards. A native of Atlanta, she graduated from Atlanta Girl's High School in 1947. She...
Robert Hugh Cowan
Apr 28, 2013
Our Father God called to Heaven Robert Hugh Cowan, age 94, of Decatur, after a brief illness, Sunday, April 28, 2013. Known to his contemporaries as Hugh or R.H., he was born in Acworth, Georgia on September 30, 1918, the son of the late Clyde Stephen Cowan and Georgia Bell (Chastain) Cowan. Hugh retired, after 40 years, from the Ford...
Estelma Mae Mcanear
Apr 28, 2013
Estelma Mae McAnear aged 90 died Sunday April 28, 2013. She was survived by daughter Dorothy McInroy, granddaughter Keely Holcombe, and great grandson Gavin Holcombe of Tucker GA. Son Joel Lorimer of Albuquerque NM. Stepson Frank McAnear of Savanna GA, granddaughter Virginia McAnear of Smyrna GA and grandson Sam McAnear of CA. Stepdaughter Cheri Bachman and her husband David Bachman...
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