Obituaries

Rexford Louis Young

Rexford Louis Young

Apr 28, 2013

Rexford Louis Young, 71, of Decatur passed away on Sunday April 28, 2013 following a courageous battle with colon cancer. A native of Orlando, FL, he resided in Decatur for the last 30 years. Mr. Young graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology with a degree in Chemistry. Following graduation, Mr. Young was employed by the Dow Chemical Company in...

Alice Rae Money

Alice Rae Money

Apr 28, 2013

Alice Rae Money of Atlanta died April 28, 2013. She is survived by 2 sons - Joseph Stephens of Lilburn, GA, Edward Stephens of Lilburn, GA; 4 sisters - Carol Hamric of Pine Mountain, GA, Nancy Shealy of Pensacola, FL, Suzie Weldon of Ocala, FL, Janice Roback of Ocala, FL; . Services will be held 12:00 pm at A.S. Turner...

Mary Charles Surber

Mary Charles Surber

Apr 27, 2013

Mary Charles Surber went peacefully to be with the Lord on April 27, 2013. She was born in Maryville, Tennessee on March 5, 1925 to Victor Ambrose Burchfield and Mexie Carringer Burchfield. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Lawrence Lovell Surber, and Everett Linscott, and by her sons, Larry Hugh Fox and Robert Michael Fox. She graduated from...

Virginia  Mae O'Neal

Virginia Mae O'Neal

Apr 27, 2013

Virginia M. O'Neal, of Atlanta, passed away April 27, 2013. She was preceded in death by her dear husband, Charles B. O'Neal. She is survived by her son, David O'Neal M.D. and his wife, Patricia, of Birmingham AL; daughter, C.A.F. Colonel Peggy O'Neal of Atlanta; grandchildren, Victoria, Daniel and Christopher; brother, Charles Bud McKibben; and many beloved nieces and nephews....

Lois Blair Garner

Lois Blair Garner

Apr 26, 2013

Lois Blair Garner, 87, of Atlanta, died April 26, 2013. Lois was born to James Ernest and Naomi Free Blair, Jul 31, 1925, in Mt. Airey in Habersham County, Georgia. Living most of her adult life in the Atlanta area, Mrs. Garner was a homemaker and long time member of Briarlake Baptist Church and its Winsome Sunday school class. She...

Blanche Evelyn Boring

Blanche Evelyn Boring

Apr 25, 2013

Blanche Evelyn Edmundson Boring1921-2013Mrs. Evelyn, as she insisted she be called, stayed sweet, loving, alert, peaceful and grateful to the end. Born November 21, 1921 to John Emory and Blanche Farmer Edmundson, Evelyn grew up in the Little Five Points and Inman Park neighborhoods of Atlanta, graduating from Girls High, and attending classes at Georgia state where she met the...

Sarah Edith Edwards

Sarah Edith Edwards

Apr 25, 2013

Edith Edwards, 83, of Clairemont Oaks in Decatur, died April 25, 2013. Born in Commerce to Willie Mae Harwell and Asbury Weyman Edwards, she move to the Atlanta area early in life. Mrs. Edwards was a retired supervisor from Southern Bell, where she was faithfully employed for many years. Mrs. Edwards is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law, Charlene and...

Norton Larue Limbaugh

Norton Larue Limbaugh

Apr 23, 2013

Funeral Home: A.S. Turner 2773 N. Decatur Road Decatur, GA 30033

Clara Mae Smith

Clara Mae Smith

Apr 23, 2013

Clara was born on May 28, 1928, in Marietta, Georgia. She was the daughter of William Lewis Sanders and Mae Belle Taylor Sanders. Clara is survived by her daughter, Vicki Evans of Stone Mountain, four grandchildren; Brent Smith of Suwannee, Kellie Frazier of Alpharetta, Nicholas Smith of Florida and Christopher Smith of Florida. She is also survived by 5 great-grandchildren....

Thomas Harold Blalock, Jr.

Thomas Harold Blalock, Jr.

Apr 23, 2013

Tom was an entrepreneur who owned several businesses. His passion was classic cars and cooking. He was preceded in death by his parents, Thomas Harold, Sr. and Ella Frances Blackwell Blalock; brothers, Wesley (Dub) Blalock and Cecil Blalock; sisters, Charlotte Whitlock, Mable Kimble and Shirley Mauldin. He is survived by his daughters, Karen Witczak and her husband, Jerry, Mary Blalock...

Betty Jean Jackson

Betty Jean Jackson

Apr 22, 2013

Funeral Home: A.S. Turner 2773 N. Decatur Road Decatur, GA 30033

Michael Lamar Tillett

Michael Lamar Tillett

Apr 19, 2013

Funeral Home: A.S. Turner 2773 N. Decatur Road Decatur, GA 30033

Shannon Cloyd Rowe

Shannon Cloyd Rowe

Apr 19, 2013

Mr. Shannon C. Rowe, age 34, of Newnan, Georgia, formerly of Hurley, Virginia died Friday, April 19, 2013. Survivors include his mother, Wanda Justus Rowe of Hurley, Virginia, brothers; Jerry (and Dinah) Rowe of Richlands, Virginia, Terry Rowe of Lexington, Kentucky, and Greg Scotty Rowe of Raven, Virginia. Nephews; Joshua and Justin Rowe, and Great Nephew; Joshua Heath Rowe, several...

Iris Kilgore

Iris Kilgore

Apr 18, 2013

Iris Kilgore, 74, of Decatur, passed away on Thursday April 18, 2013. She was born in LaGrange, GA to Harry and Eunice Spikes. Iris is survived by her loving husband of 52 years Bill Kilgore; son and daughter-in-law, Gerald and Patti Kilgore of Loganville; and two grandchildren, Ashley and Aaron Kilgore. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM...

William Decatur Cardwell

William Decatur Cardwell

Apr 18, 2013

Beloved father Bill Cardwell, 84, of Atlanta, passed away Thursday, April 18, 2013 at 10:00 am from Alzheimer's Disease. He will be sorely missed by those he left behind. He was devoted to his job and his family and was always quick with a smile. We rejoice in his reunion with his family, mother, Ella Mae, wife, Eugenia, 2nd wife,...

Paul Andrew Coles

Paul Andrew Coles

Apr 18, 2013

Paul Andrew Coles, 35, Decatur, passed away on Thursday, April 18, 2013. Private service will be held in the United Kingdom at a later date. Funeral Home: A. S. Turner & Sons 2773 North Decatur Road Decatur, GA 30033

Elizabeth  Joan Warden

Elizabeth Joan Warden

Apr 17, 2013

Known by her friends as Betty, Elizabeth R. Warden was born July 30, 1930 and passed away on Wednesday April 17, 2013. She was preceded in death by her husband, Karl Patteson Warden. She leaves her daughter, Cindy Bowden, her husband Tom Bowden and their daughter, Christina Warden Bowden. She also leaves her son, Karl Duval Warden, his wife Marsha...

Lagrit Felker Morris

Lagrit Felker Morris

Apr 17, 2013

LaGrit Felker Morris, 79, of Atlanta, died April 17, 2013. Mrs. Morris was a retired Executive Director at Georgia Concrete Products, where she worked for over 25 years and was known by her business associates as "Sam." She was preceded in death by her husband, Roy Morris; son, Joe Landress; grandson, Bradd Landress; brothers, Henry and Billy Smith. Mrs. Morris...

Dan Lassiter Philen

Dan Lassiter Philen

Apr 15, 2013

Dan Lassiter Philen, 66, of Atlanta, GA, passed away on Monday April 15, 2013 of natural causes. He was born in Sheffield, AL, June 25, 1946, to Georgia Lee Lassiter and Ernest Arvil Philen. Dan graduated from Landon High School in Jacksonville, FL, and received his Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from Auburn University in 1968. After 2 years...

Mary Frances Bennett

Mary Frances Bennett

Apr 13, 2013

Frances B. Bennett, who's soul departed this earth to be with God on April 13, 2013, at age 98, was born and raised in Chattanooga, TN, the daughter of Claude and Mattie Burgess (deceased). Frances married Leon L. Bennett in 1939 and afterward went to work for Retail Credit Co. (Equifax) where she became the secretary to the district sales...