Obituaries
Nathan Hooks Byrd
Apr 12, 2013
Reverend Nathan Hooks Byrd passed away on Friday April 12th, 2013 in Atlanta, following several years of declining health. As a minister of The United Methodist Church, NC Conference, he served over 40 years as a pastor in Bedford, VA, Elizabeth City, Lumberton, Durham, Carrboro, Ahoskie, Goldsboro, and Burlington, NC. He also served in a special ministry with Methodist Retirement...
Diane Elizabeth Ridgeway
Apr 12, 2013
Diane Ridgeway of Atlanta passed away Friday, April 12, 2013. She is survived by her son, Dan Ridgeway; daughters, Tammy Ridgeway and Julie Ridgeway; brother, Richard Hall; seven grandchildren; and two great grandchildren. A memorial service will be held Tuesday, April 16, 2013, at 4:00 PM in the chapel of A. S. Turner and Sons. The family will receive friends...
Lafe Preston Ward
Apr 10, 2013
Lafe Preston Ward, formerly of Williamson, WV, passed into God's hands on Wednesday April 10, 2013, due to complications from cancer. He was surrounded by family and friends at Hospice Atlanta during his finals days. Born in 1925 in Williamson, WV, he was the son of the late Eula M. Ward and Lafe Preston Ward of Williamson, WV. Preceding him...
Dorothy Mary Scott
Apr 10, 2013
Mrs. Dorothy M. Scott died Wednesday, April 10, 2013. She was preceded in death by her son, Perry M. Scott, Jr. Dorothy is survived by her husband, Perry M. Scott; daughters, Debbie Green, Donna Gail Conn and Darla Jean Scott; brothers, Cyril Squires & Romey Squires; sisters, Beth, Marge and Kathleen; seven grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. A memorial service...
Ruth Lenora Henck
Apr 9, 2013
Ruth Hammond Henck, widow of David N. Henck, and mother of Janice Henck, passed away on Tuesday April 9, 2013, at Gentiva/Odyssey House Hospice in Decatur. Ruth was predeceased by a sister, Helen Hammond Alexander and their parents, Mary Boyd Hammond and S. W. "Bud" Hammond. Ruth and Helen were raised by their maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R....
Mary Margie Fincher
Apr 8, 2013
Margie Mitchell Fincher, 91, of Norcross passed away Monday, April 8, 2013. She was born in Decatur to Lee Roy and Era Della Mitchell. She retired from Woolworth's as a sales associate. Margie is preceded in death by her husbands Lonnie B. Fincher and Curtis H. Richardson; son Thomas Lee Richardson and stepson Dennis Lee Fincher. Margie is survived by...
Lorraine Scott Barnard
Apr 6, 2013
Lorraine Manderson Barnard, 94, of Decatur, died April 6, 2013. A native of Vidalia, Mrs. Barnard has been in the Atlanta area for almost 70 years. She was a charter member of Valley Brook Baptist Church in Decatur, and was its WMU director for 25 years. Mrs. Barnard retired from Rich's Department Store, where she worked as a sales associate...
Eugenia Evans Treadway
Apr 4, 2013
Eugenia Evans Treadway, born February 16, 1915 in Cordele, GA passed away Thursday, April 4, 2013. She was preceded in death by her husband of 51 years, T. Foley Treadway, Jr., and daughter, Linda Treadway Scarbrough. She is survived by daughter, Anne Treadway Goldstein and son-in-law, Mel A. Goldstein (Charleston, SC); grandchildren, Elizabeth Anne Hanie (Charlotte, NC), Patricia Claire Hanie...
Sara E. Chapman
Apr 4, 2013
Sara E. (Moore) Chapman, age 93, formerly of DeKalb County, GA passed away peacefully on April 4, 2013. She was born in Sharpsburg, GA on April 17, 1919 to Charles H. and Eleanor (Pitts) Moore. Sara lost her parents at a young age and was raised by extended family. She was a graduate of Georgia Baptist School of Nursing in...
Roger Wayne Skelton
Apr 4, 2013
Roger Skelton , 56, of Lawrenceville, GA., passed away Thursday, April 4, 2013. A native of Atlanta, Mr. Skelton was the son of the late Robert and Emma Skelton. He was also preceded in death by his brother, David Skelton and sister, Annette Skelton. He is survived by his brother, Charles Skelton of Smyrna, GA. and niece Michelle Skelton of...
Cora Christine Staton
Apr 4, 2013
Mrs. Christine Austin Staton, 100, Budd Terrace at Wesley Woods in Atlanta, died April 4, 2013. Christine was born October 26, 1912, in Marshville, North Carolina, daughter of the late Ennis and Cora Austin. She was a graduate of Brevard College, Brevard, North Carolina, retiree of the Atlanta School System, and a very active member of the former West End...
Meriamme Rosalee Avent
Apr 3, 2013
Meriamme Rhodes "Dustie" Avent, 88, of Decatur, passed away Wednesday, April 3, 2013, after a brief illness. Dustie was born in New Jersey in 1924, the only child of Ethel and Glenn Rhodes, and grew up in Perry, Georgia. In 1945 she received her degree in biology from Shorter College and was working on her Masters of Religious Education at...
Jean Powers Sparks
Apr 2, 2013
Jean Powers Sparks, 67, died April 2, 2013. She was the daughter of the late Dr. and Mrs. Leander Powers, a graduate of Savannah High School, Armstrong Junior College and the University of Georgia, although she became an enthusiastic Auburn University fan after marrying Auburn alum Roy Sparks. Jean taught high school English in Atlanta before she had two daughters...
Marjorie Eloise King
Apr 1, 2013
Marjorie Self King passed quietly away in the wee hours of the morning of April 1 in the Lawrenceville Area of Atlanta. She had been a resident of Sunrise at Five Forks for twenty seven months. Born in Greensboro, NC in 1925, she was the second of four children of Luther and Annie Self. At nineteen, Marjorie married her childhood...
Joyce Bond
Apr 1, 2013
Mrs. Joyce Daniel Bond of Avondale Estates died Monday, April 1, 2013. Mrs. Bond was a former resident of Elberton and Mountain City, GA. She graduated from Elberton High School in 1954. Mrs. Bond was a loving wife, mother and grandmother who was a creative seamstress, crafter and artist as well as an avid reader and genealogist. She enjoyed making...
Hugh Anderson Price
Mar 31, 2013
Hugh A. Price, Jr. of Avondale Estates, GA passed away peacefully at his home on March 31, 2013 at the age of 91. He was born in Gainesville, Texas to Hugh A. Price, Sr. and Virginia Price on April 23, 1921. In his formative years, his family moved about in several states, settling in Milledgeville, GA. He attended High School...
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