Obituaries
Evelyn Virginia Jackson
Mar 31, 2013
Evelyn Virginia Baker Jackson, 93, of Decatur passed away on Sunday March 31, 2013. She was born in Lincoln County, GA on November 19, 1919, to George Frank and Nannie Baker. Mrs. Jackson grew up in Augusta GA and graduated from Tubman High School in 1938. She married William Arthur Jackson, Jr. on December 23, 1938, and during WW II...
Sarah Elizabeth Grizzle
Mar 30, 2013
Sarah Elizabeth Grizzle, 86, of Atlanta, passed away on Saturday, March 30, 2013. She was born in Norcross to Robert and Lula Stapler Hall. Sarah was a longtime secretary for Cokesbury United Methodist Church. She is survived by her loving husband, Charles Grizzle; daughter; Carol Grizzle; son, Thomas Grizzle; two grandsons; Ian and Lindsey Trimble and a granddaughter; Lily Grizzle....
Luther William Crews
Mar 29, 2013
Dr. Luther William Crews left us on Friday, March 29, 2013, surrounded by his large, loving family. Bill was born February 28, 1922 in Morris, Oklahoma. He is survived by his wife of 70 years, Norma Conley Crews, their children, William Carey, (Pam), Mary Ida Worthen, (Lynn) and Daniel Crews. The eleven grandchildren are Philip Worthen, Timothy Crews-Anderson, Ryan, Mary...
Martha Annette Eidson
Mar 28, 2013
Martha Annette Wood Eidson, 70, of Dacula, died Thursday March 28, 2013. Her courage and grace in her final battle with cancer were an inspiration to family and friends. Born on May 1, 1942 in Rome, Georgia, Annette was the oldest daughter of Wallace Eugene Wood and Martha Rooks Wood. She married David Arthur Eidson of Stone Mountain on March...
Sara Ann Costello
Mar 27, 2013
Ann Costello, 58, of Atlanta passed away Wednesday March 27, 2013 of complications from a fall. She was preceded in death by her father, Thomas J. Costello; grandparents, James J. Costello, Annie Fox Costello, Thomas Eila Abercrombie, and Ruth Estelle Martin Abercrombie. She is survived by her mother, Aligene A. Costello and a host of relatives and friends. Funeral services...
Gladys Patrick Marshburn
Mar 26, 2013
Gladys Grier Marshburn, a godly woman whose life was a testimony of sacrifice, service, and love died March 26, 2013 at home after a long period of declining health. Born on March 22, 1923 in Due West, South Carolina, Gladys was the second daughter of Dr. Robert Calvin Grier and Gladys Patrick Grier who served Erskine College as President for...
Mae Berkeley Gregory
Mar 26, 2013
Mae Hawkins Gregory of Dekalb County died March 26, 2013. Born in Lynchburg, Va. April 19, 1918, Mae was a graduate of William and Mary College. She married Edward W. Gregory in 1941, and they moved to Georgia in 1953. Mr. Gregory preceded her in death in 1987. Mae served as president of the United Methodist Women of the Druid...
Eldridge Gilbreath
Mar 26, 2013
Eldridge A. Gilbreath, age 88, of Stone Mountain passed away Tuesday, March 26, 2013. Gil was born March 25, 1925 in Double Springs, Alabama. His parents were Calvin Avery Gilbreath and Jewel Dora Persall. He married Hazel Lorraine Glover of Double Springs on May 30, 1943. He and Hazel were married almost 70 years. Gil was in the finance business...
Agnes Leon Rey
Mar 25, 2013
Agnes Rey, ageless, of Atlanta, died Monday, March 25, 2013. A native of Lithonia, Mrs. Rey was born to the late Samuel and Cora Reagin McCook. She was past Vice President of the Elks Aidmore Auxillary State Association, past State Aidmore Chairman, past President of the Elks Atlanta - Northlake Auxillary and was a homemaker. She was a long time...
Dr. William Derwood Allen
Mar 24, 2013
Dr. William Derwood Allen, DVM, 80, passed away on March 24, 2013, at home on Saint Simons Island, Georgia, having resided in Gwinnett County, Georgia prior to his retirement. Bill was born on November 30, 1932, in Atlanta, Georgia, to Charles H. Allen and Mary Frances Gober Allen Compton. He grew up in DeKalb County, Georgia, graduating from Lithonia High...
Mary Evelyn Tomlin
Mar 24, 2013
Mary Evelyn Tomlin, 65, of Stone Mountain, died March 24, 2013. She was born in Wilkinson County, Mississippi, just south of Natchez. Her parents were Viola and Delos Day. They, and their ancestors, have lived in this area since the early 1800s—before Mississippi became a state. She was educated in the public schools in Wilkinson County and Natchez. She graduated...
Robert James Whaley
Mar 22, 2013
Mr. Robert J. (Bob) Whaley of Stone Mountain died Friday, March 22, 2013.Bob was born in Lithonia, GA to the late William Whaley and Elizabeth Still Whaley. He was a Deacon at Valley Brook Baptist Church. He was an avid golfer. Bob attended Georgia Tech and graduated with a Bachelor's degree from Furman University and served three years in the...
Holly Leigh Howard
Mar 20, 2013
Holly Leigh Howard, age 43 of Valrico, FL died Wednesday, March 20, 2013, after a courageous battle with cancer. Born August 5, 1969 in Nashville, TN she was a loving, thoughtful and loyal daughter. She is survived by parents, Mayes and Julie Howard; brothers, Glenn and Gloria Howard and Scott and Melanie Howard; aunts and uncles, Ray and Barbara Cozart,...
Frank Harris Jones
Mar 20, 2013
Mr. Frank Harris Jones, 89, passed away on Wednesday, March 20, 2013. Frank was born in Macon, to Joseph John and Lillie Odessa Parker Jones and was an Army veteran of WWII from November 1942 until January 1946. He served in the Pacific Theatre with the 594th Engineer Boat and Shore HQ Boat Battalion and was stationed in Indonesia, Philippines...
John Charles Findlan
Mar 20, 2013
Mr. Findlan was born December 20, 1916 in St. Paul, MN. He graduated from the University of Minnesota and was a WWII veteran serving in the Navy on a mine sweeper as a lieutenant. After a long successful career in chemical sales, in retirement, Jack was a literacy volunteer, a Winship Cancer Institute volunteer, and a tireless advocate for the...
Richard Charles Spiller
Mar 19, 2013
Richard Charles Spiller, 89, of Atlanta, died Tuesday, March 19, 2013. A native of Westbrook, ME, he was born November 1, 1923, the son of Arthur and Nellie Spiller. He was a graduate of the University of Maine, a WWII army veteran and was retired from Travelers Insurance Co. He is survived by his wife, Adele Carswell Spiller; sons and...
Mary Elizabeth Manley
Mar 18, 2013
Mrs. Manley was a much beloved mother, grandmother, and sister who was dedicated to her family. Her talents as a seamstress and excellent southern cook were legion. She was active in her church, Snellville United Methodist. Over the years, she sang in church choirs and served as a Sunday School teacher. Also active in various communities in which she lived,...
Peter Frank Zervakos
Mar 17, 2013
Peter Zervakos was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on November 8, 1957, to Frank and Nicolette Zervakos. He began his career as an educator in Fulton County in 1979, upon graduating from University of Georgia. In his thirty year career as a high school band director and principal, he impacted countless lives and became a legend in the field of education....
Harry Pirkle Johnson
Mar 16, 2013
Harry Pirkle Johnson, 87, of Atlanta, died Saturday, March 16, 2013. An Atlanta native, Mr. Johnson was born December 13, 1925 to the late Harry and Marion Pirkle Johnson. He graduated from Georgia Tech with a bachelor's degree and retired from Georgia Power where he worked as an electrical engineer. Mr. Johnson served in the Navy during WWII. He loved...
Vaness Adams
Mar 13, 2013
Vaness Adams, of Lithonia, GA, died Wednesday, March 13, 2013. She was born on October 26, 1931 in Oglethorpe County, GA to James Power and Coreen Maddox-Power. Mrs. Adams was married on July 17, 1972 to Oscar Adams, Jr., who died in 1999. Surviving her are one daughter and two sons: Betty Pittman, Randall "Randy" Power, and Terry Adams; A...
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