Obituaries

Marcelia Dixon Crowe

Marcelia Dixon Crowe

Feb 16, 2013

Marcelia Dixon Crowe, 89, of Atlanta, died February 16, 2013. A native of Atlanta, Mrs. Crowe retired from the upholstery department at Rich's where she worked for over 20 years. Her church membership included Kirkwood Baptist Church, Rainbow Park Baptist, and more recently, Briarlake Baptist. She was preceded in death by her husband, Waymon L. Crowe, and is survived by...

Barney Jewell Marshall

Barney Jewell Marshall

Feb 16, 2013

Barney Jewell Marshall, 84, of Decatur passed away on Saturday February 16, 2013. Mrs. Marshall was preceded in death by her husband, Coy Walter Marshall and parents, James Littleton and Sarah Jane Townsend. She is survived by nieces Pam Atwater, Lynn Hagood, Sarah Jane Beavers and nephew, Terry Townsend. Funeral Service will be held Monday, February 18, 2013 at 3:00...

Miriam Fowler

Miriam Fowler

Feb 15, 2013

Mrs. Miriam Roseberry Fowler of Sharpsburg, Ga; formerly of Atlanta, passed away peacefully with family at her side on Friday February 15, 2013, after suffering a long illness. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Joseph Jerry Fowler to whom she had been married to for 60 years, her parents, Quintas and Buena Roseberry, and her brother, Stan...

Sophia Malloway Papadopoulos

Sophia Malloway Papadopoulos

Feb 15, 2013

Sophia Papadopoulos, 91, of Charleston, SC, formerly of Atlanta passed away on Friday February 15, 2013. She was born in Newnan, Georgia, in 1921 and grew up in Atlanta. She married her husband Tony during World War II whom she met at a church picnic. Sophia grew up in the Greek Orthodox Christian Church and loved to sing in the...

Patricia Ann Snipes

Patricia Ann Snipes

Feb 14, 2013

Mrs. Patsy Snipes, 77, of Atlanta, died Thursday, February 14, 2013. Funeral services will be held at First Baptist Church of Atlanta at 11:00 am on Saturday, February 23, 2013 with Dr. Charles Stanley officiating. Interment will follow at 2:00 pm at Floral Hills Memory Gardens in Tucker. The family will receive friends from 10:00 am until the time of...

James Pope Watson

James Pope Watson

Feb 14, 2013

James Pope Watson, III, passed away from a long illness on Thursday February 14th 2013. Pope Watson, a graduate of Georgia Institute of Technology, retired from BellSouth in Savannah, Georgia as District Engineer for the Southeast Region after 38 years of service. He was a resident of Sunrise of Buckhead Assisted Living. He is survived by his wife, Carolyn Watson,...

Marteesa  Diane  Smith

Marteesa Diane Smith

Feb 13, 2013

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

Cornelia Irene Paden

Cornelia Irene Paden

Feb 12, 2013

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

Donald Lanier Wise

Donald Lanier Wise

Feb 12, 2013

Donald Lanier Wise, 76, of Tucker, died February 12, 2013. A native of Porterdale, Mr. Wise served his country in the U. S. Army during the late 1950's as an MP in Germany. He was a retired district manager for the DeKalb County School System's Special Needs Transportation Department, where he was employed for over 24 years. He is survived...

Marjorie Hall Freer

Marjorie Hall Freer

Feb 12, 2013

Marjorie Hall Freer departed this life on February 12, 2013, at the age of 93. She was born in Washington, D.C. on June 8, 1919. Her father's career as an officer in the United States Army required the family to move frequently, and she traveled extensively, including several years of her childhood in Hawaii. An outstanding student, she earned a...

Ted Howard Pickens

Ted Howard Pickens

Feb 11, 2013

Mr. Ted Pickens, 63, of Loganville, GA died February 11, 2013. Dad, Pawpaw, brother, son, friend- he was a great man with a big heart. He was always there to help anyone in any way that he could. He will be dearly missed by all of those that had the pleasure to know him. He was preceded in death by...

Josephine  Graves Desana

Josephine Graves Desana

Feb 10, 2013

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

Ignacio Aramburu

Ignacio Aramburu

Feb 10, 2013

Ignacio "Enos" Aramburu, age 83, passed away on February 10, 2013. He is survived by his loving and devoted wife of 58 years, Aurora; children, Lisa and Steve Morse, Laura and Steve Frohwein, Scott Aramburu; grandchildren, Christopher, Scottie, Alexander, Aidan, Asher, Jack, and Mackie, and great grandson Nathan. Enos was born in Brooklyn, NY and was a graduate of CCNY's...

Marjorie Louise Banks

Marjorie Louise Banks

Feb 8, 2013

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

John Holt Parham

John Holt Parham

Feb 7, 2013

John Holt Parham Jr, originally of Columbus Georgia, went home to be with His Lord and Savior Feb 7, 2013. He is survived by son Larry, daughter Marsha and missionary sister Ann Collins. His Grandchildren: David and John Dickson, Melissa Maughan, Julie Duggar, Stefanie Parham, Hannah and Emily Parham and 10 Great grandchildren; cousins Ray and Sissy and family. He...

Eric Jon  White

Eric Jon White

Feb 7, 2013

Eric Jon White, age 67, of Acworth, Georgia, formerly of Madison, West Virginia died Thursday, February 7, 2013.Jon was born October 20, 1945, in Madison, WV. He was the only child of Denver Edmund and Oma (Miller) White. He attended South Charleston High School and graduated in 1963 from Scott High School in Madison and Marshall University in 1970. He...

Maymie Elizabeth Perkins

Maymie Elizabeth Perkins

Feb 7, 2013

Mrs. Maymie (Mazie) Elizabeth Blalock Perkins, former Bell South Telephone Company employee, died Thursday, February 7, 2013 at the age of 87. Mrs. Perkins was born in Decatur, Georgia on August 1, 1925 to the late James E. Blalock and Lois Shepard Blalock. She grew up in Avondale, Georgia and graduated in the Avondale High School class of 1942. After...

Walter Dan Stinson

Walter Dan Stinson

Feb 6, 2013

Dr. Walter Dan Stinson died of heart failure Wednesday, February 6, 2013. Dan was a loyal family man committed to the end. He was a renowned dentist involved in community service and his church. He is survived by his wife Barbara Stinson; daughters: Cherie Schroth, Susan Stinson, Martha McGinnis and Catherine Stinson; grandchildren: Ansley, Will, Kelsey, Lydia, Patrick and Marisol....

Richard Junior Crowell

Richard Junior Crowell

Feb 6, 2013

Richard (Dick) Crowell, 86, passed away on Feb. 6, 2013 in Panama City Beach, FL., where he and his wife, Terrie, moved to in 2001 from Lawrenceville, GA. Richard was born Apr. 28, 1926 in Bedford Co., TN. and grew up in Nashville. He was a WWII veteran. He retired from Western Electric and Northern Telecom. He was preceded in...

Jean Bodin Ray

Jean Bodin Ray

Feb 4, 2013

Jean Christine Bodin Ray, age 85, died peacefully surrounded by her daughters at the place of her birth, Emory University Hospital, on Monday morning, February 4, 2013, after a brief battle with lung cancer. She was raised in Druid Hills on Springdale Road, NE Atlanta, in the family house designed by her father, Swedish-born Architect Daniel H. Bodin of Frazier...