Obituaries
Michael Benson Saye
May 15, 2023
Michael Saye, 56, of Mableton, passed away on May 15th, 2023. Michael was born on September 2nd, 1966 to Virginia and Benson Saye. He graduated from Brookwood High School, and later attended Gwinnett Technical College, where he trained as a machinist. His family and friends are deeply saddened by his untimely death.
Michael married Robin Hancock of Stone Mountain, Georgia in...
Kathleen Agnes Baird
May 14, 2023
Kathleen Hart Baird passed away on May 14, 2023 in her residence in Decatur, Georgia. Kathi was born in Brooklyn in 1947. As the daughter of an army officer, she lived in many places in her youth, including the Philippines, Japan and Germany. She graduated from Ursuline College (now Bellarmine University) in Louisville, KY. After college, she moved to Atlanta...
Mary Frances Stovall
May 12, 2023
Mary Frances Blount Stovall, age 99, passed away on May 12th in Decatur, Georgia. She was born on Oct 28th, 1923, in Louisville, Kentucky to Harry and Emily Walker. Mary Frances was a beloved mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and friend to many. She enjoyed bridge, current events and leading the Duncan Sunday School Class at First Baptist Church of Decatur.
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Francis "Frank" Delea
May 11, 2023
Francis "Frank" Delea age 82 of Decatur, formerly of New York was born to eternal life Thursday May 11, 2023.
A Funeral Mass will be held on Tuesday, May 16, 2023 at 10:30 in the morning at St. Peter Chanel Catholic Church - 11330 Woodstock Rd, Roswell, GA 30075 with Monsignor Peter Rau serving as celebrant.
Marian Lavinia Carroll
May 11, 2023
Marian Yancey Carroll, 97, of Stone Mountain, Georgia died peacefully on May 11, 2023. Marian and her identical twin sister, Margaret, were born March 8, 1926 at Emory Hospital to the late Margaret Delay Yancey and George Bennett Yancey. The girls lost their mother when they were two years old and were raised by their father and two special aunts,...
Charles Earl Brown
May 10, 2023
On May 10, 2023, in Decatur, Georgia, Charles Earl Brown USMC, ascended joining the ancestors. He was born on American Independence Day, July 4th 1952 in New Orleans, Louisiana, a common man with an uncommon heart.
He was first a son
He was a brother
He was a father
He was a grandfather
He was an uncle
He was a friend...
Robert Floyd Allison
May 9, 2023
Robert Floyd Allison died peacefully at home on May 9 2023. He was an Atlanta native
born May 2, 1937; the only son of Hoyt and Charlotte Allison.
At Whiteford Elementary Bob drew pictures of planes. He joined the ROTC at Bass High
School. At the University of Georgia, Bob was Cadet Wing Commander and while there, he took flying lessons in a...
John Denvil Trotter
May 8, 2023
John Trotter was a devoted follower of Jesus, father, and husband who dedicated his life to serving his family and others. Over the last few decades, he and his beloved family served cross-culturally in various parts of the world, including urban America, Nepal, the Philippines, and the Northern Mariana Islands. Most recently, he lived in Atlanta with his wife Charity...
Donald Edward Bailey
May 7, 2023
Donald E. Bailey, Sr. of Roswell. Ga., passed away on May 7, 2023 surrounded by his loving family.
Donald retired from Coca- Cola after 45 years of employment. He was an avid Georgia Tech supporter, loved playing cards with his family and watching movies.
Surviving include his wife, Zuwere Bailey of the home; one daughter, Bonni Bailey and her wife Tracy,...
Kenna Brock
May 6, 2023
Kenna McCormick Brock
The Atlanta Braves lost one of their most ardent fans when Kenna Brock died on May 6. She was born in 1927 in Columbus, Ohio, to Robert and Rowena McCormick. She graduated from Burris High School in Muncie, Indiana, class of 1945, and shortly thereafter married Max Jordan. Together they had four children: Linda, Lee, Larry, and Kent,...
Vicki Lynn Thurber
May 3, 2023
Vicki Roper Thurber passed away in the early morning hours of May 3rd, 2023 following an intense battle with Alzheimer's Disease. She is survived by her miniature schnauzer son, Reesie, as well as her human sister Robyn D'aigle and nephew Sean D'aigle in addition to cousins Kent and Trina Howard alongside nieces and nephews Nicole D'aigle, Ben Roper, and Marcus...
William Lawson Tammaro
May 1, 2023
William L. Tammaro died May 1, 2023. He was born and raised in Washington, D C, and spent his 90 years of life exploring and enjoying the metro area while raising a large family in Northern Virginia. He graduated from Mount St. Mary's, and had a successful career in the alcoholic beverage distribution industry. He was predeceased by his mother,...
Elizabeth Jane Boswell
May 1, 2023
Jane Boswell died on May 1, 2023 after a courageous battle with cancer, at the age of 90. Born in 1932 to John Blanchard Harris and Emma Ruth Martyn Harris, and raised in San Antonio, Jane was a Texan through and through. She attended Jefferson High School and graduated from Trinity University with a B.S. in Biology. After college she...
Mary Ward Pearce
Apr 30, 2023
Mary Ward Pearce, 87, of Marietta, passed away Sunday April 30, 2023. Mary was predeceased by her parents Beulah and Earl Ward, her loving husband of 53 years, Dr. Jim Pearce in 2013 and her son Kipp Pearce in 2004. She is survived by her son Ward Pearce and her grandson Aidan. Mary earned her Bachelor degree from Valdosta State...
Frederique Mcgirt
Apr 29, 2023
Frédérique Paule-Marie Raix McGirt, 53, of Decatur, Georgia passed away on April 28th, 2023. Born on April 2nd, 1970, in Châtenay-Malabry, France, she was the only child of Michel Raix and Françoise Dupuy Raix. She is preceded in death by her father Michel Raix and mother-in-law Nancy Tuggle.
Frédérique grew up in Sceaux, France where she graduated and received her Baccalauréat...
Margaret Newsome
Apr 29, 2023
Margaret "Margey" Hersh Newsome passed away as peacefully as she lived her life on April 29, 2023 the day before her 84th birthday. She was Grammy, the family travel manager, the CFO, and Dr. Mom. Margaret was born to H. Gordon and Mabel L. Hersh on April 30, 1939 in Pontiac, Michigan. She spent her early years in St. Louis,...
Richard Jordan Mccoy
Apr 27, 2023
Richard Jordan McCoy, 76, of Atlanta went to be with the Lord on April 27, 2023. He graduated from Briarcliff High School and the University of Georgia where he was a Double Dawg, earning his Bachelor and Master of Business Administration. He was a member of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity. Following graduation, he enlisted as an officer in the United...
Catherine Roberts Lunceford
Apr 23, 2023
Mrs. Catherine Roberts Lunceford, age 100, of Decatur died at the Yellow Brick House on Sunday, April 23, 2023. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Eurie Lunceford and parents, Tom Nolan Roberts and Mary Lou Knowles Roberts of Thomaston, GA.
She was a member of North Decatur Methodist Church since 1956.
During her career, she was employed by Frigidaire...
Dolores Jean Marshall
Apr 23, 2023
It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of our beloved mother, Dolores Marshall, after 93 years of life and love. Her memorial service will be held at A. S. Turner and Sons Funeral Home and Crematory at 2773 North Decatur Rd., Decatur, GA 30033 (404-292-1551), at 12:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 2. Thank you for your love...
Elsie Christine Meyer
Apr 23, 2023
Elsie Christine Meyer passed away on Sunday, April 23rd, a day after her 97th birthday. She was born in Watertown, New York in 1926. She married Kenneth Meyer and recently celebrated 76 years of marriage. She had a long career in nursing and retired after 36 years of service from a doctor's practice in Torrington, CT where they resided before...
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