Obituaries
Malcolm Garry Bowen
Jan 15, 2013
Malcolm Garry Bowen, MD, 73 of Decatur, GA, passed away Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at his home with his wife and daughter by his side. Born on March 27, 1939 in Pontypool, Wales, he was the son of the late Alexander Henry and Irene Lavender Bowen. Malcolm completed his medical training at the University of Birmingham in England in 1963....
Greea Griffith Umstead
Jan 15, 2013
Greea Griffith Umstead, 42, of Johns Creek passed away Tuesday January 15, 2013. Greea's profession included personal training and massage therapy as she found her joy in helping others. A native of the Atlanta area, she graduated with a BA degree in Social Work from The University of Georgia. Greea was preceded in death by her parents, Payton and Barbara...
Susan Diane Kirwan
Jan 15, 2013
Diane P. Kirwan, age 63, of Avondale Estates passed away on Tuesday, January 15th after a long and courageous battle with Multiple Sclerosis. She handled this debilitating disease with much grace and strength and good humor. Diane graduated from Towers High School in 1967 and later graduated from DeKalb Technical College. She initially worked for Drs. Guy Caulk and John...
Tom Ripley Mooty
Jan 14, 2013
Tom Ripley Mooty, 91 of Decatur, died January 14, 2013 at his home. Mr. Mooty was born November 8, 1921 in Winter Haven, FL and honorably served his country as a naval aviator in WWII. He was the youngest of five siblings, all of whom preceded him in death. Survivors include his wife of 40 years, Jean Lee Mooty; daughter,...
Pavlos Kosta Bourgos
Jan 14, 2013
Pavlos Bourgos passed away on Monday January 14, 2013. He was born in Volos, Greece in 1931 where he met his wife Eleni. They were married on April 20th, 1958. Pavlos learned his trade by serving in the Greek Air Force as an airplane mechanic. He then proceeded to work as an automobile mechanic and he and Eleni had two...
Elizabeth Elyea Ward
Jan 13, 2013
Elizabeth Elyea Ward, surrounded by her family, passed away January 13, 2013, at her daughter's home in Norcross, Georgia. She was preceded in her death by her husband, Dr. John Albin Ward; and her brother Charles Dwelle Elyea, Jr., and her sister, Dorothy Elyea McKenzie. Mrs. Ward is survived by her three children, John Samuel Ward of Stone Mountain GA,...
Wee Fon Gee
Jan 13, 2013
Wee Fon Gee, 80, of Decatur, passed away on Sunday, January 13, 2013. He is preceded in death by his wife Suet. They were the owners of the New Asia Chinese Restaurant in Decatur. Wee is survived by his sons: Gary and Danny; daughter Jenet; granddaughters: Aja and Amelia; and his grandson Noah. Funeral Home: A.S. Turner 2773 N. Decatur...
Lawrence William Leach
Jan 13, 2013
Lawrence William Larry Leach, 73, of Tucker, passed away on Sunday, January 13, 2013, following an illness. Larry was born July 20, 1939, in Terre Haute, Indiana. He was preceded in death by his parents, Mary Dorothy and Lawrence H. Leach, and sister, Dorothy Ann Witt. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Paula Welch Leach; children, Lori...
Jane Anne Cantrell
Jan 12, 2013
Jane Anne Was Cantrell, age 91 of Atlanta died January 12, 2013. She was preceded in death by her husband, James E. Cantrell, Sr. and son, David Cantrell and is survived by daughters, Andrea Cantrell Jones and Mary Alice Cantrell of Brookhaven, GA, Constance H.Cantrell (and husband, Steven Goldman) of Bethesda, MD; son, James E. Cantrell, Jr. (and wife, Crispin...
Jane Anne Was Cantrell
Jan 12, 2013
Jane Anne Was Cantrell, age 91 of Atlanta died peacefully on January 12, 2013. She was preceded in death by her husband, James E. Cantrell, M.D. and son, David Hall Cantrell and is survived by daughters, Andrea Cantrell Jones and Mary Alice Cantrell of Brookhaven, GA, Constance H. Cantrell Goldman (and husband, Steven Goldman) of Bethesda, MD; son, James E....
Gloria Tarpley Gienow
Jan 11, 2013
Gloria was the beloved widow of Gordon A. Gienow, who died on September 3, 2011. Born March 13, 1936 in Manchester, TN, she was the daughter of Louie Walton and Lelah Burger Tarpley. Gloria was one of eight children in a close knit and loving family. A resident of Georgia for most of her life, she lived in Decatur for...
Marianne Conklin Mcclung
Jan 10, 2013
Marianne Conklin McClung, 92, formerly of Decatur passed away January 10, 2013. She was predeceased by her husband, Kenneth Austin McClung, Sr., daughter, Collette McClung; brother, Walter Conklin; and sisters, Jackie Dallas and Collette Pitzer. She is survived by her daughters Marianne and Jim Adams, Susan and David Mills, and Jacqueline and Brad Blake and her son, Ken and Chris...
Mary Anne Rawlinson
Jan 9, 2013
Mary Anne Floyd Rawlinson passed away on January 9, 2013 at Emory University Hospital. She died of complications from a stroke. She was born on March 18, 1931 in Tallassee, Alabama, the daughter of the late T. Holmes and Irene Ingram Floyd. In high school she met the love of her life, William "Bill" E. Rawlinson, Jr. Mary Anne attended...
Wayne Scott Gibson
Jan 8, 2013
Wayne Scott Gibson, 49, of Decatur, Georgia passed away unexpectedly on January 8, 2013. He was the beloved son of Patricia Ann Gibson, and brother of Robert S. Gibson, both of Decatur, who survive. Mr. Gibson is also survived by sister-in-law Mary Ellen McElhattan, niece Caroline R. Gibson and her husband, Zack Avery, and great-niece, Anna Clair Avery, all of...
Francis Joseph O'Connor
Jan 8, 2013
Francis Joseph O'Connor passed away on January 8, 2013 at the home of his daughter in Houston two years after being diagnosed with Merkel Cell Carcinoma. Frank was a gentleman until the end, never complaining nor wanting to burden his friends or family. The night he realized his life was ending, his son in law, Mike Van Horn, asked him...
Elia Pound Verdi
Jan 8, 2013
Elia Pound Verdi, 95, of Lilburn passed away on January 8, 2013 at the Sunrise Assisted Living on Five Fork Trickum Road. Elia was born on March 6, 1917 in Dacula, Ga. Her father was the late Sidney Pound and her mother was Villa Pound from Gwinnett County. The family moved to Decatur in 1929 and she graduated from Decatur...
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