Obituaries
John Howard Sheely
Oct 22, 2012
Mr. John H. Sheely of Atlanta passed away on Monday October 22, 2012. Born in Daytona Beach, Florida, he was a retired Supervisor for Southern Bell. He was an aviation and sailing enthusiast. He was a member of the Bell Aero Flying Club, the Navy Flying Club, and the Silver Wings Fraternity. He was an active member of the Oak...
Howard Samuel Givens
Oct 19, 2012
Howard "Sam" Givens, age 72 of Duluth, GA passed away Oct. 19, 2012 at Gwinnett Medical Center of a heart attack. First wife, Sandra Brunson Givens, and daughter, Lyndra Givens, predeceased him. Sam is survived by his second wife, Barbara Gabor Givens, daughters Amy (Michael) Tomlin; and Melissa (Matthew) Hamburg, granddaughters Emily and Bailey Tomlin, grandson Eli Hamburg, and grand-nephews...
Susan Jenkins Odom
Oct 17, 2012
Susan Jenkins Odom died Wednesday, October 17, 2012. Susan was preceded in death by her parents, John Robert and Thelma Bailey Jenkins and a brother, Robert Jenkins. She is survived by her husband, Jack Odom; sons, Christopher Pittman, Jon Pittman and Scott Odom; grandchildren, Lorelei and Aria Pittman; sisters and brothers-in-law, Shari and Mark McCoy and Sylvia and Phillip Buice....
Albert Friesen
Oct 17, 2012
Albert Friesen, 86, of Decatur, died October 17, 2012. A native of Meade, Kansas, Mr. Friesen was retired from the Salvation Army Temple in Atlanta, where he had a lengthy and satisfying career as the maintenance engineer. He was a longstanding and active member of First Baptist Church of Atlanta. He is survived by his sister, Agnes Isaac of Reedly...
Ms. Nylic Williams
Oct 15, 2012
Ms. Nylic Williams of Marietta, Georgia died October 15, 2012 at the age of 94 of natural causes. Ms. Williams was born on January 1, 1918 in Toccoa, Georgia to Dock Herbert Williams and Eva Robertson Williams, both deceased. She is preceded in death by her brothers William T. Williams and Dan Herbert Williams. She is survived by her sister...
Bobbie Rivers
Oct 13, 2012
Bobbie Rivers, 75, of Stone Mountain, passed away on Saturday, October 13, 2012. She was born in Atlanta, Georgia to John and Lenora Amandolia. She is survived by her loving husband of 59 years Ralph Rivers; daughters: Peggy Jackson and Nancy Davis; brothers: Paul and John Amandolia; six grandchildren and three great grandchildren. A funeral service will be held at...
Louis William Heintz, Sr.
Oct 13, 2012
Louis William Heintz, Sr., 89, of Decatur passed away on Saturday, October 13, 2012. Mr. Heintz was born in Louisville, Kentucky, and moved to Atlanta as a teenager. A 1941 graduate of Tech High, he served briefly with the Marines before working with the War Department during WWII, after which he graduated from the University of Georgia with a degree...
Ben T. Wiggins
Oct 13, 2012
Ben T. Wiggins, age 91, of Atlanta passed away on October 13, 2012. Mr. Wiggins was born in Augusta, Georgia. He was preceded in death by his wife, Muriel Redfern Wiggins, parents, Harry Wiggins and Virginia Bergman and brother, Harry Dame Wiggins. He was a World War II veteran who served in Italy and North Africa. A graduate of Spartanburg...
Brian Adams Jobson
Oct 12, 2012
Brian Adams Jobson, of Douglasville, GA, passed away after a brief illness October 12, 2012. Brian was born October 18, 1956 in Carrollton, GA. He was a multi talented artist and extordinary guitarist, a technical musician, loving husband and a true and dear friend. Our lives were enriched by him and we will miss him. He was preceded in death...
Elizabeth Long
Oct 12, 2012
Elizabeth Long, 91, of Decatur, died October 12, 2012. A homemaker, Mrs. long was a long time member of Avondale Estates First Baptist Church. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Wayne and Donna Long of Columbus; step-daughter, Anita Burch and her husband, Craig, of Alpharetta; step-daughter, Lawana Shafer; step-son Darrell Long and his wife Beverly of Acworth; daughter-in-law,...
John Franklin Morgan, Jr.
Oct 11, 2012
John Franklin Morgan, Jr., age 76 of Atlanta passed away on Thursday, October 11, 2012. Mr. Morgan was a veteran of the U S Army and a graduate of Georgia State University. He retired as a coordinator for Georgia State Department of Human Resources. Mr. Morgan was preceded in death by his sister, Doris Merritt and is survived by his...
Currin Combiths
Oct 9, 2012
Mrs. Currin Combiths, age 91 of Atlanta, formerly of Pulaski, VA passed into glory on October 9, 2012. She was preceded in death by her husband, Tom Combiths and youngest son, Truman Combiths. She is survived by her daughter, Nancy Rogers; Son, Tom Combiths and wife, Susan; son, Allen Combiths and wife, Meg; daughter-in-law, Katherine Combiths; grandchildren, Ellen Blair Rogers,...
Margaret Doris Godfrey
Oct 9, 2012
Margaret Ingram Godfrey died peacefully on October 9, held by her beloved husband of 61 years, Reuben Hearn Godfrey, and surrounded by her children and grandchildren. Margaret was born on October 6, 1925, in Longview, Texas, to Bessie Dee Smelley and James Clark Ingram. She was raised in Spring Creek, Alabama with her three sisters, Jimmie Dee, Betty Carolyn, and...
Sara Roberts-Mcdaniel
Oct 8, 2012
Sara Mitchell Roberts-McDaniel, 84, of Decatur, died Monday, Oct 8, 2012. Sara was born in Monroe, Georgia on June 1, 1928, to John Wesley Mitchell and Alice Faye Adcock. Sara moved to Atlanta when she was twelve, and was a graduate of Commercial High School, where she became a proficient typist, stenographer, and use of the lost art of short...
Christine Little
Oct 8, 2012
Funeral Home: A. S. Turner & Sons 2773 North Decatur Road Decatur, GA 30033
Terry Silver
Oct 7, 2012
Terry Silver, age 87, recently of Decatur, Georgia, passed away October 7, 2012. She was born in Bellaire, OH and lived a large part of her life in Dayton. She was preceded in death by her beloved children, Maria Christina Silver Bruington (Larry) and Edward Michael Silver; and her nephew William Gelormino. She is survived by her granddaughter, Christine Cline;...
Donald Everett (Don) Bailey
Oct 7, 2012
Donald Everett "Don" Bailey, 76, of Flowery Branch, died October 7, 2012. He was raised in the Atlanta area and graduated from Avondale High School. Don was a 1962 graduate of Georgia State, and worked for several mortgage companies. He later became a mortgage banker and in 1974 joined with Ted LaVallee to form S&L Mortgage Corp. He and Ted...
Mr. Ashley Thrasher
Oct 7, 2012
Mr. Ashley Thrasher, 87, of Decatur passed away October 7, 2012. He was born in Athens, GA and the son of Herbert and Clara V. Thrasher. Survivors include his wife, Virginia Lee Thrasher and sons, Wesley Carroll Thrasher and Dexter Alan Thrasher. A graveside service will be held Sunday, October 14, 2012 at 3:00 pm at Salem United Methodist Church...
Rita Sue Hardeman
Oct 5, 2012
Mrs. Rita Hicks Hardeman, 65, of Loganville passed away on Friday Oct. 5, 2012. A native of Decatur, she was a homemaker. She is survived by her husband, Michael Hardeman of Loganville; daughters, Laura Kennedy of Lawrenceville and Jessica McDonald of Jefferson; sister, Sally Cox of Scottdale; grandchildren, Kimberly & Kristin Kennedy and Emily McDonald. Funeral services will be held...
Robert Hall
Oct 5, 2012
Mr. Robert Hall passed away peacefully on Friday October 5, 2012. He was born in Dooly County, GA June 24, 1924 to Henry Osbourne and Pauline Powell Hall. He retired from Fulton County Government in 1986, also having worked for Prudential Insurance and C & S Bank. Robert lived a full and eventful life, enjoying his family and friends, his...
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