Obituaries
Virginia Townsend Cuccia
Sep 7, 2012
Virginia Townsend Cuccia, age 94 of Decatur, passed away Friday, September 7, 2012. She was a homemaker, born April 16, 1918 in Birmingham, AL. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dom Cuccia and grandson, Mark Howard.Virginia is survived by her daughters, Linda Heisler of Decatur, GA and Gail Hartung and husband, Mel, of Troy, VA; Grandson, Chris Heisler...
Patrice Jane Dickey
Sep 7, 2012
She made the transition on 9/7/12, just shy of her 57th birthday. Since 1999, Patrice Dickey led GET THE LIFE YOU LOVE, a popular, creativity enhancement and life-changing class at Emory University's Center for Life Long Living. Her 2006 book, BACK TO THE GARDEN: GETTING FROM SHADOW TO JOY, won five awards in inspirational, spiritual and non-fiction categories in international...
Vincent A. Rankine
Sep 5, 2012
Mr. Vincent Rankine age 69, of Atlanta, GA and Little London, Westmoreland, Jamaica passed away Wednesday, September 5 after a short period of declining health. Mr. Rankine is survived by his beloved wife of 50 years, Gloria; his three sons, four daughters, eleven grandchildren and two great grand children. Also surviving him are 5 brothers, 5 sisters and numerous wonderful...
James D. Burke
Sep 5, 2012
James D. Burke of Atlanta, Georgia died peacefully in his sleep on September 5. 2012. He was born on June 18, 1923 in Roanoke, Alabama to Ola and Buster Burke. He was one of nine children. He loved basketball, and became a star player for his high school. He served in World War II as a waste gunner on a...
Lavonne Laird Bush
Sep 4, 2012
Lavonne Laird Bush, of Decatur, passed away September 4, 2012 after a short illness.She was born September 28, 1923 in Brookhaven, Mississippi, the daughter of Maxie Samuel and Ollie Virginia Laird. A graduate of Hinds Junior College and Ole Miss, she met her husband of 55 years, George Truett Bush (deceased), while working for Southern Bell Tel. & Tel. Co....
Rayford Taylor
Sep 2, 2012
Rayford Albert Taylor was born June 23, 1929 in Lithonia, Georgia to Mr. Raymond Taylor and Mrs. Gladys Mobley Taylor. He graduated from SW DeKalb High School. He was very active in basketball, track and football and was voted "Most Athletic" in his Senior class. He attended Berry College and later joined the US Army. He attended Faith Tabernacle Church...
Rayford Albert Taylor
Sep 2, 2012
Rayford Albert Taylor was born June 23, 1929 in Lithonia, Georgia to Mr. Raymond Taylor and Mrs. Gladys Mobley Taylor. He graduated from SW DeKalb High School. He was very active in basketball, track and football and was voted "Most Athletic" in his Senior class. He attended Berry College and later joined the US Army. He attended Faith Tabernacle Church...
Eugene Rex Jarrett
Sep 2, 2012
Mr. Eugene Jarrett, age 81 of Atlanta, GA passed away Sunday, September 2, 2012. He lived most of his life in Spruce Pine, NC, retiring as a salesman for Waldesian Bakeries and moving to Atlanta, GA in the early 80's. Eugene is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Regenia Jarrett and Stephen Jones; and grandson, Jarrett Jones. The family will...
Raymond F. Thompson
Sep 1, 2012
Raymond F. Thompson, age 94, died on September 1. He was born to the late Fletcher and Lena Thompson of Bremen, Georgia on April 5, 1918. Mr. Thompson lived in Bremen, Georgia until 1950 when he came to Atlanta to enroll his first born daughter Betty in the Cerebral Palsy School in Atlanta where he and his wife Vesta who...
Mary Eleanor Mangum
Aug 31, 2012
Mary Eleanor Mangum, 86, of Atlanta, passed away on Friday, August 31, 2012. An amazing mother and grandmother, Eleanor was born in Savannah, Georgia to Hoyt and Roselie Meaders. Eleanor received her Bachelors Degree in education from the Georgia State College for Women and taught school in the City of Atlanta for many years. Eleanor was an active member of...
Frederick Joseph (Fred) Baumgartner, Jr.
Aug 30, 2012
Mr. Frederick Joseph "Fred" Baumgartner Jr., 60, of Fayetteville, Georgia, passed away on Thursday, August 30, 2012. Fred was born in Atlanta on February 15, 1952, to Frederick Joseph Baumgartner Sr. and Catherine Warren Baumgartner. He worked as a Real Estate Agent for Century 21. Fred is preceded in death by his wife, Sandra Huggins Baumgartner; survived by his two...
Kenneth S. Holbrook
Aug 30, 2012
Kenneth S. Holbrook, 37, of Decatur passed away on Thursday August 30, 2012 from injuries received in an automobile accident on his way to work. He is survived by his children, Sharifa, 10, Hamza, 5, Nadiaya, 3, and Elijay, 11 months. Also surviving is his loving wife of five years, Amina Mohamed; mother, Rita Holbrook; brothers, Dannon & Brandon Holbrook;...
Nancy Kenna Ivison
Aug 30, 2012
Nancy Kenna Ivison, most recently of Atlanta, was born April 25, 1920 in Knoxville, TN to Louise and Jo Kenna. She grew up in Charleston, WV where she met and married Quin Morton, also of Charleston, with whom she had two daughters, Nancy and Alice Morton. Divorced in 1955, she later married M. Thayer Ivison of New York City and...
Donald Edward Lathrup, Jr.
Aug 29, 2012
Donald Edward Lathrup, Jr. 84, of Camilla, GA died Wednesday, August 29, 2012 at Willson Hospice House in Albany. Born July 22, 1928 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Mr. Lathrup was the son of the late Donald Edward Lathrup Sr. and Winifred Gower Lathrup. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Ann Flitcraft Lathrup, a son-in-law, Richard Martin, and...
Lowry A. (Larry) Adkins, Jr.
Aug 29, 2012
Lowry A. (Larry) Adkins, 84, of Atlanta passed away August 29, 2012. He was born July 19, 1928 in Spartanburg, SC but grew up in Augusta, GA. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Army in the South Pacific from 1946 until 1949. He was an aeronautical engineer at Lockheed Georgia for 38 years. In retirement he volunteered his...
Dorothy P. Manuel
Aug 28, 2012
The funeral services for Dorothy P. Manuel, age 90, who passed away on August 28, 2012, will be conducted by Rev. Gregory Smith at Briarcliff Baptist Church, 10:00am Saturday, Sept 1st. Dorothy was born Sept 16, 1921 in Thomasville, NC to the late John Boone Peace and Mamie Peace. She was preceded in death by her husband, Paul Manuel. Dorothy...
Mary J. (Bootsie) Hanson
Aug 28, 2012
Mary J "Bootsie" Hanson, 87, of Decatur, GA, passed away on August 28, 2012. Mary was born on May 2, 1925. She is survived by son, Allen Hanson, wife Carol, daughter, Brenda Powell, husband, Mac, and son, Tommy Hanson, also by grandchildren, Tony Hanson, Bill Hanson, Terry Hanson, Debbie Vanzo, Brad Powell, Robin Murray, Tricia Paige, Amy Waters, and Elizabeth...
Betty Cook Skelton
Aug 28, 2012
Betty Cook Skelton, 83, of Decatur, was a faithful Christian and went to be with the Lord on August 28, 2012. She was a 1947 graduate of S. W. DeKalb High School and later attended Marsh Business College. After college, she had a long career with AT&T that ended with retirement in 1984 after over 30 years of service. Mrs....
William Ronald Luckie
Aug 27, 2012
Dr. William Ronald Luckie, 78 years old of Decatur, Georgia, passed away on August 25, 2012. The memorial service will be held at 3:00 pm Monday, August 27, 2012 at First Baptist Church of Decatur. Julie Pennington-Russell and Peter Rhea Jones will officiate the service. Family will receive visitors at 2:00 pm in the sanctuary prior to the service. Ron...
Mrs. Geysha Betty Alfaro
Aug 27, 2012
Mrs. Geysha Betty Alfaro, age 66 of Atlanta, died Monday, August 27, 2012. She was born and raised in Chuquicamata, Chile and came to the United States in 1960. Geysha graduated from Grady High School and was an administrative assistant at GA Tech. She was preceded in death by her parents, Abundio and Veronica Alvarez and brother, David Alvarez. She...
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