Obituaries

Melvin Earnest Golding

Melvin Earnest Golding

Jun 21, 2012

Melvin Earnest Golding, Jr. died Thursday, June 21, 2012. Mr. Golding retired from Georgia Power Company after 43 years. He was preceded in death by his son, Melvin Earnest Golding III; brother, Eugene Golding; sisters, Blanche Wood and Ellen King. He is survived by his wife, Mary Hargrove Golding; daughters and sons-in-law, Dr. Mary Jane Hawthorne and Gary Pinson and...

Fred Mitchell Carder

Fred Mitchell Carder

Jun 20, 2012

Fred Mitchell Carder, 57, of Villa Rica, GA passed away on Wednesday, June 6, 2012. Fred, an Atlanta native formerly lived in Westminster in the Chickasaw community and was preceded in death by his father, Albert Basil Carder, Sr. Fred is survived by his mother, Sara F. (Hilderbrand) Carder, Rossville, GA; brothers, Albert (Karen Schultz) Carder, Tulsa, OK; Glenn (Susan)...

Edward Reid Flynt

Edward Reid Flynt

Jun 19, 2012

Mr. Edward Reid Flynt, 97, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, formerly of DeKalb County, Georgia, died Tuesday, June 19, 2012. He was born to Nannie Hall Flynt and the Rev. William Albert Harvey Flynt on April 19, 1915 in Powelton, GA. He graduated from high school in Sparta, GA, and then entered Georgia Tech as a co-op student. After graduating with...

Petty Officer George Walker Carter, Usn Retired

Petty Officer George Walker Carter, Usn Retired

Jun 19, 2012

Petty Officer George Walter Carter, USN Retired, of Decatur passed away on Tuesday June 19, 2012. He is survived by his wife, Catherine Carter of Decatur; daughter, Kimberly & Chip Desormeaux of Chamblee; step-son, J. Craig & Mary B. Hall of Macon; daughter, Karen & Roy Saravia of Alexandria, VA; sisters, Mary Williams & Betty Lou Jones; brothers, Elvin Carter,...

Zadie Lee Simmons

Zadie Lee Simmons

Jun 18, 2012

Funeral Home: A. S. Turner & Sons 2773 North Decatur Road Decatur, GA 30033

Gertrude Simpson Cudlipp

Gertrude Simpson Cudlipp

Jun 18, 2012

Funeral Home: A. S. Turner & Sons 2773 North Decatur Road Decatur, GA 30033

James Murray

James Murray

Jun 18, 2012

Mr. James Murray, 73, of Atlanta, passed away on Monday, June 18, 2012. James was born in Atlanta in 1939 to Richard Allen Murray and Dorothy Nolan. He served in the Signal Corps, U.S. Army and was stationed at headquarters, United States European Command, St. Germain, France. He followed a career in electronics and was an avid photographer. James is...

Frederick Kalow Donaldson

Frederick Kalow Donaldson

Jun 17, 2012

Frederick Kalow Donaldson of Decatur, GA, died Sunday, June 17, 2012, after courageously battling illnesses related to diabetes. Born February 2, 1950, in Lafayette, IN, he soon moved to Anderson, IN, his adopted hometown. He graduated from Madison Heights High School, and DePauw University. After graduate studies at Ball State University, he began 30 years of service with the YMCA...

George Issa Saboura

George Issa Saboura

Jun 16, 2012

George Issa Saboura, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his immediate family, on the 16th of June 2012. George was born on the 27th of August 1928 and lived most of his life in Jerusalem where he was a well respected and distinguished man among his colleagues and peers. George immigrated to the United States in 1997 to live closer to...

Pansy Belle Hardman Armistead

Pansy Belle Hardman Armistead

Jun 15, 2012

Pansy Belle Hardman Armistead, formerly of Norcross, Georgia, and Decatur, Georgia, passed away at the Capital Caring Hospice in Arlington Va., on June 15, 2012, following an extended period of declining health. Pansy was born October 6, 1922, in Orangeburg, SC, the daughter of William Parks Hardman and Julia Maughan (both deceased). She graduated from Memminger High School in Charleston...

B. J. (Beverly James) Autrey

B. J. (Beverly James) Autrey

Jun 15, 2012

B. J. (Beverly James) Autrey, 83, of Avondale Estates, GA, passed away on June 15, 2012 from lung cancer. He was born on June 12, 1929 in Atlanta, GA. He is preceded in death by his wife, Virginia Nell Hill of 53 years, his parents, Leonard and Florence Autrey, and his dog, "Lady". He worked at Gulf Overall and retired...

Carolyn Lynch Burnette

Carolyn Lynch Burnette

Jun 14, 2012

Carolyn Lynch Burnette, age 74, of Stone Mountain, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, June 14, 2012. She will be long remembered for her beautiful Christian life, for her love and compassion for her beloved husband and precious family, and the many friends whose lives she touched. Carolyn was born in Atlanta on November 10, 1937. She...

Rachel Pierce Glass

Rachel Pierce Glass

Jun 14, 2012

Funeral Home: A. S. Turner & Sons 2773 North Decatur Road Decatur, GA 30033

Fook Sang Cheung

Fook Sang Cheung

Jun 14, 2012

Funeral Home: A. S. Turner & Sons 2773 North Decatur Road Decatur, GA 30033

Harriett Elizabeth Henderson

Harriett Elizabeth Henderson

Jun 11, 2012

Harriett E. Henderson of Peachtree City died Monday, June 11, 2012. She is survived by her daughter and son-law, Marsha and Ronald Goodman; son and daughter-in-law, Steven M. and Michele Henderson; sisters, Geraldine Kovalik, Virginia Phillips; brothers, Donald Van Scoyoc and Karl Van Scoyoc, Jr.; grandchildren, Rachel & Jeremy Leatherwood, Sarah Hackler, Zachary Henderson, Nicholas Henderson, Brooke Henderson, and Clayton...

Susan Hambrick Legend

Susan Hambrick Legend

Jun 9, 2012

Without Susan Hambrick Legend, the world loses a little sunshine, but the universe gains a new star. Her bout with cancer came to a peaceful end on June 9. She passed away at home in the company of her son, Derek D. Hambrick, and is survived by daughter-in-law Carmen, grandson Gabriel, and brother David. A balance of grace and fortitude,...

Dorothy Madeline Flynn Hicks

Dorothy Madeline Flynn Hicks

Jun 9, 2012

God saw the way was getting rough;the path was hard to see. He gentlyclosed Dot's loving eyes; and whispered,"Come to me."Dorothy Madeline Flynn Hicks, 83, of Atlanta, Georgia, wife, mother, grandmother, friend, and lover of animals, passed away at her home in King's Bridge Retirement Community on June 9, 2012, following an extended illness. Dot, as she was affectionately called...

Winnett Wilson Wright

Winnett Wilson Wright

Jun 9, 2012

Funeral Home: A. S. Turner & Sons 2773 North Decatur Road Decatur, GA 30033

Sandra Chaffin Atkins

Sandra Chaffin Atkins

Jun 8, 2012

Sandra Chaffin Atkins, 55, of Stone Mountain passed away on Friday June 8, 2012. She is survived by her husband, Jesse Atkins; sons, Klein Ward and David Ward; daughter, Melinda Ward; mother, Margaret Chaffin; sisters, Elaine Chatham and Wanetta Poss; brothers, Bobby Chaffin and Gene Chaffin; grandchildren, Angelina, Trystan and McKenzie Ward. She is also survived by several aunts, uncles,...

Mrs. Jimmie Webber Waggoner

Mrs. Jimmie Webber Waggoner

Jun 8, 2012

Mrs. Jimmie Webber Waggoner, 85, of Atlanta, passed away on Friday, June 8, 2012. She was born in Gordo, Alabama, to James and Eula Hall. She was a member of Clairmont Presbyterian Church but her joys in life were painting, traveling and especially her grandchildren. Jimmie was preceded in death by her husbands: Ross Webber and Maurice Edward Waggoner Jr.;...