Obituaries
Linda Gail Burns
Apr 2, 2023
Linda G. Burns
MRS. LINDA GAIL BURNS WAS BORN IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS ON JANUARY 29, 1958 TO MS. PEARLE V. MILLER AND MR. JOHN L. RANSON. SHE ACCEPTED CHRIST FROM AN EARLY AGE AND WAS A FAITHFUL MEMBER OF SHILOH MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH.
MRS. BURNS WAS A DEDICATED STUDENT IN SCHOOL AND GRADUATED FROM SAM HOUSTON HIGH SCHOOL IN JUNE OF...
Harold Lee Patrick
Mar 29, 2023
Harold Lee Patrick, aka Pat, lovingly known as Pete passed away March 29th at the age of 85. Pete was a native Atlantan. He attended Roosevelt Hight School, class of 1955. He served in the Air Force during the Cuban crisis. Pete retired after 32 years working for Delta Airlines as a computer operator.
Pete enjoyed being a member of the...
Georgia Vacalis Coclin
Mar 28, 2023
Georgia Vacalis Coclin, 88, of Atlanta, Georgia joined our heavenly Father on March 28, 2023, from her home in Atlanta, Georgia. Her loving family was by her side.
She is survived by her brother James George Vacalis (VK) and his wife, Helen Pappas Vacalis, their children George James Vacalis and Kristina Eleni Vacalis Davies, Kristina's husband, Edward Devany Davies, and...
Jo Anne Godwin
Mar 28, 2023
Jo Anne Godwin, age 92, activist for social justice, advocate for children, and lifelong adventurer, took her last breath on March 28, 2023. Her husband of 65 years, Thad, was at her side.
Jo Anne grew up in Mississippi where she graduated from Millsaps College. She then attended the Masters of Social Work program at Tulane, where she met the love...
Robert Thomas Richards
Mar 27, 2023
Robert T. Richards died March 27th 2023.
He was one of seven children born of the late
Henry Odel Richards and Verda Queen Richards. Robert is predeceased by his sisters, Mary Daprano, Rose Traber, Gertrude Weathers, Lillian Tidwell, Nancy Hogan and a brother, William Richards. He leaves behind his wife of 70 years, Barbara Baldwin Richards, a daughter, Dawn Richards Rush,...
Margaret Smith Panter
Mar 26, 2023
Margaret Smith Panter
Sarah Margaret Smith Panter passed away on Sunday, March 26, 2023 surrounded by family. She was born in Hazelhurst, Georgia, on January 23, 1933. She was the sixth of seven children born to Annie Faye Beavert and Harry Brown Smith, Sr. Margaret graduated from Hazelhurst High School and met her future husband, James Franklin "Jim" Panter, her senior...
Michael Hendon Dickerson
Mar 26, 2023
Michael Hendon Dickerson, also known as "Mitch" Passed away on March 26, 2023, after a sudden and brief battle with Cancer.
Michael is predeceased by his mother Claudia Hendon Dickerson. Michael's survivors include his father, David Montgomery Dickerson, David's wife Anna Marie, and sisters Donna Marie Dickerson and Sheri Ann Timmons, spouse Tscharner Dickerson, daughters Mary Winn Dickerson, Sarah Hendon Dickerson,...
Anna Dodd
Mar 25, 2023
Anna Leaves to Cherish her Memory...
Parents: Jesse Dodd & Evangeline Felix
Grandmother: Juanita Washington
Sisters: Miava, De'Jana, & Mariah
Brother: Parris
Niece: Ariya
God Son: Jamir
Aunts: Linda, Maxine, Kim, Darlene, Anna, Doretha, Demetric, Pamela
Uncles: Steve, Robert, Greg (honorary)
Bonus Family...
Dad: Victor Seay
Sisters: LaTasha, Victoria, Brookelyn
Brothers: Clifford, Rodriguez
A Host of relative's, friends and loved ones.
Michael William Walters
Mar 25, 2023
Michael William Walters, beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, and uncle passed away on March 25, 2023 at his home in Atlanta, GA surrounded by family. Mike had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's and ALS and, in spite of this dual diagnosis, he danced all the way until his last day. He was 76 years old.
Mike was born on December 20, 1946...
Thomas Edwin Randall
Mar 25, 2023
Thomas Edwin Randall, born on April 23, 1940, passed away on March 25, 2023, at the age of 82. He was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, and friend. Funeral services will be April 14th at 1:00 PM, A.S. Turner Funeral Home, 2773 N. Decatur Road, Decatur, GA 30033
Thomas (Ed) was born in Atlanta and grew up in a...
Patricia Ann Bradford
Mar 24, 2023
Patti Bradford October 15, 1946 - March 24, 2023
Patricia Ebner Bradford, 76, died suddenly on March 24, 2023, of Covid complications. Born in Minerva, Ohio, on October 15, 1946, Patti (Patsy as she was called by her family) was the daughter of John V. Ebner and Bernice Leatherberry Ebner.
After graduating from high school, Patti fulfilled her childhood dream of flying...
Rebecca Maisel
Mar 22, 2023
Obituary - Rebecca Horn Maisel
May 7, 1944 - March 22, 2023
Rebecca Horn Maisel, age 78, passed away on March 22, 2023. She was born in Anniston, Alabama, to Dr. Louis G. Horn, Jr. and Rosa White Horn. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Alvin Maisel; her brother, Dr. Louis G. Horn, III; and her nephew, Joseph...
Kenley Jones
Mar 21, 2023
J. Kenley Jones, 88, died March 21, 2023, at Piedmont Hospital Atlanta. The husband of Margaret McPherson Jones, he was the son of the late J. Clyde and Mildred S. Jones of Greenville, S.C.
Born in Greenville, Jones graduated from Greenville H.S. and earned a B.S. in Speech from Northwestern University. He served three years as a naval officer in the...
Alan Robert Colussy
Mar 20, 2023
Our beloved father and grandfather Alan Robert Colussy passed away on Monday, March 20, 2023. He was a man that loved the beauty in all things, found the wonder in the world around him, and never missed an opportunity to engage people and life to the fullest.
His life started in a snow storm in Bridgeville, Pennsylvania, where he was born...
Govindarajalu Soundara Rajan
Mar 20, 2023
Dr. G. Soundara Rajan never forgot his humble roots, or deeply held principles, despite impressive achievements in a long, trailblazing life that began on February 22, 1930, and ended peacefully on March 20, 2023, at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, following a cardiac arrest. Having embraced the reformist Periyar's values as a youth, Dr. Rajan, who was born in Retthinakottai,...
Judith Diane Lightsey
Mar 19, 2023
Judith H. Lightsey, 84 died March 19, 2023. A visitation will be held at A.S. Turner Funeral Home And Crematory on March 25, 2023. There will be a private burial following the visitation.
Judie was preceded in death by her granddaughter, Leigh and her son-in-law, Greg Meyer.
Judie is survived by her daughter, Lisa Meyer and her two grandsons; Robin and Marshal...
Charity Scott
Mar 18, 2023
Charity Scott, 71, passed away on Saturday, March 18th, 2023. She was born on May 21, 1951 to Gordon Kendall Scott and Faith Crandall Scott. Part of a family of distinguished academics and
legal scholars, Charity grew up in both Stanford, CA and Westfield, NY, later living in locations as diverse as the small Navajo town of Chinle, AZ; Toulouse, France;...
Dorothy Nell White
Mar 17, 2023
Dorothy Nell (Barker) White was born in Clarkston, GA on August 20, 1930 and grew up in Stone Mountain, GA as the eldest of four sisters. Dot accepted Jesus Christ as her savior as a very young girl.
Dot graduated from Decatur High School and joined the United States Army in 1949 where she served 5 years and achieved the...
Jo Ann Dean
Mar 14, 2023
Jo Ann Dean was born July 26, 1928, and was born again February 10, 1961, at age 32, after being introduced to Jesus Christ by her friend, Margaret Roth. She walked with Him for 62 years on earth. On March 14, 2023, at 94 years of age, when her earthly body gave out, she walked with Jesus into heaven. One...
Patricia Lynn Young
Mar 13, 2023
Patricia Lynn Davis-Young (Lynn) passed away unexpectedly at age 62 on March 13th, 2023 in Atlanta, GA. Lynn was born June 23rd 1960 in Johnstown, PA to Dr James K Davis and Delores M Davis. She graduated from Richland High School in Johnstown, PA with honors and excelled at varsity swimming. She attended the University of Miami 1978-1982 where she...
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