Obituaries

Fred Moore
Mar 28, 2012
Mr. Fred Moore, 88, of Stone Mountain passed away on Wednesday, March, 28, 2012. He was born in Mendota, VA to Dock William Moore and Sophia Breedon. Fred proudly served in the Army during WWII and was a member of Forrest Hills Baptist Church. He's preceded in death by his wife of 61 years Rosie Marie Wyatt and his grandson...

Lawrence Wright
Mar 28, 2012
Funeral Home: A. S. Turner & Sons 2773 North Decatur Road Decatur, GA 30033

Lynette Joline Carver
Mar 28, 2012
Funeral Home: A. S. Turner & Sons 2773 North Decatur Road Decatur, GA 30033

Stanley Bruce Tate, Sr.
Mar 28, 2012
Stanley Bruce Tate, Sr. after a long battle with cancer died peacefully on Saturday, March 24, 2012. Mr. Tate is a member of Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish and served in the Armed Forces. He is survived by his wife of 27 years, Kathleen Patron Tate, his daughter Stephanie Blair Garmon, and his son Stanley Tate, Jr. and their spouses....

Monika Werner
Mar 28, 2012
Funeral Home: A. S. Turner & Sons 2773 North Decatur Road Decatur, GA 30033

Tendai David Nhekairo
Mar 27, 2012
Funeral Home: A. S. Turner & Sons 2773 North Decatur Road Decatur, GA 30033

Doug Deckner
Mar 27, 2012
Doug Deckner of Avondale Estates passed away Tuesday, March 27th. He was preceded in death by his father, Ralph William Deckner and his mother, Phyllis Jordan Deckner. He is survived by his sister, Carole Deckner Nash and brother-in-law, John Nash. Graveside services will be held at 1:00 PM Saturday, March 31, 2012 at Melwood Cemetery. The family will receive visitors...
James Joseph Refi
Mar 26, 2012
James Joseph Refi, 68, died at home in Atlanta on March 26 from complications of multiple myeloma, a disease he had battled for five years. He was born in Phoenixville, PA. He received a B.S. in electrical engineering from Villanova University and an M.S. from Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute. As a young engineer, he was hired by Bell Laboratories. He continued...
Dr. J. Davison Philips
Mar 25, 2012
Davison Philips, long time Decatur resident, died in Black Mountain, North Carolina on Sunday morning, March 25th. He was surrounded in his last days with family, favorite hymns and scripture, prayers and love. Born at home in 1920 in Peason, Louisiana, he grew up in and near Tallahassee, Florida. He was the son of V. G. Philips and Eleanor Davison...

Charles Edward Wilson
Mar 25, 2012
Mr. Charles Edward Wilson, 83, of Monroe, passed away on Sunday, March 25, 2012. He was born in Fabius Township, IA to Willie Bruce Wilson and Edith Elsie Hamm. Charles served in the U.S. Army. He is survived by his loving wife of 55 years Elizabeth Wilson, daughters; Charlotte Daugherty and Linda Rieckman, four grandchildren and four great grandchildren. He...
Frieda Bader Joiner
Mar 25, 2012
Frieda Bader Joiner, 84, died peacefully at Hospice Atlanta on Sunday, March 25th. A memorial service will be held at Living Grace Lutheran Church, 1812 Cooledge Rd. Tucker, GA 30084, at 11am on Tuesday, April 3rd. The family invites everyone to a visitation and celebration of Frieda's life at A.S. Turner & Sons, 2773 North Decatur Rd. Decatur, GA 30033,...
Beverly Hollahan Green
Mar 25, 2012
Beverly passed away unexpectedly on March 24th ending a remarkable 78 years of life. She was raised in Jacksonville, FL, the daughter of Edward Hale and Charlotte Browne. She attended the local public schools graduating from Landon High School in 1951. She then attended Florida State University and received her Associate of Arts degree in 1953. While at FSU she...

Claude Ludrick Sprague
Mar 24, 2012
Funeral Home: A. S. Turner & Sons 2773 North Decatur Road Decatur, GA 30033

Earle J. Carpenter, Iii
Mar 23, 2012
Funeral Home: A. S. Turner & Sons 2773 North Decatur Road Decatur, GA 30033
Kathleen Brockmeier
Mar 22, 2012
Kathleen Sullivan Brockmeier was born in Columbus, Georgia on October 24, 1966. She graduated Heritage High School in Rockdale county. She attended Oglethorpe and Mercer Universities. Kathleen worked as Director of Super Two Drug Program at Rockdale Boys and Girls Club. She also served as a Juvenile Probation Officer with the state of Georgia and later was employed in the...

William Bradfield Owen
Mar 22, 2012
William Bradfield Owen, 64 of Decatur passed away on March 22, 2012. He was preceded in death by his parents, Lucius Bradfeld Owen and Doris Evelyn Holder and his brother, Thomas Wayne Owen. Surviving are his sister-in-law, Melissa Owen; nieces, Nicole Owen King and Micaela Elaine Owen; a special caregiver, Valerie Jalbert and cousins in Social Circle, GA. The funeral...

Arthur Merritt Kirchoffer, Sr.
Mar 22, 2012
Arthur Merritt Kirchoffer, Sr. died Thursday, March 22, 2012. He graduated from Florida State University, retired after 28 years of service from BellSouth and served in the US Air Force during the Korean War. He is survived by his wife, Sandra Kirchoffer; children, Arthur Merritt (Joy) Kirchoffer, Jr., Lee Kirchoffer, Eric Kirchoffer and Will (Pam) Kirchoffer; step-sons, Richard (Cea) Alford...

Irene Salmon Fahey
Mar 22, 2012
Irene Salmon Fahey, 90, passed away Thursday evening March 22nd at Abbey Hospice Care in Social Circle, Ga. She was born on February 13th , 1923 in Livia, Kentucky and raised in Owensboro, Kentucky. After graduating from high school and attending community college she worked for Boy Scouts of America in Owensboro, Kentucky and Atlanta, Ga for many years until...

Juanita Copeland Baskett
Mar 21, 2012
Juanita Copeland Baskett died yesterday at home with her husband of 70 years, Melvin, at her side. She was 87 and despite advanced heart disease continued to provide counsel and inspiration to her many friends and descendants. Living in the shadow of Stone Mountain for the last 45 years she died not too far from her childhood home. To the...
Marie (Cote) Lawrence
Mar 21, 2012
Marie (Cote) Lawrence, age 91, of Decatur, GA died peacefully on Wednesday, March 21, 2012. She was born in Cambridge, MA on February 3, 1921 to Paul and Florida Cote. She was a Navy Veteran, who served during World War II and remained an active member of the WAVES. Mrs. Lawrence was a long-time parishioner of St. Thomas More Catholic...
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