Obituaries
Sonya Sells Withers
Dec 6, 2011
Sonya Sells Withers, age 78, died peacefully Tuesday morning, December 6, 2011. She was born in Del Rio, Texas to Hattie Lewis Ellis and John Kenneth Sells on December 5, 1933. Because her father was in the military, her family lives a somewhat nomadic life as an "Army brat". However, she did spend her teenage years in Santa Fe, New...
Luis Bismark Mola-Avila
Dec 6, 2011
Funeral Home: A. S. Turner & Sons 2773 North Decatur Road Decatur, GA 30033
Mary Louise Holloway
Dec 5, 2011
Mary Louise Holloway, 86, passed away December 5th. Louise was born in Rome, GA and moved to Atlanta as a young girl. She attended Girls High School and Georgia State University. She was still active in her sorority, Delta Lambda. She was a member of the DeKalb Jaycets, serving as President in the 1950's. Long active in the Red Cross,...
Dolores Stanton White
Dec 5, 2011
Dolores Stanton White died Monday, December 05, 2011. Born March 5, 1930 in Cordele, GA, Dolores lived in Stone Mountain since 1969. She was the controller for International Marketing and Management based out of Denver, CO and retired in 1990 after 37 years of service. She was a loyal member of Avondale Estates First Baptist Church, where she and her...
Dr. John William Fristoe, Jr.
Dec 5, 2011
Dr. John William Fristoe, Jr., age 92, of Decatur, GA died December 5, 2011. He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Ruth Conner Fristoe and four children, Katherine Fristoe Tronco and husband, Joe of Charlotte, NC, John William Fristoe, III, of Athens, GA, Elizabeth Fristoe Kibler and husband, Bud, of Columbia, SC and Thomas Conner Fristoe and wife,...
Virginia Collar Clark
Dec 4, 2011
Virginia Collar Clark died peacefully at home on Sunday, December 4, 2011 after a long illness. She was born in Austell, GA, was a long time resident of the Druid Hills area of Atlanta, and moved to Talmage Terrace in Athens, Georgia in 2000. She was the daughter of Virginia F. and William F. Collar, Sr. She was predeceased by...
Peter Russell King
Dec 3, 2011
Peter Russell King, age 66, died December 3, 2011 at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Home. Peter died from complications of lung cancer. He fought cancer with determination, courage and humor, never losing his sense of humor and his zest for life. Peter was born in Hinsdale Illinois. He graduated from Bellhaven College. He was preceded in death by his...
Maj. Ronald Greene, S. A.
Dec 3, 2011
Major Ronald Greene of The Salvation Army, 81, of Clearwater, FL, died on Saturday, December 3, 2011. He was a member of The Salvation Army Clearwater, Lieutenant Colonel in the Civil Air Patrol and served in the USMC during WWII. Major Greene is survived by his wife Doris of 59 years; Children Donna (John) Jackson of Palm Harbor, FL; Ronald...
James Conrad (Jim) Platt, Iii
Dec 2, 2011
Mr. James Conrad "Jim" Platt III, 63, of Sarasota, FL passed away on Friday December 2, 2011. Jim was born in Atlanta, GA to James Conrad Platt Jr. and Myra Warren Platt. He graduated from Darlington School, Rome, GA in 1966 and West Georgia College, Carrolton, GA in 1972. He was the owner of Healthy Living, a health food store...
John Carl Vining
Dec 2, 2011
John Carl Vining, 94, of Woodstock, Ga, previously of Decatur, GA died on Friday December 2, 2011. He was born on July 9, 1917 to John Chester and Annie Wicks Vining in Atlanta, GA. He graduated from Commercial High School in 1937 and went to work as a civil service clerk until the outbreak of WWII. In March of 1942...
Augustus Currie Monroe
Dec 1, 2011
Augustus Currie Monroe, who served his country and his community as a civil engineer, died Dec. 1. He was 93. Mr. Monroe was born in Eagle Springs, North Carolina, in 1918, to Fullar Monroe and Nina Currie Monroe. After graduating from West End High School, Mr. Monroe attended Presbyterian Junior College in Maxton NC, now part of St. Andrews College...
Richard Tyler Reynolds
Nov 30, 2011
Richard Tyler Reynolds, 57, of Scottdale, Georgia died early Wednesday morning of complications from prostate cancer in Piedmont Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia. Mr. Reynolds was a native of Gadsden, Alabama, the son of Helen Slade Reynolds, and the late Tony L. Reynolds. He was the grandson of the late John Gordon Slade and Mary Alma Barfield Slade; and Tony Reynolds and...
Jane Elizabeth Liles
Nov 30, 2011
Jane Elizabeth Liles, 92 of Atlanta, passed away November 29, 2011. She was preceded in death by her husband, John A. Liles and is survived by her son, John T. Liles and her sister-in-law, Tommie Liles. A memorial service is being planned at KingsBridge Retirement Center for Friday, December 2, 2011 at 11:00 a. m. A.S. Turner & Sons, Decatur....
Ernestine Tyson Rhodes
Nov 30, 2011
Ernestine Tyson Rhodes passed away Wednesday, November 30, 2011. She was born in Greenville, SC and resided in Avondale Estates, GA for the past 43 years. She graduated from Winthrop College in Rock Hill, SC where she received a teaching degree in Home Economics. She was a devoted wife and mother and an active member of First Baptist Church of...
Keith Lawrence Miller
Nov 28, 2011
Funeral Home: A. S. Turner & Sons 2773 North Decatur Road Decatur, GA 30033
Lucille Harwood Mills
Nov 28, 2011
Mrs. Lucille Harwood Mills, 85 of Snellville, passed away November 28, 2011. Born in Conway, AR, she was a graduate of Arkansas State Teacher's College. She taught in Fairfax County, VA and retired in 1989 after 20 years of teaching with Gwinnett County, GA. She was a member of ADK Professional Teachers Sorority and helped found a branch of Tri-Sigma...
Alice Jean Weed
Nov 28, 2011
Alice Jean Weed, age 91, of Avondale Estates died Monday, November 28, 2011. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Decatur. Mrs. Weed was preceded in death by her husband, Ivey Crawford Weed, grandson, Ford Johnson, sister, Mary Christmas and brothers, Max and Rex Morris. She is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law, Mary Jean and Jerry...
Donna Peterson Nash
Nov 27, 2011
Donna Peterson Nash, 86, of Camilla, formerly of Decatur, Ga., died on Sunday, November 27, 2011 at Camilla Retirement Home. The funeral service will be held at Clairmont Presbyterian Church on Friday, December 2, 2011 at 11:00AM with Rev. Ron Hieber officiating, followed by visitation/reception at the church's Milligan Hall. Born and raised in Staples, MN, on July 13, 1925,...
Betty Ann Stephens Summerford
Nov 27, 2011
Betty Ann Stephens Summerford went home to her Lord and Savior on Sunday, November 27, 2011. She was born and raised in Decatur and graduated from Decatur High School in 1962. She also attended Andrews College in Cuthbert. She married Rev. Stuart Summerford in 1964 and served many churches at his side. Mrs. Summerford retired from Avon Products Distribution Center...
Mary Chrstine Hicks Kline
Nov 26, 2011
Mary Christine Hicks Kline, 85, passed away Saturday November 26, 2011 in Hospice care at Emory Hospital after a series of medical problems. Chris was born in New York City to Charles and Jessie Hicks and spent much of her childhood in Texas. She graduated from Texas Women's University in 1946. She next attended Princeton Theological Seminary where she received...
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