Obituaries
Nannie Mae Perry
Mar 20, 2012
Mrs. Nannie Mae Perry, 78, of Decatur died Tuesday, March 20, 2012. She was preceded in death by her husband, Henry Stephen Perry and her son, James Allen Payne. Mrs. Perry is survived by her children and their spouses, Walter J. & Cree Payne, William H. & Leslie Medlin, Lisa and Carl Franzman, and Jo and Andrew Willoughby; sister, Eva...
Virginia Lee Johnson
Mar 20, 2012
Mrs. Virginia Lee Johnson of Atlanta passed away March 20, 2012 at her residence. Born in 1924, she was the daughter of the late Winnie Mae Tuggle Blankenship and Hubert Blankenship of Illinois. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Paul Monroe Johnson. Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law Randy and Penny Johnson of...
Clint Watkins
Mar 19, 2012
Clint Watkins, 48, of Snellville, GA, passed away peacefully on March 19, 2012. He was preceded in death by his father, Ronny Watkins. He is survived by his daughters, Alisha Stephens, Loganville GA, Teresa Dean (David), Lilburn, GA; mother, Shirley Watkins, Snellville, GA; sister, Amy Cyphers (Mark), Covington, GA; uncle, Kenneth Watkins (Valerie), Snellville, GA; six grandchildren, many cousins and...
Lila Sheppard Smith
Mar 17, 2012
Mrs. Lila Sheppard Smith, 100, of Atlanta passed away on Saturday, March, 17, 2012. Her beloved husband of 54 years, Louie G. (Jack) Smith predeceased her in 1992. She is survived by her nieces Mrs. Rene Wilkerson, of Cilo, AL; Mrs. Bennette Watson, of Brewton, AL and nephew Mr. Robert Sheppard, of Montgomery, AL. A funeral service will be held...
David Charles Johnson
Mar 17, 2012
Funeral Home: A. S. Turner & Sons 2773 North Decatur Road Decatur, GA 30033
William (Bill) L. Burch, Jr.
Mar 16, 2012
William L. (Bill) Burch, 90, passed away on Friday, March 16, 2012. He was the son of W.L. Burch and Nancy Pace of Leary, GA. After graduating from Albany High School, Bill left Leary as a young man to seek his continuing education, first at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta and then to the University of Georgia in...
Howard Preston Lucas
Mar 15, 2012
Mr. Howard Preston Lucas, 74, of Stone Mountain passed away on Thursday, March 15, 2012. He was born in Waycross, Georgia to Sydney and Katherine Lucas. Orphaned at age two he was raised at Thornwell School for Children in Clinton, SC. He earned a Bachelors and Masters degree from Clemson University. Howard began his career as a USDA inspector in...
Rebecca Johnson Currie
Mar 15, 2012
Rebecca Johnson Currie, 75, of Ellijay and formerly of Decatur, died March 15, 2012. She was preceded in death by her son, Alan Russell Currie and is survived by husband of 55 years, William T. Currie; son and daughter-in-law, Mike and Robin Currie of Loganville; six grandchildren; two great grandchildren; sister and brother-in-law, Judy and Ronnie Yarborough of Winder; brothers...
George Walter Coberly
Mar 14, 2012
Mr. George Walter Coberly, 79, of Stone Mountain passed away on March 14, 2012. George was retired as shipping and receiving manager for the O'Grady Container Company. He is preceded in death by his wife of 50 years Rosalie. Survivors include his daughter, Ruth Lynch; brothers, Gerald and Jim Coberly; sisters, Ruth Sipkema, Doris Swanke, and Millie Zea; four grandchildren;...
Priscilla Jones Harris
Mar 14, 2012
Priscilla Jones Harris, 63, of Decatur, died March 14, 2012. Mrs. Harris was born July 19, 1948 in Jamestown, NY. The daughter of J. Richard and Martha Allen Jones, Priscilla was a graduate of Northside High School and Emory University. She was renowned amongst her friends for brilliantly and methodically orchestrating the best parties, at which her intricate meals were...
Frances Sweat Davis
Mar 13, 2012
Frances Sweat Davis, 79, of Scottdale, died March 13, 2012. Her funeral service will be 2 PM, Saturday, March 17, in the chapel of A. S. Turner & Sons. The family will receive friends 5-8 Thursday and Friday evening at A. S. Turner & Sons Funeral Home & Crematory. Funeral Home: A. S. Turner & Sons 2773 North Decatur Road...
Wyatt Graham Barbee
Mar 12, 2012
Wyatt Graham Barbee, 67, of Alpharetta, Georgia, died March 12, 2012 from natural causes. He was born November 11, 1944 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma the son of the late Joe and Sarah Barbee. Wyatt was a loving father and husband who lived a full life and adored his wife and four daughters. He was preceded in death by his wife,...
Thelma Richards
Mar 11, 2012
Her journey began in Gainesville, Ga. on October 26, 1922 when she was born to the late Edward Rutledge Ravenel II and Thelma (Terrell) Ravenel. When a favorite aunt called the baby girl "Boots", the nickname stuck thereafter for 89 years. Her journey ended in Decatur, Ga. on March 11, 2012. Boots Ravenel moved with her family to Decatur, Ga....
Vasiliki (Bess) L'Abate
Mar 11, 2012
L'ABATE, Bess (Vasiliki) Mrs. Bess Lukas L'Abate, age 86, of Atlanta, GA, passed away on March 11, 2012. A member of the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Annunciation, Mrs. L'Abate was born in Indiana Harbor, Indiana on February 10, 1926. She graduated from Indiana University and received a Master's Degree in Social Work from Atlanta University, working with her husband...
Jeffery Brown
Mar 10, 2012
Jeffery Brown, 36, of Decatur, GA passed away suddenly on March 10, 2012. He is preceded in death by his mother, Marilyn Nash of Decatur, GA and step father, Tommy Nash of Atlanta, GA. Jeff is survived by his son, Bailey; his fiance, Adrienne; father and step mother, Thomas and Susan Brown of Blairsville, GA; grandparents, Robert and Annie Mae...
Montine Lavirtus Parton
Mar 10, 2012
Funeral Home: A. S. Turner & Sons 2773 North Decatur Road Decatur, GA 30033
Rickey Dean Huley
Mar 9, 2012
Rickey Dean Hulsey, age 60 of Decatur passed away Friday March 9, 2012. Survivors include his wife Patricia Ann Hulsey, his sister Capi Long, a brother Ron Hulsey and several Nieces and nephews. A memorial service will be held at 2:00pm Monday, March 12, 2012, in the chapel of the A.S. Turner and Sons Funeral Home with the Rev Larry...
Harry Xenidis
Mar 9, 2012
Harry Xenidis passed away peacefully Friday morning March 9, 2012 from complications due to heart failure. He was born in Russia on February 10, 1930 to Johns Xenidis and Melania Vratsidou Xenidis. He moved with his family to Athens, Greece in 1939. He grew up in Athens, Greece where he worked as a cobbler to support his mother and 4...
Carl V. Rauschenberg, Sr.
Mar 8, 2012
Carl Vernon Rauschenberg, Sr., 96, formerly of Atlanta, died on Thursday, March 8, 2012 in Dalton, GA at the age of 96. He was the son of the late Malvin Lester Rauschenberg and Lillian Gobay Rauschenberg. He was preceded in death by his loving wife, Iris Kerlin Rauschenberg; his brothers, Malvin Lester Rauschenberg, Jr. and Robert Lee Rauschenberg; and his...
Dorothy Witt Jackson
Mar 6, 2012
Dorothy Witt Jackson, age 101, passed away March 6, 2012. A native of Atlanta, Mrs. Jackson spent most of her married life there and was a member of First Baptist Church of Decatur. She was preceded in death by her husband of 67 years, Charles Henry Jackson, and their son, Phillip. Mrs. Jackson is survived by her daughter and son-in-law,...
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