Obituaries
John Clifford Sledge
Feb 16, 2012
Funeral Home: A. S. Turner & Sons 2773 North Decatur Road Decatur, GA 30033
Frances Fraser Taylor
Feb 16, 2012
Frances Fraser Taylor passed away in her sleep on 16 February 2012 at Eastside Medical where she was being treated for pneumonia. She was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, Alfred F. Taylor, and is survived by her three children and their spouses; Nancy and Roy Ginsburg, Larry and Jan Taylor, Susan and Robert Madara, and four...
Betty Louise Bagwell
Feb 16, 2012
Mrs. Betty Louise Bagwell, 76, of Decatur passed away on February 16, 2012. She was born in Chattanooga, TN. Betty is survived by her husband of 33 years, Roy Lee Bagwell, daughter and son-in-law Charlene and Randy Bowers, son Eddie Smithey, three grandsons and one great granddaughter. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at 11:00 AM...
Ruth Williams Fritts
Feb 16, 2012
Mrs. Ruth Williams Fritts, 85, of Atlanta died on Thursday February 16, 2012. A native of Chattanooga she was the second of six children born to Gladys Nave and Stephen Allen Williams, Jr. Mrs. Fritts was preceded in death by her brother, Steve Williams and sister, Peggy Williams. Mrs. Fritts is survived by her husband of 65 years, Vance Turk...
Mary Howard Carithers
Feb 15, 2012
Mary Howard Watkins Carithers passed away on February 15, 2012, after a valiant battlewith cancer. Born August 14, 1932, Mary Howard was a native Atlantan. She graduatedfrom Brown High School and also attended Georgia State University. In 1951, shemarried Edward E. Carithers, Jr., a student and football player at Georgia Tech. After Edgraduated, Mary moved with him to EI Paso,...
Janet Louise Rega
Feb 15, 2012
Mrs. Janet Louise Rega, age 73, of Decatur, Ga. went home to Glory Wednesday, February 15, 2012. Janet enjoyed talking on her "CB" radio and was known as "Freebird". She enjoyed working with children and the Toys for Tots with the U.S. Marines. She loved everyone especially children, family and friends. Janet was dedicated to Scott Blvd. Baptist Church where...
Carolyn Newman
Feb 15, 2012
Carolyn Hull Martin Newman, 69, died February 15, 2012 surrounded by her family after a short illness. She was born on November 5, 1942 at Emory Hospital in Atlanta and grew up in Decatur. She graduated from Decatur High School in 1960 and North Georgia College in 1964 with a degree in Chemistry. Her professional career spanned more than 30...
Margaret Meyer Green
Feb 15, 2012
Mrs. Margaret Meyer Green of Tucker, GA died February 15, 2012. She was born in Oglethorpe County, GA, August 26, 1928, daughter of the late James Franklin Meyer and Hattie Mae Carter Meyer. Prior to retirement she worked 18 years for the Steve Alexander Insurance Agency in Atlanta. She was married to Archie Green, August 20, 1966 and they moved...
Lucille Jean Pitts
Feb 14, 2012
Jean Hicks Pitts, of Decatur, died February 14, 2012. She was born January 5, 1915 in Baltimore and was the daughter of Aline Crowl and Thomas Paret Hicks. The family lived in Washington, DC until 1920 when they moved to Atlanta. She attended Druid Hills High School for 2 years and graduated from North Avenue Presbyterian School in 1932. She...
Carol Vivian Taylor
Feb 14, 2012
TAYLOR, Carol Pierce Hayman Taylor, 88, passed away February 14, 2012. She was preceded in death by husbands, Frederick W. Hayman and Ralph A. Taylor; parents, James and Bertha Pierce. Survivors include daughter Deborah H. Johnson and her husband Roy L. Johnson, son Frederick P. Hayman and wife Bonnie B. Hayman, grandchildren Hunter A. Johnson, Philip R. Johnson, Frederick B....
Jeanne Marie Hoar Wilson Boger, R. N.
Feb 13, 2012
Jeanne Marie Hoar Wilson Boger, 73, of Atlanta, died February 13, 2012, from complications of Multiple Myeloma, Lung Cancer and COPD.Born in Boston and a graduate of the Boston College School of Nursing in 1961, Mrs. Boger practiced nursing in Boston early in her career and in Atlanta as a psychiatric nurse and later in private practice for Dr. Paul...
Morgan Nicholson, Jr.
Feb 13, 2012
Mr. Morgan Nicholson Jr., 68, of Decatur, passed away on February 13, 2012. He was born in Decatur to Mack Morgan Nicholson Sr. and Margie Nell Vandergriff . He was the owner of M.M. Nicholson Plumbing Company. Morgan is predeceased by his father, and his daughter Pamela. He is survived by his wife of 49 years Gail Nicholson, his daughter...
Salvation Army Major Valeta Parrish Merritt,
Feb 12, 2012
Major VaLeta Parrish Merritt, went to be with her Lord on Sunday, February 12, 2012. Major Meritt with her husband served in a variety of Salvation Army appointments in the USA and Chile from 1967 up to retirement in 2001. She earned her Bachelor of Religious Education Degree in 1959 from Southeastern Bible College, Birmingham, AL and was the Oklahoma...
Buford Mack Scogin, Sr.
Feb 12, 2012
Buford Mack Scogin, Sr. of Avondale Estates, GA. died Sunday, February 12, 2012, just three weeks short of his 100th birthday. Mr. Scogin was born in Luthersville, GA on March 5, 1912. He moved to Atlanta as a young child and lived all of his adult life in Decatur and Avondale Estates, GA. He retired from Rich's Department Store. He...
Suzanne Starr Yeaple
Feb 12, 2012
Suzanne Starr Yeaple, age 63 of Avondale Estates, passed away Monday, February 13, 2012. An avid fan of the Atlanta Braves, she was the "Sweetheart" of the Braves one year and even traveled with them to Montreal. She was a longtime member of Avondale Estates First Baptist Church, had a true zest for life, and a love for family and...
Margaret Browder Reese Ellis
Feb 11, 2012
Margaret Browder Reese Ellis passed away peacefully on February 11, 2012, surrounded by family. She was born on July 8, 1914, to Arthur Rawlings and Beulah (Johnson) Browder in Brunswick Co., VA, and reared in Lawrenceville, VA. She graduated from Radford University and married her college sweetheart Frederick Otis Reese in 1937. They resided in Ohio and Louisiana before his...
James William (Jim) Mitchell
Feb 11, 2012
James William "Jim" Mitchell, 86, of Atlanta, died February 11, 2012. Born and raised in Rutledge, Mr. Mitchell served his country in the U. S. Navy during WWII in the South Pacific Theater; he was a long time member and officer of the World War II Roundtable in Atlanta. He attended the University of Georgia, Atlanta Division, and was an...
Elizabeth W. Kreiter
Feb 10, 2012
Elizabeth W. Kreiter, longtime resident of Decatur, passed away February 10, 2012. A memorial service for Mrs. Kreiter will be held at A. S. Turner & Sons, 2773 North Decatur Rd. on Sunday, February 19, 2012 at 2:00 PM with Rev. Mary Peters officiating. Mrs. Kreiter was born December 25, 1923 in Griffin, GA to the late, Nicholas and Mabel...
Roger Larson
Feb 9, 2012
Mr. Roger Larson, 91 of Decatur, passed away February 9, 2012. A loving husband, father and "Pappa", he is survived by his wife of 69 years, Ida Larson; son, Bruce Larson of SC; daughter, Janice Whitehead of FL; grandchildren, Marc Brown, Chris Larson, Joseph Larson, Laura Brown and Rabun Larson; and 4 great grandchildren. A graveside service will be held...
Bessie Young Pittman
Feb 9, 2012
Bessie Young Pittman, 70, of Nicholson, died February 9, 2012. A homemaker and devoted wife, loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother, Mrs. Pittman will be missed by all who knew her. She is survived by her husband of 50 years, Thomas M. Pittman; daughters and sons-in-law, Deborah and Rick Krieger, Diane and Gene Komisarow and Denise and Kelly Howard; son...
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