Obituaries
Ann Carrier Ladd
Jan 26, 2011
Ann Carrier Ladd passed away peacefully on the 26th of January in Atlanta, Georgia. She was born in Atlanta on January 31st, 1937 to Janelle Harrell Carrier and William Bruce Carrier. When Ann was a young girl, her family moved to Jacksonville, Florida. While in high school there, she met Thomas Spencer Ladd III. They married in 1959. Mrs. Ladd...
Mary Cogland Chapman
Jan 26, 2011
Mary Cogland Chapman, age 101 of Oxford passed away January 26, 2011. Born in Grady County on November 7, 1909 and was the daughter of the late Walter and Fleeta Copland Parker. She was preceded in death by her husband William E. Chapman. Mrs. Chapman is survived by her daughter-in-law Bobby Cogland, son-in-law Billy Baskett, 6 grandchildren, 7 great grandchildren...
Joseph Wolinski
Jan 24, 2011
Funeral Home: AS Turner & Sons 2773 North Decatur Road Decatur, GA 30033
Margaret Ethel Appleby
Jan 24, 2011
Margaret Stephens Appleby of Atlanta died Monday, January 24, 2011. Graveside services will be held at 12:30 PM Saturday, January 29, 2011 with Rev. Greg Smith officiating. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 PM Friday at A. S. Turner & Sons. Funeral Home: AS Turner & Sons 2773 North Decatur Road Decatur, GA 30033
Richard O."Dick" Speir, Sr.
Jan 24, 2011
Richard O. ("Dick") Speir, 90, a longtime resident of Northeast Atlanta, husband and father, died Monday, January 24, 2011. Dick was born in Detroit, Michigan June 11, 1920. He was preceded in death by his parents, Earl and Catherine Speir, and his wife, Margaret ("Peg") Speir. In 1938, Dick graduated from Central High School in Detroit, Michigan, where he was...
Gladys Evelyn Sather
Jan 24, 2011
Funeral Home: AS Turner & Sons 2773 North Decatur Road Decatur, GA 30033
Maria Lunk
Jan 23, 2011
Maria Lunk of Decatur died Sunday, January 23, 2011. She was a professor of Russian Studies at Emory University. She is survived by her daughter, Kristina Lunk and cousins, Vladimir Lutchenkov and Dimitri Lutchenkov. A funeral service was held at 10:45 AM, Wednesday, January 26, 2011 at St. Mary of Egypt Russian Orthodox Church with Father Alexander Lisinichuk and Father...
Norma "Buddy" Thomas
Jan 23, 2011
Norma "Buddy" Thomas, 86, a longtime resident of Atlanta died Sunday, January 23, 2011. She was a member of North Decatur United Methodist Church and most recently Embry Hills United Methodist Church. Mrs. Thomas was preceded in death by her daughter, Donna Lynn Willis Applebee. Surviving are her daughter and son-in-law, Martha Willis and Joe Burgess; son-in-law, Charles Frances Applebee,...
Dr .Ward B. Pafford
Jan 23, 2011
Dr. Ward B. Pafford, President Emeritus of the University of West Georgia, former Dean of the College at Valdosta State University and past Chairman of the English Department at Emory University, passed away on January 23, 2011at Arbor Terrace in Decatur, Georgia. Born on October 25th, 1911 in Jesup, Georgia, Dr. Pafford was the son of the late Bascom Anthony...
Samuel Lowell Wammock
Jan 20, 2011
Samuel Lowell Wammock, "Lowell", died Thursday, January 20, 2011 after a courageous battle with cancer. Lowell was the son of Samuel Arlie Wammock and Johnnie Ricks Wammock. Born in Macon, Lowell grew up in Decatur and was a 1953 graduate of Decatur High School. He graduated from Auburn University where he played on the freshman football team. Two of his...
Carolyn Adams Holladay
Jan 20, 2011
Carolyn Adams Holladay was born to eternal life on January 20, 2011 at DeKalb Medical Center after a short illness. She was a native of Birmingham, AL and lived a life that was beautiful and filled with meaning. The greatest blessing of her life was having the privilege of raising her two sons to become fine men, wonderful fathers and...
Gay Lynn Garner
Jan 20, 2011
Gay Lynn Garner, 73, of Decatur, died January 20, 2011. A native of Omaha, Nebraska, Mrs. Garner was a graduate of The Julliard School of Music. She was a jazz pianist in several venues in Atlanta. Her love of music entertained many. Mrs. Garner was a longtime volunteer with the Masonic Order and Scottish Rite. She was a great sponsor...
Mary Pace
Jan 20, 2011
Mary Pace, 87, of Lithonia, Georgia went to be with the Lord on January 20, 2011. She was predeceased by parents Russell H. Pace, Sr. and Minnie R. Pace, brothers Henry Pace and Roy L. Pace and little sister Elizabeth, along with twin brothers who died at birth. She is survived by her twin sister Martha, sister Virginia Flor of...
Beulah M. Cochran
Jan 18, 2011
Beulah M. Cochran, 93, of Decatur, died January 18, 2011. A native of Atlanta, Miss Cochran was a retired manager for the GSA of the federal government, where she worked for over 35 years. Miss Cochran was a former member of Grant Park Baptist and a long time member of Briarlake Baptist Church, where she belonged to the choir and...
Myrtice Nixon Mcelveen Ethridge
Jan 18, 2011
Myrtice Nixon McElveen Ethridge, of Atlanta, died January 18th at the age of 97. Myrtice was born May 26, 1913, in Manchester, Georgia to Julia Johnson Nixon and Homer Weston Nixon. She was preceded in death by her parents and her brother, Bulon Everett Nixon, and his wife Mary. She was married to Frank Pierce McElveen for 58 years until...
Dorothy Nell Kennedy
Jan 18, 2011
Funeral Home: AS Turner & Sons 2773 North Decatur Road Decatur, GA 30033
Barbara Knight Mowell
Jan 16, 2011
Barbara Knight Mowell, of the Pea Ridge community of Decatur, died January 16, 2011. She was preceded in death by her husband, H. B. "Red or Pappy" Mowell and is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Jeff and Sherry Mowell of Snellville; grandson, Matthew Mowell of Atlanta; granddaughter, Samantha Mehl of Hoschton; sister and brother-in-law, Marilyn and Dan Vess of...
Nila Anne Pugh
Jan 15, 2011
Nila Anne Guinn Pugh, 88, a longtime resident of Atlanta passed away Saturday, January 15, 2010 at A. G. Rhodes Nursing Home. Born on February 16, 1922, to George and Minta Guinn she was raised and educated in Erwin, Tennessee. Mrs. Pugh worked as a china painter at Southern Potteries and as a clerk at Erwin Light and Power Company...
Samuel Lawton Haygood
Jan 14, 2011
Samuel Lawton Haygood, age 25, of Decatur died Friday, January 14, 2011. He graduated from Auburn University in 2008 and was a member of FarmHouse Fraternity and the Auburn Cycling Team. Sam was a member of the First Baptist Church of Athens. He is survived by his wife of two and half years, Abby Johnson Haygood: parents, Daniel and Cindy...
Ruth Elizabeth Battersby
Jan 14, 2011
Funeral Home: AS Turner & Sons 2773 North Decatur Road Decatur, GA 30033
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