Obituaries

Mamie Milam Mcknight
Apr 1, 2010
Mrs. Mamie Milam McKnight of Decatur, GA, formerly of Knoxville, TN and Sheffield, AL, died on Thursday, April 1, 2010. Mrs. McKnight was born in the Chestnut Glade Community in Weakly Co., TN. She graduated from the University of Tennessee in 1931 and was employed by the Federal Extension Service in Henderson and Benton Counties in TN. She taught school...

Dorothy Lindsey
Apr 1, 2010
Mrs. Dorothy “Genie” Lindsey, 70, of Tucker, GA died Thursday, April 1, 2010. She is survived by her husband, Ralph Dan Lindsey; daughter, Shelley Thompson of Atlanta, GA; grandsons, Kyle Thompson, Krystopher Thompson, both of Hammond, IN; brother and sister-in-law, Fred and Susan Hill of Cumming, GA; and several nieces and nephews. Memorial services will be held at the Atlanta...

Margaret Wright Dooley
Mar 31, 2010
Mrs. Carol W. Dooley, 82, of Lilburn, GA died Wednesday, March 31, 2010. She was preceded in death by her husband G. Carroll Dooley, Jr. Mrs. Dooley is survived by her son, Donald E. Dooley and his wife Kate of Ft. Mill, SC; daughter, Lynn Swanson and her husband Brian of Stone Mountain, GA; grandsons, Ben and Sam Dooley. She...

Jack Lanier Evans
Mar 29, 2010
Mr. Jack Lanier Evans of Maysville died Monday, March 29, 2010. He was preceded in death by his son, Jackie Evans, Jr. Mr. Evans is survived by his wife of 33 years, Jean Evans; daughters and sons-in-law, Linda Kay and Rodney Kittrell, Mary Ellen and Von Wynn, Lisa and Duane Holland; son, Steve Evans; sisters, Joyce Baxter and her husband...

I. C. Orr
Mar 29, 2010
Mr. I. C. “Ivey” Orr, 92, of Clarkston died Monday, March 29, 2010. He served his country during World War II in the U. S. Army. Mr. Orr was a long time member of Clarkston United Methodist Church and had worked for The Ford Assembly Plant in Hapeville, retiring in 1982 after a career of thirty years. He is survived...

Esther Oses
Mar 28, 2010
Mrs. Esther Oses of Atlanta died Sunday, March 28, 2010. She came to the United States in 1968 from Havana, Cuba where she taught school. After arriving, she worked for the Monogram Shop and later was a seamstress for Lord & Taylor until she retired in 1983. She is survived by her son, Norbert N. Oses of Tucker; granddaughters, Christine...
Elizabeth "Libby" Huff Duncan
Mar 28, 2010
Elizabeth Julia Huff Duncan of Decatur went home to be with the Lord on March 28, 2010 at the age of 88. She died from a massive stroke and a heart attack. She was a charter member of Clairmont Presbyterian Church. She worked as a postmistress at Containers and at the Oak Grove Hardware, and as a preschool teacher at...
Richard Sanders
Mar 28, 2010
Richard Sanders died in his sleep March 28th, 2010. Dick was born November 27, 1908 in Dayton Ohio. Two days before his death he wrote the following obituary which is how he wanted to be remembered: “Richard Avery Sanders died today of simple old age. He was over 100 years old. He spent his entire working career in the banking...

Evelyn Cleland Barrett
Mar 28, 2010
Evelyn Cleland Barrett, age 94, passed away on Sunday, March 28, 2010. She was the youngest of eleven children born to Walter and Clair Cleland of Westminster, SC. She and her late husband, Ralph (Rock) Barrett lived in the Decatur area for over seventy years. A graduate of Brenau College, Mrs. Barrett devoted her life to volunteering at the Cancer...

Velvie Martin Loudermilk
Mar 27, 2010
Velvie Martin Loudermilk, 94, of Tucker, GA died peacefully on Saturday, March 27, 2010. She was born in Alpharetta, GA on May 19, 1915 to the late Katherine and Grady Martin. Mrs. Loudermilk worked as an assistant buyer at Davison-Paxon where she met her husband of 61 years, Norman C. Loudermilk. The couple lived in Virginia-Highlands for 35 years before...

Margaret Elizabeth Fraher
Mar 25, 2010
Mrs. Margaret E. Fraher died March 25, 2010 at the age of 94. She is survived by her daughter, Marie F. Trujillo of Stone Mountain, GA; sons, Brendan J. Fraher of Glastonbury, CT, Thomas C. Fraher of Tampa, FL; six grandchildren; six great grandchildren; and one sister, Rita Beatty. A Funeral Mass will be held Monday, March 29, 2010 at...

Elizabeth Warden Marshall
Mar 25, 2010
Elizabeth Warden Marshall was born August 17, 1916 to Arthur Hills Warden and Ida Sutphen Preston Warden of Bristol, Virginia. Mrs. Marshall died March 25, 2010 at Hospice Atlanta. Graduating from Agnes Scott College in 1938 with a major in English and minor in History and a commitment to serve, Mrs. Marshall began what would be more than sixty years...
Donald Kurt Moon
Mar 25, 2010
Donald Kirk Moon Passed away on March 25, 2010 after a long battle with physical difficulties resulting from his service in the Desert Storm. He is a beloved son, brother, honorable Marine and man. Donald was born in Lawrenceville, Georgia one of seven children born to Howard Thomas Moon and Frances Virginia Henderson Moon. He grew up in Decatur, and...

Luther Clark James
Mar 25, 2010
Luther Clark James
Luther Clark “Jimmy” James, 98, of Decatur GA, died March 25, 2010. He was born June 25, 1911 in Pulaski County KY to the late Roscoe Peeples James and Lucy Alma Colyer James. He was preceded in death by his loving wife of 65 years, Betty Lou James and his siblings, Roy L. James, Stella Hines...

Jack Albert Eggers
Mar 24, 2010
Mr. Jack Albert Eggers, 93, of Atlanta, GA, died Wednesday, March 24, 2010. He retired as Lt. Col. from the U. S. Air Force and also retired from Sears, Roebuck & Co. as a Merchandise Manager. Mr. Eggers is survived by his wife of 63 years, Josephine Alquist Eggers; sons, Louis Frank Eggers, Stephen Albert Eggers, Andrew Nelson Eggers and...
Sallie Woolf
Mar 24, 2010
Miss Sallie Woolf died on Wednesday, March 24, 2010. She was born in Washington, D.C. in 1926 and moved with her family to Decatur in 1928 and attended Decatur public schools. Sallie was a dedicated employee of the Decatur Public Library and then of the DeKalb Library System for 47 years. May 27, 1993 was designated Sallie Woolf Day in...
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