Obituaries
Mybess Murphy Cone
Jan 8, 2010
Maybess (Sue) Cone of Tucker, GA, age 87, passed peacefully on Friday, January 8th. She was born on Sept. 5, 1922, to Willanna Beasley Murphy and Tarver Simeon Murphy, in Bartow, GA. Later she moved with her family to Swainsboro, GA. Sue earned her college degree from Georgia State College for Women and went on to Duke University to complete...
Ralph Coe Dodson
Jan 8, 2010
Ralph Coe Dodson, 93, of Decatur Georgia, died January 8, 2010. A life-long resident of Atlanta and Decatur, he is survived by two daughters, Linda Holt of Rabun County Georgia, and Janis Gamble of Venice Florida; one stepdaughter, Barbara P. Gerald of Sweetwater, Texas; twelve grandchildren; seventeen great-grandchildren; and one great-great granddaughter. He was pre-deceased by his wife, Madeline P....
Mary Owens Reeves
Jan 8, 2010
REEVES, Mary Owens
Mary Owens Reeves was born June 7, 1923 in Wainwright, Ohio to Louis and Emma (Cardani) Bonvechio. She died Friday, January 8, 2010 at Emory Hospital. Mary was a graduate of Tuscarawas High School Ohio in 1941. She attended St. Alexis Hospital School of Nursing in Cleveland, Ohio from which she graduated with honors in May, 1944. After...
Frances Shivers Stewart
Jan 7, 2010
Frances Stewart, age 84, of Atlanta died Thursday, Jan. 7, 2010. She is survived by sisters, Mrs. Jeanette Walters of Ormond Beach, FL and Mrs. Jacqueline Tennent of Atlanta; brother, Ernest Shivers of Snellville, GA; and a number of nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Sat. Jan. 9 at 1:00 PM in the chapel of A. S. Turner...
Viola Bensley Davis
Jan 7, 2010
DAVIS, Mae Mae B. Davis, 85, of Decatur, died January 7, 2010. She is survived by husband James T. Davis, son Jim Davis and wife Karyl, daughter Terry Followill, six grandchildren, and six great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by son Mark Davis. Visitation at A.S. Turner & Sons, Decatur, Sunday, January 10, 2:00 - 4:00 PM.. Wake Service...
Jacob Hosea Young, Jr.
Jan 7, 2010
Jacob Hosea Young, Jr., 84, known to many as “Pastor Jake,” of Decatur, died Thursday, January 7, 2010, at his residence.
He was born August 14, 1925 in Charlotte, N.C., the son of the late Jacob and Geneva Young. He attended public schools in Charlotte, graduating high school in 1943. Pastor Young graduated from Lenoir Rhyne College in Hickory, N.C....
Martha S. Lennard
Jan 6, 2010
LENNARD, Martha Martha S. Lennard, age 94, of Atlanta, GA, died Wednesday, January 6, 2010 in the Geisinger Medical Center South Hospice Community Care Unit, Wilkes-Bare, PA. She was born in Newnan, GA, the daughter of the late James H. and Katie Duncan Self. Martha resided at the Village at Greenbriar, Dallas, PA for the past year; prior to that,...
Dorothy Smith Richardson
Jan 6, 2010
Dorothy (Dot) S. Richardson of Decatur passed away peacefully in her sleep on January 6, 2010. Dorothy was born in Griffin, GA in 1931 and moved to Atlanta in 1945. She graduated from Bass High School and attended Georgia State University. She moved to Decatur with her family and lived there until four months ago when she moved to Ft....
Rebecca June Blankenship
Jan 6, 2010
Mrs. Rebecca “Becky” Blankenship, 70, of Decatur died Wednesday, January 6, 2010. She was a very proud Decatur High School alumna, class of 1957. Mrs. Blankenship attended King College in Bristol, TN, majoring in English. After raising her family, she became very active in local arts, politics and community affairs. Becky was the Queen Mother of the Devilish...
Rosalyn Johnson Luther
Jan 5, 2010
Mrs. Rosalyn Johnson Luther, 83, of Fayetteville, formerly of Decatur, died Tuesday, January 5, 2010. She is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law, Charles and Sue Luther of Leesburg, Cliff and Patsy Luther of Fayetteville; grandsons, Charles Luther, Kevin Luther; nieces, Judy Brown, Rosalyn Hestley; nephew, Jim Whitehurst. Funeral services will be held Friday, January 8 at 2:00 PM in...
Lillie Ruth Brewster
Jan 4, 2010
Our Queen, Mrs. Lillie Brewster arrives into her sunshine on May 6th 1937 to the late Minnie Settles & the late James Settles. She was born in Henry County as the oldest of her siblings. She worked for Fulton County
Clifford Devaughn Windsor
Jan 4, 2010
Clifford DeVaughn Windsor, of Atlanta, died Monday, January 4, 2010.
He was born December 9, 1919, in Elkhart, Indiana, and grew up there. Nicknamed "Duke" as a young man (after the then-famous Duke of Windsor), he served in the U. S. Army Air Corps during World War II, working as an airplane mechanic stationed in Great Britain. After the war...
Beverly Louise Moser
Jan 4, 2010
Beverly Louise (Stoner) Moser was called home to the Lord on January 4, 2010. Becky is finally reunited with her husband, Lorry, of 66 years who passed away in late 2008.
Funeral services are scheduled for January 16, 2010 at 1:00 PM at St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church, 1790 LaVista Road, Atlanta, Ga. Interment will be at Arlington Cemetery.
Becky is...
Mary Ella Suter Johnson
Jan 3, 2010
Mary Ella Suter Johnson, 97, died January 3, 2010 at Hospice Atlanta. Daughter of Mary Emma and Jacob Ward Suter, she was born in San Antonio, Texas in 1912. Growing up, she lived around the country before her family settled in Birmingham, Alabama. She attended Our Lady of the Lake College in San Antonio and graduated from Birmingham Southern. After...
Harry R. Evans
Jan 3, 2010
Harry R. Evans, Sr., 89, of Decatur, passed away peacefully, Sunday, January 3, 2010, surrounded by his loving family. Harry was born in Muleshoe, TX, September 17, 1920 and graduated from Post High School, Post, TX, in 1939. He started work with Kraft Foods in Childress, TX handling the bookkeeping and deliveries himself. It was here that he met his...
Marion Catherine Barrington
Jan 1, 2010
Mrs. Marion C. Barrington, 52, of Atlanta died Friday, January 1, 2010. She is survived by her husband, Will Barrington; two daughters, Emily Kallos of Cumming, Amanda Brewer; son, Lincoln Brewer; granddaughter, Paige Brewer, all of Atlanta; mother, Lois Koplin of Johnstown, NY; brother, Edward Berger of Willow, AK; sister, Catherine Berger of Bloomingdale, IL; and many other extended family...
Janet Claire Smith Demille
Jan 1, 2010
Janet Claire Smith DeMille passed away Friday, January 1, 2010. Janet was born September 29, 1928 at Emory University Hospital, the daughter of Professor J. Morgan Smith and Dee Beatty Smith. The tower bells were rung at Peachtree Christian Church, where her family were members, in honor of her birth. Janet was the first baby this was done for in...
Russell Jeffries Mcgraw, Jr.
Jan 1, 2010
Russell Jeffries McGraw, Jr. January 1931 - January 2010 Resident of Atlanta, GA After a courageous 12 year battle with Alzheimer’s, Russell passed away peacefully at Fountain View Center. Russell was born at St. Mary’s Hospital in Brooklyn, NY and raised in Coral Gables, FL. He graduated from St. Theresa High School and received a Bachelor of Business Administration...
Walter Thomas Heist
Jan 1, 2010
Walter Thomas Heist, of Atlanta, Ga. passed away in the early morning hours of January 1, 2010. He was born on June 11, 1922 and was the eighth of eleven children born to August Heist of Germany and Nora Satterfield Heist of Cartersville, Ga. Walter, called Thomas as a boy and Buddy or Bud as an adult, graduated from Fulton...
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