Obituaries
Charles Hary Freer
Dec 23, 2009
Charles H. Freer, 88, departed this life on December 23, 2009 at his home in Atlanta. His passing came one day before he and his beloved Marjorie would have celebrated their 64th wedding anniversary. Chuck Freer was born April 7, 1921, the son of a career Army medical officer. He was educated at the University of the South and commissioned...
Sara Nash Obert
Dec 23, 2009
OBERT, Sara –
Mrs. Sara Folger Obert, 88, of Avondale Estates died Wednesday, December 23, 2009. A native of DeKalb County, Mrs. Obert was the widow of Rev. LeRoy Obert. She retired with over 25 years of service from DeKalb Medical Center, where she was one of the first employees. Mrs. Obert was the church secretary at Ormewood Park Presbyterian...
Sally Autrey Woth
Dec 22, 2009
Sally A. Woth of Winter Haven, FL formerly of Decatur passed away Tuesday, December 22, 2009. She was 78. A native of Cocke County, Tennessee, born April 10, 1931 to James Dewey and Elizabeth Franks Autrey, Sally moved to Winter Haven this past July. She retired from Bell South, and she was a member of the Oak Grove United...
Maybeth S. Cooper
Dec 22, 2009
Mrs. Maybeth S. Cooper, 95, of Atlanta died Tuesday, December 22, 2009. Mrs. Cooper was a member of Rock Spring Presbyterian Church for 60 years. She retired from the Emory University School of Nursing after 35 years as a staff secretary. She was preceded in death by her son, Ted Cooper, and her husband, William T. Cooper. She is survived...
Ruth Cribbs Barwick
Dec 22, 2009
BARWICK, Ruth –
Ruth Cribbs Barwick, 94, died at DeKalb Medical Center, Decatur, GA, Tuesday, December 22, 2009. She resided at Northlake Gardens, Tucker, GA, but was formerly from Jacksonville, FL. She was born November 13, 1915 in Suwannee County, FL to M. T. Cribbs and Pauline Cason Cribbs. She married Willie Fred Barwick of Thomasville, GA. She lived the majority...
Laura Grace Thomas
Dec 21, 2009
Laura Grace Thomas passed on 12-21-09. Born Laura Grace Andrews, Sept 13 1933 in Birmingham AL to Grace Wilkey and Joseph Andrews, survived by her husband Jeff Davis Thomas III and four children: Mike Thomas, Cathy Sana, Dave Thomas, Bruce Thomas, and 9 grandchildren. Laura had a passion for serving people: president of the ECP at St. James, LA and...
Mari Emily Houston
Dec 20, 2009
Mari Emily Houston who was born in 1945 and raised in Perry, GA died Sunday, December 20, 2009. She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She attended Georgia Baptist Nursing School and graduated first in her class from Crawford W. Long Nursing School. Mari was a breast cancer survivor and a giving person who will be fondly remembered by...
Dorothy Lynch Harllee
Dec 20, 2009
Mrs. Dorothy Lynch Harllee of Stone Mountain died Sunday, December 20, 2009. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Marilyn Corley of Stone Mountain; brother, Louise Lynch of Gainesville, GA; grandson, Mark Hall and his wife Dana of Atlanta; granddaughter, Michelle Porterfield; and great granddaughter, Madison Porterfield , both of Washington, GA; and sister-in-law, Joyce Lynch of Cragford, AL....
Eclecte Alexander
Dec 20, 2009
Mrs. Eclecte Alexander of Atlanta died December 20, 2009. She is preceded in death by her daughter, Effie and husband, John. Surviving are her daughter, Patricia Alexander, Atlanta; brothers Nick Tsiropoulos and Andrew Tsiropoulos and several nieces and nephews. She graduated from the College of Charleston in 1940 and taught in the public school system. She married in 1950 and...
Eleanor Medlock Green
Dec 20, 2009
Eleanor Medlock Green, age 73, died unexpectedly on December 20, 2009. Born December 24, 1936, she was an Atlanta native and lifelong resident. A graduate of Bass High School, she attended Georgia State University and briefly worked for Trust Co. of Georgia before accepting employment at Atlanta Gas Light Co. where she worked for thirty-eight years before retiring in 1995....
Ruth Patterson
Dec 19, 2009
Mrs. Ruth Patterson, 92, of Lithonia died Saturday, December 19, 2009. She is survived by her daughters, Sara (Pat) Beasley and Diane Crisp, both of Lithonia; grandsons, Larry Beasley of McDonough, Shannon Beasley of Lithonia, Sean Jackson of East Lake, OH, Joseph Jackson of East Lake, OH; 7 great grandchildren; and 3 great great grandchildren. Graveside services will be held...
Jerry Wayne Graham
Dec 19, 2009
GRAHAM, Jerry Wayne –
Jerry Wayne Graham, age 56, of Lilburn, GA, lost his valiant battle with cancer on December 19, 2009. Jerry was retired from DeKalb County PPM, and was enjoying his free time bass fishing and spending long weekends in the Blue Ridge Mountains where his sister, Amanda, lives with her husband, Randy, and their three-year-old son, Rodney. ...
Louise Sims
Dec 19, 2009
Louise Sims, 102, of Decatur, GA passed away on December 19, 2009 at VistaCare Hospice at Wesley Woods in Atlanta. Prior to her final illness, she resided at Arbor Terrace Assisted Living in Decatur. Miss Sims was born on April 20, 1907 in Gwinnett, County, GA. Her parents were Mary Beulah Sims and Henry Hill Sims. She was the oldest...
Virginia Miller Thompson
Dec 18, 2009
THOMPSON, Virginia Sue
Virginia Sue Thompson of Kennesaw died peacefully at Metropolitan Hospice in East Cobb on December 18, 2009, of renal failure after lung surgery. She was eighty three. A life-long Christian, Virginia was a member of Woodstock United Methodist Church and a past member of Oak Grove UMC. She was born in Tampa, FL, and was preceded in death...
Charles Clarence Blasingame
Dec 18, 2009
Blasingame, Mr. Charles
Mr. Charles C. Blasingame, age 71, of Rex, Ga. died Friday, December 18, 2009.
Mr. Blasingame is survived by his son, Mark Blasingame of Decatur; and nephews, Ronald Blasingame and Donald Blasingame. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, December 22, 2009 at 11:00 A.M. in the chapel of A.S. Turner & Sons with the Rev. Greg Howell...
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