Obituaries
Harry Downs
Nov 28, 2009
The Downs family mourns the loss of beloved husband and father, Harry Downs. Born in Greene, a small farm town in N. Central Iowa, he was educated at the Greene public schools and throughout his youth was involved in the Boy Scouts, eventually attaining the rank of Eagle Scout. He studied history at Iowa State in Ames Iowa, where he...
Benjamin Rush Ridgely
Nov 27, 2009
Benjamin “Pete” Rush Ridgely, 93, died Friday, November 27, 2009 at his home in Stone Mountain, Georgia after a brief battle with cancer. He was born in Atlanta, Georgia to Herbert Warren and Alice Black Ridgely. He lived with his wife Gail Norton Ridgely for the last fifteen and a half years. He was preceded in death by his...
Sybil Rogers Herren
Nov 27, 2009
Sybil Rogers Herren, age 96, died Friday, November 27, 2009 from complications following a fall. Sybil, daughter of Henry S. and Sybil Scott Rogers, was born June 30, 1913 in Decatur, Georgia. She graduated in 1932 from Decatur Girls High and attended Agnes Scott College. She married Julius Edward Herren, Sr. in 1935. Married 52 years, Sybil was a devoted...
Nell Davis Marks
Nov 26, 2009
Mrs. Nell Davis Marks, 84, of Thomaston and Decatur died Thursday, November 26, 2009. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Calvin Marks and her son John Davis Marks. Mrs. Marks is survived by her daughter, Susan and son-in-law Michael Stewart of Thomaston; daughter-in-law, Carmencita Marks of Haywood, CA; sister, Emma Davis Bremer of Marietta; and many grandchildren;...
Martha Walker Andrews
Nov 26, 2009
Martha 0. Andrews, age 92, departed this life on November 25,2009. On November 19, 2009 she suffered a severe stroke and was admitted to Peachtree Christian Hospice under the compassionate care and leadership of United Hospice in Duluth, Georgia. Martha was born in Macon, Georgia, January 24, 1917. Her father, the late Dr. Stephen was a Methodist minister and later...
L. B. Smith, Jr.
Nov 26, 2009
L. B. Smith Jr.
L.B. Smith Jr. was born in Laurens County near Dublin, GA on March 17, 1917. After spending 4 years in the US Army serving in WW II, he was a very well respected residential developer and home builder in the North Atlanta area for 40 years and a devoted husband of 49...
Fred W. Minter
Nov 24, 2009
Mr. Fred W. Minter, 89, of Decatur died Tuesday, November 24, 2009. Mr. Minter served in the U. S. Army during World War II and in the war in Korea. A member of the bar in the State of Georgia since 1949, he was a private practice attorney for over 50 years in DeKalb County, having served some families through...
Mary Statham Furlong
Nov 24, 2009
Joyce Statham Furlong, 77 of Decatur, passed away November 24, 2009. Joyce graduated from Auburn University in 1953, the first in her family to graduate college. She taught social studies at Lithonia High School from 1968 to 1993, during which time she earned her Master’s Degree with honors from Georgia State University. In her free time, she was a world...
Nestor Washington Dourron, M. D.
Nov 22, 2009
Nestor Washington Dourron, MD, 86, of Atlanta died Sunday, November 22, 2009. A native of Buenos Aires, Argentina, he was born on March 5, 1923. He was a practicing physician in the Decatur area, beloved by his patients until his retirement in 1997. Surviving are his beloved wife of 47 years, Maria Dourron, MD and his sons, Rodney Dourron, MD,...
Gertie Dimples Brown
Nov 22, 2009
Mrs. Gertie Dimples Brown, 63, of Fairburn died Sunday, November 22, 2009. She is survived by her husband, Clarence Brown; daughters, Lavanda Hardesty and Lugena Johnson, both of Hayward, CA; sons, Robert Johnson of Fairburn, Collis Williams of San Leandro, CA and Michael Baxter of Oakland, CA; step-son, Reginald Brown of Stockton, CA; and special daughter, Juanetta Brown of Lithonia....
Louise Strozer
Nov 22, 2009
Louise Strozer died Sunday, November 22, 2009. She was born August 6, 1921 in Decatur, GA. She was preceded in death by her sister, Doris Fowler and brothers, Bennett Strozer and Harry Strozer. She retired after more than 40 years with the Life of Georgia Insurance Company. She is survived by her nieces, Jenny Strozer, Jean Strozer and Janice Griswold;...
Christopher C. Young
Nov 20, 2009
Christopher C. Young, age 65, of Mitchell, GA died on November 20, 2009, after a 20 month battle with cancer. He was preceded in death by his father, Arthur C. Young and is survived by his wife of 33 years, Pam; two daughters, Mary Brady, and Beth Jones, both of Ballground, GA; five grandchildren; mother, Frances Young of Sandy Springs;...
Carol N. Rowe
Nov 20, 2009
Mrs. Carol Rowe of Avondale Estates died Friday, November 20, 2009. She was a member of the First Christian Church of Decatur, Christian Women’s Fellowship, Path Finders Sunday School Class and a member of the P.E.O. Mrs. Rowe was preceded in death by her husband Robert C. Rowe. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Bruce and Linda Rowe...
Dr. Margaret Jane Pepperdene
Nov 20, 2009
Dr. Margaret Jane Pepperdene, 89, of Decatur died Friday, November 20, 2009. She is survived by generations of students who cherished their time with her in the classrooms. A Celebration of her teaching at Agnes Scott College and Paideia School will be held Saturday, December 5, 2009 at 2 PM in the Gaines Chapel of Agnes Scott College. A reception...
Pierce Head
Nov 20, 2009
Pierce Head was born May 14, 1927 in Barnesville, Georgia and soon moved to the Atlanta/Decatur area. Pierce attended Glenwood Elementary School and graduated from Decatur Boys High in 1944. After serving in the U.S. Navy in the South Pacific theatre during WWII, Pierce was honorably discharged and returned to Atlanta. He went on to graduate from Georgia State University...
Belle Pressly Long
Nov 19, 2009
Belle S. Long, a resident of Clairmont Place in Decatur, GA, died on November 19, 2009. She was born on December 1, 1923 in Abbeville, SC. Her parents were William Maxwell Smith and Alberta Montgomery Smith of Miami Beach, Florida. She is survived by her husband Hazel H. Long of Decatur, Georgia, to whom she was married for over sixty-five...
Geneva Sorrow Moore
Nov 19, 2009
Mrs. Geneva Sorrow Moore, age 91, of Tucker, a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and a dear friend to all who knew and loved her, died Thursday, November 19, 2009. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Edward Moore. Surviving are her sisters, Nancy Harwell of Fayetteville, Miriam Brooks of Elberton; children, Kathleen Boyle of Ann Arbor, MI, Anna...
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