Obituaries
Mary Alverta "Bertie" Bond
Oct 31, 2009
Mary Alverta “Bertie” Bond, 77, of Decatur, Ga., died Saturday, Oct. 31. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 7, in Gaines Chapel of Presser Hall on the campus of Agnes Scott College. A reception will follow in the Katharine Woltz Reception Room of Rebekah Scott Hall. A Virginia native, Ms. Bond graduated from Agnes Scott...
Marcia Fishman
Oct 29, 2009
Marcia Fishman of Atlanta died Thursday, October 29, 2009 after a lengthy battle with lung cancer. Ms. Fishman worked as an attorney for the Atlanta Public Schools and was a life long advocate for peace and justice. She is survived by her son, Paul Katzman of Atlanta; parents, Al and Marge Fishman of Detroit, MI; and brother, Dan Fishman of...
Nydia Glass
Oct 29, 2009
Nydia Glass, beloved mother and adored friend went to be with the Lord on Thursday, October 29. She is survived by her son, William E. Glass; daughter Margie Glass-MacDonald; Grandchildren, Brian Glass, Allison Glass, Christopher Glass, Hannah Glass; and two siblings residing in Panama . A memorial service will be held in the Chapel at A.S. Turner and Sons on...
Emory J. Barker
Oct 29, 2009
Mr. Emory J. Barker, 73, of Decatur died Thursday, October 29, 2009. Surviving are his wife, Mary Alyce Barker; daughter, Charlotte Mathews; brothers, Reverend Russell Talmadge Barker, Luke Barker; and three grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Sunday, November 1 at 2:00 PM at A. S. Turner & Sons with Reverend Ralph Easterwood officiating. Interment Haw Creek Baptist Church Yard,...
Charles E. "Charlie" Grim
Oct 28, 2009
Charles Edward Grim, 91, passed away peacefully on October 28, 2009. He was born on June 12, 1918 in Brooklyn, N. Y., and raised in Summit, N.J. He graduated from New York University. He was employed by U. S. Steel, and then worked as a sales trainee for the Monroe Calculating Machine Company, all in New York City. Charles was...
Lola A. Parker
Oct 28, 2009
Miss Lola Allene Parker, a resident of Avondale Estates since 1946, died Wednesday, October 28, 2009. She was a secretary for the Civil Service during World War II. A beautician by trade, Miss Parker had 2 shops in the Atlanta area and worked at Sharian, Inc. in Decatur for 25 years. She was of the Baptist faith. Miss Parker was...
Joe Frank Morrison
Oct 27, 2009
Mr. Joe Frank Morrison, of Tucker, died Tuesday, October 27, 2009. He was born November 25, 1918 to Winfield Scott and Katie Morrison. He was one of five children, which included two sets of twins. Joe loved playing sports of all kind, but had a particular love for tennis in his younger years and later moved to golf. He and...
Rosenda Olema Ramirez
Oct 27, 2009
Mrs. Rosenda Ramirez, age 101, of Atlanta died Tuesday, October 27, 2009. She is survived by her daughter, Odalina Ramirez; sons, Oscar Ramirez, Otilio Ramirez; grandchildren, Ofelia, Oscar, Marisel, Francisco, Orlando, Mari Cristina, and Osmundo; great grandchildren, Maggie, Enrique, Alejandro, Michelle, Orlando, Janelli, Jelacy; and great great grandchildren, Marileysis and Santos. Funeral services will be held in the chapel of...
Betty Jo Fallis
Oct 26, 2009
Betty Perry Fallis, of Tucker, Georgia, passed away on Monday, October 26, from complications following surgery. Mrs. Fallis was born to Greer Perry and Della Croft Perry in Crested Butte, Colorado. She graduated from Capitol Hill High School in Oklahoma City, earned a Bachelor’s degree from Arkansas State Teachers College (now the University of Central Arkansas), and obtained a Master’s...
Addie Mae Veatch
Oct 26, 2009
Mrs. Addie Mae Veatch of Stockbridge, formerly of Decatur, died Monday, October 26, 2009. She was a past member of Columbia Drive Baptist Church and a present member of the First Baptist church of Decatur. She loved mission work with her church and loved to sew, garden and cook. Mrs. Veatch was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother....
Joseph Berry Vandigriff, Jr.
Oct 26, 2009
Joseph Berry Vandigriff, Jr. died Monday, October 26 at his home in Atlanta, GA at the age of 85. He was preceeded in death by his father, Joseph Berry Vandigriff and mother Myrtle Ivy Watts Vandigriff. He is survived by a sister, Mirian Ivy Vandigriff Jones of Atlanta, a nephew Peter Van Jones of Atlanta, a niece Priscilla Jones Tunnell...
Constance Tatum Lewis
Oct 26, 2009
LEWIS, Constance Tatum, 59, Atlanta native, long-time Stone Mountain resident, and resident of Loganville since 1995, lost her long battle with cancer on October 26, 2009. When first diagnosed with cancer, Connie said, "I started to ask ‘Why me?’ and then I realized the real question was ‘Why not me?’ I'm not so special that I should be immune to...
Robert Frederick Woodland, Jr.
Oct 25, 2009
Robert F. Woodland, Jr. passed away on October 25, 2009, at Vista Care Hospice at Wesley Woods. Bob, as he was known to his friends, was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on November 4, 1949. The Woodland family moved to Alexandria, Virginia in 1959. Bob graduated from Gonzaga College High School, in Washington D.C. in 1967. He then attended the University...
Moncrief Dupre Schroeder, Jr.
Oct 25, 2009
SCHROEDER, Moncrief
Mr. Moncrief Dupre Schroeder, Jr., 86, of Decatur died Sunday, October 25, 2009. He was born in Atlanta to Moncrief Dupre Schroeder, Sr. and Lottie Buffington Martin Schroeder and raised in Abbeville, SC where he was a 4 sport letterman playing football, baseball, basketball and capturing State Tennis title. Mr. Schroeder proudly served with the 517th Airborne Division during...
Virginia Paralee Hubbard Watson
Oct 21, 2009
Virginia Paralee Hubbard Watson, 87, a fourth generation Atlantan, died October 21, 2009, at Piedmont Hospital after a brief illness. Mrs. Watson was the paternal granddaughter of the late Henry G. Hubbard of Hubbard, Shreves, and Grove, founders of Grove Park in Northwest Atlanta. She graduated from Fulton High School with honors in 1939 and from the Marsh Business College....
Philip Duncombe Kane
Oct 20, 2009
Philip Duncombe Kane, age 60, devoted husband and brother who was a Decatur resident for 20 years, went to be with Christ on Tuesday afternoon after an extended battle with cancer. Born in Manhattan, New York, son of Robert and Aileen Kane, he is survived by his Wife of 9 years, Robin Kane, of Decatur, brother, Cameron Morrison Kane, of...
Clutha G. Napier
Oct 20, 2009
Clutha G. Napier of Snellville passed away Tuesday, October 20, 2009 after a two year battle with cancer. She was a teacher and member of the First Baptist Church of Atlanta, and enjoyed traveling abroad. Survivors include her son, David; daughters, Jennifer and Elizabeth; mother, Clutha Golder; grandsons, John and Sebastian; and her beloved terrier, Charlie. In lieu of flowers,...
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