Obituaries
Stephen Rice
Dec 14, 2009
Mr. Stephen Ralph Rice, 51, of Greenville, SC and Atlanta, GA, died Monday, December 14, 2009. Steve graduated from Henderson High School and attended DeKalb College for 2 years. He began his career early in life working in restaurants in and around the Atlanta area. He worked in the Buckhead Life Group for many years. He was the executive chef...
Gene T. Holloway
Dec 12, 2009
Gene T. Holloway passed away December 12th from complications of a stroke that he suffered several weeks ago. Mr. Holloway, a native of Atlanta, was born July 26, 1928. He was the son of the late Paul Holloway and Juanita Holloway Mullins, also of Atlanta. Gene and his wife Louise had just celebrated their 61st anniversary in September. Growing up...
John R. Comer, Sr.
Dec 12, 2009
Mr. John R. Comer, 85, of Tucker, GA, died December 12, 2009. A longtime residence of Decatur, GA, Mr. Comer was a retired Motorcycle Police Officer for the city of Decatur, where he worked for over 30 years. He served his country during World War II in the U. S. Navy. Mr. Comer was a longtime member of Columbia Drive...
Velma Louise Kelley
Dec 12, 2009
Velma Louise Kelley died Saturday, December 12, 2009. She was preceded in death by her son, Arthur Kelley. She is survived by her husband, Robert Kelley of Tucker; sons, Michael Kelley of Atlanta, GA, Dennis Kelley of Stone Mountain, GA, and Steve Kelley and his wife, Lynn of Jefferson, GA; sister, Sarah Byrd of Jayton, TX; granddaughters, Courtney Nicole Kelley...
The Reverend Doctor Diane Tennis
Dec 12, 2009
The Reverend Doctor Diane Tennis, 76 years old, of Stone Mountain, GA died December 12, 2009. Rev. Tennis was born 10/29/33 in Minneapolis, MN, the daughter of the late Lucille Gosch. Rev. Tennis obtained her Masters of Divinity from Union Theological Seminary in NY and her PhD in European Intellectual History from the University of Rochester in NY and served...
John Holland Meredith
Dec 10, 2009
Mr. John Holland Meredith of Decatur, GA, formerly of New Orleans died Thursday, December 10, 2009. Memorial services will be held in Hattiesburg, MS with arrangements to be announced at a later date. A. S. Turner & Sons
Jack Kenneth Hale
Dec 9, 2009
HALE, Dr. Jack
Dr. Jack Kenneth Hale, 81, of Atlanta died December 9, 2009. He was born in Carbon Glow, Letcher County, Kentucky, October 3, 1928, the son of the late James Marion and Cora Kelly Hale. He was preceded in death by two brothers, George and Gene Hale, and a sister, Elizabeth Hale DuVall. He is survived by...
Gerrill Kohn Shealy
Dec 8, 2009
SHEALY, Gerrill Margaret Kohn
Gerrill Kohn Shealy was born July 29, 1921 in Oak Park, Illinois and died December 8, 2009. She moved to Avondale Estates with her family in 1932, attended Winona Park Elementary School and graduated from Decatur Girl’s High in 1938. She married James Owen Shealy of Decatur in 1942 and they enjoyed forty years of life...
Jack Cole Howard
Dec 8, 2009
Beloved father, grandfather, husband and friend, Jack Cole Howard, 83, of Atlanta, GA, passed away December 8, 2009. He was born in Gadsden, AL, the son of Vallie M. Cole. He is survived by his sister, daughters, a daughter and son in law, six grandchildren and friends. He is preceded in death by his grandmother, his parents, his beloved wife,...
Ryan Neil Crowley
Dec 6, 2009
CROWLEY, Ryan
Mr. Ryan Neil Crowley, 23, of Lilburn passed away Sunday, December 6, 2009 as a result of a car accident. Ryan was a graduate of Parkview High School in 2005. He is survived by his parents, Marcus (Marc) and Pamela Crowley of Lilburn; sister, Casey Crowley of Lilburn; grandparents, Skip and Barbara Kuhn of Fernandina Beach, FL; Tunis Crowley...
Lester Moore, Jr.
Dec 3, 2009
MOORE, Lester -
Lester Moore, Jr., a resident of Decatur, Georgia died on Thursday, December 3, 2009 at the age of 85. Lester was a graduate of the United States Naval Academy class of 1946. He served 7 years as an officer in the United States Navy submarine service reaching the rank of Lieutenant. He left the service to raise his...
Lillian Webster White
Dec 2, 2009
Mrs. Virginia Webster White, 94, a long-time resident of Atlanta died Wednesday, December 2, 2009. A native of Grayson, Georgia, she was born on July 30, 1915, the youngest of 7 children of Bobbie Vernoy Bradley and Thompsie Green Chapman, a school teacher and lay Methodist minister in Gwinnett County. Mrs. White was the oldest and longest standing member...
Charles Sims Mercer, Jr.
Dec 1, 2009
Charles Sims Mercer, Jr., 77, of Stone Mountain died Tuesday, December 1, 2009. A life long resident of DeKalb County, he was a self employed land surveyor. He graduated from Decatur Boys High in 1949 and attended Ga. Tech. Mr. Mercer proudly served his country in the U. S. Army during the Korean Conflict. Preceded in death by his daughter,...
Jesse James Pirkle, Jr.
Nov 29, 2009
Jesse James Pirkle, Jr., 83, of Rex died November 29, 2009. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, December 2nd at 2:30 PM at A. S. Turner & Sons. Interment Norcross City Cemetery. The family will receive friends Wednesday from 1:30 until the hour of service at A. S. Turner & Sons, 404-292-1551.
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...
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