Obituaries
Jimmie Cheek Hammond
Jul 7, 2009
Mrs. Jimmie Frances Hammond, 91, of Covington died Tuesday, July 7, 2009. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Jimmie Lewis Adamson and Samuel Jones Hammond, and her son, Jimmie Lewis Adamson, Jr. A beloved mother, grandmother and great grandmother, Mrs. Hammond is survived by children, Margaret and Thomas D. Houston of Ludowici, Samuel W and Wanda Hammond of...
Charles Edwin Hauswirth
Jul 6, 2009
Mr. Charles Edwin (Chuck) Hauswirth, of Clarkston, died Saturday, July 6, 2009. He was born on March 15, 1921 in Chicago, IL to John Edwin Hauswirth and Pearl Myrtle Brown Hauswirth. He served in the U. S. Army and the U. S. Air Force. Mr. Hauswirth married Evelyn Frances Mayson on October 13, 1945. He was a Master Mason in...
Margaret C. Harris
Jul 5, 2009
Margaret C. “Pegge” Harris, 83, peacefully passed away on July 5, 2009. She was predeceased by her loving husband LTC (USA, retired) Charles “Chuck” Harris. Pegge is survived by her three sons Chess and his wife Karen of Suffolk, VA, Rickey and his wife Denise of Talbotton, GA, and Dexter and his wife Erika of Warner Robbins, GA, ten grandchildren...
David Arnold Barrett
Jul 5, 2009
Mr. David Arnold Barrett, 39, of Atlanta died Sunday, July 5, 2009. He attended Henderson High School and graduated from Riverside Military Academy. Mr. Barrett served in the U. S. Army, 10th Mountain Division, during Desert Storm and he also saw action in Somalia and Haiti. He was a member of Briarcliff United Methodist Church. With an adventuresome spirit, David...
Bron Washam Fayssoux
Jul 5, 2009
Bron Washam Fayssoux passed away Sunday, July 5, 2009, at her home in Decatur, GA. She was born December 9, 1917, in Cornelius, NC to Dr. and Mrs. W. W. Washam. Bron graduated from Southern Seminary College in Buena Vista, VA. She received her nursing diploma from H. F. Long Hospital in Statesville, NC. Bron served her country during WWII...
Donald Boyd Clegg
Jul 4, 2009
Mr. Donald Boyd Clegg, 95, of Tucker, formerly of Decatur, died Saturday, July 4, 2009. He was a graduate of Decatur Boys High and attended Georgia Tech, Georgia State University and Woodrow Wilson Law School. Mr. Clegg was a special agent with the FBI for eight years. He was treasurer of Wade Motor Co., and retired as Vice President from...
Tommie Blue Booth
Jul 3, 2009
Mrs. Tommie Blue Booth, 89, of Tucker, died Friday, July 3, 2009. She was preceded in death by her husband, Melvin H. Booth. She is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law, Benjamin and Kim Booth of Guntersville, AL, Michael and Laurie Booth of Cumming; sisters, Kate Baldwin of Stone Mountain, Caroline Keith of Atlanta; brother, Harry Blue of Atlanta; seven...
Mary Esh Mcmahan
Jul 3, 2009
Mary Esh McMahan, 93, passed away in the early morning of July 3, 2009 at Odyssey House Hospice in Decatur, GA. Mrs. McMahan was born on June 21, 1916 in Amargh Township, Pennsylvania, the youngest child of John Albert Esh and Bertha Crissman Esh. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 62 years, John Oren McMahan, Sr.,...
Hazel Thomas
Jul 2, 2009
Hazel Alletha Thomas, age 88, of Atlanta, passed away peacefully on July 2, 2009 in the presence of family. Born on October 24, 1920 in Alamo, Georgia Hazel was the eldest child of James H. Thomas and Lillie Perdue Thomas. She moved with her family to Decatur, Georgia and graduated from Decatur Girls High. She later attended Georgia State College...
Martha Studdard Miles
Jul 1, 2009
Martha Hazel Miles, 91, of Decatur died Wednesday, July 1, 2009. She is survived by son and daughter-in-law, Larry and Carole Milner of Smyrna; daughter, Peggy Fain of Dacula; daughter and son-in-law, Brenda and Buddy Sanders of Conyers; 10 grandchildren; and 17 great grandchildren. She was a longtime member of Eastside Baptist. Funeral services will be held Friday, July 3...
Olin Davis Sibert, Jr.
Jul 1, 2009
Mr. Olin D. Sibert, Jr., 88, of Decatur, GA was called home by his Savior on Wednesday, July 1, 2009. He was born in Griffin, GA to Dr. Olin D. Sibert and Martha May Ballard. Mr. Sibert was a veteran of World War II serving in the U. S. Army. He retired from Atlanta Gas Light Company and was a...
Todd Walter Pierce
Jun 30, 2009
Mr. Todd Walter Pierce of Dacula died Monday, June 30, 2009. He retired from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention after 30 years of service as a noted graphic artist. Mr. Pierce was preceded in death by his father, Barney Pierce. He is survived by his mother, Mary V. Pierce of Lakeland, FL; son, Stephen Todd Pierce of Atlanta;...
Joseph Victor Llorens, Jr.
Jun 29, 2009
Mr. Joseph Victor Llorens, 88, of Stockbridge died Monday, June 29, 2009. He was born in Atlanta and raised in Grant Park. Mr. Llorens served his country during World War II in the U. S. Navy. He was decorated for his participation in the invasion of Palau, Angar, Okinawa and Iwo Jima. After his military service, Mr. Llorens joined his...
Sarah Lou Medford Johnston
Jun 29, 2009
Sarah Lou Medford (Sally) Johnston, 96, passed away Monday, June 29, 2009, in Vistacare Hospice at Wesley Woods Center in Atlanta, Georgia. Mrs. Johnston was born to the late Fred S. Medford and Martha Underwood Medford July 15, 1912 in Clyde, North Carolina. She graduated Clyde High School, moved to Atlanta, and attended Georgia Baptist Nursing School. Mrs. Johnston worked...
Paul Alton Smith
Jun 28, 2009
Chairman of the Finance Committee, and as a teacher of Sunday School classes for over 35 years. Mr. Smith is survived by his wife of 65 years, Sarah Vaughan Smith; two children David and wife Judy Smith of Rome Georgia, Anne and husband Charles Moore of Milledgeville, Georgia; grandchildren Colin Moore, Jason and wife Yumi Smith, Jennifer and husband Jeff...
Barbara Wright
Jun 26, 2009
Barbara L. Wright passed away suddenly at the age of 88 on June 26, 2009. Barbara was born Feb. 15, 1921 in Evanston, IL. She lived in Tampa for more than 50 years before moving to Atlanta, GA in 2006 to be closer to her family. She was predeceased by her beloved husband John in 1991 after 50 years of...
Alice Hunter Patterson
Jun 25, 2009
Born October 7, 1928 in Tupelo, MS, died June 25, 2009 in Decatur, GA. She was the daughter of Alice Adams and John Pitman Hunter, both deceased, and the sister of Catherine Hunter Sadler and John P. Hunter, both deceased, as well as Fraser Lee Hunter of Southern Pines, NC. She is survived by her husband of fifty-nine years, Thomas...
Gladys Conser Logue
Jun 25, 2009
Gladys (Conser) McNeil1 Logue, 96, of Atlanta, GA, died at home Thursday, June 25, 2009. Gladys was born January 17, 1913 in Alliance, Ohio to William Frederick Conser and Agnes Scott Conser. She graduated from West High School of Cleveland, Ohio. For over 60 years, Gladys was an Atlanta resident and owner of G.H. McNeil1 Slipcovers of Atlanta. She and...
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