Obituaries

Mayson Augustus Callaway

Mayson Augustus Callaway

Mar 9, 2023

Mayson Callaway Jr passed away March 9, 2023. He was 88 and a lifelong resident of Atlanta. He is survived by his wife of 67 years Cathy, his children Gus (Lisa) and Lou (Bill Cutts), his grandchildren Mayson IV (Erin), Chrissy, Libby, Sully, Katie and Coco Cutts and his great-granddaughter Daisy Ruth. He was predeceased by his son Gene.

Mayson...

Kevin K Mchale

Kevin K Mchale

Mar 9, 2023

Kevin Kelly McHale passed away on Thursday, March 9, 2023.  He was predeceased by his parents, Patricia Anne Cameron and John Joseph McHale and sister Mary Madeleine "Mavie" McHale.

  Kevin was born on November 27th , 1950, in Detroit, Michigan.  He moved to Atlanta from Milwaukee in 1965 when his father was the President of the Braves.  Kevin graduated...

Michael Robert Snider

Michael Robert Snider

Mar 8, 2023

Surrounded by his wife and daughters and completely at peace, Michael Robert Snider passed away in the early hours of March 8, 2023, at the age of 69 years old in Atlanta, Georgia.

Mike was born on May 14, 1953, in Anniston, Alabama to parents Lura and Paul Snider, a Captain in the Army. In his early life, he lived all...

Josephine Fernandes

Josephine Fernandes

Mar 7, 2023

Josephine Fernandes recently celebrated her 91st birthday, she passed away peacefully on March 7, 2023. She was born in Mangalore, India on February 28, 1932 and lived most of her life in Bombay, India. She was a proud parent of 3 daughters, 1 son, 10 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren.

Josephine moved to Atlanta, GA in 2003 after the passing of...

Ruth Wong Arnow

Ruth Wong Arnow

Mar 6, 2023

Annie Ruth Wong Arnow passed away on March 6, 2023 at the age of 88. Born a southern girl from Atlanta, GA she moved to Manhattan after college and became a true New Yorker. She had a boisterous laugh and was able to have engaging conversations with everyone she met. She was loved by everyone and will be missed by...

Caudle A. Julian

Caudle A. Julian

Mar 4, 2023

Caudle Amiel Julian, Jr. of Decatur, Georgia, formerly of Conway, Arkansas passed away on Saturday, March 4, 2023 at the age of 78. Caudle was born on October 24, 1944 in Conway, Arkansas to Caudle Julian, Sr. and Marie Holloway Julian.

He is survived by his wife Jimmie Lou Julian, who is the former Jimmie Lou Drake. He also leaves behind...

Cynthia Margaret Palfrey

Cynthia Margaret Palfrey

Mar 3, 2023

Cynthia Margaret Palfrey, née Lange, 48, of Decatur, passed away on March 3, 2023, after bravely fighting a taxing battle with cancer.

Cyndi was born on March 8, 1974, in Harvey, Illinois. After she graduated with her bachelor of science at Florida Gulf Coast University in 2000, she went on to attain her MSPH at the University of Alabama at Birmingham...

Eric Andrew Myracle

Eric Andrew Myracle

Mar 2, 2023

MYRACLE, Eric Andrew, beloved husband, father, brother, son, and friend, died on March 2, 2023, in Decatur, Ga., three months after receiving a diagnosis of pancreatic cancer. He was 55.

Eric was born to Ruth Campbell Myracle and Eric Donald Myracle on February 22, 1968, in Brevard, NC. His first sibling, Lauren, followed fast on his heels. Following the divorce of...

Edward Patrick Kadingo

Edward Patrick Kadingo

Mar 1, 2023

Captain Edward Patrick Kadingo was born April 8, 1935 in West New York, New Jersey. Died March 1, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia.

He moved to GA to attend Georgia Tech. There he ran cross-country and qualified for the Naval ROTC. He graduated in 1958 with a degree in Industrial Engineering. He was commissioned upon graduation and completed 3 years active duty....

George P. Sessions

George P. Sessions

Mar 1, 2023

George P. Sessions, a physician who guided the establishment of the departments of anesthesia at three Atlanta hospitals, died March 1, 2023, at home. The cause of his death was heart failure.

Dr. Sessions was born on July 9, 1931, a descendant of Terrell County and Randolph County pioneer families in southwest Georgia. He was the son of the late George...

Vivian F Childs

Vivian F Childs

Feb 28, 2023

On Tuesday, February 28, 2023, Major Vivian F. Childs, retired and was promoted to glory while being hospitalized at Advent Health Hospital in Orlando, Florida. Major Vivian was born February 12, 1948 in Quincy, Ill. Vivian was the eldest daughter of John and Jean Taylor. In 1968, she entered the College for Officer Training in Chicago, Ill, as a member...

Theodore Robert Weber

Theodore Robert Weber

Feb 25, 2023

Rev. Dr. "Herr Professor," Theodore (Ted) Weber was born on June 6, 1928 in New Orleans, LA and joined the Great Cloud of Witnesses on February 25th, 2023. He is preceded in death by his parents Robert Louis Weber and Margret Worthington Weber and sister, Peggy Weber Bubar. He is survived by his loving and creative wife Mildred (Mudie) Overstrom...

Kathryn Josephine Brooks

Kathryn Josephine Brooks

Feb 24, 2023

Kathryn Lambert Brooks of Atlanta, GA died on February 24, 2023, at the age of 85. She was born in SC, the sixth of nine children. She received her nursing diploma from Birmingham Southern College in 1957 and was campus nurse there from 1961 - 1967. While working as a nurse there, she met and fell in love with Joseph...

Lee Anderson Leach

Lee Anderson Leach

Feb 23, 2023

Lee Anderson Leach of Decatur, GA, passed away February 23, 2023, just short of her 88th birthday. A memorial service will be held Saturday, March 11, at 11 am at Christ Church Episcopal, 400 Holcomb Bridge Rd, Norcross, Georgia, 30071, with reception to follow, celebrating the life of a woman who was passionate about her family and country, as well...

William Lee Long

William Lee Long

Feb 23, 2023

William L. Long, 76 years old, passed peaceably away February 23, 2023. He was the son of Edith and William Long.

"Billy is survived by his wife of 54 years, Brenda Long; children, Ashley and William; 8 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; Aunt Rebecca Evatt; brother Johnny Long (Bonnie); sisters Linda Erwin and Tammy Lumpkin; step-sisters Debbie LaBee and Suzanne Letner; and many...

Martie Hartley

Martie Hartley

Feb 19, 2023

Celebration of life:

Family and friends are invited to pay their respects

on Sunday, February 26, 2023 from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm at:

A.S. Turner and Sons Funeral Home

2773 N Decatur Rd

Decatur, GA

Guests are invited to share stories and memories from 2:30 - 3:30 pm

In Lieu of Flowers:

Martie was an avid animal lover and fierce supporter of our...

Hannah Marie Hubbard

Hannah Marie Hubbard

Feb 18, 2023

Hannah Marie Hubbard passed away dreaming at the age of 29 in the early hours of February 18, 2023 in her home shared with her maternal grandmother, Carolyn McDowell, at Wesley Woods Towers.

From the day after she was born, until the day she entered into her heavenly home, she was continuously faced with health troubles and chronic illnesses....

Hooper Gordon Pattillo

Hooper Gordon Pattillo

Feb 18, 2023

Hooper Gordon Pattillo (96), known worldwide as H.G., Pat, or Papa Pat, leaves a legacy of principled leadership. His ability to embrace the day's needs, plan for the future, and inspire assistance in the execution of his vision ensures that many efforts begun under his guidance will endure after his death.

Born into humble beginnings in 1926 in Klondike, Georgia, H.G....

Major Carolyn A. Walters

Major Carolyn A. Walters

Feb 17, 2023

Major Carolyn A. Reeves Walters was born on June 11, 1943, in Albany, GA to D.S. & Effie Reeves, third generation Salvationist. She has six sisters and one brother. She and her sister Evelyn met the Army at the age of eleven, when they went to Sunbeams and loved it so much, they continued to go back. She attended the...

Mary Jo Ledbetter

Mary Jo Ledbetter

Feb 16, 2023

Mary Jo Ledbetter, 88, passed away on February 16, 2023 in Decatur, Ga.

Mary Jo Ledbetter was born on June 17, 1934 in Rome, Ga. to Leonard Austin and Ruth Austin. She worked as a production manager at Circle Partition for many years.

Mary Jo Married James Ledbetter on October 17, 1953. The couple had 2 children, Debbie...