Obituaries
Elizabeth Mcfarland Wright
Nov 13, 2008
Elizabeth McFarlane “Betty” Wright died Thursday, November 13, 2008. Betty was born August 20, 1932 in Talladega, AL. She was the only child of deaf parents who taught at the Alabama School for the Deaf. Betty grew up communicating with her parents using sign language and later interpreted church services for the deaf for several years. A devout Christian, she...
Frances Marie "Grammie" Duncan
Nov 12, 2008
Frances Marie “Grammie” Duncan, 84, of Decatur died Wednesday, November 12, 2008. Mrs. Duncan born on November 17, 1923, was the daughter of Claude Allen and Carrie Mae Mullinax. She is survived by her daughters, Carla Hardwick of Atlanta, Claudia Roberts of Lilburn; brother, Russell Allen of Eatonton; sister, Madeline Whitworth of Douglasville; two granddaughters, Carrie Roberts Huffman of Port...
Dr. Jerry Robin Gill, Sr.
Nov 12, 2008
Dr. Robin Gill, 52, of Decatur went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, November 12, 2008. He was a graduate of Emory University and attended Avondale First Baptist Church. Surviving are his children, Kristin Gill, Amanda Martin and her husband Joe, Jerry R. Gill, Jr., all of Atlanta; mother, Jerry Gill; father, George T. Gill, both of Decatur; brothers,...
Mary Ellen Brown
Nov 12, 2008
Mrs. Mary Ellen Brown of Decatur died Wednesday, November 12, 2008. She is survived by her husband, John R. Brown, Sr.; son, Bobby Ranck of Houston, TX; mother, Pauline Aubry Brown Hicks of Decatur, GA; brother, Bill Brown of Tucker, GA; step daughters, Sheila Seabolt of Smyrna, GA & Pat Calvert of Marietta, GA; step son, John R. “Buddy” Brown,...
James Burnett Gibb, Jr.
Nov 12, 2008
Mr. James Burnett Gibb, Jr. died Wednesday, November 12, 2008. He was a member of Decatur First United Methodist Church and the Fellowship Class. He was also a member of American Legion and had been a longtime volunteer with the DeKalb Medical Center. Mr. Gibb was preceded in death by his wife Helen Waters Gibb; son, James Gibb III; and...
Karina Maria Lichirie Miller
Nov 11, 2008
Funeral services for Karina Maria Lichirie Miller, age 70, of 1956 River Forest Road, will be held at Peachtree Road United Methodist Church on Saturday, November 15, 2008, at 11:00 a.m.. A private interment ceremony will follow in Elam Church cemetery in Quitman, Georgia. Mrs. Miller died suddenly early Tuesday morning, November 11, at her home. She was born on...
Alma Rowell
Nov 11, 2008
Alma Rowell, 77, of Stone Mountain, GA died Tuesday, November 11, 2008. Surviving are her husband, Calvin Rowell; daughter, Debbie Rowell; sons, Jerry Mosley, John Rowell, Dennis Rowell; ten grandchildren; sister, Opal Allison; and many nieces and nephews; and her beloved dog, Porter. Funeral services will be held Saturday, November 15th at 11:00 A.M. in the chapel of A. S....
Betty Ruth Poole
Nov 11, 2008
Betty Poole of Decatur died November 11, 2008. She is survived by sons, Robert and wife, Kathy, John and wife, Nancy of Loganville, Billy and wife, Marcie of Daytona Beach, FL; grandchildren, Michael, Shannon, Jamie, Jodie, Spencer and Stephanie; brother, Baxter Dollar and wife, Jean; sister, Jerry Brown and husband, Ray; several nieces and nephews; cousins and friends who loved...
Willie Strickland Smith
Nov 9, 2008
Mrs. Willie Strickland Smith, 81, a native of Dacula, and a longtime resident of Decatur, died Sunday, November 9, 2008. Surviving are her sons, Wesley H. Smith, Dewey V. Smith, James Smith; daughters, Sandra White, Brenda Warwick; six grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Graveside services will be conducted Tuesday, November 11th at 11:00 A.M. at Melwood Cemetery with Rev. Larry...
Jack Edward Peterson
Nov 9, 2008
Dr. Jack Edward Peterson, 76, of Decatur, Ga., died Sunday, Nov. 9, 2008. Born in Cadiz, Ohio, Aug. 4, 1932, he was a son of Harold Philip Peterson Sr. and the former Lillian Elizabeth Allen. After serving in the Merchant Marine and the U.S. Air Force, he attended the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and Columbia University, and later...
Diane Smith-Knights
Nov 8, 2008
Mary Diane Smith-Knights, of Lilburn, GA, loving wife, mother, sister, and grandmother, passed away Saturday, November 8, 2008. Diane was born on July 30, 1944 and was raised in Atlanta, GA. She was a graduate of Avondale High School in Atlanta, and Georgia State University. Diane worked in the GSA Property division of the Federal Government. She was the founder...
David P. Bennett
Nov 8, 2008
David P. Bennett, 54, of Decatur died Saturday, November 08, 2008. Surviving are his mother, Joanne Bennett; brother and sister-in-law, Dean and Sue Bennett; nephews, Zack Bennett; and feline companions, Prince and Calico all of Decatur. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, November 11th at 2:00 PM at A. S. Turner & Sons with Reverend William H. Fortner officiating. Interment...
Lawrence James "Larry" Addison
Nov 7, 2008
Lawrence James (Larry) Addison, age 84, of Tucker passed away Friday, November 7, 2008. He served in the U. S. Army for 3 ½ years during World War II. After his service, he worked for the A & P Tea Company for 30 years and Mashburn Electric Company for 10 years.
Larry was a member of The Lawrenceville Road United Methodist...
Andrew "Ford" Johnson
Nov 6, 2008
Andrew “Ford” Johnson, 22, of Avondale Estates passed away November 6, 2008. Ford, a native Atlantan was a student at the International Culinary School of the Art Institute of Atlanta. He was an outgoing young man, having friends all over the region that will always cherish his memory. Ford was the beloved son of Herman Johnson and Debbi Weed-Johnson; brother,...
Caro M. Pendergraft
Nov 6, 2008
Caro Miller Pendergraft, age 96, of Atlanta, Georgia, died Thursday, November 6, 2008. Mr. Pendergraft was born on August 27, 1912 in Joplin, Missouri to the late Garner Pendergraft and Verna Miller. In the 1930’s, he worked for Montgomery Ward where he started a dance band using the name Jay Franklyn. Mr. Pendergraft served in the Marines during World War...
Margaret H. Almand
Nov 6, 2008
Mrs. Margaret Frances Almand passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, November 6, 2008. She was born Margaret Frances Heinold to the late Frank and Katherine Mitterwieser Heinold. . She was preceded in death by her husband, Harvey Judge Almand. Mrs. Almand worked for General Motors Lakewood, Chevrolet Division, and retired from the Visiting Nurses Association of Atlanta. She is...
Janine C. Gamble
Nov 4, 2008
Lady Janine Gamble, daughter of Marc Corbisier de Harbonnier de Cobreville and Mary de Kerckhove of Brussels, Belgium, passed away peacefully on November 4, 2008, in Sandy Springs, Georgia. She was born June 8, 1921 in Brussels (Ixelles), Belgium. She married Sir Frederick Herbert Gamble in Elizabethville, Belgian Congo, on June 15, 1942. Lady Gamble and her husband, Sir Herbert...
Jean Eloise Macpherson
Nov 4, 2008
Eloise Macpherson, age 88, died peacefully on November 4, 2008 at Sunrise Ivey Ridge in Alpharetta, GA. A native of Georgia, she was the daughter of William and Lucy Mae Carroll. Her husband, William J. Macpherson and her sister Jacqueline C. Ansley preceded her in death. Mrs. Macpherson attended high school in Brunswick, GA and was a graduate of the...
Charles Butler Sharpton, Jr.
Nov 3, 2008
Charles Butler (C.B.) Sharpton, Jr., 85, died November 3, 2008 in Baton Rouge, LA. He was born in Ninety Six, SC to the late Charles and Nettie Bozard Sharpton. Mr. Sharpton served in World War II as a Technical Sergeant in the Army Air Corps 97th Bomb Group. He graduated from Clinton High School and earned a B.S. degree in...
Phyllis Ewing Carter
Nov 3, 2008
Mrs. Phyllis Ewing Carter, age 82, of Tucker went home to her Heavenly Father on Monday, November 3, 2008. She is survived by her loving husband of 61 years, William J. Carter; sons, Doug and his wife Lee, Gary and wife Sherrell; grandchildren, Kim Magill, Kelly Coker, Matt Carter, Rachael Carter, Zachary Carter; and 8 great grandchildren. A memorial service...
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