Obituaries
Ralph S. Turner
Dec 29, 2008
Ralph S. Turner, age 88, died Monday, December 29, 2008. A life-long resident of Decatur, he was the son of Addison Steward and Myra Haygood Turner. He graduated from Decatur Boys High, attended Emory University, and graduated from the Cincinnati School of Embalming. During World War II, he became a pilot and flew missions from India into China and Burma,...
Carolyn O'Neil Durham
Dec 29, 2008
Carolyn O’Neil Durham of Decatur died on Monday, December 29, 2008. She was a retired legal secretary who worked for King and Spalding Law Firm for over 25 years. She is survived by her sisters, Jessie Manning and Betty Durham; her fiancé, George Spagnoli; and several nieces and nephews. A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. on Wednesday,...
Claude E. Burns
Dec 29, 2008
Mr. Claude E. Burns, 85, of Tucker died Monday, December 29, 2008. He is survived by his loving wife of 66 years, Betty M. Burns; daughters, Debbie Burns of Lawrenceville, Sandy Hagge and her husband David of Snellville; and several nieces and nephews. Mr. Burns graduated from high school in Hartland, MI in 1940 and went to work for Ford...
Frank Edward Patterson
Dec 29, 2008
Frank Edward “Pat" Patterson, age 93, of Decatur, Georgia, passed away, Monday, December 29, 2008. Born in Gumming, Georgia, on June 19, 1915, he was the son of Josiah Blair Patterson and Eunice Benson Patterson. Pat graduated from Cumming High School, Cumming, Georgia; Draughons School of Commerce, Atlanta, Georgia; and attended Georgia State Evening School 3 1/2 years. He is...
Julia Hix
Dec 28, 2008
Julia “Julie” Carolyn Hix, 41 passed away the evening of Sunday, December 28, 2008, at Hospice Atlanta, after a long battle with cancer. The youngest of three daughters, Julie was born December 30, 1966 in Richmond, Virginia. After graduating from University of Georgia, she worked in advertising for various companies in Tampa, Atlanta, San Francisco and Wilmington before finally settling...
Nora Eloise Knight
Dec 26, 2008
Nora Eloise Knight, age 95 of Decatur, Georgia, passed away December 26, 2008. She was born on November 19, 1913 to Aaron Thomas Chewning and Edna L. Leavell. She is preceded in death by her husband H. Clinton Knight, daughter Anne K. Yost and son-in-law John W. Yost; brothers Ralph Chewning, Doug Chewning, Parks Chewning and Alton Chewning; sisters Catherine...
Raymond King, Sr.
Dec 26, 2008
Raymond King, Sr., passed away December 26, 2008. A 1942 graduate of Marist High School, he immediately entered the United States Navy and fought in World War II. After leaving the Navy, he graduated from the University of Miami, where he played football and majored in business. During the last 51 years, Raymond and his wife, Virginia, have resided in...
Joel C. Herndon
Dec 25, 2008
Mr. Joel Cecil Herndon of Stone Mountain died Thursday, December 25, 2008. Mr. Herndon retired from REA Express in 1975. He was a member of Sardis Lodge, #444 F. & A. M. in Chamblee and the First Baptist Church of Doraville. He was preceded in death by his wife, Margaret Satterfield Herndon; son, William Joel Herndon; and grandson, William Charles...
Tom Reed Ingram
Dec 24, 2008
Mr. Tom Reed Ingram, 86, of Avondale Estates died Wednesday, December 24, 2008. He was preceded in death by his mother and father, Tom and Bernada Ingram of Rockwood TN. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Meribeth Ingram; 3 daughters and sons-in-law, Donna and Terry Irwin, Alice and Larry Hogg and Lynn and Ron King; 7 grandchildren,...
Hector Bourg
Dec 23, 2008
Hector "Butch" Bourg was born September 9, 1938 in Gulfport, Mississippi and died on December 23, 2008 in his home with his family. Butch was a Graphic Designer who proudly graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi and was an even prouder member of the Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity. He came to the Atlanta area initially working for an advertising...
Allen N. H. Holley
Dec 23, 2008
Mr. Allen N. H. Holley of Stone Mountain died Tuesday, December 23, 2008. He was a World War II veteran and served in the 3rd Army, 94TH Infantry Division, 376TH Regiment, Company D. Mr. Holley was a retired DeKalb County Deputy Sheriff. He is survived by his son, Allen (Stella) Holley of Baytown, TX; daughters, Elaine (Ed) Hathaway of Monroe,...
George H. Schott
Dec 23, 2008
George H. Schott, 90, died Tuesday, December 23, 2008, at home in Atlanta. The eldest child of Harry Henry Schott and Gladys Phoebe Davis, George was born January 17, 1918, in Dunmore, PA. After serving in the U.S. Navy from 1942-1945, he settled in Atlanta. He worked as a machinist and a machine shop planner at Delta Air Lines for...
Donald Wendell Grisier
Dec 22, 2008
Dr. Donald W. Grisier, age 90, of Decatur died Monday, December 22, 2008. Funeral services will be held at Clairmont Hills Baptist Church at 10 a.m. Wednesday, December 24, 2008. Rev. Larry Burgess and Rev. Fred Pitts officiating. Burial will follow in Floral Hills Memory Gardens. A. S. Turner & Sons
Virginia Johnson Newsome
Dec 22, 2008
Virginia “MeMe” Farmer Newsome of Sugar Hill died Monday, December 22, 2008. She retired as a Supervisor from Trust Company Bank after 26 years of service. MeMe was a member of The Family Church, First Baptist Church of Sugar Hill and its Senior Ladies Sunday School class. She volunteered as a Greeter at Riverside Elementary School in Suwanee. MeMe was...
Emma Brown Mcdaniel
Dec 22, 2008
Mrs. Emma Lou McDaniel, age 95, died Monday, December 22, 2008. She is survived by her sons, Harold and Peggy Bullard; Phillip and Janice Bullard; sisters, Mildred and Allen Chancey and Jessie and James Yarbrough; grandchildren, Harold J. Bullard, Robert S. Bullard, Lori A. Parker, Katherine Brown, Peggy Lankford, Patti Bullard, Jennifer Bowman, Carrie Vaughn, Heather Bullard; ten great- grandchildren; ...
Thelma Boyd Jones
Dec 21, 2008
Thelma B. Jones of Lilburn died Sunday, December 21, 2008. She was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, Fred H. Jones, Sr. Mrs. Jones was a longtime member of Northlake Church of Christ. A loving and nurturing mother and grandmother, she is survived by her children, Sheila and Kelly Dyer of Lawrenceville, Teresa and Gary Piper of...
Mary Mcintyre Palmer
Dec 21, 2008
Mary McIntyre Palmer, age 78, passed away peacefully Sunday, December 21, 2008 of Alzheimer’s. She was preceded in death by her sons, Mark Edward Palmer and Howard Alan Palmer. Mrs. Palmer is survived by her husband of 57 years, Howard H. Palmer; daughters and sons-in-law, Gail and Herschel Hatcher, Myra Palmer and Dave Johnson; 5 grandsons, Chase Curry, Palmer Curry,...
Canary White, Jr.
Dec 20, 2008
Canary White, Jr. died Saturday, December 20, 2008. He was preceded in death by his father, Canary W. White, Sr. and sister, Evelyn White. He is survived by his wife, Jessie White of Decatur; daughters, Linda White of Decatur & Regina Fleming of Bermuda; son, Daryl White of Avondale Estates; mother, Mamie Pearl White of Sandersville; sisters, Thena White of...
Marjorie Foster Hornsby
Dec 20, 2008
Marjorie Foster Hornsby of Atlanta, 82, a homemaker and retired kindergarten teacher, died December 20, 2008 at Dogwood Forest of Dunwoody. Surviving are daughters Elizabeth Louise Hornsby of Atlanta, Marjorie Lee Hornsby-Dodds of Peachtree City, and sister Jackie Foster Conley of Columbus. Also, one granddaughter, Anna Lee Dodds, whom she loved very much. Funeral services will be held Monday, December...
Canary W. White, Jr.
Dec 20, 2008
Canary W. White, Jr. died Saturday, December 20, 2008. He was preceded in death by his father, Canary W. White, Sr. and a sister, Evelyn White. He is survived by his wife, Jessie White of Decatur; daughters, Donna White of Decatur and Regina Fleming of Bermuda; son, Daryl White of Avondale Estates; mother, Mamie Pearl White of Sandersville, GA; sisters,...
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