Obituaries
Dixie Woodford Scanling
Aug 29, 2008
Mrs. Dixie Scanling, of Montclair Personal Care Home, Decatur, died on Friday, August 29, 2008. She was born in Toccoa, Georgia, on November 20, 1917, the only child of Onnie Hamilton Woodford and Gertrude Porter Woodford. She graduated from Toccoa High School and Agnes Scott College. She was the widow of Roy Scanling, who died in 2002. Dixie and Roy...
Vivian Kersey Edwards
Aug 29, 2008
Charlene Edwards, 63, a resident of Dunwoody, GA since 1973 passed Friday, August 29, 2008. She retired from EmoryUniversityHospital. She is survived by her son, Robert “Rob” Edwards of Dunwoody; and brothers, Don Kersey and Dale Kersey. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Arthritis Foundation. A memorial service will be held Sunday at 2:00 P.M. September...
Shirley Cornish Curry
Aug 28, 2008
Shirley K. Curry of Tucker passed away Thursday, August 28, 2008 after a lengthy battle with cancer. She is survived by her husband of 54 years, Henry L. “Bud” Curry; son, Scott K. Curry of Maryville, MO; daughter, Carla Fedigan of Lawrenceville, GA; granddaughters, Christina Warren of Menomonee Falls, WI, Christine Bowman of Macon, GA; and a grandson, Brandon Bowman...
Thelma Ivey Hatch
Aug 25, 2008
Mrs. Thelma “Tillie” Gibson Hatch, 88, of Decatur died Monday, August 25, 2008. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Susan and David Goodrich of Marietta; her son, Chris Hatch of Marietta; sisters, Dorothy A. Gibson Goochee of St. Mary’s, PA, Theresa Gibson DeVane of Tallahassee, FL; and brother, Charles L. Gibson of Macon, GA. Graveside services will be...
Ralph Stuart Jones
Aug 24, 2008
Mr. Ralph Stuart Jones of Atlanta died Sunday, August 24, 2008. He was born in Entiat, Washington and was a veteran of World War II. He was a pioneer of the Alaska fishing industry but his lifelong passion was flying. He was the beloved husband of Martha, his wife of 7 years; the loving and devoted father of Susan Jones...
Kay Carr Sobers
Aug 23, 2008
Kay Carr Sobers passed away on August 23, 2008. She was born in Cleveland, Ohio and was raised in Birmingham, Alabama. She is survived by her husband, Walter C. Sobers and son, Charles B. Sobers and preceded in passing by her sister Mary Margaret Carr. She is a graduate or the University of Alabama and the University of Pennsylvania and...
Helen Treible Whipple
Aug 22, 2008
Helen Treible Whipple, age 99, passed away peacefully Friday morning, August 22, at Golden Living Center - Briarwood in Tucker, Ga. She was preceded in passing by her son, Donald, in 1992, and her husband, Lewis, 1993. She is survived by her sons: Bruce in Los Angeles, and Robert in Decatur. Helen was born in Andes, New York and grew...
Frances Olline Bush
Aug 22, 2008
Mrs. Olline M. Bush of Decatur died Friday, August 22, 2008. She was the founder and former director of a successful pre-school, Canterbury School, (1955-2006) originally located in the Virginia- Highlands. She loved international travel and gardening. Mrs. Bush was a member of Clairmont Hills Baptist Church and the Friendship Force of Atlanta. She is survived by her son, Maurice...
Ann Louise Gregonis Patterson Finch
Aug 22, 2008
Mrs. Ann Louise Gregonis Patterson Finch, 83, of Decatur died Friday, August 22, 2008. She was born in Wilkes-Barre, PA on January 24, 1925 to the late John and Victoria Gregonis. Mrs. Finch worked for the Department of Agriculture and did some modeling for them during World War II. She was a homemaker who loved crosswords, scrabble, cards, tatting, crocheting,...
William Arley Tritt
Aug 21, 2008
Mr. William A. Tritt, 76, of Stone Mountain died Thursday, August 21, 2008. He was a U. S. Army veteran and a member of ValleyBrookBaptistChurch. Mr. Tritt formerly owned Suburban Picture Frame & Trophy Shop. He is preceded in death by his wife, Martha Fields Tritt. He is survived by his brother, Q. W. Tritt of Cleveland, GA; and many...
Roxie Jean Vaughn Baxter
Aug 21, 2008
Roxie Jean Vaughn Baxter, 61, of Atlanta died Thursday, August 21, 2008. She is survived by her daughter, Roxie Jessica Turner; son, Martin David Horton; granddaughter, Rosalynn Jewell Turner, all of Atlanta; brother, J.W. Timothy Vaughn, III of TN; nieces, Serena Kellum, and Kathleen Vaughn, both of Stockbridge. Memorial services will be held at 3:00 P.M. Sunday, August 24 at...
Vera Jones Rumbley
Aug 21, 2008
Vera Christine Jones Rumbley, age 87, of Atlanta died Thursday, August 21, 2008 of complications from Alzheimer’s. She was born February 15, 1921 to Oscar Claude Jones and Grace Burnett Jones of Conyers. After graduating high School in Conyers, she attended DraughnBusinessSchool in Atlanta. Following graduation, she worked for Southern Freight Association where she met her husband, John T. (Red)...
Ruth Hoffman Garner
Aug 20, 2008
Mrs. Ruth Hoffmann Garner of Decatur died Wednesday, August 20, 2008. Ruth was born August 2, 1935 in Kaiserslautern, Germany to Hans and Katharina Hoffmann. Ruth was predeceased by her beloved grandson Jason Brady, who was killed in a tragic car accident in March, 2000. Ruth retired from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of GA after 30 years of service. ...
Robert John Carlson
Aug 20, 2008
Robert John Carlson, 87, of Avondale Estates, GA passed away on Wednesday, August 20, 2008. He was a native of Jamestown, NY. He earned his Engineering Degree at TriStateUniversity and served as an Army Air Corps pilot during World War II. He began his career at Lockheed and more recently retired from Lockwood Green in Atlanta. He was a member...
Willie Boling Carroll
Aug 19, 2008
W. Grace Carroll, 89, of Lutz, Florida, formerly of Atlanta, GA died Tuesday, August 19, 2008. She is survived by her son, Neal Carroll and his wife Sandra of Tucker, GA; daughter, Diane Brunner and her husband Dewey of Lutz, FL; six grandchildren; and ten great grandchildren. Graveside services will be held Saturday, August 23rd at 2:00 P. M. at...
Roy Meyers
Aug 18, 2008
Mr. Roy Myers, 78, of Atlanta died Monday, August 18, 2008. A native of Carbondale, IL, Mr. Myers served his country as a Sergeant in the U. S. Army during the Korean War. He was a retired coffee salesman. Mr. Myers was a member of the First Church of The Nazarene. He was preceded in death by his wife, Joyce...
Rusti Lane Shipman
Aug 18, 2008
Rusti Lane Shipman, age 27, died August 15, 2008. Rusti was a waiter with Champs Restaurant in Atlanta and was a member of the Hawthorne Baptist Church in Lawrenceville, GA. Rusti is survived by his mother, Robin Shipman Gamble and her husband, Rob of Trinity, FL; his father, James H. Shipman and wife Ann of Roswell, GA ; his sister,...
Rene Fortuna
Aug 18, 2008
Mr. Abraham Rene Fortuna, age 50, of Lithonia, passed away Monday, August 18, 2008. Mr. Fortuna was accepted to West Point and attended Clarion University, the University of Maryland and the University of Miami. He was a U.S. Army veteran, serving in Germany, Korea and various U.S. locations. He was a great fan of University of Miami football, NASCAR and...
Ovid Sylvester Campbell
Aug 17, 2008
Ovid Sylvester Campbell, 80, of Atlanta, Georgia, died August 17, 2008. Born in Grafton, WV June 19, 1928 to William Riley Campbell and Margaret Rose Benton Campbell, Ovid was predeceased by all his siblings, Benton Campbell, Kittanning PA; Corrine Campbell and John Campbell, Volga WV; and Julia Ann Glendenning, Philippi, WV, and by his second wife, June Olson Rogers Campbell....
Annie Lee Butler Manderson
Aug 17, 2008
Mrs. Annie Lee Manderson, 97, formerly of Decatur died Sunday, August 17, 2008. She was born to D. Thomas Butler and Ida Knight Butler. Mrs. Manderson was a long-time member of RehobothBaptistChurch. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lewis Manderson. She is survived by her daughter, The Rev. Patricia Manderson Southerland; grandson, Ed Southerland; step granddaughters, Beth Rice...
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