Obituaries
Beverly L. Qualls
Jul 25, 2008
Beverly L. Qualls, age 55, of Atlanta, passed away suddenly on Friday, July 25, 2008. She was preceded in death by her parents, James T. and Frances L. Qualls and her half-brother, James T. Qualls, Jr. She was retired after 30 years as a Guidance Counselor and Educator from Henderson Mill Elementary. Ms. Qualls was involved with the Everybody Wins...
Frances Bolding Manus
Jul 24, 2008
Mrs. Maxine Bolding Manus, 88, of Decatur died Thursday, July 24, 2008 at Hospice Atlanta. She was a long time member of First Baptist Church of Decatur. She was preceded in death by her husband, Worth F. Manus, Jr. Mrs. Manus is survived by daughters, Shirley Anderson, Sandra Lesher and her husband John; sons, Stan Manus and wife Linda, Bill...
Mrs. J. D. (Lucy) Flowers
Jul 24, 2008
Mrs. Lucy Allgood Flowers, wife of the late John Doyle (J.D.) Flowers, Sr., entered into rest on Thursday, July 24, 2008 at The Place At Martinez, Augusta, GA. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, July 28 at A.S. Turner & Sons with Rev. Herb Woodyard officiating. Burial will follow in MelwoodCemetery, Stone Mountain, GA. Mrs. Flowers,...
Ruth Preston
Jul 23, 2008
Mrs. Ruth Preston, age 94, of Atlanta, presently of KingsbridgeRetirementCenter, died Wednesday, July 23. 2008. She was raised in Cincinnati, OH, but was a resident of Atlanta since 1960. Mrs. Preston was a charter member of BriarcliffBaptistChurch, where she taught Sunday school and served on several committees. She was also a member of Sagamore Hills Garden Club. Mrs. Preston was...
Ruth Mcdavid Preston
Jul 23, 2008
Mrs. Ruth Preston, age 94, of Atlanta, presently of KingsbridgeRetirementCenter, died Wednesday, July 23. 2008. She was raised in Cincinnati, OH, but was a resident of Atlanta since 1960. Mrs. Preston was a charter member of BriarcliffBaptistChurch, where she taught Sunday school and served on several committees. She was also a member of Sagamore Hills Garden Club. Mrs. Preston was...
Margaret (Peg) Lincoln Hummel
Jul 23, 2008
Margaret (Peg) Lincoln Hummel of Decatur, GA died July 23, 2008. She was born in Bristol, CT on July 28, 1914, daughter of the late James Francis and Alice Smythe Lincoln originally of County Waterford, Ireland. She enlisted in the WAVES during World War II in May 1943 and served as a radio operator in New Orleans until her honorable...
Betty E. Wolfe
Jul 23, 2008
Betty Emery Wolfe, born October 16, 1922 in North Arlington, New Jersey, died on July 23, 2008 in Atlanta, GA, unexpectedly at home of natural causes. She is survived by her four children, Barbara Tabak, Susan Herron, Paul Wolfe and Bob Wolfe; their respective spouses, Max, John, Ellen and Kelly Koelker; five grandchildren; a brother and sister-in-law, Bob and Mary...
Edith Folsom Honeycutt
Jul 22, 2008
Edith Folsom Honeycutt, 91, of Decatur, Ga., died Tuesday, July 22, 2008 at her home. Honeycutt was a beloved wife, mother, and nurse. She was born Sept. 3, 1916 in Quincy, Fla., and graduated the Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing at Emory University in Atlanta in 1939. Later that year, she married Paul Honeycutt. Their daughter, Dianne, was born...
Winston David Mcarthur
Jul 22, 2008
Mr. Winston David McArthur, 88, of Decatur died Tuesday, July 22, 2008. Graveside services will be held Saturday, July 26th, at 11 A.M. at Floral Hills Memory Gardens.
Billy Gibson Tyler
Jul 21, 2008
Billy Gibson Tyler passed away July 21, 2008. He was born in Monticello, Georgia on August 7, 1933. He was the only child of Herman Gibson Tyler and Jewel Holloway Tyler. Bill attended Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College from 1950-1952. He then attended University of Georgia graduating in 1954. He served in the United States Army during the Korean War stationed...
Steve T. Smartt
Jul 20, 2008
Mr. Steve Smartt, age 50, of Duluth died Sunday, July 20, 2008. He was raised in Tucker, graduated from Tucker High School and Georgia State University. Steve was a dedicated youth softball coach and had played modified fast pitch softball for many years. He is survived by his wife, Kim Smartt; daughters, Sydney and Nicole Smartt; parents-in-law, Benny and Patti...
Ralph Balou Wynn
Jul 19, 2008
Mr. Ralph B. "Jack" Wynn of Alpharetta, Georgia passed away on Saturday, July 19, 2008. He was 85. Mr. Wynn is survived by his wife of 64 years, Evelyn; daughter, Patricia Wynn Head and son-in-law Mickey of Houston, Texas; son, Jack Wynn, Jr. and daughter-in-law Debbie of Duluth, Georgia; granddaughters, Kim Head Amos of Decatur, Georgia and Meredith Wynn of...
Allene Baker Allen
Jul 19, 2008
Allene Baker Allen of Decatur, GA went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, July 19, 2008. Born in the Hickory Grove community of Acworth, GA on November 22, 1915, she was the fifth child of James and Leila Attaway Baker. She was preceded in death by her husband Frank R. Allen. Allene was an active member of ColumbiaDriveBaptistChurch...
Henry Ferrell Ellington
Jul 18, 2008
Henry F. (Slim) Ellington of Decatur passed away Friday, July 18, 2008. He was born October 28, 1926 in Forest Park, Georgia. He attended Forest ParkHigh School, after which time he joined the Army. He served as Staff Sergeant from 1943 to 1945 in the South Pacific. After returning home he went to work as an apprentice as a member...
Willie Gene Harris
Jul 17, 2008
Mr. Willie Gene Harris of Decatur died July 17, 2008. Memorial services will be held, July 25th at 10 a.m. at The Episcopal Church of The Holy Cross, Decatur.
Dorothy Leona Stanton
Jul 17, 2008
Dorothy Leona Stanton, 84, of Snellville, GA passed away Thursday, July 17, 2008. She was preceded in death by her husband, Leonard J. Stanton, and sons Jerry P. Moser and Andrew B. Stanton. She is survived by her daughter, Paula L. Adams of Snellville, GA; grandchildren, Jimmy Adams of Newnan, GA, Beth Strickland and Joe Adams, both of Snellville, GA,...
Dr. John B. Mills Iii
Jul 12, 2008
Dr. John B. Mills, III, of Atlanta, died Saturday, July 12, 2008. He was 69. Dr. Mills taught biochemistry at Emory School of Medicine for 30 years, where his research focused on human growth hormone. He was born in Griffin, Ga., graduated from Georgia Tech, earned a Ph.D, from Emory, and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Kings College, Cambridge, England,...
Virginia Martin Curtis
Jul 12, 2008
Virginia Martin Curtis, age 87, died Saturday July 12, 2008. She was predeceased by her beloved husband, Harold B. Curtis by only a few weeks. Originally from Buffalo, NY, she was a student at Michigan State University and a graduate of the Katherine Gibbs School of NYC. Mrs. Curtis was residing at Morningside of Conyers at the time of her...
Evelyn Stusak Hardigree
Jul 11, 2008
Mrs. Evelyn M. Hardigree, 95, of Conyers, died Friday, July 11, 2008. A native of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Mrs. Hardigree retired as the Lunchroom Manager at Knollwood Elementary School in DeKalb County, where she worked for 34 years. She is survived by her daughter, Maxine Nalley of Covington; granddaughters, Beth McCormack and husband John of Conyers, Nancy Richards and husband...
Frances Louise Engram
Jul 10, 2008
Frances (Shine) Engram, 78, of Decatur, died Thursday, July 10, 2008. She was an accountant for Dupont for thirty years and a member of Rehoboth Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Engram is survived by her brother-in-law, Milton L. Vinson of Decatur and many nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Saturday, July 12 at 11:00 AM in the chapel of A....
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