Nov 1, 2008

John Smith Miller, of Atlanta passed away November 1, 2008. He was born September 25, 1914 in Booneville, Mississippi to Maude Lou Smith Miller and John Kedar Miller. He attended schools in Booneville, MS. and Birmingham, Alabama. He was a graduate of Sunflower Junior College (now Mississippi Delta Community College) and attended Mississippi State College. He joined the army in...

Nov 1, 2008

Mr. Hugh Martin of Clarkston died Saturday, November 1, 2008.  He is survived by his mother, Barbara Sue King of Tucker, GA; brother, Jeff Martin of Tucker, GA; and brother and sister-in-law, Philip and Christina Martin of Clarksville, TN.  Graveside services will be held at 2:00 PM Thursday, November 6, 2008 at Floral Hills Memory Gardens.  The family will receive...

Oct 31, 2008

Oct 31, 2008

Margaret (Penny) Simms died October 31st at Odyssey Hospice after a hard-fought battle with cancer.  She recently celebrated her 65th birthday with family and friends. Born in Lakeland, Florida on October 28, 1943, to Edmund and Ethel Pendleton, she moved to the Atlanta area in 1965.  Ms. Simms worked with Eastern Airlines in reservations and ticketing for many years and...

Oct 30, 2008

Reba Adams Phillips, age 90, of Stone Mountain died Thursday, October 30, 2008. She was a member of Sharp Memorial Methodist Church at Young Harris and a member of the Eastern Star.  Mrs. Phillips and her husband Lawrence operated the Lawrence and Reba Café at Young Harris for more than 20 years.  She is survived by her husband, Lawrence Philips;...

Oct 30, 2008

HAWKINS, DEWEY T, age 80, passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 30, 2008 in Decatur, GA. He served his country in the U. S. Army during the Korean Conflict. Mr. Hawkins was a member of Avondale First Baptist Church, and a former Deacon at Wesley Hills Baptist and Bethel Baptist Churches. Dewey was born on February 1, 1928 to John...

Oct 30, 2008

Mrs. Mildred “Millie” Johnson, 83, of Decatur died Thursday, October 30, 2008. A native of Etowah, Tennessee, Mrs. Johnson had lived in the Atlanta area for over 60 years.  She was a long-time member of Rehoboth Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband of 51 years, Johnny Johnson and is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Linda...

Oct 29, 2008

Winfred G. “George” Dodson, age 78, of Atlanta, died Wednesday, October 29, 2008.   He is survived by his wife, Sarah Lassiter Dodson; his son, George I. Dodson and his wife Hope, and their children Rachel and Julie Dodson of Winchester, VA; daughter, Anne Judah and her husband Tony, and their children David and Sarah Judah of Fairmount, GA.  A memorial...

Oct 28, 2008

Joseph E. Quirk, Jr., age 82, of Clarkston died Tuesday, October 28, 2008.   A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 AM Friday, October 31, 2008 at Corpus Christi Catholic Church.  The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 PM Thursday at A. S. Turner & Sons.

Oct 28, 2008

Dr. Miriam Francis Smith, 73, of Decatur, passed away October 29, 2008. Dr. Smith, known to her friends as Penny, was an outstanding psychiatrist who took the time not only to understand the nature of disease but also to explore the intricacies of the human spirit. She had many tools that she used to help people find wholeness, but her...

Oct 27, 2008

Jesse Clifton Hartley of Monroe (formally of Decatur) passed away October 27, 2008. He was 93 years of age, born July 2, 1915 in Bowman, Elbert County, Georgia. He was an Army veteran of World War II, serving in the Southwest Pacific Theater. He reached the rank of Master Sergeant and was proud to have received numerous medals including the...

Oct 27, 2008

Mr. Thomas J. Collum, age 83, of Atlanta, died Monday, October 27, 2008.  He was born November 14, 1924 in Covington, GA.  His family moved to Atlanta in 1937.  He operated a Radio and TV Repair Service for several years and later was employed by the Kroger store at Toco Hills.  He was preceded in death by his mother, Odessa...

Oct 26, 2008

Mrs. Kathleen (Kay) C. Chewning of Stone Mountain, GA passed away on Sunday, October 26, 2008.  She was preceded in death in 2006 by her husband of 58 years, Mr. Ralph E. Chewning, Sr.  A federal employee of 23 years, she held positions in Chicago, Washington D. C., New York and Atlanta, retiring as a Supervisory Accounting Technician (Unit Supervisor)...

Oct 26, 2008

Veronica E. (“Beckie”) Kane died on Sunday, October 26, 2008, at St. Joseph’s Hospital. Born on November 29, 1911, she married the love of her life, John M. Kane, in 1935. Mr. Kane died in December 1980. Mrs. Kane lived in many places over the years, including Clairmont Place in Decatur, GA where she lived until she moved in with...

Oct 26, 2008

Ms. Mary Martha Daniel of Decatur, GA died Sunday, October 26, 2008.  She is survived by her three nephews, Mr. Tom Webster, Adairsville, GA, Mr. Jeff Webster, Lilburn, GA, and Mr. Jud Webster, Monroe, GA.  Funeral services will be held Saturday, November 1st at 1:00 P.M. in the chapel of A. S. Turner & Sons.  Rev. Larry T. Burgess will...

Oct 26, 2008

Christine Housley Dean died Sunday, October 26, 2008.  She retired as a bookkeeper for the State of Georgia Attorney General’s Office in the State Law Department.  She is survived by her sons, Steven Burton Dean of McDonough, GA and Richard Thomas Dean of Acworth, GA; grandchilcren, Carla, Kelly, Steven Jr. and Michael: sister, Senah Mae Widner of Wells, TX.  She...

Oct 26, 2008

 

Linda Ganter Holz

March 29, 1946 (Hartford, Connecticut) – October 26, 2008 (Atlanta, Georgia)

 

‘Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth....’ (Revelation 21:1)

 

  Linda Ganter Holz saw her way to beauty.  Her eyes pulled hidden visual treasures from common places, balanced compositions from disparate ingredients. She could look at chaos and imagine rearranging it...

Oct 24, 2008

George Calhoun Lyle, Sr. of Atlanta died Friday, October 24, 2008. He was born in Ashland, Kentucky on October 25, 1937.  He has lived in the Druid Hills area of Atlanta since he was five years old. Mr. Lyle was a graduate of Georgia Military Academy (now Woodward Academy), Class of 1956. He was a member of Druid Hills Golf...

Oct 24, 2008

Mr. Henry T. (Tom) Chewning, Jr., age 72, of McDonough, GA died at home surrounded by his loving family on October 24, 2008.  He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Phyllis; daughter, June Blanchard; daughters and sons-in-law, Sheila and John Sapp, Janet and Richard Smith, Jennifer and Rene Engeron; grandchildren, Darrell, Ryan and Alex Blanchard, Jessica and Brooke...

Oct 23, 2008

Ross Edward Tillman, Jr. 87, of Clarkston, who served his country in three wars, World War II, the Korean conflict, and the Vietnam conflict, died October 23, 2008 at EmoryHospital. Colonel Tillman’s military career began in 1942, a few months after the Pearl Harbor attack, and he retired after 30 years of active service. Desiring to follow in the footsteps...