Obituaries
Mildred Lee Lusk
Mar 2, 2008
Mrs. Mildred Lusk of Eatonton died Sunday, March 2, 2008. She was born November 1, 1931, and grew up in DeKalb County. She was a member of Smithboro Baptist Church in Jasper County. Mrs. Lusk is survived by her husband, Mr. Leon O. Lusk of Eatonton; daughters, Ms. Joyce Peugh of Jackson, Mrs. Sue Salter of Comer, GA; sons, Mr....
Clara L. Tyson
Mar 1, 2008
Mrs. Clara L. Tyson, age 86 of Atlanta died Saturday, March 1, 2008. Mrs. Tyson retired from Keebler, previously Gordon Chips. She was a member of the Order of Eastern Star and Woodland Hills Baptist Church. Mrs. Tyson was preceded in death by her husband Floyd J. Tyson. She is survived by several nieces and nephews; great nieces and nephews;...
Helen Strong
Feb 29, 2008
Helen M. Strong, age 83, died peacefully on Friday February 29, 2008 surrounded by her family and close friends. Helen retired after teaching 25 years so that she could care for her husband, Charles Strong, who preceded her in death in 1995. She is survived by her son, Murray Strong (Donna) of Marietta, GA, daughters Barbara Caruso (Gary) of Johns...
Major Marleine Mills
Feb 28, 2008
Major Marleine Mills was one of seven children born to Pasteur and Madame Andrea Joseph in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Major Marleine received Christ at an early age in her father's Church. Around the age of ten she was invited to The Salvation Army Sunday School by a friend. She was welcomed by name by the Sunday School Teacher and felt like...
Lucy Kirkland
Feb 28, 2008
Lucy Kirkland, 89, passed away suddenly on February 28, 2008. Lucy was born December 18, 1918 in Abbeville, Alabama and was a graduate of Middle Georgia College and Simmons College. For the next 50 years, Lucy would reside in Warner Robins, Georgia and serve as a Civil Service Officer at Robins AFB. During that time, she was an active member...
William Rodney Meerman
Feb 28, 2008
William Rodney "Bill" Meerman, 61, of Pine Lake died Thursday, February 28, 2008. Surviving are his wife of 42 years, Janet Meerman; daughters and sons-in-law, Ronda and Robert Oglesby of Hernando, FL, Leslie and Chris Erickson of Decatur; Suree and Geoffe Foose of Hernando, FL; five grandchildren; two sisters, Kathleen Carr, Elizabeth Santos; brother, Steven Meerman; and nieces and nephews....
Lydia Von Hacke
Feb 27, 2008
Lydia Gabriela Countess von Hacke, loving mother, and grandmother, passed away peacefully on February 27, 2008. She was preceded in Heaven by her husband Wilhelm Hans Count von Hacke. Born October 13, 1914, her early years were spent in Silesia, East Germany, with her parents and two older sisters. She attended boarding schools and received a classical education. After her...
Roy Curtis Akin
Feb 27, 2008
Roy Curtis Akin, 73, of Decatur died Wednesday, February 27, 2008. Mr. Akin served his country in the U. S. Air Force, and later the Georgia Air National Guard. He began his career flying in the Air Force and retired as a Captain from Eastern Airlines in 1989 after 30 years of enjoyable service. He was the founder and president...
Edna Moore White
Feb 26, 2008
Edna Moore White passed away on Tuesday, February 26th, after a two year battle with cancer. Her smile was a beacon through it all. She lived her entire adult life in N.E. Atlanta where she raised her family, worked and volunteered in the community. She is survived by her husband of sixty years, Charles E. White; sons, Terry White and...
Dr. Zachary Voeltz
Feb 25, 2008
Dr. Zachary Voeltz, age 34, of Smyrna, passed away Sunday, February 24, 2008. He was the beloved son of Barry and Peggy Voeltz, husband of Michele, father of Jackson, and brother of Jeremy. He is also survived by a large extended family. Dr. Voeltz graduated Medical School from the University of Michigan in 2000. Dr. Voeltz completed his urology residency...
Marion W. Merriman
Feb 24, 2008
Marion W. Merriman, 94, of Big Canoe, Georgia passed away at her home Monday morning, February 25, 2008. She was predeceased by her husband, A. B. Merriman, and a sister, Evelyn Crowley. She is survived by two sons, Eugene Merriman (Joanne) and Lamar Merriman (Barbara), also of Big Canoe; a sister, Mrs. Doris Hammond of Olive Branch, MS; a brother,...
Mrs. Emily A. Pennington
Feb 24, 2008
Emily A. Pennington died Sunday, February 24, 2008. She was born in Barwick, Thomas County, GA to Verda Ayers Beatty and Oscar Beatty. She was married to Thaddeus Marion Pennington for 49 years. Surviving children are Kenneth Michael Pennington, Anne Pennington, and Patricia Pennington. Surviving brothers and sisters are Truitt Miles Beatty, Nancy Smith, Shirley McNanny, and Wayne, Randal, Darrel...
Sarah Sims Faw
Feb 24, 2008
Sarah Sims Faw of Atlanta, Georgia passed away peacefully February 24, 2008. Mrs. Faw was born January 22, 1923, in Atlanta, Georgia, to the late Dr. Marshall Redding Sims and Cornelia Stephenson Sims. She attended Girls High School in Atlanta and Georgia State College for Women in Milledgeville, Georgia. She later graduated from Oglethrope University in Atlanta. She was married...
Floyd Hollis Wilson
Feb 23, 2008
Floyd H. Wilson, Sr., 80, of Decatur, died Saturday, February 23 2008, after a brave and courageous battle with leukemia. He was born in Decatur, Georgia on August 27, 1927 to the late Colie and Annie Mae Wilson. He was the fourth of fourteen children. Floyd is survived by his wife and faithful companion of 63 years, Peggy E. Wilson;...
Rena Whitaker Elliott
Feb 23, 2008
Mrs. Rena Alice Elliott, age 74, of Toccoa, GA died Saturday, February 23, 2008. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Toccoa. Mrs. Elliott is survived by her children, Charlene Cook of Marietta, Jenny Elliott of New York, Theresa Elliott of Jonesboro, and Charles Elliott of North Carolina; four grandchildren, Benjamin Curry, Jonathan Cook, Rebecca Elliott and...
Robert Michael Banks
Feb 22, 2008
Mr. Robert "Bob" Michael Banks of Norcross, GA died Friday, February 22, 2008. He was born on December 24, 1946 in Charlotte, N.C. to Robert Furman Banks and Mary Stastney Banks. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Roger Banks and Lawrence Banks. Mr. Banks is survived by his wife, Ella Banks of Norcross; brother, Joseph Banks and his...
Ruby Cheek Kirkland
Feb 21, 2008
Ruby Elizabeth Cheek Kirkland, 91, passed away on February 21, 2008. A native of DeKalb County, she was born October 25, 1916 to Ina Akin Cheek and James Lee Cheek and called the "Oak Grove Community" her home for nearly 90 of those years. Her parents owned and operated the Cheek Dairy and Store in the community for many years....
Billye Robinson Lysne
Feb 21, 2008
Mrs. Billye Robinson Lysne, 86, of Tucker, GA, passed away on 21 February, 2008. She was born in Snyder, OK. Her parents Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Robinson came to Oklahoma from Tennessee in a covered wagon and were married in Indian Territory. Mrs. Lysne graduated from Hobart OK High School in 1939 and received her Bachelors degree from Oklahoma College...
Judy Kay Smithart
Feb 21, 2008
Judy Kay Smithart of Decatur died Thursday, February 21, 2008. She is survived by her mother, Mildred Smithart McCollum; sister, Donna Smithart Goddard; nephew, Jeffrey Cleveland Goddard, all of Decatur, grand niece, Hannah Margaret Goddard of Atlanta; and her devoted dog, Harlee. Graveside services will be held at 1:00 P.M. Central Time, Monday, February 25, 2008 at Memorial Park in...
Earl Kenneth Cain
Feb 20, 2008
Earl Kenneth Cain, age 73, of Stone Mountain, Georgia, passed away on Wednesday, February 20, 2008 following a brief battle with colon cancer. He was born in Jacksonville, FL. Mr. Cain was preceded in death by his high school sweetheart and wife of 40 years, Patricia Ann Zipperer Cain. He was also preceded in death by his parents Hoyt and...
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