Obituaries
Robert Edward Turner
Jan 6, 2023
Robert Edward Turner (Bobby) was born December 22, 1941 in Randolph County,
Wedowee, Alabama to the late Willis Turner and Julia Ann Holloway Turner, who
preceded him in death. He grew up in the Church of God In Christ where he was
actively involved. He attended and graduated from High School in Alabama.
He later moved to Atlanta where he was employed for 30...
Dorothy Rebecca Nix
Jan 5, 2023
Dorothy Rebecca Nix, age 94 of Stone Mountain, GA, passed away on Thursday, January 5, 2023.
Dorothy was born and raised in Barnesville, GA and attended Gordon College where she met her late husband, Johnny I. Nix, Jr, with whom she spent 65 years of marriage until his death in 2011. She was a past member of White Oak Hills Baptist...
Robert Covington Campbell, Jr.
Jan 5, 2023
Robert Covington Campbell, Jr. (Bert), 61 years old, passed away on January 5, 2023. He was born on March 27, 1961 in Atlanta, Georgia and lived all of his life in the Atlanta area. He was preceded in death by parents, Jane Howell Campbell and Robert Covington Campbell, Sr. His immediate survivors are two sisters, two nieces, a nephew and...
Sandra Speigner
Jan 4, 2023
Sandra Faye Sutton Speigner was born May 20, 1941 to Netty Perdue and Henry B Sutton in Eastman, Georgia. She grew up in Decatur, Georgia and lived in Avondale Estates. She graduated from Decatur High School in 1959 and later received an Associate’s degree. She has worked in the Education field for over 35 years. She volunteered at her beloved...
James Stephen Wiggins
Jan 4, 2023
James "Steve" Wiggins, (75), a longtime resident of Fort Walton Beach, Florida (and a recent resident of Sandy Springs, Georgia), died on January 4, 2023, after a short illness and surrounded by family.
Steve was born to William Newton Wiggins and Janni Mable on February 21, 1947, in Repton, Alabama. The younger brother of William "Sonny," Steve grew up...
Paul David Mobley, Jr.
Jan 3, 2023
Paul David Mobley, Jr. (David), 78 years old, passed away on January 3, 2023, after a long battle with multiple health issues. He was born on September 26, 1944 at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia and grew up in Decatur, Georgia. David graduated from Decatur High School in 1962 and attended Georgia State University until he was drafted in...
Donna Lee Adams
Jan 2, 2023
Donna Lee Adams of Stone Mountain, Georgia, died January 2, 2023, in Atlanta, Georgia, at the age of 79.
She was born on March 10, 1943, to Curtis and Melba (Harrell) Hankins at Martin Army Hospital in Fort Benning, Georgia.
The quintessential army brat, Donna moved many times in her life due to her father's military service including time in Germany, Georgia,...
Nancy Karen Bennett
Jan 1, 2023
Nancy Bennett, beloved sister and aunt, passed away on January 1, 2023, at the age of 69. Nancy was a very smart, kind and generous person. Born and raised in DeKalb County, Georgia, Nancy was the daughter of Jane and Gerald Bennett, both of whom predeceased her. Nancy graduated from Mercer University in Macon, where she belonged to the Mercer...
Scott Allen Trump
Jan 1, 2023
Scott A. Trump 48 of Decatur, GA passed away on January 1, 2023 in his residence after a very short battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born December 17, 1974 in Reading, PA to Richard A. and Faye T. (Snyder) Trump. Scott was a 1992 graduate of Reading Senior High School where he excelled in the music program. He was...
Alvin Button
Dec 31, 2022
Alvin Button, 79, of Marietta, Georgia passed away from Covid with underlying medical issues on December 31, 2022 with his family by his side.
Alvin grew up on the west side of Chicago to parents Helen Button and Isadore Goldstein. His mother was a general surgeon and his father, a child of immigrants from Vilna, Lithuania circa 1880s, was a criminal...
Charles Ray Chapman
Dec 28, 2022
Charles Ray Chapman, age 95, of Atlanta, passed away on December 28, 2022. Ray was born in Armuchee, GA to the late Charles Lewis Chapman and Fannie Chapman. He was preceded in death by his wife, the love of his life, Foye R. Chapman. Two sisters and one brother. He is survived by his daughter, Lynda Williams and husband Ed,...
Thom Williamson Roberts
Dec 28, 2022
Thom (This Thom!, Thomber, Tito Bear, T-bone, Toto, Mr. Buddy, Mr. President) Williamson Roberts locked up the clubhouse for the last time and departed peacefully from this world on 12/28/22, surrounded by his loving wife and children. He was born on October 7, 1950, in South Kingstown, Rhode Island. An almost lifelong resident of Atlanta, Thom attended Decatur High School...
Muriel Ann Maher
Dec 26, 2022
Muriel Maher, age 96, of Fayetteville, GA passed away peacefully on Monday, Dec 26, 2022. She was born to the late Oliver & Sarah Bradford in Queens, NY on Feb 8, 1926.
Muriel raised her four children in the Atlanta area. She was a very loving and caring person who enjoyed spending time with family. Birthday celebrations were particularly important to...
Jean Bankhead
Dec 26, 2022
Jean M. Bankhead, 95, passed away on Monday, December 26, 2022, in Stone Mountain, GA.
Jean was born October 23, 1927, to Andrew J. and Hope M. Mohr. She grew up in Heber City,
Utah, and attended Wasatch High School. She went to Utah State University where she joined
the Alpha Chi Omega Fraternity, played the lead role in a college production of...
Mary Davis Stevens
Dec 26, 2022
Mary Davis Stevens, beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, and an accomplished pediatric RN, died of complications from dementia the morning of December 26th at age 66. Mary, or "Rea," as much of her family called her, was born on June 21st 1956 in Savannah, Georgia, to Tom and Mary Davis. The middle daughter in a family of five daughters and...
Martha Marie Waldrup
Dec 25, 2022
MARTHA MARIE WALDRUP
Martha Marie Burkes Waldrup (Marie) passed away on Christmas Day, 2022, at age 94. She was born on February 24, 1928, in Phenix City, AL to Rosa Beatrice (Bea) and Tilman B. Burkes. She was one of five children: sister, Margaret Callaham (Sherman), and brothers, Marvin Burkes (Ruth), Earl Burkes (Delores), and Carlton Burkes (Nell).
Marie married the love...
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