Obituaries
Wayne Bramble
May 12, 2008
Mr. Wayne "Burkey" Bramble, 69, of Atlanta, died Monday, May 12, 2008. He was born in Maryland but grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina. He played football for E. Mecklenburg High School and graduated in 1957. Following graduation, Mr. Bramble served his country in the U. S. Marine Corps and was Honorably Discharged in 1963. He moved to Atlanta in...
Boyce Edwin Thomas
May 12, 2008
Mr. Boyce Edwin Thomas, Sr. died May 12, 2008. He was born October 21, 1924. Mr. Thomas was a Sergeant in the U. S. Army serving in the European Theatre during World War II. He was a retired Captain with the City of Atlanta Fire Department. Mr. Thomas was preceded in death by his wife, Mozelle, in 2001. He is...
Jon Biddison
May 12, 2008
Jonathan Grant Biddison of Lawrenceville, GA died Monday, May 12 in Gwinnett Medical Center. Jon was born March 25, 1953 in Aiken, SC the son of Marc Biddison, Jr. of Wilmington, NC, and the late Barbara Chesser Biddison. He is survived by his wife Cindy Biddison and step-son Trey Haertel of Lawrenceville. He is also survived by his brother Marc...
Wayne Burke Bramble
May 12, 2008
Mr. Wayne "Burkey" Bramble, 69, of Atlanta, died Monday, May 12, 2008. He was born in Maryland but grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina. He played football for E. Mecklenburg High School and graduated in 1957. Following graduation, Mr. Bramble served his country in the U. S. Marine Corps and was Honorably Discharged in 1963. He moved to Atlanta in...
Jonathan Grant Biddison
May 12, 2008
Jonathan Grant Biddison of Lawrenceville, GA died Monday, May 12 in Gwinnett Medical Center. Jon was born March 25, 1953 in Aiken, SC the son of Marc Biddison, Jr. of Wilmington, NC, and the late Barbara Chesser Biddison. He is survived by his wife Cindy Biddison and step-son Trey Haertel of Lawrenceville. He is also survived by his brother Marc...
Judy Brown
May 10, 2008
Lora Julianne "Judy" Hall Lewis Brown, native Atlantan, raised in Decatur, GA, died at Piedmont Hospital, Saturday, May 10, 2008, after a long illness. She was born in Atlanta, GA, August 13, 1942. She graduated from Brennau Academy and Mississippi College, and earned her Masters degree at Georgia State University. She was a member of Alpha Delta Kappa sorority. After...
Betty L. Paschal Clayton
May 10, 2008
Betty L (Paschall) Clayton, 83, of Avondale Estates, died May 10, 2008. Born in Daytona Beach, Florida, Mrs. Clayton Graduated from Seabreeze High School and attended Marjory Webster Junior College in Washington DC. She moved to Atlanta in 1951 and lived in Avondale Estates since 1955 and was an active and caring member of Avondale-Pattillo United Methodist Church and its...
Roy Earl Housworth
May 9, 2008
Mr. Roy Earl Housworth, Jr., of Decatur, GA, passed away Friday, May 9, 2008. He was born November 12, 1932 in DeKalb County to Roy Earl Housworth and Margaret Francis Kelley Housworth. He was a descendent of one of the first settlers of DeKalb County. Mr. Housworth served in the U.S. Army and was stationed at Fort Knox, KY from...
Burns Cladwell Cox, Jr.
May 9, 2008
Burns Caldwell Cox, Jr., life-long resident of the Atlanta area, died Friday, May 9, 2008, of heart disease and complications of diabetes. He was born August 15, 1932, at Piedmont Hospital. He attended elementary school at E. Rivers and Garden Hills Elementary Schools, and high school at N. Fulton High School and Georgia Military Academy, graduating in 1951. He attended...
Violet Petrakos
May 9, 2008
Violet Skundale Petrakos, 95, of Tucker, died May 9, 2008, the matriarch of a large family to which she was devoted throughout her long life. She was born on 12-12-1912 in St. Louis, MO. She was married to her beloved late husband, James Petrakos, for 55 years. They owned the Southern Belle Grill on Ivy Street, in downtown Atlanta and...
Frances D. Najour
May 8, 2008
Frances D. Najour, 98, of Atlanta passed into the Kingdom of God on May 8, 2008. She was the daughter of the late Mike and Martha Domain; and was the wife of the late William M. Najour. She worked at Kessler's Department Store on Peachtree as a buyer for many years. Frances was a second mother to all her nieces...
Louise C. Childs
May 8, 2008
Mrs. Louise C. Childs, age 90, of Decatur died Thursday, May 8, 2008 of natural causes. Smart and independent, Louise shared her love of books, reading and learning as an elementary school librarian for many years, and continued her own learning by obtaining her master's degree when in her forties. She prided herself on always trying to do her best...
Ralph Morgan
May 7, 2008
Mr. Ralph "Redman" Morgan of Decatur died Wednesday, May 7, 2008. He was preceded in death by his wife, Sue Morgan and is survived by his sons, Ralph Morgan, Jr. and Steve Morgan, both of Decatur; daughter, Mona Nelson of Cumming; seven grandchildren; two great grandchildren; sisters and brothers-in-law, Peggy and Sam Watkins of Snellville, Liz and Steve Graham of...
Leah Gay Brock
May 6, 2008
Mrs. Leah Gay Brock, 94, of Scottdale, died Tuesday, May 6, 2008. A native of Jenkins County, Mrs. Brock was a long-time resident of DeKalb County. She was a homemaker, and a member of Clarkston Baptist Church. Mrs. Brock was preceded in death by her husband, Joe B. Brock and is survived by her daughter, Joann Glass of Aiken, SC;...
James Curtis Crowe
May 5, 2008
James Curtis "Jim" Crowe, 81, of Atlanta, died May 5, 2008. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Betty Crowe; daughters, Leesa Crowe Leach of Tucker and Jan Merriman of Darien; son, Kirk Crowe of Conyers; 12 grandchildren; 3 great grandchildren; brother, Larry Crowe of Mayslick KY. A native of DeKalb County, Mr. Crowe served his country during...
William Ray Lowe
May 4, 2008
William Ray Lowe, born 11/9/31, died May 4, 2008. An Atlanta native, Mr. Lowe graduated from E. Rivers Elementary, North Fulton High School, and Georgia State University. He retired from Landauer & Associates as a real estate appraiser/consultant. He proudly served his country as a U. S. Marine during the Korean War. He is survived by his loving and devoted...
Jean Turner Elliott
May 3, 2008
Mrs. Jean Turner Elliot, 89, of Atlanta passed away Saturday, May 3, 2008. Mrs. Elliott was born March 10, 1919 in Atlanta, GA, the daughter of the late Albert E. and Winifred H. Turner of Atlanta. She was preceded in death by her husband of 47 years, Dick D. Elliott. Mrs. Elliott was a graduate of Atlanta Girls High School...
John Wesley Bradley, Jr.
May 3, 2008
Mr. John Wesley Bradley, Jr., 76, of Tucker died Saturday, May 3, 2008. He was born May 28, 1931 to John Wesley Bradley, Sr. and Edythe Barker Bradley. Mr. Bradley was a veteran of the United States Air Force and a retiree of Gulf/BP Oil Company with nearly 30 years of service. He was a long time member of Northeast...
James Lawrence Medcalf, Sr.
May 2, 2008
Mr. James Lawrence Medcalf, Sr., age 96, of Decatur died Friday, May 2, 2008. He was a long time businessman in Decatur, where he owned a service station at the corner of Sycamore and E. Ponce de Leon Avenue. Later he worked for and retired from Callaway Oldsmobile in Decatur. He graduated from Decatur High School. While attending Southern Tech,...
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