Obituaries
Hazel B. Campbell
Jan 29, 2008
Hazel Bailey Campbell, 91, a retired state of Georgia employee, passed away on Tuesday January 29, 2008, in Marietta. Hazel was born in Decatur on September 26, 1916, to Willie and Ernest Bailey and lived in the Atlanta area most of her life. She is survived by four stepchildren, two nieces, and two nephews. Visitation will begin at 11:00 on...
Mike Armistead
Jan 26, 2008
Mike Armistead of Lilburn, Georgia, a former teacher, insurance and independent business owner, motivational speaker, consultant, and most recently Vice-President of Retirement Education for SunTrust Bank, died Saturday of a massive heart attack. He had been a patient at Emory Hospital for the past eighteen years since being diagnosed with electrical conductor system disease the week of his 40th birthday....
Alma Simpson Akin
Jan 26, 2008
Alma Simpson Akin died Saturday, January 26, 2008 at 12:56 p.m. as a result of Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease. She was in her eighty eighth year. A resident of Tucker Georgia, she was born November 9, 1920, to Homer Andrew and Lula Weems Simpson, in Clarkston, Georgia. She was the sixth of seven children.A widow for twenty-four years she is...
Fannie Vaughn George
Jan 25, 2008
Mrs. Fannie George, age 92, of Avondale Estates, GA, born September 22, 1915, passed away on Friday, January 25, 2008. She was a member of Mountain View Baptist Church and a former member of North Clarendon Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Orlee George; son, Leonard, and daughters, Shirley and Elizabeth. Mrs. George is survived...
B. F. "Frank" King
Jan 24, 2008
oyd Franklin "Frank" King passed away on Thursday, January 24th, at the age of 70. He was the loving husband of Robbie Whaley King and father of son Adam B. King. Born in Knoxville, TN in 1937, he attended Central High School in Fountain City. He received a BS degree from the University of Tennessee and did graduate study in...
Melinda Padgett Feathers
Jan 24, 2008
Mrs. Melinda Padgett Feathers, 42, of Decatur died Thursday, January 24, 2008. She was preceded in death by her father, Eugene Craig Padgett; brother, Russell Frank Padgett; nephews, Cristofer Michael Padgett, and Jarrett Glenn Jefferson. She is survived by her husband, Royal Feathers; daughter, Lindsay Paige Hulsey; step daughters, Ashley Feathers, Leslee Feathers Matson, Emily Feathers and Kellie Feathers; mother,...
William David Hensley
Jan 23, 2008
Mr. William "David" Hensley of Decatur passed away on Wednesday, January 23, 2008. He was employed with DeKalb County for over 30 years. Mr. Hensley was preceded in death by his parents and grandparents. He is survived by the Gonzales/Cornell Family and children; and many friends at Dekalb County Roads and Drainage; cousins, Joe Hensley and family of Knoxville, TN,...
Ava Gwendolyn Belle Isle
Jan 22, 2008
BELLE ISLE, Ava Gwendolyn-Ava Gwendolyn Andrews Belle Isle ("Gwen") went to be with her Lord and Savior Tuesday, January 22, 2008 in Valrico, FL. She was 88 years old. Gwen was born in Atlanta, GA on December 27, 1919 and lived there until 2003. The youngest daughter of William E. and Virginia Cash Andrews, Gwen was raised on Capital Avenue. ...
Willis Melvin Sheppard
Jan 21, 2008
SHEPPARD, Mel-Mr. Willis Melvin Sheppard, age 71, of Avondale Estates, GA died Monday, Jan. 21, 2008. He was a graduate of Truett-McConnell College in Cleveland, GA. He worked with Pan-American Testament League in the Bible Distribution Ministry for over 46 years. Son of the late Steve M. and Margie G. Sheppard, he is survived by his brother, Joe S. Sheppard...
Rev. Mel Sheppard
Jan 21, 2008
SHEPPARD, Mel-Mr. Willis Melvin Sheppard, age 71, of Avondale Estates, GA died Monday, Jan. 21, 2008. He was a graduate of Truett-McConnell College in Cleveland, GA. He worked with Pan-American Testament League in the Bible Distribution Ministry for over 46 years. Son of the late Steve M. and Margie G. Sheppard, he is survived by his brother, Joe S. Sheppard...
Rilla Harden Williams
Jan 21, 2008
Mrs. Rilla R. Williams, formerly of Hapeville, died Monday, January 21, 2008. She retired from the Georgia Department of Revenue where she was a clerk supervisor. Mrs. Williams was a member of the Hapeville Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Bobbi Baker and seven brothers and sisters. She is survived by her sons, Jim Williams...
Olga Russo Bonnie
Jan 21, 2008
BONNIE-Olga (Russo) Bonnie of Tucker, Ga. entered the hands of God on January 21, 2008 at Odyssey House after battling cancer. She was 81. She was preceded by her husband, Clifford Bonnie. She was born in Scotia, N.Y., daughter of the late Victorio and Marie Russo of Scotia, N.Y., sister to the late Anthony, Joseph (Esther) Russo of Scotia, N.Y....
William Richard Mccoy
Jan 20, 2008
William Richard McCoy, 72, passed away on January 20, 2008 after a battle with cancer. He is preceded in death by his loving wife of 42 years, Shirley Boles McCoy in 1999 and both his Father, Henry Banks McCoy, Sr. in 1984 and Mother, Mary McCoy in 1984. He is survived by his two daughters and son-in-laws, Lorrie and Ross...
Isabelle Hereford Lee
Jan 19, 2008
Mrs. Dee H. Lagana of Brentwood, TN died Saturday, January 19, 2008. She is survived by her husband, Dickey Lee; daughter, Allyson Postell and her husband Matt of Atlanta; grandchildren, Kate and Tanner Postell of Atlanta; brothers, Mike Hereford of Snellville, Randy Hereford of Smyrna; 2 nephews; and 1 niece. Funeral services will be held in the chapel of A....
Paulette Edison Smith
Jan 19, 2008
Paulette Edison Smith, 89, of 89 South Street, Pittsfield, MA, died Saturday, evening at Berkshire Place of Pittsfield. Born in Atlanta, GA, on May 11, 1918, the daughter of Hugh James Edison and Lela Mae Miller Edison, she was a 1936 graduate of Girls High School in Atlanta and a 1939 graduate of Atlanta Business College. For many years Mrs....
Rosa Moreno
Jan 19, 2008
Mrs. Rosa Moreno, 53, long time resident of Atlantadied Saturday January 19, 2008. She was a facultymember at the Atlanta International School for 12years. Rosa was a devoted teacher, a great friend tomany, a proud mother, and a fantastic wife. She issurvived by her children: Nadia, Lucas, Julio, andYaritza. She is also survived by her grand child DavidO. Moreno Morris...
David M. Holt, Sr.
Jan 18, 2008
The funeral service honoring the life of David Milton Holt, Sr. retired Delta Air Lines employee with 42 years of service, will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, January 21 at A.S. Turner & Sons in Decatur. Burial will follow at Crest Lawn Cemetery in Atlanta. Born November 16, 1917 the youngest of eleven brothers and sisters delivered to Robert...
Edna D. Friel
Jan 18, 2008
Mrs. Edna D. Friel, 66, of Decatur, Georgia, died Friday, January 18, of respiratory failure. She was born in Belfry, Montana, on October 31, 1941, the daughter of Burthel R. Daugherty and Lenore Snyder Daugherty, and grew up in Cody, WY, and Mountain View, CA. She began her Bell Telephone Company career in 1959, married John M. (Jack) Friel of...
Jane Vickery Morrison
Jan 17, 2008
On January 17, 2008, DeWard Jane Vickery Morrison, 75, of Atlanta, lost her battle with colon cancer, a battle she had fought valiantly for eight years. Having endured countless rounds of chemotherapy and several surgical procedures, she remained her elegant self throughout each ordeal. She held the admiration of her family and her many friends for her strength of will...
Hugo Edward John Schwenke
Jan 17, 2008
Mr. Hugo Edward John (Bud) Schwenke, Jr. of Decatur died Thursday,January 17, 2008. He was born on July 26,1918 in Pittsburgh, PA andserved in the U. S. Navy during World War II. He was employed in thecasualty insurance business from 1939 to 1965 and worked for the U. S.Postal Service from 1965 until his retirement in 1980. An active member...
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