Obituaries
Helen Nardone
Mar 23, 2008
Helen "Mamoo" Nardone, 85, of Buford died Sunday, March 23, 2008. She was preceded in death by her husband, D. J. Nardone and son, Thomas A. Nardone. A loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother and sister, she leaves behind to cherish her memory her daughter and son-in-law, Elaine and George Merritt of Buford; son and daughter-in-law, Stephen and Mary Nardone of...
Earnest Calvin Atkins, Md
Mar 22, 2008
Earnest Calvin Atkins, M.D., age 85, of Decatur, Georgia died on Saturday, March 22, 2008. A graduate of Emory University and Emory University School of Medicine, he completed a four year general surgery residency at the Veterans Administration in Atlanta under the skilled direction of Dr. James C. Thoroughman. Admitted to the practice of general surgery in 1955, he continued...
Mamie Van Horn Hunter
Mar 21, 2008
Mrs. Mamie Jo Hunter, 89, of Atlanta, died Friday, March 21, 2008.She was a devout Christian and knew the Bible in all facets. Mrs. Hunter worked at spreading God's word, teaching several students all she knew. She was known to many as the Gospel Carrier. She assisted those in need by providing their basic necessities. Mrs. Hunter was preceded in...
Bertha Hooten Couch
Mar 20, 2008
Bertha Hooten Couch, 87, of Snellville, formerly of Tucker died Thursday, March 20, 2008. Mrs. Couch was a retired Dietician from the DeKalb County School System and a member of North Decatur Presbyterian Church. Born and raised in Coweta County, she was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years Mr. Albert Roy Couch. Surviving are her daughter, Gayle...
Kermit Eubank Mckenzie
Mar 18, 2008
Dr. Kermit E. McKenzie, PhD. was born to W. Leftwich McKenzie and Mary Kate (Eubank) McKenzie in Hanover County, Virginia in 1924. His family struggled through the Great Depression, but Kermit flourished academically as a young man. In 1943 he entered the United States Army and fought with the 9th infantry division (47th regiment) in the European theater. He obtained...
Geneva Kirby Pryor
Mar 18, 2008
Geneva Kirby Pryor of West Columbia, S.C., died Tuesday, March 18, 2008 at King'sBridge Retirement Community, Atlanta, GA, where she had been living for the past 11 years. She was preceded in death by her husband George Delbert Pryor and her granddaughter Marian Pryor. Survivors include: her son Harold Pryor and his wife Barbara; her daughter Jayn Hopping and her...
Carol Jeffares Morgan
Mar 18, 2008
Mrs. Carol Jeffares Morgan, age 95, of Tucker, Ga. died on Tuesday, March 18, 2008, at the Embracing Hospice in Snellville, Ga. Mrs. Morgan was born in Atlanta, Ga., lived in Decatur, Ga., attended Oglethorpe University, married and lived for many years in Tucker, Ga. After many years of service, Mrs. Morgan retired from the State of Georgia. She was...
Royal Emmons Vreeland
Mar 17, 2008
Royel E. Vreeland (Roy) died Monday, March 17, 2008. Born Jan. 3, 1918 in Chicago, IL, he was a World War II veteran and served with the U.S. Army in Europe. Roy retired in 1982 after 23 years of service with Delta Airlines where he was a regional marketing manager and remained active with the Delta Pioneers. He was an...
Charles M. Spivey
Mar 17, 2008
Mr. Charles M. Spivey, age 82, of Stone Mountain died Monday, March 17, 2008. He was the beloved husband, father and grandfather. He is survived by his wife, Mary Ben Spivey; son and daughter-in-law, Stephen and Cathy Spivey of Monroe; daughter and son-in-law, Kay and Alan Sims of Monroe; grandchildren, Brian Spivey, Michael Spivey and Gena Abraham, Charles Sims and...
Asa Alan Humphries, Jr.
Mar 15, 2008
Dr. Asa Alan Humphries, Jr., born September 6, 1924 in Anniston, Alabama to Anna Myree Adamson Humphries and Asa Allen Humphries, passed away on March 15, 2008 in Lexington, Kentucky. Graveside services were held in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Humphries, a much loved father, husband, brother, and son, also served in World War II and, after completing graduate work at Princeton...
Martin Sokoloff
Mar 14, 2008
Mr. Martin Sokoloff, 79, of Sandy Springs, died March 14, 2008. He is survived by his wife, Rachel Freedman Sokoloff; sisters, Estelle Lovett and Evelyn Grogin; daughter, Chana Sokoloff; step-daughter, Louise Abrams; step-son, Stephen Sugarman. The funeral service for Mr. Sokoloff was held at the graveside with military honors, 11:30 A.M., Wednesday, March 19th, at Georgia National Cemetery in Canton....
Bertine Tanquary Henderson
Mar 14, 2008
Mrs. Bertine T. Henderson, age 91, of Tucker, GA. died on Friday, March 14, 2008 after a long illness. A graduate of Commercial High School, she was secretary for the school during her senior year, was a member of the National Honor Society and received a scholarship to Drake University. Bertine was preceded in death by her husband, W. C....
Steve E. Alexander
Mar 14, 2008
Mr. Steve E. Alexander of Atlanta passed away Friday, March 14, 2008. The family will receive friends from 6 till 8PM at the church. A prayer service will be held Sunday, March 16, 2008 at 7:00 pm at the Metropolis Chapel, adjacent to the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Annunciation. Funeral services are planned for Monday, March 17, 2008 at...
Marion Murphy Brooke
Mar 13, 2008
BROOKE -Marion Murphy Brooke, 94, a third generation Atlantan and a founding scientist of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), died on March 13, 2008. Dr. Brooke was a graduate of Emory University (BA, MA) and Johns Hopkins University (ScD). While at Hopkins, he met and married the late Marian Dobler Brooke, who shared his life for 59 years. Continually...
Wyndald C. Ethridge
Mar 13, 2008
Wyndald Carlyle "Buddy" Ethridge, 82, of Decatur, died Thursday, March 13, 2008. He was the son of Louis and Lemma Hardy Ethridge. Born in Empire, Georgia, he moved to Atlanta at the age of seven. He was a graduate of Tech High School. During WWII he served in the U.S. Navy on an LST in the Pacific theater and attended...
Marion Ekey Manbeck
Mar 13, 2008
Mrs. Marion C. Manbeck, 87, of Decatur died Thursday, March 13, 2008. She was loved and cherished by her family and friends. She loved and served the Lord and was a long-time active member of First Alliance Church. Mrs. Manbeck is survived by her husband of 61 years, F. C. "Bud" Manbeck; daughters, Christine Manbeck of Marietta, Martha Lane of...
Marvene (Marty) Purviance
Mar 13, 2008
Mrs. Marvene (Marty) Purviance of Decatur died Thursday, March 13, 2008. She was born January 29, 1914 in Stoutsville, Ohio. She married Harold F. Purviance in 1935. Mrs. Purviance moved to Georgia in 1981 from Florida. She was a member of Decatur First United Methodist Church, the Fellowship Sunday School class and the United Methodist Women and Methodist Children's Home...
Peggy Blanchard Dobbs
Mar 12, 2008
Mrs. Peggy Blanchard Dobbs, beloved wife and mother, passed away on March 12, 2008 at the age of 76. She was a life long Atlanta native, who graduated from Washington Seminary and then attended Stetson University in Deland Florida. Shortly after attending Stetson she married Richard E. Hanner. Later in life she married A. Quinton Dobbs, who she was married...
James David Freeman
Mar 12, 2008
James David Freeman, age 46, of Lithonia, GA passed away March 12, 2008 after a brief illness. He was born February 23, 1962, in Pensacola, FL, to Robert Crouch Freeman and the late Jessie Johnston Freeman. In addition to his father, James is survived by his sister Margaret "Cammie" Freeman, and Aunt and Uncle Annette and Ron Mitchell of Bakersfield,...
Billy Eugene Wilson
Mar 12, 2008
Mr. Billy Eugene Wilson was born in The Pea Ridge Community of Decatur, GA on April 4, 1935, to a large family of 14 children of the late Colie and Annie Wilson, and died Wednesday, March 12, 2008 from complications of pneumonia. He was a home builder and started working on his father's framing crew at age 8. Billy was...
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