Obituaries
Laura Reynolds Mynatt
Dec 17, 2007
Laura Reynolds Mynatt, 91, of Decatur died Monday, December 17, 2007. She was a longtime member of Briarcliff Baptist Church. Mrs. Mynatt was preceded in death by her first husband of 40 years, Gardner L. Reynolds as well as her son, Duane A. Reynolds. Surviving are her husband of 23 years, Clyde H. Mynatt, Sr.; daughter-in-law, Betty Reynolds Hayes and...
Lynn Skillern
Dec 17, 2007
Mrs. Lynn T. Skillern, 88, of Decatur, GA died Monday, December 17, 2007. She was born in Winston, AL and then moved to Lynton, IN and later to the Atlanta area. She was a member of the Decatur Presbyterian Church since 1951 and was the former chairperson of the DeKalb Real Estate Board. Mrs. Skillern was preceded in death by...
Claudine H. Ross
Dec 17, 2007
Mrs. Claudine H. "Pee-Wee" Ross, age 81 of Decatur died Monday, December 17, 2007. Mrs. Ross was a registered nurse retiring after 41 years with 27 years of service at DeKalb Medical Center. She was preceded in death by her husband, James F. Ross, and her son, James F. Ross, Jr. She is survived by her daughter, Lynda Smith of...
Curtis David Hopkins
Dec 16, 2007
Curtis David Hopkins, 70, of Gainesville, GA, formerly of Decatur, GA, passed away Sunday, December 16, 2007 at home with his family. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and a "master of all trades". He is survived by his children, Nancy Hope King, David Kent Hopkins, Hayley Jill Brown and Kimberly Ann Van Deusen; 7 grandchildren, Sara, Jill,...
Anne Willard
Dec 16, 2007
Anne Lillian White Willard, 89, of Decatur, GA died Sunday, December 16, 2007 at Morgan Memorial Hospital, Madison Ga. She was born to A. C. White, Sr. and Elizabeth Winifred Adams on April 6, 1918. She was a long time resident of Clairmont Oaks Retirement Home and a member of Clairmont Baptist Church of Decatur. Ms. Willard was preceded in...
Kenneth Robert "Ken" Yates
Dec 16, 2007
Kenneth Robert "Ken" Yates, 50, of Decatur died Sunday, December 16, 2007. Surviving are his parents, Lamon and Bobbie Sue Yates of Decatur. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, December 19th at one o'clock at A. S. Turner & Sons with Dr. Frank Crumpler officiating. Interment Floral Hills Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends Tuesday evening from six until...
Stephen Lingenfelter
Dec 15, 2007
Stephen I. Lingenfelter of Lilburn, Georgia, husband of Alice Lingenfelter, died Saturday, December 15, 2007. He is survived by his daughters, Leigh Westergren, Krystal Irwin; and his son, Robby. He also is survived by his step-sister, Dorothy Jo Hardwick; and his step-brother, George Craddock. He also is survived by five grandchildren, Zach, Ben and Sam Westergren and Coral and Peyton...
Anton Edward Troha, Jr.
Dec 15, 2007
Mr. Anton Edward "Ed" Troha, Jr. of Hampton died Saturday, December 15, 2007. He was born and went to high school in Selma, AL. Mr. Troha worked as a general commercial contractor He was preceded in death by his wife, Cheryl Grantham Troha. He is survived by his sons, Kelsey Troha and wife Kim of Auburn, Donnie Troha and wife...
Genevieve Mackool Azar
Dec 14, 2007
Mrs. Genevieve Mackool Azar died Friday, December 14, 2007. She was preceded in death by her husband, Michael George Azar. She is survived by her son, Michael Azar;her daughter and son-in-law, Brenda A. & Jerry Costner; grandchildren, Marisa Costner and Brian Costner, MD. Funeral services will be held at the Cathedral of Christ the King at 10:30 AM Monday. In...
Chester Leverette Moody
Dec 14, 2007
Mr. Chester L. Moody, age 95, of Scottdale, GA entered rest on Friday, December 14, 2007. He served his country during World War II in the U. S. Army during which time he learned the profession of barbering and remained a professional barber during his lifetime. He remained active, living at home and enjoying his friends and continued to cut...
Willie Hugh Chafin, Jr.
Dec 13, 2007
Willie Hugh Chafin, Jr. of Decatur, GA, born August 8, 1947 in Atlanta, passed away Thursday, December 13, 2007 from an apparent heart attack. He was preceded in death by his father Willie Hugh Chafin, Sr., and his stepfather John T. Ashby. Mr. Chafin is survived by his daughter, Michele Chafin of Fayetteville, mother Margie Ashby of Decatur; brother, Doug...
Richard Edward Weathersbee, Sr.
Dec 13, 2007
Mr. Richard Edward Weathersbee, Sr. of Atlanta died Thursday, December 13, 2007. He was a veteran of the U. S. Marine Corp serving during the Korean War. Mr. Weathersbee is survived by his loving companion Edna T. Mann; his children, Gloria and Steve Cochran of Stockbridge, GA, Ted and Susan Weathersbee of Snellville, GA, Richard Edward, Jr. and Theresa Weathersbee,...
Mildred Frances Wilson
Dec 13, 2007
Mildred Wilson of Tucker died Thursday, December 13, 2007. She was born July 20, 1919 in the "Pea Ridge Community" of DeKalb County and was one of thirteen - eight children born to the family of John Andrew Wilson and Vivian Pinnell Wilson, who died at the age of 33, and five born to the family of John Andrew Wilson...
Alline Harris Garrison
Dec 13, 2007
Mrs. Alline S. Garrison of Decatur died Thursday, December 13, 2007. Surviving are her daughters, Annette Self, Stone Mountain, GA., Violet Gunter, Winder, GA.; son, Clyde Lee Garrison Jr., Warrington, GA.; son-in-law, Charles Parrish; 9 grandchildren & 7 great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at three o'clock Sunday, December 16th at A. S. Turner & Sons. Interment Melwood Cemetery....
Lila Pope Crittenden
Dec 13, 2007
Mrs. Carl S. (Lila Pope) Crittenden, age 75, passed away on December 13, 2007, after a courageous battle against ovarian cancer. The daughter of Doris Parker Pope and Frank Sykes Pope, she was born and raised in Villa Rica, Georgia. She graduated from Huntingdon College in Montgomery, Alabama, with a B.S. in Biology. Following college, she worked for the Centers...
Dr. Robert H. Rohrer
Dec 12, 2007
Dr. Robert Harry Rohrer, professor emeritus of nuclear physics at Emory University, died Wednesday, December 12, 2007. Dr. Rohrer was born in West Philadelphia, Pa., on September 20, 1918. He graduated from Emory in 1938 after working his way through college by writing big band arrangements and playing cornet for the Emory Aces. Following graduation, he taught algebra to college...
Lockie Maxine Childress Lipsey
Dec 12, 2007
Lockie Maxine Childress Lipsey, 76, of Decatur, GA, passed away on December 12, 2007. She is survived by her beloved son, Hal Lipsey; her daughter-in-law, Rev. Ellynda Price Lipsey; her granddaughter, Laura Telaku Lipsey; sister, Rushia Banks of Bristol, VA; sister, Ruth Ann Elswick of Richmond, VA; brothers, James Childress and Sammy Childress of Breaks, VA; and many nieces and...
John Harlin Shackelford
Dec 12, 2007
Mr. John Harlin Shackelford, 72, died Wednesday, December 12, 2007 at the Veteran's Affairs Nursing Home in Decatur. He was preceded in death by his wife, Peggy Fulcher Shackelford. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Those desiring may send memorial contributions to the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans, 333 ½ Pennsylvania Ave., SE, Washington DC, 20003-1148....
Patricia Jane Nysewander
Dec 11, 2007
Miss Patricia Jane Nysewander, 67, of Atlanta, Georgia, passed away Tuesday evening, December 11, 2007 at Regency HealthCare located in South Fulton Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late, Cecil Wright and Elizabeth Brown Nysewander and was the sister of the late, Richard W. and Cheryl T. Nysewander. Patricia is survived by her brother, William E. Nysewander of...
Lawson E. Jolly, Sr.
Dec 10, 2007
Lawson E. Jolly, 100, of Clarkston, GA and Pensacola, FL passed away December 10, 2007 in Pensacola. Mr. Jolly was born in Clarkston and was in the first graduating class of Clarkston High School. He was the third generation to own and operate Jolly?s Store in Clarkston. He retired in 1972 from Aetna Casualty as chief underwriter and resided in...
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