Obituaries
Bruce Flanders Whittier
Oct 17, 2007
Bruce Flanders Whittier, 81, of Stone Mountain, died in her home on Tuesday, October 16, 2007. Born in Macon, GA on August 29, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Edward Tarpley and Bruce Clecker Flanders. Mrs. Whittier earned her bachelors and masters degrees in Botany with honors from Florida State University, circa 1948. She then taught biology at...
Bea Murphy Mcgovern
Oct 16, 2007
Beatrice "Bea" Murphy McGovern, age 90, of Atlanta, GA died on Tuesday, October 16, 2007, after a brief stay at Hospice of Chattanooga. Mrs. McGovern was born in Bowling Green, KY to T.J. and Caroline Murphy on January 25, 1917. One of ten children, Mrs. McGovern is survived by one brother, T. J. Murphy, Lexington, KY. In addition to her...
Lurline Patterson
Oct 15, 2007
Mrs. Lurline Patterson, age 74, a long-time resident of Tucker, passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by loved ones following a courageous battle with breast cancer on Monday, October 15, 2007. A loving mother and grandmother, she is survived by her son Chris and his wife Debra, and her two cherished granddaughters, Caroline and Catherine. Other survivors include her...
Mary Hazel Young
Oct 14, 2007
Mary Hazel Young of Atlanta, Georgia died October 14, 2007 at the age of 87. She was preceded in death by her parents Rubin Edward Young, Sr. and Emma Harris Young, her sister Violet Cooper, and her brothers George Doyle and R.E. Young. Hazel was employed at the Center for Disease Control for over 30 years. She was a long...
Mike Delong
Oct 13, 2007
Mike E. DeLong, age 53, of Decatur, GA died Saturday, October 13, 2007, after illness. He was born in Salzburg, Austria, March 29, 1954. Mike was owner of DeLong Repairs and Remodeling, Inc. He was licensed in HVAC, highly skilled in multiple trades, and was prized by his customers. He loved and was loved by family, friends, and pets. Mike...
Imogene Rainey
Oct 13, 2007
Imogene Kee Rainey, 82, of Tucker died Saturday, October 13, 2007, at National Health Care in Mauldin, South Carolina. She was a 1946 graduate of Georgia Baptist Hospital School of Nursing and was employed at the School of Nursing for 33 years as Assistant to the Director. In 2006, the alumni society honored her with the Excellence in Student Leadership...
Ronald Wyche Gee
Oct 12, 2007
RONALD W. GEE December 27, 1926 - October 12, 2007 Whether it was a time of celebration or strife, Ronald Gee was always there. His steadfast love, compassion and unwavering thoughtfulness for family and friends shown through with a heartwarming smile, an encouraging pat on the back, a humorous one liner or simply his presence. As a young man in...
Leigh Augustus Cunningham, Iii
Oct 11, 2007
Leigh A. (Gus) Cunningham, III went to be with his Lord on October 11, 2007. Gus, the son of L. A. Cunningham, Jr. and Elizabeth Teal Cunningham, was born on December 17, 1941. He attended Medlock Elementary and Decatur High School. He also attended North Georgia Military College and Southern College of Pharmacy, Mercer. Gus worked for SuperX, several independent...
Elizabeth Furlow Brown
Oct 11, 2007
Elizabeth Furlow Brown, 89, DeKalb educator and supporter of the arts, died October 11, 2007. She was born in Cleveland, Ohio, to Georgia natives, Emmie Pennington and Calvin E. Furlow. She graduated from Girls' High School in Atlanta and from Agnes Scott College, with honors, in 1939. In 1939, she married Robert W. Brown of Atlanta. Before his death in...
Emily Thacker
Oct 11, 2007
We celebrate the life of a beloved mother, grandmother, and great grandmother who passed quietly in her sleep at the age of 86 on October 11, 2007. Emily Thacker was a genteel southern lady who always put family and friends first. Funeral Arrangements are being made through A.S. Turner and Sons Funeral Home of Decatur. The family will receive friends...
Lynette Forrester Caldwell
Oct 10, 2007
Lynette Forrester Caldwell, 85, died October 10, 2007. She was preceded in death by her husband, Fletcher M. Caldwell, Jr., and parents, Lila and Niece Forrester. Born and raised in Decatur, she most recently lived at Wesley Woods Newnan-Peachtree City. Lynette retired from the American Red Cross after more than 40 years of service. She was a sensitive loving person...
Marilyn Ruth Kohn Shaver
Oct 10, 2007
Marilyn Ruth Kohn Shaver of Stone Mountain passed away on October 10, 2007 at the age of 82. She was born on July 30, 1925 in Oak Park, Illinois and moved to Avondale Estates with her family in 1932 where she attended Avondale Elementary School and graduated from Decatur Girls High in 1942. She married Yancy Lee Shaver in 1947...
Earl C. Outerbridge
Oct 10, 2007
Mr. Earl C. Outerbridge, Sr., of Stone Mountain, a man among men, died Wednesday, October 10, 2007. He is survived by his wife, Mary W. Outerbridge; daughter, Dr. Betty Jean Staggs of Spartanburg, SC; sons, Greg Craig Fleming of Queens, NY, Earl Outerbridge and wife Tawana of Stone Mountain; sisters, Dora Outerbridge of Concord, NY, Ruth (Ruby) Tate of Queens,...
Kenneth D. Brock
Oct 9, 2007
Kenneth D. Brock, 52, of Atlanta, died Tuesday, October 9, 2007. He is survived by his wife of 26 years, Sheila E. Brock; daughter, Kelsey Cathryn Brock of Atlanta; mother, Mozelle Findley Brock of Anderson SC; sister and brother-in-law, Kathy and Robert Welborn of Rex GA; nephews, Chris Brock of Anderson SC, Justin Welborn of Atlanta, and Aaron Welborn of...
Dorothy Lowndes Wolcott
Oct 8, 2007
Dorothy Ruth Lowndes Wolcott, 81, of Decatur died Monday, October 8, 2007. She retired from the First National Bank of Atlanta, now Wachovia, with over 30 years of service. She was a member of Avondale-Pattillo United Methodist Church, Wachovia Retirement Club and the Kirkwood Girls. She is survived by sons and daughters-in-law, Michael and Nancy Wolcott of Gainesville, GA, Richard...
Edward Gottlieb Zahler
Oct 8, 2007
Edward G. Zahler, 93, of Atlanta passed away October 8, 2007. He was born in Theresa, New York on March 10, 1914, the first of eight children, to Swiss immigrants Gottlieb and Ida Zahler. When he graduated from Antwerp, NY High School in 1923, his parents awarded him with his first airplane ride. Soon after he tried to enlist in...
John Crane Peteet, Iii
Oct 8, 2007
John Crane Peteet III, died on Monday, October 8, 2007 at the age of 56, after losing his battle with lung cancer. He graduated from Druid Hills High school in 1970. He is survived by his loving wife Carolyn M. Peteet; two daughters, Brittany Peteet and Leah Peteet; and a son, John L. Peteet; his nurturing mother, Nancy R. Pinner;...
Charles Edward Allard
Oct 7, 2007
Dr. Charles Allard, M.D., 81, of Atlanta died Sunday October 7, 2007. He was born in Chandler, Quebec on October 8, 1926 to Valmont Allard, M.D. and Estelle Leonard Allard, the 7th of 11 children. After graduating from college, he became an exchange student in Geneva, Switzerland. He graduated from medical school at the University of Geneva in December 1951....
Fred Nelson Farr
Oct 7, 2007
Fred N. Farr went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, whom he loved dearly, on October 7, 2007. He is survived by his wife Mary Jane Hadley Farr, his children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, three sisters and two brothers. Funeral services will be held Wednesday morning, October 10, 2007 at 11:00 a.m. in the chapel of A....
Emmett Lynwood Meeks
Oct 6, 2007
Emmett Lynwood Meeks, 75, passed away on October 6th, at Hospice Atlanta while his wife and sons were by his side. He was born October 27, 1931 to John Emmett Meeks and Annie Louise Clough Meeks at their home in Coffee County, Georgia. He was the eldest of three children.Mr. Meeks will be sadly missed by his wife of almost...
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