Obituaries
Ricky Joe Jordan
Oct 6, 2007
Ricky Joe Jordan, age 52, of Decatur died October 6, 2007. He is survived by parents, Ben and Doris Jordan of Dexter, MO; sisters and their husbands, Kelly and Craig Schaeffer of Atlanta and Kim and Bob Geary of Salem, MO: nieces, Emma and Jordan Schaeffer and Lindsey and Sophia Geary; and nephew, Zack Geary. Funeral services will be held...
Tommie Steed Brannon
Oct 5, 2007
Mrs. Brannon is survived by her son, Carl W. Brannon, her granddaughter, Stacey Silva, great-granddaughter, Amy Willesen and great-grandson, Nicholas Silva, all of San Jose, California. She is also survived by nieces, June Lawler of Lawrenceville, Charlotte Stubbs of Decatur and Rita Hays of Bowling Green, Kentucky. Graveside services are scheduled for 11:00 am Wednesday, October 10, 2007 at Greenwood...
Lou Gathercole
Oct 5, 2007
Lou Gathercole, 73, of Fort Myers, FL and Asheville, NC died Friday, October 5, 2007. She was a bridge Life Master and loved playing tennis, golf and doing sea shell art. She was preceded in death by her son, Glenn Gathercole. She is survived by her husband, John E. Gathercole; daughter, Lynn Katz-Gathercole; 2 grandchildren, Evan and Tessa; sisters, Hazel...
Frances A. Masters
Oct 5, 2007
Mrs. Frances A. Masters of Ellenwood died Friday, October 5, 2007. She is survived by her sister, Ann Gresham of Stone Mountain; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Monday, October 8th at 1:00 P.M. in the chapel of A. S. Turner & Sons. Interment Masters Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 4:00 to 6:00 P.M....
Kathleen S. Crawford
Oct 4, 2007
Kathleen Schroeder Crawford, age 101, a resident of Budd Terrace at Wesley Woods, Atlanta, GA died Thursday, October 4, 2007. She was a member of The First Baptist Church of Decatur, the Adelphia Sunday School class and a member of the Petal Pushers Garden Club. She retired from Rich's Department Store in 1970, where she served in accounts payable and...
Ray Sanchez
Oct 3, 2007
Mr. Ray Sanchez, age 18, of Forest Park died Wednesday, October 3, 2007. He is survived by his mother, Sandra Uresti; father, Hector Uresti; brothers Hector, Jr., Joshua, Christopher, Miguel and Cody; grandparents, James and Brenda Pritchett, Richard Sanchez; great aunt; Ann Nicholson, and numerous extended family members. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Monday, October 8th in...
Elizabeth Clarke Herring
Oct 3, 2007
Mrs. Elizabeth Joan Clarke Herring of Avondale Estates, Georgia, was born on March 19, 1929 in suburban Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She went home to be with the Lord on October 3, 2007. After graduation from West Chester University, she enjoyed a full life as a teacher, professional softball player, and retired from the Georgia Department of Transportation. She was the pianist...
Ruth Watkins Scrivener
Oct 2, 2007
Ruth Watkins Scrivener, 90, of Tucker passed away on October 2, 2007. She was the daughter of the late Richard Everett and Grace Thomas Watkins. Born in Texarkana, Arkansas, her family returned to Alabama where she grew up in Madison and Huntsville. After graduating from Huntsville High School, she moved with her family to Washington D.C. in the 1930's. In...
Colonel Raymond F. Gibney
Oct 2, 2007
Colonel Raymond Francis Gibney, U.S. Army, retired, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by his loving family, on October 2, 2007, in Decatur, Georgia. He was born August 18, 1919, to Terrence and Laura Gibney, in the Bronx, NY. As a tank commander in World War II, 40th Tank Battalion, 7th Armored Division, the young lieutenant's unit helped secure the...
Ruby Frances Pate
Oct 2, 2007
Mrs. Ruby Frances Pate of Lawrenceville died Tuesday, October 2, 2007. She was preceded in death by her husband, William A. Pate, Sr. and her sister, Oarvaline Anderson. She is survived by her son, Allen Pate and his wife Bobbie of Lawrenceville; sisters, Kate Vanek, Dianne Pyles and her husband Wayne, both of Loganville; brother, Frederick Tuck and his wife...
Robert Wood
Sep 30, 2007
Robert E."Woody" Wood, 69, died September 30, 2007 at his home in Idaho, formerly of Tucker, GA. Services will be held in the chapel of A. S. Turner & Sons at 10:00 A.M. Thursday, October 11, 2007. Reception to follow. For full obituary, email: thewoods@fiberpipe.net
Judy Pritchett Horton
Sep 29, 2007
Mrs. Judy Pritchett Horton, 83, of Atlanta died at home on Saturday, September 29, 2007. She was a member of the Two Seek Sunday School Class at Briarcliff Baptist Church. She was a talented painter, writer, devoted wife and outstanding mother. She had been employed at the Federal Reserve Bank in Atlanta, at Rich's Lenox Square, and at Richway. She...
Calvin Harris Emmert
Sep 29, 2007
Calvin H. "Red" Emmert was born on September 4, 1925, one of five sons born to Jake and Ethel Emmert of Rice, Texas. As a red-headed, freckle-face farm boy, he soon acquired his nick-name as a football and track athlete at Ennis High School in Ennis, Texas (1942-1943). He volunteered for World War II as a 17 year old in...
Cathryn Clark Powledge
Sep 29, 2007
Cathryn Clark Powledge, 84, of Decatur passed away Saturday, September 29, 2007. She was preceded in death by her husband, Millard. M. "Jack" Powledge, Jr. She is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law, Connie and Mike Cathcart of Lawrenceville, Cathy and Paul Cooper of Marietta; her sons, Millard Powledge of Lilburn and Robert Powledge of Decatur; five grandchildren; and one...
Clella Hunt Prante
Sep 28, 2007
Mrs. Clella Hunt Prante, 98, died on September 28, 2007 at home. She was the widow of Arthur F. Prante who died in 1970. The family moved from Illinois to Atlanta in 1963. Mrs. Prante had a career in educational textbook publishing both in Chicago and Atlanta. She was a member of Oak Grove United Methodist Church and the Faith...
Eduardo G. Perez, Sr.
Sep 26, 2007
Mr. Eduardo G. Perez, Sr. of Atlanta died Wednesday, September 26, 2007 in Birmingham, AL. He was born August 20, 1940 in Havana, Cuba. Mr. Perez is survived by his wife, Maria de la Piedad Perez; son and daughter-in-law, Eduardo G. Perez, Jr. and Shannon Perez; granddaughter, Sarah Grace Perez; sisters and brothers-in-law, Nancy Perez, Antonia Perez-Martin and Eugenio Martin,...
Berniece Thoreson Trotochaud
Sep 25, 2007
Berniece Trotochaud of Decatur died Wednesday, September 26, 2007. Berniece Trotochaud lived a life of faith, family and friends that was instilled in her from the day she was born and defined her through the entirety of her life. She was born January 2, 1924, in Suttons Bay, Michigan, and grew up on a farm near Glen Arbor. It was...
Jack Wilson Guest
Sep 25, 2007
Mr. Jack Wilson Guest of Decatur died Tuesday, September 25, 2007. Wilson attended Marion Howard School and graduated from the Bobby Dodd Institute. He was a faithful employee of the U. S. Postal Service for 36 years and was a long time member of the First Baptist Church of Decatur. Throughout his life, he gave generously to his friends and...
Kathryn Stubley Dance
Sep 24, 2007
Kathryn Stubley Dance, 82, of Stone Mountain, formerly of Woodstock, a beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and sister, passed away September 24, 2007 of heart failure. Preceded in death was her husband of 53 years, Edward Thomas "Tom" Dance. A quiet, strong woman, she was devoted to her faith and family. She enjoyed spending time with family, reading, bible study, bridge...
Mildred R. Harrison
Sep 24, 2007
Mildred Rudolph Harrison, age 82, died Monday, September 24, 2007 of complications from Parkinson's Disease. She was born in Lebanon, KY, daughter of Dr. Keener L. Rudolph, a Methodist minister. She spent most of her life in Atlanta, GA as a devoted wife for 59 years. She was a loving mother, a skilled seamstress, homemaker and a dedicated follower of...
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