Obituaries
Katherine M. Swint
Sep 17, 2007
Katherine Eoline Moon Swint, 89, wife of the late Jesse Taylor Swint, of Decatur died Monday, September 17, 2007. They were both natives of Columbus, GA but have spent their working years in Decatur, GA. She was preceded in death by her husband; her parents, Jacob Clinton Moon and Virginia Woolfolk Moon; and her sister, Elizabeth Moon Fersen. She is...
Maria Underwood
Sep 15, 2007
Maria Underwood of Atlanta died Saturday, September 15, 2007. Surviving are her husband, Pat Glass; daughter, Morgan Underwood; sisters, Teresa McDonald of Orlando, FL, Denise Underwood of Stockbridge; and brother, Bobby Underwood of Greenville, TN. A celebration of Maria's life will be held Saturday, September 22nd from 1:00 until 3:00 PM at Manuel's Tavern, 602 N. Highland Avenue, Atlanta, GA...
Martha Eggli Smith
Sep 14, 2007
Mrs. Martha Eggli Smith, age 87, of Lilburn died Friday, September 14, 2007. She was preceded in death by her husband of 49 years, Rev. Cecil A. Smith, who pastored several churches in the Metropolitan Atlanta area. She is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law, Cecil and Maria Smith, Paul and Judy Smith; daughters, Melissa Gardner, Stephanie Johns and husband...
Shirley Ruth Pendley
Sep 13, 2007
Mrs. Shirley Ruth Pendley of Atlanta died Thursday, September 13, 2007. She was a member of Haygood United Methodist Church, the Fellowship Mission and Eastern Star. Mrs. Pendley was preceded in death by her husband, Howard Vann Pendley and son, John Herndon. She is survived by her daughter, Linda Kahrs; eleven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; sister, Doreen Montague; nephews, Mark Peters,...
Rebecca B. Bryan
Sep 13, 2007
Mrs. Rebecca B. Bryan, 96, of Atlanta, GA died Thursday, September 13, 2007. She was born and raised in Walton County, GA. Mrs. Bryan was a long-time professor at the University of North Carolina in the Department of Public Health. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Albert Hughes Bryan, parents, Harry Cleveland Broach and Ruth Tuck Broach,...
Mary Jane Smallwood
Sep 12, 2007
Mrs. Mary Jane Smallwood, 81, longtime resident of Tucker, GA died Wednesday, September 12, 2007. She was retired from the Internal Revenue Service. Mrs. Smallwood was preceded in death by her husband, Weymon Rae Smallwood, parents, Carl and Seppie Brown of Jasper, TN, sister, Geraldine Bryson, and brothers, Carl E. Brown, Jr., Joe E. Brown and James A. Brown. She...
Betty Ann Blackstone Blount
Sep 11, 2007
Betty Ann Blackstone Blount of Decatur died Tuesday, September 11, 2007. Mrs. Blount worked in accounting and payroll department for the Georgia State Patrol for over 30 years. She was a lover of gospel music. She is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law, James Allen & Lisa Blount and Raymond Douglas & Sandy Blount; daughter-in-law, Angela Blount; thirteen grandchildren and...
Virginia Jones Johnston
Sep 10, 2007
Virginia Jones Johnston, 92, of Atlanta, died September 10, 2007. She was born May 27, 1915 in Enterprise, Alabama, to Rev. Thomas Glenn Jones and Laura Carr Jones. She was preceded in death by her husband, Donald Gillis Johnston; two brothers; and a granddaughter, Laura McDaniel Gardner. She is survived by a sister, Jane Sentell of Little Rock, AR. Mrs....
Katherine Alexandria Scondras
Sep 6, 2007
Katherine Alexandria Scondras, 65, a life long resident of Atlanta and member of the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Atlanta died September 6, 2007. She graduated from Grady High School in 1960 and went to work in her uncle's restaurant (Doby's) for two years. After that she started her career in 1962 as a clerk in the bookkeeping department at Citizens...
Grover Morgan Whitley, Sr.
Sep 5, 2007
Mr. Grover Morgan Whitley, age 83, of Atlanta, Georgia died Wednesday, September 5, 2007. He was born in LaGrange, GA, graduated from Georgia Military Academy in College Park, GA., and attended Auburn University, where he was a member of Pi Kappa Phi fraternity. Mr. Whitley served as a second lieutenant in the U. S. Army, First Division, in World War...
Alice Turner Hester
Sep 5, 2007
Mrs. Alice Turner Hester, formerly of Decatur, and most recently of Resaca, GA died Wednesday, September 5, 2007. She was a member of Pine Grove Baptist Church. Mrs. Hester is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Melody and Jeff Vires of Resaca; son and daughter-in-law, Michael and Susanne Hester of Gwinnett; five grandchildren, Ashley Woodall of Chatsworth, Courtney Vires, and...
Evie Lou Moseley
Sep 4, 2007
Mrs. Evie Lou Moseley of Stone Mountain, GA died Tuesday, September 4, 2007. She was preceded in death by her husband, Homer T. Moseley. She is survived by her daughters, Barbara Morrison, Joan Spainhour and Janis Moore; sisters, Vivian Holley, Murriel Schonher, Doris Holley; brothers, Don Davis, Junior Davis; four grandchildren; and three great grandchildren. Graveside services will be held...
Paul Chapman Parker
Sep 3, 2007
Paul Chapman Parker was born August 3, 1944 in Cartersville, Georgia to the late Mary Grace Bowen and O. Paul Parker. He attended Georgia Military Academy and was a 1962 graduate of Marietta High School. After a brief stint at the University of Georgia, he graduated from Georgia State College with a degree in Economics with a concentration in banking,...
Sarah Margaret Edmondson
Sep 2, 2007
EDMONDSON -Sarah Margaret Edmondson, age 71, of Doraville, passed away September 2, 2007. Sarah was born in Powell, TN and was a resident of Atlanta since 1970. She was a retired supervisor of the Cytopathology Department at Emory University Hospital. Survivors include her brother, William E. Edmondson and wife, Joyce of Sweetwater, TN; nephews, Kenneth Lee Edmondson of Colorado Springs...
Catherine Bell Lipsett
Sep 2, 2007
Catherine Bell Lipsett, age 89, of Decatur, died Sunday, September 2, 2007. Born in Prince William County, Va., she was the oldest of six children. She moved to Atlanta at an early age and was a graduate of Girls High. She was a homemaker and member of Clairmont Presbyterian Church and a long-time member of Columbia Presbyterian Church, Decatur. She...
Jane Kyle Bowden
Sep 2, 2007
Jane Kyle Bowden was born on September 5, 1915 in Gaston, Alabama. She was predeceased by: her parents, Sue Parrish Kyle and Luke Cooper Kyle; her husband, he is B. Earl Bowden, Sr.; and by her daughter-in-law, Marilyn Phillips Bowden. Survived by: her son, B. Earl Bowden, Jr. and his wife, Nancy of Macon, Georgia; her grandson B. Earl "Bo"...
Thomas Lewis Marr
Sep 2, 2007
Mr. Thomas Lewis Marr, Sr. of Atlanta died Sunday, September 2, 2007. He was a professor of law at Emory University from 1968 until 1996. Mr. Marr was a fellow at Cambridge University, Cambridge, England. He was a graduate of the Virginia Military Institute in 1951 and served as a Lieutenant in the US Army from 1951 until 1954. He...
William Quincy Culpepper
Sep 1, 2007
William Quincy Culpepper passed away on Sept. 1. A proud resident of Atlanta, he was born in Cordele, GA. May 25. 1924. He was the son of Mamie Hill and William Chadwell Culpepper. Quincy is survived by his devoted and loving wife of 59 years, Ann Starr Culpepper; a daughter, Carol and husband John Reeves of Spartanburg, SC; a daughter,...
Frances Edwards Edrington
Sep 1, 2007
Frances Edwards Edrington, 71, of Tucker, GA passed away peacefully Saturday, September 1, 2007, surrounded by her loving family and friends. Born in Decatur, GA, she was the daughter of the late Bill and Julia Edwards. She is survived by her husband of fifty years, Frank Edrington. Theirs was a marriage unsurpassed in love and loyalty. Frances grew up in...
Howard A. Samuelson
Sep 1, 2007
Mr. Howard A. Samuelson of Stone Mountain died Saturday, September 1, 2007. He was a graduate of Northeastern University, a US Army veteran of WWII, attended Yale University, and played trombone in the Boston Pops and Boston Symphony conducted by Arthur Fiedler. Mr. Samuelson was an electrical engineer and worked 35 years for Western Union and for the DeKalb County...
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