Obituaries
Leo Burtz Pittard
Aug 28, 2007
Mrs. Leo Burtz Pittard, 88, of Atlanta died Tuesday, August 28, 2007. She graduated from LaGrange College in 1937 and taught third grade at E. P. Howell Elementary School in Atlanta for 35 years. Mrs. Pittard was a member of Haygood Memorial United Methodist Church for over 50 years. She is survived by her husband of 53 years, James E....
Tony Ortega Trujillo
Aug 27, 2007
Mr. Tony Trujillo, 89, of Decatur died Monday, August 27, 2007. He served in the U. S. Airborne during World War II parachuting behind enemy lines on D Day. He was awarded the Silver Star, the Bronze Star, a Purple Heart and many other campaign medals. Mr. Trujillo was preceded in death by his wife, Teenie; and son Harold. He...
James Richard Dawsey
Aug 27, 2007
Mr. Richard Dawsey of Decatur died Monday, August 27, 2007. He graduated from Georgia Tech in 1939 and then served in the U. S. Army during World War II. Mr. Dawsey was a member of the North Decatur United Methodist Church and the Pythagoras Masonic Lodge for over 50 years. He was preceded in death by his wife, Lemuel Davis...
Fred Pioso
Aug 27, 2007
PIOSO ?Mr. Fred Pioso of Lilburn died Monday, August 27, 2007. He is survived by his wife, Hillary Pioso; children, Brittany and Brad Pioso of Lilburn; parents, Bob and Gail Pioso of Oregon; and brothers, Bennett Pioso of Virginia and Rick Pioso of Boston, MA. Funeral services will be held in the chapel of A. S. Turner & Sons at...
Tony Trujillo
Aug 27, 2007
Mr. Tony Trujillo, 89, of Decatur died Monday, August 27, 2007. He served in the U. S. Airborne during World War II parachuting behind enemy lines on D Day. He was awarded the Silver Star, the Bronze Star, a Purple Heart and many other campaign medals. Mr. Trujillo was preceded in death by his wife, Teenie; and son Harold. He...
Edith Windish Mellor
Aug 27, 2007
Edith Mellor, 96, of Roswell, Georgia, passed away August 27, 2007, of heart failure. She joins her late husband of 68 years, Dr. William C. Mellor, in their new life together. Edith loved her husband, her family, her life, and her relationship with her savior. Born in Philadelphia, Pa. in 1910, she trained as a missionary and graduated from Nyack...
Esther Major Puckett
Aug 26, 2007
Mrs. Esther Major Puckett, age 82, formerly of Decatur passed away Sunday, August 26, 2007. She graduated from L. S. U. in 1941 and was a stewardess with Pan American Airlines. She was also a substitute teacher with the DeKalb County School System. Mrs. Puckett delivered food for Meals On Wheels for over 25 years. She was preceded in death...
Ethna Patterson Smith
Aug 26, 2007
Ethna Patterson Smith of Decatur, age 98, died Sunday, August 26, 2007. She had lived in Denver, Colorado for several years prior to her death. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law Mr. and Mrs. Thomas G. (Judy Carlsen) Smith, Jr.; grandchildren Martin Fee, Michael Fee, Sharon (Fee) Decew, Mathews Smith, Richard Smith, Patrick Smith, and Susan (Smith) Lopez;...
Laurie Mitchell Bartlett
Aug 26, 2007
Mrs. Laurie Mitchell Bartlett of Alpharetta, formerly of Decatur died Sunday, August 26, 2007. She was assistant administrator for the preschool at Oak Grove United Methodist Church, and was a member of the Baptist faith. Mrs. Bartlett attended the University of West Georgia, where she was a member of Kappa Delta Sorority. She was an accomplished interior decorator and loved...
Elbert Reeves
Aug 25, 2007
Mr. Elbert W. Reeves, a lifelong resident of Decatur died Saturday, August 25, 2007. He was a member of the 24th Fighter Squadron serving in the U. S. Navy during the Korean Conflict. He was a loving, caring, generous neighbor and friend. Mr. Reeves was preceded in death by his sister, Hannah Reeves and his parents, Elbert S. Reeves and...
Marian George Lobel
Aug 25, 2007
Mrs. Marian George Lobel, age 83, of Cumming, died Saturday, August 25, 2007 after having heart surgery. Leaving behind are her bereaved husband of 62 years, Leo Lobel; three grandchildren, Jason, Amanda and Katie; plus numerous great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, August 29th in the chapel of A. S. Turner & Sons. Interment Resthaven...
Edna Mobley Gregory
Aug 24, 2007
Mrs. Edna Louise Gregory of Atlanta died Friday, August 24, 2007. She was valedictorian of Conetoe High School (Edgecombe County) NC in 1934 and received teaching credentials at East Carolina University, Greenville, NC. Mrs. Gregory graduated from Dorthea Dix Hospital Nursing School with the equivalent of an LPN degree. She taught school briefly and worked as a nurse for ten...
Ada Louise Huber
Aug 24, 2007
Mrs. Louise Huber, age 88, of Atlanta died August 24, 2007. Mrs. Huber and her late husband, Joseph P. Huber, were members of Briarcliff Baptist Church for more than 40 years. Mrs. Huber is survived by her son, Victor Hayes of Dunwoody; daughter in law, Debra Hayes; grandsons, Sky Hayes and Troy Hayes. Funeral services will, be held in the...
William Erskine Fraser
Aug 22, 2007
William Erskine Fraser, age 84, died of cancer and myelodysplastic syndrome on Wednesday August 22, 2007, after surviving cancer for 25 years. He was born onJanuary 1, 1923 as the first baby boy born at Emory University Hospital to the late Emily Jane Wimpy Fraser and attorney Young Harris Fraser. Mr. Fraser attended Mary Lynn Grammar School, Bass Junior High,...
James Marion Mccorkle
Aug 21, 2007
Mr. James Marion McCorkle, age 92,of Decatur, passed away Tuesday, August 21,2007. He was born in Fort Gaines, Georgia on February 9, 1915, the son of the late Francis Marion McCorkle and Annie Leila Hoover McCorkle. He is predeceased by his wife, Annis Westbrook McCorkle. He attended public school in Fort Gaines and graduated as valedictorian of his class in...
Steven H. Moll
Aug 21, 2007
Steven H. Moll, born 11/23/1934, died 8/21/2007 at Odyssey House hospice in Decatur of complications from an infection/kidney failure. He was raised in Wayne, PA, Atlanta and Cochran, GA. He graduated from Emory University in mid-'50's, served in US Army in Europe, and then had a complete career as Science Editor for Grolier Encyclopedias (now part of Scholastic Corp.). One...
Isabel Threlkeld Burroughs
Aug 21, 2007
Mrs. Isabel Burroughs, of Tucker, died Tuesday, August 21, 2007. She was a resident of Tucker for many years. Mrs. Burroughs was a life long and active member of Rehoboth Presbyterian Church and was also their oldest member. Mrs. Burroughs had a passion for gardening and spent many hours tending to her flower and vegetable gardens. She was preceded in...
Jonathan Lee Allmett
Aug 20, 2007
Jonathan Lee Allmett, age 36, formerly of Atlanta, GA and most recently of Houston, TX passed away on Monday, August 20, 2007. Our most giving and loving husband, son, brother and friend slipped from our arms to enter eternal peace. Jonathan was born in Epsom Surrey, England on February 23, 1971. He moved with his family to Texas in 1978...
Dr. Kai Cheong Yong
Aug 20, 2007
Dr. Kai Cheong Yong of Avondale Estates died August 20, 2007. A memorial service will be held at Oak Grove United Methodist Church on Friday, August 24th at 11 a.m., Rev. Louis Miller officiating. The family will receive friends from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at A. S. Turner & Sons.
Marvin Lee Zundel
Aug 20, 2007
Mr. Marvin Lee Zundel, of Stone Mountain, Georgia, age 64, beloved father, grandfather, husband and friend, passed away on Monday, August 20, 2007, in Decatur, GA. Marvin was born and raised in South Dakota, where he was employed by Midwest Coast as a dispatcher before moving to Georgia in 1986. Marvin recently retired from the State of Georgia, DOT, where...
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