Obituaries
Keith David Jones
May 12, 2007
Mr. Keith David Jones of Ellijay went to be with the Lord on Saturday, May 12, 2007. He was born in Atlanta, April 6, 1953 to the late Walter Clark Jones and Reba Leathers Jones and graduated from Briarwood High School in 1971. In 2002, Mr. Jones moved to Ellijay where he was a member of the Coosawattee Architectural Board....
James Owen Shealy, Jr.
May 11, 2007
James Owen Shealy, Jr., of Stone Mountain, died Friday, May 11, 2007 at the age of 52. He was a native of Avondale Estates, attended Georgia Southern University, where he was a member of Kappa Sigma fraternity, and a graduate of Georgia State University. He was an executive in the casualty insurance industry. Mr. Shealy was a member of The...
Jane Seward Scott
May 11, 2007
Mrs. Jane Seward Scott, 84 of Atlanta, passed away May 11, 2007. The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Seward of Altoona, PA, she graduated from Hood College in Frederick, MD with a Bachelor's Degree and received a Master's Degree from the Candler School of Theology at Emory University. She was the Director of Christian Education at Druid Hills Methodist...
Elizabeth Chamblee Eden
May 11, 2007
Elizabeth Chamblee Eden, age 84, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, May 11, 2007. She is preceded in death by her husband, Charles D. Eden. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, C. Glenn & Lana M. Eden; and her daughter and son-in-law, Barbara L. & Cliff L. King; granddaughter, Blake Eden Emerton & Cliff Emerton; and great...
Dorothy Abernathy Harper
May 11, 2007
Mrs. Dorothy Abernathy Harper, of Atlanta, widow of Bill Harper of Mayfield, Kentucky and beloved mother died Friday, May 11, 2007. She is survived by her daughter, Mr. & Mrs. Bobbie and Dan Najour of Atlanta; grandchildren, Danny, David, Douglas, and Darryl Najour; nine great granddaughters; and six great grandsons; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held...
Merritt Stocum Wetzel
May 10, 2007
Mr. Merritt Stocum Wetzel of Atlanta died Thursday, May 10, 2007. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, the Vietnam War, and the Korean Conflict. He was stationed in Germany during World War II and retired from the Army after thirty years. Mr. Wetzel was a parishioner of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church. He is...
William Principe
May 9, 2007
Mr. William Principe, age 72, of Decatur, died Tuesday, May 9, 2007. He was an avid golfer, traveled extensively, and played golf all over the world. Mr. Principe was an avid fan of Frank Sinatra. He was involved in the Side by Side Clubhouse. He is survived by his wife, Marilyn Principe; sons, William Principe and wife Bev, Michael Principe...
Hal Rives
May 8, 2007
Hal Rives, 81, of Stone Mountain, former Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Transportation, died May 8, 2007 of complications of Alzheimer's disease. His entire career was spent with the DOT as Road Design Engineer, State Highway Engineer, Deputy Commissioner, and finally as Commissioner from 1987 through 1991. He also served as president of the American Association of State Highway...
James Lamb Johnston
May 8, 2007
Mr. James Lamb Johnston, age 89 of Sautee, passed away Tuesday, May 08, 2007 at his residence following an extended illness. James Lamb Johnston was born on July 14, 1917 in Gainesville, GA. He graduated from Gainesville High School and attended GA Institute of Technology. He served in the United States Navy on the Destroyer Tender U.SS Markab. He was...
Kenneth A. Jackson
May 8, 2007
Mr. Kenneth A. Jackson of Forest Park died Tuesday, May 8, 2007. He is survived by his wife, Donna Jackson; daughter, Kanisha Allen Jackson; sons, Kenneth Donaldson and Landon Allen; parents, Gus J. and Laura Ann Jackson of Forest Park; brothers, Steve Jackson; Dennis Jackson, Keith Jackson; sisters, Tina Henry, Lisa Blackmon, Vanessa Jackson, Laura Merritt; seven grandchildren; two step...
Frances Cornell Westerstrom
May 8, 2007
Frances Cornell Westerstrom passed away Tuesday, May 8, 2007. She was born on February 24, 1911 to John and Gertrude Gibbins in Newport, KY. She married John Milton Cornell in Aurora, IL and, together they moved to Atlanta in 1936, becoming one of the first residents of the Virginia Highlands area. Frances worked for the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta...
Charles R. Auchmutey, Jr.
May 8, 2007
Charles Robert Auchmutey, Jr., 86, of Decatur, died Tuesday, May 8, 2007 of complications from emphysema at Wesley Woods at Emory University. Mr. Auchmutey grew up during the Depression on a farm outside Euharlee, Ga., in the Etowah River Valley. He left home to work his way through Berry College, where he starred on the basketball team and met his...
William Wright St. Clair
May 6, 2007
William Wright St. Clair of Decatur, Georgia, died May 6, 2007 in the care of Hospice Atlanta, just three weeks following the celebration of his 90th birthday with his beloved family of children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He was born April 13, 1917 in Indiana, Pennsylvania, the son of John G. and Edna W. St. Clair. He graduated from Lafayette College...
Michael Jermey Condra
May 6, 2007
Michael Jeremy Condra, passed away tragically May 6, 2007 In Decatur, Georgia. Michael was born May 28, 1974 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida and moved with his family to the Atlanta Area in 1981 residing here until his death. He is survived by his mother, Maxine Foles and sister Gloria Condra of Decatur; sister, Christina Harmon of Evans, Georgia; grandparents, James...
Reatha Lorenzo
May 5, 2007
Mrs. Laura Reatha Lorenzo, age 86, of Decatur, died Saturday, May 5 2007. She was with Maier & Berkley Jewelers in Decatur for 45 years and was a member of Decatur First United Methodist Church. She is survived by her sons, William J. Lorenzo of Alpharetta, GA, and John Anthony Lorenzo of Hoover, AL. Graveside services will be held at...
Kathryn Henneberg
May 3, 2007
Kathryn Ferguson Henneberg, well-loved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend passed away on May 3, 2007, after an extended illness. During the last days of her life, she was surrounded by her devoted family. Born in 1923, to the Reverend William Neicy Ferguson and Ruth Hall Ferguson, of Tennessee, she joined six step-siblings, whose mother had died earlier. Pauline,...
Betty H. Ginn
May 3, 2007
Betty H. Ginn, age 75, was received into heaven following a heart attack Thursday evening, May 3, 2007. She had suffered for many years with chronic illness and severe pain. Funeral services will be held at the Valley Brook Baptist Church at 2:00 p.m. Monday, with Rev. Mike Roper presiding. Burial will be in the Peachtree Baptist Church Cemetery. She...
George Eric Hibbs
May 2, 2007
George, also known as Skip or Hibbsie, passed away on May 2, 2007. George was born July 18, 1953 in Dayton Ohio. Diagnosed with Stage IV lung cancer on his 53rd birthday, George never lost the will to live and inspired his family and friends with his grace and courage through the course of his treatment. George attended Miami University...
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