Obituaries
Hertha Taylor
May 2, 2007
Hertha Taylor of Decatur died May 2, 2007. She is survived by daughter, Brenda Taylor Rawlins of Clarkston; son, Danny Taylor of Decatur; daughter, Sandra Taylor Jones of Decatur; and grandchildren, Tiffany Rawlins, Julie Jones and Jennifer Jones. Mrs. Taylor was a loving, caring and giving person who will be greatly missed. Funeral services will be held Monday, May 7th...
Chris (Julian Christian) Burns
May 1, 2007
Mr. Chris (Julian Christian) Burns of Stone Mountain died Tuesday, May 1, 2007. He was a long time resident of DeKalb County and graduate of Decatur High School. He graduated from Georgia Tech where he was a member of Alpha Tau Omega. Mr. Burns served as an officer in the U. S. Air Force and was in partnership with his...
Rosa Deck Lambert
May 1, 2007
Rosa Deck Lambert, age 88, formerly of Decatur, GA died peacefully Tuesday, May 1, 2007 at her daughter's home in Greensburg, PA. She was born August 2, 1918 in Atlanta, GA, daughter of William E. and Ola Barrett Deck. She grew up in Newnan, GA and was a graduate of Coweta County High School. In addition to her parents, she...
Mercedese Louise Payne
May 1, 2007
Mercedese Louise Payne, age 81, of Atlanta died Tuesday, May 1, 2007. She was an elementary school teacher for 13 years in Copperhill, TN and DeKalb County. Mrs. Payne was a dedicated mother to her family, a loving wife and an avid supporter in the schools her daughter attended. She was the ?Neighborhood Mother? of the Oak Grove community. She...
Louise Creecy
May 1, 2007
Mrs. Louise Creecy, age 86, of Atlanta died Tuesday, May 1, 2007. She was a member of Confederate Avenue Baptist Church for 47 years. Mrs. Creecy was preceded in death by her husband of 59 years, Willard Stanley Creecy. She is survived by her daughter, Mrs. Brenda Browning of Augusta, GA; son, Mr. Stanley Creecy of Jonesboro, GA; 4 grandchildren;...
Mrs. Brigadier Katherine Millsap
Apr 30, 2007
Mrs. Brigadier Katherine Ellen Millsap, Retired Salvation Army Officer was "PROMOTED TO GLORY" after a short illness on Monday, April 30, 2007. She was preceded in death by her husband of 44 years, Ralph Millsap. She is survived by two daughters, Judy Ward (Roy), Kathy Ciezkowski (Joe); son, Ralph Millsap, Jr.; grandchildren, Jennifer Primm (Craig), Jason Ward (Michelle), Heather Whitfield...
Louise Lott Davis
Apr 29, 2007
DAVIS - Louise LottMrs. Louise Lott Davis, a City of Decatur resident since 1946, died Sunday, April 29, 2007. She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas O. Davis, who served 31 years as City Attorney of Decatur. She was also preceded in death by 2 brothers and 4 sisters. She attended Piedmont College and was a graduate of...
Christine M. Thompson
Apr 29, 2007
Christine Mays Thompson, beloved mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, aunt and friend went home to be with Jesus on Sunday, April 29, 2007. Christine was born on Aug. 16, 1920 in Pulaski County, GA to the late Earl C. Mays and Lucille Jones Mays of Hawkinsville, GA. She graduated from Hawkinsville High School in 1938. She was a retired Sunday...
Mollie Merrick
Apr 28, 2007
Mollie Merrick, of Decatur, died Sunday, April 28, 2007. She served as Associate Dean of Students for 41 years at Agnes Scott College. A memorial service will be held at Agnes Scott College in Gaines chapel at 2:00 P.M. on Wednesday, May 2, 2007. A reception will follow at Mollie's Grill in the Alston Campus Center. In lieu of flowers,...
Shirley S. O'Kelly
Apr 28, 2007
Mrs. Shirley S. O'Kelly of Lithonia died Saturday, April 28, 2007. She was a native of DeKalb County and a graduate of Avondale High School. Mrs. O'Kelly retired after 26 years from Heatcraft, Inc. of Stone Mountain. She was a member of Solid Rock Baptist Church in Covington. She is survived by her husband of 49 years, Thomas Weldon O'Kelly;...
Walter Dewey Bartlett
Apr 27, 2007
Mr. Walter Dewey Bartlett, Sr., of Atlanta died Friday, April 27, 2007. He was a veteran of the U. S. Navy, a Mason, and long-time employee of the Atlanta Board of Education. Mr. Bartlett was preceded in death by his daughter, Sherilyn Moore, and is survived by his wife, Gerry M. Bartlett; son, Walter Bartlett, Jr. and his wife Kim;...
Thelma Fleming Skelton
Apr 27, 2007
Thelma Fleming Skelton, age 91, a long time resident of Decatur, died Friday, April 27, 2007. She was married to the late H. Gray Skelton, Sr., and is survived by her daughters, Ina Parks Howell (David Ritter) of Miami Spring, FL, and Madora Skelton Wright of Baltimore, MD; and son, H. Gray Skelton, Jr. (Laurie) of Marietta, GA. Her grandchildren...
Judge Robert C. Batson
Apr 27, 2007
Judge Robert C. Batson, 78, of Tucker, died Friday, April 27, 2007. He was preceded in death by his wife, Betty W. Batson and son Mark A. Batson. He is survived by his daughters and sons-in-law, Kay and Phil Sapp of Cohutta, Lisa and Wes Glaze of Stone Mountain, Robin and Frank Batkins of Gainesville; son and daughter-in-law, Steven and...
Ralph C. Stockton
Apr 27, 2007
Mr. Ralph C. Stockton, 86, of Avondale Estates died Friday, April 27, 2007. A native of Little Rock, Ark., he was one of five sons and one daughter born to O.M. and Harriett Zimmerman Stockton, all who have preceded him in death. His teachers told his mother he had a good mind, but did not use it. He did not...
Martha F. Tritt
Apr 24, 2007
Mrs. Martha F. Tritt, age 73, died Tuesday, April 24, 2007. She was born on March 10, 1934 in Dahlonega, GA, the daughter of the late Steve and Lola Fields. Mrs. Tritt was a member of Valley Brook Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband of 54 years, William A. Tritt, Stone Mountain; brother-in-law, Quitman and Martha Elizabeth Tritt,...
Pamela Kay Albert
Apr 23, 2007
Pamela Kay (Hupp) Albert, daughter, sister, wife, mother, teacher, and friend to all, passed away Monday, April 23, 2007 in Atlanta, Georgia at the age of 58. She was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Byon Wayne Hupp and Lois Hupp McIlroy on June 3, 1948. Pamela was a 1966 graduate of Memorial High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She then attended...
Mildred Harrison Halbrook
Apr 22, 2007
Mildred Harrison Halbrook of Atlanta died Sunday, April 22, 2007. She is survived by her former spouse, Bill Halbrook of Atlanta; son, Billy Halbrook; daughter, Mildred Halbrook; six grandchildren; six great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Wednesday at Floral Hills Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends from 11:00 A.M. to...
Doye Evatt
Apr 21, 2007
Mrs. Doye Johnson Evatt passed away Saturday, April 21, 2007 at Southern Angels Personal Care Home. She was born on December 5, 1914 in Lexington, TN to the late Ada and Zelon Johnson. Mrs. Evatt graduated from Lexington High School and Draughn's Business College in Nashville, TN. She worked for the U. S. Government in Washington, D.C. and Oak Ridge,...
Helen K. Wood
Apr 19, 2007
Mrs. Helen K Wood, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, aunt and friend passed away on Thursday, April 19, 2007. She will be greatly missed by her family and many friends. She was a member of the Avondale First Baptist Church for fifty-four years. She was an Atlanta native and attended Girls High School. She was a member of the...
Hubert Smith Byers
Apr 19, 2007
Mr. Hubert Smith Byers, 90, of Dallas, GA died Thursday, April 20, 2007. He worked on the Blue Ridge Parkway as a young man. He was with the U. S. Civil Service for 33 years working at the Aberdeen Proving Grounds for Weapons as a carpenter. He then worked with the Joppatown High School for 10 years as a Maintenance...
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