Obituaries
Ernest Glenn Jackson
Feb 15, 2007
Mr. Ernest Glenn Jackson, 96, a resident of Decatur, passed away Thursday, February 15, 2007. Mr. Jackson was born in Centralhatchee, Georgia to the late Joseph Fletcher Jackson and Mary Ella Folsom Jackson. He grew up in Centralhatchee and moved to Newnan as a young man, where he lived for a number of years. Following his return from WWII the...
Pamfila (Pam) Jolley
Feb 15, 2007
Pamfila (Pam) Jolley, 78, of Decatur, GA, formerly of La Puente, CA and Cleveland, OH, passed away Thursday, February 15, 2007 at DeKalb Medical Center. Pam was from the Philippine Islands and had resided in Decatur for the past 18 years. Pam and her husband Bill were members of The Tabernacle Church in Decatur. She was a member of the...
Grace Hart
Feb 15, 2007
Mrs. Grace Hart of Decatur went to her eternal home on Thursday, February 15, 2007. She was preceded in death by her first husband, James A. Hart and her second husband, James Wade. She is survived by her loving brother and sister-in-law, Jim and Lynn Moore; sister in law, Dot Hauser; and numerous nieces and nephews. She is also survived...
James Chapman Yarbrough
Feb 15, 2007
Mr. James C. Yarbrough, age 90, of Atlanta passed away Thursday, February 15, 2007. He was the son of the late James Ira Yarbrough and Dora Hooper and was preceded in death by his wife Connie. He is survived by many people who cared for him. He was an Air Force Veteran of World War II and was retired from...
Lana Kaye Mcclain
Feb 14, 2007
Lana Kaye McClain, 61, of Decatur, Ga. died Feb. 14, 2007. She was born in Union City, Tenn. on July 27, 1945 daughter of the late Bee and Irene McClain. She was a graduate of Union University and had taught in the Atlanta Public Schools since 1967. Survivors include 2 aunts, several cousins, and a host of friends. A graveside...
Hazel Minor
Feb 12, 2007
Hazel Dean Minor, age 91, of Decatur, GA died at New London Health Services in Snellville, GA on February 12, 2007. Born July 12, 1915 in Gwinnett County, GA, Hazel was the daughter of Sidney Minor and Delia Wilson Minor. Hazel was an active member of Clairmont Hills Baptist Church for over 33 years and was a member of the...
Ferol B. Burnett
Feb 11, 2007
Ferol Ball Raines Burnett, age 94, formerly of Decatur, passed away February 11, 2007 in Salem, Virginia. She was preceded in death by her parents, J. C. and Ila Ball; husbands, Thomas H. Raines and F. Grady Burnett; and sisters, Flora Ball Shettlesworth and Doris Ball Bobo, all of Atlanta. Surviving are her son, Donald W. Raines of Charleston, SC;...
Mary B. Stodghill
Feb 11, 2007
Mrs. Mary B. Stodghill of Atlanta died Sunday, February 11, 2007. She was preceded in death by her husband Billie Newton Stodghill. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Nancy and Michael Stanton of Clarkston; sisters, Kathryn Leslie of Jackson, TN, Mildred Dowling of Blackshear, GA; several nieces and nephews; and several great nieces and great nephews. Funeral services...
Hilda Garwood
Feb 10, 2007
A gathering of friends and family will be held at A. S. Turner & Sons Funeral Home on Sunday, February 11, 2007 from 3 - 5 p.m. for Josephine Pendleton Garwood who died Saturday, February 10, 2007. A memorial service will be held on February 13, 2007 at 2:00 p.m. at McLane Funeral Services and burial following at Sunset Hill...
Melba Morrison
Feb 9, 2007
Melba Carter Morrison, 89, of Atlanta died Friday, February 9, 2007. She was born July 7, 1917, in McLemoresville, TN, to the late Horace Leroy Carter and Ethel Harvey Carter. She was preceded in death by her husband of 69 years, Winfield Scott Morrison, Jr. After graduating from McLemoresville High School in 1934, she came to Atlanta to visit her...
Wade Dessau Atkinson
Feb 9, 2007
ATKINSON ? Wade DessauWade Dessau Atkinson, last son of former Atlanta Journal business manager, Charles D. Atkinson (deseased 1930), is returning to Atlanta for interrment. Mr. Atkinson a public relations professional since 1945 died of natural causes on Thursday February 8, 2007 at his home in Cincinnati Ohio. Mr. Atkinson was born in Atlanta Ga May 24, 1923. He received...
Johnny Kitchens
Feb 9, 2007
Mr. Johnny D. Kitchens of Atlanta, formerly of Griffin died Friday, February 9, 2007. He is survived by his wife, Paulette Kitchens; sons, John D. Kitchens and Jason D. Kitchens and wife Marci; granddaughter, Ella Rose Kitchens; mother, Ruth Kitchens; and sister, Pat Woodruff. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, February 11th in the chapel of A....
Lloyd Frazier
Feb 9, 2007
Mr. Lloyd L. Frazier of Atlanta died Friday, February 9, 2007. He was born January 3, 1930 to Lloyd Frazier, Sr. and Virginia Waller Frazier. He was preceded in death in 2003 by his daughter Loretta Frazier. Mr. Frazier was an avid car collector. He was a member of the Local Trade Union #72 and a member of the Masonic...
Lewis B. Mallory
Feb 8, 2007
Mr. Lewis B. Mallory of Stone Mountain died Thursday, February 8, 2007. He was a graduate of Decatur Boys High School and an honor graduate from Georgia Institute of Technology with a degree in mechanical engineering. Mr. Mallory was a World War II veteran serving in the U.S. Marine Air Corps as a tail gunner. He was founder of Mallory...
William A. Bennett, Jr.
Feb 7, 2007
Mr. William (Billy) Bennett of Stone Mountain died Wednesday, February 7, 2007. He was a member of Indian Creek Baptist Church for 55 years and a U. S. Army veteran. Mr. Bennett is survived by his wife, Jackie Bennett; sons, Ron Bennett of Stone Mountain, Tommy Bennett of Anaheim, CA; daughters, Deborah Daniel of Lutz, FL, Shelby Bennett of McDonough;...
Virgil L. Warren, Sr.
Feb 7, 2007
Mr. Virgil L. Warren, Sr. of Decatur died Wednesday, February 7, 2007. He was a World War II Navy veteran and a member of St John's Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy Warren; sons, Virgil L. Warren, Jr. and wife Joyce, Richard L. Warren and wife Jane, Michael A. Warren and wife Meere, Tim Warren and wife...
Virginia F. Dixon
Feb 6, 2007
Mrs. Virginia F. Dixon of Atlanta died February 6, 2007. Born September 14, 1912 in Buckhannon, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Jack and Gladys Farnsworth. In addition to her parents, her husband, George H. Dixon preceded her in death. Mrs. Dixon attended West Virginia Wesleyan College. She was a devoted wife and mother, an active and...
Rebecca L. (Becky) Fuller
Feb 6, 2007
Mrs. Rebecca L. Fuller (Becky), 79, of Atlanta passed away Tuesday, February 6, 2007. She is survived by her daughter, Mrs. Lee Burgamy and husband Scott; son, Jim Fuller and wife Lori; grandchildren, Emma and Abby Fuller. Mrs. Fuller was a member of Oak Grove United Methodist Church for 41 years. She served with the DeKalb Medical Center Auxiliary. She...
James (Jim) Wood
Feb 6, 2007
Mr. James (Jim) Wood, of Dunwoody, age, 87, passed away Tuesday, February 6, 2007. He was a veteran of World War II serving in the United States Navy and was a member of Briarlake Baptist Church for 37 years. Mr. Wood retired from General Electric as a manager. He is survived by his wife of 40 years, Mary Jenkins Wood;...
Evelyn W. Robbins
Feb 5, 2007
Mrs. Evelyn Wall Robbins of Sandy Springs died Monday, February 5, 2007. Born in Lake City, SC, she was the daughter of Ella Lou Able Wall and Victor Sterling Wall. On March 4, 1950, she married Homer Erwin Robbins, Jr. The wedding took place in Christ?s Chapel at the Riverside Church in New York City. The Rev. Dr. Norris L....
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