Obituaries
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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;...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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