Obituaries
Margaret Porter Lee
Apr 4, 2007
Mrs. Margaret Porter Lee, 80, of Decatur died Wednesday, April 4, 2007, at her home. The daughter of the late Benjamin George and Mamie Booth Porter, she was born in Waycross and raised in Valdosta. She was a homemaker and a member of Clairmont Hills Baptist Church. Mrs. Lee was renowned for her faith, her love of her family, her...
Doris Harris
Apr 4, 2007
Mrs. Doris L. Harris passed away Wednesday April 4 at Emory University Hospital, after a long battle with heart disease. She was born in 1918 in Branchville, Georgia. Her parents Bess Catherine Joiner, and William Braxton Lewis, Sr. and her siblings precede her in death. She is also preceded by her husband of 53 years, William Ernest Harris, a direct...
Robert Lownes Gilroy
Apr 4, 2007
Mr. Robert Lownes Gilroy, age 80, of Lawrenceville died Wednesday, April 4, 2007. He is survived by his wife Jewel Ford Gilroy; sons, Robert Brent Gilroy of Silver Spring, MD and Gary Patrick Gilroy and his wife Teresa of Lawrenceville, GA; granddaughter, Kate Gilroy of Silver Spring, MD; brother, Philip W. Gilroy of Chicago, IL; and several nieces and nephews....
Deborah P. Baldwin
Apr 4, 2007
Deborah P. Baldwin of Lawrenceville died Tuesday, April 3, 2007. She taught Special Education at Medlock Elementary School. Deborah was affiliated with Scott Boulevard Baptist Church, First Baptist church of Atlanta and Briarcliff Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Marsden Calvin Baldwin and Vera Jones Baldwin. She is survived by dear friends, Marcia and Larry Christopher...
Virginia Eberly Robbins
Apr 2, 2007
Mrs. Virginia (Peggy) Robbins, 85, of Atlanta, GA passed away Monday, April 2, 2007. Mrs. Robbins was born January 25, 1922 in Asheville, NC. Peggy and Ed, her husband of 50 years, were married in Knoxville, TN and they raised their three children in Atlanta. She was preceded in death by her loving husband Ed, her son Tom, and grandson,...
John Henry Bridges
Apr 2, 2007
John Henry Bridges, age 82, passed into God's hands peacefully at his home on April 2. 2007. John was born in Athens, GA on July 30, 1924. He graduated from Athens High School and joined the Navy in 1942 where he served for 3 years. He returned to Athens and attended the University of GA and received a BA degree....
Brent Wayne Semones
Apr 2, 2007
Brent Wayne Semones, age 39, of Decatur, GA, entered into rest on April 2, 2007. He was preceded in death by his father, Mr. Jack Wayne Semones. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Ramona Semones; brother, David Guy Semones; sister, Julie Kay Semones; and numerous other loving family members and friends. He was kind and compassionate, as well as...
Roger Anthony Davis
Apr 2, 2007
Mr. Roger Davis affectionately known as "Roger D" passed away peacefully on April 1, 2007. Roger, a graduate of Oakwood College was employed by the Georgia Dept. of Human Resources in AIDS Surveillance. He is survived by his wife, Patmah; his sons, Kevin, Neale and Julian; sisters, Betty and Evelyn; family and friends. Wake service, Sunday, Apri1 8 from 5-8...
Joyce Byatt Alexander
Apr 1, 2007
Mrs. Joyce Byatt Alexander passed peacefully on Sunday, April 1, 2007, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on September 8, 1926 in Manchester, England, the daughter of Frank and Edith Swindall-Byatt. Joyce graduated from Manchester Girls High School and Stockport College with a degree in Drafting/Blueprinting. She survived the Battle of Britain and spent 84 consecutive nights in...
Titus Calvin Thomas
Apr 1, 2007
Mr. Titus C. Thomas of Stone Mountain died Sunday, April 1, 2007. Funeral services will be held in the chapel of A. S. Turner & Sons at 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 4th. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 3rd, at A. S. Turner & Sons.
Major Robert Joseph Sousa, Jr. (Ret)
Apr 1, 2007
Major Robert J. Sousa, Sr. (US Army Ret.), age 84, of Atlanta died Sunday, April 1, 2007. He retired from the U. S. Army after 22 years of service and was a veteran of both World War II and Korea. He is survived by his wife, Frances H. Sousa; Sons, Robert J. Sousa, Jr. of Tucker, John G. Sousa and...
Tex Shelnutt
Mar 31, 2007
Mrs. Tex Shelnutt, 83, died March 31, after a long and valiant battle with cancer, at her daughter's home in Pinehurst, Georgia. She was born March 17, 1924, in Paulding County, the sixth of seven children of the late William F. Ruff and Caroline Ruff. She was a graduate of Acworth High School and attended Reinhardt College and Georgia Women's...
Clarice Robertson
Mar 30, 2007
Clarice Scoggins Robertson, 93, of Atlanta passed away on Friday, March 30,2007. Mrs. Robertson, a lifelong resident of Atlanta, was born on July 29, 1913, one of nine children of Matthew Isaiah and Jennette Beck Scoggins. Clarice received her Stenography Certificate from Commercial Evening School and worked as a secretary for J. M. Tull Co. In 1941, she married W....
S. John Portulas
Mar 30, 2007
S. John Portulas, 82, of St. Augustine, Florida and long-time resident of Atlanta, Georgia, fell asleep in the Lord on Friday, March 30, 2007 of cardiac and respiratory failure. Mr. Portulas was a native of Brunswick, Georgia, where he played football at Glynn Academy. He served in the Pacific Rim with the United States Navy as an aircraft carrier radio...
Margaret Evans
Mar 30, 2007
Mrs. Margaret Evans of Decatur died Friday, March 30, 2007. She was a teacher at Forrest Hills Elementary and taught Sunday school at Columbia Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Evans was very active in her community and had a tremendous love for animals. She was preceded in death by her husband Roy Evans and a son Lee Evans. Mrs. Evans is survived...
Dorothy R. Lockhart
Mar 29, 2007
Dorothy Roessler Lockhart, age 92, of Decatur, Georgia, died Thursday, March 29, 2007. She was a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and received her Masters Degree from Emory University. She also studied at Oglethorpe University and George Washington University. She was a longtime educator with the DeKalb County School System, a teacher with Glenwood and Forest...
Irma Lucille Tidwell
Mar 29, 2007
Mrs. Irma Lucille "Sissy" Tidwell, 94, of Louisville, KY died Thursday at the Forum at Brookside. Mrs. Tidwell was preceded in death by her husband of 73 years, James David Tidwell & one grandson, Jeff Poynter. Survivors include two sons, James D. "David" Tidwell, Jr. and wife Sharyn, Dean C. Tidwell and wife June; 6 grandchildren & 10 great grandchildren....
Terry E. Yon
Mar 29, 2007
Mr. Terry E. Yon, age 57, of Decatur died Thursday, March 29, 2007. He was a cabinet maker in the family business established by his father in the late 1950's. He is survived by his father, Waymon E. Yon, Jr.; brother, Van A. Yon; daughter, Kimberly Koehn and granddaughter, Hannah Koehn. Funeral services will be held in the chapel of...
Raymond Eugene (Gene) Cobb, Jr.
Mar 28, 2007
Mr. Raymond Eugene (Gene) Cobb, Jr., age 68, of Stone Mountain died Wednesday, March 28, 2007. He was the owner of DeKalb Hardware on Redan Road in Stone Mountain. Survivors include his wife, Lois Cobb of Stone Mountain; daughter, Angie Yeary and husband Greg of Loganville; son, Mike Cobb of Stone Mountain; 3 grandchildren, Taylor Yeary, Nicholas Yeary and Jenna...
Charles W. Cross
Mar 27, 2007
Charles W. Cross, age 87, of Tucker, GA passed away Tuesday March 27, 2007. Mr. Cross was a native of Kansas City, Kansas where he graduated from the University of Kansas. He was a U. S. Navy veteran of World War II, where he served proudly in the Pacific and also of the Korean War. Mr. Cross married the girl...
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