Obituaries
Clay K. Johnson
Dec 4, 2005
Mr. Clay K. Johnson of Decatur died Wednesday, December 7, 2005. He was a graduate of Wright State University and worked at the CDC as an administrative assistant in the Environmental Health Center. He is survived by his wife, Kelly M. Johnson of Decatur; parents, Barry and Billie Johnson of Dunwoody; brothers, Lee Johnson of Tavares, FL, Scott Johnson of...
Elizabeth Fuller
Dec 2, 2005
Mrs. Elizabeth W. Fuller, of Lilburn, died Friday, December 2, 2005. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Wayne and Linda Fuller of Lilburn; two grandchildren, Christopher Fuller of Oakland, CA and Caroline Fuller of Lilburn. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, December 6th at Westview Cemetery. Rev. Larry Connelly will officiate. The family will receive...
Fred Lambert Moye
Dec 2, 2005
Mr. Fred L. Moye, of Tucker, died Friday, December 2, 2005. He served his country in the U. S. Navy and the Marine Corps. Mr. Moye graduated from Russell High School and attended the University of Georgia. He was a fireman with the Forest Park Fire Department and the East Point Fire Department. He was also employed with Lawrenceville Auto...
Sarah Estelle Austin
Dec 2, 2005
Mrs. Sarah Estelle Smith Austin of Duluth died Friday, December 2, 2005. She maintained a 100 average from the first grade through high school and graduated as Valedictorian of her class. Mrs. Sarah Austin was a graduate of Agnes Scott College. She was the first war bride to receive permission to fly overseas from the Department of Army to be...
Lillian Christine Donnelly
Dec 1, 2005
Mrs. Christine P. Donnelly of Tucker was embraced by the loving arms of Jesus on Thursday, December 1, 2005. Christine was born and raised in Pelham, GA and was preceded in death by her husband of 42 years, Henry G. (Don) Donnelly of Tucker. She was a devoted wife, a loving mother and grandmother and a faithful child of Jesus...
Harry F. Downs
Nov 30, 2005
Mr. Harry F. Downs, age 79, of Stone Mountain died Wednesday, November 30, 2005. He was a proud veteran of World War II serving in the U. S. Army. Mr. Downs was a long-time member of Ingleside Presbyterian Church and was employed with Sears for 46 years. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Lois Jones Downs; son,...
Robert Wyeth Lee, Sr.
Nov 30, 2005
Mr. Robert Wyeth Lee of Lilburn died Wednesday, November 30, 2005. A veteran of the Korean War, he was the manager of the Emory University Postal Service for 30 years. His proudest accomplishment was that all three of his children are Emory graduates. Mr. Lee is survived by his wife, Ruth Lee; daughter, Susan Lee of Lilburn, GA; two sons,...
Dorothy Dodd Cocchi
Nov 29, 2005
Mrs. Dorothy Dobbs Cocchi of Stone Mountain died November 29, 2005 at home surrounded by her family. She was an accomplished seamstress and an avid doll collector. She is survived by her husband of 61 years, Marvin Paul Coochi, Sr; daughter and son-in-law, Elaine and Dale Schimmack of Stone Mountain; sons and daughter-in-law, Marvin Paul and Joy Cocchi, Jr. of...
Herschel E. West
Nov 29, 2005
Mr. Herschel E. West of Atlanta, GA died Tuesday, November 29, 2005. He was a member of Embry Hills United Methodist Church. He served in the Army Air Corps in World War II. Mr. West retired after 35 ¢ years with AT & T where he was a manager. He was a long time Republican. He is survived by his...
Zachary Stuart Cowan, Jr.
Nov 28, 2005
Mr. Zachary Stuart Cowan, Jr., 85, of Atlanta, GA, died Monday, November 25, 2005. The son of Dr. & Mrs. Z. S. Cowan, Sr. and husband of Frances Long Cowan for 51 years, Zach was a graduate of Emory University and earned a masters degree in Chemical Engineering from M.I.T. He served in the Army and worked on the Manhattan...
Judge Richard Bell
Nov 28, 2005
udge Richard Bell of Decatur died Monday, November 28, 2005. He is survived by his wife, Naomi Bell, Decatur, GA; son, Richard W. Bell and his wife Debbie, Decatur GA; daughters, Carol Ann Chapman and her husband, Fred, Lilburn, GA, Jane Ollis and her husband, Bruce, Columbus, NC, Jean Bush and her husband, Taylor, Ponte Vedra, FL; sister, Margaret Bell...
Florence Stallings Brown
Nov 28, 2005
Florence Stallings Brown, 79, a life-long resident of Atlanta died Monday, November 28, 2005. She was born May 23, 1926 to Walter Thomas and Adelaide Barry Stallings. Florence grew up in Grant Park and graduated from Commercial High School. In 1946 she married Edward H. Brown, Sr. She was a devoted wife, mother, and homemaker, and a devout Protestant. She...
Carolyn S. White
Nov 27, 2005
Carolyn S. White of Tucker died Sunday, November 27, 2005. She was a retired attorney from Decatur. Miss White is survived by several cousins. Funeral services will be held in the chapel of A. S. Turner & Sons at 2 p.m. Wednesday, November 30th, Mike Calvert officiating. Burial will follow in Fairview Memorial Gardens, Stockbridge. The family will receive friends...
Frank Acree
Nov 26, 2005
Frank Acree of Decatur/Lawrenceville died Saturday, November 26, 2005. He graduated from Towers High School, attended Virginia Military Institute on a football scholarship and then, graduated from Georgia Tech with a degree in economics. He was a regional manager for Certainteed Fiberglass Insulation for 15 years and then an office manager for H & R Block for 9 years. He...
Christina Poulos
Nov 26, 2005
Mrs. Christina Long Poulos, 75, died Saturday, November 26, 2005, of heart failure. She is survived by her beloved husband of 55 years, Pete J. Poulos; sons, John Dana Poulos and his wife Pam, Jimmy Poulos and his wife Joni; daughter, Lisa Ann Williams; seven grandchildren; two great grandchildren; and many nieces & nephews. Mrs. Poulos was born in Athens,...
Annie Ruth Fokes
Nov 26, 2005
Mrs. Annie Ruth Fokes, age 95, of Lawrenceville died Saturday, November 26, 2005. She was a member of Druid Hills Baptist Church and a resident of Atlanta for over 60 years. She was preceded in death by her husband William B. Fokes, Jr. and son, Robert W. Fokes. She is survived by her son, William B. Fokes; granddaughters, Stacey Fokes...
Dr. E. Clinton Gardner
Nov 26, 2005
Dr. E. Clinton Gardner of Decatur, a prominent Emory Theologian, died peacefully at home on November 26, 2005. Born August 17, 1920 on a farm in Columbia, Tennessee where he was raised, he was a graduate of Vanderbilt University, Yale Divinity School, and Yale University (Ph.D.). He served as U. S. Army Chaplain in World War II and pastorates in...
Agnes Mcallister Pritchard
Nov 25, 2005
Mrs. Pauline M. Pritchard, age 85, of Atlanta died Friday, November 25, 2005. She is survived by her son, Mr. Barney L. Pritchard, III of Atlanta; two daughters, Janice Major and her husband James of Stockbridge, GA, and Allison Harden and her husband Kevin of Ellenwood, GA; sister, Mrs. Jewell McMullen of Stuart, FL; five grandchildren, Amanda, Ken, Debbie, Brandon...
Thomas Harvey Meadows
Nov 25, 2005
Mr. Thomas (Tommy) Meadows of Morrow died Friday, November 25, 2005. He is survived by his son, Tommy Meadows, Jr. of Morrow; one daughter, Cheryl Edwards of Breman; companion, Mary Ann Hardin of Morrow; mother Anis Najjar of Lake Hartwell; sister, Rhonda Moore of Atlanta; and many aunts, uncles and cousins. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday,...
Grace Belle Nester
Nov 25, 2005
Grace Nester of Decatur died Saturday, November 26, 2005 of natural causes. Born in Northport, AL, on October 5, 1924, she built radios for the government during World War II, and met her husband during that time. She always wanted to teach, and said that she should've gone to college to study home economics. An avid seamstress and traveler, she...
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