Obituaries
Dorothy Louise Collier
Sep 3, 2005
Mrs. Dorothy Louise Collier of Atlanta died Saturday, September 3, 2005. She was employed with the Veterans Administration Hospital for many years. Mrs. Collier is survived by her devoted son, David Collier of Atlanta; daughters, Carol Gilbert of Norcross, Linda Hines of Alpharetta; brother, Jack Peteet of Griffin; loving daughter-in-law, Donata Collier of Dayton, OH; and seven grandchildren. Graveside services...
Nona Early Randall
Sep 2, 2005
Mrs. Nona Early Randall, a native of Roswell, GA died Friday, September 2, 2005. She was a graduate of the Bell-Carroll School of Music with further study from the St. Louis Institute of Music. In the early days, she had a weekly radio program on WSB. She was an active piano teacher and served as President of the Decatur Music...
Sara Elizabeth Mcburnett Climer
Sep 2, 2005
Mrs. Sara Elizabeth McBurnett Climer, age 82, of Atlanta, GA died Friday, September 2, 2005. She was preceded in death by her husband, of 52 years, Norman Turner Climer. She is a member of the First Christian Church of Atlanta. Mrs. Climer is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Jeannie and Pete Adamson of Decatur; son and daughter-in-law, Ronnie and...
William Walker (Bill) Motley
Sep 2, 2005
William Walker Motley-Musician and Educator-Bill Motley, Age 93, passed away peacefully September 1, 2005 at his residence in the Wesley Woods Towers in Atlanta, GA.. Mr. Motley was preceded in death by his loving wife of 69 years, Ellen L. Motley. He was born in Tuskegee, Alabama and moved with his family to Miami, Florida in the 1920's. He graduated...
Sybil Cowart Frizzelle
Sep 1, 2005
Mrs. Sybil Cowart Frizzelle, age 96, of Birmingham, Alabama, left this life for her Heavenly home on September 1, 2005. A native of Dalton, Georgia, she spent her childhood years in Marietta before moving to Decatur, Georgia, where she lived until moving to Birmingham in 1996. She was preceded in death by her parents, Charles Lee and Myra Green Cowart;...
Pat Chappell
Sep 1, 2005
Mrs. Pat Chappell of Decatur died Thursday, September 1, 2005. She retired in 1993 as an executive assistant with Georgia Federal Bank. She is survived by her mother, Arabelle (Mom) Poole of Decatur; daughter and son-in-law, Donna Chappell and Ed Roberts of Roswell; son and daughter-in-law, Larry and Margaret Chappell of Woodstock; grandchildren, James Roberts, Angie Studstill, Carey McElroy, Christopher...
Eleanor Banks
Aug 31, 2005
Mrs. Eleanor Banks, age 84, of Decatur died Wednesday, August 31, 2005. Funeral services will be held in the chapel of A. S. Turner & Sons at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 3rd , Rev. Tavye Morgan officiating. Interment Resthaven Gardens of Memory. The family will receive friends from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at A. S. Turner & Sons
Adeline Henderson Lenhardt Foster
Aug 31, 2005
Adeline Henderson Lenhardt Foster died Wednesday , August 31, 2005 at DeKalb Medical Center. Born in Toccoa, Georgia, September 12, 1916, she lived in Atlanta most of her life. She retired from C & S Bank in 1976. She was preceded in death by parents, Adeline Turner and Arthur Henderson, brother, Turner Henderson, daughter-in-law, Brenda Lenhardt, and husbands, Edwin Lenhardt...
Lollie Mae Puckett
Aug 31, 2005
Mrs. Lollie Mae Roberts Puckett of Redan Road, Stone Mountain, Georgia died Wednesday, August 31, 2005. She was born in Hall County to William Marion Roberts and Fannie Cleo Kimbro Roberts. She was preceded in death by her husband, Otis Fred Puckett; son, Otis Etzil Puckett; and four brothers and six sisters. She completed her cosmetology course in November 1966...
Paul H. Carpenter
Aug 30, 2005
Lt. Col. Paul H. Carpenter, U. S. Army retired, of Clarkston, died Tuesday, August 30, 2005. Lt. Col. Carpenter served in the Airborne during World War II in the Philippines. After the war in 1947, he was stationed in Honshu, Japan, as a Technician 5th Grade. Four years later in 1951, he was in Japan in the 187th Airborne Division. ...
Frank M. Faso
Aug 30, 2005
Mr. Frank M. Faso of Decatur died Tuesday, August 30, 2005. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Marjorie Faso; daughter, Gale Montgomery of Dawsonville, GA; son, Mark Warren Faso of Decatur, GA; sister, Mary Delia of New Jersey; grandchildren, Michele Jones, Jeremy Weatherford; and great grandsons, Brandon Jones and Connor Jones. A funeral mass will be held 8 p.m....
Bertha Roberts Moseman
Aug 30, 2005
Mrs. Bertha Roberts Moseman of Atlanta died Tuesday, August 30, 2005. Mrs.Moseman was born in Lawrenceville, GA, the youngest of eight children. Her parents died soon after her birth and she was raised by her Aunt Frances Waiter.She was educated in the public school system, she loved politics, was an avid reader and was raised in the Methodist Church. She...
Col. Paul H. Carpenter, Us Army Ret.
Aug 30, 2005
Adeline Henderson Lenhardt Foster died Wednesday , August 31, 2005 at DeKalb Medical Center. Born in Toccoa, Georgia, September 12, 1916, she lived in Atlanta most of her life. She retired from C & S Bank in 1976. She was preceded in death by parents, Adeline Turner and Arthur Henderson, brother, Turner Henderson, daughter-in-law, Brenda Lenhardt, and husbands, Edwin Lenhardt...
Katherine Kilgore
Aug 29, 2005
Mrs. Katherine Kilgore of Decatur died peacefully on Monday, August 29, 2005 from the return of kidney cancer. Kay grew up in Atlanta and attended Druid Hills High School. She went on to the University of Iowa where she majored in Speech and Radio. She was a wonderful mother and homemaker, a past President of the Briarpatch Garden Club, an...
Mary Stipe Eyles
Aug 29, 2005
Mary Stipe Eyles died on Monday, August 29, 2005, beloved by many. Mary was born Mary Steed Stipe on March 7, 1917 in Oxford, Georgia, the third child of John Gordon Stipe and Annie Zuleika Dillard. Her father was at that time a professor of Spanish at Emory College. The family moved to Atlanta in 1919 after Emory University was...
Thomas W. Chandler
Aug 29, 2005
Mr. Thomas W. Chandler of Birmingham, AL, formerly of Decatur, died Monday, August 29, 2005. He was a veteran of World War II, serving with the U. S. Army Signal Corps. He was a member of Avondale First Baptist Church and retired from General Motors - Lakewood. Mr. Chandler was preceded in death by his wife, Eva W. Chandler. He...
Evelyn Feckoury
Aug 29, 2005
Evelyn Feckoury of Tucker died Monday, August 29, 2005. She was a member of St. Elias Antiochian Orthodox Church. During World War II, she worked for Bell Aircraft in Marietta. Later as an entrepreneur, she was in the ice cream business, the travel business, and real estate. She is survived by her brother, Mr. George Feckoury and his wife Grace...
Sue Roberts
Aug 28, 2005
Sue Roberts passed away on Sunday, August 28, 2005 and is survived by her husband, John Roberts of Decatur, GA; her parents, Lewis & Billie Sommermeyer of N. Richland Hills, TX; her sister, Pamela Sommermeyer of Atlanta; her brother, Bill Sommermeyer, his wife, Sherry Rodgers and their children, Brittany and Brandon of Plano, TX as well as many loving friends...
William M. (Bill) Riley
Aug 28, 2005
Mr. William (Bill) M. Riley of Atlanta died Sunday, August 28, 2005. He was born in Thomson, GA on September 10, 1920 to Dr. & Mrs. B. F. Riley, Jr. He served three years in the U.S. Navy in World War II as a Lt. Commander and also served in the naval reserves. Mr. Riley was a deacon and Sunday...
Elva Loraine Pherson
Aug 27, 2005
Mrs. Elva Loraine Pherson, age 93, of Augusta died Saturday, August 27, 2005. The wife of the late Ivan J. Pherson, she was a member of the First Christian Church of Atlanta. She is survived by her son, Bruce Edgar Pherson of Sanford, FL; two daughters, Mrs. Nancy Lee Pherson Tussey of Augusta, GA, Mrs. Sharon Sue Pherson Tatum of...
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