Obituaries

Dorothy Dodd Cocchi

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

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...

Judge Richard Bell

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...

Zachary Stuart Cowan, Jr.

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...

Florence Stallings Brown

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

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...

Annie Ruth Fokes

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...

Frank Acree

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...

Dr. E. Clinton Gardner

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...

Christina Poulos

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,...

Thomas Harvey Meadows

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,...

Agnes Mcallister Pritchard

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...

Grace Belle Nester

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...

Amogene Ruth Caldwell Oliver

Amogene Ruth Caldwell Oliver

Nov 24, 2005

Amogene Caldwell Oliver, 91, of Hendersonville, NC, formerly of Decatur, GA, died November 24, 2005 in Hendersonville. She was married for 68 years to James Luther Oliver, who died last month. Born in Atlanta, GA, Amogene grew up in Lilburn, GA but lived in the Atlanta area for 60 years. She had successful careers as a homemaker, a bookkeeper, and...

James Wesley Alford

James Wesley Alford

Nov 23, 2005

James Wesley Alford, 70, of Atlanta died Wednesday, November 23, 2005 after a long illness. He was a graduate of Murphy High School and a veteran of the United States Army serving during the Korean War. He was a member of American Legion Post #1. He spent his life in the printing industry and served as president of the Atlanta...

Ellen G. Ross

Ellen G. Ross

Nov 23, 2005

Ellen G. Ross, 85, of Decatur died Wednesday, November 23, 2005 of a sudden illness.. A lifetime Georgia resident, she was born December 21, 1919. She retired from Abrams Industries and faithfully attended Rehoboth Baptist Church. Miss Ross is preceded in death by her mother and step-father, Odessa Wilkins Dyson and Jack Dyson; sister, Laura Ross Manley; and brothers, John...

Mary Margaret Hoy

Mary Margaret Hoy

Nov 22, 2005

Mary Margaret Westbrook, of Atlanta, died on November 22, 2005, at the age of 89. She is survived by her daughter, Susan Hoy, of Decatur, Georgia, her son and daughter-in-law, Thomas A. and Sarah M. Hoy, of Louisville, Kentucky, and her granddaughters, Katharine L. Hoy, Louisville, and Margaret M. Hoy, Denver, Colorado. She was preceded in death by her husband,...

Lois May Ray

Lois May Ray

Nov 21, 2005

Mrs. Lois May Ray, age 91, of Decatur died Monday, November 21, 2005. She is survived by her sister, Jewell May of Atlanta; brothers, John Jay Smith of Atlanta, Iowa Pierce Smith of Florida; nieces, Jean and Jerry Day of College Park, Vicki Davis of Decatur; and several other nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held in the chapel...

William B. Scott, Jr.

William B. Scott, Jr.

Nov 20, 2005

SCOTT -William B. Scott, Jr. of Decatur died Sunday afternoon, November 20,2005. Mr. Scott was a native of Savannah, GA and was a member of Decatur First United Methodist Church. He graduated from the University of Georgia in 1941. He joined Southern Bell Telephone Company that same year and retired as Treasurer of the company in 1982. Mr. Scott was...

Ronald E. Tomlin

Ronald E. Tomlin

Nov 20, 2005

Ronald E. Tomlin of Stone Mountain, GA, age 58, died November 20, 2005, after a lengthy illness. He was born in Vicksburg, Mississippi, and spent most of his life in Jackson, Mississippi. He was a graduate of the University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee, and he received a Master's degree from the University of Mississippi. He was a Certified Records...