Obituaries
Mary Elizabeth Ruland
Jun 30, 2005
Mary Elizabeth (Breig) Ruland, 43, of Doraville, died late last month at Hospice Atlanta. She is survived by her husband, Royce, and daughter, Caroline Ruland. Born in Scranton, Pennsylvania on June 20, 1962, she was the daughter of Bernetta Breig of Moosic, PA and the late Charles Breig. She was a 1984 graduate of Bloomsburg University and a member of...
Charles H. Ison
Jun 29, 2005
ISON, Charles -Charles H. Ison, 89, died June 29, 2005 of colon cancer. He was born in College Park, Ga., July 10, 1915, to O.C. and Susan Ison and was a life time resident of Atlanta, where he was employed by A T &T for 33 years as a cost analyst engineer. He was a WWII veteran and served in...
William T. Bigby
Jun 29, 2005
Mr. William T. Bigby of Decatur, formerly of Milton, FL died Wednesday, June 29, 2005. He served in the Philippines as a consulate for the International Monetary Fund. He also served in south Alabama as a revenue officer, where he destroyed illegal whiskey making equipment. He retired from the Internal Revenue Service as a Division Chief Specialist in collections. Mr....
Herbert A. Mullenix
Jun 28, 2005
Mr. Herbert Alton Mullenix, 86, a loving husband, father and grandfather, died at his home Monday, June 27, 2005. He was born April 2, 1919 in Elbert Co., GA and grew up on a country farm with his parents and brothers. He married his high school sweetheart, Mary Agnes Norman, and they celebrated their 60th anniversary December 2000. He attended...
David Tayloe Read
Jun 28, 2005
David Tayloe Read, Jr., age 73, of Stone Mountain, GA, died June 28, 2005. He was a retired Captain in the United States Air Force, a West Lumber Company retiree, and outgoing President of Egress, a widows and widowers support group in DeKalb County. He also served on the Board of Directors of Life Enrichment Services of DeKalb County. Dave...
George P. Nance
Jun 26, 2005
Mr. George P. Nance of Atlanta died Sunday, June 26, 2005. He was born and raised in Due West, SC, the youngest of six children. He was a veteran of World War II having enlisted in the Army. Mr. Nance settled in Atlanta in the late 40?s; and owned and worked most of his life for Metal Fabricators, Inc. He...
Kathryn G. Schlossstein
Jun 26, 2005
Kathryn Galvin Schlossstein died Sunday morning at DeKalb Medical Center from complications of heart disease. Mrs. Schlossstein was the widow of Carl E. Schlossstein, Inspector General for the United States Department of Agriculture. She served as President of the Avondale Estates Woman's Club for two terms and on the Woman's Club Board thereafter. Mrs. Schlossstein was born in Springfield, Ohio...
Elinor Keown Mcafee
Jun 24, 2005
Mrs. Elinor Keown McAfee, 87, of Decatur, GA died Friday, June 24, 2005. She was the wife of Alfred Murray McAfee deceased in 1968. She is survived by her son, Murray McAfee and daughter, Gayle M. Hughes and her husband, James H. Hughes ; grandchildren, Laura H. and Rev. Allan Rudie, Amanda H. and Larry Price, David and Gaye Brewster...
Else E. Mueller
Jun 24, 2005
The family of Else E. Mueller celebrates 87 years of extraordinary life with the recent event of her passing on Friday, June 24, 2005. Her remarkable journey includes surviving World War II and escaping communist East Germany through the Iron Curtain. In 1952, she immigrated to the United States with her son and husband, with whom she celebrated a 25...
Collette M. Miller
Jun 23, 2005
Mrs. Colette M. Miller, age 82, of Decatur died Thursday, June 23, 2005. Colette Marie Conlon was born in Pawtucket, RI, March 6, 1923, the fifth of seven children born to William P. Conlon and Alice Warnock Conlon. She grew up in Boston, MA and married the love of her life, Earl R. Miller September 16, 1950. They had two...
Marion Bell
Jun 23, 2005
Marion Bell of Decatur died Thursday, June 23, 2005. Funeral services will be held at 2 PM Sunday, June 26, 2005 at the chapel of A. S. Turner and Sons with Dr. Frank Crumpler officiating. Interment Arlington Memorial Park. Friends may call from 4 to 6 PM Saturday at A. S. Turner & Sons.
Robert Charles (Bob) Luttrell
Jun 22, 2005
Luttrell-Mr. Robert (Bob) Charles Luttrell of Stone Mountain died Wednesday, June 22, 2005. He graduated in 1958 from Greenville High School and in 1962 from The Citadel Military College of South Carolina. He was a member of the Association of Citadel Men and a member of the Atlanta Citadel Club. He is preceded in death by his wife, Bobbie Green...
Dr. Charles W. Beasley, Sr.
Jun 20, 2005
Funeral Services for Dr. Charles W. Beasley, Jr. will be held on Thursday, June 23, 2005 at 11 a.m. at A. S. Turner & Sons with burial in Decatur Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, June 22, 2005. Dr. Beasley, an Atlanta podiatrist for over 46 years, was a Life Member of...
Margaret (Peggy) Hughes
Jun 19, 2005
Margaret "Peggy" Hughes of Decatur died Sunday, June 19, 2005. She was a clinical psychiatric nurse specialist in Atlanta and she and her husband had recently established a second residence in Gainesville, GA. She is survived by her husband, Lt. Col. William C. Hughes; daughter, Kathryn Graeme Halberg of Decatur; son, William Braden Hughes of Decatur; mother, Jean Anderson of...
Watson Eugene (Gene) Wilson
Jun 17, 2005
Watson Eugene (Gene) Wilson, Sr., 77, beloved husband, father and grandfather passed away on June 17, 2005. Mr. Wilson was born on September 12, 1927 in Columbus, Georgia, son of the late Ida Cook Wilson and John Olin Wilson. He graduated in 1950 from Auburn University. He worked for Aramco Oil Co. in Saudi Arabia before joining Lockheed in Marietta,...
Octavia (Tay) Wilkins
Jun 17, 2005
Mrs. Octavia (Tay) Wilkins, 83, of Atlanta died Friday, June 17, 2005. She was a native of Dillon, SC. Mrs. Wilkins was a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and worked as a claims adjuster for Liberty Mutual before her marriage. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Samuel A. Wilkins, Jr. She is survived...
Allen M. Pierce, Jr.
Jun 17, 2005
Mr. Allen Miles Pierce, Jr. of Atlanta, formerly of Orange Beach, AL. died Friday, June 17, 2005 at age 89. He was a World War II veteranserving in the U.S. Navy and was retired from Delta Airlines in Atlanta. Mr. Pierce was preceded in death by his wife, Louise Ward Pierce and his sister, Muriel Pierce. He is survived by...
Ruth Mccrimmon Smith
Jun 15, 2005
Ruth McCrimmon Smith died Wednesday, June 15, 2005 after an illness of several years. The daughter of Hattie Lou Montgomery and George Washington McCrimmon, she was born in Lothair, Georgia in 1910 and graduated from Georgia State College for Women. She taught grammar school in several counties in the southern part of Georgia for several years, and for many years...
Harold Smith
Jun 15, 2005
Mr. Harold E. Smith, Jr., died on Wednesday, June 15, 2005, after a brief illness. He was born on July 4, 1926, the son of Harold E. Smith and Flonnie (Stancil) Smith, who preceded him in death. He graduated from Druid Hills High School in Atlanta and from Georgia Tech. In World War II, he served in the Air Force...
Imogene (Mo) Blair
Jun 15, 2005
Imogene (Mo) Blair of Stone Mountain died Wednesday, June 15, 2005. In 1962, she broke through the ranks of secretary to become the first real estate saleswoman to become a member of the coveted Million Dollar Club of the Atlanta Real Estate Board. She was a commercial broker for Connett and Sertich (C & S Realty) for 50 years. She...
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