Obituaries
Roy Marcus Sullivan, Jr.
Oct 25, 2005
Roy M. Sullivan, Lt. Col., USAF, Retired, age 87, died October 25, 2005. He was a career officer, serving as a JAG. Upon retirement from the Air Force, he was employed by the Georgia Department of Public Safety in law enforcement, retiring as Director of Training for the Peace Officers Standards and Training Council. Mr. Sullivan is survived by his...
Laurie Stauffer Wagner
Oct 25, 2005
Laurie S. Wagner, 53, of Atlanta, died Tuesday, October 25, 2005. Her brave struggle to live a normal life while undergoing continuous chemotherapy was an inspiration to all who knew her. Laurie graduated with honors from Lakeside High School and Duke University. She was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. Her life revolved around the love of her family...
Clara Weaver Richardson
Oct 24, 2005
Mrs. Clara Beatrice Weaver Richardson died Monday, October 24, 2005 after a brief illness. She was the youngest of three daughters of P.K. Weaver and Joe Berta Bryan Weaver, of Kissimmee, Florida. Born June 6, 1924, in Jacksonville, Florida, Bea graduated from Osceola High School in Kissimmee, Florida and from Florida State University for Women in Tallahassee where she received...
Margaret Hayes Garrison
Oct 23, 2005
Mrs. Margaret Hayes Garrison, age 88, succumbed to cancer on Sunday, October 23, 2005. She was a long time resident of Decatur. Mrs. Garrison was the daughter of Sanford and Blanche Norris Hayes, and the wife of the late Nathaniel H. Garrison. Beloved mother of Norris Garrison of New Orleans, LA and Douglas Garrison of Charlotte, NC; and her granddaughter,...
James Luther Oliver
Oct 22, 2005
James Luther Oliver, 90, of Spring Arbor, formerly of Lake Point Landing, Hendersonville, NC, died Saturday evening, October 22, 2005 at the Elizabeth House following a brief illness. He was a native of Covington, GA. He was formerly a resident of Atlanta, GA before moving to Henderson County six years ago. He owned and operated service stations in the Atlanta...
Lawson C. (Buddy) Culpepper
Oct 21, 2005
Lawson C. (Buddy) Culpepper died October 21, 2005. He grew up on Ivy Street in Atlanta and played football for Marist High School graduating in1939. In recent years, he attended the Marist High School Alumni annual weekends with the "IVY STREET GANG". Buddy was a proud veteran serving in the army for five years during World War II., beginning in...
Claire M. Coppage
Oct 21, 2005
Claire Coppage had prime virtue of a nurse, caring.-Claire's caring was to prevent illness, rather than care for ill persons. She devoted a long career at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to teaching others how to prevent infections in hospitals. Thousand of nurses participated in the training programs designed and taught at the CDC headquarters in Atlanta and...
James H. Morton, Sr.
Oct 20, 2005
Mr. James H. Morton, Sr., age 84, of Decatur, Georgia, passed away Thursday, October 20, 2005. He retired from the Pepsi-Cola Company in 1986. He was preceded in death by his wife, Betty Morton, and a daughter, Susan A. Morton. He is survived by children, Nancy M. Darter of Tucker, GA, James H. Morton, Jr. of Lakeland, FL, Sandra E....
Thomas E. Robbins
Oct 19, 2005
Mr. Thomas E. Robbins of Atlanta died Wednesday, October 19, 2005. He was a 1965 graduate of Briarcliff High School and a 1971 graduate of the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. Mr. Robbins was employed by Cooper Carry & Associates. As a Senior Associate, he received an AIA award for his project at the Green Hills Mall in Nashville, TN....
Catherine Ivey Jones
Oct 17, 2005
Catherine Ivey Jones, formerly of Harrisburg, PA, died Monday, October 17, 2005. She was a native of Atlanta, graduating from Girls High of Atlanta. She attended Georgia Evening College which later became Georgia State University. In the 1940?s, she worked for Bell Aircraft where she was Miss Bell Bomber of World War II and was extremely proud of serving as...
Marshall H. Cook
Oct 17, 2005
Marshall H. Cook of Atlanta died Monday, October 17, 2005. She was a devoted mother and grandmother. She will be greatly missed by her family who loved her very much. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Cook and her son Nelson Cook. Mrs. Cook is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Steve and Jackie Cook of Alpharetta;...
Carolyn A. Pratt
Oct 17, 2005
Mrs. Carolyn A. Pratt of Tucker died Monday, Oct. 17, 2005. She was a member of Kirkwood Baptist Church. Mrs. Pratt is survived by her sister, Virginia Ellwood and her husband, Robert of Decatur; stepson, Terry Pratt of Grayson; and several nieces & nephews; and several great nieces and nephews. Graveside services will be held at 3 p.m. Friday, Oct....
Jack Douglas Hunter, Iii
Oct 16, 2005
Jack Douglas Hunter, III passed away on October 16, 2005 at the age of 39. He was a resident of Tucker, GA and the owner of Accuracy Sitework of Georgia, Inc. He was a native of Decatur, GA. He achieved the level of Eagle Scout with Troop 175 of Decatur. Doug is survived by his two children, Chris and Brooke...
Mildred Wilkerson
Oct 15, 2005
Mrs. Mildred Wilkerson of Avondale Estates died October 15, 2005. She was a member of Covington First Church of The Nazarene. She was preceded in death by her husband, Rev. Emery L. Wilkerson and daughter, Bettye Johnstone. She is survived by daughter, Gayle Wilkerson of Avondale Estates, GA; step daughter, Ronnie Ann Crafton; eleven grandchildren; several great grandchildren and great...
Seaborn Jernigan (S. J.) Moss
Oct 13, 2005
Mrs. Seaborn Jernigan (S.J.) Moss of Decatur died October 13, 2005. He was a graduate of the University of Georgia, Class of 1930, and a longtime resident of Decatur. He was World War II Army veteran. Mr. Moss was an active member of the First Baptist Church of Decatur. He is survived by three nieces and one nephew. A memorial...
Margie Reeves
Oct 13, 2005
Mrs. Margie Reeves, beloved wife and mother, of Decatur died Thursday, October 13, 2005. Mrs. Reeves worked with Otis Elevator before leaving to become a homemaker. She is survived by her husband, Troy Reeves, Sr.; son, Troy Reeves, Jr.; daughter, Yvonne Reeves and her husband, Tom McNeil, all of Decatur, GA; brothers & sisters, Sybil Estes, Lillian Moore, Inez McDonald,...
Blondine Viola Burrell
Oct 13, 2005
Mrs. Blondine Boling Burrell, 85, of Jonesboro, formerly of Decatur died Thursday, October 13, 2005. She was raised in Jasper, Georgia and was a dedicated member of The First Baptist Church of Atlanta for 50 years. Mrs. Burrell retired from C & S Bank after 20 years of service. She is survived by her husband of 61 years, Wallace Burrell,...
Edith Henderson
Oct 12, 2005
Edith Harrison Henderson June 9, 1911-October 12, 2005Edith Harrison Henderson of Atlanta, Georgia, was one of the great American gardeners of the 20th Century. Celebrated as the dean of Landscape Architecture in the South, Mrs. Henderson was licensed to practice in six states and had reciprocity in others, and, as she said, "I have enjoyed practicing in all the major...
Janet Gwendolyn Jones
Oct 12, 2005
Janet Gwendolyn Jones, 52, the beloved daughter of Dennis F. Jones, Sr. and Gwendolyn Jones passed away on Wednesday, October 12, 2005 at DeKalb Medical Center. She is survived by her parents; and brother, Dennis F. Jones, Jr. She grew up in the Oak Grove Community of North Decatur, graduating from Oak Grove Elementary and Lakeside High School. Janet was...
Beverly Rae Holmes
Oct 12, 2005
Mrs. Beverly Rae Holmes of Decatur died Wednesday, October 12, 2005. She was born in New Orleans, Louisiana to Herbert Magee and Gladys McCann Magee. Mrs. Holmes attended St. Thomas More Catholic Church. She was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother, whose greatest pleasure was doing things for her family. She was a passionate cook and loved Cajun cooking. Mrs....
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