Obituaries
Mozelle (G. G.) Mikell
May 3, 2005
Mrs. Mozelle (G.G.) Mikell, age 94, of Atlanta, GA died Tuesday, May 3, 2005. She was a member of Briarcliff Baptist Church for 44 years and the Ruth Sunday School class. Mrs. Mikell was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence "Mike" Mikell. She is survived by her loving daughter and son-in law, Jane and Willie Bundy of Lawrenceville; four...
James M. (Jim) Adams
May 2, 2005
Mr. James M. ?Jim? Adams of Stockbridge died May 2, 2005. He was a veteran of Korea and Viet Nam serving in the U. S. Army for 20 years. He was a member and Pastor Emeritus of Cedar Grove Baptist Church. Mr. Adams was a broker with Adams-Tabor for 20 years and a certified appraiser for Adams & Associates. He...
James R. Smoot
May 1, 2005
Mr. James Reid Smoot, age 82, of Atlanta, GA entered into rest on Sunday morning, May 1, 2005 at his residence. He is survived by his godsons, Reid Hunt, Ben Reid Sims; and cousins. He was a native of Woodbury, GA and son of the late James Orin Smoot and Hattie Smoot. He began college at Georgia Tech but World...
Henry Creel
Apr 30, 2005
Mr. Henry Creel of Decatur died Saturday, April 30, 2005. He was born in Fulton County on April 23, 1924. Mr. Creel was a member and a deacon of Moreland Avenue Baptist Church. He served his country as a radioman in the U.S. Navy during World War II and retired in 1984 from the B. F. Goodrich Company after 28...
Huey Pierce Long Banister
Apr 30, 2005
Mr. Huey P.L. Banister, age 74, of Tucker died Saturday, April 30, 2005. He retired from Royal Oldsmobile as a service advisor after 25 years of service. Mr. Banister is survived by his wife, Betty Geiger Banister of Tucker, GA; his children, Carol Bush of Greenwood, SC, Barry Banister of Greenville, SC; two great granddaughters; one great great-granddaughter; sister, Frieda...
James Arthur Lee
Apr 29, 2005
Mr. James A. Lee, Sr. of Loganville died Friday, April 29, 2005. He was a past deacon of Lithonia First Baptist Church and Columbia Drive First Baptist Church. Mr. Lee is survived by his daughters, Diane Copeland of Lilburn, GA, Gloria Kerr and her husband, John of Monticello, GA; son, Jim Lee, Jr. and his wife, Barbara of Decatur, GA;...
Cecelia Lawrence Cook
Apr 28, 2005
Cecelia Lawrence Cook (Ceil) passed away Thursday, April 28, 2005. Born on June 1, 1905, she missed her 100th birthday by just a few weeks. Her life is a walk through GA history. Cecelia was born in Tifton, GA to William Lawrence from New York and Belle Willingham Lawrence of Tifton, GA. Belle was one of 17 children born to...
Helen Cook Mcdaniel
Apr 27, 2005
Mrs. Helen Weldon Tarpey McDaniel of Tucker died Wednesday, April 27, 2005. She was a member of Scott Boulevard Baptist Church and an Outreach leader. She was an avid GA Tech fan. She is survived by her husband, W. Lamar McDaniel; stepchildren, Melody Rucker and her husband David, Mark McDaniel and his wife Glenda; step grandchildren, Stephen McDaniel and Elisa...
John William Anderson, Jr.
Apr 27, 2005
Mr. John William Anderson, Jr. of Decatur died Wednesday, April 27, 2005. He is survived by his wife, Anena Anderson of Decatur, GA; sons, John William Anderson, III and his wife, Tina of Decatur, GA, Thomas Grady Anderson and his wife, Kathleen of Snellville, GA, Robert Walter Anderson and his wife, Rachel of Lawrenceville, GA; daughters, Cynthia Anena Jones, and...
Clara Wilkerson
Apr 25, 2005
Mrs. Clara Wilkerson of Avondale Estates died Monday, April 25, 2005. She grew up in Quitman, GA, the daughter of Lee Arthur Corbin and Mary Shinholster Corbin. She retired from Sears in Tucker in 1990 after 23 years. She was a member of the Decatur Nazarene Church by Agnes Scott College where she was a nursery attendant since 1963. She...
Imogene Brown Stone
Apr 25, 2005
STONE ? Imogene Brown Stone of Roswell, formerly of Mt. Pleasant, TN, died Monday, April 25, 2005. She was the daughter of the late Charles & Ruby Brown and sister of Barbara Jean Morrow. She worked in Washington D. C. for the I.R.S. for many years and taught school in the city of Atlanta for 27 years. She won many...
Norma Ruth Doran
Apr 25, 2005
Norma Ruth Rose Doran passed away Monday April 25, 2005 at Emory University Hospital. She was born August 24, 1921 at Salem Corners, MN in the upstairs bedroom of a farm house and spent her youth in the mid-west. She graduated from Rochester High School in 1939. During World War II she worked producing bomb sites for the war effort....
Reuban Alexander Day, Jr.
Apr 24, 2005
Dr. R. A. Day, Jr. of Atlanta died Sunday April 24, 2005. He was a chemistry professor at Emory University for 37 years and co-authored two textbooks. He is survived by his wife Marjorie Gates Day; children, Peter William Day and wife Susan Lovell, Michael Allen Day and wife Sharon Francis, Timothy Gates Day and wife Melinda Sizemore, Patricia Day...
Kenneth Wayne Faulkner
Apr 23, 2005
Kenneth W. Faulkner, 80, of Atlanta, GA died on April 23, 2005, following a heart attack at home. Ken was born in Athens, GA on Mother?s Day, May 11, 1924, a proud member of the Greatest Generation. He moved to Atlanta, where he graduated from Tech High. Ken went to Radio School before joining the Army. He served in the...
Lucius D. (Buck) Kendall
Apr 22, 2005
KENDALL-Mr. Lucius D. (Buck) Kendall, 84, of Avondale Estates died Friday, April 22, 2005. A veteran of World War II having served in the Army Air Corps, he retired after 37 years of service with the U. S. Postal Service.He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Kendall of Avondale Estates; sons, Theron Kendall of Atlanta, GA, Martin Kendall of Marietta,...
Helen Witt Williams
Apr 22, 2005
Mrs. Helen Witt Williams, 96, of Atlanta died Friday April 22, 2005. She was a member of Druid Hills Baptist Church and was a member of the Philathea Sunday School class. She is survived by her son, Edward V. Williams of Atlanta; sisters, Dorothy Jackson of Decatur and Miriam Dyer of Lawrenceville. Also surviving are four grandchildren, and a great-grandson. ...
Jack L. Burgess
Apr 22, 2005
Mr. Jack L. Burgess, a life long resident of Atlanta, died Friday, April 22, 2005. Mr. Burgess is survived by his daughter, Cheryl Wellington of Hileigh Acres, FL; sister, Doris Poss of Lawrenceville, GA; brother-in-law, Thomas McBrayer of McDonough, GA; two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Graveside services will be held at 1:00 P.M. Monday, April 25th...
Nellie Mae Gates
Apr 22, 2005
Mrs. Nellie Mae Gates of Decatur died Friday, April 22, 2005. She was preceded in death by her husband, George V. Gates, Sr. & son, Charles Emory Gates. She is survived by her sons, George V. Gates, Jr. & his wife Vanelle of Covington, Frank Gates of Conyers; daughters, Agnes Nell Ruckman and her husband Bill of Stockbridge, & Marie...
Hugh E. Hopkins
Apr 21, 2005
Mr. Hugh E. Hopkins of DeKalb County died Thursday, April 21, 2005. He was a native of DeKalb County and graduated from Avondale High School. He served his country as a quartermaster in the U.S. Navy during World War II. After service, he owned and operated a furniture store in downtown Avondale Estates. In his retirement, he traveled for 21...
Katurah Witt Newsome
Apr 20, 2005
Katurah Witt Newsome, age 92, of Decatur, died Wednesday, April 20, 2005. She was married to Paul Lowry Newsome, who preceded her in death in 1989. She was a member of Decatur Presbyterian Church and was active in the Decatur Lioness Auxiliary for many years. She was a member of the Clairmont Avenue Garden Club and also the Parkwood Garden...
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