Obituaries
Elizabeth Mason Harvey
Apr 9, 2005
Mrs. Elizabeth Anne Mason (Bette) Harvey of Decatur, Georgia passed away Saturday, April 9, 2005. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend. She was born October 1, 1920 in Harrodsburg, Kentucky, daughter of the late Percival and Isabelle Mason. She was preceded in death by her husband Gary H. Harvey, Sr. and brother, Frederick Mason. She is...
Dorothy Stevenson Allain
Apr 8, 2005
Dorothy Stevenson Allain, a resident of Avondale Estates, passed away Friday April 8, 2005. Miss Allain was born March 20, 1928 in New Orleans. She was a graduate of Agnes Scott College. Miss Allain was retired from the Centers for Disease Control, where she was a parasitologist. In 1979, she received the Public Health Service Superior Service Award from President...
Ezma Golden Meek
Apr 8, 2005
Ezma Golden, 85, of Tampa passed away April 8, 2005 from complications of Alzheimer's Disease. She was a Tampa resident since 1996 coming from Atlanta, GA, where she retired from Southern Railway after 30 years of service. Mrs. Meek was a member of West Broad Street Baptist Church, Tampa. She was preceded in death by her husband of 57 years,...
June G. Kallenberg
Apr 8, 2005
June G. Kallenberg, age 77, passed away Friday, April 8, 2005. She was a graduate of Shorter College. She enjoyed many years of marriage with her husband, William G. Kallenberg, who preceded her in death. They shared their lives in Union City, Tennessee in the early years of their marriage. They later moved to Avondale Estates, GA and then on...
Hazel Jospehine Wallace
Apr 8, 2005
Mrs. Hazel Josephine Williams Wallace of Atlanta died Friday, April 8, 2005. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Susan Wallace and James David Wilson of Brewton, AL; son and daughter-in-law, William Love Wallace, Jr. and Lynda of Atlanta, GA; sister, Marion Hood of Charleston, SC; and seven grandchildren; and seven great grandchildren. Graveside services will be held at...
Maqry Ceylene Mcginnis
Apr 7, 2005
Ceylene Lawler McGinnis, 84, of Decatur, passed away peacefully in her home on Thursday, April 7, 2005. Ceylene was enveloped by the love of three generations of her family and her devoted dachshund, as her gentle and free spirit departed for a reunion with those gone before, and she was finally liberated from illness and pain. Born in Villa Rica...
John Palmour
Apr 7, 2005
Mr. John D. Palmour of Decatur died Thursday, April 7, 2005. He is survived by his daughter, Carol Marie Palmour of Decatur, GA; three sons, John Roger Palmour and his wife, Marty of Dahlonega, GA, Stephen Denham Palmour and his wife, Mary Ann of Birmingham, AL, James Daniel Palmour of Atlanta, GA; brother, Robert Palmer of Cleveland, GA; and three...
William James Jenkins, Jr.
Apr 7, 2005
Mr. William James "Bill" Jenkins, Jr. of Decatur died Thursday, April 7, 2005. He was a Battalion Chief for the City of Atlanta Fire Department for 37 years. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and the Korean War. Mr. Jenkins was a member of the E.A. Minor Lodge #603 F.&A.M. He is preceded in death by...
Dennis M. Holley
Apr 6, 2005
Mr. Dennis M. Holley formerly of Decatur died Wednesday, April 6, 2005. He worked for Suburban Ambulance in the 1970's and was a dispatcher for Bumper Service of Atlanta. He worked at Peachstate Ford for 10 years. Mr. Holley was of the Presbyterian faith. He is survived by his son, Jason Holley of Covington, GA; sister, Brenda Storey and her...
Margaret Bruce
Apr 6, 2005
Mrs. Margaret Bruce, 78, of Doraville died Wednesday, April 6, 2005. She was an active member of Smoke Rise Baptist Church for the last 20 years and a former member of Tucker Women's Club. She is survived by her daughters, Jean (Jerry) Dodd and Linda (Fred) Terry, both of Suwanee; stepson, Phillip (Lynn) Bruce, Dallas,TX; sister, Mary Geiger of Decatur;...
Margaret Crawford Harris
Apr 5, 2005
Margaret Crawford Harris of Decatur, Georgia, died Tuesday, April 5, 2005. A native Atlantan, she was the daughter of Hugh Crawford and Marion Bell Crawford, both of whom immigrated to the United States from Scotland. Peggy, as she was known to her many friends, grew up on Crumley Street in downtown Atlanta and attended Commercial High School. As a young...
Joyce Crumbley
Apr 1, 2005
Mrs. Joyce Crumbley of Decatur died Friday, April 1, 2005. She was preceded in death by her parents, James and Ruby Cowart and a brother, J. C. Cowart. She is survived by her husband, Bob Crumbley; children, Nancy & James Crumbley; sisters, Susie Worley and Dot Garrigan; and granddaughter, Jennifer Tanner. A memorial service will be held at 2 PM...
Catherine Kamper
Mar 30, 2005
Catherine Kamper of Atlanta died Wednesday, March 30, 2005. She is survived by her daughters, Kathy Crates of Charlotte, NC & Mary Jo Shannon of Clover, SC; mother, Josephine Whitworth of Charlotte, NC; brother, Bud Whitworth of Charlotte, NC; and grandchildren, Ryan & Mary Shannon. A memorial service will be held at 2 PM Tuesday, April 5, 2005 at Holy...
Walter S. Dougherty
Mar 28, 2005
Mr. Walter S. Dougherty, well known Atlanta artist, died March 28th, 2005 at the age of 77. During his career he worked as an advertising artist for a Washington D.C. firm and with the Atlanta Journal Newspaper. He also worked as an illustrator in the early fifties with the United States Air Force at the Pentagon in Washington D.C. doing...
Patricia Pickett Summerlin Griffin
Mar 28, 2005
Patricia Pickett Summerlin Griffin of Decatur died March 28, 2005 from Multiple Sclerosis. She was 69 years old. She retired from Bell South after 35 years of service and was a member of Rehoboth Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Mr. & Mrs. Howard G. Pickett and beloved husband, Fred Griffin. Survivors are her stepsons, Roderick...
Mabel A. Taylor
Mar 27, 2005
Mabel Agnes Taylor died Easter Sunday evening, March 27, 2005, surrounded by family and clergy two weeks after a serious stroke. A native of Alliance, Ohio, Mabel was born June 5, 1917, the daughter of William Frederick and Agnes Scott Conser. She was an honor graduate of West High School, Cleveland, OH. She was a beloved Atlanta resident and well...
Louise Hargett
Mar 26, 2005
Louise Bayard Clark Hargett died on March 26, 2005 in Atlanta, GA of complications related to her eight year affliction with Alzheimer's Disease. Louise was born September 29, 1917 in Wadesboro, NC and was 87 years of age at her death. She was the daughter of Alexander Bayard Clark and Lura Steele Stanback Clark. Her family in America reaching back...
Ronald T. Buice
Mar 26, 2005
Ronald T. Buice of Loganville died Saturday, March 26, 2005. He was a retired DeKalb County police officer, a veteran of the U.S. Navy and a Mason. Mr. Buice was preceded in death by his wife, Molly Jo. He is survived by his sons, Rusty Buice and his wife, Michelle of Stone Mountain, GA, Scott Buice and his wife, Rachel...
Twyla Martin
Mar 25, 2005
Twyla Martin's deep Christian faith and other more uncommon attributes enabled her to live an excitingly full and inspiring life and to share it widely with friends and associates. After a very brief illness she left that life on Good Friday, March 25, 2005, at the age of 60. Twyla, a native of Steelville, Missouri, was a graduate of Southwest...
Charlie Sirmans
Mar 24, 2005
Charlie Sirmans, 84, of Atlanta, died March 24, 2005. Charlie was born and raised on a farm in Lakeland, Ga. He moved to Atlanta to attend business school before joining the U. S. Army. Staff Sergeant Sirmans became a medic and served in the European Theater. Charlie loved people and his gentle spirit was a comfort to many. Upon returning...
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