Obituaries
Vernon Ritchey
Mar 1, 2005
Mr. Vernon Ritchey of Decatur died Tuesday, March 1, 2005. He retired from the Federal government as and inspector with the US Department of Agriculture. He was a member of Clairmont Hills Baptist Church. Mr. Ritchey is survived by nieces, Sally Morrow and husband John of Destin, FL, Kay Gazaway and husband Hoyt of Dalton, GA, Kathy Fernandez and husband...
Claire Lynch Lamphere
Feb 28, 2005
Claire Lynch Lamphere of Atlanta died Monday, February 28, 2005, at age 90. Born in Nashville, Tennessee on August 30, 1914, she was the daughter of John Joseph and Annie Hehir Lynch. A lifelong communicant of the Catholic Church, she was graduated from the Cathedral High School in Nashville and attended Watkins Institute. She taught for 30 years in the...
Clara Copeland Gorman
Feb 28, 2005
Mrs. Clara Elizabeth Copeland Gorman, age 94, of Decatur, GA died Monday, February 28, 2005 at Hospice Atlanta. Funeral services will be held Thursday, March 3rd at 11 a.m. at Grace United Methodist Church with burial in Arlington Memorial Park in Sandy Springs. Dr. John Byers and Rev. James Sanders will officiate. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m....
Fred L. King
Feb 27, 2005
Fred L. King passed away February 27, 2005 at Hospice Atlanta. Mr. King was born in Erwin, TN on May 13, 1922 to the late Will King and Lucy Denny Armstrong King. He is preceded in death by his wife Margaret Fulton King and is survived by his son, Tom Likens and his wife Peggy of Helena, Montana and two...
Thomas E. Fulmer, Md
Feb 27, 2005
Thomas E. Fulmer, M.D. died February 27, 2005. Dr. Fulmer was born December 29, 1925 in Johnston, SC. He was a veteran of World War II. He received his medical degree from the Medical College of Charleston and worked for the VA hospital in Atlanta as Chief of Psychiatry. Dr. Fulmer was best known for his work with Vietnam Veterans...
George Melton Harrison, Jr.
Feb 27, 2005
George Melton Harrison, Jr., age 88, of Covington, GA, formerly of Decatur, GA, died February 27, 2005. He was preceded in death by his loving wife of 60 years, Susan Margaret (Maggie) Hendon Harrison, and his daughter Stephanie Harrison Young. He is survived by his daughter Deborah Harrison Sammons; sons Mike & wife Karen Harrison, and Pat Harrison; grandchildren Robb...
Victoria L. (Vicki) Mcginnis
Feb 26, 2005
An angel on earth is now part of the heavenly host. Mrs. Victoria L. (Vicki) McGinnis, 53, of Decatur passed away Saturday, February 26, 2005. She will be sorely missed, as she touched the lives of all whom she met. Vicki recognized the light of God in every person no matter how lowly. She never saw a problem she did...
William Esco Edwards
Feb 25, 2005
EDWARDS-Mr. William E. Edwards of Avondale Estates died Friday, February 25, 2005. He was born and raised in the Atlanta area, where he lived his entire life. Mr. Edwards was a member of Avondale First Baptist Church. He was a graduate of Georgia Tech and a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers. He is survived by his son,...
Rostislav S. Liagin
Feb 24, 2005
Rostislav S. Liagin died Thursday, February 24, 2005. He is survived by his daughter, Vera Gargano; granddaughter, Sabrina Danan; and grandsons, Nicholas, Michael, and Alexander. The Liturgy Service will be at 10:40 AM Friday and the funeral service will be at 12:30 PM at St. Mary of Egypt Russian Orthodox Church, Woodstock Road, Roswell. Father John Townsend will officiate. Interment...
Helen Grace Shoemaker
Feb 24, 2005
Mrs. Helen Grace Shoemaker, 75, passed away Wednesday, February 24, 2005. Her precious son, Dave preceded her in death. She was a devoted and loving mother and wife. Survivors include her husband of 57 years, Dan J. Shoemaker, Sr.; her son, Dan J. Shoemaker, Jr.; daughters, Mary Rosalind Shoemaker Eaves and Nancy Annabelle Shoemaker Newell; granddaughters, Amy Marie Shoemaker Carpenter,...
Jerry Pickens Moser
Feb 23, 2005
MOSER-Mr. Jerry P. Moser of Slidell, LA, formerly of Atlanta, died Wednesday, February 23, 2005. He is survived by his wife, Beverly of Slidell, LA; mother, Dorothy Stanton; sister, Paula L. Adams, both of Lithonia, GA; children, Tiffany Boudin of Marietta, GA, J. P. Moser of Stone Mountain, GA; step children and grandchildren of Louisiana. Funeral services will be held...
Freddy Bailey
Feb 23, 2005
Mr. Freddy Bailey, age 50, of Decatur died Wednesday, February 23, 2005. Mr. Bailey was an avid baseball fan. He is survived by his wife, Judy Whitley; mother, Constance Corn of Decatur; sister, Maria Eskew of Covington; brother, Richard Bailey of Tinley Park, IL; sons, Jerry M. Whitley, Jr. and Joseph M. Whitley, both of Decatur; daughter, Tracy A. Carter...
Minnie Mae Wray
Feb 22, 2005
Mrs. Minnie Mae Wray of Atlanta died Tuesday, February 22, 2005. She was a member of Druid Hills United Methodist Church, Quillian Sunday School class, and the Decatur Lioness club. She was the beloved wife of George C. Wray, Sr., mother and homemaker. Mrs. Wray worked with handicapped children. She is survived by sons and daughters-in-law, George and Trudy Wray...
J. Wallace White
Feb 22, 2005
J. Wallace White, 67, of Stone Mountain, died February 22, 2005. He was a member of Scott Boulevard Baptist Church for many years. He was in the Army Reserve for three years. He graduated from Atlanta Law School. Mr. White was an Officer at large with the State Board of Probation and he was retired from the Georgia Department of...
Margarite Langston
Feb 21, 2005
LANGSTON, MargariteMrs. Margarite ?Rita? Jordan Langston, 91, of Livingston, AL, formerly of Atlanta, died Monday, February 21, 2005. Mrs. Langston was preceded in death by her husband, William B. Langston. She is survived by two sisters, Agnes Jordan Davis of Livingston, AL, Edna Jordan Hefner of New Tripoli, PA; and several nieces and nephews. Graveside services will be held Wednesday,...
Louie Curtis Shields
Feb 21, 2005
Louie Curtis Shields of Decatur died Monday, February 21, 2005. He was a member of Martha Brown United Methodist Church, and was a long-time employee and retired from the US Postal Service. A devoted and loving husband, father, and grandfather, he was preceded in death by his wife of 63 years, Catherine Shields. He is survived by his daughter and...
Tanya Hensler
Feb 20, 2005
Miss Tanya Hensler of Snellville died February 20, 2005. She is survived by her parents, Ted & Laura Hensler of Snellville; brother & sister-in-law, Doug & Machelle Hensler of Duluth; grandparents, Clarence & Frances Williams of Lilburn and Billy & Edna Hensler of Clarkston; great grandmother, Ruby Cheatham of Clarkston; and many loving aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. Funeral services...
Paul L. Rippy
Feb 19, 2005
Mr. Paul L. Rippy, age 83, of Decatur, GA passed away Saturday, February 19, 2005 after a brief illness. He was born in Copperhill, Tennessee, spending his adult life in Atlanta, Georgia. He was preceded in death by his wife of 57 years, Olive Rippy. Paul was an insurance executive working with the Crum & Foster Insurance Companies. During World...
Richard Earle Fadner
Feb 17, 2005
Mr. Richard Earle Fadner of Decatur died Thursday, February 17, 2005. He was a veteran of World War II serving in the U.S. Army. Mr. Fadner worked at Christian Towers in Decatur. He is survived by his brother-in-law, Ross E. Tillman; nieces and nephews, David and Ernestine Tillman of Flower Mound, TX, Bud and Sandra Martin of White Bluff, TN,...
Dr. Mark E. Gutzke
Feb 17, 2005
THE Reverend Doctor Mark Elias-"Because Thy Loving kindness is better than life...my lips shall praise thee." The Reverend Doctor Mark Elias Gutzke, Pastor Emeritus of Chapel Woods Presbyterian Church in Snellville, GA, entered the Lord's presence on Thursday, February 17, at his home in Snellville, Georgia. He was 78. Mark Gutzke was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada on September 24,...
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