Obituaries

George P. Nance

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...

Else E. Mueller

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...

Elinor Keown Mcafee

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...

Collette M. Miller

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

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

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.

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

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

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,...

Allen M. Pierce, Jr.

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...

Octavia (Tay) Wilkins

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...

Ruth Mccrimmon Smith

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...

Imogene (Mo) Blair

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...

Harold Smith

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...

Martha Guild

Martha Guild

Jun 14, 2005

Mrs. Martha V. Guild, 85, of Tucker, Georgia died peacefully at home on Tuesday, June 14, 2005, after a brief illness with lung cancer.  She was a native Georgian, growing up in Decatur, a daughter of the late Victor G. and Frances S. Verdi.  She graduated from Decatur Girls High School.  Mrs. Guild was preceded in death by her brother,...

James C. (Jake) Bailey

James C. (Jake) Bailey

Jun 14, 2005

Mr. James Clifford (J.C.) Bailey of Decatur died June 14, 2005 at age 90. He was born October 25, 1914 in his grandfather?s house on the courthouse square in Decatur. He attended Decatur High School, Georgia Tech and Atlanta Law School. Prior to World War II, he worked for Atlanta Title and Trust Co. He served in the U. S....

Mary N. Kiemele

Mary N. Kiemele

Jun 14, 2005

Mrs. Mary N. Kiemele died Tuesday, June 14, 2005.  She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Steve and Margaret Taylor Kiemele of Dunwoody, GA; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.  Graveside services will be held at 11 AM Saturday, June 18, 2005 at Crest Lawn Memorial Park with Pastor Mike Wadley officiating.  In lieu of flowers donations may be...

Edith Sikes

Edith Sikes

Jun 13, 2005

Edith Robbins Sikes, 86, formerly of Atlanta, passed away June 13, 2005 at her home in Scottsdale, Arizona. She is survived by daughter, Gail Sikes of Scottsdale, and sister, Alice Downing of Fayetteville, NC. She was preceded by her husband Ernest and son Roger. She was a Registered Nurse for over 40 years who truly loved her career, most of...

Maybelle Levens

Maybelle Levens

Jun 13, 2005

Maybelle Simpson Levens, born on August 13, 1910 in Cherokee County, GA, daughter of Andrew and Angie Simpson, passed away on June 13, 2005 at the age of ninety four. She was preceded in death by her daughter, June Campbell; her husband, Troy P. Levens; two brothers, Andrew and Hubert Simpson; and sister, Estelle Turner. She was a retired bookkeeper...

Thomas Harold Walker

Thomas Harold Walker

Jun 12, 2005

Mr. Thomas (Harold) Walker, 76, of Decatur, died Sunday, June 12, 2005. He lived around east Atlanta all of his life. Mr. Walker is survived by his sisters and brothers-in-law, Clara Mae and Charles Ward of Decatur, Christine and Ed Payne of Marietta; and his (kids). Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 15th in the chapel...