Obituaries
Dr. John Leonard Pyron
Jan 28, 2005
Macon, GA -John Leonard Pyron, DDS, FAGD, MAGD, formerly of Avondale Estates, Georgia, died January 28, 2005. He was 89 years old. Funeral services will be held in the chapel of A. S. Turner & Sons, Decatur, Georgia at 2 pm, Monday, January 31, 2005. Rev. Clay Bowden will officiate. The family will receive friends from 12 noon to 2...
Dr. Robert E. Stone, Sr.
Jan 28, 2005
Dr. Robert E. Stone, Sr. died January 28, 2005. He was preceded in death by his wife, Frances Blakeney Stone and a son, Robert E. Stone, Jr. He is survived by his daughters, Frances Stone of Atlanta & Barbara Lee Stone of Overland Park, KS; granddaughters, Heather Louise Stone & Laura Blakeney Stone; several nieces & nephews. Born in Hampton...
Mrs. Brigadier Ethel M. Morris
Jan 28, 2005
Brigadier Ethel M. Morris, age 101, of Atlanta died Friday, January 28, 2005. She was preceded in death by her son, Theodore Ogden Morris, Jr. Mrs. Morris is survived by her daughter, Commissioner Betty Hinson, of Tampa, FL; daughter-in-law, Mrs. Louise H. Morris; five grandchildren; and twelve great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, February 2nd...
Mary Elarbee Dillard
Jan 28, 2005
Mary Elizabeth (Mary Lib) Dillard died at her home on Friday, January 28, 2005 after a long illness resulting from a stroke in August, 2001. She was a loving mother, devoted companion, and lover of all things beautiful. Mary Dillard was born in Bullock County to Fred W. Elarbee and Saphronia Rustin on March 7, 1920. She graduated from Brooklet...
Mary Elizabeth Dillard
Jan 28, 2005
Mary Elizabeth (Mary Lib) Dillard died at her home on Friday, January 28, 2005 after a long illness resulting from a stroke in August, 2001. She was a loving mother, devoted companion, and lover of all things beautiful. Mary Dillard was born in Bullock County to Fred W. Elarbee and Saphronia Rustin on March 7, 1920. She graduated from Brooklet...
Daisy Belle (Ted) Vaughn
Jan 27, 2005
Mrs. Daisy Belle (Ted) Vaughn of Decatur died Thursday, January 27, 2005. She is preceded in death by her husband, James Cecil Vaughn. Mrs. Vaughn is survived by her daughter, Martha June Johnson of Montgomery, AL; son, James L. Vaughn of The Villages, FL; sister, Evelyn Baker, five grandchildren; and twelve great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 2...
Frances Atkeson Smith
Jan 26, 2005
Mrs. Frances Atkeson Smith of Atlanta died Wednesday, January 26, 2005.She was born in Buffalo, Putnam County, West Virginia. Mrs. Smith was a member of Embry Hill United Methodist Church. She was the widow of Archie G. Smith. She is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law, Barry and Cheryl Smith of Duluth, Dave and Linda Smith of Gainesville, Tom Smith...
John Robert Howard
Jan 26, 2005
John Robert Howard, a Presbyterian minister, died January 26, 2005 in Atlanta, Georgia. He was 93. He held pastorates in La Grange, Georgia (Lloyd Presbyterian Church), Tifton, Georgia (First Presbyterian Church), Whitesburg, Kentucky ( Graham Memorial ), and Mt. Sterling, Kentucky ( First Presbyterian). He was known for his outreach to poorer parts of the community, building missions and providing...
Kathryn M. Johnson
Jan 26, 2005
Mrs. Kathryn M. Johnson of Stone Mountain died Wednesday, January 26, 2005. She was a member of the Decatur First United Methodist Church and past president of the women's organization. Mrs. Johnson taught at Avondale Elementary School for 15 years and was the owner of Kay's Ceramics in Avondale. She was also a member of the P.E.O. She is survived...
Olga Franshell Hatley Stapleton
Jan 26, 2005
Olga Franshell Hatley Stapleton, 86, of Atlanta, Georgia died at her home Wednesday, January 26, 2005. Wife of Cade Alford Stapleton, Sr., deceased 1985; she is survived by her children, Cade Alford Stapleton, Jr. of Baton Rouge, LA; Stephen Hatley Stapleton of Germantown, TN and Sally Anne Stapleton of Atlanta, GA; brother, Herbert Wilson Hatley, also of Atlanta; five grandchildren...
Donald Homer Thompson
Jan 25, 2005
Donald Homer Thompson (Tommy), Capt. USNR died Tuesday, January 25, 2005. He was born March 15, 1934 in Louisville, KY. A former Naval aviator and retired mechanical engineer, Tommy was an active member of Holy Trinity Parish (Episcopal) and a life member of The Garden Club of Georgia. He was active for many years in ISA. He is survived by...
Richard S. Hibbets
Jan 21, 2005
Mr. Richard S. Hibbets, 87, of Atlanta died January 21, 2005. Mr. Hibbets was born on November 11, 1917 in Philadelphia, PA. He was a graduate of Purdue University. Mr. Hibbets served with the Army Air Corps during World War II and retired as a Major in the Air Force Reserves. He worked for the Federal Department of Health, Education...
Reuben C. Sherrill
Jan 20, 2005
Reuben C. Sherrill, 80, of Atlanta, Georgia died at Hospice Atlanta on January 20, 2005. Born on February 18, 1924 to the late Joseph Julius and Florence Thornton Sherrill in Bowdon, Georgia, he grew up on the family farm, graduated from the University of Georgia, was a WWII veteran, and taught On-The-Farm training courses as part of the GI Bill...
Chester W. Morse
Jan 20, 2005
Chester William Morse, MD, aged 89, shared his remarkable gift of caring with his patients, his family, his community and his Woodlands garden. He was a citizen of the world with a keen interest in learning about and exploring it as much as possible. Born in Brockton, MA, on September 3, 1915, son of Harold Gleason Morse and Anna Winifred...
Lee Minton Burns
Jan 20, 2005
Mrs. Lee Minton Burns, 97, a resident of Budd Terrace, passed away peacefully on January 20, 2005. She was born on June 29, 2007 in Kite, GA, the last surviving of nine children of Joshua and Hattie Minton. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dyoll H. Burns. A retired elementary school teacher in Ohio, Mrs. Burns lived 20...
Eloise Weeks Gibson
Jan 19, 2005
Mrs. Eloise Weeks Gibson, 85, of Decatur died Wednesday, January 19, 2005. She was a graduate of Agnes Scott College and a charter member and ordained deacon of Scott Boulevard Baptist Church. Mrs. Gibson was also a member of the North Decatur Lions Club and was employed with Rich's Department Store as an assistant buyer. She is preceded in death...
James Winslow Woodard
Jan 18, 2005
James Winslow Woodard, 73, of Lawrenceville died January 18, 2005. He was a veteran having served in the United States Air Force. Mr. Woodard was an avid jazz enthusiast and past president and vice president of the Atlanta Jazz Society. He is survived by his wife, Jean Woodard; son, Stan Woodard and his wife Penne; daughters, Katharine Parks, Leslie Erwin...
Sara Murphy Robison
Jan 17, 2005
Miss Sara M. Robison, age 85, of Decatur died January 17, 2005. She was employed by the American Red Cross and served in Disaster Services. She received awards of service from Austria for her service when Russia invaded Hungary. In 1968 she received the Civilian Service in Vietnam medal and she served in the Carolinas for Hurricane relief for the...
Evelyn Harrison Kilpatrick
Jan 17, 2005
Mrs. Mary Evelyn Harrison Kilpatrick, 85, of Tucker, GA and a longtime resident of the Atlanta area, passed away January 17, 2005. She was born September 13, 1919 in Knoxville, TN, the daughter of the late Mr. James Madison Harrison and the late Mrs. Lillian Lyon Harrison. A 1937 graduate of Knoxville High School, she attended the University of Tennessee,...
M. L. (Brad) Bradley
Jan 16, 2005
Mr. Marion L. "Brad" Bradley of Decatur, Georgia, passed away on Sunday, January 16, 2005. He was a native Atlantan, a member of Briarlake Baptist Church, a member of Tucker Shrine Club, and a past Master of the Masters Masonic Lodge Decatur #295, F. & A. M. He was a wonderful husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend, and will be...
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