Obituaries
Henry Snowden Valk
Apr 12, 2022
Henry Snowden Valk died on April 12, 2022. He was 93.
Henry was born on January 26, 1929 in Washington, D.C. to Henry Valk and Dorothy Blencowe. Growing up in and around the capitol, it was perhaps inevitable that Henry would develop a passion for politics that continued throughout his life. One of his early memories was catching a glimpse of...
Marjean Larae Selby
Apr 10, 2022
MarJean Selby of Tucker, Georgia passed away on Sunday April 10, 2022, at the age of 75. MarJean was born in Minot, North Dakota on June 7, 1946, as MarJean LaRae Ostrom and raised on a cattle ranch in Kief, North Dakota where she rode her horse to a one-roomed school and milked cows in minus degree temperatures before going...
Sandra Janelle Bray
Apr 10, 2022
Sandra Janelle “Sandy” Bray, age 76, died Sunday night, April 10, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. She was born in Atlanta on August 25, 1945 to Walter Eugene Bray and Geneva Evelyn Gibson Bray.
Sandra had a long career in sales of industrial packaging machinery and supplies, and she greatly enjoyed her time working at Atlanta Broom Company and TransPak. She also...
William Sidney Asbury
Apr 10, 2022
William Sidney “Sid” Asbury, 94, entered the presence of his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on April 10, 2022 – Palm Sunday and Master’s Sunday.
Sidney was born in “God’s country” - the beautiful community of Woodville in Greene County, Georgia, to the late William Binus Asbury and Mabel Moody Asbury. There, he was surrounded and blessed with a firm...
Rodney Scott Mcmanus
Apr 10, 2022
Rodney Scott McManus, Sr., passed away at the age of 75 in Decatur, Georgia.
Rodney is survived by his loving wife, Virginia (Ginny) McManus, of Decatur, Georgia; his brother Miles McManus (wife Shirley Ngan) of Edison, New Jersey; his son of Austell, Georgia; daughter Sally Santander (husband Andrew Santander) of Dawsonville, Georgia; grandchildren, David Santander, and Elsa Santander.
Born in...
Louise Smith Mccreary
Apr 9, 2022
Barbara Louise “Lou” Smith McCreary of Atlanta died peacefully on April 9, 2022 after a recurrence of breast cancer.
Lou is preceded in death by her husband Robert “Bob” James McCreary III (d: 2019) and survived by her brother Everett Smith of East Point, GA; children Denise McCreary Acklin (Marvin) [Honolulu, HI], Renee McCreary Swaim (Joe) [Atlanta] and Robert James...
Jack Manning Mclaughlin Sr.
Apr 8, 2022
Judge Jack Manning McLaughlin, Sr. of Atlanta, Georgia passed away peacefully at his home Friday, April 8, 2022 comforted by the love and presence of his family. Jack was a lifelong resident of Atlanta, Georgia, son of the late Eugene Chapman McLaughlin and Dell G. McLaughlin.
Jack was predeceased by his son, Timothy John McLaughlin; parents, Eugene Chapman McLaughlin and Dell...
Eula Mab Ginsburg
Apr 8, 2022
Eula Mab Rodgers Ginsburg
5/27/1939 – 4/08/2022
Eula Mab Rodgers Ginsburg passed away peacefully surrounded by family Friday April 8, 2022. Eula was born in in Honolulu, HI, the daughter of Robert Henry Rodgers and Mabel VonKokeritz Rodgers. She married Alvin Ginsburg and had two children: Gil Ginsburg, and David Ginsburg (Sarah Wilcox). Her three grandchildren (Jamison Ginsburg, Samuel Ginsburg, and Owen...
Dessie Clayton Allen
Apr 7, 2022
Dessie Clayton Allen passed away peacefully on April 7, 2022, surrounded by her family. She is preceded in death by her parents, sister, a niece and 2 great grandchildren.
Dessie, lovingly referred to as Meme, is survived by her loving husband of 67 years, Thomas (Tom) C Allen, Jr., 4 children Thomas Allen III (Debbie), Kim Allen Shirkness (Richard), Mark...
Mary Rogers Lee
Apr 7, 2022
Mary Rogers Lee, age 79, died Thursday morning, April 7, 2022 in Tucker, Georgia after a long battle with kidney failure. Mary, daughter of John Wesley Rogers and Mary Burton Hines, was born August 28, 1942 in Thomasville, Georgia. Her family moved to Miami, Florida when Mary was a child. Mary loved children and in junior high school began volunteer...
Peter R. Dennis
Apr 6, 2022
Our family has lost its oldest generation today. Pete Dennis "Pop-Pop" to many was so many things to so many people. He was born in Binghamton, New York in 1927. At 17 he joined the US Navy and served aboard the USS Chanticleer during WWII. Upon coming home, he found two of his lifelong passions: his wife, Doris, and the...
Barbara Ann Green
Mar 31, 2022
Barbara Ann Kelley Green (91) was born March 15, 1931 to Marion Caleb Kelley and Ethleleen Ermine Rowan Kelley in Atlanta, GA. She was the fourth child of eleven children.
She died peacefully at Emory Decatur Hospital in Decatur, GA on March 31, 2022.
She was preceded in death by her father and mother as well as two grandchildren,...
Betty H. Hansard
Mar 29, 2022
Betty H. Hansard age 88 of Tucker Georgia went home to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on March 29, 2022. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother who will be greatly missed. She was a retired real estate agent in the Atlanta area.
She is preceded in death by Lafayette “Fate” Heath (father, died July 1957 in...
Frederick John Hartley, Iii
Mar 27, 2022
Frederick John Hartley III, of Decatur, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on March 27, 2022, at the age of 75 years, beloved husband of Martie Hartley.
Fred grew up in Avondale Estates where he forged friendships that would last his whole life. After cheering on the Avondale Blue Devils to multiple State Football Championships, he...
Betty Jean Housman
Mar 27, 2022
Betty Jean Willis Housman passed away on March 27, 2022, at her home in Tucker, following a 3-month battle with cancer. She was born in Atlanta on September 18, 1974 to Mary and Robert Willis, Jr. She spent much of her childhood with her grandparents June and Robert Sr. at their home in Avondale Estates, graduating from Clarkston High School...
Themis Mackas
Mar 25, 2022
Themis Loizidou Mackas, 95, died Friday, March 25, 2022, after a 19-year battle with Alzheimer’s. Themis excelled in everything she did, including living longer than experts predicted with this cruel disease. Her family, who loves her endlessly, chooses to remember her like she was before Alzheimer’s stole her from us: fierce, strong, passionate, funny, hot-tempered, energetic, opinionated, brilliant. Born in...
Robert James Engel
Mar 24, 2022
Robert James Engel age 63, of Stone Mountain, GA, passed away on March 24, 2022. Robert was born on January 31, 1959, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was the son of Lawrence C. Engel and Alice Joan DeChant Engel. Robert is survived by his parents, his daughters Ava Bonner Engel, Ella Engel and their mother - his wife of 21 years...
Lois A. Miller
Mar 24, 2022
Lois Yvonne Adams Stipick Miller, age 95, went to be with her Lord on March 24, 2022. Born on September 17, 1926, in Deland, Florida, she was the eldest child of Eural Eugene E. Adams and Emma Eugenia Stallings Adams.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husbands: Stanley Frank Stipick and John Smith Miller, her sister Elizabeth Sue...
Paul Robert Gouin
Mar 22, 2022
Paul Robert Gouin, M.D., died March 22, 2022, in Atlanta, Georgia, after a courageous battle with Alzheimer's Disease. He was 82.
Born March 29, 1939 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, he was the son of Paul Emile Gouin and Lily Helma Biggs, the eldest of three children. He grew up in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, where he attended Viscount Alexander Collegiate Institute. After...
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