Obituaries

James Mcconnell
Jul 31, 2004
James T. McConnell, age 95 died July 31st. He was a member of many Genealogical Societies. His survivors include: daughter, Barbara M. Weatherford; grandsons, James R. (Janis) Weatherford, Robert E. (Lisa) Weatherford, William T. (Cheryl) Weatherford; great grandsons, Brian J. Weatherford and Michael E. Green. Services will be private. A. S. Turner & Sons

Sara Jane Camp Pittman Yost
Jul 31, 2004
Mrs. Sarah Jane Camp Pitman Yost, age 83, of Stone Mountain, died Saturday, July 31, 2004. She was a secretary for Bowen Refrigeration Corporation for 6 years, and was preceded in death by her husbands, John H. Pitman, Sr. in 1973, and Harold Yost in 2004. She is survived by her son, John H. Pitman, Jr. and his wife Cheryl;...
Tiffani Simone Williams
Jul 31, 2004
Miss Tiffani Simone Williams of Atlanta died Saturday, July 31, 2004. She is survived by her mother, Mrs. Monica E. Williams of Atlanta; father, Dr. Andre Williams of Decatur; brother, Damian Williams of Atlanta; sister, Natanya Williams of Washington, D.C.; brother, Jordan Williams of Decatur, Tyler Williams of Decatur; grandfather, Igol Williams of Jamaica; aunts, Ginger Floyd, Joan Smith, Maria...

Cheryl Ann Ernst
Jul 30, 2004
Cheryl Ann Ernst, age 47, of Conyers died Friday, July 30, 2004. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Atlanta and was an avid reader. Cheryl was employed with the Internal Revenue Service prior to becoming a caregiver for her mother. She is survived by her mother, Edith L. Ernst of Conyers, GA; two brothers, Brad Ernst...

Elizabeth Pitts Barton
Jul 30, 2004
Mrs. Elizabeth (Betty) Pitts Barton, age 82, of Atlanta died Friday, July 30, 2004. She is survived by her daughters, Suzanne Gaynor and Kay Sands; granddaughters, Stephanie Hensley and Suzette Reeves; grandsons, Bart, Ben, and Matt Sands; great-grandchildren, Chloe and Gabriel Hensley and Paul Reeves; four sisters, Mary James Gates, Margaret Davis, Catherine Reeves, and Dorothy Olson; and seven nieces...

Marc Sanders
Jul 30, 2004
Dr. Marc Sanders of Lilburn died suddenly on July 29, 2004. He is survived by his life partner, Janie Bryant of Lilburn; children, Naomi Sanders of Los Angeles, Benjamin Sanders of Phoenix, AZ; brother, Neal Sanders of Butler, PA; and extended family, Forrest and Lisa Myers and their children Nathan and Leah of Lilburn and Michele and Greg Cooper and...
Lorene Hibbets
Jul 29, 2004
Mrs. Lorene Hibbets of Doraville died Thursday, July 29, 2004. Mrs. Hibbets graduated from Central State University in Oklahoma with a degree in education. She was a director of home economics at Middleton High School in Middletown, NJ. She moved to Atlanta in 1969 with her husband and worked in marketing research until 1990 when she retired. She is survived...

Scott Stanley
Jul 29, 2004
Mr. Scott Stanley of Locust Grove died Thursday, July 29, 2004. He was born in Atlanta, grew up in Clayton County and graduated from Forest Park High School. Mr. Stanley was employed with New Image Dental Labs. He was an avid Mark Martin NASCAR fan and loved his Mustang. Mr. Stanley was preceded in death by his mother, Mary A....

Idealene Kinsey
Jul 29, 2004
Mrs. Idealene H. Kinsey of Lilburn died Thursday, July 29, 2004. She was a member of Oakhurst Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Kinsey was preceded in death by her husband, John C. Kinsey, Jr. She is survived by her sons, John C. Kinsey, III of Tucker, GA, Larry N. Kinsey and wife, Charlotte of McDonough, GA; eleven grandchildren; 15 great grandchildren; and...

Jim Johnston
Jul 28, 2004
Mr. James Hugh (Jim) Johnston, Sr., age 84, of Decatur, GA died Thursday, July 28, 2004. He was a veteran of World War II, and a life member of the Atlanta City Sales Club. He was also a member of Decatur First United Methodist Church and the Knox-Peabody Sunday School class. In 1956 he became president of Baker Pools, Inc....

Virginia Drescher
Jul 27, 2004
Virginia A. Drescher, 80, of Decatur, GA passed away Tuesday, July 27, 2004. She was born January 6, 1924 in Bridgeport, CT. She is survived by her husband, Allan Drescher; son, Larry Boulan of Bridgeport, CT; brother, Roy Baker of Bridgeport, CT; sisters, Alice Hiltz of Bridgeport, CT, Eunice Lynch of Oronoco, MN; and several nieces and nephews. Mrs. Drescher...

Anne B. Cochran
Jul 27, 2004
COCHRAN, AnneMrs. Anne B. Cochran of Decatur died Tuesday, July 27, 2004. Mrs. Cochran lived in College Park, GA for 68 years and was a member of Griffin Baptist Church. She is survived by her children, Joseph L. McDuffie of Warm Springs, GA, Katherine M. McWilliams of St. Petersburg, FL, Sandra M. Wilkinson of Elijay, GA, John S. Cochran, Jr....
William B. Campbell, Jr.
Jul 26, 2004
Mr. William B. Campbell, Jr. of Cumming, formerly of Stone Mountain, died July 26, 2004. He was a veteran of World War II serving with the U.S. Army Signal Corps in Canada. Mr. Campbell graduated with a degree in business from Georgia State College and retired from Housing and Urban Development (HUD) as an appraiser. He loved to hunt and...
Betty Wible
Jul 24, 2004
Mrs. Elizabeth (Betty) Wible died Saturday, July 24, 2004. Mrs. Wible graduated from Chestnut Hill College in Philadelphia in 1939 with a BS degree in chemistry. A funeral mass will be celebrated at 10 AM Tuesday, July 27, 2004 at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church with Father James H. Sexstone officiating. Interment will be in Green Lawn Cemetery. She...

Martha Ellen Rivers
Jul 23, 2004
Ms. Martha Ellen Rivers died 23 July 2004 in a local hospital following an extended illness. Ms, Rivers was born in McComb, Pike County, Mississippi 6 July 1930 and was the daughter of Edward Jones Rivers and Polly Ard Rivers. She was the niece of the late Mathews Ard of Brookhaven. She was predeceased by a sister, Polly Ard Hammond....

James Anthony (Tony) Durham
Jul 22, 2004
Mr. James Anthony (Tony) Durham, age 17, died Thursday, July 22, 2004. Tony was a senior at St. Pius X Catholic High School and a member of the Varsity Baseball Team. He will be greatly missed by his family and friends. He is survived by his parents, Cynthia Wall Durham and Estes Randolph Durham; sister, Miss Kathryn Marie Durham; maternal...

Thomas Najour
Jul 21, 2004
Thomas M. ?Tony? Najour of Buford died Tuesday, July 21, 2004. He is survived by his parents, Tom and Mary Najour; sister, Bridget Najour of San Diego, CA; brothers, Troy Najour of Tallahassee, FL, Mykle ?Todd? Najour of San Diego, CA, Timothy Najour of San Jose, CA; grandmothers, Katherine Najour and Lois Austin; two uncles, Dan and Jerry Najour; aunts;...

Catharine C. Lumpkin
Jul 21, 2004
Mrs. Catharine C. Lumpkin of Decatur died July 23, 2004. Funeral services will be held in the chapel of A. S. Turner & Sons at 2 p.m. Friday, Dr. Larry Burgess officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at A. S. Turner & Sons.

Mary Veal Bobo
Jul 21, 2004
Mrs. Mary Veal Bobo of Decatur died Wednesday, July 21, 2003. Born April 18, 1918, she was a lifelong resident of Decatur and graduated from Decatur High School. She was a member of Briarcliff Baptist Church and a former member of Oakhurst Baptist Church. Mrs. Bobo was preceded in death by her first husband, Frank Veal, and her second husband,...

Roy C. Beavers
Jul 21, 2004
Mr. Beavers was born in Atlanta, GA where he attended Tech High School. He married Ellen Banks, of Newborn, GA, in 1940. After a tour in the Army during World War II in the Pacific Theater, he returned to Atlanta to work as an electrician at Lawson Army Hospital and The Atlanta Federal Penitentiary, where he retired as Electrical Shop...
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