Obituaries
Sara K. Quinn
Jul 20, 2004
Sara Kathryn (Ross) Quinn, age 90, of Loganville, passed away on Tuesday, July 20, 2004. Mrs. Quinn was a lifelong member and former pianist of The Clarkston United Methodist Church. She is survived by her husband of 64 years, Robert Mercer Quinn; nephew and niece, Kells and Mary Alice Mooty of Decatur; niece, Annette Millians of Rabun Gap, GA; great...
Eleanor Westcott
Jul 20, 2004
Mrs. Eleanor B. Westcott, born December 19, 1927 to Ralph and Ardelle Butler in Albany, Georgia, died July 20th, 2004 in Decatur at the age of 77. Eleanor and her husband, Pierre, who went before her in 1993, had made Atlanta their home since 1953. A devoted wife and homemaker, she also served as president of the North Atlanta Garden...
Adele O. Williamson
Jul 19, 2004
Mrs. Adele O. Williamson of Atlanta, died Monday, July 19, 2004. She was with Emory University for 22 years and retired in 1984. She was a charter member of Cokesbury United Methodist Church. She was predeceased by her husband, E. Roscoe Williamson; her parents, Basil and Gladys Overton; and brothers, Basil Overton, Jr. and David Overton. She is survived by...
Stephen Lee Blair
Jul 19, 2004
Mr. Stephen Lee Blair of Decatur died Monday, July 19, 2004. He was preceded in death by his brother, Ronald Lee Blair. He is survived by his wife Kathryn Bates Blair; daughter, Loribeth Blair of Decatur, GA; sisters, Sharra Blair and Janice Smith, both of Cohutta, GA; brother, Hershel Lee Blair, Jr. of Cohutta, GA; and father-in-law, Dr. Jack Bates...
Buren Baldwin
Jul 18, 2004
Buren (Doc) Baldwin passed away Sunday, June 18, 2004 at his home in Decatur, Georgia. He is survived by his loving wife, Geretha (G) Maddox Baldwin; four daughters, Kaye Baldwin, Gaye Maughon and husband Buddy, Faye Baldwin, and Raye Baldwin; four grandsons, Jamie and Hunter Fountain, Michael and Capers Ogletree; many loving grandpets; his brother and sister-in-law, Junior and Georgia...
Willett Mcclean Rapp
Jul 16, 2004
Mr. Willett M. Rapp of Atlanta, residing in the Briarlake area, died Friday, July 16, 2004. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin with a business degree in marketing. Mr. Rapp was a World War II veteran serving in the U.S. Army and was proud of being able to serve his country. He retired from LEM (industrial tape products manufacturer)...
Horace (Rik) Eriksson
Jul 15, 2004
Mr. Horace C. (Rik) Eriksson of Decatur died Thursday, July 15 2004. He was a World War II veteran serving in the U. S. Army, retiring as a Lt. Colonel from the Army Reserves. Mr. Eriksson was also a retired deputy regional forester with the U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. He is survived by his sons, Richard C....
Laurence (Larry) Walls
Jul 14, 2004
Mr. Laurence (Larry) Walls, age 67, of Norcross died Wednesday, July 14, 2004. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and retired from MARTA with an outstanding service record. Mr. Walls was a member of the Riverdale Masonic Lodge and the American Legion Post 65. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather. He is survived by his...
Mabel Baugh Bryan
Jul 13, 2004
Mrs. Mabel Baugh Bryan, age 83, of Marietta died Tuesday, July 13, 2004. She was a member of Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church and an active volunteer with ?Meals on Wheels?. Mrs. Bryan retired as a registered nurse at Nabisco in East Point after 15 years. She is survived by her two sons, James W. Bryan, Jr. and his wife, Lucy...
Rapley C. Green
Jul 13, 2004
Mr. Rapley C. Green of Avondale Estates, died Tuesday July 13, 2004. He served with the 101st Airborne Division during the Korean War. Mr. Green was formerly in the construction business for 37 years and retired as Chief of Building Inspections for DeKalb County. He was Past Commander of Harold Byrd Post #66, American Legion. He is survived by his...
Billie Haynes Allen
Jul 12, 2004
Mrs. Billie Haynes Allen, age 87, of Gainesville, GA, formerly of Atlanta, passed away at a private facility on Monday, July 12, 2004 after an extended illness. Mrs. Allen was preceded in death by her parents, Evelyn Bentley Haynes and William Edward Haynes, Atlanta; her husband of sixty years, James Frederic Allen, Atlanta; and her sister, May Haynes Bennett, Miami....
Octavia Cooper Clement
Jul 12, 2004
Mrs. Octavia Cooper Clement of Decatur died Monday, July 12, 2004. Octavia graduated from Radcliff College (now Harvard) with a Bachelor?s degree in chemistry. She assisted a Harvard professor for many years. Every summer she would go to Woods Hole to assist professors with research projects. She met her husband Tony at Woods Hole. Octavia was active with volunteer work,...
Marie Ragsdale
Jul 12, 2004
Mrs. Marie Ragsdale of Atlanta died Sunday, July 11, 2004. Mrs. Ragsdale was a native of San Diego, CA and a long-time antiques dealer in Atlanta. She is survived by her husband, Jerry Ragsdale; daughter, Aimee Ragsdale of Atlanta; and mother, Maria Howath of San Diego, CA. A memorial service will be held in the chapel of A. S. Turner...
Ellen Motley
Jul 12, 2004
Mrs. Ellen Motley of Atlanta died Monday, July 12, 2004. She was born into a large Italian family in New York in 1911 and in 1935 she married William W. (Bill) Motley who was a saxophonist with the Claude Thornhill Band. She was president of the St. Martha?s Guild of Holy Comforter Episcopal Church in Miami, FL. Her chief focus...
Kenneth W. Haralson
Jul 10, 2004
Mr. Kenneth W. Haralson of Suwanee died Saturday, July 10, 2004. He attended Lake Claire Baptist Church and Smoke Rise Baptist Church. He was a devoted Christian, husband and father. Mr. Haralson was a graduate of Tennessee Temple University. He was a member of a band called the ?Off Beats? and loved to play music and sing at local nursing...
Catherine Clardy Gaston
Jul 10, 2004
Mrs. Catherine Clardy Gaston, 88, of Decatur, died Saturday, July l0, 2004. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Decatur and recently attended Highlands Presbyterian Church in Grayson. Formerly of Americus, GA, she has been a resident of Clairmont Oaks in Decatur for a number of years. She was the wife of O. L. Gaston who died...
H. F. (Doc) Manget
Jul 8, 2004
Retired U.S. Navy Reserve Capt. Henry F. Doc? Manget Jr., a heavily decorated World War II fighter pilot, a member of the Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame and long-time director of the DeKalb-Peachtree Airport, died Thursday, July 8, after a serious illness. He was 82. Born in Atlanta in 1921, Doc Manget spent over 35 years in civil aviation and...
Elizabeth Hezo
Jul 8, 2004
Elizabeth Hezo, native of Latrobe, PA, died at her residence in Decatur, GA on July 8, 2004, at age 97. Preceded in death by her late husband, John J. Hezo, she is survived by two sisters and a brother, Helen Hornock, Clara Kowatch, and Albert Kowatch, all of Latrobe; and her only two daughters, Yolanda C. Tan of Decatur, and...
Robert J. Kraus
Jul 8, 2004
Robert J. Kraus, 93, died at home July 8, 2004 surrounded by loving children, Janis Dotson, Patricia (Ron) Barratt, Kathleen (Joe) Cavallaro, Margie (Bob) Hunter, and Rob (Jeanne) Kraus. His first wife Shirley Raymond Kraus predeceased him. Survivors include 15 grand and 6 great grandchildren, his wife Julie Moscardelli Kraus, 3 stepchildren, 8 grand and 7 great grandchildren. Bob freely...
Tracey Turner
Jul 8, 2004
Tracy Lynn Turner of Atlanta died Thursday, July 8, 2004. she was a member of Briarlake Baptist Church. She is survived by her fiancÚ, Leonard Cobb of Atlanta; mother and step father, Faye and Tom Hardin of Maynardville, TN; father and step mother, Gene and Beverly Turner of Knoxville, TN; sister, Michelle Lamon of Kennesaw, GA; aunt, Betty Campbell of...
Subscribe
Subscribe to get alerts on new obituaries
SUPPORT AFTER A LOSS
Circle of Friends+ provides you with resources on grief support and settling affairs, sent to you via text and email.
