Obituaries
Patricia Margaret Ryan
Mar 3, 2022
Patti Margaret Ryan was born on March 2nd, 1954 and she died exactly 68 years later the evening of her birthday March, 2, 2022. She leaves behind her an endless trail of love. Patti made friends and family literally everywhere she went; in many ways she was like a mother to the world. She was witty and resourceful and creative,...
Marjorie Peacock Maples
Mar 3, 2022
Margie Maples, 90 of Acworth, GA, was called home to be with her Lord and Savior on March 3, 2022, just days after her husband of 63 years, Hewlett “Hugh” Maples was laid to rest.
Margie was born on March 15, 1931, to Charlie Edward Peacock and Lucy Patterson of Moultrie, GA. As the only daughter in a family of...
John Jackson Taylor
Mar 3, 2022
John Jackson Taylor, “Jay” to all who knew and loved him, died peacefully at home in Decatur, GA on March 3, 2022, surrounded by his beloved family.
Mr. Taylor was a Marine, a naval aviator, a diplomat, author, and historian. He was also a loving and devoted husband to Betsy Rose, the love of his life and his wife of 62...
Mary Louise Bayless
Mar 2, 2022
Mary Louise Bayless, 94, passed away peacefully in Atlanta, Georgia, on March 2, 2022. She was
formerly from Hazleton, Pennsylvania, born September 18, 1927. She graduated from Hazleton High
School, 1945 and received a Bachelor of Arts degree, from Goucher College, Towson, Maryland in 1949.
She was the daughter of the late George M. Steckert and Mary (Cuzzo) Steckert. Mary Louise was
married to...
Sharon Anne Meyerson
Mar 2, 2022
Sharon Anne Maxwell was born at Emory University Hospital on a blustery Tuesday in 1945. Second daughter of Jean and Tom Maxwell, “Sherry” preferred cold weather from that twentieth day of February, on. An avid traveler, shopper, and animal-lover, she enjoyed filling crossword puzzles and journals alike. Her beauty was not just unmistakable but radiant throughout her life; the magnetism...
Margaret Johnson Tillman
Feb 27, 2022
Margaret Elsie Tillman (Johnson) died peacefully at her home in Jacksonville FL on February 27, 2022, at the age of 94. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband Curtis and her son Bruce. Margaret is survived by her daughters Nancy Tillman and Leigh Tillman Partington (George), and granddaughters Eleanor and Audrey Partington.
Margaret was born in Jacksonville, Florida...
Elaine Britt
Feb 26, 2022
Elaine Britt age 74 of Locust Grove passed away February 26, 2022. She was a loving wife to her husband, Benny, for 58 years. She had one son, Travis, who is married to Kim. Elaine was blessed with three grandchildren, Benji, who is married to Kelsy, Brooks and Hope. One of her greatest joys was the many beach trips she...
Laura Emma Kelley
Feb 25, 2022
Laura Emma Shubert Kelley went home to Heaven to be with her late husband David Franklin Kelley on February 25, 2022. Born to Joseph Luther Shubert and Julia Myrtis Estelle Shubert on November 13, 1933 in Stone Mountain, Georgia, she is survived by her children David Franklin Kelley Jr and wife Charlotte Kelley, Katherine Lynn Houchin, Nancy Renee Barrentine, and...
Vickie Jean Lilly
Feb 24, 2022
Vickie Jean Lilly of Decatur, Georgia age 74, passed away Thursday, February 24, 2022. She was a beloved mother, wife, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt and friend. Her bright light and positive spirit will be missed by all who knew her. She was born to Alice Corene Cass and Max Clyde Cass of Sandborn, Indiana on May 8, 1947. She graduated...
Martin Dietrich Nash
Feb 24, 2022
Martin Dietrich Nash passed away February 24, 2022, at the age of 55. He was preceded in death by his mother, Margrit Weber Nash, and is survived by his sister, Helen Catherine Nash, father, John Francis Nash, and many good friends.
Martin was born in London, United Kingdom, on September 12, 1966, but came with his parents to the United States...
Janet Lee Thigpen
Feb 23, 2022
Janet Lee Thigpen, RNC, MN, CNNP, born April 21, 1953, passed away Wednesday, February 23, 2022. She was born in Fulton County, Georgia, to the late William McCord Thigpen, Jr., and Doris Street Thigpen. She was a graduate of Georgia State University and Emory University. Janet cared for fragile newborn infants for 41 years, (Grady Memorial Hospital and Emory University),...
Donna Jean Jackson
Feb 21, 2022
Donna Jean Jackson was born in Los Angeles, CA, in May of 1937. She was the middle daughter of three, born to Earl and Maxine Jackson. She attended Manual Arts High School in L.A. where she demanded to learn Drafting instead of Home Economics-a path that would lead her to an Associates Degree from East Los Angeles College. This program...
Lenecia Bruce
Feb 20, 2022
Lenecia Bruce, League of Women Voters Activist, Dies at 99 Lenecia L. Bruce was born on August 17, 1922, in Attalla, Alabama. She was the first child of John Bert Layman, a part-time farmer and coal miner who worked in the often-violent coal mines around Birmingham owned by the notorious Charlie DeBardeleben, and Lena Iberia Ross Layman, a self-taught social...
Mary Dell (Weldon) Robert
Feb 20, 2022
Mrs. Mary Dell Weldon Robert, 85, of Brookhaven, passed away on Sunday, February 20, 2022. She was born in Cartersville, GA on August 22, 1935, the only child of Robert Eugene and Louise McCleskey Weldon and spent her childhood in Acworth and Chamblee. She was pre-deceased by her parents and her husband of 32 years Gene Lawson Robert, and is...
David Pass
Feb 20, 2022
George David Pass, age 58, died on February 20, 2022 at his home in Stone Mountain, GA. David was born in Atlanta GA on August 8, 1963. He spent his life in metropolitan Atlanta where he worked and enjoyed a quiet routine. David was a lifelong fan of comic books and had many friends among other avid fans. He was...
Milton Deloney Wallace
Feb 20, 2022
Milton Deloney Wallace (aka BUCK) died February 20th at this home after an extended illness. He was 92 years old. Buck was born February 14, 1930 in Cottondale, Florida before moving to Atlanta at age 7. He is predeceased by parents Anon L. and Mary (Smith) Wallace, brother A. L. Wallace, Jr., sister Patricia Tidwell, and sons Michael and Matthew....
Laqueta Goodman Leonard
Feb 19, 2022
Laqueta Goodman Leonard, age 90, died in Atlanta on February 19, 2022. She was raised in Heflin, Alabama and moved to Atlanta to work for Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company. She met and married Fred Goodman. A woman of many talents, she also was a seamstress, hung wallpaper, and worked at the post office.
Mrs. Leonard was very active in...
Hewlett Hall Maples
Feb 18, 2022
Hewlett Hall Maples, 88 of Acworth, GA, was called home to be with his Lord and Savior on February 18, 2022, after a brief battle with pneumonia.
Hugh, as he is known to family and friends, was born on July 15, 1933, in Mitchell County, GA, to Albert and Annie Kate Maples and was the oldest of three sons. He...
Dorothy Elizabeth York
Feb 17, 2022
Dorothy “Dot” Craft York, a long time resident of Lilburn, Georgia died peacefully at Arbor Terrace of Dacula on February 17, 2022. She was born at home in Winder, Georgia on property that is now part of Fort Yargo State Park to William Lester Craft and Hazel Ellis Segars Craft. A graduate of Winder Barrow high school, she moved to...
Maximo Fernando Muñoz
Feb 16, 2022
Maximo Fernando Muñoz, beloved husband and father, passed away Wednesday morning at his eldest son's home in Atlanta, Georgia. Maximo was born in the small town of Baez in the province of Matanzas in Cuba on June 14, 1931. He was the only son of Fernando and Juana Munoz, and was the youngest of seven siblings. He loved to travel,...
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