Obituaries

Tomicka Hills

Tomicka Hills

Jul 26, 2022

Tomicka Letriece Hills, 45, passed away unexpectedly on July 26, 2022. She was born in Alexandria, Virginia on April 24, 1977 and is the daughter of Sarah Lee Hills and the late Patrick McComb. She is survived by her daughter Lilly Hills, her sons Twayne Hills, Zentavius Cobb, and Troy Cobb, as well as her sister Lesa Cobb Williams, her...

Peter  Mullineaux Schantz

Peter Mullineaux Schantz

Jul 26, 2022

Peter Mullineaux Schantz, 82, of Atlanta, GA died July 26, 2022, of Alzheimer’s disease. A veterinarian and epidemiologist, Peter devoted his professional life to the control and eradication of animal-to-human (zoonotic) diseases.

 

Peter was born in Camden, NJ to David Hartranft Schantz and Ada Catherine Schantz on October 22, 1939. He is survived by his loving wife Mary Ellen Bartlett;...

Mark Lamar Senterfeit

Mark Lamar Senterfeit

Jul 25, 2022

Our beloved Mark Lamar Senterfeit of Decatur, GA passed away at home on July 25, 2022, at the age of 62.

 

Mark was born on January 5, 1960 in Aiken, SC to George and Janice (“Bootsie”) Senterfeit. The youngest of three children, he grew up in Charleston, SC. As a child and throughout his younger years, Mark was noted for...

Carol Siegmann

Carol Siegmann

Jul 24, 2022

Carol Cobb Siegmann, 85, passed peacefully into her Saviors loving arms on Sunday, July 24, 2022. She was born August 3, 1936, an only child of Lewis Connell and Sara Almon Cobb from Dekalb County, Georgia.



She attended Decatur High School and earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics at Mercer University (Macon.) To advance in her studies, she earned a Master’s...

Valerie Scott Harrison

Valerie Scott Harrison

Jul 24, 2022

Valerie Scott Harrison passed away Sunday morning, July 24, 2022 at the age of 49. Valerie was a devoted mother and wife. She was born in Parma, Ohio and grew up in Brecksville, Ohio and Lakeland, Florida. She was a proud graduate of Lakeland High School and Auburn University, receiving both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in accounting, later becoming...

Edward  H Ogle Jr.

Edward H Ogle Jr.

Jul 23, 2022

Edward H. Ogle, Jr., 81, of Fawn Grove passed away at his home Saturday, July 23, 2022. Born in Atlanta, Georgia, he was the son of the late Edward H. Ogle, Sr. and Alfrida Margaritte (Johnson) Ogle. He was the loving husband of Judy (Harris) Ogle for 41 years.

 

Edward attended Marist School and graduated from Sylvan Hills High School...

Preston Tate Farmer

Preston Tate Farmer

Jul 22, 2022

Preston Tate Farmer passed away Friday July 22, 2022 in Atlanta, GA.  Tate was born December 13, 1980,  at Dekalb General Hospital in Decatur, Ga.

He is survived by the light of his life - his daughter Caleigh.

His only son is Kohen Serna of Brigham City, Utah.

His parents are M. Lynn and Barbara Taylor Farmer of Atlanta, GA.  Also surviving are...

James Loyd Mccullough

James Loyd Mccullough

Jul 21, 2022

James Loyd McCullough, 78, of Stone Mountain, Ga., died at home Thursday, July 21, 2022, after a long battle with heart disease.

James Loyd was born in a farmhouse in Caledonia, Miss., in 1944 to Shirley Richardson McCullough and Lewis G. McCullough. He grew up the youngest of nine brothers and sisters and helped work the family farm until joining the...

Joseph Thomas Page

Joseph Thomas Page

Jul 20, 2022

On Wednesday, July 20th, 2022, Joseph (Joe) Thomas Page passed away at the age of 75. Born on May 19th, 1947 in Miami, Florida, he grew up growing and selling mangos with his brother, Bill, and diligently practicing his violin on his family’s small mango grove.  Joe met Anne Eichelberger in 1972 while both were playing in a summer festival...

Victor  Charles Dobner

Victor Charles Dobner

Jul 19, 2022

Victor Charles Dobner, Sr moved from Decatur Ga to Heaven on July 19th, 2022 at the age of 80 years old. He will be missed by his loving wife Margaret, his sons, his grandchildren, his great grandchildren, his extended family, and his friends. However, we will all see him one day if we have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ...

Katharine  Sylvia Foster

Katharine Sylvia Foster

Jul 18, 2022

Katharine Sylvia Foster; devoted mother, grandmother, sister, and educator, passed away peacefully July 18, 2022.

 

Katharine was born January 14, 1943, to Louis and Isabelle (Chapman) Moody in West Palm Beach, Florida. She often spoke of her idyllic childhood running barefoot between her house and those of her grandmother and great-aunts.

 

After graduating from Palm Beach High School in 1961,...

Kathleen Prussner

Kathleen Prussner

Jul 16, 2022

Kathleen (Kathy) Lynn Ezzell Prussner passed away Saturday morning, July 16, 2022. She was the daughter of Guy Ezzell and Christine Gamble Camp. She was born in Cedartown, GA on December 13, 1949. She originally lived in Bowdon, GA and moved to Atlanta at age 6. Her mother, a nurse, recognized the symptoms of Type 1 diabetes when Kathy was...

Carol Ann Cosgrove

Carol Ann Cosgrove

Jul 16, 2022

Carol Atha Cosgrove, 85, passed away Saturday, July 16, 2022, after a sudden terminal diagnosis of cancer.  She is survived by her three daughters, Didi Cosgrove Hopper of Loganville, Darci Cosgrove of Phoenix, AZ, Dori Cosgrove Gurganus of the home, a sister, Kathryn Atha of Atlanta and a brother, Errol Atha of California. She was proud to have four grandchildren;...

Charles Julius Reuter

Charles Julius Reuter

Jul 13, 2022

Charles Julius Reuter, 72, of Decatur, GA, passed away on July 13, 2022.

 

Charles was predeceased by his father, Charles Reuter, Sr., his sister Arlene Kluska, and his son Joshua Reuter. He is survived by his mother, Vilma Hurst; two brothers, James Reuter and Steven Reuter; two children, Charles James Reuter and Jessica Reuter (Jamie Hayes); four granddaughters, Dajia U....

Patsy Joan Phillips

Patsy Joan Phillips

Jul 13, 2022

“An Angel on Earth” a devoted Mother and Grandmother.

Patsy Joan Etter Phillips was called into heaven in the early morning of July 13, 2022. Her son and daughter were at her side.

Patsy retired from the State of Georgia, where she worked in the Disability Adjudication Section.

She was an expert craftswoman; she loved to travel the country and Europe visiting family...

Jeannine F Brice

Jeannine F Brice

Jul 13, 2022

Jeannine Ferrill Brice went home to be with our Lord and Savior on July 13, 2022 at the age of 91 1/2.

She was born on October 19, 1930 to Allen and Willie Ferrill in Mobile, Alabama. The daughter of a feed salesman, she grew up on a farm and would often tell the stories of having a pet rooster when...

John Hunter Maclennan

John Hunter Maclennan

Jul 13, 2022

On July 13th, 2022, John Hunter MacLennan, loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and great friend passed away peacefully at home with his wife of 52 years at age 77.

 

John was born on August 28th, 1944 in Camden, NJ to John Hunter MacLennan and Genevieve Mitten MacLennan.  He married Bonnie Day on June 27th, 1970, and received his Masters...

Sadie Vee Simmons

Sadie Vee Simmons

Jul 12, 2022

Dr. Sadie Vee Simmons, age 92, of Decatur, passed away on July 12, 2022. She was born October 19, 1929 in Jackson, Mississippi to Herbie L. Simmons, Sr. and Sadie Vee Watkins Simmons. Vee loved traveling especially to Europe, her dogs and her family. Christmas was a special time for the family to gather and she hosted many of those...

Ann Bond

Ann Bond

Jul 12, 2022

Vesta Ann Bond 82, of Atlanta, GA. died July 12, 2022. “Ann" was a loving mother, Grandmother, and Great-Grandmother.  She is survived by her two sons, Kelly Dwayne Corpening and Robbie Lynwood Corpening and daughter Aleesa Ann Talmadge; 5 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren . Ann was preceded in death by her daughter Ellen D'rea Corpening and ex-husband John Kelly...

Larry Asbury Woodruff

Larry Asbury Woodruff

Jul 11, 2022

Larry Woodruff of Atlanta, age 80, passed away peacefully at Emory Decatur Hospital on July 11, 2022, surrounded by immediate family members.

Originally from Vienna, Georgia, Larry was a popular and well-respected pharmacist in DeKalb County for many years. In 1965, he received his Doctorate in Pharmacy from the Southern School of Pharmacy in Atlanta (now the Mercer University College of...