Jun 18, 2022

Kenneth (Ken) L. Brigham, pulmonologist, professor of medicine, researcher, author, avid traveler, doo-

wop one-hit-wonder, sometimes sailor, devoted father, and loving husband, passed away peacefully

from complications related to pancreatic cancer on Saturday, June 18, 2022, with his loving wife, Arlene

Stecenko, at his bedside.

 

Most people are either dog people or cat people, but Ken was both. He loved dogs and cats...

Jun 18, 2022

Jun 17, 2022

Mrs. Geraldine (Jerri) Perrin was called home by her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on 17 June 2022. She was 90 years old.

 

Mrs. Perrin was born in Cumming, Ga to Miles and Lila Mae Wolfe. She attended Forsyth County High School and North Georgia College. She married William S. Perrin on 4 Oct 1952. She spent her life as...

Jun 17, 2022

Richard Claude McCullars, 69, passed away peacefully on Friday, June 17th, 2022. A memorial service will be held on Sunday, June 26th at 2 p.m. at the Church at Decatur Heights, 735 Sycamore Dr.,Decatur, Ga. 30030. In lieu of flowers, please consider making a memorial contribution to the Church at Decatur Heights Special Ministry fund in the form of a...

Jun 16, 2022

Jack Hungeling, age 70, of Atlanta, GA passed away on Thursday, June 16, 2022.

 

A Memorial Mass will be held on Monday, June 20, 2022 at 11:00AM at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church.

 

Arrangements entrusted to A. S. Turner & Sons Funeral Home & Crematory - 2273 N Decatur Rd Decatur, GA 30033. 404-292-1551

Jun 16, 2022

Zarakkhan Kiren “Unique” Adams, 56, of Queens, New York, passed away on June 16, 2022, surrounded by family and friends.

 

He was born to parents Mozella and Edward Adams, on December 27, 1965, in Jamacia, New York. Unique graduated from Automotive High School and retired from The New York City Transit Authority in 2016.

 

Unique was blessed with a large...

Jun 15, 2022

Erika A. Perz of Decatur, Georgia, died at home on Wednesday, June 15, 2022.

 

Erika was born in Cilli (Celje), Yugoslavia (Slovenia), on July 16, 1938, the sole child of Johann (John) and Peregrina Rankel.

 

 

Erika is survived by her son, Joseph Perz, her daughter Susan Ward, and their spouses, Fleur Hartmann and Richard Ward.

 

 

Erika is also...

Jun 15, 2022

Frances Evelyn Williams Needham, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend, passed away on June 15. She was born on November 17, 1935 to her late parents,

King David and Helen Williams. Frances grew up with her four siblings in Charlotte, North Carolinaand attended the Salvation Army Corp growing up; leading to lifelong friendships and meeting the

love of...

Jun 15, 2022

Marguerite Lynn White Lowe of Decatur, Georgia passed away June 15, 2022 at the age of 75. Marge, as she was known by her family and friends, was born in Washington D.C. at Walter Reed Hospital on November 23, 1946 to Colonel Hoyt Edward White of Hall County, Georgia and Josephine McCommons White of Greensboro, Georgia. Marge studied at University...

Jun 15, 2022

Janie Elizabeth “Libby” Hendrix was born in Manchester, GA September 26, 1927 and graduated from Manchester High School.  She moved to Atlanta, GA, met and married the love of her life Richard T. Jackson, and they were married for 51 years. She worked for the Internal Revenue Service retiring in 1987.  Later in life, Libby loved nothing more than vacationing...

Jun 14, 2022

Kathryn Blanche Niager passed away on June 14, 2022. She reached the age of 90 on April 9th of this year, and had a birthday celebration with her family. She was born in Atlanta Georgia to parents Martha Aline and Hugh Oliver Brock. They lived on Carmel Ave near where the Carter Presidential Library stands today. She graduated from Bass...

Jun 8, 2022

Sue Ann Lawson entered her Heavenly Home on Wednesday, June 8, 2022 from her home in Avondale Estates Georgia. She was 90 years old.

Sue Ann Lawson was preceded in death by her parents James Carl Alexander Sipes and Fannie Docky Girdner Sipes and her sister Mary Alice Sipes.

She leaves behind her husband of over 60 years Robert Henry “Bob” Lawson,...

Jun 7, 2022

Richard “Rick” Smith passed away of natural causes at the age of 86 on June 7, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia, and was predeceased by his wife, Jean Smith, in December, 2020. Until recently, Rick and Jean lived in Foley and Gulf Shores, Alabama. Due to his declining health, Rick moved to Atlanta, Georgia, in November 2021 to be closer to...

Jun 6, 2022

Wayne Thomas Baker, 92, formally of Charlotte, NC, passed away peacefully on June 6, 2022, in Atlanta, GA.  Wayne was born August 28, 1929, in St. Joseph, Missouri, to the late Von Baker and Laura Mary Simpson Baker.  He was a graduate of the University of Missouri and a veteran of the U.S. Army Air Force.  Wayne lived and worked...

Jun 6, 2022

Peter Joseph Brennan died at home on June 6, 2022. He was the second of eight children born to William Patrick Brennan, Sr. and Geraldine Veronica Dunn Brennan on March 2, 1939, in Bronx, NY. Peter was educated at Archbishop Stepinac High School in While Plains, NY, and  enlisted in the US Navy at 17 where he served for 10...

Jun 5, 2022

Dorothy Louise Gray, of Atlanta, passed away peacefully on Sunday June 5, 2022 at the age of 92.  She was born April 21, 1930 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, to parents Robert Mills Proctor and Mildred Louise White Proctor. Her father was a career U.S. Army Officer and taught ROTC for many years at Chattanooga High School.

Dorothy spent many summers visiting her...

Jun 5, 2022

Tara Laquita Jefferson was born September 16, 1968, to Lynn Jefferson and the late Rosalind Wilma Hackworth in Birmingham, Alabama.



Tara graduated from Ensley Magnet High School, Birmingham, Alabama. She retired from Emory Decatur Hospital (formerly Dekalb Medical Center). Tara leaves to cherish her memories, daughter Tiffany Jefferson of Atlanta, Georgia, sons Christopher Jefferson and Erick Jefferson of Atlanta, Georgia. Four...

Jun 3, 2022

Virginia C. Bugg passed away Thursday June 3, 2022 at the age of 95.  She was born on August 29, 1926 in Gloster, Georgia. Virginia was the first born daughter of Belvie and Sadie Crowe.  She grew up in Tucker Georgia with her sisters, Betty (Carman) and twins Mary (Burns) and Martha (Bennett). She married J.C. Bugg in September 1944....

Jun 1, 2022

Clifford Arthur Sandell, (Cliff), 72, of Decatur, Georgia died peacefully on June 1, 2022 in hospice care after a long battle with multiple sclerosis. Cliff was born on October 4, 1949 in Meridian, Mississippi, the son of the Reverend Walter G. Sandell and the late Margaret Nader Sandell.

 

Cliff loved being around people and delighted in his church family at...

Jun 1, 2022

William (Uncle Tony) Hixson Breen lll passed away on Wednesday June 1, 2022.  Bill was born in Atlanta in 1949 and was a lifetime Decatur resident.  He attended Winnona Park Elementary School, and graduated from Decatur High School in 1967.  He also attended Georgia Tech and Southern Tech.  After college he joined the Marine Corps Reserves where he served in...