Obituaries
John Henry Per-Lee, Sr.
Apr 24, 2022
John Henry Per-Lee, age 92, of Atlanta, GA passed away at Emory Hospital on April 24, 2022. He was a beloved husband, father, uncle, grandfather, physician and friend.
Born June 30, 1929, in Detroit Michigan, he was the son of Jack Harrington Per-Lee and Lorraine Foote Per-Lee. He was preceded in death by his sister, Roxanne Motter. John was raised...
James Leroy Robbins
Apr 23, 2022
Major James Robbins, 80, of Little Rock, Arkansas was promoted to glory on April 23rd, 2022 surrounded by family and friends.
James was born in Springfield, Illinois on June 2, 1941 to John and Minnie Robbins. Growing up, he was extremely close with his brothers and would do anything for their happiness. During his sophomore year of high school, his...
David Robert Huckaby
Apr 21, 2022
David Robert Huckaby of Decatur, Georgia was born October 13, 1934 to the late Reverend Louie and Frances Huckaby. As the son of a Methodist minister, he lived in several places in North Georgia. He attended elementary school in Rockmart and Atlanta and Bass High School in Atlanta. David attended Young Harris College, where he met Patricia (Pat) Stone whom...
Gay Crawford Penn Denham
Apr 17, 2022
Denham, Gay Crawford Penn
Gay Denham died at home on Sunday, April 17, 2022, after a long, committed life. She leaves behind countless individuals in her family, friends, church, and community. She was able to find meaningful relationships with all by taking a true interest in the people around her.
Mrs. Denham, or “Miss” Gay as she was called by generations of...

Ray Henderson
Apr 17, 2022
Ray Henderson was an outlaw in his own mind, 10 feet tall and bulletproof in a five-foot-seven and shrinking frame. He knew how to connect with people, whether under the hood of a Cadillac or in the back room of a store refinishing a piece of furniture. “The only things Daddy can’t fix,” he’d say, “are a broken heart and...
Yang Shen
Apr 16, 2022
Yang Shen, 70, passed away quietly on April 16, 2022 at Emory University Hospital after a protracted struggle with pancreatic cancer. She was born in Nanjing, China on October 14, 1951. Prior to 1949, her father, Yu Fu Shen, was the Press Secretary for Yi Shen, the Mayor of Nanjing, at that time the capital of China. Her father was...
Sara Ann Jackson
Apr 16, 2022
Sara Ann Jackson of Powder Springs Ga. Passed away on Saturday April 16, 2022. She was 83 years old. She had lived a wonderful life. She leaves Survivors: sons Ike & Robbin Jackson of Douglasville, Keith & Penny Jackson of Mableton, daughter: Tammy & Drew Ellis of Powder Springs, granddaughter Amber Jackson, great grandsons, Gage & Cross Rhymer of Hiram,...
Emily Whitehead Bowen
Apr 16, 2022
Emily Whitehead Bowen, 91, of Gainesville, GA. was called to her heavenly home on Saturday, April 16, 2022. She was the daughter of Carlton Whitehead and Madlen Hauff Whitehead . She was born May 16, 1930 in Atlanta, Georgia.
She is preceded in death by her son, John McGowan Bowen III and her husband of 67 years, John McGowan Bowen...
Dorothy Nell Lewis
Apr 15, 2022
Dorothy was born September 4, 1933 in Atlanta, Georgia and died April 15, 2022 after a short-lived illness. She was 88.
She loved her husband of 42 years, her family, family gatherings, people and animals, cooking and crafting. Her true passion she found in quilting. Mostly she loved the Lord and sharing His love with those around her.
She was always...
Joyce Alice Yeary
Apr 14, 2022
Joyce Yeary, 84, of Clarkston, died at home on April 14, 2022.
She was born July 11,1937 in Clearfield County, PA to Orin and Lois (Hubler) Crowell.
Joyce was preceded in death by her husband, Ted Yeary; her parents; her son, Patrick Schmutzler; and a beloved sister-in-law, Eula (Calvin) Mansfield.
She is survived by a son, Greg (Angie) Yeary of Loganville;...
Theresa Erwin
Apr 13, 2022
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Theresa Thomas Erwin (Moreno), 89, died on April 13, 2022 after a prolonged battle with Lewy Body Dementia. She was preceded in death by two husbands, Harold Erwin, Jr. and Anthony Moreno, her loving parents, seven unforgettable sisters, her granddaughter, Skye and her beloved son, Bob Erwin....
Henry Snowden Valk
Apr 12, 2022
Henry Snowden Valk died on April 12, 2022. He was 93.
Henry was born on January 26, 1929 in Washington, D.C. to Henry Valk and Dorothy Blencowe. Growing up in and around the capitol, it was perhaps inevitable that Henry would develop a passion for politics that continued throughout his life. One of his early memories was catching a glimpse of...
Rodney Scott Mcmanus
Apr 10, 2022
Rodney Scott McManus, Sr., passed away at the age of 75 in Decatur, Georgia.
Rodney is survived by his loving wife, Virginia (Ginny) McManus, of Decatur, Georgia; his brother Miles McManus (wife Shirley Ngan) of Edison, New Jersey; his son of Austell, Georgia; daughter Sally Santander (husband Andrew Santander) of Dawsonville, Georgia; grandchildren, David Santander, and Elsa Santander.
Born in...
William Sidney Asbury
Apr 10, 2022
William Sidney “Sid” Asbury, 94, entered the presence of his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on April 10, 2022 – Palm Sunday and Master’s Sunday.
Sidney was born in “God’s country” - the beautiful community of Woodville in Greene County, Georgia, to the late William Binus Asbury and Mabel Moody Asbury. There, he was surrounded and blessed with a firm...
Sandra Janelle Bray
Apr 10, 2022
Sandra Janelle “Sandy” Bray, age 76, died Sunday night, April 10, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. She was born in Atlanta on August 25, 1945 to Walter Eugene Bray and Geneva Evelyn Gibson Bray.
Sandra had a long career in sales of industrial packaging machinery and supplies, and she greatly enjoyed her time working at Atlanta Broom Company and TransPak. She also...
Marjean Larae Selby
Apr 10, 2022
MarJean Selby of Tucker, Georgia passed away on Sunday April 10, 2022, at the age of 75. MarJean was born in Minot, North Dakota on June 7, 1946, as MarJean LaRae Ostrom and raised on a cattle ranch in Kief, North Dakota where she rode her horse to a one-roomed school and milked cows in minus degree temperatures before going...
Louise Smith Mccreary
Apr 9, 2022
Barbara Louise “Lou” Smith McCreary of Atlanta died peacefully on April 9, 2022 after a recurrence of breast cancer.
Lou is preceded in death by her husband Robert “Bob” James McCreary III (d: 2019) and survived by her brother Everett Smith of East Point, GA; children Denise McCreary Acklin (Marvin) [Honolulu, HI], Renee McCreary Swaim (Joe) [Atlanta] and Robert James...
Jack Manning Mclaughlin Sr.
Apr 8, 2022
Judge Jack Manning McLaughlin, Sr. of Atlanta, Georgia passed away peacefully at his home Friday, April 8, 2022 comforted by the love and presence of his family. Jack was a lifelong resident of Atlanta, Georgia, son of the late Eugene Chapman McLaughlin and Dell G. McLaughlin.
Jack was predeceased by his son, Timothy John McLaughlin; parents, Eugene Chapman McLaughlin and Dell...
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