Obituaries
Sally Ann Dunn
Nov 24, 2021
Sally Ann Dunn, strong, independent, loving, and generous, died suddenly of a heart attack in her home in Atlanta after a brief illness on Nov. 24, 2021. She was 72.
Concerned about the world and all its peoples, and especially about climate change and the prevalence of guns in America, she worked diligently and gave to many groups to make...
Daniel Joiner Harrington
Nov 24, 2021
Dan was born in Atlanta on March 10, 1949. He grew up in Medlock Park in Decatur, GA. He attended Saint Thomas More Catholic School and Druid Hills High School. He went on to graduate from Georgia Tech with a Bachelor's degree in business. Most of his career was spent as a chauffeur for North Point Transport Group in Atlanta....
Lloyd Ambrose Busch, Iii
Nov 23, 2021
Lloyd Busch age 77 passed away on November 23, 2021 from complications of a stroke he suffered in March 2020. He is survived by his former wife Rosemary, the Olsen family, his “adopted daughter” Natalia and many loving friends and colleagues. Lloyd was born in Pittsburgh, but considered Fredericksburg, Virginia, where he spent much of his youth, to be his...
Richard Aquilla Hollahan, Iii
Nov 22, 2021
The rich warm Tallahassee sunshine of late August 1954 was the first light on the path of Rick Hollahan’s life. Born on the 25th of that month to Beverly and Dick Hollahan, Rick later became the older brother of Rex, born seven years after him.
Rick displayed early on the signature intelligence, wit, curiosity, and caring that became the hallmarks of...
Eduardo Santillan
Nov 22, 2021
Eduardo (Chon) Encarnacion Santillan, was born in Harlingen, TX and passed away unexpectedly at Wellstar Kennestone Hospital in Marietta, GA on November 22, 2021, at the age of 26 years old. On this day he succumbed to his injuries in midflight and lost his life to save another and through death he gave the ultimate gift of life. Born on...
Joyce Foster Britt
Nov 21, 2021
Joyce Foster Britt passed away peacefully at her home in Stone Mountain, Georgia on Sunday, November 21, 2021, after a month of in-home hospice care. Joyce was born in the Kirkwood neighborhood of Atlanta on February 27, 1936. She was the second of five girls born to Viola “Peggy” Newton and Edmond Foster. The family moved to Statham in 1940,...
Lynda Towe
Nov 19, 2021
Lynda Landers Towe, age 78, of Loganville, passed away on November 19, 2021 from complications of Lewy Body Dementia. Born Georgia Lynda Landers at Emory University Hospital to Daniel and Annie Laura Landers, Lynda was raised in Decatur, Georgia and graduated from Decatur High School, Class of 1961. She then attended Emory University, where she received a Bachelor of Arts...
Charles Dennis Spencer
Nov 19, 2021
Charles Dennis Spencer, age 74, born April 20, 1947 to Charles and Mable Spencer, died peacefully in his home of complications from Parkinson Disease on November 19, 2021. Charles was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, sibling, friend and mentor. Charles was an Air Traffic Controller both in the military in Vietnam and domestically at Newark airport. He wore many hats...
Margaret Charlotte Sandell
Nov 18, 2021
Margaret Charlotte Sandell (nee Nader), age 94, died on November 18, joining her beloved pastor brother Freddy and a host of loved ones who preceded her. Margy grew up in Altoona, PA, and attended Davis College in Binghamton, NY, where she met her husband, Walter. Together, they engaged in pastoral ministry in churches in Meridian, MS, Birmingham, AL, and Atlanta,...
Robert Tracy Dixon
Nov 18, 2021
Robert T. Dixon, age 76, of Blackshear and Decatur, GA died November 18, 2021. He was the son of the late Alva Monroe Dixon and Savilla Irene Thornton Dixon. He is survived by a twin, Richard L. Dixon of Rome, Ga: a sister, Mary Lou Dixon of Athens, GA; niece, Dr. Beth D. Holland (Griffin) of Vestavia Hills, AL; nephew,...
Chandler-Ross Micah Weaver
Nov 16, 2021
Chandler-Ross Micah Weaver was born on December 21, 1998, at Grady Hospital in Atlanta, GA to the proud parents of Glenn R. & Darlene M. Weaver. He would prove to be their pride & joy, being their one and only child.Being an only child, Chandler-Ross’s parents chose home schooling for him. Due to the lower student to teacher ratio, their...
Alma Joann Bolton
Nov 15, 2021
Alma Joann Bolton from Lanett, AL passed away on Monday, November 15th. Joann was born and raised in the Mill Village in Scottdale, Ga. She was the 7th child born to John and Naomi Hardy. Joann is preceded in death by her husband, Mack Bolton, her parents, her brothers Ralph Hardy, Roy Hardy, Lonnie Hardy, Jimmy Hardy and sister Margaret...
John "Patrick" Case
Nov 15, 2021
John Patrick Case, age 48, of Lake Mary, Florida passed away on Monday, November 15, 2021. Patrick was born August 13, 1973 in Atlanta, Georgia to Patricia Locklear Case and Clifford L. Case Jr.. Patrick graduated from the University of Georgia and in 1998 received a Bachelor's degree. He went on to have a career in Aviation working for the...
Stavroula Costarides
Nov 14, 2021
Stavroula Mihaleas Costarides, age 89, of Atlanta died on November, 14, 2021. She was born in Areopoli, Mani, Laconia Greece. She emigrated to the United States in 1955. In Atlanta, Georgia she met and married her dear husband of 42 years, Peter A. Costarides. Together they embraced their new country and the opportunities that it provided. They raised a family...
William Stanton Rogers
Nov 14, 2021
Stanton “Stan” Rogers, 92 years old of Tucker, Georgia passed away on November 14, 2021. Stanton is survived by his loving wife Bobbie of 67 years. He is also survived by his sister, Nena Walraven, of Rome, GA. Stanton leaves behind several nieces and nephews. He leaves behind Richard (Gloria) Rogers of Resaca, Georgia; Hollis (Jenny) Bagley of Huntsville, Alabama;...
Mary Kathleen Hartley
Nov 14, 2021
Mary Kathleen (Kathi) Hartley went to be with Jesus on November 14, 2021. She was born on December 29, 1953 in Houston, Texas to Jonah and Faye Alderman. She was the youngest of four girls and was loved dearly by her parents and sisters: Linda Anders, Betty-Jo Gifford, and Norma Alderman. The family moved from Texas when she was an...
George Demas
Nov 13, 2021
Mr. Geroge Anastasios Demas went to be with the Lord on November 13, 2021. He was born 103 years ago on December 25, 1917, in Krokess (Levetsova), Laconia, Greece. He was the fourth of seven children of Anastasios and Olga Demakakos. In 1927, at the age of 11 ½, he traveled by boat from Greece to New York City to...
Breck Harrison Camp
Nov 11, 2021
Breck Harrison Camp, Certified Master Locksmith, age 83, of Atlanta, Georgia, passed away on November 11, 2021. Breck was born and educated in Knoxville, Tennessee, but lived much of his early life at the family compound on Lea Lakes in Blaine (Grainger County), Tennessee, just outside Knoxville. Even as a very young child, keys and locks held a fascination for...
Esther May Baker
Nov 11, 2021
Esther May Deal Baker of Tucker, GA passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, November 11, 2021. Mrs. Baker was born to Hallie May Holt Deal and Jesse Burnett Deal on July 16, 1928 in Macon, Ga. She grew up in Macon and Meridian, Miss. After graduating from Miller High School for Girls, she studied music at Wesleyan College. She...
Juanita Lorraine Goodale
Nov 9, 2021
God received a good one up in Heaven as Juanita Perez Goodale passed away on November 9, 2021. She lived in Decatur, Georgia. Her age was 75 and she had the spirit of a much younger version of herself complete with the flair for colorful outfits and a love for tasty food no matter what type of food. The love...
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