Obituaries
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...
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....
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...
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...
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,...
James Anderson "Andy" Kimmey
Feb 15, 2022
James Anderson “Andy” Kimmey, born October 28, 1935, left us on Tuesday, February 15, 2022.
Andy grew up in Elba, Alabama, hunting and fishing as much as possible. After graduating from Elba High School, he attended the University of Alabama where he obtained a bachelor’s degree in Petroleum Engineering. While at UA, Andy was a Pi Kappa Phi. He began his...
Lynn Turner Lisella
Feb 15, 2022
Lynn Lisella, age 79, of Decatur, GA passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 15, 2022 at her private residence.
Lynn was born October 6, 1942 in Atlanta, GA to the late Lula Turner and Jack Williams. She spent her early years in Newnan, GA, before moving to Decatur, GA as a teenager. She earned her undergraduate degree from Emory University and...
Ida L Finnegan
Feb 15, 2022
Mrs. Ida Levian Finnegan, age 64, died in Johns Creek, GA on February 14, 2022. She was born in Harper, Maryland County, Liberia on April 20, 1957 to Louisa Wede Freeman and Levi H. Martin. She was an active member of Mount Scott United Methodist Church where she proudly sang in the choir and tried to attend every church function....
Stephen Barclay Wagner
Feb 12, 2022
Stephen B. Wagner age 55 of Tucker, GA passed away February 12, 2022. Stephen was a loving husband, father, son and brother who will be greatly missed. A native of Indiana Pennsylvania, Steve grew up in Pittsburgh and lived most of his adult life in the Atlanta area. Steve loved sports, especially Pittsburgh Penguins hockey and UGA football. He was...
Herb Waterhouse, Jr.
Feb 12, 2022
Herb Waterhouse, an avid sports fan, often found himself cheering for the underdog.This theme echoed through all aspects of his life as someone who lifted up and championed others, from beloved family members to employees to perfect strangers. His towering physical presence and personality were outsized by a giant heart overflowing with faith, love, compassion, and service.
“I don’t know...
Wilbur Sheldon Davis
Feb 11, 2022
Wilbur Davis, 74, of Forest Park, GA, passed away February 11, 2022. Funeral arrangements are being handled by A.S. Turner & Sons.
Alton Vinson Brisendine
Feb 10, 2022
Alton V. Brisendine age 86 passed away February 10th. Born to Clifford and Emma Lou Brisendine. Alton worked at Standard Federal Savings and Loan for many years. He is survived by his son Robert Brisendine. Visitation at A.S. Turner & Sons Decatur. February 14th from 12-3.Service will be held February 15th at 1:00 PM.
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