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Edward Dale File

Edward Dale File

Oct 22, 2021

Edward Dale File, 79, of Atlanta, Georgia, died Friday, October 22, 2021. He was born in Pope, Mississippi and after growing up on a farm he was the first in his family to attend college. He graduated from Delta State University and later received his masters from West Georgia College. He moved to Georgia after Delta State to begin his...

Betty Rachel Wyche

Betty Rachel Wyche

Oct 22, 2021

Rachel Wyche of Atlanta passed away on Friday October 22, 2021. She was 93 and the youngest of 4 children, all born in Gay, Georgia to Lorena and Albert Wyche. She was proceeded in death by her three siblings Joe Wyche, William Wyche, Martharene Shelley, and her oldest nephew Sam Wyche. She is survived by 8 nieces and nephews Bubba...

Margaret Mae Almond

Margaret Mae Almond

Oct 22, 2021

Margaret Mae McMinn Almond of Decatur, GA, passed away at the age of 79 on October 22, 2021.‘Grammy’ was born October 3rd, 1942 to Mabel and her beloved Daddy: James Francis Creighton.She grew up in College Park, GA and attended College Park High. There, she created and nurtured friendships which lasted her entire life. Early on, Margaret distinguished herself to...

Robert Anthony Bagwell

Robert Anthony Bagwell

Oct 22, 2021

Robert (Beany) Anthony Bagwell, 71, of Stockbridge, Georgia passed away peacefully the morning of Friday, October 22nd, surrounded by his loved ones in his home. He was a native of Atlanta, growing up in Cabbage Town. He was a beloved husband, father and paw-paw. He is preceded in death by his parents Robert and Alice Bagwell, his siblings Phyllis Smith,...

Linda Faye Moore

Linda Faye Moore

Oct 21, 2021

Linda "Faye" Moore, 77, of Covington, GA passed away unexpectedly on Thursday October 21, 2021. A native of Atlanta she was employed as a flight attendant with Eastern Airlines. She was preceded in death by her sissy, Kaye Smith, her husband, Tom Moore and her mother, Mary Lou Smith, who passed in May of this year. She is survived by...

Jura Shelton Burt

Jura Shelton Burt

Oct 21, 2021

Jura Shelton Burt passed away on Thursday October 21, 2021. She was born in the Dial Community of Fannin County, GA and was raised by farming parents, Ed and Dorothy Towe Shelton. It was there she was instilled with morals, family values, work ethics and a way of life she would carry for a lifetime. In 1955 at the age...

Charles Floyd Scott

Charles Floyd Scott

Oct 20, 2021

The Kiss of the Sun for PardonThe Song of the Birds for MirthOne is nearer Gods heart in a GardenThan any where else on earth.Charles Floyd Scott, 87, passed away peacefully on October 20, 2021.Charles was born in Montgomery, Alabama in 1934, the sixth child of David G. and Mildred Hollingsworth Scott. They soon moved to Decatur where Charles was...

Rachel  Caroline Jacob

Rachel Caroline Jacob

Oct 20, 2021

Rachel Caroline Jacob (Rae), 90 of Lawrenceville, GA passed from this world with Heaven gaining an Angel on October 20, 2021. Rachel was born on January 17, 1931, in Newark, NJ to Joseph and Elsie Testa. She married Herbert C. Jacob in May 1950 and lived in Newark, Union and then Edison, NJ. Employed by Prudential Insurance Company and then...

Gertrude Ellene Pool

Gertrude Ellene Pool

Oct 19, 2021

To view the service for Mrs. Pool, please copy and paste the following link into your web browser. https://vimeo.com/637611100Gertrude Ellene Lamb Pool of Atlanta, Georgia passed away on October 19th, 2021, after a valiant battle with cancer. She was 87 years old. Ellene was the youngest child of the late Daniel Martin and Gertrude Chaffin Lamb of Moreland, Georgia. She...

Marjorie  Elizabeth Andrews

Marjorie Elizabeth Andrews

Oct 19, 2021

Marjorie Elizabeth Clark Andrews, 88, of Tucker, Georgia, died Tuesday, October 19, 2021. She was a native Georgian from the small town of Danielsville and a 1950 graduate of Bass High School in Atlanta, Georgia. She was a member of First Christian Church of Atlanta, and worked as a secretary for the First National Bank of Atlanta. Mrs. Andrews was...

Linda Ann Nardone

Linda Ann Nardone

Oct 17, 2021

Linda Ann Manthe Nardone, 75, of Avondale Estates, Georgia passed away and was called home on October 17, 2021 after a short battle with cancer. She was born November 23, 1945 in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Genevieve & Steven Manthe. She graduated from West Georgia College with a degree in education. She began her teaching career as a teacher in Atlanta...

Thomas Ingalls Gray, Jr.

Thomas Ingalls Gray, Jr.

Oct 17, 2021

Thomas Ingalls Gray, Jr., 70, of Decatur, beloved husband, father and brother, passed away October 17, 2021 after a courageous two-year fight with cancer, his second in a decade. He was born June 3, 1951 in Washington, D.C. to Thomas Ingalls Gray, Sr. and Clara Dora Eller. Tom attended Georgia State University where he studied art and earned a Bachelor...

Wilma Dowdle Walker

Wilma Dowdle Walker

Oct 17, 2021

Wilma Dowdle Walker died at home in Decatur on Sunday, October 17, 2021, after living with Alzheimer’s disease for several years. She was born on December 19, 1934, in Hickory Grove, S.C., the daughter of John Lathrop and Mable Smarr Dowdle. After graduating from Hickory Grove High School, she attended the University of Georgia and graduated in 1956. She started...

James  Harrison Leathers, Jr.

James Harrison Leathers, Jr.

Oct 16, 2021

James Harrison Leathers, Jr of Mansfield, GA, passed away on October 16, 2021 at age 83. He was a loving husband, father, brother, grandfather and great-grandfather who will be greatly missed. Jim was born August 4, 1938 in Decatur, GA, the son of the late James Harrison Leathers, Sr and Maude Lockett Leathers. He attended Decatur City Schools, graduating in...

Allan August Kirwan

Allan August Kirwan

Oct 16, 2021

Allan A. Kirwan, former mayor of Avondale Estates, died Saturday evening, October 16, 2021 at age 76. Mr. Kirwan was an Avondale mover and shaker for decades.From the Avondale Swim and Tennis Club to the Mayor of Avondale Estates, Mr. Kirwan served the city he loved in many ways. He founded and co-chaired the Avondale Chamber of Commerce and the...

Glenn Thomas Berry

Glenn Thomas Berry

Oct 15, 2021

Glenn Thomas Berry, 68, Atlanta, GA died Friday, October 15, 2021 at his residence. A private memorial service will be held for the family. Glenn was preceded in death by his parents, Charles K. Berry, Jr and Frances S. Berry and his sister Shirley Lowry. Survivors include his son Stephen Alexander Bush, Sr and Grandson Stephen Alexander Bush, Jr (Alec)...

James Lawrence Sarver

James Lawrence Sarver

Oct 14, 2021

James L. Sarver age 52 of Monroe, Ga passed away October 14, 2021. James was a loving husband and father who will be greatly missed. He was the sales manager of Castleberry Appliances in Chamblee and was a proud veteran of the U.S. Navy. James is survived by his wife, Allison Sarver; sons, Shawn and Chandler Sarver; father and step...

Joseph Junot Bouloute

Joseph Junot Bouloute

Oct 12, 2021

To many, he was known as “Frere Junot,” which attests to his role as a servant of the Lord, as the English translation would have it to be known as “brother.” Joseph Junot Bouloute was born on January 19, 1936 to his father Wadgeston Bouloute and mother Anita Lamur. Junot was the third child among his siblings: the youngest, Annie...

John Rufus Branscomb

John Rufus Branscomb

Oct 9, 2021

John Rufus Branscomb, 88, of Stone Mountain, GA, passed away peacefully on October 9, 2021. John was born in Orlando, FL on September 10, 1933 to Bishop John W. and Elizabeth Branscomb. Growing up in Orlando, he met and fell in love with Dorothy Eiselstein. Following his graduation from Emory University, the two married and settled in Decatur, GA, soon...

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