Jun 22, 2021

Jun 22, 2021

The sun rose with Erin Brooke Filipiak on February 13, 1999; the beautiful baby girl of Kimberly Burel and Jay Filipiak. She blessed this world with 22 years of love that could be felt by all of those around her. Growing up, Brooke loved to socialize with friends, family, and animals alike. Brooke was an athlete; She was a member...

Jun 21, 2021

Lisa MIchelle Hill died on Monday June 21, 2021 in Lawrenceville. Memorial service is 2:00 pm Sunday, June 27th at St. Simon's Episcopal Church in Conyers. The daughter of Wilson Diamond and Nellie Jo Thomas, Lisa was born on September 15th, 1960 in Amarillo, Tx. Lisa was a very creative dressmaker and quilter, a licensed insurance agent and later worked...

Jun 20, 2021

Jun 20, 2021

Bobby Joe Helton, 82, of Atlanta died Sunday June 20th, 2021 at Emory Hospital Midtown. He was a native of Cleveland Ga, the son of Dorothea Stancil Helton and James Helton. After graduating from Cleveland High School, Bobby joined the U S Army and served at Fort Gordon. After his honorable discharge from the Army, Bobby worked at Frabelglass Studio...

Jun 20, 2021

Veteran George Joseph Butler Jr was born to parents the late George Butler Sr and Mildred Black Butler, on May 28, 1947 in Gainesville, Georgia. He graduated from South Hall High School in 1965 and went on to study Political Science at University of North Georgia where graduated with a bachelor’s degree. He was a member of the band and...

Jun 20, 2021

Donald Woodrow Murphy, 13 days shy of his 105th birthday, met his Heavenly Father face to face on Father’s Day, Sunday, June 20, 2021, surrounded by his wife and spiritual family in the comfort of his home in Grayson, Georgia.The call of God was on his life from birth, but in 1938, Don heard the Lord audibly speak his name...

Jun 19, 2021

Florence Edwards Smith of Lilburn GA passed peacefully on June 19th at her residence. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 43 years, Bob Smith, her siblings Marie Browne, Clarence Edwards, Jr., and Rosalyn Anthony as well as her niece, Charlotte Wright. She is survived by her nephews, Charles Browne, Mike Edwards and Wayne Edwards and several...

Jun 19, 2021

Saturday June 19th, we lost Shaun Wayne Spivey at the age of 41. Our lives will never be the same. Everyone knew him as a son that his parents were always proud of. He was an affectionate grandson and a protective brother to Stephanie, Elizabeth, Andrew, and Kathryn. Shaun was a strong and loving husband to Dawn; one that is...

Jun 19, 2021

Troy Eugene Taylor, 79, passed away Saturday, June 19, 2021 at Emory Decatur Hospital in Decatur, Georgia. Born in Alton, Illinois on September 2, 1941, he was the son of the late Aura C and Beatrice (Pigg) Taylor. He married Nancy Kaye Kreftmeyer on February 23, 1963 in Rosewood Heights, Illinois. Though their relationship turned out to be less permanent...

Jun 17, 2021

Donna Carol (Mobley) Ferguson, 65, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on Thursday, June 17, 2021, after a long illness. Donna was born April 6, 1956, in Atlanta, GA, and grew up in Decatur. She graduated from Georgia Baptist School of Nursing in 1977 and worked at several hospitals for almost 40 years. She supported her husband’s engineering business for...

Jun 17, 2021

Miriam Ashe, 56, of Loganville passed away on Thursday, June 17, 2021 from her long battle with cancer. A native of Manila, Philippines she moved to Los Angeles, CA at the age of 13. She graduated from the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising (FIDM) in CA. She met the love of her life, Jeff Ashe, a young Marine stationed...

Jun 15, 2021

He never got a chance to live and become his own person, but he was a strong and brave boy. He fought his hardest but it wasn’t his time to be around. There’s a place somewhere for warriors like him. We are very proud of him, and we (his parents) love him forever and always.

Jun 15, 2021

Jean Hancock Staley, 90 years young and a lifelong Decatur resident, passed away June 15, 2021. Jean was born on December 10, 1930, to loving parents John and Doris Hancock. After graduating from high school, Jean earned her Associates Degree at Armstrong University in Savannah, and returned to her home in Decatur shortly after. Her soon-to-be beau, Albert Staley, Jr.,...

Jun 14, 2021

Berkeley Lake lost one of its favorite son's this week. Dan Macrenaris passed into eternity Monday afternoon. Dan and wife, Gail, lived in Berkeley Lake for over 25 years. Dan was an Army vet and had a side business named "Handy Dan". He had a way of making things work, whether it was electricity or making water run when it...

Jun 11, 2021

Lila Nell Heath, aged 93, passed away on Friday, June 11th at Benton House Assisted Living. Nell grew up in Talking Rock, Georgia and Ellijay, Georgia. She had many fond memories of life “in the country.” She left school at age fifteen to financially help her family. She worked at “Bell Bomber” during WWII as a riveter. (Rosie the Riveter)...

Jun 8, 2021

Michael Brandon Wilhelm of Decatur, Georgia, left this world peacefully on June 8, 2021, surrounded by the love of family and friends. He will be lovingly remembered by his brother, Randall Shawn Wilhelm, of Clemson, South Carolina, his cousin, Hope McDowell, of Greenville, South Carolina, Cheri Cashin, of Walhalla, South Carolina, James Arthur Cashin, of Mountain Rest, South Carolina, and...

Jun 7, 2021

Betty Bolander was born into a musical family in Lapeer, Michigan. She started piano lessons at age 4 (most often playing piano while her brothers and sister did the farm chores), and toured Michigan with a dance band at age 16. Her formal schooling included a BA in music and psychology from Michigan State (where she played French horn to...

Jun 7, 2021

Mr. Donald William Conrad, age 90, of Atlanta, GA passed away Monday, June 7, 2021. Born in Roanoke, VA on July 7,1930 he attended Plant High School in Tampa and graduated from the University of Florida where he was a member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity. Mr. Conrad was also a veteran of the U.S. Army having served during the...

Jun 7, 2021