Obituaries
Tommy Drew Earles
Nov 2, 2021
***PLEASE DO NOT SEND FLOWERS TO THE FAMILY*** Dr. Tom Earles (a/k/a Tommy to his family and childhood friends and Poppy to his grandchildren) died on November 2,2021 of complications from dementia. Tom was born in Waycross, Georgia on February 25, 1942. He was adored by his mother, Gertrude Spence Earles, and his grandfather, Allen B. Spence, who lived with...
Rodney Michael Dourron
Nov 1, 2021
Rodney Michael Dourron passed away November 1, 2021, at the age of 58. He was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee on December 14, 1962, to Dr. Nestor and Dr. Maria Dourron. He graduated from the University of Georgia with a Bachelor of Science and continued his education at Yale University where he received a Master of Public Health. His love of...
Vicki Nepote Bolton
Oct 31, 2021
Vicki Nepote Bolton, beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, died in the comfort of home and in the presence of her family on Sunday, October 31, 2021. Vicki was born August 10, 1950. After her father’s untimely death when she was three years old, she and her two siblings were raised by their resilient mother in Decatur, GA. She attended Toney...
Alfredo Cristobal Duarte, Jr.
Oct 30, 2021
ALFREDO CRISTOBAL DUARTE, Jr; 74, of Atlanta, Georgia passed away on Saturday October 30, 2021 of natural causes. He was Born in Havana, Cuba, November 26, 1946. Alfredo had a rich and varied life. He worked for nearly 10 years at CNN in Spanish as a producer and on-air talent, then went on to a busy and diverse career as...
Mary Ann Ritchie
Oct 29, 2021
Mary Ann Ritchie passed away peacefully on October 29, 2021. She was preceded in death by her beloved spouse, Jewel Lee Ritchie, her parents, William and Irene Ellington, and her sibling, Alice Bell Daniel. She was born in North Carolina but made her home in Decatur, Georgia. She attended Grimsley Senior High School in Greensboro, NC. She was a dedicated...
John Daniel Debow
Oct 28, 2021
John “Dan” DeBow died October 28, 2021. He was born on August 19, 1939 in Nashville to the late Lucian DeBow and Henrietta DeBow Sweet. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his older brothers, Lucian Jr. and Randall. After graduating from East Nashville High he enlisted in the Army. He was stationed in Frankfurt, Germany...
Mae Mee-Pin Wong
Oct 28, 2021
Peacefully and surrounded by her family, it is with deep sorrow and much love that we mourn the passing of Mae Cheong Wong, of Stone Mountain, Georgia on October 28, 2021 at the age of 81. She was born in Ipoh, Malaysia and moved to the United States to pursue higher education. After attending the University of Michigan, where she...
Joyce Harrison
Oct 25, 2021
Joyce Feemster Harrison passed away peacefully on October 25, 2021. She was preceded in death by her beloved spouse, Moody Arnold Harrison, her parents, Joe and Mary Feemster, and her siblings, Joe McCarley Feemster, Jr., Martha Feemster Heege and Mary Ann Busby. Joyce was a true Decaturite. She was born on November 17, 1934 at what was then called Emory...
Daniel Edward Garrett
Oct 24, 2021
Daniel Edward Garrett passed away at the age of 78 on Sunday October 24, 2021. He was born on January 3, 1943 in Augusta, Ga. He graduated from the Richmond Academy in 1961 and graduated from the University of Georgia in 1966. He was the student trainer for the football team with Vince Dooley. He was also the trainer for...
Karen Jo Thomas
Oct 24, 2021
Karen Jo Thomas (often referred to as KT or Grammy K) of Atlanta, Georgia passed away on October 24, 2021. Karen was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on February 11, 1951 to the late Joseph R. Toothman and Mary Joyce Goodrich. She grew up in Clarksburg, West Virginia with her siblings and step-mother Patricia Ann Toothman. In 1985, she moved to...
Janet Ruth Worley
Oct 24, 2021
Janet Ruth (Cook) Worley, 73 of Decatur, passed away on Sunday, October 24, 2021. She had a great fondness of books and was an avid reader. She was a dog lover and was always bragging on her grandchildren. Janet is survived by her husband, James D. Worley; daughter, Janet "Jodi" Turner and husband, Stan; son, Russell Worley; grandson, Luke Turner;...
George Ellwood Wascovich
Oct 23, 2021
Rev. Dr. George E. Wascovich, age 99, of Atlanta, GA passed away peacefully in his sleep on Saturday, October 23, 2021. He was born in Central City, PA, on January 8, 1922 to Mr. and Mrs. George and Bertha Wascovich. He graduated with a B.A. from Johnson Bible College in Knoxville, TN. He received a Master of Divinity from Butler...
Charles Barry Titus
Oct 23, 2021
Charles Barry Titus, age 81, passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 23, 2021, in Atlanta Georgia, after battling the effects of Lewy Body Dementia for several years. Barry was a graduate of Brown University (’61) and was retired from both IBM and Cox Enterprises. In his free time, he enjoyed listening to classical music, gardening and playing classical guitar. Although...
Nina Dellinger Christian
Oct 23, 2021
Nina Dellinger Christian, 98, passed away peacefully on Oct 23, 2021.She was born in Hickory, NC, first child of Charles and Nina Dellinger. After attending Queens College, she moved to Atlanta, where she met and married her husband of 52 years, Charles Christian.First and foremost, Nina was remarkably sunny, happy, cheerful, and positive. Always very quick to laugh! Second, she...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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