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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Oct 16, 2021

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)...

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...

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...

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...

Oct 8, 2021

Dow Harold Luetscher, born in Madison, Wisconsin, died in Decatur, Georgia on October 8, 2021 shortly after his 96th birthday. He was in his home with his family, surrounded with love and support. Dow began a life of dedicated service when he enlisted in the U.S. Army at the age of 17, during WWII. He served as a combat infantryman...

Oct 5, 2021

Leonard Alfred Fair was born in Atlanta, Georgia on August 31, 1924. He was the son of Horace E. and Marie Watts Fair and the younger brother of Royce D. Fair. Leonard retired from Cox Enterprises, The Atlanta Journal/Constitution working with them for over 35 Years. He was a very active member of First Baptist Church of Atlanta, playing the...

Oct 5, 2021

Robert Joseph Verlander passed away at his home in Atlanta, GA, on October 5, 2021, surrounded by loved ones. He was born in New Orleans, LA, on June 28, 1935 to Marion and Hilda Verlander, and graduated from the University of Southwestern Louisiana in 1963 with a degree in electrical engineering. Robert served four years in the U.S. Air Force...

Oct 4, 2021

David Lewis Ewing, 78, passed peacefully after a long fight with cancer on October 4th, 2021. He was born on December 28th, 1942 in Schenectady, NY to Lewis Ewing, an engineer at GE, and Betty Beckett, a homemaker. He grew up in Syracuse, Whitesboro and Skaneateles where he won a local Lindy dance contest setting off a lifetime love of...

Oct 4, 2021

Atlanta Musician, Andrew Joel Cartledge, 57, of Decatur, died Monday, Oct. 4 after a brief illness. Mr. Cartledge, whose family, friends and fans knew him as “Andy,” was a popular Decatur and North Atlanta musician for the last 32 years. For the past five years, he played a standing set on Friday nights at East Atlanta’s Los Colinas Restaurant, where...

Oct 2, 2021

The live stream for Mr. Grant is having technical issues with the chapel camera. We apologize for the disruption. Jonathan Lee Grant, 66, was born in Sedalia, MO on July 30, 1955 and died unexpectedly on October 2, 2021 in Atlanta, GA. He was an award-winning author who wrote novels, screenplays, and numerous articles on his Brambleman blog. He was...