Dec 13, 2020

Thomas Martin Pittman Jr. of Nicholson, GA age 80 passed away and went to be with the lord on Sunday December 13 2020 at his home in Nicholson, GA. Tommie was born January 5, 1940 in Atlanta, GA. He was the youngest and only son born to Thomas sr. And Cora Pittman. Tommie was married to Bessie a Pittman for...

Dec 12, 2020

Eugene C. Bales, Jr. PhD, passed away Saturday, December 12, 2020. He was born to Eugene Carlston and Florence Cox Bales on April 27, 1937 in the family home in Inman Park. He lived the remainder of his life in that home. Eugene was educated in the Atlanta Public Schools: Moreland Elementary and Wm. A. Bass High School; Oglethorpe University...

Dec 11, 2020

Washburn Gilbert “Gil” Storey age 80 of Decatur passed away December 11, 2020. Gil was born in Waycross, Ga and graduated from Waycross High School in 1958. He then attended the University of Georgia where he earned an accounting degree. Gil worked for the Internal Revenue Service for 39 years. He was preceded in death by his wife, Beth Owen...

Dec 9, 2020

It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Ruth Overgaard Brewer at age 99 on December 9, 2020.Ruth was born on July 4, 1921 in Ashby, MN to her loving parents Gust and Ella, in a farmhouse built by her father. Her father’s parents immigrated from Norway and lived in a house next door. She was the...

Dec 9, 2020

Rev Kuok-Ding Lau was called to be with his Lord and Savior on 9 Dec 2020. He is predeceased by his wife of 60 years, Lilyc Bee-Jin Lau (Lee). He was the oldest of 6 children. He was born in a 24 acre village outside of Sibu, Sarawak, Malaysia. Ding is predeceased by his parents, Rev Peter Hung-Ang Lau and...

Dec 9, 2020

Dec 8, 2020

Minnie Rebecca Cole Baughcum died Thursday morning December 08, 2020 in the Parkside, Ellijay Nursing Home. She is survived by her two sons and daughter in laws, Marshal Alan and Donna Baughcum, and Benjamin Andrew and Linda Baughcum; 4 Grandchildren, 13 Great Grandchildren and 2 Great-Great Grandchildren. She was 96 years old.A private funeral service will be held at the...

Dec 7, 2020

On Monday, December 7th, 2020, Samuel Robert Taylor, loving brother and friend, passed away at the age of 73. Sam was born February 23rd, 1947 in Jacksonville, Florida to Fred and Vesta Taylor. He grew up in Daytona Beach, Florida, graduating in 1965 from Mainland Senior High School. Sam lived in the Atlanta metro area since the 1970s and was...

Dec 7, 2020

Dec 6, 2020

On Saturday, December 5, 2020, Eleonor Bayer, a courageous woman, loving spouse and mother of four, passed away at the age of 76. Eleonor was born on February 15, 1944 to Mariano and Helen (Gonzalez) Miranda. She received her nursing degree from St. Paul College, and she owned and operated her own board and care facility in Alameda, California. She...

Dec 6, 2020

Charles Leaston Bell, age 84, of Atlanta died Sunday December 6, 2020. Born in Augusta, he was the son of Earl Leaston and Eleanor Brown Bell. He was a member of Latham United Methodist in Huntsville, Alabama. He was a graduate of the Richmond Academy in Augusta, Southern Tech, Georgia Tech, and Alabama A&M University. An electrical engineer and restorer...

Dec 5, 2020

Mrs. Laurel Dean Gray Craft of Decatur, GA wife of Dr. Thomas Fisher Craft, Jr. formerly of Decatur, and daughter of the late Rev. Lawrence Candler and Inez Dean Gray of Fort Valley, GA, died Saturday, December 5, 2020 in Woodstock, GA. She was the paternal granddaughter of Lawrence Peter and Myrtis Everett Gray of Fort Valley; and the maternal...

Dec 5, 2020

Valerie Elaine Purcell was born on October 20, 1957, a beautiful fall day in Decatur, Georgia, to William L. (Bill)Purcell and Elsie Riley Purcell. She went to be with the Lord on Saturday, December 5, 2020 after a valiant struggle with lung cancer and Covid 19. Graduating from Cedar Grove High School, Valerie began a forty-five-year career as lead dental...

Dec 5, 2020

Nancy Shores, 80, of Atlanta died on December 5, 2020 at her home. Graveside services are to be held at Peachtree Memorial Park. Survivors include her brothers James McCauley and Richard McCauley, sisters Susan Schaff and Martha Long, son, Edward Willingham, and daughter Pamela Hix. Services handled by A.S. Turner and Sons.

Dec 4, 2020

Olen Edward Little of Atlanta, GA age 90, passed away on Friday, December 4th, 2020. Olen was born February 25, 1930 in Douglasville, GA. He was preceded in death by his parents Reverend Oscar and Bernice Little, brothers and sisters Fred Little, Etta Kate Eskew, Huelon Little, Arlen Little, and Delores Elsner. He is survived by his lifetime love of...

Dec 4, 2020

BAGWELL, Willy “Dean”, 85, recently of Decatur GA, died Friday, December 4, 2020. He was born in 1935 to the late Robert L. Bagwell and Ivoris M. Bagwell in Fayette County Alabama. A strong provider for his family, he worked as a tile setter for over 50 years and was a member of the Brick Layers Union. He was known...

Dec 4, 2020

Ruth Warren Symington died peacefully at her home in Atlanta, GA on December 4, 2020. She was born at Fort Sheridan in Lake Forest, Il and was the youngest of four children – June, John, Bill, and Ruth. Her parents were Colonel and Mrs. John Wesley Warren, USAF. Ruth grew up on various Air Force bases as her father was...

Dec 4, 2020

Lilyc Bee-Jin (Lee) Lau was called to be with her Lord Jesus Christ on 4 Dec 2020 at age 87. She is survived by her loving husband of 60 years, Rev Kuok Ding Lau. Lilyc was born in Taiping, Perak, Malaysia, as the eldest of 7 children, 4 sisters and 3 brothers. Her sisters are Bee Im Lee, Bee Yong...

Nov 29, 2020

Let us celebrate the life of MaryJean Childress Voegtlin, beloved daughter of Ted and Colleen Childress, elder sister of Sherri Anne [Childress], and beloved mother of two children, Stewart and MaryBeth Withers (Voegtlin). MaryJean’s many interests found ways into her work, first as a real estate agent, then as an interior decorator, and finally as a careful and curious genealogist...

Nov 26, 2020

Pat Minor of Decatur, Georgia was 86 years old when she passed away on November 26, 2020. She was the daughter of “Miss Aut” and Luther Shore and grew up in Baldwin, Georgia. She graduated from North Georgia College and while at Grady Memorial School of Medical Technology met Dr. Don Minor. They were married and spent the next 58...