Sep 23, 2020

** The family kindly requests in lieu of flowers, that you consider donating to assist the St Pius X baseball team that helped Sean through some difficult times in his life and provided guidance and support during his years in high school. With this fund, Sean wishes to help young men achieve their potential in a sport that he truly...

Sep 22, 2020

Sep 21, 2020

Walter Brian O'Conor, 58, of Stone Mountain, died suddenly of natural causes at home on September 20, 2020. Born August 30, 1962 in Decatur, Georgia, Brian was the son of James A. and Ruth W. O'Conor, both now deceased. Surviving are two brothers, James W. O'Conor of New Hampshire, and Michael A. O'Conor of Stone Mountain; and three sisters: Lynn...

Sep 21, 2020

The Rev. Harwood “Woody” Bartlett thought God’s first question of him would be, “Well Woody, did you get anything done?” While there was never a doubt, God and Woody were able to settle this matter on Monday, September 21, 2020 when Woody passed away peacefully at home at the age of 86, encircled in love. Serving “the least of these”...

Sep 20, 2020

Nell Bryan Hubbard, age 82 of Suwanee, GA passed away Sunday, September 20th from a 12 year battle with Alzheimer’s disease. It was fitting that Nell met her Lord and Savior on a Sunday, because it was her favorite day of the week. Our saying was, if the church is open, Nell was there. She was preceded in death by...

Sep 20, 2020

William Arthur Selman, September 10, 1949 - September 20, 2020. The spirit of Bill Selman began a new journey on Sunday, September 20th. It was a beautiful day for departure. Crystal clear, radiant sun and cool breezes. Much like the spirit of Bill himself. The second eldest of four brothers, Bill was born in Birmingham, Alabama and graduated from Shades...

Sep 20, 2020

Sep 19, 2020

Fernando Penter passed away suddenly on September 19,2020 at his home in Atlanta,Georgia at the age of 49. Fernando was born 05/31/1971 in Curitiba Brazil. He is preceded in death by his father Felicio Penter. He is survived to mourn his death by his mother Tereza de Jesus Ramos Penter, his brother Felipe Penter his sister in law Juliana Paula...

Sep 18, 2020

Paul Leland Shanor II, a lawyer and entrepreneur who specialized in the regulation of medicine and medical care, died unexpectedly in his sleep two days after routine surgery from which he seemed to be recovering well. Though born in Illinois and therefore technically a Yankee, Paul’s soul and demeanor will be forever linked to Atlanta and the Appalachian Mountains. Paul...

Sep 18, 2020

Judith (Judy) Ellen Johnson had an independent streak a mile long. As the younger of two daughters born in 1942 to a civil engineer and a former teacher/camp counselor, Leslie Frank Johnson and Ellen Martha (Jorgensen) Johnson, Judy lived an adventurous life. Not held back by her hearing loss, Judy excelled at the Davison School, went on to attend Leslie...

Sep 18, 2020

Commissioner Louise Morris, born in Beckley, WV on August 1, 1932, was Promoted to Glory from Emory University Hospital on Friday, September 18, 2020, with family at her bedside. She and her late husband Commissioner Ted Morris served as officers with The Salvation Army in Japan for 26 years as well as in numerous appointments in the southeastern United States....

Sep 17, 2020

Ernest Russell LeDuke, age 84, passed away on September 17, 2020. Ernest was born in Wytheville, VA on January 23, 1936. He met his wife, Ann Johnston, at Marion High School in 1950. Ann graduated from Mary Washington College in June 1954 and they were married in August 1954 after Ernest received an Associates Degree from Southern Polytechnic State University...

Sep 17, 2020

Mrs. Virginia Ruth Roberts, 82, of Bethlehem, Georgia, passed away in her home on September 17, 2020. Mrs. Roberts was born October 6, 1937 in Florence, South Carolina, daughter of the late James Benjamin Simpson and Ada Mae King Simpson. She married Hollis Earl Roberts, a wholesale car industry worker, and loving husband. They were happily married up to his...

Sep 16, 2020

William (Bill) Wingate Jackson, age 91, died peacefully on September 16, 2020 in Decatur, GA, after a short illness, with his son and wife at his bedside. He was the son of the late Wingate and Georgia Jackson, and was proud to have lived in Decatur all his life. He graduated from Decatur Boys’ High School, attended Middle Georgia College,...

Sep 16, 2020

Sep 15, 2020

Peggy was born in Piedmont, AL on March 2, 1932 to G. Robert Kerr and Myrtle E. Kerr. She passed away on September 15, 2020 at Pruitt Health - Decatur. Peggy required around the clock care, as she was from an early age disabled; a responsibility assumed by her loving and caring family. Later in life “Care-Givers” were provided and...

Sep 13, 2020

David John Decker, 83, of DeKalb County, died peacefully at his home surrounded by family on September 13, 2020. He was born in 1937 in Fond du Lac, WI to Andrew H. Decker and Dorothy Barr Decker. David grew up in Beloit, Wi and graduated from Beloit College with a degree in chemistry. He served two years in the U.S....

Sep 11, 2020

Annie Earle Burris, formerly of Tucker, Georgia, went home to heaven on September 11, 2020 in West Des Moines, Iowa. She is reunited there with her husband Chalmers E. Burris, to whom she was married for 50 years. Annie Earle was born on October 19, 1927 in in Goldsboro, North Carolina to Minnie Estelle Chappell (Howard) and Ura Taft Howard....

Sep 11, 2020

Robert ALLEN Buice, 84, of Lithonia, Ga, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, September 11, 2020. He is survived by his daughter Sharon Sabin Ivey; son-in-law, David Ivey; grandchildren, Adam Sabin, and Alison Sabin; great grandson, Deacon Sabin; special companion, Faye Botto, and many loving friends. He will be truly missed. Allen loved the Lord,...

Sep 10, 2020

Diane Elizabeth Bennett, MD, MPH, a retired Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) epidemiologist, died on September 10, 2020, at the age of 72, in Atlanta, GA. She was born on March 18, 1948, in Fort Knox, Kentucky to Margaret and Robert J. Bennett. She is survived by her only brother, James (Jim) Bennett, of San Francisco, CA. Diane...