Obituaries

Uldine "Deenie" Dukes Kirkman

Uldine "Deenie" Dukes Kirkman

Jan 9, 2021

Uldine “Deenie” Dukes Kirkman died on Saturday, January 9, 2021, at age 94. She was born in Decatur, Georgia, on May 15, 1926. She lived most of her life in Decatur where she graduated from Decatur Girls High. Deenie worked at Scott’s Landscape Company and eventually retired from the Atlanta Gas Light Company. She was a dedicated member of Decatur...

Kathryn Donnan Kuck

Kathryn Donnan Kuck

Jan 8, 2021

Kathryn D Kuck passed away peacefully at home Wednesday, January 6, 2021 surrounded by family two weeks before her 96th birthday. She was proceeded in death by husband of 74 years, Dr John F. R. Kuck. She was loving mother to Kay Helen, Jack (Anita), Martha, Andy and Mary (John) and grandson, David. Kathryn will be fondly remembered as loving...

Carolyn Atwater

Carolyn Atwater

Jan 8, 2021

ATWATER, Carolyn Griffin passed away on January 8, 2021 at the age of 89. She was born in Macon, GA on December 6, 1931, the day after her mother’s birthday. Carolyn always enjoyed social and civic occasions. During high school, she was a member of Sigma Alpha sorority. Her family joined Cherokee Heights Methodist Church where she and her sisters...

Peggy Kendall

Peggy Kendall

Jan 7, 2021

Peggy Kendall, (69), of Atlanta, Ga passed away on January 7, 2021. She was reunited in heaven with her parents Charles and Barbara Prevost, sisters Genie Kobarg and Annie Prevost. Peggy is survived by her beloved husband of 41 years William (Billy) Kendall, daughters Virginia Reese and Rosanne Dorfman and their families: Rodney Reese, Rowan (8), Loic (4), Daniel Dorfman,...

Mark Murrrell Bashor

Mark Murrrell Bashor

Jan 7, 2021

Mark Murrell Bashor PhDDr. Bashor, 74, of Decatur, GA died peacefully on January 6, 2020. Mark was born on December 15, 1946 in Elizabethton, Tennessee, son of the late David Earl Bashor and Roberta Bashor. Mark received his PhD at Vanderbilt University, and began his career at CDC in 1977. Mark started his career at CDC under the Agency for...

Wynn Armstrong Creal

Wynn Armstrong Creal

Jan 7, 2021

Wynn Armstrong Creal, 84, of Atlanta, Georgia, passed away on January 7th, 2021 after a month long battle with COVID-19. Wynn was born on November 4, 1936 in Newnan, Georgia to Jesse Jones Armstrong of Hogansville, Georgia and Louise Wynn of Newnan, Georgia. She grew up in Savannah in the Gordonston neighborhood. After graduating from the Pape School in Savannah,...

Marion "Buster" Alden Morrison

Marion "Buster" Alden Morrison

Jan 7, 2021

Marion Alden Morrison “Buster”, 89, of Atlanta, GA, passed peacefully on January 7, 2021. Marion was preceded in death by his wife of 53 years, Jane Vickery Morrison; his son, Robert Alden Morrison; his parents M.A. and Mamie Morrison; and brother, Motte Jon Morrison. Marion graduated from UGA with a Bachelor’s in Business Administration, and then went on to receive...

Patricia  Ann Moraitakis

Patricia Ann Moraitakis

Jan 6, 2021

Patricia Moraitakis, 85, of Dahlonega, GA was called home to be with the Lord on January 6, 2021. She was preceded in death by her husband, Victor Moraitakis; father, Ernest Moose; and mother, Lula Moose. She is survived by her daughter, Elaine Goddard (Michael); grandchildren, Melissa Whitt (Joel), Nicholas Isaacs, and Marie Shakespeare (Chris); and great grandchildren, Megan and Carley...

Robert Mooney Skehan

Robert Mooney Skehan

Jan 6, 2021

On Wednesday, January 6, 2021, Robert M. Skehan began his next journey. Born in Portland, ME on November 30, 1953 to the late James Remmes and Rosemary Skehan. Moving to Decatur, where he spent most of his life, Rob attended Druid Hills High School, graduated from Georgia State University, and was a member and usher of St. Thomas More Catholic...

Christopher  Rodney Smith

Christopher Rodney Smith

Jan 5, 2021

On January 5,2021 Christopher Rodney Smith died at the age of 59 from complications related to Multiple Systems Atrophy, first diagnosed as Parkinson’s when he was 48 years old. He was born on October 21, 1963 in Morristown, New Jersey. When he was two years old, his family moved to MS so he always happily considered himself a southerner. After...

Thomas Albert Heaton, Jr.

Thomas Albert Heaton, Jr.

Jan 4, 2021

Heaton, Jr, Thomas Tom Heaton, age 76 passed to life eternal unexpectedly at his home, January 4, 2021. His wife was by his side. Tom loved his Lord, his family, and his country. Tom was born in Gilbert's Dairy, FL on December 25, 1944 to his parents Thomas, Sr and Mary Heaton. He graduated from Russell High School in East...

Betty June Warlick

Betty June Warlick

Jan 3, 2021

Betty Sinnock Warlick, age 99, of Huntington, WV, passed away on January 3, 2021. During WWII, Betty served as a Seaman First Class. She was a finalist in a Navy beauty pageant. She met and married Lt. Wilbur W Warlick while stationed at Corpus Christi Naval Air Station. Betty was active in Navy Wives Clubs during her husband's career. Later,...

Mary Elizabeth Klutz

Mary Elizabeth Klutz

Jan 3, 2021

Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Wheeling Klutz of Dahlonega, Georgia passed away early Sunday morning, January 3, 2021 at Northeast Medical center Gainesville Georgia. She was born August 27, 1943 in Baltimore, Maryland, the daughter of the late Edgar Vernon "Buck" Wheeling and Edna Ward Wheeling. Betty retired to Dahlonega after a long and successful career with AT&T. She traveled widely and...

Jennie Ann Fleming

Jennie Ann Fleming

Jan 3, 2021

As Jennie's husband, it is heart breaking to compose a tribute at this time of grievous loss, yet it's my honor to share some attributes and information about my dear Jennie. Jennie McCorvey Fleming entered into The LORD'S Kingdom of Heaven on January 3, 2021. She was 66 years old.She is survived by her husband, Michael Fleming, her two sisters...

Johnny Rocker Hayes

Johnny Rocker Hayes

Jan 3, 2021

Mr. Johnny Rocker Hayes, 78, went to be with the Lord on Sunday January 3, 2021. Mr. Hayes was born February 7, 1942, and was a native of Atlanta and a graduate of Bass High School where he excelled on the cross-country track team. Johnny also graduated from Brewton Parker Jr. College. Before he was admitted to Life Care Center...

Victoria Lynn Elizabeth Farr

Victoria Lynn Elizabeth Farr

Jan 2, 2021

Victoria Lynn Elizabeth (Hulsey) Farr, 66, of Bethlehem, Georgia passed away on January 2, 2021 after a short illness. Vicki was born in March of 1954 to Charles and Elizabeth (Libby) Hulsey in Atlanta. After graduating from Avondale High School in 1972, she married her high school sweetheart Terry Farr. She was a dedicated care taker of her husband and...

Misao Furuta

Misao Furuta

Jan 2, 2021

Misao Furuta was a truly extraordinary and enigmatic person. A refined and stylish woman who was quiet and demure but also courageous, strong and fiercely independent. She was formal and traditional in her ways but also very modern and progressive in her views. Like her husband, Soichi Furuta, she was an artist through and through. The passion they shared for...

Grace Camp

Grace Camp

Jan 1, 2021

Grace Camp age 102 of Norcross passed away January 1, 2021. Grace was a loving wife and mother who will be greatly missed. She was a member of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Decatur and was retired from Rich’s Department Store after 30+ years of service. Mrs. Camp was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence R. Camp, Jr. She...

Dexter Lamar Collier

Dexter Lamar Collier

Jan 1, 2021

Dexter Lamar Collier, the beloved first born son of Raymond and Vinnie Collier, came into this world one Sunday morning September 19, 1962, and God called him home on Friday, January 1, 2021. He attended Beecher Hills Elementary School and was one of the first black students to attend. Dexter graduated from South West High School then went on to...