Aug 25, 2020

Willette Wilson, 80, passed away August 25, 2020, in Decatur, GA. Willette was born in Auburn, Georgia. She moved to the Avondale area as a child and graduated from Avondale High School. She met her beloved husband, Leonard when she was just fifteen. They married in 1958 and made their home in Decatur, Georgia. They were married for sixty-two years...

Aug 25, 2020

Sofia Shea Restrepo passed peacefully in her parents’ arms on August 25th, 2020. Sofia was born on May 26th, 2020 with a Type IV Laryngeal Cleft, a very rare birth defect. During her 13 weeks of life, she was extremely loved by family and friends and will forever leave a lasting impression on many hearts. In addition to her strong...

Aug 23, 2020

Dorothy Jewell Sawyer Stephens, age 93 of Stone Mountain, passed away on August 23, 2020. She was born to Horace and Jewell Sawyer on April 15, 1927, in Atlanta, Georgia. She graduated from Atlanta Girl’s High School and attended Georgia State University where she was a member of Delta Lambda Sigma Sorority. Mrs. Stephens was employed by Southern Railway in...

Aug 22, 2020

Our beautiful mother, Marjorie, went to her heavenly home on Saturday, August 22, 2020. During WWII, she worked as a shipping clerk at Reynolds Metal in Louisville, KY. After returning to Atlanta, she met and married George A. Hulsey on February 18, 1949. She was working at Sears, Roebuck & Co. (Ponce de Leon) as a manager in the hosiery...

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Aug 18, 2020

Ada Yeaple-Brown, age 96 of Avondale Estates, passed away August 18, 2020. Ada was the daughter of Earl Dawson Caldwell, Sr. and Lucille Hayden Mayes Caldwell. Ada grew up in Marietta, Georgia with her five siblings. After attending Stetson University, she married Jack Palmer Yeaple, Sr. in 1943. Together they raised their two children in Avondale Estates, GA. Her husband...

Aug 18, 2020

Jimmie Persons Jones died Tuesday August 18, 2020. She was born in Decatur, GA on January 10, 1926 and was 94 years old. She graduated from Decatur Girls High School in 1943 and was married to John Alford Jones on March 10, 1945. She worked for Southern Railway and later for Law Engineering Testing Company in Atlanta, GA. She was...

Aug 18, 2020

“My joy is greater. My heart is fuller. My love is deeper. My hope is broader. My life is richer and my faith is stronger because you were a part of my life.” Hannah, our sweet girl, chose her wings the morning of August 18, 2020, in her home in Tucker, GA. Her wings must have been the most glorious...

Aug 17, 2020

TSITSILIANOS, Demetrios N, age 37, of Decatur passed away on the evening of Monday, August 17, 2020. We are certain that he is resting in the arms of God, our Lord and Savior, in heaven; he struggled and suffered for so long. Restin peace my son, my brother, my friend, my mentor, and the light of our lives.Demetrios was born...

Aug 17, 2020

Betty Jeanne Candler of Decatur, age 93, died peacefully after a short illness, on August 17, 2020. BJ, as she was fondly known by all, was the only child of William Louie Ellison and Daisy Clark Ellison of Meridian, Mississippi, and was born on August 3, 1927. In 1939, at age 12, she traveled alone by train, to Black Mountain,...

Aug 16, 2020

Elaine Reigle (Manry) Burge age 85, passed away peacefully on Sunday afternoon, August 16, 2020. She died in hospice care after succumbing to complications of end stage heart failure. In spite of restrictions due to the pandemic, several members of her family were able to be with her as she passed and others were allowed to visit briefly to say...

Aug 16, 2020

Martha "Joy" Creel Huggins, 99, passed away on Sunday, August 16, 2020 at Budd Terrace Nursing Home, Decatur, Georgia. The daughter of the late Oliver Creel and Maude Martin Creel, Joy was born in Carrollton, Georgia. She attended West Georgia College in Carrollton, Georgia and upon completion of a two-year Normal Diploma, she taught sixth grade at Sand Hill School....

Aug 15, 2020

Jean Lee Mooty, age 90, passed away peacefully on August 15, 2020. An Atlanta native and lifelong metro area resident, she graduated from the Atlanta Division of the University of Georgia in 1956. Shortly afterward, Jean took a position in the administrative business office of Emory University Hospital and stayed there until she retired in 1999. In retirement she enjoyed...

Aug 14, 2020

Elizabeth Gaye Radcliffe born August 23, 1939 passed away August 14, 2020. She is survived by her daughter Carlie Renaud and grandsons Eric Fender, Sebastian Renaud, and Gage Renaud.

Aug 12, 2020

Richard Thomas Jackson, PhD, passed on 08/12/2020. As he was so fond of saying, “Uh oh!” and “It will never work.” If there is an afterlife, he arrives admittedly unprepared. “Dick” to his friends, “Pop” to his family, he was born in Detroit, Michigan on 01/19/1930, the second of two sons. At the time of his birth, his Polish, Catholic...

Aug 12, 2020

Shillington, Thomas Raymond, age 85, passed away on August 12, 2020 in Mt. Juliet, TN. He struggled with a rare blood disorder, PNH, for the last eleven years. He fought the disease with spirit, good humor and a gracious manner. Whenever asked how he was feeling, Tom would routinely suggest that he was “practically perfect”.Tom was born in Enterprise, OR...

Aug 11, 2020

Katherine Chestnut Smith died August 11th 2020. She was 97 years old. She was a loving mother and grandmother of five generations. She was a devout Christian who cherished her family and the Lord’s blessing. She is preceded in death by her parents, William Felton Chesnut and Eva Lucille Mitchell; her four brothers Hansel, James Carlton (J.C.), Melvin, Dodsey; a...

Aug 9, 2020