Dec 23, 2020

Irene Ann Lamansky Sprague, RN, died on December 23, 2020, at the age of 91. She was born on February 7, 1929 in Millville, MA, to Anna and Joseph Lamansky. After graduating high school she earned a Nursing degree at the Massachusetts General Hospital School of Nursing. In 1950 Irene married Delbert D Sprague, who made a career serving in...

Dec 20, 2020

Cheryl “Cheri” Marie Peters Villines died in her sleep December 20, at her home in Stone Mountain, GA, from complications of dementia. She was born March 20, 1950, in Kansas City, MO. She graduated from Bishop Hogan High school, and completed her bachelor’s degree at Creighton University. She graduated from Georgia State University with a master of education in counseling....

Dec 20, 2020

Elmore William (Bill) Koons, Jr, 89, of Decatur, passed away on Sunday December 20, 2020. Bill served his country in the U.S. Navy at the Pentagon and was a man of abiding faith in his Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. He was married for 63 years to Carolyn H. Koons who predeceased him in 2017. He is survived by their...

Dec 19, 2020

Dec 19, 2020

Dec 18, 2020

Alice Lorraine Nicholl LeGette died on December 18, 2020, at the age of 100. She was born on July 17, 1920 in Lockport, NY to George Arthur Nicholl and Mildred Edna Black Nicholl, both cadet officers-in-training in the Salvation Army. As Salvationists they were frequently reassigned to posts far and wide as they trained and ultimately attained officer status and...

Dec 17, 2020

Catherine had an incredible memory and loved nothing better than reminiscing about the past. She could recall her childhood in vivid detail, even going back to when she was two years old. She could also remember details of her children and grandchildren's lives that they had forgotten. She grew up in the same house her father had grown up in...

Dec 17, 2020

Martha Beverlyn Hudson Pratt (Beverlyn), 101, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother passed away on Thursday, December 17, 2020. Born in Bolingbroke, GA, Beverlyn lived in Georgia most of her life. She was the daughter of the late Carlton Henry Hudson and Alma Roberta Hudson. She was the wife of the late Winfred Wright Pratt, Jr. She is survived...

Dec 16, 2020

Dr. Reidar Bernhard Bjornard 1917 - 2020 Dr. Reidar Bjornard passed away on Sunday, December 16, 2020. He was born in Trondheim, Norway on November 29, 1917. As a young teenager, he moved with his mother to Oslo, where he met his one and only love, Karin Helene Ohrn at the Oslo Baptist Church. Reidar was a student at the...

Dec 16, 2020

Sylvia A. (Watson) Carroll, age 81 of Decatur, passed away on December 16, 2020 in her home surrounded by her family. She was born on December 12, 1939 in Meridian, Mississippi. Sylvia was a graduate of Pachuta High School and the University of Southern Mississippi where she majored in Home Economics. Sylvia was preceded in death by her parents, Pascal...

Dec 16, 2020

Maureen Janet Rollins (Mykowsky) passed away peacefully in Atlanta on December 16, 2020 surrounded by the wonderful presence of her family and dearest caregivers. She was 78 years old. A native of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Maureen was born in 1942 to parents John and Elizabeth Mykowsky (Sawchuck). She was as proud of her Canadian heritage as she was of having been...

Dec 15, 2020

Mary Mulkey Miller, age 81, passed away on December 15, 2020 following complications of Alzheimer’s disease. Mary was born May 29, 1939 in Muskogee, Oklahoma, and moved to California as a toddler. She grew up in Sutter, California and moved to Georgia in 1956, where she lived for the rest of her life. Mary loved music and had a beautiful...

Dec 15, 2020

Joandrew Johnson Dinkins, age 89, of Tucker, GA, passed away in her home on December 15, 2020. Mrs. Dinkins, known to her friends as Jo, was born to the late Joseph and Lucille Johnson in Augusta, GA, on March 2, 1931, where she grew up and was valedictorian of her Hepzibah High School class. She then met the love of...

Dec 14, 2020

Barbara Suzanne Pound passed away at home in her beloved North GA mountains. Barbara was the youngest of three sisters born to the late Bob and Frances Pound. She lived in several states in her childhood until the family returned to their native Georgia when Barbara was in high school. Barbara graduated from Lakeside High School and La Grange College...

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

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 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...