Apr 13, 2020

Mary was blinded at an early age and attended the Illinois School for the Blind. She completed her academic work, also learning how to succeed at all the tasks necessary to live independently. She married David Rutledge, a student at the School for the Blind. Together they owned and operated a Schwinn bicycle shop, selling and repairing bicycles. She moved...

Apr 10, 2020

Dr. Sara Louise Ripy died of natural causes on April 10, 2020, at Arbor Terrace in Decatur, Georgia. She was born on July 22, 1924, to Robert and Flora Witherspoon Ripy in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky. Her parents and two brothers, Howard Ripy and Ben Ripy, predeceased her. Her nieces Sara Harvey, who was named for her, and Margaret Daley and a...

Apr 10, 2020

Richard C Morgan was born October 12, 1932 in Decatur, Georgia, the youngest of the six children of Harry H. Morgan and Louise Geer Morgan. He grew up in Decatur and in Nashville, Tennessee. He was still a boy when his siblings married and started families, Richard first became an Uncle at the age of 9 and watched the family...

Apr 9, 2020

Dorothy Purcell, 95, of Decatur, Georgia passed away on April 9, 2020. Survivors include a daughter Cheryl Adams of Alpharetta, Georgia and a son, Mel Purcell of Nashville, Tennessee. She is also survived by her daughter in law, Jane H. Purcell, and three grandchildren, Chris Adams, Kent Purcell (his wife Rebecca Purcell), and Blair P. Saale (her husband Mike Saale)....

Apr 7, 2020

Josie Bell Russell departed this life on April, 07, 2020 at the North Decatur Health and Rehabilitation Center in Decatur, Georgia where she was a resident since April of 2019. Josie Bell Russell was born on August 29, 1923 to the late George Russell Sr and Daisy Giles Russell in Alberta, Alabama located in Wilcox County. Josie was the youngest...

Apr 6, 2020

Apr 6, 2020

Yarbrough, Troy K., (1934 – 2020) age 85 died Monday, April 6, 2020 Troy is survived by his wife of 60 years Mary, daughter Shari, son-in-law Bob, and grandson Kenton, all of Atlanta. He also leaves behind his sister Dorothy Brungart of Natchitoches, Louisiana. He was preceded in death by his son, Steven and three sisters, Wanda, Nona and Nettie....

Apr 6, 2020

Jean Cromwell Hawkins Stiebel, born March 24, 1927 in Baltimore, Maryland, passed away on April 6, 2020. She was residing in Sunrise Senior Living of Decatur, Georgia. Jean was predeceased by her parents Roger Holmes Hawkins and Julia Cromwell Hawkins, her husband Carl L. Stiebel (2003), her daughter, Linda Hart (1981), and her son, Gary Richard Stiebel (2015). Jean is...

Apr 4, 2020

Apr 4, 2020

William Francis Sheehan, 85, of Avondale Estates, GA passed away at home on Saturday April 4, 2020. His wife of 59 years, Alice and their son Bill, were at his side. Mr. Sheehan was the son of Helen and Charles Sheehan. He was born in Patton, Pa. on February 16, 1935. He grew up in Ebensburg, Pa. Bill graduated from...

Apr 4, 2020

Apr 3, 2020

Bonnie F. Forzly, a beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother passed away at age 95 on April 3, 2020.She was a Godly woman who shared her love and wisdom with all she came across in life. Active in both her church and community, she was driven by her faith to support those around her. She is survived by her son and...

Apr 3, 2020

Apr 2, 2020

George Tyson Smith age 93 of Decatur passed away Thursday April 2, 2020. Ty was born April 26, 1926 in Grove Oak, AL to the late Elmer and Maude Tyson Smith. He was the second of nine children. He moved to Atlanta in 1948 where he spent many years working in maintenance for Emory University. He learned numerous skills that...

Apr 2, 2020

Anne Hagerty Estes of Decatur, Georgia, age 93, passed away early Thursday morning. She had fallen and broken her hip and was in the hospital for treatment. She was predeceased by her husband, Louis Collier Estes, in 1998. She was also predeceased by her parents, Florie Coile Hagerty and Charles Holman Hagerty of Decatur, and her brother, Charles, who died...

Apr 1, 2020

James Fergus Davis, “Daddy Jim” or “Pop Pop” passed of natural causes on April 1, 2020, at the age of 97, AT KingsBridge Retirement Community. Born June 22, 1922, in Cheyenne, WY, to Elwood and Ruth Davis. He grew up in Mount Gilead, OH, and received his Mechanical Engineering Degree from Ohio State University. Joining in the Air Force in...

Mar 30, 2020

David Lee Nickerson, 69, of Avondale Estates, GA, passed away March 30, 2020. He was born in Port Jefferson, NY, to Roy Nickerson and Mildred J. Erway. David graduated from Foothill High School in 1968 in the city of Santa Ana, California. As a teenager, he loved working on cars and rebuilding engines. He owned a 1968 Z28 Camaro and...

Mar 30, 2020

Mar 29, 2020

Oreta Cook, age 89 of Atlanta, passed away on March 29th, 2020. She was preceded in death by her husband, Marion C. Cook and her son, Marion (Rick) Cook. Oreta is survived by her daughter and son-in-law Dana and Eric Sandberg; granddaughter, Michelle and her husband, Andrew Hartman; grandson Stephen and his wife, Emily; and great grandchildren, Ashleigh Rogers, William...

Mar 29, 2020

Michael Geoffrey Thames, 36, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday March 29, 2020 surrounded and lifted up by those he loved most. Mike’s four-year battle with Leukemia ended with the same “Fight Like Mike” spirit that fueled his life and his army of love . . .Hard work, courage, humor, and tireless love. Mike persevered in doing all he...