Obituaries
Beatrice Eleanor Kruger
Jul 12, 2020
Beatrice Eleanor Kruger passed away peacefully in her sleep on July 11th at King’sBridge Retirement Community with her family at her side. Bea, as she was known by all, is survived by her children and their spouses: Cheryl Van Hooven, New York; Curt Van Hooven (Kathleen) Atlanta; Craig Van Hooven (Cerese) Longwood, Fl; Jackie Kruger Ellison (John) Suwanee, Ga; Jim...
Russell Gordon Burnett
Jul 12, 2020
BURNETT, RUSSELL GORDON, 74, of Decatur, Georgia and Hancock Point, Maine died suddenly on July 12, 2020, in Decatur just after returning from his final stay at his beloved Hancock Point with his family. Russell was the son of Edith Gordon and Walter Burnett and we called him “Rusty” when he was a kid. Russell is survived by his wife...
Col. Thaddeus "Sobie" Raymond Sobieski
Jul 11, 2020
Thaddeus Sobieski, aka “Sobie”, died on Saturday July 11, 2020 at the age of 93. Sobie was a last member of the greatest generation. Sobie was born on January 2,1927 in Meriden, Connecticut. He was the son of Felix and Stella (Bochinski) Sobieski. In 1945 he enlisted in the then Army Air Corps. He stayed in the military until 1947,...
Betty Fregosi
Jul 10, 2020
Betty Carroll Fregosi, 95, passed away July 10, 2020. She is survived by her daughters, Giulia Galvin (Jim), Andrea Massell (Roger), and son, Albert Fregosi Jr. (Carroll); six grandsons, James, Michael, and William Galvin, Christopher Massell (Shaheena), Jonathan Massell (Sydney), and Paul Fregosi (Ashley), and granddaughter, Christian Boccia (PJ); three great-grandsons, Brayden and Carter Boccia, Hudson Fregosi, and great-granddaughter, Chaney...
Paul Milton Smith
Jul 10, 2020
Paul Milton Smith, October 2, 1930 – July 10, 2020, was born at Emory Hospital Atlanta to Robert H. Smith and Frances Coleman Smith. Paul grew up on Page Avenue in Candler Park and attended Atlanta Public Schools, including Mary Lin Elementary School, Bass Junior High, and Boys High. Paul was in the first graduating class of the new Grady...
Walter Herman Hall
Jul 10, 2020
Walter Herman Hall, age 76, of Clarkston, GA, went to be with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on July 10, 2020. He was born in Southside, AL, on January 14, 1944 to William Herman and Hazel Rhodes Hall. Walter was a graduate of Southside High School, an Eagle Scout, and a member of Cedar Bend Masonic Lodge. He drove...
Geraldine Cerniglia
Jul 10, 2020
Geraldine “Jerry” Cerniglia, 88, of Atlanta passed away on July 10, 2020. She is survived by her daughter Donna Cerniglia and son Sam Cerniglia, Jr. of Atlanta, and daughter Kelly Weldon of Englewood, Florida. Jerry was the only child of Louis Vickers and Armeria Cole Vickers of Nashville, Tennessee. After graduating from Isaac Litton High School, she met her husband...
Tommy "Big T" Mcarthur Tolbert
Jul 10, 2020
Tommy “Big T” McArthur Tolbert, 77, of Avondale Estates, GA, passed away on July 10, 2020. Born November 4, 1942, in Atlanta, GA, to the late Jack Wilbur Tolbert and Corine Frances (Harbin) Tolbert. Tommy was a past member of Confederate Ave. Baptist Church, Atlanta, GA, and a graduate of Roosevelt High School, class of 1961. He served in the...
Betty Born
Jul 9, 2020
Obituary for Betty M Born (March, 1931 – July 9, 2020) Betty Born, 89 of Atlanta died peacefully at home. She was loved by many. It was always clear what was important to Betty: family, friends, home, church and music. She was married to her sweetheart, Robert (Bob) Born (deceased) for 64 years. Their early years saw him through law...
Jimmie Bird
Jul 9, 2020
Mrs. Jimmie Brown Bird of Decatur died Thursday July 9, 2020 at the age of 104. She graduated from Young Harris College in 1934 and from Georgia State College for Women in 1937 with a Bachelor of Education. Jimmie was a life long educator. She taught in various high schools in Forsyth County during and after WWII. Jimmie was an...
Jean Louise Smith
Jul 7, 2020
Jean Smith was born in Miami Florida on 5-10-1930 to Emily Lorine Muns and Solomon Louis Muns and was the youngest of 7 children. They and the oldest son Louis are buried in a Cemetery in Dublin, GA. She attended Little River Elementary and Miami Edison High School (while living at 8036 NE 10th Ct). Moved to Rentz, GA on...
Deborah Michelle Nicholson
Jul 7, 2020
Deborah Nicholson, 52, of McDonough, passed away on Tuesday July 7, 2020. She is survived by two sisters, Susan Kay Wallace, Leanne Kathleen MacNeil. Services will be held Friday July 10, 2020 at 1:00 pm, Chapel of A.S. Turner, Decatur.
Sfc Ian Mitchell Carter
Jul 5, 2020
SFC Ian Mitchel Carter, US Army (ret.) age 54 of Decatur, Georgia passed away Sunday, July 5, 2020, in his home. Ian was born in North Kingston, Rhode Island. He had a very active military career which he ultimately retired from. He became an EMT or Prop master on Movie sets, even doing some SAG related stunts and background work....
Patricia Atkins
Jul 4, 2020
Patricia Caldwell Atkins, born March 5, 1930 passed away July 4, 2020 with her loving husband Timon Mayo Atkins by her side. A lifelong resident of Atlanta, Pat was one of six children born in Marietta, Georgia to the late Earl Dawson Caldwell, Sr. and the late Lucile Hayden Mayes. Educated at Girl’s High School and attended Agnes Scott College...
Laura Anne Robinson
Jul 2, 2020
Laura Anne Robinson of Atlanta passed away July 2, 2020 after a 6-year battle with breast cancer. Born September 26, 1969, she was a native of Windsor, Ontario, Canada. She lived in several Canadian provinces but spent many years in Calgary, Alberta. She was an RN in Calgary and at Emory St. Joseph’s Hospital in Atlanta, specializing in cardiac care....
William Andrew Jackson
Jun 30, 2020
William Andrew Jackson was born on July 31, 1934, at Emory University Hospital. He was the only child of Mary Powell Jackson and Willis Andrew Jackson who preceded him in death. Billy trained and worked at the Atlanta Cerebral Palsy Center. He had further training and employment through Community Friendship which provided some job opportunities. His job at Kroger was...
Rose Baechtold
Jun 30, 2020
Rose Baechtold, age 98, died on 6/30/20 following a long illness, and what Rose called "a good run". During her final days, Rose's favorite music was playing and loving hands were on her. A proud-of-it native New Yorker, Rose was a graduate of Girls High School, and College, City of New York, both in Brooklyn. During World War II, Rose...
Brian Dotson
Jun 28, 2020
Brian P. Dotson, age 46, of Decatur, GA passed away on Sunday, June 28. 2020. Brian was an extremely loving person who cared deeply for his family and friends. He never knew a stranger and readily shared his gentle Spirit with them. He was an artist at heart and expressed his love of music through his DJing. A native of...
Christopher David Stewart
Jun 28, 2020
Christopher David Stewart, beloved son, brother and grandson, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday evening June 28, 2020. Born on May 23, 1989 and raised in Smoke Rise, Georgia, Christopher was the beloved son of David and Akrivy Stewart, cherished brother to Jenna Pelletier and her husband, Daniel, and adoring grandson to Joyce Myers and Richard Stewart. He was preceded in...
Charles Bacon Bell, Md
Jun 27, 2020
Bell, Charles Bacon, M.D. Charles B. “Charlie” Bell, 77, of Decatur, died peacefully at home on the morning of June 27, four weeks after a diagnosis of pancreatic cancer. Born at Emory Hospital, he and his brother, sons of Charles Clinton Bell and Alice Cooper Bell, grew up in Woodstock, Georgia. Both left Woodstock to attend Emory University, where Charlie...
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