Antonia Zachos Savopoulos

Antonia "Toni" Zachos Savopoulos of Charles Town, West Virginia, passed away on January 28, 2015 at the age of 80. Mrs. Savopoulos was a long time resident of Atlanta moving to West Virginia in November of 2014 to live with her daughter and son-in-law. Born in 1934 in Mavromati, Greece to Michael and Eleni Vlassis Zaharogiannis, Antonia immigrated with her family to the United States in 1954 and married Savas "Sam" Costantinou Savopoulos in 1957. Toni proudly became a citizen of the United States on July 4, 2009 in Atlanta, Georgia and traveled to Greece most recently in 2010. Since her move to West Viginia, Toni became a football fan. She cheered for whatever team her son-in-law Jim supported. She loved watching old movies, her soap opera "The Young & The Restless", and most of all cooking Greek food for her family. Antonia is survived by her daughter: Sophia Tallant of Charles Town, West Virginia, son: Costa Savopoulos of Winder, Georgia, brother: Harry Zachos of Kennesaw, Georgia, grandson: Grant Savopoulos, nieces: Lisa Pierce, Elaine Taylor, Eleni Ware, Helen Oakley, Sherri Adams and Eleni Zachos, nephews: Dr. Obie Powell, Stavros "Shane" Zachos, Michael Zachos, Paul Zachos, Costa Zachos, Christo Zachos and Michael Zaharogiannis. Antonia is also survived by numerous great nieces and nephews, in-laws along with many friends all of whom she loved dearly. Mrs. Savopoulos is preceeded in death by her husband Savas "Sam"Costantinou Savopoulos, brothers: George, Paul "Pete", Peter "Gus" and sister: Angela. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, February 3, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at The Greek Cathedral of the Annunciation, Atlanta, Georgia. Interment will follow at Greenwood Cemetery. The family will receive friends Monday February 2 from 5-7 p.m. with the Prayer Service starting at 6 pm. A. S. Turner and Sons Funeral Home, Decatur, Georgia.


Funeral Home:
A.S. Turner
2773 N. Decatur Road
Decatur, GA
30033