Apr 19, 2024

Richard J. Shivers Jr., 75, of Clarkston, GA, passed away on April 19, 2024, after a short illness. Rich was born May 15, 1948, in Brookly, NY to Richard J. Shivers Sr. and Elizabeth Callahan Shivers. Rich devoted his life to helping others and did so by becoming a member of the clergy for many years, serving as a US Navy Chaplin...

Apr 18, 2024

CDR Ralph Ray McCumber, Jr., USN, Retired, 79, of Decatur, passed peacefully in his sleep on Thursday, April 18, 2024, following a long illness.

Affectionately known as Mac or Scrag by many loved ones, Ralph was born in Portsmouth, Virginia, on August 24, 1944, to the late Mr. Ralph Ray McCumber, Sr., and Mrs. Lucile Bennett McCumber. His brother, Alan McCumber,...

Apr 17, 2024

Lanier, June K.

June K. Lanier, age 91, passed away on April 17, 2024 at her home in DeKalb Co., GA. She graduated from Rabun Gap Nacoochee School and attended Georgia State Univ. Prior to the birth of her first child she worked for Trust Company of Georgia. She devoted her life to raising her boys and looking after the...

Apr 15, 2024

James David Bloom, known affectionately to friends and family as Jim, passed away peacefully after a valiant fight with cancer on Monday April 15, 2024, in Conyers, Georgia. He was preceded in death by his parents, Alexandria and Canfield Bloom, brother Dawson Bloom and sister Ella Crowley. Born on November 13, 1934, in Newark, New Jersey, Jim's vibrant spirit and...

Apr 15, 2024

Judith Ann Jackson

Judith Ann Jackson (nee Almand) died on April 15, 2024 in Atlanta, GA. Born on June 12, 1946 in Atlanta, Georgia, she was the daughter of Joe M. Almand, Sr. and Ethel Gordon Power Almand.

Judy was a Decatur native who was always active in her church, first as a pastor's wife in Abbeville, Louisiana and Atlanta and later...

Apr 14, 2024

Martha Carol Eichelberger, 69, of Decatur, GA passed away unexpectedly on Monday, April 15th, in her home in Decatur, GA. She was born in Chattanooga, TN, to parents Edward Eichelberger and Martha Douthitt Eichelberger.

Martha was a graduate of University of Tennessee Memphis and studied laboratory science and medical technology. She lived most of her life in Houston, TX and Athens,...

Apr 13, 2024

John Alan Moore, age 87, passed away on Saturday, April 13th, just 5 days before his 88th birthday. He was born on April 18, 1936, in Atlanta, Ga. to Z.O. Moore and Mildred Akins. He moved to Chattanooga, TN at the age of 6 where he grew up with his loving parents and little sister Diane Moore. In Tennessee, his...

Apr 12, 2024

On Friday 4/12/2024 Margaret (Betty) Cardell had her wish and desire to go to her heavenly home fulfilled. She is now in the joyous presence of her Heavenly Father and her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. She was the matriarch of our family, and we will miss her very much but we rejoice in the knowledge that she is having...

Apr 11, 2024

Apr 10, 2024

Wallace Dean Wilcox passed away April 10, 2024 at the age of 87. Dean was born in Billings, MT on April 4, 1937, the eldest child to Rena Mae (née, Ramspeck) and Clyde Emil "Bill" Wilcox, Jr.. Dean graduated from Billings Senior High in 1955, and attended undergraduate studies at the University of Montana and the University of Utah, where...

Apr 8, 2024

Jon Carlson Martin has been granted permission to go ashore. He died unexpectedly on April 8, 2024 in Decatur, GA following complications from a heart attack. He was born August 10, 1946 in Bristol, CT to the late Roger C. and Joan C. Martin.

Jon served our country in the US Navy retiring in 1999 after 31 years as Chief...

Apr 7, 2024

Miller, Richard Kirk, Jr.

The Reverend Kirk Miller, age 74, died peacefully at home in Scottdale, GA on Sunday, April 7. He was born July 1, 1949, in Augusta, GA to Marguerite Ellis and Richard Kirk Miller, Sr. Kirk earned a B.A. in English at Augusta College, and a Master of Divinity degree at Emory University's Candler School of Theology in...

Apr 5, 2024

Christopher Paul (Chris) Koch

1950 - 2024

Chris died peacefully, at his home, Friday, April 5, 2024. He was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania and raised in Decatur, Georgia. Chris' interest in archeology began as a young child when he found his first arrowhead while living in Tennessee. His passion led to a bachelor's degree in Anthropology from Georgia State University. He continued...

Apr 3, 2024

Evie was born and raised in Germantown, Tennessee. She is preceded in death by her parents, Manuel and Georgia Scarmoutsos, and brother, Andrew Scarmoutsos Evie is survived by her two sons, John Pappas and Manuel Pappas and her brother, Peter Scarmoutsos.

Her father, Manuel, was the National GOYA President in 1961 and Supreme Counsel for the Order of Ahepa where...

Apr 3, 2024

Alice Hsu was born in 1928 as Hsien-Hua Chang in the city of Shaxi, Hubei Province in China. The youngest of five children of a prominent family, she emigrated to Taiwan with her sister and third brother when the Communists took control of China. Since childhood Alice was exceptionally close with her only sister and they remained so throughout their...

Apr 3, 2024

Bobby Pickens of Auburn, Georgia passed away on Apr 3, 2024. His loved ones are composing his obituary, which you will be able to read here.

Apr 2, 2024

Carole Cooper, born January 15, 1956 in Kansas City, MO, passed away on April 2, 2024 surrounded by loving family after a long battle with brain cancer. Her parents were Della May George and Frank Eugene Blasco. She graduated from Van Horn High School in Missouri, DeKalb Technical College in Georgia, and Ashford University in Iowa.

Carole hated sports with few...

Apr 2, 2024

Imogene Maxey Obituary

Imogene Maxey of Decatur, Georgia, born November 21, 1927, entered eternal life on April 2, 2024.

Imogene was the daughter of Una Mae and Lewis Rutledge from La Fayette Georgia. As a late teen she moved to Rome Georgia with her family. She worked at Rome's, then popular, Fahy department store on Broad Street. In Rome she was...

Apr 1, 2024

Joseph A. Morgan, Jr. passed away on 04.01.24 in Decatur, GA. He was a long term resident of the Decatur Center for Nursing and Healing. He was born 09.05.44 and is survived by his three brothers: Fr. Martin Morgan, Tulsa, OK, Frank Morgan, Scottdale, GA, and James Morgan, Castle Rock, WA. He was a graduate of Scranton Preparatory School, Scranton,...

Apr 1, 2024

Gaynell Brown Kendall, 84 years of age, passed peacefully in her home on Easter, Sunday, March 31, 2024.

Gaynell was born December 12, 1939 in Mitchell County, Georgia to the late John Jackson and Christine Brown. She was the oldest daughter of five siblings. She had two sisters, Gerturde Slappey and Patricia Kirksey, and two brothers, Henry Louis Brown and Jackson...