Obituaries

Matthew Varghese

Matthew Varghese

Mar 11, 2020

Death knocked on our door unexpectedly On the night of Tuesday, March 10th 2020 Matthew Varghese just 62 years of earth Departed - no nod, no wave, nor a kiss good bye I say, Come back! I miss you I wish to crumble all the pettiness Just so the love that broke through death Could have been a lived life...

Ranee (Maliwan) Bassett

Ranee (Maliwan) Bassett

Mar 11, 2020

Ranee Bassett, 66, of Decatur, passed away March 11, 2020. Service to be announced. A.S Turner & Sons, Decatur, GA.

Alice Caroline Bliss

Alice Caroline Bliss

Mar 11, 2020

We lost a remarkable, talented and accomplished woman on Wednesday March 11, 2020, when Alice Bliss slipped away peacefully in her sleep. Alice filled her 95 years on this earth with a kaleidoscopic variety of activities- she was a classroom teacher, music critic, benefactor, accomplished author, wonderful neighbor, great lover of “rescue” animals, and lasting and loyal friend. Alice completed...

Edith Deaton Morton

Edith Deaton Morton

Mar 10, 2020

NOTE CHANGE OF SERVICE LOCATION!!!!! NOTE CHANGE OF SERVICE LOCATION!!!!!!! Edith Deaton Morton, age 91, went to her eternal home on Tuesday, March 10, 2020. Edith was born on July 9, 1928, to Nathan B. Deaton and Grace Jones Deaton of Buford. Edith was affectionately called “Edie” by her grandfather and stood out as the only blonde blue-eyed child of...

Yafet Zecharias Weldeyesus

Yafet Zecharias Weldeyesus

Mar 10, 2020

“Then Job arose and tore his robe and shaved his head and fell on the ground and worshiped. And he said, ‘ . . . The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD’” (Job 1:20 and 21b ESV). Yafet Zecharias Weldeyesus, follower of the Lord Jesus Christ and child of God, entered...

Oscar Stewart Adams

Oscar Stewart Adams

Mar 9, 2020

Dr. Oscar Stewart Adams of Decatur, Georgia passed away March 9, 2020 at the age of 94. He is survived by three daughters: Courtnaye C. Mills (Ron of Martinsville, Va.), Laurie R. Wellborn (Sam of Columbus, Ga.), and Frances R. Reynolds of Cary, NC. Grandchildren: Samuel Marshall Wellborn, IV, Lucy W. Jones, John Garland T Wellborn, Patrick W. Reynolds, and...

David Jay Roth

David Jay Roth

Mar 7, 2020

David Jay Roth, 63, passed on Saturday, March 7, 2020 after a long illness. Dave was born in Chicago, IL and grew up in Green Lake, WI. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin with a degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering. After graduating, Dave worked for McDonnell Douglas Aircraft then Gulfstream Aircraft. As a young man, Dave loved playing...

John Marion Eddins

John Marion Eddins

Mar 2, 2020

John Marion Eddins of Atlanta, Georgia, and Champaign, Illinois, passed in his sleep early Monday morning, March 2, 2020. He was 89 years old. Born in Bushnell, Florida, John attended Florida State University where he earned his bachelor’s degree in music education. In 1952, shortly after graduation, he entered active duty in the Navy, serving for over 3 years as...

Dominic Charles Giovinazzo

Dominic Charles Giovinazzo

Mar 2, 2020

Dominic Charles Giovinazzo, 98, passed away peacefully at home Monday March 2, 2020. At age nine, he and his family immigrated from his birthplace, Portigliola, Italy, to the United States and settled in Ravenna, Ohio. Upon graduating high school, Dominic proudly entered the U.S. Army and became a member of Fox Company with the 328th Infantry Regiment 26th Infantry Division...

Andrew Michael  Suligoy

Andrew Michael Suligoy

Mar 2, 2020

Andy M. Suligoy, 54, of Druid Hills, GA passed away on March 2nd, 2020. He was born to Andrew L. and Linda Suligoy on February 3rd, 1966 in Joliet IL. Andy received a degree in nursing at Parkland College in Champaign, IL. However, the pull of the South, nurtured by his love of the book, Gone With the Wind resulted...

Robert Scott Sterling

Robert Scott Sterling

Feb 29, 2020

Robert Scott Sterling, 62, died unexpectedly and much too soon on Feb. 29, 2020 in his adopted home of Atlanta, Georgia. He leaves behind his two precious children, Justin Sterling of Vancouver B.C. and Eden Sterling of Toronto, Ontario. His beloved first son Dylan died in 2014. Bob’s survivors also include a loving family of brothers and sisters, Sheryl, Sally,...

Robert Derril Gay

Robert Derril Gay

Feb 29, 2020

Robert Derril Gay June 23, 1939-February 29, 2020 Robert Derril Gay, Ph.D. age 80, died at home in the early hours of the morning, Saturday, February 29 with his nephew at his side after a valiant year-long fight against gallbladder cancer. He peacefully left this earth the way he lived his life, with dignity and grace. Derril was a true...

Gildo Ferdinand Joseph Crotta

Gildo Ferdinand Joseph Crotta

Feb 27, 2020

Gildo Ferdinand Joseppi Luigi ,or as we all knew him, "Joe" Crotta passed on Wednesday, 26 February at home in Park Springs. He was 94. He was a Father ,Grandfather and inspiration to all who knew him. He is survived by his ex wife Elizabeth, sons Peter and Christopher, stepdaughter Amanda and stepson Michael. He will be missed by us...

Terry Lynn Kilgore

Terry Lynn Kilgore

Feb 26, 2020

Terry Lynn Kilgore, 64 of Roswell, GA, went home to be with our Lord on February, 26, 2020. Born on January 11, 1956, he grew up on Highland Avenue in Atlanta, which is now at the intersection of the Presidential Parkway. Terry attended Highland and Morningside Elementary Schools and was a 1974 honor graduate of Grady High School in Atlanta....

Teilynn Yong Ivey

Teilynn Yong Ivey

Feb 26, 2020

Teilynn Yong Ivey, age 48 of Decatur, Georgia, died Wednesday, February 26, 2020. Mrs. Ivey was born on February 18, 1972 in Nashville, Tennessee to the late Kai Cheong Yong and Tamra Yong Acree. She moved to Avondale Estates, Georgia with her parents and siblings in 1973. Teilynn attended Avondale Elementary and graduated from Avondale High School in 1990. Upon...

Irma Josefa Cordiviola

Irma Josefa Cordiviola

Feb 26, 2020

On Wednesday February 26, 2020, after a long and beautiful life, Irma Cordiviola went to be with the Lord. Irma is survived by her children, Alicia & Frankie Fleck, Ana & Ken Rickett and Micky & Suzette Cordiviola. Irma is also survived by her grandchildren, Bradlee, Gabby, Makayla and Nathaniel; her brother, Horacio Vitale & family; sister-in-law, Marta & Otto...

Carol Smith

Carol Smith

Feb 25, 2020

Carol Hallman Smith was born Carol Elizabeth Hallman on Dec. 17, 1962 at Emory Hospital. Her parents, Bernard Lingo and Christine Connell Hallman loved her very much. She was the baby of the family and kind of a natural star so her older brother and sister Richard and Laura had to get used to that. The Hallman kids all grew...

Steven Buckley Wooters

Steven Buckley Wooters

Feb 23, 2020

Steven Buckley Wooters 1943-2020 Steven Buckley Wooters died in Atlanta February 23, 2020. He was born in Richmond, Virginia June 14, 1943 to Eva McKown Pitzer and Percival Clyde Wooters. Theirs was a life in the U S Army, living in South Korea before the Korean War and in cities all over this country, moving often. The family settled in...

Charles M. Jenkins

Charles M. Jenkins

Feb 22, 2020

Charles M. Jenkins, age 81 of Stone Mountain passed away Saturday February 22, 2020. He retired from Keebler after many years of service. He was a loving husband, father, and grandfather who will be greatly missed. He is survived by his beloved wife, Mary Jenkins, his daughter Lisa Royal, step-son and daughter-in-law, David and Theresa Payne, and three beautiful granddaughters,...