Obituaries

Mary Catherine Poulos

Mary Catherine Poulos

Nov 8, 2019

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Mary C. Poulos, on Friday, November 8th, 2019 at the age of 85 after a long and fulfilled life. Mary was born on December 23rd, 1933 in Lexington, Kentucky, the second daughter of Amy and William Hickey. After graduating from Druid Hills High School in 1952, Mary completed her...

Lorine Eva Clayton

Lorine Eva Clayton

Nov 8, 2019

Lorine Clayton, age 97, passed away November 8, 2019. She was born September 9, 1922, in Atlanta, Georgia, to James and Fannie Kate Travis. She was married to Roy Albert Clayton on February 1, 1947, up until his death in 1971. Lorine is survived by her brother, Jack Travis, New Mexico; son, Robert Clayton (Michele); daughter, Jan Ludke (Mike); grandchildren:...

Mae Frances Aycock

Mae Frances Aycock

Nov 7, 2019

Mae F. Aycock, 87, of Stone Mountain, Ga. passed away Thursday, November 7, 2019. Funeral services will be Saturday, November 16 at 11 a.m. at Clairmont Presbyterian Church with the Reverends Owen Stepp and Frank Arnold officiating. The graveside service will be at Carrollton City Cemetery at 3 p.m. in Carrollton with the Reverends Stepp and Jan Tolbert officiating. A...

Celeste Macris

Celeste Macris

Nov 4, 2019

Celeste Zervakos Macris was born in Newark, New Jersey on December 12, 1950 to Frank and Nicolette Zervakos. She graduated from Georgia State University and worked at Sears department store for several years. In 1987, she married her second husband Demetrios Macris. The two lived in Tucker, Georgia until Demetri’s passing in 2011. After living with multiple sclerosis for many...

Trula Gale Leggett

Trula Gale Leggett

Nov 3, 2019

Trula Gale Leggett (66), of Stone Mountain, GA died 11/03/2019. She is survived by her husband Joe and son Bryon Leggett. A celebration of her life will be held in the family home at 5:00PM on Saturday, 11/9/2019. Cremation services have been provided by A.S. Turner & Sons Funeral Home & Crematory of Decatur, GA.

John Nolan Howett Eley

John Nolan Howett Eley

Nov 3, 2019

John Nolan Howett Eley, born February 2, 1990 in Douglasville, Georgia, died November 3rd, 2019 in Roswell, Georgia. He is the beloved son of Dr. Maeve Howett of Amherst, Massachusetts and Dr. Bill Eley and Mary Haley of Decatur, Georgia, and the adored little brother of Sarah Caitlin Howett Eley of Smyrna, Georgia. He was predeceased by his grandparents: Hubert...

Peter Jamison Hood

Peter Jamison Hood

Nov 1, 2019

Peter (Pete) Jamison Hood, our beloved son, brother, uncle and friend, will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved him. Pete was 55 when he passed away from heart disease. Pete grew up in Greenville, SC, attending Riverside High School. After graduating from the University of South Carolina, he moved to Los Angeles and worked in the movie...

Wilton Jackson (Bill) Goodwin

Wilton Jackson (Bill) Goodwin

Oct 31, 2019

Wilton Jackson (Bill) Goodwin, 93, died Thursday, October 31, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia, from complications of Alzheimer’s disease. He leaves his wife of 61 years, Helen Thorington Goodwin; his son, Robert Thorington Goodwin and his wife Stacy Sorrels Goodwin; his daughter, Mary Margaret Goodwin and her spouse Ann “Joey” Herrera; four grandchildren, Nisu and Lia Herrera, Jackson and Grace Goodwin;...

Evelyn Hyatt Coleman

Evelyn Hyatt Coleman

Oct 31, 2019

Evelyn Hyatt Coleman "Ebby" 102, passed away Oct. 31, 2019. Evelyn was born July 12, 1917 in Atlanta, GA and was a lifelong resident. She was the daughter of Charles and Elizabeth Syfan Hyatt. She was predeceased by her son, Donald Edwin Coleman; her sister, Mildred H. McCorkle; and her brother, Charles H. Hyatt. Evelyn was a graduate of Girls...

Walter E. "Chad" Chadwick

Walter E. "Chad" Chadwick

Oct 31, 2019

Walter E. “Chad” Chadwick, 73 of Decatur, GA went home to his Savior on Thursday, October 31, 2019. Beloved by all who knew him, he had a generous, energetic and happy spirit. Born and raised in Decatur, he was a football legend at Decatur High School and the University of Tennessee, where in 1967 he helped lead the Volunteers to...

Elizabeth Jane Walton

Elizabeth Jane Walton

Oct 30, 2019

Mrs. Elizabeth Jane Walton, more affectionately known as “BeeGee,” passed away on Wednesday October 30, 2019 at the age of 81 at Country Gardens Senior Living in Dunwoody. She was born August 14, 1938 to the late William and Elizabeth Hall in Philadelphia, PA. She married Benn Collins Walton on May 23, 1959 who preceded her in death. They were...

Nelrae Joan Little

Nelrae Joan Little

Oct 29, 2019

Nelrae Joan Austin Little passed away on Monday, October 28th at age 95. She was born September 22,1924 to William Wray Austin and Bama Geneva Dekle Austin in Atlanta, GA. She graduated from Atlanta Girls High in 1943 and attended Georgia State Junior College. She was employed in the Insurance Industry for forty years. She married Frank E. Little, Jr...

Erling Grovenstein, Jr.

Erling Grovenstein, Jr.

Oct 28, 2019

Dr. Erling Grovenstein, Jr., 94, of Atlanta, died October 28, 2019. He was born on November 12, 1924, in Miami, Florida, to Erling Grovenstein and Lois O’Keefe Nesbitt Grovenstein. Erling later moved to Albany, Georgia, where he graduated in 1941 with honors from Albany High School at the age of 16. Erling attended the Georgia Institute of Technology graduating magna...

Katherine Ann Smith

Katherine Ann Smith

Oct 28, 2019

Kathy Smith of Stone Mountain, Georgia, died on October 28, 2019 after a brief journey with cancer. Kathy was born on January 17, 1951 in Lafayette, Indiana to Virginia and Al Ball (both deceased). She was raised and educated in the Hoosier State. Kathy moved to metro Atlanta in 1978, but remained close to her Indiana family; her sister, Janet...

Georgia E. Tassopoulos

Georgia E. Tassopoulos

Oct 28, 2019

Georgia Economy Tassopoulos, age 99, died peacefully on October 28, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. She was born August 7, 1920, in Atlanta, GA, the youngest of five children. A lifelong resident of Atlanta, she attended Girls High School and after graduation began working at Rich’s Department Store. She enjoyed her career at Rich’s and the opportunities and friendships it provided...

Paul Edmund Willingham

Paul Edmund Willingham

Oct 27, 2019

Paul Edmund Willingham of Decatur, GA, passed away peacefully on October 27, 2019. Ed was a loving Father, Grandfather, and Husband who will be greatly missed by all who knew him. He was retired from the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. Ed held a Bachelor’s in English from UNC Chapel Hill, a Master’s in Divinity from Vanderbilt University, a Master’s...

Jeannette A. Fleming

Jeannette A. Fleming

Oct 27, 2019

Mrs. Jeannette A. Fleming, 97, of Decatur, passed away Sunday, October 27, 2019 at Great Oaks Senior Living in Monroe, Georgia. Jeannette was born January 9, 1922 in Maysville, daughter of the late Joseph Albert Ariail and Elizabeth Garrison Ariail. She worked for many years as a pre-school teacher at Clairmont Hills Baptist Church. She was a member of the...

Surinder P. Singh

Surinder P. Singh

Oct 26, 2019

Surinder Pal Singh (S. P. Singh) of Stockbridge, GA, left for his heavenly abode, peacefully at home, on Saturday, October 26, 2019. Born in Amritsar India, S. P. Singh and his family immigrated to Atlanta in 1975. He was a highly respected member of the Atlanta Sikh Community. Those fortunate enough to know him were blessed with his humor, wisdom...