May 2, 2019

Jane Potter Blood Sencer died peacefully on Thursday, May 2, 2019, in the company of her family. She was born in Winchester, Massachusetts in 1923, and during the Great Depression she spent part of her childhood in Boston and part in Western New York State. She graduated from Belmont High School in Belmont, MA, then attended Radcliffe College and graduated...

May 1, 2019

Mrs. Dorothy Young Watson, age 92 of Douglasville, GA, passed away Wednesday, May 1, 2019. She is survived by her husband; Charles A. Watson, Sr; son, Charles A. Watson Jr. and wife Martha; 3 Grandchildren; 4 great grandchildren; 7 nieces; and 6 nephews. The memorial service for Dorothy Young Watson will be held Saturday, May 18, 2019 at 1:30PM, Crusselle-Freeman...

Apr 30, 2019

Apr 29, 2019

HUGH WILLIAM GOODWIN; Born December 13, 1930 in Atlanta, GA, passed away Monday, April 29 at his home in McDonough following a short illness. He and Barbara, his late wife of 51 years, co-founded Crystal Springs Water Company in the early 1960’s. They bottled the fine waters from springs located on the family farm in what was then, rural South...

Apr 29, 2019

Apr 28, 2019

Dr. Rolando “Doc” Valencia Goco, a retired physician and beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, died April 28, 2019 at his Tucker, Georgia home. He was 91. Dr. Goco had medical practices in South and Northeast Baltimore as well as in Laurel, Maryland, and was employed by the Government of the District of Columbia for more than 30 years until...

Apr 27, 2019

Eugene Charles Michaels "Gene", 85, of Decatur died of natural causes on Saturday, April 27, 2019 at Emory-Decatur Hospital. Gene was born October 25, 1933 in Chicago, IL, son of the late Willard H. Michaels and Bernice Haas Michaels. Gene was raised by his grandfather, Charles Barton Michaels, in Oxford, Indiana. He was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps,...

Apr 25, 2019

Myrtice Louise Hembree, 92, of Covington, Georgia passed away April 24, 2019. She passed peacefully in her sleep to be with her Lord and Savior, her late husband Tom and all her cherished loved ones who have gone before her, after a seven-year battle with Alzheimers. She was born to the late Joseph Thomas and Essie Jones on September 14,...

Apr 25, 2019

Elinor M. Womack (Latham), aged 94, passed April 25, 2019. Elinor was preceded in death by her husband, Charles N. Womack. Mrs. Womack was the mother of 4 children, 11 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren, and 1 great-great grandchild. The family will receive friends at A.S. Turner & Sons Funeral Home (Decatur) on Friday, May 3, 2019, from 12:30pm-1:30pm, followed by a...

Apr 24, 2019

Delfa Veronica (Barabani) Magri, 93, formerly of 65 Lincoln St., Holyoke, died April 24, 2019 at home in Decatur, Georgia after a brief illness. She was born in Pawtucket, Rhode Island on May 28, 1925, the daughter of Italian immigrants Eliseo and Lilia (Lotti) Barabani. She moved to Holyoke with her parents and brother, Delfo, in 1939. She was educated...

Apr 24, 2019

Mrs. Mary Alice Dye, 89, of Atlanta (DeKalb Co.), GA, passed away on Wednesday, April 24, 2019, after a brief illness. Mary Alice was born in Augusta, GA, lived in Elberton, GA, for most of her early life, married, and moved to the Atlanta area in the early 1950's. She is preceded in death by her husband, Joe T. Dye,...

Apr 23, 2019

Apr 22, 2019

Mrs. Nancy Frazier, 82, of Atlanta, GA, passed away on Monday, April 22, 2019.After a brief illness. Mrs. Frazier was born in Lindale, GA. She was preceded in death by her father, Earl Wesley Robinson, her mother, Nela Rogers Robinson and her brother, Donald Earl Robinson. She is survived by her husband, Stanley Dennis Frazier and her daughter and son...

Apr 22, 2019

John DeWitt Counts, age 48, of Decatur, GA unexpectedly passed away on Monday, April 22, 2019. A native of Decatur, John was born December 3, 1970, to the late DeWittt B. "Rusty" Counts and Mrs. Charlotte Brown Counts. John was an Eagle Scout, a graduate of Druid Hills High School and attended DeKalb County Junior College. He joined the U.S....

Apr 21, 2019

Elizabeth (Betty) Allen Chadwick passed away on April 21, 2019. She is survived by her husband of nearly 50 years, William (Bill) H. Chadwick Jr. She was born on October 1, 1943 to Joseph and Elizabeth Allen. She was preceded in death by her parents and her two brothers, Charles and Micky. Betty was a graduate of Bass High School,...

Apr 21, 2019

Betty Jo Curl Williams September 1, 1928 - April 21, 2019 The Honorable Mrs. Betty Jo Williams passed away peacefully Easter Sunday afternoon in her home in Decatur, Ga. Betty Jo was surrounded by her family and caregivers; those whom she loved and who loved her. She is preceded in death by her parents, Dolores Butler Curl and Harry Franklin...

Apr 20, 2019

Liz was born in Collinsville, Alabama in 1934 to Russell and Alline Collins. Along with her older brother Russell, they moved around northeast Alabama before settling at 1505 Alabama Street in Gadsden. Both she and Russell graduated from Auburn. After graduation while working in Birmingham, she married Jim Bugg and the entire Bugg family in 1957. At first Jim and...

Apr 20, 2019

Anisha Shrestha, age 15 years, peacefully passed away of natural causes on April 20, 2019 in Lilburn, Georgia (GA). Anisha is survived by her father, Ram Krishna Shrestha; her mother, Mira Shrestha; her sister, Anima Shrestha; and her grandmother, Dil Maya Shrestha; all of Lilburn, GA. Anisha was born on January 16, 2004 in Atlanta, GA, to parents Ram and...

Apr 18, 2019

Patrice M. Jalloh, a longtime resident of Clarkston, GA, succumbed suddenly on April 18, 2019 . Employed as a Call Center Tech Support Representative at IGT,formerly known as The GTECH Corporation, Patrice was awarded numerous Certificates of Appreciation from January 2007 until September 2017. Patrice Munsel Jalloh is survived by her husband, Abu Bakarr Jalloh, her sister, Dr. Veronica Bedeau...

Apr 16, 2019

Ed Merritt, Jr. passed away peacefully at the age of 87, following a brief illness on April 16, 2019. He graduated from Druid Hills High school and Emory University. He married his high school sweetheart, Sara Deane Smith, in 1953. Survivors include his wife of 65 years, Sara Deane Smith Merritt; children, Edward Merritt III and Wife Ren, Mark Merritt...