Jul 15, 2019

Juanita Blakey Blocker, 87, went to be with her heavenly Father on Monday, July 15, 2019. Juanita was born February 22, 1932 in Sylvania, Georgia, daughter of the late Harvey Wooten Blakey and Herman Bessie Whitner Blakey. She was next to the youngest of eight children raised on the family farm in Sylvania, Georgia. She graduated from Jackson High School...

Jul 15, 2019

Suzanne F. Burch, age 72, of Decatur Georgia passed away on Monday, July 15. Suzanne was born January 11, 1947 to Miriam P. Finkle and James D. Finkle. She grew up in Buena Vista, GA and attended Marion County schools. She attended Emory at Oxford College and graduated from Georgia State University. Her entire working career was spent in banking...

Jul 14, 2019

Betty V Huntsinger, age 90 of Decatur, GA. passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, July 14, 2019 after a short term illness. She was born on August 24, 1928 in Woodland, AL. She was the daughter of the late Jodie and Ophelia Parmer who were cotton farmers. At the age of 41 her mother passed away after giving birth...

Jul 14, 2019

Patricia S. Harrison, 79, of Decatur, Georgia, passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 14, 2019. She was born on March 31, 1940 in Atlanta, Georgia, a daughter of the late Raymond E. and Irene (James) Sharp. Ms. Harrison was a retired employee of the Department of Natural Resources. Surviving includes a son, Mitch Gene Little of Pensacola, Florida as well...

Jul 14, 2019

Jul 13, 2019

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions be made to the Catholic Relief Services.

Jul 11, 2019

James Henning Porter IV, known to many as Jim but to his family and lifelong friends as Jimmie, passed peacefully out of this life on July 11, 2019. His death came after a brief but valiant three months following a diagnosis of liver cancer. He was three weeks shy of his sixty-fifth birthday. A master carpenter for more than thirty...

Jul 11, 2019

Charles Zachry Norton, III died on July 11, 2019 at the Fountainview Center for Alzheimer’s Disease. He was the son of the late Charles Zachry Norton, Jr. and Annette Downs Norton of Atlanta, GA. Born in Atlanta on December 6, 1935, he spent most of his life in Atlanta, but his happiest moments were living in Big Canoe, GA before...

Jul 10, 2019

Chris Lee Witcher passed away July 10th after surgery at Emory Dekalb hospital in Decatur. He was born in Miami, Oklahoma on August 29th, 1956. He was predeceased by his father Robert Witcher and sister Deborah Witcher. He is survived by his son Brent Witcher and his family: daughter-in-law Angélique, grandchildren Everly and Maxime ; his two daughters Courtney Witcher...

Jul 9, 2019

Mary Rose Young Daniel was born November 28,1923 in St. Paul Minnesota to Edward J. Young and Alice Berry Young. Mary Rose was the eldest of four children. Her siblings are Joan Jansen born in 1925, James A. (Chic) Young born in 1929 and Rev. John E. Young born in 1932. Most of Mary’s childhood was spent in St.Paul. With...

Jul 8, 2019

PETER JULIUS MULLER, JR., DVM, passed away peacefully in his wife’s arms, surrounded by his loving family on July 8th, 2019. Born August 11, 1928 in New Orleans, Louisiana, Peter was an entrepreneur from an early age, catching snakes on the bayou and selling them from his school locker. Despite his early mischief, he went on to earn a Bachelor...

Jul 7, 2019

Deborah Gayle Eidson, 67, of Tucker, Georgia passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 7, 2019. Deborah was born September 5, 1951, in Atlanta, Georgia to Grier Lewis and Martha Frances (Pittman) Eidson. She graduated from Walker High School, DeKalb County 1969. Deborah worked in the administrative and telecommunications areas. She worked earlier in her life with Superior Rigging, Stylon of...

Jul 6, 2019

Eleanor Moylan, long time resident of Decatur, Ga, as well as Asheville, NC; died on Saturday, July 6th, 2019 of natural causes. Eleanor was a member of North Decatur Presbyterian Church,and worked as a Reading Specialist. She was married to the late David H Moylan, with whom she raised her three daughters, Sara Moylan, Jennifer Schultz and Kelli Carey. Following...

Jul 4, 2019

Gregory George Javo, age 66, from Atlanta, Georgia, passed peacefully on July 4th, 2019, at his home, surrounded by family and friends. Gregory was a lifetime member of the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Annunciation on Clairmont Road. Gregory loved his church and was a vigilant advocate for all his parish shut-ins. For years, he faithfully fed the homeless through...

Jul 4, 2019

Alan Wade (Shawn) Ergle, age 57 of Decatur, GA passed away July 4, 2019. He was born on October 13, 1961 in Atlanta, GA. He attended Druid Hills High School and graduated from the University of Georgia. He is survived by his mother, Dianne Ergle, Avondale Estates, GA and his father, Terry Ergle, Dawsonville, GA. The family will celebrate his...

Jul 4, 2019

Hilda Diaz, 89, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 4, 2019 in the arms of her loving husband, Jesus, and with family members at their side. She was born on December 18, 1929 in Havana, Cuba to Alejandro and Mercedez Rodriguez. She married Jesus Diaz Lanzada on January 5, 1957. Hilda was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and friend. At...

Jul 4, 2019

Roger Dan Williams, 62, passed away July 4, 2019 after a courageous five-year battle with cancer. Dan was born in Manheim, Germany on November 4, 1956 where he was adopted by his loving parents, Wayne and Fay Williams who were stationed there at the time. The Williams family lived in Germany for the first year of Dan’s life, then relocating...

Jul 3, 2019

Donna Sue Benson (Melton) passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Wednesday, July 3, 2019 at the age of 75. Donna is preceded in death by her parents, Ira B. Melton, Sr. and Mildred E. Melton, brother, Ira B. Melton, Jr. and niece, Cheryl Melton. Donna is survived by her loving husband, Nelson Benson of 58 years. They were...

Jul 1, 2019

Zelda "Mimi" Harriett Frye Reid died peacefully on July 1, 2019 at Pebblebrook Memory Care, a caring community in Park Springs, Stone Mountain, GA. She was 91. She was born in Atlanta, GA on July 29, 1927 to Harry and Lodene Frye and lived in the Atlanta area her entire life. She graduated from West Fulton High School. She was...

Jul 1, 2019

Beatrice Drusilla Carter, 93, of Avondale Estates, Georgia, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, July 1, 2019. Dru, as she was known, was born on September 17, 1925 in Day Book/Jack's Creek, North Carolina, to Samuel Lee Haney and Thursa Bennett Haney. She graduated from Bee Log High School in Bee Log, North Carolina, near Burnsville, and earned an...