Obituaries
Olga Elizabeth Lockaby
Jun 6, 2019
Olga Elizabeth Lockaby, 92, died Thursday, June 6, 2019. Mrs. Lockaby was born in Brighton, England. She met her husband, “Slim”, during WWII. She came to the United States as a war bride and became a citizen in 1967. Mrs. Lockaby worked for Sears and Roebuck in their accounting department for 35 years as a statistician. Her family will never...
Marilyn Pach Moynihan
Jun 5, 2019
Marilyn Pach Moynihan passed away on June 5, 2019. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church, Pell City, Alabama, on Saturday, June 8, 2019. The family will receive beginning at 10:00 am, CDT until shortly before Mass begins at 11:00 a.m. CDT. Mrs. Moynihan will be interred next to her late...
Betty Jean (Thrower) Freeman
Jun 2, 2019
Betty Jean Thrower Freeman, of Stone Mountain, Georgia, died following a prolonged Alzheimer’s illness on June 2, 2019. She was 87 years old. Betty was born on March 29, 1932 in Lanett, Alabama. She attended Lanett High School in Lanett, Alabama where she was the newspaper editor and salutatorian. Then in 1955, Betty graduated from Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama...
James Louie Johnson
Jun 2, 2019
Lt. Colonel Chaplain James Louie Johnson (U.S. Army, Retired) of Atlanta, Georgia passed away on Sunday June 2nd after a long illness. LTC James L. Johnson was born in Raleigh, North Carolina on August 15th 1930 to James Louie Johnson Sr. and Pearl Boyd Johnson. Both parents died when he was a child and he was brought to Augusta, Georgia...
Jane T Singleton
Jun 1, 2019
Jane T. Singleton, 78, of Stone Mountain, died Saturday, June 1, 2019 at Tranquility Hospice. Jane was born July 23, 1940 in Atlanta, daughter of the late John and Nancy Hadaway Thompson. She was a lifelong area resident and was retired. She loved spending time with her family , friends & going to church. Other than her parents, Jane was...
Silvia Ethridge
May 30, 2019
Silvia Hornsby Ethridge, 79, of Atlanta, died Thursday, May 30 2019. Silvia was a graduate of Bass H.S. in Atlanta. She retired from the Georgia Department of Transportation after 35 years of commendable service, Silvia was a long-time member of the Church of the Epiphany Choir. She was an avid reader with a broad knowledge of many subjects. Silvia loved...
Eleanor Stephens
May 29, 2019
STEPHENS, Eleanor - Eleanor Froehbrodt Stephens, 89, of Tucker, GA, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, May 29, 2019. She was born to William and Laura Kannberg on September 19, 1929, in Chicago, IL. Eleanor was a devoted, loving wife, mother, and grandmother. A long-time member of the First Christian Church of Atlanta, she was actively involved in...
Roger Payne Edwards
May 29, 2019
Roger was born on May 29, 1945, at Baptist Medical Center in Jasper, Alabama. His parents were Coot and Irene Philpot Edwards. He was named for Roy Rogers and Dr. Payne, the delivery doctor. His nickname became Poochie. In 1947, at the age of 22 months, he won the "Prettiest Baby in Jasper" contest. He was a member of West...
Fred Campbell Turner
May 27, 2019
Fred Turner, 72, of Orlando, Florida, died Monday, May 27. He is survived by his wife Dr. Janie Turner, his daughter Caroline Turner of Seattle, his son Scott Turner and Scott's wife Karen Love of Greenville, and two sisters, Dr. Patricia Turner and Jane Turner. Fred worked with his dad at A. S. Turner and Sons Funeral Home in Decatur,...
Bishop Frank Kellogg Allan
May 24, 2019
The Rt. Rev. Frank Kellogg Allan Frank Kellogg Allan passed away in Atlanta, Ga on May 24, 2019. He was born in Hammond, Indiana on May 9, 1935 and grew up in Atlanta, Ga where he graduated from Druid Hills High School in 1953 and from Emory University with a BA in English in 1956. He earned his Master of...
Robert Long-Wen Chen
May 24, 2019
Dr. Robert L.W. Chen of Atlanta, Georgia passed away on Friday, March 24, 2019. Dr. Chen was born in Shanghai, China in 1925 to Yu Gwang Chen and Ming Bau, the oldest of five siblings. Dr. Chen’s father was Nanjing University’s president. He grew up next door to Pearl Buck, during a tumultuous time in China--during the second Sino-Japan War...
Martha Huff Price
May 22, 2019
Martha Jarvis Price, 67, of Decatur, passed away Wednesday, May 22, 2019. Martha was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Hendley Price, and her parents, Ray and Polly Jarvis. Survivors include her sisters, Margaret Tilson of Asheville, NC as well as her very special sister Mary Jarvis, of Decatur; a brother, Ray Jarvis, of Lilburn; and several nieces and...
Cecil Spencer Ray Duncan
May 22, 2019
Cecil S. R. Duncan March 26, 1932 – May 22, 2019 Cecil Spencer Ray Duncan of Lawrenceville died 22 May 2019 at age 87. Born on 26 March 1932 in Oklahoma City, OK to Cecil Ray Duncan and Jeannie Elizabeth (Beth) King. Cecil served in the US Navy as a radio technician aboard the USS Thuban during the Korean conflict....
Richard M. Bassett
May 22, 2019
Richard Matthews Bassett, age 74, died peacefully on May 29 of complications from Parkinson’s Disease. He was diagnosed 23 years ago, but lived many of those years to the fullest before the disease finally started taking its toll. He was born in Buffalo, New York in 1945, graduated from the University of Buffalo and worked in data automation, first in...
Joseph Bruckner Owens, Sr.
May 22, 2019
Joseph Bruckner Owens, Sr. of Decatur died on 22 May 2019 at age 96. Born on 10 April 1923 in Augusta to Clinton B. Owens, Jr. and Elizabeth B. Owens, Joe Owens served in the US Army in Europe during World War II and continued in the US Army Reserve for many years, rising to the rank of Major. After...
Mary Ann Watt Wilson
May 22, 2019
Mary Ann Wilson, 81, of Decatur, Ga., passed away on Wednesday, May 22, 2019 at Emory DeKalb Medical Center. She was the widow of George Wilson. Mary Ann was born August 4, 1937 in Atlanta, Ga. a daughter of the late John Watt and Mary (Lynch) Watt. Mary Ann graduated from Grady High School and attended Auburn University. She retired...
James William "Bill" Smith
May 19, 2019
Mr. James William “Bill” Smith, 91, of Avondale Estates, and formerly of Decatur, passed away Sunday, May 19, 2019 at Emory University Hospital. Mr. Smith was born September 8, 1927 in Knoxville, Tennessee, son of the late William Corbin Smith and Lottie Lovenia White Smith. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He loved God, Bobbie, family,...
Betty Jo Camp
May 19, 2019
On the morning of Saturday, May 18th, when asked if she was ready to go home to Heaven, Betty Jo Kelly Camp said, “Yes.” She smiled and narrated messages to her dear friends on her way out of this world. Her last words were those of love of family and faith in God. She left this world shortly after midnight,...
John Stuart Worrell
May 14, 2019
John Stuart Worrell passed away on Tuesday, May 14, 2019, at 8:11 pm. He was born on September 15, 1959, in Atlanta, Georgia. John was raised and educated in Atlanta, Georgia. He graduated from St. Pius X High School and the University of Georgia. He attended Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Atlanta. He is survived by his: wife, Khamhou...
Mary Jacqueline English
May 14, 2019
Mary Jaqueline English, “Jackie” passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on May 14, 2019 at the age of 87. Born in Atlanta and raised in East Point, she was a graduate of Russell High School and attended Georgia State. While her two daughters were young, she was an active volunteer in the PTA, Sunday School and other organizations. Once...
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