Jan 20, 2019

Frank Paul Spence passed away at Emory Hospital on January 20, 2019 following a brief illness. He was born in Nashville, Tennessee on September 29, 1941 to the late Walter W. Spence Sr. and Alice L. Spence. He was preceded in death by his brothers Walter W. Spence Jr., George E. Spence, James P. Spence and Robert A. Spence. Frank...

Jan 20, 2019

LEE, Barbara Watkins (Proctor Woodroof) passed away on January 20, 2019, at the age of 87, peacefully in her home in Sandy Springs. The only child of Brig. Gen. Robert L. Watkins and Susan Shadburn Watkins of Decatur, she was a graduate of Washington Seminary, class of 1948, with the distinction of being the only pupil in the history of...

Jan 19, 2019

Helen Mellace Owens, 93, of Decatur, passed away on Saturday January 19, 2019. She is survived by her daughter, Linda Owens and was preceded in death by her brother, Gary Owens Graveside services will be held Wednesday January 23, 2019 at 12:00 pm, Decatur Cemetery.

Jan 18, 2019

Fred Grady Chapman, Sr. passed away on Friday, January 18, 2019 at age 96 in Hendersonville, North Carolina. Fred was born May 7, 1922 in Carnesville, Georgia, but spent most of his youth in Clarkston. He graduated from Clarkston High School in 1939. He was the first member of his family to complete High School. After graduation he moved to...

Jan 16, 2019

Littleton Hugh (Hutch) Moore, III, passed away at his home on Wednesday, January 16, 2019, due to complications from pneumonia after a valiant battle against cancer. Hutch was born on December 9, 1962, and was a lifelong resident of Decatur. He was the son of Mary Hazzard Moore and the late Littleton Hugh Moore, Jr. Hutch was a founding partner...

Jan 15, 2019

Joan Hamil Edmondson, 85, of Decatur, GA, passed away peacefully Tuesday, January 15, 2019. Born March 11, 1933, in Fairfax, AL, she was the daughter of the late Noah Hamil and Eunice Briskey. Joan met the love of her life, Rolfe, and was married at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Decatur. They made their home together in Decatur where they...

Jan 14, 2019

John McCaa, Jr., age 83, passed away January 14, 2019. He was a loving and devoted father and grandfather who will be greatly missed. John was a proud veteran, serving as a United States Naval Intelligence Officer with Red Rippers Fighter Squadron and at the Pentagon. He was the founder of two businesses and was a successful international businessman. He...

Jan 13, 2019

Nancy Jeffreys Woodall died on January 13, 2019 at The Fountainview Alzheimer’s Center of Atlanta at the age of 91. The celebration of her life will be at 2:00 p.m. in the chapel of Newcomb Allgood & Davis Funeral Home, Chase City, VA on Saturday, January 19, 2019, with Rev. Gina Bottoms Maio officiating. Nancy was born in Chase City,...

Jan 12, 2019

Virginia Ponder Patterson, age 97, of Decatur, Georgia, passed away peacefully in her sleep Saturday, January 12th after a brief illness following a stroke. She was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on September 26, 1921. She was the daughter of Spears Thomas Ponder and Clyde Baxter Ponder. She was preceded in death by her husband, Frank Edward Patterson (Pat); brother, Spears...

Jan 12, 2019

Mrs. Norma E. (May) Eddins of Tampa, Florida and Atlanta, Georgia, wife and mother of three children, passed in her sleep early Saturday morning, January 12, 2019. She was 88 years old. A fourth-generation Floridian, Norma graduated from St. Petersburg High School and went on to St. Petersburg Junior College and then Florida State University where she received a bachelor’s...

Jan 12, 2019

William Ty Mayton, 77, of Decatur, beloved father, grandfather, brother and friend, passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday, January 12, 2019. Born May 1, 1941, in Rockwood, Tennessee, he was the son of the late Harry and Verna Mayton. He was known as “WT” by some of his family members and friends. Bill graduated from the University of...

Jan 12, 2019

Nettie Hicks passed away peacefully in her sleep on Saturday January 12, 2019. Ms. Hicks was born on March 30, 1932, in Atlanta to J.A. Hicks Sr. and Mozelle Norris Hicks. Ms. Hicks was preceded in death by her only son, Preston Keith Allen; two brothers and two sisters. She is survived by her sisters, Betty A. Harris (Robert) and...

Jan 11, 2019

Doris Ruth Armstrong Ortlip, 94, of Atlanta, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and friend, passed away in her sleep Friday, January 11, 2019, of natural causes, having faithfully completed a life of service to God, family, and community. Born in Bradford, PA, March 23, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Chauncey Irwin and Ruth Baxter Armstrong. Doris was a...

Jan 9, 2019

Martin Lewis Ball III, age 69, passed away after an extended illness Wednesday evening, January 9, 2019, at his Decatur, GA home surrounded by family and friends. Martin was born in Winston-Salem, NC on August 1, 1949 to the late Col. Martin L. Ball, Jr. and Carolyn Hayes Ball. In his senior year, Martin was an all-state debater for R.J....

Jan 9, 2019

Barbara Harbour Bookout Brice, 81, passed away Wednesday, January 9, 2019. She was born at Emory Hospital, December 29, 1937, to the late Henry Wade and Robert Jester Harbour Bookout. Barbara grew up on Lenox Road when it was merely a dirt road. An Atlanta native, she attended Garden Hills Elementary and graduated from North Fulton High School. Throughout her...

Jan 8, 2019

David J. Pivar, Ph.D., one of the country’s foremost historians on American social-purity movements, passed away on Tuesday, January 8, 2019, in Decatur, Georgia, at the age of 85. Born in Philadelphia in 1933 to Benjamin, a businessman, and Mary, a homemaker. The accidental death of his father in 1937 profoundly altered his childhood. At age six, he would leave...

Jan 6, 2019

Geraldine (Geri) Bailey, 93, of Benton House Senior Living in Sugar Hill, GA, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, January 6, 2019. She was born in Union, SC on August 25, 1925 to the late Mason Herring Sprouse and Walter Leon Sprouse. Mrs. Bailey was preceded in death by her husband, William Clarence Bailey, Sr., her...

Jan 5, 2019

Jan 4, 2019

Elizabeth (Betty) Hall Dunn passed away on January 4, 2019. She was preceded in death by her husband, and love of her life E. D. (Jack) Dunn, her parents Ailene Adams Hall and James Vernie Hall, her sister Mary Hall Crutchfield, her son Mark Hall Dunn, and her daughter-in-law Lori Taylor Dunn. She was born and grew up in Decatur,...

Jan 4, 2019

Michael (Mike) Steven Duffy, 65, passed away at Emory Crawford Long Hospital on January 4, 2019, with his sisters by his side. He was a 1971 graduate of Druid Hills High School, and attended Georgia Tech where he was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity. Mike had been a dialysis patient since July 2011, and was on the transplant...