Onis Wages

Aug 14, 2024

Onis Wages, 99, passed away peacefully in her sleep on August 14, 2024, in Austell, GA.

Onis Wages was born on July 5, 1925 in Kings Mountain, NC, to Clayton Tucker and Louise Tucker.

Onis married Marion Wages and the couple had 1 child, Linda Marlene. Onis was a meticulous homemaker, a wonderful cook and also kept children whom...

Dorothy Clark

Aug 10, 2024

Dorothy Elaine Clark, born June 15, 1953, died August 10, 2024 from a brief illness following many years of disability.

Dorothy was the daughter and only child of John Bond Clark and Isabel Roberts Clark, and only grandchild of Mattie Belle McQuarrie Roberts. She was born at Emory Hospital and grew up in Decatur, graduating from Columbia High School...

Charlie Garalis

Aug 10, 2024

Charlie Garalis, 93, beloved Husband, Father and Grandfather, of Stone Mountain, Georgia, formerly of Peabody, MA, died on Saturday, Aug. 10, in Atlanta, Georgia. He was born in Salisbury, MA on June 4, 1931. Charlie moved with his family to Stone Mountain, Georgia, in 1972. Charlie will be most remembered for his commitment and dedication to his wife and family,...

Joyce Smith

Aug 9, 2024

Joyce Smith, aged 93, passed away on August 8, 2024, in Canton, Georgia due to natural causes related to dementia. Born in Miami, Florida, in 1930. Joyce spent her early years in the Sunshine State before making Atlanta her home.

Joyce was a graduate of Georgia State University and dedicated over twenty years of service to the Dekalb County...

Inez Ernst

Aug 7, 2024

Inez Ernst (97) of Decatur, passed away Wednesday, August 7, 2024.

Born February 23, 1927, in Morganton, NC, she was the daughter of the late M.E. and Susan Mull Burns. Inez was a wife, a mother, a neighbor, and a friend.

Inez had a humble servant's heart with an unwavering passion for education. She earned an associate's degree in business from Mars...

Diana Quattlebaum

Aug 6, 2024

Diana Quattlebaum, 76, passed away on August 6, 2024, in Decatur, GA.

Diana was a talented fine artist and an art director who worked at the McCann-Erickson advertising agency. She attended Avondale High School in Avondale Estates, Georgia, graduating with honors and winning a full scholarship to the University of Georgia.

A native of Atlanta and Decatur, she resided for...

Beth Daniell

Aug 6, 2024

Beth Daniell died August 6 from Alzheimer's disease at Sunrise of Buckhead in Atlanta. She was born in Dublin, Georgia, on September 1, 1947, to Arvis and Mildred Daniell. The family relocated to Thomaston, Georgia, in 1958. In 1965, Beth graduated from high school as one of the top ten students in her class. She earned a BA in English...

David Stillman

Aug 5, 2024

David Simpson Stillman died suddenly of natural causes on August 5, 2024. Born in Charlottesville, Virginia, on January 12, 1974, David grew up in Virginia Beach, Virginia, where he attended First Colonial High School and the Governor's Magnet School. David graduated from Washington & Lee University in Lexington, Virginia, in 1996, with a B.A. in English (magna cum laude). At...

Benjamin Christian Jr.

Aug 5, 2024

Benjamin "Ben" Franklin Christian Jr., 70, passed away on August 5, 2024, after tenaciously fighting stage 4 metastatic cancer. An Atlanta native, Ben was born on December 16, 1953, to Margaret "Peggy" and Benjamin Christian (Sr.). Raised around the corner from Lenox Square, Ben attended The Westminster Schools ('72) where he played football, wrestling, and baseball. He went on to...

Donna Cronan

Aug 5, 2024

Donna M. Cronan, 50, of Covington, Georgia, passed away on August 5, 2024, surrounded by her loving family.

Donna was deeply cherished by her mother, Teresa Botts. She had a profound love for visiting all of her family. During Christmas, she particularly enjoyed seeing the Christmas lights. She also had a passion for riding roller coasters and loved watching fireworks...

Charles Mynard

Aug 2, 2024

Charles W. Mynard of Tucker, Georgia passed away August 2, 2024. Chuck was born in Quincy, FL on October 11, 1938. He was preceded in death by his mother, Irene, and his father, CC. He is survived by his wife, Pheobie, (married for 62 years), and his daughter, Stephanie, and his son, Clayton (and his wife Nancy), and six grandchildren:...

Haviland Dunaphant

Jul 30, 2024

Haviland Dunaphant, age 99, of Atlanta, Georgia passed away on July 30, 2024.

Haviland was born in Crowell, Ga on November 19, 1924, to Paul and Grace McDaniel. She had two sisters, Eleanor, and Helen. The McDaniels later moved to Reynolds, Georgia where the girls grew up and went to school. Haviland graduated from Reynolds High School.

Haviland...

Brenton Heitzner

Jul 27, 2024

Brenton Paul Heitzner, 50, passed away on July 27, 2024, in Atlanta, Georgia. Brent was born on January 12, 1974 in Winter Haven, Florida. He graduated from Winter Haven High School and earned a certification from Gwinnett Technical College. He started his career as a bridal salesman traveling the Southeast and became a Surgical Technologist.

Brent married Jennifer Bonestroo on January...

Sue Partridge

Jul 27, 2024

Sue Ann Stoner Partridge

January 8, 1933 - July 27, 2024

Sue was born on the 8th of January in 1933 to Lil and Gladys Stoner in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. She was the third of four children, joining her brother, Lil Jr. and sister Jeannie. Her younger sister, Sally was born two and a half years later. Her father, Lil was...

Vanessa Thompson

Jul 26, 2024

Jan Crofford

Jul 26, 2024

The world became a little dimmer on Friday, July 26, 2024 when one of its brightest lights, Jan Jennings Crofford, 65, passed away peacefully at her home in Decatur, Georgia.

Jan Crofford was born Janice Ellen Jennings on November 26, 1958 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the first born child of E. Paul Jennings Jr. and Edna K. Jennings. After moving...

Beryl Kulikowski

Jul 25, 2024

It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Beryl Charles Kulikowski. Beryl was born November 14, 1928 in Fish's Eddy, New York. She grew up in Hancock, New York attending Hancock Central High School where she was head cheerleader and class president. She graduated from Binghampton City Hospital Nursing School in 1950 as a Registered Nurse. She married...

Thomas O'Brien

Jul 23, 2024

Thomas Justin O'Brien, known affectionately as Tom, passed away on July 23, 2024, at the age of 93 in Decatur, GA. Tom was a Decatur resident for 63 years.

Tom was born on July 27, 1930, in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Growing up in Chicago, IL in the 1940's, Tom lived in the Cicero, Berwyn and Westchester communities. He graduated...

Betty Toole

Jul 21, 2024

The world lost a bright light on July 21, 2024 with the passing of Betty Jean Toole. Jean's kindness, thoughtfulness, loyalty, loving spirit and quick wit deeply touched those who knew her. She met life's challenges head on: she was courageous, optimistic, and unflappable, while continually expressing gratitude for the people in her life. Professionally Jean worked tirelessly in the...

Adedotun Adebajo

Jul 20, 2024

Adedotun Adebajo, 57, passed away on July 20, 2024, in Atlanta, GA

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The service for Adedotun Adebajo will be held on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at 11:00 AM at A.S. Turner & Sons Funeral Home & Crematory.