Jun 26, 2018

Larry Jerome Rubin, poet and English professor, died on June 26, 2018. He published hundreds of poems in literary magazines and four volumes of selected verse since he came to Atlanta in 1950 and began his long academic career as an English professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1956. Though Rubin has appeared in several collections of contemporary...

Jun 22, 2018

Rudene Chester Turner was born April 18, 1946 in Morgan County, Madison Georgia to the late Tommie Chester and Amy Perkins Chester who preceded her in death. She grew up in Sweet Home Missionary Baptist Church where she was very active, singing in the choir, ushering, teaching Sunday School, and being involved in the Children’s ministry. She attended Pearl High...

Jun 22, 2018

Ms. Jean Kirkland Watkins, 74, of Decatur passed away at her residence on Friday June 22, 2018. A native of Atlanta, she was employed with the City of Atlanta as an employment counselor. She was preceded in death by her parents, James Osgood Watkins, Sr; and Jean Kirkland Watkins. She is survived by her twin brother, Dr. James O. Watkins,...

Jun 21, 2018

Daniel Edward Dionne, 57, formerly of Kankakee, Illinois, entered eternal life June 21, 2018, in Decatur, Georgia. He was born on September 19, 1960, the son of Thomas John Dionne and Patricia Mae(Barnes) Dionne, in Kankakee, Illinois, who preceded him in death. Also preceding him in death were maternal grandparents Marcella and Edward Barnes and paternal grandparents Emory and Helen...

Jun 21, 2018

Virginia Grieco Evans of Avondale Estates died on June 21, 2018. Virginia was born in New York City on January 12, 1918. She met Tom, her husband, in New York City and they were married in October of 1941. In 1943 while expecting their first child, Tom was shipped out to the South Pacific. He asked Virginia to move south...

Jun 20, 2018

George Francis Riley of Decatur passed away June 20, aged 68, after a year-long illness. George was born March 28, 1950 in Atlanta to Francis J. and Janie Riley (née Chrietzberg). His early life was spent living all over the world as part of an Army family, including in Alaska and Japan. He attended the University of Alabama during the...

Jun 20, 2018

June Amerson Lowry, 85, of Decatur, beloved wife, mother, and grandma, passed away Wednesday, June 20, 2018. Born February 5, 1933 in Atlanta, GA, she was the daughter of the late Alfred and Eunice Flory Amerson. June enjoyed reading, traveling, getting her hair and nails done, shopping, and spending time with her family. She loved the color purple, chocolate donuts...

Jun 19, 2018

Nancy Miller Kilgore, 80 of Dahlonega and long resident of Sandy Springs, died 6 /19 from cancer. She was the youngest of 7 children by Robert and Elma Miller. She was a graduate of Bass High School in Atlanta. She is preceded by her husband Harold. She is survived by her four sons, William, Russel, Mike, Scott, daughter in law...

Jun 19, 2018

Anne Hughes died on June 19, 2018 at Budd Terrace due to complications from long-term paralysis. She is survived by her loving son, Matt Hughes of Alabama, and her devoted sisters and brothers-in-law, Sue and Frank Tetterton of Lawrenceville, and Jean and Jerry Eickoff of Decatur. Nieces and nephews include Ashley Tetterton of Lawrenceville, Courtney and Alex Tetterton of Johns’...

Jun 19, 2018

Wayne C. Penniman, 71, of Conyers passed away on Tuesday, June 19,2018. He retired from DeKalb Mental Health, having worked as a Social Worker for many years. Wayne was also an avid tennis enthusiast, working as a coach and director of several tennis facilities. He was known to many as “Santa Wayne”. His great love and compassion for everyone will...

Jun 18, 2018

Jacqueline Elizabeth Jenkins Bedford, 80, of Clarkston, Georgia beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother passed away Monday, June 18, 2018. Born June 23, 1937, in Athens, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Tom Watson and Flora Lee Brackett Jenkins. Jackie was an avid Braves fan and enjoyed traveling with her brother and spending time with her family.Jackie...

Jun 18, 2018

Mr. Lynn Alan Kenton passed on June 18, 2018, comfortably at home after a three-year battle with Parkinson’s/Lewy Body Dementia. Alan is survived by his loving wife, Lynda, his two daughters Tracy Taylor (Mike) and Kelly Fink (Bill), three grandchildren: Tanner and Carsyn Fink, and Jack Taylor; and sisters Beverly Mason Askren (Jim) and Nancy Dodd (Don). Alan was born...

Jun 18, 2018

Marjorie Cline Ayers, 96, of Atlanta, passed away Monday, June 18, 2018. Born August 2, 1921 in Cartersville, GA she was the daughter of the late Dock Lindsey and Annie Mabel Kemp Cline. She is survived by a number of nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, Marjorie was preceded in death by her husband, Samuel David Ayers. A...

Jun 17, 2018

Known to all his family and friends as Adam, Adam Robert Sarvis slipped from this life on Sunday, June 17, 2018. Adam was born in Lebanon, Ohio , on August 21, 1983. He graduated from Lebanon High School in 2002, The Ohio State University in 2006, and the University of Cincinnati, with a master's degree in pharmaceutical research, in 2015....

Jun 16, 2018

Gloria Ann O’Brien was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and friend. Born in Chicago on September 10, 1928, she was the only child of John Schager and Alice Butler Schager. While studying at Loyola University Chicago she met her lifelong love, the dashing former pilot William (Bill) O’Brien, whom she married in 1951. They raised a family of...

Jun 15, 2018

Jun 14, 2018

Life is unjust and this is what makes it so beautiful. Every day is a gift. Be brave and take hold of it. - Garrison Keillor Earl Tveit, truly one of the greats—man of integrity, honor and generosity, faithful husband, father to many and most beloved grandfather—died on June 14, 2018. Earl was born May 20, 1938 in Northwood, North...

Jun 14, 2018

Dorothy (Alice) McConkey Jones of Tucker, GA, passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 14, 2018. She was 83 years old. A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, June 20, 2018 at Embry Hills United Methodist Church in Chamblee, Ga. at 1pm, followed by a light reception at the church. In addition, the family will receive visitors the evening prior,...

Jun 14, 2018

Adele Crawford Reeves, 96, of Atlanta, GA, passed away on Thursday, June 14, 2018. The daughter of the late Thomas Jefferson Crawford, MD, and Bertha (Jones) Crawford, Adele never let anyone, especially Yankees, forget that she was a “native” Atlantan, and that she attended the Gone with the Wind premiere at the Loews Grand Theater. She grew up in the...

Jun 13, 2018

John McGowan Bowen Jr , 95, was called to his heavenly home Wednesday, June 13th, 2018. He passed away in the presence of his family at North Georgia Medical Center. John is survived by his wife of 67 years, Emily Whitehead Bowen, His three sons, Robert C. Bowen (Laura), Sheppard A. Bowen (Carolyn) and Scott M. Bowen (Debbie) and his...