Obituaries
Jamerson "Harry" Maddox
Mar 4, 2018
Jamerson “Harry” Maddox of Gainesville, Georgia, went to be with our Lord and Savior on March 4th, 2018. He was 73 years young. Harry is survived by his loving wife of 30 years, Brenda Hazlerigs Maddox, step-son and daughter-in-law, Jeff and Lisa Crosby, a sister and brother-in-law Betty and John Boggs, nephews Scott Maddox and Jamie Maddox and their families,...
Edgar Salvo Mangiafico, Jr.
Mar 3, 2018
Mangiafico, Jr., Edgar S., died of brain cancer at home, surrounded by his family, on March 3, 2018. He was 64 years of age. Ed was born at Crawford W. Long Hospital in Atlanta on October 11, 1953, to Jean Culbreth Mangiafico and Edgar S. Mangiafico. Ed never lived outside of Atlanta. He attended Lakeside High School, and graduated cum...
William Michael Maloof
Mar 3, 2018
Maloof, William Michael, Sr. (Mike) Atlanta attorney Mike Maloof, 72, known for his gruff exterior, deep intelligence and soft heart, passed away March 3, 2018 from metastatic melanoma. His family was by his side at Emory University Hospital at the time of his death. Mike, raised in Atlanta, was born in St. Helens, England to Manuel and Dolly Maloof, and...
Mary Elizabeth Griffin
Mar 2, 2018
Mrs. Mary “Betty” Griffin passed away in Tucker, Georgia on March 2, 2018 at the age of 93. Betty is survived by her son James and his wife Trudy Griffin, granddaughter Heather, great grandchildren Katelin and William of Ridgeland, Mississippi, and her daughter Mary and her husband Jim Farmer of Decatur, Georgia, and grandchildren Ben and his wife Patricia Farmer,...
Dr. David Edward Martin
Feb 28, 2018
David Edward Martin, 78, of Decatur, Georgia, died February 28, 2018. Son of Edward Henry Martin and Lillie Luckman Martin and originally from Green Bay, Wisconsin, “Dr. Dave”, passed away on February 28 after a decades long battle with Parkinson’s Disease. Preceded in death by his parents and one nephew, David is survived by his sister, Kathleen (Kay) Strey, nephew...
Patrick Fintan Byrne
Feb 27, 2018
Patrick Fintan Byrne, 84, of Atlanta passed away quietly on the morning of Feb. 27. Married to his beloved Marie Byrne (nee Walsh) for 63 years, Fintan was born in Dublin, Ireland, the third son of the late Thomas O’Byrne and Tess Healy. He is pre-deceased by brothers Jack, Christie and sister Lenie. Migrating to the U.S. in 1960 with...
Martha Ella Randall Lawson
Feb 26, 2018
Martha Ella Randall Lawson, 97, long time resident of Decatur, died Monday February 26, 2018 at Hospice Atlanta Center. Born in 1920 in Marietta, Georgia to Mr. and Mrs. P.C. Randall, Martha was the eldest of six children. She was the wife of Evvard Lawson, who preceded her in death. She lived in the Atlanta area all her life, except...
Kenneth Jason Knight
Feb 25, 2018
Kenneth Jason Knight, 33, passed away on February 25, 2018. Jason grew up in Decatur and attended Lakeside High school. He also attended Perimeter College. Jason was preceded in death by his grandmothers —Carolyn Knight and Dorothy Hutchins, his grandfathers—George Knight and Travis Hutchins, his aunts—Linda Knight and Anne McKinney. Jason is survived by his mother Iris Dunn, his father...
Beverly Folsom Dyer
Feb 24, 2018
Beverly Folsom Dyer, age 89, died Saturday, February 24, 2018 in Vero Beach, Florida. A native Atlantan, Bev attended Druid Hills schools, and Wesleyan College in Macon, Georgia. She was preceded in death by her parents, Perry Harvert Folsom and Alice Eason Folsom. She is survived by her sister, Carolyn Folsom Warnock; sons, David Folsom Dyer (Harriet), Michael Edwin Dyer...
Daniel Richard Lynn
Feb 24, 2018
Dan was a native to Atlanta, raised in Virginia Highlands by his father, Curtis and mother, Marie. After finishing high school at St. Pius X, Dan attended Georgia State University, where he was involved at the university radio station, WRAS, and was more commonly known by his DJ name, "Dangerous Dan." Following graduation from Georgia State University, Dan moved to...
H. Kenneth Walker
Feb 23, 2018
Henry Kenneth (“Ken”) Walker, M.D., of Atlanta, Georgia, passed away Friday, February 23, 2018 after a sudden illness. He was born on a small farm outside Washington, Georgia, on October 4, 1936 to the late Henry Samson Walker and Katie Grace Burgess Walker. A skinny, naïve boy who loved reading, he was recruited to Emory at Oxford in a new...
Frances Guess
Feb 23, 2018
Frances Summerville Guess passed away on February 23, 2018 at her home in Decatur, Georgia. Frances was born on May 30, 1931 in Aliceville, Alabama to the late William Chalmers Summerville, a distinguished World War I veteran and owner of the Coca-Cola Bottling Company in Aliceville and Laurie Cunningham Summerville, a high school math teacher, before her marriage to Mr....
Jamie Elizabeth Patterson
Feb 23, 2018
Jamie Elizabeth Patterson passed away February 24, 2018. She was born on June 19, 1952 in Atlanta and was preceded in death by her parents, James E. (Pat) Patterson and Jeannette (Jenny) Little Patterson of Decatur and her brother, David E. Patterson of Tucker. Jamie is survived by her brother, Michael and sister-law, Lori of Lake Worth, FL as well...
Emily Harris Strickland
Feb 22, 2018
Emily H. Strickland, age 89, passed away on Thursday, February 22, 2018. She was born the daughter of a Methodist Minister Rev. Ruben L. Harris and Ethel Hall Harris, and lived in small towns throughout Georgia, during her childhood, while her father served in various parishes of the South Georgia Conference. Emily enrolled in and attended Andrew College, and LaGrange...
Billy Roy Mears
Feb 20, 2018
Billy Roy Mears, age 88 of Dunwoody, GA, passed away Tuesday, February 20, 2018. He was preceded in death by his parents, Mildred and Roy Mears, and his wife of 46 years, Rhetta Y. Mears. Billy is survived by his son and daughter in law, Bradley Mears and Julie Stephens. Billy received his Bachelor's degree at Memphis State University, and...
James Timothy Holcombe
Feb 20, 2018
James Timothy Holcombe, 51, of Buford, passed away on February 20, 2018 at the Macon, GA. He was born on February 27, 1966 to James and Donna (Mize) Rayburn at Tucker, GA. James worked as a Supervisor for DeKalb County Watershed Mgmt. James lived in Buford, GA. James is survived by his father and step-mother, James H. and Mary Holcombe,...
Elizabeth Ann Thompson
Feb 20, 2018
Elizabeth "Betty" Ann May Thompson, 86, wife of the late Marion Thompson of Atlanta, was born December 25, 1931 in Catawba, South Carolina and passed away February 20, 2018. She is survived by her children Robert and Jenna Thompson, Mike Smith, Jeff Thompson, David and Vikki Thompson, and Alexis and Eddie Alfaro; grandchildren Laura and Jimmy Briscoe, Connor Thompson, Parker...
Avalee Spinks
Feb 17, 2018
Spinks, Avalee, age 71, beloved daughter, sister, aunt, cousin, and friend passed away peacefully on February 17, 2018, surrounded by family and dear friends after a brief illness. A life-long resident of Decatur, GA, she graduated from Decatur High School in 1965, Mercer University of Atlanta, and Georgia State University with a Master's Degree. Avalee was an accomplished swimmer/diver, basketball...
Thomas Reeves
Feb 17, 2018
Thomas Reeves, 86, passed away on February 17, 2018. He was the husband of Shirley Farmer Reeves. They shared 61 years of marriage together. Born in Clarkston, Georgia. He was the son of Edgar and Leona Stephens Reeves. He attended North Georgia Military College and Georgia State University. He served with the US Army Occupation Forces in Germany during the...
Regina Reid
Feb 16, 2018
Regina Benton Reid passed away Friday, February 16, 2018. She was 54, born on October 2, 1963 in Pensacola, Florida the daughter of Thomas Benton and Cheryl Cheatham Benton. Regina graduated from Florida State University with Honors in 1985 and received her Juris Doctorate from Emory Law School in 1988 graduating in the top 10% of her class. On April...
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