Feb 16, 2018

Merle Willis Griffin, 82, of Clarkston, beloved wife, mother, and grandmother passed away Friday, February 16, 2018. Born November 24, 1935, in Pelham, GA, she was the daughter of the late Casey and Verma Lee Hopkins Willis. Merle was a 16 year survivor of Pancreatic Cancer. She spent her career as a Registered Nurse. Merle was famous for her pound...

Feb 16, 2018

Foster Corbin, formerly of Morristown, Tennessee, passed away on February 16, 2018. He was born June 23, 1941, the son of Frank and Virginia McCoy Corbin and twin brother of Frankie Corbin. After serving in the Air Force, Foster received a Bachelor of Arts from Carson-Newman College and a Master of Arts Degree from the University of Tennessee. He embarked...

Feb 15, 2018

Kelly Marie McMahon, 27, of Decatur, passed away on Thursday, February 15, 2018. Her well known struggle with depression and anxiety was long and hard. She is survived by her parents Kevin and Teri McMahon, and her sister, Rebecca McMahon. Also surviving are her grandparents, Suzann Threadgill and Joe and Alvera McMahon, as well as cousins, aunts and uncles too...

Feb 14, 2018

James Joseph “Joe” Mosley Sr., 71, of Decatur, GA, passed away Wednesday, February 14, 2018, after a difficult battle with cancer. A graduate of Clarkston High School, Joe went on to serve in the United States Air Force. He met and married Patricia Barnes in 1969. He worked for the U.S. Postal Service for 35 years until he retired. Joe...

Feb 14, 2018

Peggy Elaine Thompson, 66, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A.L. Campbell, passed away unexpectedly due to complications from recently diagnosed cancer on February 14, 2018. She was preceded in death by her parents, Mr. Lamar Campbell and Mrs. Marjorie French Campbell. Peggy was the devoted mother of one daughter, two grandsons and a son-in-law to whom she dedicated her life...

Feb 14, 2018

Grace B. Beck, former resident of Brookvalley Lane NE in Atlanta, passed away peacefully at 99 years of age in Tiverton, Rhode Island on February 14, 2018. Raised on a farm in rural Michigan, one of eight children, she eventually attended Western Michigan University to earn a teaching certificate. Upon graduation she taught at the elementary and high school levels...

Feb 14, 2018

ARTHUR DANIEL “DAN” MORGAN, 79, of Lilburn, Georgia, died Wednesday, February 14, 2018 following several years of illness. He was preceded in death by his parents, Arthur Davis Morgan and Mary Jane Jarrett Morgan. Dan was born August 8, 1938, in Waynesville, NC, attended Candler Schools and was a member of the first graduating class of Enka High. Dan’s passion...

Feb 14, 2018

Margery Gleaton Fitzgibbons, age 83, of Decatur GA transitioned to heaven on February 14, 2018. She was born May 29, 1934 in Cordele, GA to the late Margery Walker Gleaton and William Gayton Gleaton. She is preceded in death by her sister Alyce Ruth Patterson. She is survived by her daughter Janet Fitzgibbons Brown, husband Johnny Mack Brown of Thomson,...

Feb 12, 2018

Feb 12, 2018

Dr. Frances Sterling Ellis, 95, of Stone Mountain, beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away Monday, February 12, 2018. Born November 12, 1922, in Gloster, Mississippi, she was the daughter of the late Elias and Rhoda Berryhill Sterling. In 1942 she married Ralph J. Ellis who served in the Air Force during WWII and later became a Methodist minister. Frances...

Feb 12, 2018

Beverly Beacham Lucas died peacefully on February 12, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia at the age of 90. Beverly is survived by her son Ronald, daughter Cathy, brother Franklin, and four grandchildren, Kristen, Dylan, Jackson and Brayden. She is preceded in death by her husband, Ronald Lucas, Sr. Beverly was born on December 1, 1927 in Savannah, Georgia to Ansel and...

Feb 11, 2018

Dr. Frank A. DeZoort, 74, of Stone Mountain passed away surrounded by love on Sunday, February 11th in Decatur, Georgia. He is survived by his sister, Dr. Edith DeZoort, brother Bill DeZoort (Barbara), son Dr. Todd DeZoort (Christi), daughter Dana DeZoort, and grandsons Gage DeZoort, Jake DeZoort, and Keenan DeZoort. Frank was born on January 12, 1944 in Paterson, NJ...

Feb 11, 2018

Family, faith, friends and music defined the life of Alcie Thornton. Mrs. Thornton, who was named after a beloved aunt named Alcie, passed away Feb. 11, 2018 of congestive heart failure. Born Alcie Elizabeth Parker in 1933 in Siloam, Greene County, Ga., she also lived in Florida for a time. She and her husband Walter lived in Avondale Estates for...

Feb 11, 2018

Joseph Ian Abbott, of Tucker, Georgia passed away unexpectedly on February 11, 2018. Ian was born on May 22, 1979 in Austell, GA to Joseph and Patricia Abbott. Ian attended East Paulding High School. After high school Ian served as a Specialist in the Army from 1997 through 2001. Ian loved watching movies and telling stories. He had a soft...

Feb 10, 2018

Mr. Robert Allen Melton, 81, of Decatur, passed away Saturday, February 10, 2018. He was preceded in death by his wife, Charlotte Cofer Melton. He is survived by his daughters and sons-in-law, Beth and Rick Hulsey and Amy and Jerry McEachin. Grandchildren: Allison Hulsey, Jerry McEachin, Nick McEachin, and Zac McEachin and family friend, Shai Cooper. He was preceded in...

Feb 10, 2018

Julia M. Clark Alpharetta, Georgia Julia, 64, of Alpharetta passed away on February 10, 2018 after a brief illness. Julia was born in Bainbridge, GA to the late Lillian W. Clark and Judge Thomas A. Clark. She attended Plant High School in Tampa, FL. After receiving her degree from The University of South Florida in social work, she worked for...

Feb 10, 2018

Mary Elizabeth Partridge of Hammond, LA. lost her battle with diabetes at her home on February 10, 2018. Born in Atlanta to the late John and Agnes Partridge on August 9, 1948, Elizabeth grew up in Avondale Estates and attended school there. She received a BA from Belhaven College in Jackson, MS., and an M.Ed and an Ed. D from...

Feb 10, 2018

Richard John Boyens, 79, of Decatur, beloved husband, father and grandfather, passed away Saturday, February 10, 2018. Born in Brooklyn, NY, November 3, 1938, he was the son of the late Clarence and Esther Jacobsen Boyens. Richard learned to fly before the age of 16 at Marine Park Seaplane Base in Brooklyn and was flying before he could drive. He...

Feb 9, 2018

Rachel Elizabeth Casey Cain passed away Friday, February 9, 2018 at the age of 91. Elizabeth, or Betty as so many knew her, was born in Atlanta, GA on December 26, 1926. She was one of six children whose family lived in Acworth, GA where her father worked for the Southern Railroad and she attended and graduated from Acworth High...

Feb 9, 2018

Marsha Ann Aughtry of Tucker, GA died February 9, 2018. She was born in Norfolk, VA on January 15, 1936. Marsha was a graduate of the University of Georgia and taught in the DeKalb County School System for 39 years. Marsha and her parents were charter members of St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church. Throughout the years she taught Sunday school, served...