Jan 2, 2018

Helen Ruth Mumford Scherer died at her home in Atlanta on January 2, 2018, two months shy of her 100th birthday. A native of Macon, Ga., Helen lost her own mother at the age of 11, a fact that had a great impact on her life and led her to value family above all else. She is survived by three...

Jan 2, 2018

Charles Robert Gillespie, age 92, a resident of the Park Springs Retirement Community in Stone Mountain, GA went to be with the Lord on January 2, 2018. He was born February 1, 1925, in Williamston, SC. His family relocated to Commerce, GA when he was a child. He graduated from Commerce High School and moved to Atlanta in 1942. During...

Jan 1, 2018

Dr. Horace Kimbrell “Buzz” Sawyer Jr., age 87, of Atlanta, Georgia passed away on January 1, 2018. He was born September 4, 1930 in Atlanta, Georgia. He was one of three children, and the loving son of Horace Kimbrell Sawyer Sr. and Jewell Christine Smith Sawyer. Horace was married to the love of his life, Mary Frances Garrison, from Morganton,...

Jan 1, 2018

Randall Wade (Randy) Taylor passed away on January 1, 2018 at age 45. Randy was born at ECM Hospital in Florence, AL. on September 24, 1972 and lived his younger years in Russellville, AL. The family moved from Russellville to New Orleans, then to Crown Point, IN, and later to Decatur, GA. Randy is survived by his mother, Lois Taylor,...

Jan 1, 2018

Gordon Wayne Redfern, 83, of Stone Mountain, passed away Monday, January 1, 2018. He is now at peace in Heaven. Born October 16, 1934 in Moultrie, GA, raised in Jacksonville, FL and Atlanta, he was the late son of Gordon Fletcher Redfern and Alma Perkins Redfern. He attended Murphy High School and Southern Tech Institute. Wayne was a Naval Reserve...

Dec 31, 2017

Evelyn Kathleen Hendon McElroy January 8, 1921-December 31, 2017 Early on the morning of December 31st, Evelyn Kathleen Hendon McElroy, of Avondale Estates, GA, passed from this life a week before her 97th birthday; a result of complications from both a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease and a broken hip. Evelyn was the widow of Walter G. McElroy, Jr., formerly...

Dec 29, 2017

Myrtle (Pearce) Thomas, age 105, of Lawrenceville, GA passed away December 29, 2017. She was a member of Lawrenceville First Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Logan Edward Thomas. Survivors include: daughter, Delaney Thomas Griggs and husband John, of Lilburn, GA; daughter, Millie Thomas Huff, of Griffin, GA; grandsons, Logan Huff of Covington, GA, and Clif...

Dec 28, 2017

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved husband, father, grandfather, sibling and friend, Kenneth Eugene Hall, who died on December 28th, 2017 after a nine-year battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Kenneth Eugene Hall was born in Annapolis, Maryland on December 5th, 1949. He moved to Sarasota, Florida with his family in 1966. In Sarasota, as...

Dec 28, 2017

Amelia Margaret “Amy” Feuss passed away on December 28, 2017 following a lengthy and brave struggle with cancer. She was born to Dr. Charles D. Feuss, Jr., and Dorothy Gilmore Feuss on December 5, 1953 in Lexington, Kentucky and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio. She graduated from Summit Girls School, Xavier University and the University of Cincinnati School of Law. Following...

Dec 28, 2017

Adrienne Louise Grifferty, 81, of Atlanta, passed away December 28, 2017, after a brief illness. Born December 30, 1935 in Brooklyn, New York, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence Sullivan and Minnie Kuck Sullivan. Adrienne graduated from Fordham University and taught elementary school at Cambridge Central School for 33 years. She is survived by her children: James Grifferty...

Dec 28, 2017

Elizabeth (Betty) Walker was passionate about the Lord, her family, and life. Whether spending time with her grandchildren, cooking a famous Southern "Sunday dinner" or conquering a five-mile run, Betty brought joy to her surroundings. She passed into the Lord's arms on Thursday, December 28, 2017. Born at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta to Herman and Elizabeth Campbell, she was...

Dec 27, 2017

Barbara Ann Lipski (Fussell) Barbara Ann Lipski, age 92, died peacefully Wednesday, December 27, 2017 at her home in Decatur, GA. Born October 30, 1925 to Frank and Martha Fussell, Barbara was a life-long resident of the Atlanta area. She was a member of the Emory Auxiliary, after her retirement from over 25 years at the Internal Revenue Service. Barbara...

Dec 25, 2017

Family and friends of Floyd Monroe Johnston, Jr. and his wife, Martha Ann French Johnston, of Atlanta are invited to attend their inurnment service at Georgia National Cemetery in Canton, Georgia at 1:00 pm on Thursday, October 4, 2018, the date of their 60th wedding anniversary. Floyd, a graduate of Texas A&M University (Gig ‘em Aggies) and a veteran of...

Dec 23, 2017

Betty Lou Davis Clarke died December 23, 2017. She was born in 1939 in Jacksonville, Florida, to the late Louis S. and Hazel Bohannon Davis. She is survived by her loving husband Richard and her beloved daughter Sarah. Betty Lou graduated from North Fulton High School and Emory University. She also earned graduate degrees at Emory and the University of...

Dec 23, 2017

Dr. Zuher Mohammad Naib, age 90, passed away at his home on December 23rd 2017 in Decatur, Georgia, after a long illness. Dr. Naib was born on December 10, 1927 in Aleppo, Syria, and attended the University of Geneva Medical School, graduating in 1952 before coming to the Unites States in 1955. Dr. Naib was preceded in death by his...

Dec 22, 2017

John Glenn Carmichael, aged 74, of Atlanta, GA, and Cragsmoor, NY, died on Friday morning Dec. 22, 2017. He had been in hospice care for a few months at Orchard at Tucker after a long battle with Parkinson's Disease. John attended LaGrange College and graduated from Georgia State with a degree in Business Administration. John was born on September 10,...

Dec 21, 2017

Dec 21, 2017

Shirley A. Talley, 82, of Decatur, GA. passed away Thursday, December 21, 2017. Shirley is survived by her former spouse, Gene Talley, son John (Brenda) Talley; daughter Gina (Carlos) Talley Nunez; brothers, Hal (Janice) Miller and Jim (Elizabeth) Talley; 3 grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren, 3 nephews and their families. A celebration of Life Service will be held Saturday, January 6, 2018...

Dec 21, 2017

Mary Louise O’Neil Ritter, 85, passed away in Decatur, GA on December 21, 2017. Born April 28, 1932, in Boston, Massachusetts, she was the daughter of the late Arthur O'Neil and Eleanor Lamb O'Neil. She graduated from Newton High school with dreams of being an actress. She briefly lived in New York City, then returned to Boston and met William...

Dec 19, 2017

Dorothy (Dot) Turner King, age 92. Our beloved mother passed away December 19th, 2017. She is survived by her sister Ruth Lindsey, children Tammy Phillips, John Bradford King, Kaye Griffis and 8 grandchildren. In lieu of flowers contributions to Dementia Society of American P.O.Box 600 Doylestown, PA 18901 would be appreciated.