Obituaries
John William (Bill/Billy) Jackson
Nov 30, 2017
John William Jackson (Bill/Billy), age 62 of Powder Springs, formerly of Decatur, passed away peacefully on November 30, 2017. Bill was born in North Carolina, but spent most of his life in the Atlanta/Decatur area. He was an iron worker for the Atlanta Iron Workers Local 387. He also worked as a stage hand for many local concert events in...
Wayne Seymour Bailey
Nov 30, 2017
Wayne Seymour Bailey died peacefully at Budd Terrace at Wesley Woods in Atlanta, Georgia on Thursday November 30, 2017 at the age of 77 after a year long battle with cancer. He is survived by his wife Ellen Agnor Bailey of Decatur, Georgia, daughter Ruth Laurens and her husband Robert Laurens and granddaughters Ashley and Erin. He was born on...
Mary Donnan Debranski
Nov 29, 2017
Mary Donnan (MD) Debranski, 40, died November 29, 2017, in Atlanta, Georgia, after a 6 ½ year battle with Ocular Melanoma. She is survived by her wife, Sarah Elizabeth Smith Debranski of Atlanta, Georgia, parents Dr. and Mrs. Michael J. Debranski of Suffolk, Virginia, and sister Megan Debranski Kelhart and her husband Matthew, of Alexandria, Virginia. She was the beloved...
Harry Chandler Walker, Jr.
Nov 29, 2017
Harry Chandler Walker, Jr., 81, of Atlanta, Georgia, loving husband, father, and grandfather passed away peacefully on November 29, 2017. Born August 8, 1936 in Atlanta, he was the son of the late Dr. Harry Chandler Walker, Sr. and Emily Willard Walker. Harry earned his Eagle Scout Badge at age 13 and attended Decatur High School, Clemson and Georgia State...
Sam Neville Macbean
Nov 29, 2017
Sam Neville “Nev” MacBean was born on November 19, 1934 in Meridian, Mississippi, to loving parents, Caroline Neville and John P. MacBean. With Nev’s Dad in the Navy, the family moved around a bit, finally settling in West Palm Beach, Florida. Neville was his happiest growing up in WPB, living his life on and in the sea. After graduating from...
Joy Kirk Lanford
Nov 29, 2017
A strong case could be made that there has never been a more appropriately named person than Joy Kirk Lanford. Born February 13, 1947 in Atlanta, GA to the late Bill and Joyce Kirk, she spent more than 7 decades on this earth bringing Joy to all who were fortunate enough to know her. She passed away November 29, 2017...
Martha Williams
Nov 28, 2017
Martha Williams of Decatur died on November 28, 2017 under the care of Hospice Atlanta. She was born Martha Fambro on January 28, 1923, in Rockmart, Georgia to Mattie (Lane) and Clifford Lundy Fambro. She was preceded in death by her parents, her sister, Jean Fambro McRae, her husband, Jim Williams, her son, Jimmy Williams and her son-in-law, Jon Middleton....
John Thomas Guy, Jr.
Nov 27, 2017
John Thomas Guy Jr., born on Oct.29th 1959 in Atlanta, Ga, passed away on Nov. 27th 2017. He is survived by his daughter-Jennifer Guy Hawkins, son-John Thomas Guy III, granddaughter-Evelyn Lucas Guy, and cousin-Robin Guy Guerry. John was predeceased by his father-John Thomas Guy Sr., mother-Louise Chamblee Guy and son-Jefferson Robert Guy. (Please insert the link to the website here....
Jean Ridgeway
Nov 27, 2017
Jean W. Ridgeway, of Decatur Georgia, passed away on 11/27/2017. She died peacefully in the presence of her husband and daughter. Born in Protemus, TN on 6/10/1934, she lived most of her life in Decatur, Ga. After having graduated from the Art Institute of Atlanta she worked for the Atlanta Lithograph Company. On 1/13/1956 she married Joseph G Ridgeway who...
Virginia Powell Lynch
Nov 27, 2017
Virginia Powell Lynch was born March 27, 1920, in Lax, West Virginia. She was one of 14 children. Her father, Fred Powell, was a coal miner. Her mother, Nettie Mae Powell, was a stay at home mother. Seven of Virginia’s siblings died before adulthood. At the age of ten, Virginia accepted Jesus as her Savior at the Huntington Citadel Corps....
Harry James Lafever, Iii
Nov 26, 2017
Harry James LaFever, III, 66, of Tucker, passed away Sunday, November 26, 2017. Born January 3, 1951, in Louisville, Kentucky, he was the son of the late Harry James, Jr. and Genevieve Marceline Berry LaFever. Harry was co-owner of LaFever Body Shop in Tucker with his brother, Charles. Harry is survived by his brother, Charles LaFever and his wife, Carolyn;...
William Douglas Bradford
Nov 25, 2017
William Douglas Bradford, age 86, passed away on November 25, 2017. Mr. Bradford was a member of Solid Rock Baptist church and enjoyed a career as a salesman. He is survived by his wife Joyce Scarborough Bradford of Covington, his son and daughter-in-law Loren and Linda Bradford of Monroe, his daughters and son-in-laws Marie and David Bruyninckx of Grovetown, Terry...
Charlotte Kissel Floyd Mauldin
Nov 23, 2017
Charlotte Kissel Floyd Mauldin, 90, went home to the Lord suddenly, but peacefully, on Thanksgiving morning, November 23, 2017, leaving family and friends unexpectedly stunned, but forever grateful for her kind spirit and life of giving and loving. Charlotte was born on January 19, 1927 to Annie Seagraves and George Washington Floyd. She was the widow of Harold M. Mauldin...
Richard "Rick" Jude Maher
Nov 22, 2017
Richard (“Rick”) Jude Maher of Decatur, Georgia, died on Wednesday, November 22, 2017. He is survived by his younger brother Christopher Maher of Las Vegas, Nevada. Mr. Maher worked at Kroger and was a long time parishioner at St. Thomas More Catholic Church in Decatur, where he served as Spiritual Director in the men’s faith renewal program. The visitation vigil...
Gerald Eugene Spratte
Nov 21, 2017
Gerald Eugene Spratte, 84, passed away peacefully on November 21, 2017 after an extended illness. Born on March 6, 1933 in St. Louis, Missouri, he was the son of the late Ethel and Charles Spratte. He was raised in Talladega, Alabama by his mother and stepfather, Leon Curley. Drafted out of High School by the St. Louis Cardinals, Jerry declined...
Elma Lee Mcfall
Nov 21, 2017
Elma Lee McFall, who lived most of her life in DeKalb County, and whose occupation of professional nursing and avocation of horses spanned four decades, died from Lewy Body Dementia at The Montclair Personal Care Home in Decatur on November 21, 2017. She was 74. Lee was preceded in death by her parents, Robert M. McFall and Elma G. McFall,...
Byron Matthews
Nov 18, 2017
Byron Matthews, 100, resident of Atlanta since 1948 died Saturday, Nov, 18, at Emory University Hospital. Born in Hanover, Alabama in 1916, he was raised in Birmingham and moved to Atlanta with his wife, Arlene (Judy) Culpepper Matthews and young daughter, Jan, on his return to civilian life after his service in the Navy during World War II. His entire...
Edith Walker Dawkins
Nov 18, 2017
Edith Fleming Walker Dawkins passed away peacefully in her home in Lilburn, Georgia on Saturday, November 18, 2017. Edith was an elegant and gentle southern lady who loved sweet tea and all things southern. She was born to the Walker family in Griffin, Georgia, where her father Everett owned and managed the family farm with his wife, Velma. When Edith...
Virginia Scott Mclarty
Nov 18, 2017
Virginia Scott McLarty, 91, of Winston-Salem, NC, formerly of Decatur, GA, passed away on Saturday, November 18, 2017. A native of Atlanta, she and her late husband, Charles Loren McLarty, owned and operated the Charles L. McLarty Company, which sold fire engines and fire equipment. She was predeceased by a daughter, Vivian Jernigan, and a son, Lawrence Scott McLarty, and...
Helen Light King
Nov 18, 2017
Helen Light King, 92 of Buford, Brookhaven, Stone Mountain and Decatur, GA died on November 18, 2017. Helen Dorothy Light was born October 4, 1925 to the late James P Light and Mary Tatum Light of Buford, Georgia. She was the baby sister to older brothers, Wynson, Jacob and Robert and sisters, Sara Louise and Mildred. She graduated from Buford...
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