Mar 6, 2017

Sallie Warren Cook, age 87, of Decatur, passed away Monday, March 6, 2017. Ms. Cook was born in Statesboro, GA and was raised in Blackshear, GA. During her high school years, she played on the basketball team. She attended Southern College of Pharmacy , a part of Mercer University, graduating with a B.S. degree in 1953. After graduation, she along...

Mar 6, 2017

Mary Lois Hastings passed away peacefully on March 6th, 2017 under the loving care of hospice. She was born July 5th, 1920 in Decatur, GA. She was educated in Decatur schools, graduating from Decatur Girls High. She continued her education at Georgia State University and Draughan's Business College in Atlanta, GA. Mary Lois Riley was married to Stanley Mitchell Hastings...

Mar 6, 2017

Vivian Ruth (Head) Payne, 89, of Brookhaven, passed away Monday, March 6, 2017. Born in Atlanta, Georgia she was the daughter of the late Hazzie Monroe and Ida Smallwood Head. Her son, Donald Payne survives her. She was cremated per her request.

Mar 5, 2017

Roy Dyer was born on November 8, 1931, the son of Marie Porter Lackland and Roy E. Dyer, Sr. He grew up in the southwest area of Atlanta. He graduated from Russell High School in 1948, Darlington School in 1950 and Jacksonville State College in 1954. He met Helen Dean Young in college. They married in August of 1954 after...

Mar 5, 2017

Alton Jones passed away Sunday, January 29, 2017. Born September 23, 1921, in Franklin County, he was the son of the late John Clarence and Ruth Morris Jones. His wife of 76 years, Geneva, born February 20, 1922, in Levonia, to the late Robert Verner and Lula Smith Fulghum, passed away Sunday, March 5, 2017. It was love at first...

Mar 4, 2017

Emily Stanley Glasser, 78 years old, died on Saturday, March 4, 2017, at the Hospice Atlanta Center in The Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia. After her valiant fight with Breast Cancer in 1988, Emily's battle resumed in May 2010 with Colon Cancer. Her strong will to live, unwavering faith in God, and the love and prayers of family, friends,...

Mar 4, 2017

James (Jim) A. "Buddy" Jones, Jr. of Tucker, GA, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 4, 2017. He was 84 years old. A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, March 8, 2017 at Embry Hills United Methodist Church in Chamblee, Ga. from 11 am to noon, followed by a light reception from noon to 1pm at the church. In...

Mar 4, 2017

Luann Blasingame passed away March 4, 2017. She was born August 24, 1959 in Atlanta, GA. Luann graduated from Henderson High School, and later attended technical school to be trained as a welder. She acquired many skills during her life: gardener, restaurant cook, life guard, and home inspector. Luann had a passion for animals and always owned dogs and cats....

Mar 4, 2017

Mar 3, 2017

Evelyn Bradley McCleskey, 91, passed away Friday, March 3, 2017, at Emory University Hospital. Born June 23, 1925, in College Park, GA, she was the daughter of the late Orlando John and Lula Mattox Bradley. She worked at Wachovia Bank, previously known as First National Bank of Atlanta, for over 40 years. Evelyn was an avid Bridge player and enjoyed...

Mar 3, 2017

Augustus Walter Railey, 76, of Decatur, passed away Friday, March 3, 2017. Graveside services will be 1:00 pm, Tuesday, March 7, 2017 in College Park Cemetery. A.S. Turner and Sons Funeral Home & Crematory. Funeral Home: A. S. Turner & Sons 2773 North Decatur Road Decatur, GA 30033 Visitation: A. S. Turner and Sons 2773 North Decatur Road Decatur, GA...

Mar 1, 2017

Simon Bolivar "Ham" Hamlet, 91 went to be with the Lord on March 1, 2017 following a brief illness. Born in Atlanta, Georgia, he was a graduate of Russell High School. He was predeceased by his parents, Lela Willbanks Hamlet and Simon Bolivar Hamlet. He is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Michael and Laura Hamlet of Spartanburg, S.C; a...

Feb 24, 2017

The Rev. Dr. Julia Thomas Gary of Stone Mountain, Georgia, died on February 19, 2017. Born May 31, 1929, to Richard Collins Gary and Julia Branch Thomas Gary of Henderson, North Carolina, Julia equally valued intellectual growth and faith development throughout her life. Springing from her deep commitment to faith and learning, Julia had two distinct and successful careers. She...

Feb 22, 2017

Eula C. Greene, a faithful servant of God, went to receive her heavenly reward on February 22, 2017. Eula was born on March 21, 1926 in Clendenin, WV. She graduated from Elkview High School and then worked for C&P Telephone Company. Through her brother-in-law, she met Marion A. (Bush) Greene and they were married September 5, 1946. They had five...

Feb 22, 2017

Patricia Sims Mallory, 76, of Decatur passed away at home in the company of folks who loved her on February 22, 2017. Born in Atlanta, September 19, 1940, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Daniel and Eunice Howsmon Sims. She was an active member of First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta serving in the choir and as an elder...

Feb 21, 2017

Chris Maduros, age 92, of Atlanta passed away on Tuesday, February 21, 2017. Born to Greek immigrant parents, Panayiota Simopoulos and Peter Maduros on January 11, 1925. Chris attended Boys High and was a proud veteran of WWII. He received a Purple Heart. Upon returning from his military duty he worked in the family business which was Pete's Hat Shop...

Feb 18, 2017

Sandra B. Brake, 69, of Tucker, passed away at home February 18, 2017. Born in Atlanta November 2, 1947, she was the daughter of the late Pedro and Helen Alexander Botsaris. She is survived by her husband of 30 years, Charles E. Brake; step-daughters, Adrienne Brake Tucker and her husband, Brian, and Courtney Domazet; grandsons, Andrew Tucker and Brandon Domazet;...

Feb 17, 2017

Barbara Ferneyhough Coston Moore broke the bonds of dementia and went home on February 17, 2017. Barbara was born to parents Dallam and Anna Ferneyhough on March 7, 1938 in Richmond, Virginia. She graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in Richmond and from Longwood College in Farmville, Va. She later earned her Master's Degree in Education at The University of...

Feb 17, 2017

Carmen Elizabeth Goff Woodson died February 17, 2017, after a rapid decline caused by complications from vascular dementia. She was born in Long Beach, California, on May 7, 1938, to James Canty Goff and Hettie Sibley Goff. Her father was a naval helicopter mechanic and her mother was an educator and high school principal. She was an only child and...

Feb 17, 2017

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