Obituaries
Bill Elton
Oct 15, 2016
Services for William B. Elton (Bill) will be held on Saturday, November 12th at 3:00 PM at Saint Columba's Episcopal Church, 939 James Burgess Road, Suwanee, GA 30024. A.S. Turner and Sons Funeral Home and Crematory. Funeral Home: A. S. Turner & Sons 2773 North Decatur Road Decatur, GA 30033
Betty Jane Norrell Barton
Oct 15, 2016
Betty Jane Norrell Barton, 81, of Decatur, beloved wife and mother, passed away on Saturday, October 15, 2016. Born November 19, 1934, in Guntersville, AL, she was the daughter of the late Robert Glenn Norrell, Sr. and Josie Lee Smith Norrell. Betty Jane spent 28 years with DeKalb County as the benefits administrator. She loved her church and was always...
Dorothy S. Adams
Oct 14, 2016
Dorothy Simmons Adams (aka "Dot" and "MaMu") passed away peacefully at her home on October 14, 2016. Dorothy was born in Atlanta, GA but spent much of her childhood in Thomasville, GA at a boarding school prior to the Great Depression. Dorothy had one younger brother, Thomas Simmons (deceased 1988). In the late 1930s, she attended nursing school at St....
Rita M Wright
Oct 12, 2016
Rita Marcella Wright, 96, passed away peacefully at Atria Tucker on Wednesday, 10/12/2016. Born in Triadelphia, W. VA on 6/21/1920 to Herman and Anna Wagner, she was fifth of fourteen children.After graduating from nursing training at Wheeling Hospital, she served as a US Army surgical nurse during WWII. After her military service she began her long life as a loving...
John H. King
Oct 12, 2016
John Hill King, age 91, passed away on Wednesday, October 12, 2016 at The Orchard in Tucker, Georgia. He leaves his wife of 65 years, Dorothy T. King; his daughter Tammy K. Phillips; his son Brad King; his daughter Kaye K. Griffis; and eight grandchildren. John King was employed by the Coca-Cola Company for 42 years. An avid golfer, he...
Dorothy Scott Stevenson
Oct 10, 2016
Dorothy S. Stevenson "Grandot" passed away October 10, 2016 at age 96. She is survived by her son, Scott Stevenson(Julie) of Decatur, GA,; granddaughter, Cynthia E. Stevenson of San Ramon, CA; grandson, Todd S. Stevenson(Shannon) of Louisville, CO and 2 great grandsons, Ben and Wyatt Stevenson. She is also survived by sisters Mildred Haynes of Starke, FL, and Betty Keane...
Thomas Embry Van Houten, Jr.
Oct 9, 2016
Thomas (Tom) Embry Van Houten, Jr, 93 of Decatur passed away on Sunday, October 9, 2016. He was born in Newnan, GA on St Patrick's Day, March 17, 1923. He always loved the fact that his birthday was celebrated every year by so many people--much as he celebrated life itself--with humor, joy, and generosity (though he preferred red wine to...
Mary Dibenedetto Ewart
Oct 9, 2016
Mary DiBenedetto Ewart, 84, of Atlanta, Georgia, went to be with Jesus on a beautiful Fall day, Sunday, October 9th, 2016, at home, with family around her. She was one of six children born to Pietro and Francesca DiBenedetto of Glassboro, NJ. She is preceded in death by husband Lloyd James Ewart - they lived most of their married life...
James "Jim" Robert Twiggs
Oct 7, 2016
James "Jim" Robert Twiggs, better known by his grandchildren as Old Jimmy Boy and G-Pop, passed away on October 7th, 2016, at 70 years old. Jim is survived by his loving daughter, Kelly Harwell and her husband, Robert Harwell; his step son, Joe Terry and his wife, Kerry Terry; five beautiful grandchildren: Mason Harwell, 21 years old, Jayden Harwell, 10...
Shade Meshack Lee
Oct 7, 2016
Retired Master Sergeant Shade Meshack Lee, age 95 of Buford, GA and Elizabeth, NJ passed away, Friday, October 7th , 2016 in a peaceful sleep. Shade was born one of thirteen children of Aubrey and Mahalie Lee, June 5, 1921 in Daleville, Alabama. He served twice in the military, first in the U.S. Army Air Corps, then in the U.S....
Sarah D. Saunders
Oct 7, 2016
Sarah Field DuPree Saunders passed away Oct. 7, 2016 at 7:17 AM at Brighton Gardens ofDunwoody Assisted Living and Alzheimer's Care in Dunwoody, Georgia as a result ofcomplications of Alzheimer's Disease. She was ninety years young at the time of her passingand was being attended by the very able and compassionate staff of the facility.Sarah Field was born in Dillon,...
James Rhoades Winterbower
Oct 7, 2016
Funeral Home: A. S. Turner & Sons 2773 North Decatur Road Decatur, GA 30033
Edna Mae Hampshire
Oct 7, 2016
Funeral Home: A. S. Turner & Sons 2773 North Decatur Road Decatur, GA 30033
Mae C. Townsend
Oct 7, 2016
Mae C. Townsend of Decatur died October 7, 2016. She is survived by daughter, Sonja Townsend of Conyers, GA; granddaughter Kalyn Matthews of Conyers, GA ; Brother Mike Townsend . The family will receive family and friends on October 15, 2016 from 1:00 PM till 4:00 PM at A. S. Turner and Sons Funeral Home and Crematory. 2773 North Decatur...
Martha Cate Berlin
Oct 6, 2016
Martha Cate Berlin, 96, died on October 6, 2016 in her home in Decatur, GA, following kidney failure.She was born November 5, 1919 in Henry County, TN. She was one of 7 children of Thomas M. Cate and Alma Wimbish Cate and was raised on the family farm in Henry, TN during the Great Depression.Despite her father's concern about the...
Al Shealy
Oct 3, 2016
Al Shealy, 87, of Decatur, beloved husband and father, passed away Monday, October 3, 2016. Born January 24, 1929, in Bainbridge, GA, he was the son of the late Harry, Sr. and Myrtle Miller Shealy. Al was a graduate of Georgia Tech and served in the U.S. Navy. Al enjoyed golf and watching football with his favorite team being Alabama....
Floyd M. Bearden
Oct 3, 2016
Floyd M. Bearden, Jr., of Atlanta, GA was escorted on October 3, 2016, by the angels into the arms of Jesus and is now dancing on streets of gold. He was preceded in death by his parents, Floyd M. Bearden, Sr. and Maud Spence Bearden and siblings, Louise Fisher, Irene Hardin, William "Jack" Bearden, Roy Bearden, Grace Gupton, Bertha Hudgins,...
Elizabeth "Betty" Carolina Whatley
Oct 2, 2016
Mrs. Elizabeth (Betty) Carolina Cook Whatley, 96, Atlanta, died on Sunday, October 2, 2016, at her residence, following several years of declining health. Born on May 11, 1920, a native of Raleigh, North Carolina, Betty was educated in the North Carolina public schools and the University of North Carolina, Greensboro, where she earned an AB degree in chemistry. Her work...
Betty Sue Hunnicutt
Oct 1, 2016
Funeral Home: A. S. Turner & Sons 2773 North Decatur Road Decatur, GA 30033
Cecil Isaiah Waites
Sep 29, 2016
Cecil Isaiah Waites, 82 of Decatur, Ga. Passed away, Thursday, September 29, 2016 at his home from cardiac arrest. Cecil was born on October, 25 1933 in Conyers, Ga. to Julian and Lorene Waites. On March, 21 1954 he married the love of his live Chotsy Wasdin Waites in Jesup, Ga. In 1956, Cecil joined the US Army where he...
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