Obituaries
Trouper Gamble
Jul 13, 2016
"My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever." Psalm 73:26.After a long illness, Douglas "Trouper" Gamble, 42, originally from Odessa, Texas, surrounded by his loved ones, embarked on the journey to his new Heavenly home on July 13th, 2016. Trouper was a collector; of friends, of vinyl and his...
Professor David Hesla
Jul 13, 2016
Funeral Home: A. S. Turner & Sons 2773 North Decatur Road Decatur, GA 30033 Service: Saint Bartholomew's Episcopal Church 1790 Lavista Road, N.E. Atlanta, GA US
Emma Z. Baker
Jul 12, 2016
Our angel on earth took her place in heaven when Emma Antonia Nicelli Zamoscinski Baker passed away on July 12, 2016, at the age of 88 due to complications from a fall. Born March 4, 1928, in Milan, Italy, she was the daughter of the late Gino and Ines Nicelli and the eldest of 3 children. She endured the hardships...
Debra Diane Nelson
Jul 11, 2016
Debra Diane Nelson, 59, of Lithonia, died Monday, July 11, 2016. She is survived by her son, Kaylen Nelson; Mother, Verlena Steward and two sisters, Veronica Nelson and Linda Herring. Private services will be held by her family. A.S. Turner and Sons Funeral Home & Crematory. Funeral Home: A. S. Turner & Sons 2773 North Decatur Road Decatur, GA 30033...
Ruby Lee Frazier Burbank
Jul 11, 2016
Ruby Lee Frazier Burbank of Stone Mountain passed away Sunday, July 10, 2016. She was born at home on Frazier Road in Decatur on March 28, 1938. She was preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, William Lloyd Burbank, Jr. and is survived by her daughters, Tracey Burbank and Susan Salter; son-in-law, Greg Salter and brothers, Curtis Frazier...
Sheryl Ann Watkins Orr
Jul 7, 2016
Sheryl Watkins Orr, 72, of Oxford, passed away on Thursday July 7, 2016. Sheryl is survived by her husband, Larry; daughter, Lori & Mike Green; son, Allen & Monica Orr; brother, Michael & Janet Watkins and four grandchildren. Her funeral services will be held Saturday July 9, 2016 at 3:00 pm in the chapel of A.S. Turner & Sons with...
Dorothy Lowe O'Dillon Sayer
Jul 7, 2016
Dorothy Lowe (O'Dillon) Sayer, formally of Watkinsville and Decatur GA, went to her heavenly home on July 7th, 2016.She was preceded in death by her husband, Edward M. Sayer Jr. and her parents, Thomas Lowe O'Dillon and Sarah Elizabeth (Downs) O'Dillon, 2 brothers and 4 sisters.She left behind her son, Edward M. Sayer III and his wife, Kelly Kimball Sayer,...
Dr. Thomas Purcell Scott, Jr.
Jul 6, 2016
Thomas P. Scott, Jr. of Atlanta died peacefully at home on Wednesday July 6, 2016. He was born in Whitmire, SC on June 20, 1926 to Annie Mae Donnan Scott and Thomas P. Scott. He graduated in 1943 from Whitmire High School as valedictorian of his class and then served in the US Navy from 1944-1946. After World War II,...
Eleanor Sue Tyler
Jul 5, 2016
Eleanor "Sue" McLeod Tyler, 78, of Stone Mountain, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, passed away on July 5, 2016. Born February 2, 1938, in Atlanta, GA, she was the daughter of the late Barney Dumha and Geralda Adair McLeod. Sue graduated from Clarkston High School where she played girls basketball, the trumpet, and enjoyed square dancing. She was...
Bill Cardwell
Jul 4, 2016
William (Bill) Steve Cardwell of Atlanta, Georgia died surrounded by his family on Monday, July 4, 2016. Bill was a voracious reader, a lover of all things southern and most things old, and the fiercest adversary the neighborhood squirrels could have imagined. As a father, he was inspired and infinite in his patience, wisdom, and love. He is survived by...
Joan 'Joanie' Bernadette Warrington
Jul 3, 2016
Joan Bernadette DeBaene Warrington, 70, of Avondale Estates, beloved mother, passed away Sunday, July 3, 2016. Born June 6, 1946, in Pontiac, MI, she was the daughter of the late Walter, Sr., and Selma LaCroix DeBaene. 'Joanie' spent time showing her Tennessee Walkers and was on the US Ski Patrol and as an instructor. She was an avid reader of...
Robert Jerrel Chewning
Jul 2, 2016
Funeral Home: A. S. Turner & Sons 2773 North Decatur Road Decatur, GA 30033
Glenn D. Kunce
Jul 2, 2016
Glenn Kunce, recently of Arbor Terrace in Decatur, was born in Zanesville, Ohio, to Joe and Helen Kunc on September 11, 1929. He graduated from South Zanesville High School in 1947, worked for Citizen's National Bank for 2 years. He then graduated from Ohio University in 1953 with a BFA degree with a major in photography. He served 4 years...
Wilma Stone
Jul 1, 2016
Wilma Ruth Norton Stone, 87, a beloved resident of Arbor Terrace Decatur (Georgia) died on July 1st, 2016 at Halcyon Hospice in Sandy Springs, Georgia. Born on July 14th, 1928, in Cherokee County, Alabama to Isaac and Audrey Norton, Wilma attended Spring Garden (Alabama) Schools, Jacksonville State Teachers College and Tulane University. Ms. Stone spent her early years in New...
Maureen Alice Mcgeehan
Jun 30, 2016
Maureen O'Malley McGeehan, 93, of Decatur, passed away on June 30, 2016. Born May 16, 1923, in Wilkes Barre, PA, she was the daughter of the late William Patrick O'Malley and Margaret Loretta O'Malley. Maureen was a teacher for more than 20 years and enjoyed reading, poetry, and spending time with her dogs. Maureen is survived by her two sons,...
Roxanne Capotosto
Jun 28, 2016
Roxanne Capotosto, 57, of Decatur died June 28, 2016. A native of Orlando, FL, Mrs. Capotosto was the daughter of the late Bill Smalley and Darlene Schissler Smalley. She was employed as a draftsperson for Golder Associates. Survivors, other than her mother, include her husband Joseph Capotosto and sister, Kim Burge Barron. A. S. Turner and Sons Funeral Home, Decatur....
Charlotte Martin Sauer Sanders
Jun 28, 2016
Charlotte Martin Sanders, age 96, peacefully passed away on Tuesday, June 28, 2016. She was born October 16, 1919 in Paris, Tennessee, the daughter of Albert D. and Myrtle Love Sauer.In 1942, Charlotte married James H. Martin, a young Navy Lieutenant and successful business executive; with whom she raised two children. Jim passed away in 1976, and in 1979, Charlotte...
Patricia Lee Tankesley Hawk
Jun 27, 2016
Funeral Home: A. S. Turner & Sons 2773 North Decatur Road Decatur, GA 30033
Robert Woodrow Fleming
Jun 27, 2016
Robert Woodrow (Bob) Fleming, a resident of the Park Springs Retirement Community in Stone Mountain, Ga, passed away on June 27, 2016. Born January 20, 1939, in Canton, NC, Bob was the son of Woodrow Fleming of Abbeville, Al and Pearl Martha Chason of Cairo, GA. Bob is survived by his wife of 37 years, Linda Floyd Fleming; daughter, Stacy...
Tula Rebecca Hood
Jun 26, 2016
Tula Rebecca Hood, 94, of Scottdale, died June 26. A native of Young Harris, GA, Mrs. Hood was the daughter of the late A. T. and Ola Daniel Adams. She was predeceased by her husband, Donald Willard Hood and a son, Willard Eugene Hood. She was a retired lunch room manager for the DeKalb County School System. Survivors include a...
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