Obituaries

Erma Irene Jones Hoopes

Erma Irene Jones Hoopes

Jul 16, 2016

Erma Irene Hoopes went to be with her Savior on Saturday, July 16th, 2016 in Columbus, GA. She was born on October 9, 1919 on a dairy and grain farm south of Damascus, Ohio, the the fourth of five children. As a child, she was greatly influenced by her parents' strong Christian Faith and unwavering work ethic. She learned the...

Louie Keith Newton

Louie Keith Newton

Jul 16, 2016

Funeral Home: A. S. Turner & Sons 2773 North Decatur Road Decatur, GA 30033

John Mark Rowles

John Mark Rowles

Jul 16, 2016

Dr. John Mark Rowles, 67, died on July 16, 2016 at his home in Atlanta. Mark was born April 27, 1949 in Cambridge, Maryland to Rev.James R. Rowles, Jr. and Ruth Linger Rowles. He grew up in Halifax and Roanoke, Virginia and Hickory, North Carolina. Mark attended Duke University and University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill Medical School where...

Ava Waller  Lamar

Ava Waller Lamar

Jul 16, 2016

Ava Waller Lamar, 94, of Atlanta, passed away July 16, 2016. She was born in Milledgeville, Georgia on November 1, 1921 to the late Luda Paschal Waller and Issac Roland Waller. Ava enjoyed reading, working crossword puzzles, sewing and playing cards. She was a big fan of the Atlanta Braves. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...

Verle Leon Mickish

Verle Leon Mickish

Jul 14, 2016

Verle Leon Mickish, 87, of Stone Mountain, beloved husband and father, passed away Thursday, July 14, 2016. Born in Greeley, Colorado, September 27, 1928, he was the son of the late Leonard Alfred and Edith Mathilda Gehrke Mickish. He is survived by his wife, Virginia Johnson Mickish; daughter, Valerie Mickish; and many more loving family and friends. The family will...

Arthur Hobart "Hoby" Warner

Arthur Hobart "Hoby" Warner

Jul 14, 2016

Arthur Hobart "Hoby" Warner, III, 72, passed away on Thursday July 14, 2016. He was born on May 15, 1944, to Arthur and Caroline Warner. He was a beloved father, uncle, and grandfather who will be greatly missed by his family. As a child, Hoby traveled frequently with his family from New London to California and back during his father's...

Trouper Gamble

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Robert Jerrel Chewning

Jul 2, 2016

Funeral Home: A. S. Turner & Sons 2773 North Decatur Road Decatur, GA 30033

Glenn D. Kunce

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

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...