Obituaries
Alan Yorke Smith
Mar 21, 2016
Smith, Alan Yorke LCDR Alan Yorke Smith (retired), age 91, of Atlanta GA, died peacefully on March 21, 2016. He is survived by his son James K. Smith, son and daughter-in-law Robert A. Smith and Irina Supruniuk, and grandchildren Joseph S. Smith and Daria S. Smith. Alan was born in Bozeman, Montana on December 7, 1924 to parents Richard Clark...
Bonnie Joanne Northrup
Mar 20, 2016
Funeral Home: A. S. Turner & Sons 2773 North Decatur Road Decatur, GA 30033
Robert "Bob" Howard Finn
Mar 19, 2016
Robert "Bob" Howard Finn, retired UGA professor in the Terry College of Business (Management), passed away recently following an extended illness. Bob was born in 1927 in Jonesboro, Arkansas to Romer Carl and Kate Holt Finn; he spent most of his youth living in Memphis, TN. He attended and graduated from PurdueUniversity with a PhD in Industrial Psychology, served in...
Janice Alleyne Coye
Mar 19, 2016
Janice Alleyne Coye born 02/02/52, age 64, passed away on March 19th, in Atlanta, GA. She was the wife of Francis Coye, with whom she shared 37 years of marriage. Born in San Fernando, Trinidad, she was the daughter of Wallace Alleyne and Maudlin Moore. She completed her undergraduate studies at The University of the West Indes in Jamaica, and...
Jewel Murlene Lively
Mar 17, 2016
Jewel M. Lively, 71, died on March 17th at her home in Decatur following a short illness and Parkinson's Disease. She was born on May 24, 1944 in Clinton, South Carolina to the late George W. and Josie Taylor Stewart. Due to the early death of her parents she spent her growing up years at Thornwell Orphanage, a home and...
Alice King Long
Mar 16, 2016
Laura Alice King Long, 89, of Decatur passed away peacefully on March 16, 2016. She lived her entire life in Georgia. Born June 14, 1926, in Blakely, GA, she was one of five daughters of Henry and Cornelia King. She graduated high school in 1943 and enrolled in the Atlanta School of Commerce. Soon after, she was employed by the...
Charles Norman Landers, Sr.
Mar 16, 2016
Charles N. Landers, Sr., passed away March 14, 2016 at home in Tucker, Ga. Born October 18, 1924, to Charles (Elsie) Norman Landers in Atlanta, Ga. After serving 7 years in the U.S. Navy, Charlie married the love of his life, Rosa M. Landers on December 3, 1949. He was employed in the graphics printing business as a salesman for...
Virginia (Ginny) Ruth Slack
Mar 16, 2016
Virginia (Ginny) Slack left us on March 16, 2016 after a very brief illness. She was born in 1952, and spent almost her whole life in Decatur and Atlanta, surviving Hodgkin's Disease in her 20's and two later bouts with breast cancer. She continued volunteering and tax work until two days before her passing from her weakened heart. She was...
Gaynell Frances Mcclain
Mar 15, 2016
Gaynell Duncan McClain, 76, of Decatur passed away on Tuesday, March 15, 2016. A native of Atlanta, she was employed with CVS. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dwain Buice McClain and is survived by her son, Rodney McClain; daughter, Karen Low; brother, Larry Duncan; two grandsons, Chris Low and David Low. Graveside services will be held on...
Ryan Alexander Dasilva
Mar 15, 2016
Funeral Home: A. S. Turner & Sons 2773 North Decatur Road Decatur, GA 30033
Deborah Otis Segal
Mar 15, 2016
Deborah Otis Segal, daughter of Charles and Anna Otis, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, March 15, 2016. Deborah was born on May 4, 1935, raised in Atlanta, Georgia, grew up in Decatur and graduated from Druid Hills High School. She married Berney Stanley Segal in 1958. Berney's career took the family to several cities in the Northeast. In 1979, Deborah...
Dorothy Patterson Nix
Mar 15, 2016
Dorothy Fay Patterson Nix, age 96, died peacefully at her Decatur Georgia residence on March 15, 2016. She was born in Marietta, Ohio and received her degree in Journalism from Ohio University. She was employed as a reporter and feature story writer for The Marietta Times, The Parkersburg News, The Atlanta Journal Constitution and The Dekalb New Era. She was...
Sarah Beth Karelitz
Mar 14, 2016
Sarah Beth Karelitz, 39, of Atlanta, GA died March 14, 2016. A native of Atlanta, Miss Karelitz was the daughter of Richard Karelitz and Susan Zuckerman Dixon. Other than her parents, she is survived by a sister, Amy Mendeli, an aunt, Ronda Karelitz; and an uncle, Steve Karelitz. A memorial service will be 2:00 PM Saturday, March 19th, 2016 at...
Margaret Evelyn Whitefield
Mar 13, 2016
Margaret "Evelyn" Whitefield, 93, of Lilburn, Georgia died Sunday. Born in Washington DC, she moved to Atlanta as a young girl where she worked at Southern Railway. She met her husband, Earl and married in 1943. She was a devoted housewife and loving mother raising her 3 boys. Evelyn loved and enjoyed an active social life of friends, usually around...
Ian David Chisholm
Mar 13, 2016
Ian David Chisholm, born February 19, 1989, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, March 13, 2016. Loving son of Dave and Sherri Chisholm, big brother to Cole Thomas. Grandson of Tom and Marian Ward and Warren and Rilla Chisholm. Nephew, cousin, friend to many. Ian struggled with demons for many years but in 2012, with the help of his brother Cole and...
Olga W. Couillou
Mar 12, 2016
Olga Woitulevich Couillou, 94, of Atlanta, passed away on Saturday March 12, 2016. She is survived by her sons, Chris and Susan Couillou, James & Robin Couillou and Theodore and Laurie Couillou; grandchildren, Ryan Couillou, Sharon Couillou, Sara Couillou and Jeffrey Couillou. Rebecca C. Douglas, Jamie Couillou, Jalina Mundy, Joshua Couillou, Joseph Couillou, Joseph Couillou, and Jesse Couillou;great-grandchildren, Jesse, Jadon,...
Lucy Hardy Johnson
Mar 11, 2016
Lucy Hardy Johnson passed away March 11, 2016. She was born in Bedford Virginia, the oldest child of Walter Glenn Hardy, M.D. and Ethel Davis Killenger. After graduation from Bedford High School, she graduated from Westhampton College(University of Richmond). She taught school in Virginia, Ohio, and Georgia before becoming a full time mother and homemaker in Atlanta. She was active...
Grace Elizabeth Lourcey
Mar 11, 2016
Grace Elizabeth Harrington Lourcey, 96, of Stone Mountain, formerly from Decatur, passed away on March 11, 2016. Born in Hall County, Georgia, May 30, 1919, she was the daughter of the late Robert Cleveland and Demie Farmer Harrington. Grace worked as a secretary for DeKalb County Environmental Health for 32 years.She is survived by her daughter, Vickey Cooper, and her...
Annie Tibbs
Mar 10, 2016
Annie Tibbs, 91, of Atlanta, died March 10, 2016. Born in London, England, she served in the United Kingdom Women's Land Army in WWII from 1940 to 1945. She retired from Atlanta Gas Light in 1990. Survivors include her daughter, Patricia Tibbs Burt and husband, Dalton Burt; sister-in-law, Frances Tibbs Fordham and husband, Leonard Fordham; niece, Cecily Hilton and daughter,...
Kate Tuck Vanek
Mar 10, 2016
Kate Tuck Vanek, formerly of Loganville, passed into her Heavenly home on March 10th while a resident of Remington House in Conyers, GA. She began her career with Southern Bell and progressed through the changes to Bell South, retiring from AT&T with over 40 years of service. She played on the softball team as a proud member of the Pioneers...
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