Obituaries
Margaret Elizabeth Cardell
Apr 12, 2024
On Friday 4/12/2024 Margaret (Betty) Cardell had her wish and desire to go to her heavenly home fulfilled. She is now in the joyous presence of her Heavenly Father and her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. She was the matriarch of our family, and we will miss her very much but we rejoice in the knowledge that she is having...
Gloria J. Mills
Apr 11, 2024
Gloria J Mills Obituary
Gloria J Mills passed away at her home in Atlanta, Georgia on April 11, 2024 at the age of 95. She was born in Trinidad, West Indies to Lionel and Florence Innocent.
She was predeceased by her parents, her eight siblings and her husband David Mills.
Gloria attended Catholic school and worked in various occupations in Trinidad prior to...
James Rufus Branscomb
Apr 10, 2024
James Rufus Branscomb (Jim), 64, of Newnan Georgia passed away unexpectedly on April 10, 2024.
The celebration of life service will be held at Pinecrest Church (103 Old Norton Road, Fayetteville Georgia, 30215), at 11:00 A.M. on June 22, 2024. Jason Housely and John Christopher of Pinecrest Church will be officiating. Visitation will be held on Friday June 21st 2024 from...
Wallace Dean Wilcox
Apr 10, 2024
Wallace Dean Wilcox passed away April 10, 2024 at the age of 87. Dean was born in Billings, MT on April 4, 1937, the eldest child to Rena Mae (née, Ramspeck) and Clyde Emil "Bill" Wilcox, Jr.. Dean graduated from Billings Senior High in 1955, and attended undergraduate studies at the University of Montana and the University of Utah, where...
John Albert Davis
Apr 9, 2024
John Albert DavisJanuary 24, 1946 - April 9, 2024It is with a profound sense of loss and enduring love that we announce the passing of John Albert Davis, a cherished brother, uncle, and friend. John left this world unexpectedly on April 9, 2024, in Tucker, Georgia. Born on January 24, 1946, in Bridgeport, Connecticut, John was a beacon of knowledge,...
Jon Carlson Martin
Apr 8, 2024
Jon Carlson Martin has been granted permission to go ashore. He died unexpectedly on April 8, 2024 in Decatur, GA following complications from a heart attack. He was born August 10, 1946 in Bristol, CT to the late Roger C. and Joan C. Martin.
Jon served our country in the US Navy retiring in 1999 after 31 years as Chief...
Richard Kirk Miller
Apr 7, 2024
Miller, Richard Kirk, Jr.
The Reverend Kirk Miller, age 74, died peacefully at home in Scottdale, GA on Sunday, April 7. He was born July 1, 1949, in Augusta, GA to Marguerite Ellis and Richard Kirk Miller, Sr. Kirk earned a B.A. in English at Augusta College, and a Master of Divinity degree at Emory University's Candler School of Theology in...
Christopher Paul Koch
Apr 5, 2024
Christopher Paul (Chris) Koch
1950 - 2024
Chris died peacefully, at his home, Friday, April 5, 2024. He was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania and raised in Decatur, Georgia. Chris' interest in archeology began as a young child when he found his first arrowhead while living in Tennessee. His passion led to a bachelor's degree in Anthropology from Georgia State University. He continued...
Evangeline Nasia Pappas
Apr 3, 2024
Evie was born and raised in Germantown, Tennessee. She is preceded in death by her parents, Manuel and Georgia Scarmoutsos, and brother, Andrew Scarmoutsos Evie is survived by her two sons, John Pappas and Manuel Pappas and her brother, Peter Scarmoutsos.
Her father, Manuel, was the National GOYA President in 1961 and Supreme Counsel for the Order of Ahepa where...
Bobby Eugene Pickens
Apr 3, 2024
Bobby Pickens of Auburn, Georgia passed away on Apr 3, 2024. His loved ones are composing his obituary, which you will be able to read here.
Alice Hsu
Apr 3, 2024
Alice Hsu was born in 1928 as Hsien-Hua Chang in the city of Shaxi, Hubei Province in China. The youngest of five children of a prominent family, she emigrated to Taiwan with her sister and third brother when the Communists took control of China. Since childhood Alice was exceptionally close with her only sister and they remained so throughout their...
Carole Diane Cooper
Apr 2, 2024
Carole Cooper, born January 15, 1956 in Kansas City, MO, passed away on April 2, 2024 surrounded by loving family after a long battle with brain cancer. Her parents were Della May George and Frank Eugene Blasco. She graduated from Van Horn High School in Missouri, DeKalb Technical College in Georgia, and Ashford University in Iowa.
Carole hated sports with few...
Imogene Maxey
Apr 2, 2024
Imogene Maxey Obituary
Imogene Maxey of Decatur, Georgia, born November 21, 1927, entered eternal life on April 2, 2024.
Imogene was the daughter of Una Mae and Lewis Rutledge from La Fayette Georgia. As a late teen she moved to Rome Georgia with her family. She worked at Rome's, then popular, Fahy department store on Broad Street. In Rome she was...
Joseph A Morgan
Apr 1, 2024
Joseph A. Morgan, Jr. passed away on 04.01.24 in Decatur, GA. He was a long term resident of the Decatur Center for Nursing and Healing. He was born 09.05.44 and is survived by his three brothers: Fr. Martin Morgan, Tulsa, OK, Frank Morgan, Scottdale, GA, and James Morgan, Castle Rock, WA. He was a graduate of Scranton Preparatory School, Scranton,...
Gaynell Kendall
Apr 1, 2024
Gaynell Brown Kendall, 84 years of age, passed peacefully in her home on Easter, Sunday, March 31, 2024.
Gaynell was born December 12, 1939 in Mitchell County, Georgia to the late John Jackson and Christine Brown. She was the oldest daughter of five siblings. She had two sisters, Gerturde Slappey and Patricia Kirksey, and two brothers, Henry Louis Brown and Jackson...
Charles Joseph Carpenter
Mar 31, 2024
Charles "Chuck" Carpenter, 85, passed away on March 31, 2024, in Tucker, GA surrounded by his loving family.
Chuck is survived by his wife Yolanda (née Asencios) of 53 years, son Kevin (Judy), daughter Kristen, brother Frank (Barbara) Carpenter, and many nieces, nephews, and extended family. Chuck was a loving husband, father and friend to everyone.
Chuck was preceded in death by...
David Leon Smotherman
Mar 31, 2024
David Leon Smotherman of Atlanta, GA passed away on March 31, 2024. He was born and raised in Shelbyville, TN where he met his beloved wife, Shirley. They were married on August 11,1963 and moved to Atlanta shortly thereafter. He worked as Executive Director for the Decatur/Dekalb Housing Authority the majority of his career. He later went on to work...
James "Doug" Almand
Mar 29, 2024
James Douglas "Doug" Almand, a kind and selfless individual, passed away on March 29, 2024 in Temple, GA after a brief and sudden illness. He was born on January 19, 1951, in Atlanta, GA. Doug spent his life working as a Computer Systems Programmer for the State of Georgia, always dedicated to his work. He worked in the old Archives...
John Edward Newell
Mar 28, 2024
John (Jack) Edward Newell of Decatur, Georgia passed away peacefully on March 28, 2024 at the age of 91.
Jack was born in the Bronx, New York on May 21, 1932 to Edward and Winifred (Shields) Newell of Co. Galway, Ireland. He attended Xavier High School in Manhattan and was a lifelong supporter of his alma mater. Jack earned a...
Bill Vasilios Stavropoulos
Mar 28, 2024
Bill Vasilios Stavropoulos, known affectionately as Bill, passed away peacefully on March 28, 2024, at the age of 83, in Alpharetta, Georgia. Born on May 27, 1940, in Athens, Greece, Bill was a beloved son, brother, uncle, and friend who brought joy and laughter to all who knew him.
Bill's journey brought him from the historical city of Athens, Greece to...
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