Obituaries

Edwin Roe Turner

Edwin Roe Turner

Dec 25, 2015

Edwin Roe Turner, age 93 of, Decatur, GA passed away December 25, 2015. Edwin is survived by his son, James M. and Pamela Turner, daughters; Betsy and Doug Smith and Anne and James Evans, 6 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. Funeral Services will be held Monday December 28, 2015 at 1:00 pm at the chapel of A.S. Turner and Sons Funeral...

Mavis Larose Weatherford-Parks

Mavis Larose Weatherford-Parks

Dec 25, 2015

Beloved mother Mavis LaRose Weatherford-Parks went home Christmas day. She is survived by her children, Alan, Karen, Raleigh, and Debra; Grandchildren, Joseph, Mary, and Roxanna; Great-Grandchildren, Anna, Sophie, and Alina; and brothers, Jerry and Ralph. It is time to have cake and ice cream with Jesus. Funeral Home: A.S. Turner 2773 N. Decatur Road Decatur, GA 30033

Larry Ronald Cash

Larry Ronald Cash

Dec 22, 2015

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of L. Ronnie Cash, 73, of Duluth, GA. He passed peacefully on the evening of December 22, 2015. He is survived by a brother, 2 sisters, 2 daughters, 1 son, 3 grandsons, 3 granddaughters, 1 great granddaughter, & many more beloved family members and friends. Funeral services will be held...

William Dudley Mcgarity, Sr.

William Dudley Mcgarity, Sr.

Dec 22, 2015

Born in Jersey, GA to Joseph Hugh McGarity and Lucille Meador McGarity, Dudley and his family moved to Clarkston, GA in 1937. He was a graduate of Decatur Boys High and Georgia State University, and spent his professional career with Standard Federal Savings and Loan (later known as Anchor Bank) in Atlanta. In 1957, he married Helen Rounelle Housworth of...

Frances Stinson Smith

Frances Stinson Smith

Dec 20, 2015

SMITH, Mary Frances Stinson Smith, 95, passed away Sunday, December 20, 2015, surrounded by her family at St. Joseph's Hospital in Atlanta, GA. Frances was an extraordinary woman who was adventuresome, athletic, and fearless. She was strong in her faith and always had a smile for everyone. Frances was born September 18, 1920, in Opp, Alabama, to the late Charles...

David Laverne Wilson

David Laverne Wilson

Dec 20, 2015

David Wilson Obituary David Laverne Wilson, 58, was called home on December 20th, 2015. His visitation will be held Tuesday, December 22nd at 10 a.m., followed by his celebration of life at 11 a.m. at A.S. Turner & Sons in Decatur, Ga. A graveside service at Floral Hills Memorial Gardens in Tucker will immediately follow. He is survived by a...

Gloria Knight Bird

Gloria Knight Bird

Dec 19, 2015

Gloria Childress Knight Bird dies peacefully on December 19, 2015, at the age of 88. Gloria is survived by daughter, Jan Childress Steele, her husband Bob; daughter Joy Childress Davis, her husband, Joe: son Gregory Thomas Knight, his wife Jonna; and daughter in law, Linda Childress. She is also survived by twelve grandchildren, fourteen great-grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews....

Douglas Bruce Torbush

Douglas Bruce Torbush

Dec 17, 2015

Douglas B. Torbush, DDS, 63, of Stone Mountain passed away December 17, 2015 following a heart attack while playing tennis. Doug was a science teacher at Avondale High School prior to graduating from Emory University Dental School, where he was the class president all four years. For the past twenty five years, he has had a dental practice in Conyers,...

Phillip Dorsey Benefield

Phillip Dorsey Benefield

Dec 15, 2015

Phillip Benefield Sr., beloved and loving husband of 52 years, proud father to two sons and friend of nearly anyone he met passed away peacefully the morning of December 15th, at home in Decatur, GA. He was 73 years old. A memorial service celebrating his life is scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday Dec. 18th at Oak Grove United Methodist Church...

Norma Ann Phillips

Norma Ann Phillips

Dec 15, 2015

Norma Ann Phillips, of Tucker, GA, a homemaker and part-time kindergarten teacher as well as a retired sales clerk from Rich's Department Store, born on February 11, 1933, was peacefully called to her heavenly home on Tuesday, December 15, 2015. The daughter of the late Alvin Gillespie Kennedy and Nora Sanders Kennedy, Norma Ann was a native of Nashville, TN...

Janie Fendley Daniel

Janie Fendley Daniel

Dec 13, 2015

Janie Lee Fendley Daniel, 85, of McDonough, beloved wife and mother, passed away December 13, 2015. Born June 25, 1930, in Danielsville, GA, she was the daughter of the late Albert Louis and Mattie Elvira O'Kelley Fendley and was married for 47 years to the late James Watson Daniel. Janie loved going to church, spending time with her family, and...

John Gordon Bibb

John Gordon Bibb

Dec 13, 2015

John Gordon Bibb, beloved son of Ann Early Bibb and William Bibb, left us on December 13, 2015 after too brief a stay. He was born March 15, 1988 in Atlanta, Georgia and grew up in Decatur. He is survived by his parents, brother Robert Bibb, sister-in-law Audrey Bibb and nephews Ian and Austin Bibb. He attended City Schools of...

Virginia Hamilton

Virginia Hamilton

Dec 12, 2015

Virginia (Jennie) Merle Anderson Hamilton was born on December 16, 1923 in Purvis, MS to Willie Bell Watts Anderson and Roy Anderson and raised mostly in Gulfport, MS. Jennie graduated from Gulfport High School and attended Mississippi State College for Women. World War II was approaching and Jennie met Jack who was stationed in the Army near Gulfport and they...

James Conrad Platt, Jr.

James Conrad Platt, Jr.

Dec 12, 2015

James Conrad Platt Jr. age 99 of Decatur, Georgia passed away on December 12, 2015. He was born on July 11, 1916 in Cartersville, Georgia to James Conrad Platt Sr. and Bonnie Kate Saxon Platt. He was predeceased by his wife, Myra Warren Platt and his son, James Conrad Platt III.Mr. Platt graduated from Georgia Tech in 1938 with a...

Robert Jones

Robert Jones

Dec 12, 2015

Robert Carroll Jones died December 12, 2015. He is survived by his wife Betty Stubbs Jones and children Carol Anne Blaich, Bob Jones, and Debbie Benson and their spouses. He is survived by six grandchildren, two great grandchildren, two brothers, a sister, and several other relatives. He was a member of Mount Carmel Christian Church. He was a 1952 graduate...

Barbara Reich

Barbara Reich

Dec 10, 2015

Barbara Hoffman Reich of Atlanta passed away on Thursday December 10, 2015. A native of Easton, PA she taught nursing at Emory University School of Nursing. She was a member of Decatur Presbyterian Church, the Yale Club of Georgia, Emory Emeritus College and the Baron DeKalb Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. She was preceded in death by...

George Ralph Rice

George Ralph Rice

Dec 10, 2015

George Ralph Rice, 87, a resident of Tucker, Georgia, passed away December 10, 2015. Ralph was born April 19, 1928 in Stuart, Florida to William Hussler and Beatrice (Henderson) Rice. After graduation from Avondale High School, he served in the Army for 2 years. He worked in the Transportation field and retired from Norfolk Southern Railroad after 20 years. A...

Ora Mae Yancey

Ora Mae Yancey

Dec 9, 2015

Ora Mae Dockery Yancey, 98, died December 9, 2015 at her home in Peachtree Corners, Georgia. She was a native of Cherokee county, North Carolina, and resided for the last 18 years in Peachtree Corners with her daughter, Patricia Yancey Bennett. She was the second daughter of the late Wylie and Mattie Hembree Dockery. She was preceded in death by...

Annie Laurie Morris Taylor

Annie Laurie Morris Taylor

Dec 8, 2015

Ann Morris (Annie Laurie) Taylor, 93, a longtime resident of Decatur, passed away peacefully on December 8, 2015 in her home of natural causes. She was born March 17, 1922 in Waynesboro, GA to the late E.G. and Ouida Mae Morris. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Thomas Herbert (Herb) Taylor and...

James Davison Philips

James Davison Philips

Dec 8, 2015

James Jim Davison Philips, Jr., 68, passed away suddenly in Highlands, NC on Tuesday, December 8, 2015. Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, he was the son of Katherine Wright Philips of Black Mountain, NC and the late Dr. James Davison Philips, Sr. Jim married the beautiful Donna Cowley of Augusta, GA on December 28, 1968 and had three wonderful daughters with...