Obituaries

Larry Wayne Breedlove
Oct 6, 2015
Larry Wayne Breedlove was born September 14, 1941 in Gratis, Georgia. He attended Decatur High School and Young Harris College. Larry died on Tuesday October 6, 2015 and is survived by children, Beth Howell (Bob), Marty Breedlove (Sharon), Larry Wayne Breedlove Jr. (Julie), Matt Breedlove (Leann); mother Marian Breedlove; siblings Gary Breedlove (Patsy), Ann Smith (Ray), Lamar Breedlove (Julie), and...
Roger Clement Wilson
Oct 6, 2015
Roger C. Wilson of Atlanta passed away on Oct. 6. He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Jane Lee Wilson, children Lee Wilson and husband Howard A. Gold, Roger Bentley (Ben) Wilson, Beth Wilson, and grandchildren Michael and Lauren Gold. Mr. Wilson was born in Hot Springs, AR on Sept. 29, 1927. He graduated from the University of...
Albert Winfred Head
Oct 5, 2015
Albert Winfred Head of Covington, Georgia passed away on October 5, 2015. Albert enjoyed life to the fullest and was blessed with a loving wife, Joan, for 65 years. He dedicated his life to his God, his family, and his fellow man all the days of his life, leading others as a mentor in multiple fraternal organizations. He was a...
Marion A. Smith
Oct 5, 2015
Marion Austin Smith, 84, of Winder, Georgia passed away in her home on Oct. 5, 2015. Marion was born in 1931 to Lawton Paul Austin and Annie Gillespie Austin in Atlanta, Georgia, where she spent her life until retiring to Winder. After graduating from West Fulton High School in 1948, Marion married and enjoyed raising her four beloved children, nurturing...
Luna Ransbotham
Oct 5, 2015
Luna Virginia Burch Ransbotham, affectionately known as Polly, died Monday October 5, 2015. Born in Flippen, Georgia, in 1922, she moved with her family to Atlanta when she was 4 years old. She attended Joel Chandler Harris Elementary School, Joe Brown Junior High, Atlanta Girls High, and the University of Georgia in Athens and Atlanta. In her early 20s, as...
Sadie Abbott Mathis
Oct 5, 2015
Sadie Abbott Mathis, age 98, went home to be with Lord on Oct. 5th, 2015. She was a native of Scottdale, Ga.. She was preceded in death by her husband, James R. Mathis, 3 sisters and 1 brother. She is survived by her 2 children , Son, Joseph R. (Bob) West and wife Shirley of Hayesville, NC and daughter Sandra...

Anneliese Martin
Oct 4, 2015
Anneliese Huebner Martin died on October 4,2015, at Atria Senior Living in Tucker, GA. She was 94 years and five months old. A memorial service will be held at 11 am on October 24, 2015 at St. Mark's Lutheran Church, 2110 Brockett Road, Tucker, GA. A reception will be held in the church hall immediately after the service. Interment of...
Nikolaos S Vastakis
Oct 1, 2015
Mr. Nikolaos Sotirios Vastakis, 84, passed away peacefully at his home in Atlanta, Georgia on Thursday, October 1, 2015. He was born in Kastania, Evrytanias, Greece to Sotirios and Eleni Vastakis. He served in the Greek Airforce. He was married to Georgia Baches on July 7, 1957 in Athens, Greece. They came to the United States soon after and settled...
Christine Joyce Crosby
Sep 30, 2015
Christine Joyce Crosby, 93, passed away peacefully at her home of 57 years on Wednesday September 30, 2015. A native Atlantan, Chris attended Girls High School. She was an active member of Glenn Memorial United Methodist Church for 56 years, serving there in many different capacities. She would visit home-bound members and was a member of the Alter Guild. After...
Patrick Paul Leithead
Sep 29, 2015
Patrick Leithead of Lilburn Georgia, 42, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 29th, 2015. Patrick was born in Beirut, Lebanon on April 30th, 1973 while his father was stationed there. Patrick attended the Davison School in Atlanta and then graduated from Redan High School. Patrick was a member of "Just" People, a support program for adults with developmental disabilities. Patrick loved to...

Martha Ann Wright
Sep 29, 2015
Martha Ann Wright, 81, of Decatur, passed away on September 29, 2015. She was Preceded in death by her husband Lawrance Wright. She is survived by cousin, Faye Acuff; friend, Laura Ardan; . Graveside Services will be held Saturday October 3, 2015 at 1:00 pm, Nathan Anderson Historic Cemetery, Ringgold. Funeral Home: A.S. Turner 2773 N. Decatur Road Decatur, GA...

Marvin Ward Wiley
Sep 29, 2015
Marvin W. Wiley, 81, of Tucker passed away September 29, 2015. He is survived by his wife, Lynda, and daughters and son-in-law, Lynn Wiley and Carolyn Driver (Dan), brother-in-law, Doug Cravens, nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends on Friday, October 2nd at 1 pm with a funeral service following at 2 pm at A.S. Turner and Sons Funeral...

Barbara Joyce Bowman
Sep 25, 2015
Barbara J. Bowman, 83 of Stone Mountain, died September 25, 2015. Born in Atlanta, she graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1949, relocated to Jacksonville, FL and returned to Atlanta for the last 12 years of her life. She was preceded in death by her mother, Gladys Spivey Bowman and father, Ralph H. Bowman. She is survived by her brother,...
Mildred J. Force
Sep 23, 2015
Mildred (Midi) J. Force of Decatur, Georgia, passed away peacefully Wednesday, September 23, 2015, at the age of 99. Midi was born in 1915 in Cobb County, Georgia, to Grover and Veatrice Johnston. In 1921, her family moved to Augusta, Georgia, where she grew up with her 3 brothers and 2 sisters and in 1934 graduated from Tubman High School....

Ethel Jo Baker-Henry
Sep 23, 2015
Dr. Jo Baker-Henry, 92, born January 8,1923, to William and Ethel Baker, and died peacefully on September 23, 2015. She began her career by receiving her law degree from Atlanta Law School in 1948. She then received a bachelors degree from the University of Georgia, and masters in General Psychology at Emory University in 1960, and doctoral degree in Experimental...
Nicholas William Tsismanakis
Sep 22, 2015
Tsismanakis, Nicholas William, age 90, died September 22, 2015. He is survived by his wife, Louise Tsismanakis; son James Tsismanakis and his wife Bethany of Atlanta, Georgia; grandchildren, Nickolas, Gabriel and Alexander Tsismanakis; brother Georgia Tsismanakis and his wife Donna of West Palm Beach, Florida. Services will be held at 10:00 am Thursday September 24 at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral...

Tom M. Moore
Sep 21, 2015
Tom M. Moore, age 76, of Covington, GA passed away September 19, 2015. Tom served his country in the United States Navy for four years on the U.S.S. Hank and was a graduate of Mid America College of Mortuary Science. A licensed funeral director and embalmer he retired after 40 years of service with A. S. Turner and Sons Funeral...
Emma E Jewett
Sep 20, 2015
Emma Eleanor Jewett, 99, was promoted to glory on September 20, 2015, in Atlanta, Georgia. Born in Richmond, Va. she was preceded in death by beloved husband, Melvin E. Jewett, Sr. and is survived by children Neva (John) Meyer of Muncy, Pa.; Melvin (Charlotte) Jewett, Jr. of Augusta, Ga.; Raymond (Nell ) Jewett of Waycross, Ga.; 10 grandchildren and 12...
Robert Irwin Gibbs, Jr.
Sep 20, 2015
Robert I. Gibbs Jr., 96, a longtime physician in Decatur, died on Sept. 20 after a brief illness. The only child of Beulah Free and Robert I. Gibbs Sr., Bobby Gibbs attended Atlanta public schools, including Moreland Avenue Elementary, Bass Junior High and the former Boys High. He was an Eagle Scout and a strong supporter of the Boy Scouts...
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