Obituaries

Sarah Vaughn

Sarah Vaughn

Apr 11, 2015

Sarah Mae Vaughn, 90, of Atlanta, GA passed away Saturday morning April 11, 2015 after a long and happy life. Mrs. Vaughn was the daughter of Felix and Eppie Coston and the loving wife of James K. Vaughn. Sarah was born in Enterprise, AL, but grew up in Leesburg, FL. She attended Mars Hill and Carson-Newman Universities where she received...

B.  E. Rainey

B. E. Rainey

Apr 10, 2015

B. E. Rainey, 93, of Clarkston passed away Friday, April 10, 2015. Born May 2, 1921, in Lawrenceville, he was the son of the late Elmer and Carrie Sullivan Rainey and husband to the late Catherine King Rainey. B.E. served his country in the Army Air Force and owned his own business, Rainey's Service Station and Garage.He is survived by...

Honor Harper Berry

Honor Harper Berry

Apr 10, 2015

Honor Berry of Decatur passed away peacefully at Hospice of Atlanta on Friday morning April 10, 2015 at the age of 82. Honor was married for over 60 years to Robert "Bob" Berry, Sr. who passed away in 2011. Together Bob & Honor had 5 children, 6 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild. Honor spent much of her life as a...

Lola Susan Bailey

Lola Susan Bailey

Apr 10, 2015

Lola Susan Bailey, 60, of Decatur, GA passed suddenly on April 10, 2015. She is preceded in death by her parents Franklin and Marilyn Tyson and a sister, Sandra Tyson. She is survived by her husband of 33 years, Daniel Bailey; Children, Chris Bailey and Sandi Parrish of Stockbridge, GA, Wayne and Nicole Dumas of Butler, GA and Lisa and...

John E. Boyden

John E. Boyden

Apr 8, 2015

Funeral Home: A.S. Turner 2773 N. Decatur Road Decatur, GA 30033

Cheryl Elaine Bryant

Cheryl Elaine Bryant

Apr 7, 2015

Cheryl Elaine Bryant, 66, of Tucker, died April 7, 2015. Born in Atlanta, Mrs. Bryant was the daughter of the late Ernest Earl and Marion Virginia Roberts Prichard. Survivors include her husband, Olaf Tarvin Bergwall of Tucker; daughter, Christy Holmes of Tucker; son, Ryan Rice of Tucker; and a brother Paul Prichard of Cumming. A Celebration of Life will be...

Cheryl Elaine Bryant

Cheryl Elaine Bryant

Apr 7, 2015

Cheryl Elaine Bryant, 66, of Tucker, GA died April 7, 2015. Born in Atlanta, Mrs. Bryant was the daughter of the late Ernest Earl and Marion Virginia Roberts Prichard. Survivors include her husband, Olaf Tarvin Bergwall of Tucker; daughter, Christy Holmes of Tucker; son, Ryan Rice of Tucker; and a brother, Paul Prichard of Cumming. A Celebration Of Life will...

Melzie Pickens Lee

Melzie Pickens Lee

Apr 6, 2015

Funeral Home: A.S. Turner 2773 N. Decatur Road Decatur, GA 30033

Linda Lee Stamper

Linda Lee Stamper

Apr 5, 2015

Linda L Stamper, 68, of Stone Mountain died peacefully at Dekalb Medical, April 5, 2015. The fourth of six children, she was born to L.N. and Doris Morgan in Decatur, Georgia. She is survived by two sons, Cory Stamper and Roman Stamper, three sisters, Jerri Morgan, Dianne Kern (husband, Lynn), and Joy Russell, and four grand children, Hallie M Stamper,...

John Boyd Lutz

John Boyd Lutz

Apr 3, 2015

John Jack Lutz has gone to join his loving wife Margie this Easter. He was preceded in death by his parents, C.P. and Mamie Harris Lutz, sisters Grace Lutz Perkinson and Mary Elizabeth Moore, and his wife of 67 years Edith Margie Harrison Lutz. Born in Nashville, TN in 1920, Jack was adept at building and repairing anything mechanical. After...

Bonnie C. Pefinis

Bonnie C. Pefinis

Apr 2, 2015

Bonnie C. Pefinis, 90, of Atlanta died peacefully at her home Thursday, April 2, 2015. The fifth of eight children, she was born to John and Olive Creeger in Thurmont, Maryland. She moved to Atlanta during WWII and met her now deceased husband, Harry James Pefinis. She is survived by daughter Connie Elvin and husband Frank of Apple Valley, Minnesota...

Terry Robert Lewis

Terry Robert Lewis

Apr 1, 2015

Funeral Home: A.S. Turner 2773 N. Decatur Road Decatur, GA 30033

Edith Bertha Vinson

Edith Bertha Vinson

Apr 1, 2015

Funeral Home: A.S. Turner 2773 N. Decatur Road Decatur, GA 30033

Thomas Edwin Yancey

Thomas Edwin Yancey

Mar 31, 2015

Thomas Edwin Yancey, 79, of Tucker, GA passed away March 31, 2015. He was born in Memphis, TN on November 8, 1935 to Watson William Yancey and Mary Sue Yancey and grew up in Helena, Arkansas. He graduated from Arkansas State University in 1957 and Rutgers University Graduate School of Banking in l971. He was employed for 34 years with...

Michael David Farnham

Michael David Farnham

Mar 30, 2015

Michael David Farnham, 26, of Atlanta passed away at his home on March 30, 2015. He was a 2006 graduate of Druid Hills High School where he played football. He attended Jacksonville State University. He was a chef and his passion in life was cooking for his friends and family. Michael will be remembered as a loyal friend and loving...

Eleni P. Soulimiotis

Eleni P. Soulimiotis

Mar 30, 2015

Eleni Soulimiotis, 78, passed away on March 30, 2015 in Tucker, GA. Eleni was born in Kakovatos, Greece on May 14, 1936. She is survived by her husband, Pete, children, Steve, Andrew, John, Stacy, and grandchildren, Caleb, Luke, Savannah, and Peter. Visitation will be held on Friday, April 3, 2015 at A.S. Turner and Sons, 2773 N. Decatur Rd. Decatur,...

James  Daniel Keever

James Daniel Keever

Mar 28, 2015

James Daniel "Dan" Keever, 73, of Athens, passed away Saturday, March 28, 2015. Born in Rome, Georgia to J. D. and Maryann (Montgomery) Keever, he served as a Captain in the U. S. Army in Korea. He worked at the Georgia State Department of Game and Fish, and also at WAGA Channel 5 as a Photojournalist and a reporter for...

Pierce Michael Mahony

Pierce Michael Mahony

Mar 28, 2015

Pierce Michael Mahony, 86, of Atlanta, died March 8, 2015. Born in Knoxville, TN, Mr. Mahony was a son of the late Pierce Daniel and Pauline G. Mooney Mahony. Mr. Mahony was a retired U.S. Army Lt. Colonel and had worked as Assistant Director of City Planning for the city of Atlanta. Survivors include his wife, Irene Hill Mahony, son...

Richard Gary Waggener

Richard Gary Waggener

Mar 27, 2015

Funeral Home: A.S. Turner 2773 N. Decatur Road Decatur, GA 30033

Frank Jackson Rhodes

Frank Jackson Rhodes

Mar 26, 2015

Frank Jackson Rhodes, Jr. passed away unexpectedly on March 26, 2015. He was born in Savannah on November 7, 1947 to Frank Jackson Rhodes, Sr. and Mary Wheeler Rhodes. He moved with his family to Stone Mountain and graduated from Stone Mountain High School.He attended Emory University and received a degree in accounting in 1969. Upon graduating, he married his...