Obituaries
Christine Goumenis
Aug 6, 2014
Christine Goumenis, age 83 of Atlanta, passed away August 6, 2014 to join her beloved husband; Father Homer P. Goumenis in eternal life. She was born to George and Anastasia Coleman (Carvouniatis), who were Greek immigrants, in Oklahoma City OK. She was a graduate of Central High School in OK. She married Homer Goumenis in 1950 who was soon to...
Frank Lee Brown
Aug 5, 2014
Frank L. Brown Jr., age 49, of Atlanta, died Tuesday, August 5, 2014. Mr. Brown was a self employed long haul trucker. Survivors include his wife; Stephanie Y. Brown, daughters; Ashlynd Brown and Anissa Bax, son; Adrian Bax, his mother; Rose B. Brown, sisters; Carolyn Franklin and Angela Presnell, special aunts; Norma B. Lombard and Robin Berry, several aunts, uncles,...
Percy Lee Underwood
Aug 5, 2014
Percy Lee Underwood, 92, a longtime resident of Decatur passed away Tuesday August 5, 2014. Mr Underwood was an avid sportsman and a dedicated family man. He was also an Army veteran of World War II, and was preceded in death by his wife, Dovie Chewning Underwood. He is survived by his daughter, Patricia Peugh; brother, Kirby Underwood; grandson, Dwight...
Phyllis May Millin
Aug 5, 2014
Phyllis M. Millin, of Atlanta, Georgia, passed away on Tuesday, August 5, 2014.. Phyllis was born to Charles Edward and Victoria Thurza Hussey on April 22, 1928 in the town of Yeovil, Somerset, England. Phyllis came to the United States as a war bride in 1946 and had resided in the Atlanta area ever since. Phyllis was a homemaker (a...
Jon Maxwell Middleton
Aug 4, 2014
Jon Maxwell Middleton died Monday, August 4, 2014. He was born in Camden, SC to Arthur Harold Middleton and Marie Pence Middleton,on March 23, 1948. He graduated from Perry (GA) High School in 1966 and entered the United States Army in 1968. He attended "jump school" as well as the NCO Academy (graduating # 4 in his class and achieving...
Wilma Jean Bamford
Aug 3, 2014
Wilma Jean Bamford passed away very suddenly on Sunday August 3, 2014. She was born September 8, 1931. She grew up in Michigan as the only child of Anne and William Jackson. She married Robert Bamford in 1952. The family moved to GA in 1972. Jean is survived by 4 children and 5 grandchildren. Services will be at Shallowford Presbyterian...
Kathy Jean Whorton
Jul 31, 2014
Kathy Jean Whorton, 65, of Decatur passed on Thursday, July 31, 2014 at Emory University Hospital. Born February 6, 1949 in Utica, New York, she was the daughter of Genevieve Swierczek Piersma and the late Julian Swierczek. Kathy was a mother, a teacher, and lover of music. She began her career as a registered nurse until she answered her true...
Mary Jane Farr
Jul 30, 2014
Mary Jane Hadley Farr , 82, of Decatur, GA, went home to be with her Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, whom she loved dearly , on July 29, 2014. She will always be remembered for her sweet spirit and Godly example as a wife, mother, sister, and friend - the exemplary lady. Funeral services will be held Friday, August 1st...
Charlie Vlass
Jul 29, 2014
Mr. Charlie Vlass, 92, passed away Tuesday, July 29, 2014. Charlie was a lifelong member of the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Annunciation. He was also a member of the Order of Ahepa. After providing a great service to our country in the U. S. Navy, he and his brother, Nick established Army Surplus Sales, Inc. in Atlanta. Charlie was...
Nelleree Ball
Jul 28, 2014
Mrs. Nelleree Marsh Ball passed away on July 28, 2014, just 3 months and 29 days shy of her ninety second birthday. Nelleree was born on November 26, 1922 in Joppa, AL. Her last days were spent at her resident home at Sunrise Senior Community at 2950 Old Alabama Road, Alpharetta, Georgia. Nelleree is survived by her husband, Myron Lee...
Joan Hale
Jul 28, 2014
Joan Moreo Hale was born January 23, 1931 in Union City, New Jersey, daughter of Peter Moreo and Henrietta Quick. She passed away on July 28, 2014 at the age of 83. Joan joined the Air Force as a young woman, where she met her husband Charlie W. Hale. She lived most of her life in Marietta, GA. She is...
John Webb Simmons
Jul 28, 2014
Dr. John Webb Simmons, III, 83, of Decatur passed away peacefully on Monday July 28, 2014. Born in Martinsville, VA to Ruth Evadner Morgan and John Webb Simmons, Jr., and grandson to country doctor, Dr. John Webb Simmons, Sr. Webb is predeceased by his brother, Dr. Banks Simmons. He attended Hampden-Sydney College followed by medical school at the Medical College...
Inge Renfroe
Jul 28, 2014
Inge Renfroe was born in Kusel, Germany, and moved to the United States at the end of World War II. Once settled in Georgia, she began working in real estate at a time when women were few and far between in the field. Inge, however, had true talent as a realtor and was one of the first women to win...
Marjorie Gates Day
Jul 27, 2014
Marjorie Gates Day, a long time resident of DeKalb County, passed on July 27, 2014 at the Halcyon Hospice in North Atlanta at the age of 95. She was born in Union City, Georgia and grew up in College Park, graduating from Russell High School in 1936. She attended Agnes Scott College, transferring to Emory University in 1938, graduating in...
Elaine Jones
Jul 27, 2014
Mrs. Elaine Jones of Clairmont Place, Decatur died peacefully on July 27, 2014 after a short illness. She was 91 years old. The daughter of Charles Harrison-Jones and Frances Margaret Harrison-Jones (nee Dawson), she was born on November 6, 1922 in Matale, Ceylon, which is now known as Sri Lanka, where her father served as a colonial administrator. She was...
Edna Mae Granade
Jul 27, 2014
Edna Mae Harris Granade spent her long life working hard and serving others. Born on May 13, 1923, into the large family of Johnnie Franklin and Mattie Lou Harris in Fayetteville, Georgia, Edna excelled in school and then in work. Among her early employers was The Harrison Company in Atlanta, where she met her husband, Isaac Walker Granade. Together, with...
Charles Russell Patterson
Jul 26, 2014
Charles Moe' Patterson, 77, of Oxford, GA passed away on Sunday July 27, 2014. He was a veteran and was formerly employed with General Motors. He is survived by his wife, Fay Pilgrim Patterson; daughter, Paige Stoddard; sister, Katherine Eberhardt; grandsons, Tyler Stoddard, Michael and Spencer Bradley; great-grandson, Jackson Bradley and great-grand daughter, Dalyla Bradley.In lieu of flowers donations may...
Charlotte Thigpen
Jul 25, 2014
Charlotte Behm Thigpen, originally of Decatur, GA, passed away peacefully on Friday with her son Bill by her side. Charlotte was born on August 20, 1918 to Raymond A. and Edna Gaston Behm in Decatur. She was the granddaughter of Dr. and Mrs E.M. Gaston of Cincinnati, Ohio. Her older siblings, brother Ray Behm and sister Vella Marie Cowan, have...
Jeffrey L. Pracht
Jul 24, 2014
Jeff Pracht passed away on Thursday, July 24, 2014 after suffering complications due to a long term battle with a neurodegenerative disease, spinocerebellar ataxia. Jeff was predeceased by his father Donald L. Pracht and, most recently, his mother Janet F. Pracht (Aten) of Clayton, NY and aunt, Marilyn J. Aten, PhD of Penfield, NY. He is survived by his sister,...
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