Obituaries
Josefina Rodriguez Gomez
Jul 23, 2014
Josefina "Fefa" Gomez, 89, died of natural causes on Wednesday July 23rd 2014. She was born in Havana, Cuba and moved to Atlanta in 1970. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Rosalia and John Thomas; grandson, Christopher Thomas; sister and brother-in-law, Hilda and Jesus Diaz and a large and loving family. The family will receive friends at 12:00...
Vin Newton Martin
Jul 23, 2014
Announcing the passing of Jamaica's past Honorary Consul to Atlanta, Vin Newton Martin, Esq. Vin departed this life on July 23rd 2014l. A viewing will be held at Turner & Sons Funeral Home, 2773 North Decatur Road, Decatur GA 30033 on Thursday July 31, 2014 from 5:00PM - 9:00PM with Funeral services at Springfield Baptist Church, 1877 Iris Drive, Conyers...
Harold Walton Dryden
Jul 21, 2014
Harold Walton Dryden, age 84, passed away on July 21, 2014. He was born to George W. Dryden and Lois McCool Dryden of Waycross, GA. He was active in sports and Scouting during High School, receiving the Eagle Scout Award. He attended the Universities of Missouri and Georgia where he was a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity. He joined...
Margaret Lowe Kirkland
Jul 21, 2014
An excellent student, Jean graduated valedictorian of the Morgan County High School Class of 1954. Following graduation from the University of Georgia, she began a decade long career as a high school math teacher with the Atlanta School System that included stints at West Fulton High and Dykes High. Following her teaching career, Jean focused her time and energy on...
Frederick Ross Merritt, Jr.
Jul 21, 2014
FREDERICK ROSS (RICK) MERRITT, JR, 71, passed away from ALS on Monday, January 21, 2014. Rick was born in Louisville, Kentucky. After World War II his family moved to Miami, Florida. He became an avid sailor beginning at a young age and it became his passion. He went from small boats to crewing on large sail boats and was a...
Charles Edward Davis
Jul 20, 2014
Charles Edward Davis, Jr. of Atlanta, Georgia lost his battle with leukemia on July 20, 2014. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Barbara Christmas Davis, his daughter Sheila Davis Leveritt and son-in-law Daniel E. Leveritt of Dacula, Ga and son Russell E. Davis of Atlanta. He was the son of Etta Nash Davis and Charles E. Davis,...
Julian Moffatt Hemphill
Jul 20, 2014
Funeral Notice for Julian M. Hemphill Julian Moffatt Hemphill, 97, of Decatur went home to be with the Lord in the early morning hours of July 20, 2014. He was born on November 23, 1916, in Moreland, GA, and graduated from Erskine College in Erskine, SC. He had retired from The Coca-Cola Company in Atlanta after more than 40 years...
Alfredo Jorge Julian
Jul 20, 2014
After her death in 1952, and fueled with a passion to find a cure for cancer, Alfredo immigrated to the United States through the generosity of the Brookbank family from Asheboro, NC and became a naturalized citizen August 1958. He graduated from High Point College in 1956 and earned The Order of the Lighted Lamp award, which recognizes leadership abilities,...
Brenda Irby Cobb
Jul 18, 2014
Brenda Cobb, age 73, died peacefully at Hospice Atlanta after a ten year battle with breast cancer. She was born in Meridian, MS in 1941. She attended Meridian High School and graduated from "The W", Mississippi State College for Women in 1959. On July 29, 1960 she married James E. Cobb began a marriage of 53 years. Later she began...
Donald Byron Roberts
Jul 16, 2014
Donald Byron Roberts, age 66, of Atlanta, GA passed away peacefully on July 16, 2014. He was born on February 26, 1948 in Atlanta, GA to Byron A. and Eva (Miles) Roberts and they preceded him in death. He was a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Business School. Surviving are his cousins; Carole F. Bland (Diane), Basil (Butch) V....
Laverne Brewer
Jul 15, 2014
LaVerne Johnson Brewer, a resident of Fayetteville since 1988, died Tuesday, July 15 at Fairburn Health Care Center. Born September 6, 1923 in Marbury, AL, LaVerne was the 7th of 8 children born to Robert and Alma Johnson and was the last remaining family member. In 1940, at the age of 17, she relocated to Macon, where her first job...
Tamara Makdad Albrecht
Jul 15, 2014
Tamara Makdad Albrecht, age 59, passed away on Tuesday July 15, 2014 in Decatur, Georgia. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on April 28, 1955, to the late Ameene and Louise Makdad, she quickly demonstrated huge musical talent, already playing for church at age 13 in her hometown of Greensburg, PA. Tamara earned undergraduate music degrees at Wittenberg University, a master's in...
Heather Susanne Rombalski
Jul 13, 2014
Heather Susanne Rombalski, 43, of Leesburg, passed away on Sunday, July 13, 2014 at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta. A "Celebration of Life" will be held at 5:00 pm on Saturday, July 19, 2014 at The Fish Camp on Gillionville Road.She was born in New Brunswick, NJ on April 15, 1971 and was a long time resident of Albany,GA. Survivors...
Howard Grady Jacobs
Jul 12, 2014
Howard Grady Jacobs, formally of Tucker, Georgia, passed away on Saturday, July 12, 2014. Graveside services will be held at 3:30 pm on Saturday, July 19, 2014 at Floral Hills Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends Saturday from 1:00 until 3:00 at A.S. Turner and Sons in Decatur. Mr. Jacobs was an Army veteran and fought in the Korean...
Robert William Patterson
Jul 12, 2014
Robert William Patterson, 52, of Stone Mountain Georgia died unexpectedly July 12, 2014 from a heart condition. He is survived by his two children Bridget 14 and Sean 12 and his wife of 20 years, Katie Fulford Patterson. He was born Robert William Patterson on September 27, 1961 in Savannah, Georgia to Edward Matthew Patterson and Eloise Capps Patterson. He...
Roy Clifton Brewer
Jul 12, 2014
Roy Clifton Brewer died peacefully on Saturday July 12, 2014, at the age of 86. He was a beloved husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Susan; daughters, Elaine Benson and her husband, Brian Benson and Martha Wright and her husband, David Wright: grandchildren, Katie, Christopher and his wife, Alexandra, Leah, Allison...
Mark Lee Carver
Jul 12, 2014
Mark Lee Carver of Decatur, GA passed away Saturday, July 12, 2014. Mark was a beloved father, friend, graduate of Druid Hills High School ('79), popular DHHS soccer coach, captain of his ALTA tennis team, and a loyal citizen of the Bulldog Nation. Mark loved nature and often went camping in North Georgia. Mark was a people-person, always in high...
Curtis Russell Lynn
Jul 11, 2014
Lynn, CurtisCurtis R. Lynn, 92, of Atlanta Ga, passed away on 07/11/14. He was born to Lonnie and Fannie Lynn on 03/08/22 in Collins Ga. He later served in the U.S. Army during WWII in the 456th Anti-aircraft Artillary from 1942-45 where he met Marie Therese Barthe in occupied France. They were married in 1948 and then moved to Atlanta...
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