Obituaries
Harry Tracy Maclin, Jr.
Apr 14, 2014
Harry Tracy Maclin, Jr. (H.T.) was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma but he grew up in Fort Worth, Texas. During his sophomore year of college he received his army summons from Uncle Sam, but a campus Navy officer advised him how much better his life would be in the U.S. Navy. Following this advice, H.T. joined the Navy, a decision...
Henry Lukens Mcdowell
Apr 14, 2014
Henry McDowell of Decatur, Georgia, passed away Monday, April 14, 2014. He was born in Philadelphia, PA, in 1931 to James and Jane McDowell. Thus began his own special way of living and doing things. His Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from Westminster Choir College, Princeton, NJ. equipped and launched him into 51 years of creative ministry through music...
Jan Burch
Apr 14, 2014
Jan Beauchamp Burch passed away April 14, 2014 at Emory Hospital after an extended illness. She was born in Atlanta, Georgia on January 7, 1952. She was the daughter of the late Lorraine Seale Beauchamp and James Lee Beauchamp. Jan was preceded in death by her late husband, Harvey Burch. Jan is survived by her brother, Robert S. Beauchamp, Sr....
Katherine Elder Garner
Apr 13, 2014
Katherine Elder Garner, age 75 of Clarkston, passed away April 13, 2014. She is survived by husband of 50 years Charles Garner, Son, Chuck and Sharon Garner and their children; Noah, Emma and Dautry, daughter Laura Garner, sisters; Peggy Lanier and Mary Brand, brother, Kenneth Elder and many nieces and nephews. Graveside Services will be held Wednesday April 16, 2014...
Tamara Kay Willadsen
Apr 12, 2014
Tami Willadsen and her daughter, Jess Willadsen passed from this life together on Saturday, April 12, 2014. Services will be held at Avondale Estates First Baptist Church on Thursday, April 17, 2014 at 11 a.m. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. on Wednesday, April 16th at A.S. Turner and Sons, Decatur. In lieu of flowers, the...
Lois Irene Bowen
Apr 12, 2014
People who really and truly love each other are the happiest people in the world. Mother TeresaMrs. Lois S. Bowen of Decatur passed away at her residence in Baton Rouge, LA, on Saturday, April 12, 2014. She was born October 3, 1920, and graduated from Lithonia High School. Lois was a devoted Mother, and retired from her job at Ton-Tex...
James Emerson White
Apr 12, 2014
James Emerson White, 82, of Atlanta, GA passed away peacefully on April 12, 2014. He was born on October 9, 1931 in Atlanta, GA to Raleigh Ballard and Margaret Louise (Enloe) White. James proudly served his country in the United States Air Force. He graduated from Georgia Tech with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and obtained his Law Degree from...
Cathy Mitchell
Apr 12, 2014
Nancy Catherine Bottoms Mitchell passed away early on April 12, 2014 at the age of 89. Cathy was born in Coal Mountain, Georgia, on a small family farm to George Washington Bottoms and Maud Bottoms on September 24, 1924. She was the loving and devoted wife of Joseph A. Mitchell for 68 years. She is survived by her husband and...
Edith June Petty
Apr 12, 2014
Edith Petty, 83, of Decatur, passed away on Saturday April 12, 2014. She was born in Smyrna, to the late Floyd and Annie McWilliams. She retired from the John H. Harland Company as a proofreader. She was a member of The Way Of The Cross Baptist Church in McDonough, GA. Edith is predeceased by her husband, James Petty and survived...
Jess Seda Willadsen
Apr 12, 2014
Tami Willadsen and her daughter, Jess Willadsen passed from this life together on Saturday, April 12, 2014. Services will be held at Avondale Estates First Baptist Church on Thursday, April 17, 2014 at 11 a.m. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. on Wednesday, April 16th at A.S. Turner and Sons, Decatur. In lieu of flowers, the...
James Marion Mccorkle
Apr 11, 2014
Mr. James Marion McCorkle, Jr., 70, of Stone Mountain died Friday, April 11, 2014. Jim was a life- long resident of DeKalb County and was the former co-owner of Acme Carpet and Drapery Cleaning Co. of Decatur. He is survived by his former wife, Barbara McCorkle of Avondale Estates, GA, his daughter Lisa DeCelles and husband Steve, of Flowery Branch,...
Susan Rebecca Whitfield
Apr 11, 2014
Susan Lewis Whitfield, a retired chemist and longtime resident of Decatur, Ga., passed away peacefully at her home on April 11. She was a native of Stony Creek, Va., and graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University. After living in Northern Virginia and Kansas City, Mo., she moved to Decatur in 1983 and began a 25-year career with Georgia-Pacific Corp. Susan was...
Charles Govan Shockley
Apr 11, 2014
Charles G. Shockley of Decatur, GA passed away on April 11, 2014 at the age of 91. He was born on April 5, 2023 in Apalachee, GA. He grew up in Monroe, GA where he formed many happy memories with his cousins and friends. His parents were Archie Govan Shockley and Mattie Blatz Donnahoo. He was preceded in death by...
Helen B. Watson
Apr 10, 2014
Helen B. Watson, 93, of Atlanta passed away Friday April 10, 2014. She graduated from Berry College in 1940. She held a position at Southern Bell for 43 years. She was a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church for 71 years. She is survived by her nephew, Gerald B. Owens and his wife, Kay; stepdaughter, Paula Irwin and her husband, Rick;...
June Lanier Wagner
Apr 10, 2014
June Beckham Wagner, 90, of Decatur Georgia, passed away on Thursday April 10, 2014 at 1:30 AM. June was born in Decatur in 1923 where she lived most of her life, with the exception of a brief time in Miami, Florida. June graduated from Oakhurst Elementary School, Decatur Girls High School and was a proud graduate of Agnes Scott College....
Robert Wade Flack
Apr 9, 2014
Robert Wade Flack of Atlanta passed away Wednesday, April 9, 2014. He was a devoted husband to his wife of 56 years, the late Harriet Jean Flack. He worked his entire career for ATandT in engineering. He served in the U.S. Navy in World War II and in the U.S. Army in the Korean War. He was a member of...
Nannie W. Stevenson
Apr 8, 2014
Ms. Nan W. Stevenson, 86, of Decatur, GA died peacefully at home with her daughters by her side on Tuesday, April 8, 2014. Ms. Stevenson leaves behind, daughter Mona Lisa Hall and spouse Duayne Hall, daughter Kelly L. Porter and spouse Lee J. Porter, daughter-in-law - Lynn Tolbert, four grandchildren and two great grandchildren, one brother John Robert Wheeler of...
Mary Catherine Brooks
Apr 8, 2014
Mary Catherine Brooks, born February 2, 1921, graduate of Decatur City Schools, graduate of Georgia Evening College (Georgia State University), J.D. Atlanta Law School, retired adjudicator, Regional Veterans Association, died Tuesday, April 8, 2014, after an extended illness. Ms. Brooks served in Army Women's Corp in World War II, was a member of Briarlake Baptist Church, a member of the...
Lori-Gene Fenster
Apr 8, 2014
Lori-Gene Fenster of Stone Mountain passed on Tuesday, April 8, 2014. She was 58 years old. Lori-Gene was an independent visual artist. From 1994-2003 she was Assistant Professor of Art at Georgia Perimeter College in Clarkston where she taught art appreciation and ceramics. She is survived by her husband, Ken Fenster, in-laws Elaine Fenster, Herb and Lynn Fenster, Beth and...
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