Obituaries

Janice Heeke

Janice Heeke

Dec 16, 2013

Janice Claire Heeke was born on her father's birthday, 3/16/1935 in Atlanta. She went home to be with her Maker the morning of 16 December 2013. She was raised in Adair Park and attended elementary school just across the street from her home. She graduated from Sylvan Hills High School in 1952. Her training as a Radiology Technician was with...

Tommie Elizabeth Mckinney

Tommie Elizabeth Mckinney

Dec 15, 2013

Mrs. Tommie Elizabeth Hudson McFarland Hardin McKinney, age 95 , passed away on Sunday, December 15, 2013. Tommie, the fourth of Mary and Guy Hudson's nine children, was a graduate of Decatur Girls High in 1936. She served as a lifelong member of the Decatur United Methodist Church. She was a member and President of the Paty Sunday School Class,...

Ruth Hartmann

Ruth Hartmann

Dec 15, 2013

Ruth C. Hartmann (nee Cleveland) passed away Sunday, December 15, 2013 following a period of declining health. She was born in 1922 to Beatrice (Smith) and Frank Cleveland. She grew up in Milwaukee, WI and Portland, OR. In 1942 she met Fred C. Hartman, and they were married on August 7th 1942. Following WWII they made their home in Chicago...

Dorothy Oxford

Dorothy Oxford

Dec 14, 2013

Dorothy Oxford, 92, devoted and loving mother, sister, grandmother, and great grandmother, passed into the presence of her Heavenly Father and Lord Jesus Christ on Saturday, December 14, 2013. The family rejoices that she is at long last free from her illnesses and perfectly well. She was preceded in death by her husband, Wilmon Oxford; her son, Dennis Oxford; her...

Bernadine Dobbins

Bernadine Dobbins

Dec 14, 2013

Bernadine Dobbins, of Atlanta, Georgia, passed away from a stroke on December 14, 2013. She was born in Chapmanville, WV, on August 5, 1932. She was the daughter of the late Porter F. and Osa M. Dobbins and was preceded in death by her brother, Edwin H. Dobbins. Bernadine received her education at Logan High School in Logan, WV, where...

Frances Elizabeth Zubay

Frances Elizabeth Zubay

Dec 14, 2013

Frances Elizabeth (Suzy) Zubay, 96, of Decatur, Georgia died Saturday December 14, 2013. She was born June 30, 1917 to the late William and Mallie Hunt Kueker of St. Joseph, Missouri. Suzy was a kindergarten teacher devoted to making a difference in the lives of her students. In addition to having taught, she was an avid reader, weaver, painter, writer...

Densford Hoke Cartledge

Densford Hoke Cartledge

Dec 14, 2013

Dr. Densford H. Cartledge, born in Pensacola, Fla., March 13, 1933, passed away peacefully Saturday, December 14, 2013, after a brave battle with lung cancer. He attended University of Georgia and Emory University and was a graduate of Emory University School of Dentistry. After graduation from dental school he served as a dentist in the U.S. army. Upon retiring from...

Robert Charles Patterson

Robert Charles Patterson

Dec 13, 2013

Robert "Pat" Patterson of Decatur, GA passed away December 13, 2013. He was born on April 24, 1915 in Griffin, GA. He was preceded in death by his wife of 61 years, Frances Fletcher Patterson and his son, Bob Patterson. He is survived by his daughter, Claire Patterson of Decatur and his son Carlton Patterson and wife Mary Ebbitt of...

Mary Emily Fisher

Mary Emily Fisher

Dec 13, 2013

Fisher, MaryMrs. Mary Fisher, 97, of Atlanta died Fri., Dec. 13, 2013. She is survived by her sister, Jean Smith; 3 daughters, Peggy LaFoy, Joyce Blahut, and Arlene Fisher; 9 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Visitation is scheduled for Mon., Dec. 16th from 2pm-4pm and 6pm-8pm at A.S. Turner and Sons Funeral Home in Decatur. A graveside ceremony will be held...

Stephen Joseph Malloy

Stephen Joseph Malloy

Dec 12, 2013

Stephen Joseph Malloy, age 64, died Thursday, December 12, 2013, surrounded by family at Emory University Hospital. Steve was a mighty force in life, so we know he is now a shining star in Heaven. Steve loved his house on Lake Harding, summers in Cape Cod, with his Massachusetts relatives (especially Uncle Buddy), his students at Beulah High School, playing...

Tariel Esartia

Tariel Esartia

Dec 11, 2013

Tariel EsartiaJune 25, 1924 – December 11, 2013Resided in Atlanta, Georgia.Dr. Tariel Esartia, Atlanta, GA, formerly of Martveli, Republic of Georgia, passed away on December 11, 2013 after long battle with cancer. He is survived by his wife Lili Partskhaladze; sons: Plato (Soso) and David; three grandchildren: Khatia, Natia and Christopher. Services will be held on December 15, at 2pm...

Frank Windsor Taylor

Frank Windsor Taylor

Dec 11, 2013

Frank Windsor Taylor was born February 14, 1934 in Johnson City NY. He graduated from Ohio State University in 1959. He is predeceased by his parents, James and Ruth Taylor (New York) and two brothers, James Taylor (California) and Russell Taylor (Missouri) and a sister, Louise Hess (New York). He is survived by two sisters, Margaret Taylor and Joyce Hammond...

Zena Elizabeth Brown

Zena Elizabeth Brown

Dec 11, 2013

Zena Costa Brown, 96, of Atlanta, passed away December 11, 2013. Mrs. Brown was born in Athens, Georgia, October 1, 1917. Her parents were the late Michael John and Eleanora Costa. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Lester A. Brown, an internationally known Otolaryngologist, her sister, Margaret Costa Baird, and brother Lawrence J. Costa. She is survived...

Blair Louise Major

Blair Louise Major

Dec 11, 2013

Blair Rogers Major of Decatur passed away on Wednesday December 11, 2013. The daughter of Clara Louise Fink Rogers and Brigadier General Pleas Blair Rogers, she was born at Fort Benning, GA on October 11, 1922, and raised at her father's postings around the world. She graduated from Vassar College in 1944. She married J. Russell Major on June 9,...

Hazel Ruth Morris

Hazel Ruth Morris

Dec 8, 2013

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

Harold Hurtado Biggs

Harold Hurtado Biggs

Dec 8, 2013

Harold Hurtado Biggs, 84, of Avondale Estates passed away December 8, 2013. Born in Chile to parents Harold and Elena Biggs, he was the oldest of four siblings. While studying at Columbia University in New York he met his wife Sheila Huntington of Great Britain. Married for sixty years, they lived in New York, Chile and eventually moved to Georgia...

Gretel Eastling

Gretel Eastling

Dec 8, 2013

Gretel Eastling, who lived many years in Atlanta, passed away on Sunday, 8 December 2013, after a very brief illness in Leesburg, Florida. Gretel grew up in Germany and came to America as a young lady. Besides being a paralegal she was an accomplished artist having painted many beautiful pieces of art. Gretel is survived by her husband of 43...

Mary Alice Blalock

Mary Alice Blalock

Dec 7, 2013

Mary Alice Blalock was born in Spartanburg, South Carolina daughter of the late Henry Taylor Blalock and Phoebe Bowen Blalock on August 3, 1938.She was a graduate of Spartanburg High School and Columbia College in Columbia SC. She taught Biology 1 and 11 at Avondale High School in Avondale Estates, GA from 1960 to 1990.She is survived by two sisters,...

Elizabeth Barnes Loehle

Elizabeth Barnes Loehle

Dec 6, 2013

Elizabeth Barnes LoehleBetty Loehle passed away on Friday December 6, 2013 at age 90. She was born March 21, 1923, to Elizabeth and Harry Barnes in Montgomery, Alabama. She attended Auburn University for two years, beginning the first year that women were admitted as students. She then moved to Nashville and completed studies at the Harris School of Art, where...

Horace Clinton Ball

Horace Clinton Ball

Dec 6, 2013

Horace Clinton Ball, Jr., born December 2, 1932; died December 6, 2013. He was preceded in death by daughter Kelly Ball Greene. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Carroll Burnett Ball; son C. David Ball, wife Kathy; son Matthew C. Ball; daughter Keitha Ball Todd, husband Robert; daughter Melissa Ball Taylor, husband, Deron; grandchildren Robin Todd, Salena...