Obituaries

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...

Edward Spencer  Ewing

Edward Spencer Ewing

Dec 5, 2013

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

Rachel Olive Gordon

Rachel Olive Gordon

Dec 4, 2013

Certified descendant of an original Oregon pioneer, Rachel Olive Riches was born January 19, 1921 in Turner, Oregon to Ruby Violet Hazlett and Stanley Ashmead Riches. She was married to Robert L. Gordon and made her home in Richmond, Virginia until after his death in 1982 when she moved to Atlanta. She is survived by her son, Robert L. Gordon,...

Jean Wright

Jean Wright

Dec 3, 2013

Jean Maxwell Wright was born on October 24, 1923 in Rutland VT. She passed away Tuesday December 3, 2013. She was a wonderful and caring woman who cherished her family and friends. Surviving are her husband, Thomas G. Wright, children, Thomas M. Wright (Kathy) and Ellen G. Heffner (Tom) and her beloved grandchildren Meredith Heffner Steele (Thomas). She spent her...

Ethel Faye Hamilton

Ethel Faye Hamilton

Nov 30, 2013

Ethel Faye Hamilton, age 65, of Atlanta passed away November 30, 2013. Mrs. Hamilton was preceded in death by her husband Jack Hamilton. She is survived by daughter, Linda Macias, sons; Jamie Hamilton and Daniel Biddy, brothers; Jesse Medlock and Clifford Medlock, Jr., sister Teressa Clark and 6 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild and several nieces and nephews. Funeral Service will...

Charles  Roy Moss

Charles Roy Moss

Nov 29, 2013

Charles Roy Moss, age 83 of Atlanta, GA passed away peacefully on November 29, 2013. He was born on March 29, 1930 in Atlanta to Elmer Roy and Pauline Abbott Moss, they preceded him. He was married on December 22, 1950 in Atlanta to Jacqueline Malcom and she survives. Charles had a Bachelor's Degree from Young Harris and a Law...

Clara Belle Davis

Clara Belle Davis

Nov 29, 2013

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

Sara Sadler Turnipseed

Sara Sadler Turnipseed

Nov 29, 2013

Sara Sadler Turnipseed of Decatur, Georgia, died November 29, 2013, at age 65. Sara was born at the Brooklyn Navy Yard Hospital, New York, to Rufus and Mary Sadler and was the eldest of their five girls. She grew up in Clinton, South Carolina. Sara graduated from Trinity College in Washington, D.C. She then attended the University of South Carolina...

Epaminondas George Ketsios

Epaminondas George Ketsios

Nov 28, 2013

Epaminondas (Emil) George Ketsios, 78, peacefully passed after a long struggle with Parkinson's disease on November 26, 2013 in Atlanta, GA. Born in the village of Nyala, Agrafa, Greece to George Epaminondas Ketsios and Polyxeni Halvetzis. He emigated to America in the late 1950's, landing in Chicago, Il., where he worked in steel mills, as a optic lens technician, and...

Ivalee Meadows

Ivalee Meadows

Nov 27, 2013

Mrs. Ivalee Childers Meadows, 84, went home to be with the Lord on November 27, 2013. Mrs. Meadows was retired from WXIA Television, where she was the Human Resources Director. She was preceded in death by her father and mother, William Scott Childers and Kathleen Childers Garnto; and two sisters, Sara Childers Williamson and Ruby Childers Waites. Mrs. Meadows is...

Muriel Cynthia Manners

Muriel Cynthia Manners

Nov 27, 2013

Muriel Cynthia Manners, age 81, of Suwanee entered into rest on November 27, 2013. She is survived by daughters; Greta Manners of Charleston, SC, Marilyn Fredricks (Winston) of Rockville, MD, Claire Edmund of Stone Mountain, GA, Diana Manners (William Good) of North Arlington, NJ, Laverne Wilson of Charlotte, NC, Bernadette Scott (David) of Newark, NJ, Bernadine Constable (Emile) of Roselle,...

Epaminondas George Ketsios

Epaminondas George Ketsios

Nov 26, 2013

Epaminondas (Emil) George Ketsios, 78, peacefully passed after a long struggle with Parkinson's disease on November 26, 2013 in Atlanta, GA. Born in the village of Nyala, Agrafa, Greece to George Epaminondas Ketsios and Polyxeni Halvetzis. He emigated to America in the late 1950's, landing in Chicago, Il., where he worked in steel mills, as a optic lens technician, and...

Julia Eileen Boone

Julia Eileen Boone

Nov 25, 2013

BOONE, J. Eileen, 92 years old, died, November 25, 2013. She is survived by her sister, Betty Boone Botdorf, nieces, Patricia Botdorf Martin (Thomas), Judy Botdorf Current, Nancy Botdorf Jones (Chris), and nephew, Joseph F. Botdorf, III (Marianne). She is also survived by great nieces Julia Courtney Martin, Ashley Current Eschenbach (Daniel), and Kate Jones Williams (Josh), great nephews Tyler...

Eva Mae Haskitt

Eva Mae Haskitt

Nov 22, 2013

Eva Mae HaskittSept. 21, 1916-Nov. 22, 2013Eva Mae's main focus in life was her family, gardening, playing bridge, and doing crossword puzzles. Having a cornucopia of interests, she enjoyed life to the fullest. She was born in Stephens, Georgia, and our beautiful Georgia peach lived her early years in Georgia. She worked for several years as a secretary for Sharp...

Wallace Winfred Burrell, Sr.

Wallace Winfred Burrell, Sr.

Nov 21, 2013

Wallace Winfred Burrell, Sr., 96, of Jonesboro, formerly of Decatur, died Thursday, November 21, 2013. Born in Rayburn, Co., Mr. Burrell was married to Blondine Burrell for 61 years. He was a WWII veteran serving with the Army Air Corps, a Morgage Broker and a member of First Baptist Church of Atlanta. He is survived by his son and daughter...

Virginia H. Edwards

Virginia H. Edwards

Nov 21, 2013

Virginia H. Edwards, 92, of Pine Lake, died November 21, 2013. The service for Mrs. Edwards will be held 3:30 pm, Sunday, November 24, in the chapel of Decatur Presbyterian Church. A reception will be held immediately following the service. The committal service will be 2:30 pm on Monday in Bainbridge. Funeral Home: A.S. Turner 2773 N. Decatur Road Decatur,...

Wallace Winfred Burrell

Wallace Winfred Burrell

Nov 21, 2013

Wallace Winfred Burrell, Sr., 96, of Jonesboro, formerly of Decatur, died Thursday, November 21, 2013. Born in Rayburn, Co., Mr. Burrell was married to Blondine Burrell for 61 years. He was a WWII veteran serving with the Army Air Corps, a Morgage Broker and a member of First Baptist Church of Atlanta. He is survived by his son and daughter...