Obituaries
Nell Atkins Yaksh
Sep 28, 2013
On September 28, _ 2013, Nell Atkins Yaksh, beloved wife of Tony Yaksh for 70 years passed away quietly in her sleep at home at the age of 90. She is survived by her devoted husband, sons and daughters in law (Tony and Elizabeth, Michael and Marilyn and John and Susan), 11 grandchildren (Kathleen , Michael Jr, Mary, Martha, Mark,...
Penelope Anne Bisbort
Sep 28, 2013
Penelope Anne Bisbort was the daughter, wife and sister of decorated U.S. Army officers. She was born, to Lt. Lloyd Ernst Mielenz (later colonel) and Penelope Sunbeam Pendergrass, on Jan. 23, 1920 at Fort Belvoir, Va. (then known as Camp Humphries). This intimate connection to the U.S. military allowed Penny over the years to live and travel extensively before settling...
Betty Sue Benson
Sep 28, 2013
Betty Sue Jones Benson 1929-2013Betty Sue Jones Benson passed away peacefully on September 28, 2013 in Atlanta, GA. She was born February 12, 1929 in Durham, NC to Rex and Mattie Jones, who preceded her in death. Betty married Jack F. Benson on June 6, 1953. Betty was an active member of The Emory Hospital Women's Auxiliary and The U....
Kenneth Edwin Phillips
Sep 27, 2013
Kenneth Edwin Phillips (25 August 1946-27 September 2013), 67, of Atlanta, GA, died early Friday in his home. Mr. Phillips was born in Columbus, GA to the late John Henry Phillips and Lillian Lucille Phillips. He was a Vietnam Veteran, serving in the United States Navy from 1965-1969 aboard the USS America (CVA66). He followed his service by completing a...
August Koehler Head
Sep 26, 2013
August Koehler Head, known by family and friends as K and Gus, died Thursday, September 26, 2013 at Gentiva Emory Hospice following a long battle with dementia. He was born at Emory University, GA on December 30, 1938, the first of three children born to Dorothy Brooks Head and August Koehler Head. K grew up in Decatur GA, and attended...
Carolyn Althea Maifeld
Sep 26, 2013
Carolyn Althea Maifeld, age 92, of Decatur, GA passed away September 27, 2013. She was born September 16, 1921 in Baltimore, MD. Mrs. Maifeld was a devoted wife and mother. She was a graduate of the University of South Carolina. She was an avid supporter of Decatur soccer, The High Museum of the Arts in Atlanta, and number of civic...
Wade Edward Fordham
Sep 25, 2013
Wade Edward Fordham, Sr., age 86, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, the 25th of September, 2013. Wade was born to Hannah Day and Leonard C. Fordham in Twiggs County Georgia, and grew up in Atlanta. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ruby Harper Fordham. He is survived by his brother, Leonard D. Fordham, a son, Wade...
James Hoffman Harris
Sep 25, 2013
Dr. James Hoffman Harris, 87, Pastor Emeritus of Briarlake Baptist Church, Atlanta, Georgia, died on September 25, 2013 in Hickory, North Carolina. He was the sixth child of Leroy and Effie Hoffman Harris of Augusta, Georgia. Dr. Harris attended public school including Richmond Academy and graduated with an Arts Diploma from the Junior College of Augusta (now Georgia Regents University)....
Louise Ivy
Sep 24, 2013
Mrs. Louise Brooks Ivy, 94, of Buckhead, died Wednesday, September 25,2013. Louise worked for many many years as the bookkeeper at NAPA Auto Parts in Madisonville, Ky. After retiring three times, the Ivy's moved to be with the rest of their family in Atlanta, Ga. Mrs. Ivy then began to work part time at their residence, Campbell-Stone Apts. After retiring...
Lucy Ann Davis
Sep 24, 2013
God called his angel, Lucy Ann Davis, home the morning of September 24, 2013.Lucy Ann Davis was born July 7, 1936, in Midville, Georgia (Burke County) to the union of Robert and Mattie Lee (Hart) Davis who both preceded her in death.Evangelist Lucy Ann Davis, under the leadership of the late Rev. Dr. Arnell C. Jackson, Bell Grove Missionary Baptist...
Sylvia Maud Williams
Sep 23, 2013
Mrs. Sylvia M. Williams, 98, of Loganville passed away September 23, 2013. She was predeceased by her husband Leopold A. Williams and is survived by her sons, Beresford Williams, Barrington Williams and George Williams. Also surviving are eight grandchildren, ten great-grandchildren and three great-greatgrandchildren. Funeral services will be Saturday, October 5, 2013 at 10 a.m. at the Assembly of God...
Winifred Brown
Sep 22, 2013
Winifred (Winnie) Calhoun Brown passed away at home on September 22, 2013 at the age of 78. Winnie is survived by her loving husband, George T. Brown. They were married in Atlanta at Druid Hills Baptist church on March 5, 1954. Winnie is lovingly remembered by her children Debbie (Jeff) Rupp, Gay Brown and Cherie Brown; her granddaughter Kristen (Kevin)...
Barbara Jeanette Holcombe
Sep 22, 2013
Barbara Jeanette Holcombe died Sunday, September 22, 2013. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph Holcombe. Barbara was a member of Corinth Baptist Church in Loganville and worked as an inspector for 32 years at Smurfit Stone Corporation in Stone Mountain. She is survived by her daughter, Jackie Davis; grandson, Brian Davis and his wife, Lori; brother, Ronnie...
Kathleen Mcclellan
Sep 21, 2013
Kathleen Shipp McClellan,97, died peacefully at her home in Decatur, GA after a brief illness on September 21, 2013. She was the daughter of John Seabon Shipp and Lula Belle Howard Shipp of Greenville, GA. She married Everette R. McClellan in 1941 and worked as a secretary through the end of World War II. The family moved to Savannah in...
Robert Coleman Pitts
Sep 21, 2013
Robert Coleman "Bob" Pitts, 94, of Atlanta, died September 21, 2013. A native of Thomaston, Georgia, Mr. Pitts was a member of the first graduating class of Southern Tech. He served his country during WWII in the U. S. Army Air Corps, and was discharged in 1946 as a aerial photographer and gunner. He later joined the U. S. Navy...
Marilyn Sanderson Thompson
Sep 18, 2013
Marilyn Sanderson Thompson passed away peacefully on Sept 18, 2013 at Peachtree Christian Hospice in Duluth, GA. She is survived by five children: Marilyn Thompson Altman of Duluth; Dan Thompson of Atlanta; Reese Thompson of Detroit; Edie Thompson of Atlanta; and Helen Thompson Whitley of Acworth, GA. Her sister, Wilma Sewell of Panama City, FL is her only surviving sibling....
Ruby S. Brownlee
Sep 17, 2013
Ruby S. Brownlee of Decatur died Tuesday, September 17, 2013. She was preceded in death by her husband, A. L. Brownlee and their son, Randall Brownlee. She is survived by her daughters, Linda Womack and her husband, Everett, and Judy Turner and her husband, Roy; step son, David Brownlee; brother, Weldon Sailers; three grandchildren, Wendy Schick, Sherry Storey and David...
Elizabeth Hawkins
Sep 17, 2013
Elizabeth "Betty" Walton Hawkins, 97, of Clarkston, GA died on September 17, 2013. She was the wife of the late Reginald Robert Hawkins (her husband of 64 years) and the daughter of Daniel Day Walton and Hulda Parton Walton. She was a graduate of Barnard College ('37) and she earned a Masters Degree from Columbia University Teacher's College in Speech...
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