Obituaries

Glenn Wallace Ferrell

Glenn Wallace Ferrell

Aug 28, 2013

Glenn Ferrell 76 of Tucker died on Wednesday, 8/28. He is survived by his wife, Mary Pickering Ferrell, son and daughter in law, John and Gwen Ferrell of Loganville, grandchildren, Marianne and Josh McCarty of Bogart, Heather Ferrell of Loganville. Nephews and nieces; Bob and Barbara Lloyd, Dan and Jenny Lloyd, Linda and Gerald Lewis, Jim and Chris Ferrell of...

Barbara  Ann Paschall

Barbara Ann Paschall

Aug 28, 2013

Bobbie, 88 years old, was born in Hampton, Nebraska October 27, 1924 and passed away after four years of illness August 28, 2013. She completed Seward High in Seward, Nebraska and attended the University of Nebraska in Lincoln. She met her husband, Norman Paschall in 1945 during World War II at Lincoln Air Force Base and they were married one...

Robert Legge Smith

Robert Legge Smith

Aug 27, 2013

Robert L. Bob Smith went to be with his Lord on Tuesday, August 27, 2013 at age 92. He was born in Wrightsville, Georgia, son of Rev. and Mrs. A. F. Smith. He was preceded in death by his wife of 71 years, Elizabeth; seven brothers and sisters, one being his twin brother; and his parents. Bob attended Mercer University...

Gladys  Wiggins

Gladys Wiggins

Aug 27, 2013

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

George Balderson Patterson

George Balderson Patterson

Aug 26, 2013

George B. Patterson, age 93, died August 26, 2013. He is survived by his two sons and daughters-in-law, Guy and Wendy Patterson and Chuck and Lori Patterson; daughter and son-in-law, Alicia and Danny Mobley; sister-in-law, Margery Fitzgibbons; four grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. The funeral service will be held at A. S. Turner and Sons on Thursday, August 29, 2013...

Marion Luther Johns

Marion Luther Johns

Aug 26, 2013

Marion L. Johns, 89 of Tucker, passed away Monday, August 26, 2013. He is survived by his wife, Blanche Johns; children, Ronnie Johns, Tim Johns and Sandra Cunningham; 3 step-children; and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 AM on Thursday, August 29th at Rehoboth Cemetery. A. S. Turner and Sons Funeral Home and Crematory. Funeral...

David Lehman Brunson

David Lehman Brunson

Aug 26, 2013

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

William Andrew Canterbury

William Andrew Canterbury

Aug 25, 2013

William (Bill) Canterbury March 26, 1922 - August 25, 2013Always the Southern Gentleman, William Andrew Canterbury was known as Bill to the many friends he made wherever he went. He was a generous, loving and kind man who always had time to lend a helping hand or share a story. He was champion for the underdog; always ready to stand...

Mabel Josephine Marcinek

Mabel Josephine Marcinek

Aug 25, 2013

Josephine was the essence of poise and grace. Born in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia on February 11,1924 to Irwin Robert Campbell and Violet Pauline McConkey, she grew up knowing the hardship of World War II. In Brisbane she met a young U.S. Army Lieutenant, William Bradley Seale whom she married. Unfortunately, Bill Seale passed at the very young age of 46...

Mary Virgina Tunison

Mary Virgina Tunison

Aug 24, 2013

Mrs. Virginia W. Tunison, 98, of Stone Mountain passed away on Saturday August 24, 2013. A native of Charleston, SC she was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Conner Tunison, Jr. and her daughter, Virginia Jones. She is survived by her daughter, Charlene and Charles Rape; son, Brent Tunison; grandchildren, Amy Morris, Michael Parker, David Morris; great-grandchildren, Christina Osborn,...

R. Lamar Brannon

R. Lamar Brannon

Aug 23, 2013

Richard Lamar Brannon, 76, died on August 23, 2013 in Dunwoody, Ga. He was born on June 10, 1937 in Atlanta, Ga. to Buell W. and Ollie Pirkle Brannon.A native Atlantan, Lamar was graduated from Bass High School in Atlanta in 1955. After high school he attended college at the Georgia Institute of Technology for a year before transferring to...

Thomas Broadfield Ray

Thomas Broadfield Ray

Aug 22, 2013

Thomas B. Ray (1925-2013)Thomas Broadfield Ray peacefully joined the love of his life, his wife Jean Bodin, in Heaven on August 22, 2013, after a brief illness. The oldest of three children of Katherine B. and Oliver Ray, young Thomas developed a keen interest in airplanes after seeing Charles Lindbergh's first solo flight in his birth town of Americus, Georgia....

Hester  Berrien Crawley

Hester Berrien Crawley

Aug 21, 2013

Born in Dalton, Georgia, on April 3, 1912, she was the daughter of the late Tom and Bernice McCamy. The 101-year-old matriarch was a graduate of Georgia State College for Women and once taught in a one-room schoolhouse in Dalton, Georgia. She married the Reverend R. Frank Crawley and they ministered to congregations throughout Georgia, such as Decatur First United...

Brian Arnold Lucas

Brian Arnold Lucas

Aug 20, 2013

Brian Arnold Lucas, 45, of Decatur, died August 20, 2013. He was a graduate of Briarcliff High School and Georgia State University. Brian served his country in the U. S. Navy with the Blue Angels. Recently he followed his passion to help at the Shepherd Center in Atlanta, where, on April 20, 2013, Brian received WXIA Channel 11's prestigious Community...

Dorothy Sutherland King

Dorothy Sutherland King

Aug 18, 2013

Mrs. Dorothy Sutherland King, 95, formerly of Blue Ridge, GA where she was a member of Blue Ridge First Baptist Church for over 30 years, passed away on Sunday August 18, 2013. She was preceded in death by her husband, Marvin Woodis King. She is survived by her daughter, Anne Crum; grandson, Glyn Crum, and his wife, Kelley Crum and...

Ralph Emory Wilson, Sr.

Ralph Emory Wilson, Sr.

Aug 15, 2013

Ralph Emory Wilson, Sr; 92, of Decatur, Rehoboth area, passed away peacefully at his home on Thursday August 15, 2013 surrounded by his loving family. He lived his entire life in the Rehoboth community. A longtime homebuilder in DeKalb County, he was an active member of Rehoboth Baptist Church for over sixty years. He enjoyed listening to southern gospel music,...

Sara Eugenia Demore

Sara Eugenia Demore

Aug 15, 2013

Eugenia DeMore, 83, beloved sister and aunt, and a cherished friend and neighbor of many, died on Thursday, August 15, 2013 after a short yet very courageous battle with cancer. She was preceded in death by husband Donald DeMore and two siblings, Naomi Combs and Joel Combs. She is survived by a brother, William Combs and his wife Doris Combs....

John  Mark Hodgson

John Mark Hodgson

Aug 14, 2013

John Mark Hodgson was an artist, a historian, a chef, and especially a comedian. He loved his children and grandchild, doted on his wife Becky, adored his sister Ellen Oakes, and enjoyed his nieces and nephews. He passed away on August 14th, 2013 after a happy life of which he could not have been more proud. Mark would refer to...

Charles Stuart Bell

Charles Stuart Bell

Aug 13, 2013

Charles Stuart "Chuck" Bell, Sr., 80, of Tucker, passed away Tuesday August 13, 2013 after a 6-year battle with cancer. Born in Huntington, WV, in 1933, he graduated from Huntington High School, attended Greenbrier Military Academy prep school in Lewisburg, WV, then Ohio University in Athens, OH, on football and swimming scholarships. He was an outstanding member of the OU...

Charles Luther Harkleroad

Charles Luther Harkleroad

Aug 12, 2013

Charles L. Harkleroad, 73, of Stone Mountain, Georgia passed away Monday August 12, 2013 after battling kidney cancer for over a decade. Charlie was born in Asheville, NC on August 9, 1940 to Charles William Harkleroad of Bristol, TN and Christine Kidwell Harkleroad of Crossville, TN. The family moved to Atlanta where Charlie attended Brown High School and then graduated...