Obituaries

Pamelia Ann Shippey

Pamelia Ann Shippey

Jul 18, 2013

Pamelia Blackshear Shippey passed away July 18, 2013 after a brief illness. Mrs. Shippey was born November 20, 1938 in Dublin, GA. She graduated from Decatur High School and Georgia State College, where she was a member of Delta Zeta sorority. She owned and operated Custom Creations Florist for thirty year; where she specialized in wedding floral designs. She is...

Pamelia Ann Shippey

Pamelia Ann Shippey

Jul 18, 2013

Pamelia Blackshear Shippey passed away July 18, 2013 after a brief illness. Mrs. Shippey was born November 20, 1938 in Dublin, GA. She graduated from Decatur High School and Georgia State College, where she was a member of Delta Zeta sorority. She owned and operated Custom Creations Florist for thirty year; where she specialized in wedding floral designs. She is...

Johnny Edward Akins

Johnny Edward Akins

Jul 17, 2013

Johnny Edward Akins Jr, age 56, of Loganville, passed away on Wensday, July 17, 2013. He was a graduate of Avondale High School. He was preceded in death by his father, Johnny Edward Akins Sr, and sister, Connie Wamble. He is survived by his mother, Patricia Akins; his two sons, Matthew and Daniel Akins; his former wife of 21 years,...

Mary Lee Sharp

Mary Lee Sharp

Jul 17, 2013

Mary Lee Smith was born in Knoxville, Tennessee on April 22, 1904 to Hugh and Pearl Smith. Her piano talent was evident at an early age and she was groomed for the Cincinnati Music Conservatory. She married Lester C. Sharp of Bluff City, Tenn. in 1928. Daughter Mary Anne was born in Johnson City Tenn. and twins Jane and John...

Eddie George

Eddie George

Jul 15, 2013

Edward Lee (Eddie) George, Jr., age 49, passed away unexpectedly at his home Monday, July 15, 2013. He was preceded in death by his mother, Norma Jean George. He is survived by his father, Edward Lee George, Sr.; sister, Shirley Jean Rusk and her husband, Mark Rusk; nieces, Jennifer Marie Rusk and Kathryn Lianne Rusk. He was a member of...

Mary Frances Helms

Mary Frances Helms

Jul 12, 2013

Mrs. Frances Maughon Helms was born March 28, 1921 in Gainesville, Georgia to Elise Harrison Maughon and S. T. Maughon and passed away on Friday July 12, 2013 in Suwanee, Georgia. She was employed for thirty-eight years with the Coca-Cola Company in Atlanta, Georgia. She was a member of the Embry Hills United Methodist Church, having served over the years...

Willie Mildred Linch

Willie Mildred Linch

Jul 12, 2013

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

Vernon Elmer Arneson

Vernon Elmer Arneson

Jul 11, 2013

Vernon E. Arneson, 83, of Atlanta died July 11, 2013, at the Atlanta V. A. Hospital Nursing Home. He served his county in the U. S. Army during the Korean War. Mr. Arneson was a proud and faithful member to The American Legion for over 55 years. His outstanding leadership qualities were noteworthy to The American Legion while serving in...

Janet Olivia Guined

Janet Olivia Guined

Jul 10, 2013

Janet O. GuinedMay 10th, 1943 - July 10th 2013 Mrs. Janet Guined of Lilburn, Georgia passed away on Wednesday the 10th of July, 2013. Born May 10th, 1943 in Atlanta, Georgia to Elmore and Dorothy Hulse, Janet attended Druid Hills High School in Northeast Atlanta and graduated with the class of 1961. On April 14th, 1962 she married Earnest Daniel...

Edward Martin Newcott

Edward Martin Newcott

Jul 9, 2013

Newcott, Edward M.Edward M. Newcott, 95, died peacefully at his home in Sunrise of Decatur, GA July 9, 2013. Born in Peckville, PA in 1918, he was one of nine children of a Lithuanian immigrant coal miner. Moving to New York shortly before World War II, he enlisted in the Coast Guard and served in the Lower Manhattan Barge Office...

Marvin Henry Smith

Marvin Henry Smith

Jul 9, 2013

Mr. Marvin Henry Smith, Jr., 88, of Atlanta, died Tuesday, July 9, 2013. Mr. Smith was born in Culverton, Georgia, attended Emory at Oxford, and then served in the US Army in Europe during World War II. He received the Bronze Star for meritorious service in combat. Following the war, he graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology with a...

Devin James Singh

Devin James Singh

Jul 7, 2013

Devin James Singh was born at Piedmont Hospital on July 3, 2013 and died July 7, 2013. He is survived by his parents, Jas Pal and Heather Mosley Singh; brother, Dillan Singh; and grandparents, Mr. & Mrs. S. P. Singh and Mr. and Mrs. James Mosley. The family will receive friends and there will be a memorial service at 4:00...

Virginia Carrico Smith

Virginia Carrico Smith

Jul 5, 2013

Virginia Carrico Smith, age 92, of Decatur, Georgia, passed away peacefully on Friday evening, July 5, 2013. Known to family and friends as "Jinny", she was born July 15, 1920 in Wise, Virginia. Her husband, Charles John Smith, and her parents, Everett Cleveland Carrico and Myrtle Evans Carrico, preceded Jinny in death. A loving wife and mother, Jinny was a...

Virginia Carrico Smith

Virginia Carrico Smith

Jul 5, 2013

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

Catherine Belle Cooper

Catherine Belle Cooper

Jul 1, 2013

Ms. Catherine Belle Cooper, 80, of Atlanta (Decatur) passed away on Monday July 1, 2013. The daughter of Charlie F. and Minnie Belle Cooper, Catherine was born in Atlanta on April 27, 1933. She graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1952. She worked for the Atlanta Clearing House until 1961; from there she worked for the C and S National...

Michael Lewis Garbutt

Michael Lewis Garbutt

Jun 28, 2013

Michael Lewis Garbutt often told his friends and family, Every day is a blessing. For those who knew Michael, the times they spent with him were especially blessed.Michael loved people and welcomed them into his many circles of friends. He loved his family. He loved his partner, the late Eugene Abshier. And he loved the city of Atlanta, where he...

Thomas Jefferson Fountain

Thomas Jefferson Fountain

Jun 28, 2013

Thomas J. Fountain, Jr. 88, of Decatur, passed away on June 27, 2013 at his home. Born, September 8, 1925, Mr. Fountain was a life long resident and respected businessman in the city of Decatur that he so dearly loved. Mr. Fountain was a WWII veteran. Preceded in death by his wife, Annalois Raley Fountain, he is survived by his...

Connie Ruth Durden

Connie Ruth Durden

Jun 26, 2013

Mrs. Connie Ruth Durden, age 85, of Decatur, passed away Wednesday, June 26, 2013. She was preceded in death by her second husband, Roy Durden and her first husband Grover Shore. Mrs. Durden is survived by her children, Darrell Shore and his wife Judy of Douglasville, Donna Gibbs and her husband Ricky of Lilburn, Cindy Shore of Woodstock and Anthony...

Wilma Orphelia Yarbrough

Wilma Orphelia Yarbrough

Jun 25, 2013

Wilma "Brownie" Orphelia Yarbrough, 89, of Goshen, IN, formerly of Atlanta, GA died at 6:46 PM Tuesday, June 25, 2013 at her residence. She was born November 28, 1923 in Lexington, NC to Claude and Madge Dunning Brown. She married Robert Heath Yarbrough on February 7, 1946 and he died November 10, 1969. She was preceded in death by her...

Betty Jean Skinkle

Betty Jean Skinkle

Jun 24, 2013

Mrs. Betty Jean Skinkle of Atlanta died Monday, June 24, 2013. She was preceded in death by her husband, Henry Louis Skinkle. She is survived by her son, David Skinkle; her daughters, Darlene Pace and Dale Hicks; grandchildren, Melissa Clements, Carly May, Jay Clements and Kevin Hicks. A memorial service will be held at 4:00 PM Friday, June 28, 2013...