Obituaries
Richard Doyal Benson
May 16, 2013
Funeral Home: A. S. Turner & Sons 2773 North Decatur Road Decatur, GA 30033
Gwendolyn Mckee Bays
May 16, 2013
Gwendolyn McKee Bays, 96, of Hilton Head Island S.C., wife of the late Robert A. Bays Sr., passed away on Wednesday May 15, 2013 after a full and remarkable life. She was a retired professor of French literature and had an abiding interest in Buddhism and Eastern mysticism. She was the author of The Orphic Vision and translator of the...
Richard Leroy Martin
May 13, 2013
Mr. Richard L. Martin, Sr., age 90, of Lawrenceville, formerly of Decatur died Monday, May 13, 2013. Richard was born in Pittsburg, PA and spent his childhood in Clarkston, GA, graduating from Clarkston High School in 1941. He served in WWII in the US Army Air Corp in England and Germany. Martin owned a credit bureau, Independent Service Bureau, for...
Melnora "Mellie" Jane Gordon
May 13, 2013
Melnora Gordon passed away suddenly, but peacefully, on May 13, 2013. Mellie was born on December 12, 1940 to Melvin and Lenora Gordon in Atlanta, Georgia. She is survived by her son, Buz, daughter, KT, granddaughter Audrey, brothers Melvin and Jeff, niece Nicole, and nephew Michael. Mellie had a lifelong passion for music, especially the piano. She studied piano with...
Joyce Ann Chatfield
May 12, 2013
Joyce Ann Chatfield passed away peacefully in her sleep on May 12, 2013. She is survived by daughter, Joy Manbeck and her husband Bud; daughter, Patsy Kay Shook and her husband Al; son, Brad Cavender and his wife, Christie; and son, Kevin Chatfield and his wife, Tammy. She was a wonderful, loving mother of four children, seven grandchildren, and five...
Sheryl Lynn Sells
May 11, 2013
Sheryl Lynn Sells, 53, of Decatur, passed away on Saturday, May 11, 2013. Sheryl was born in Decatur to Jerry and Dorothy Sells and was preceded in death by her father, Jerry Robert Sells and is survived by her mother, Dorothy Sells; sisters, Vicki Sells and Lori and Chuck Williams; nephews, Bryce and Brandon Williams. A funeral service will be...
Carole Sue Herron
May 10, 2013
The family of Carole Hall Herron invites you to rejoice in her homecoming on Wednesday, May 15th, 1:00 p.m. at Columbia Presbyterian Church. Her resting will follow immediately at Decatur Cemetery. Carole was born on December 5th, 1937 in St. Louis Missouri, and died May 10th, 2013. Carole was the devoted wife to Hugh Buddy Herron, who preceded her in...
Willie Rue Cook
May 10, 2013
Mrs. Willie Rue Black Cook, 91, formerly of the Decatur area passed away on Friday May 10, 2013 in Shelbyville, TN after living with Alzheimer's disease for several years. A native of DeKalb Co; she was born the second child of attorney, Dock Felton Black and Etta Mae Smith Black. Rue grew up in Avondale Estates and the Decatur area,...
Louise Mcdonald
May 10, 2013
Louise McDonald passed away on Friday, May 10, 2013 at 94 years young. She was born in Atlanta on June 22, 1918. Louise was predeceased by her parents, Grace and Tom Fowler, sister, Grace Betsill and husband, Bill McDonald. She is survived by her daughter and her husband, Linda and Chick Sward of Atlanta; grandchildren, Stacey Sward Norwood and husband...
William Stanley Davis
May 10, 2013
Fr. William Stanley Davis IV, age 71, passed away on May 10, 2013 at Gentiva Hospice at Emory - Midtown. He was born on August 19, 1941 in Atlanta, GA to Willam Stanley and Jessica (Cathcart) Davis and they preceded him in death. Fr. Stan proudly served his country in the Navy as an Aviation Maintenance Administrationman. He went to...
Annette Barnes Brent
May 9, 2013
Annette Barnes Brent, 73, of Stone Mountain, passed away on Thursday, May 9, 2013. She was born to Barnett and Ruth Barnes in Atlanta. She retired from DeKalb County Department of Parks and Recreation as a bookkeeper. She is survived by her loving husband of 54 years, Richard Brent; daughters and sons-in law, Donna and Frank Gray, Pam and Miles...
Deborah Deal Carlile
May 9, 2013
Deborah Deal Carlile, 1952-2013, died May 9th, after a long battle with cancer. She received her Bachelor's Degree from Georgia Southern University and a Master's Degree from Emory. Deborah worked as an Anesthetist at Emory Hospital, West Paces Ferry Hospital, and DeKalb Medical Center, touching many lives with her care and compassion. She had a life long commitment to achieving...
William O'Brien Morriss
May 8, 2013
William O. Morriss, 20, of Atlanta and Athens, Georgia, died 8 May 2013. He was born 2 October, 1992 in Atlanta to Charlie Morriss and Joan O'Brien. He attended high school at Dunwoody High School in Atlanta, GA, and Mt. Tamalpais High School in Mill Valley, CA. He was a student at the University of Georgia, majoring in Business. Will...
John Robert Crutchfield
May 8, 2013
John Robert "Bobby" Crutchfield, age 63 of Villa Rica died Wednesday, May 8, 2013. An Atlanta native, Mr. Crutchfield grew up in the Clarkston area where he worked in his younger years in the family restaurant business. He later worked in the automotive industry. Mr. Crutchfield was preceded in death by his father Robert "Lewis" Crutchfield and is survived by...
Mary Emma Harris
May 7, 2013
Mary Emma Nash Harris, 95, of Jackson, Tennessee, formerly of Atlanta passed away on Tuesday, May 7, 2013. She was a member of Woodland Hills Baptist Church in Atlanta since 1950. She was preceded in death by her husband, George Wesley Harris; son, Joel Wesley Harris; mother, Ellen Duncan Nash; brother, C.R. Nash; sister, LaNelle Wayland and great granddaughter, Angelique...
Don Noble Summerville
May 5, 2013
Don N. Summerville, 84 of Decatur passed away on May 5, 2013. A native Atlantan and graduate of Tech High School and the University of Georgia, Don was a combat veteran of the Korean War. He is survived by his wife, the former Patricia Hunter of Decatur and his two sons, Scott Summerville and his wife, Jackie and Jim Summerville...
John F. Campbell
May 5, 2013
John F Campbell, 92, of DeKalb County, passed away on Sunday, May 5, 2013, of natural causes. John Campbell was born July 23, 1920 in Buffalo, NY, but was raised in Atlanta and considered himself a native to the city. He attended Boy's High in the 1930s and then Atlanta Junior College (now GSU) and Georgia Tech before joining the...
Miriam D. Minter
May 4, 2013
Mrs. Miriam D. Minter of Decatur died Saturday, May 4, 2013. She was preceded in death by her husband, Fred W. Minter and her parents, Benjamin Homer and Elinor Stewart Dupree. Miriam worked for the department of war at the Pentagon during WWII and later worked in the law firm of her husband, Fred W. Minter, Attorney at Law. She...
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