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Obituaries



Barbara  Jean Loar

Barbara Jean Loar

Dec 22, 2013

The DeKalb County Library system doubled in size after passage of a 1986 bond issue to renovate and expand the central library in Decatur and build eleven new branch libraries throughout the county. The expansion of the library system was the crowning accomplishment among many for the former DeKalb County Executive Director, Barbara Loar, who died on Sunday, December 22,...

William Warren Lauterbach

William Warren Lauterbach

Dec 21, 2013

Mr. William W. Lauterbach Jr., of Decatur, died Saturday December 21, 2013. Survivors include his wife, Dorothy; 2 Sons, Billy (Ivy) Lauterbach of Ft. Bragg, NC and Derek (Karen) Lauterbach of Decatur, GA; his mother, Mary Ruth Lee of Pasadena, MD; his Brother, Robert Lauterbach of Baltimore, MD; 6 Grandchildren, Wes, Nicholas, Morgan, Kristin, Ashley and Lindsay; and several nieces...

Deborah Ann Jenkins

Deborah Ann Jenkins

Dec 20, 2013

Deborah Ann Jenkins, 61, of Stone Mountain loving mother, wife and grandmother was taken from all who loved her too soon. Deborah is survived by her loving husband, Chris Jenkins; son, Shawn Anderson (Suzy); grandchildren, Colin and Rose; and 4 sisters residing in Knoxville, TN. She was preceded in death by son, Todd Anderson. In lieu of flowers please send...

Mary Mcconnell Holley

Mary Mcconnell Holley

Dec 19, 2013

One life on God's earth lived well. Beth Holley was an amazing wife, faithful and true to her sweetheart and husband Robert Holley all the days and years of their life together. She was a mother extraordinaire to her children, Mary Lynn, Alice, Rob and Jane who will carry with them all their lives the amazing lessons she taught them,...

Frank Logan Asbury

Frank Logan Asbury

Dec 18, 2013

Frank Logan Asbury III died peacefully at Hospice Atlanta on December 18, 2013, at the age of 86, due to complications following a stroke. He was born on April 3, 1927, in LaGrange, Georgia, son of Alice Pope Harris and Frank L. Asbury, Jr. He graduated from high school in Sylacauga, Alabama and from Emory University in 1949 after serving...

Ethel Shipp Roberts

Ethel Shipp Roberts

Dec 17, 2013

The funeral service for Mrs. Ethel Shipp Roberts, 92, will be held at 10:00 AM on Saturday, December 21, in the parlor of Oak Grove United Methodist Church with visitation preceding at 9:00 AM. Interment will be at Westview Cemetery. Mrs. Roberts passed away at her home on Tuesday, December 17, 2013. She was born on August 28, 1921 to...

Ann Richards Harris Wood

Ann Richards Harris Wood

Dec 17, 2013

Ann Harris Wood, a Georgia native, residing mostly in Augusta, born on December 12, 1934 to Mary Annette Howard Richards and William Franklin Richards at Georgia Baptist Hospital in Atlanta died on December 17, 2013. After graduating from the University of Georgia in 1955 with a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education, she taught early grade school education in both...

Lauren Avery Gallo

Lauren Avery Gallo

Dec 16, 2013

Lauren Avery Gallo died suddenly on December 16, 2013. In her short 21 years, she touched many lives with her beautiful smile and kind heart. Like her mother, Lauren was an intelligent and independent person. She had a long-running aspiration to be a nurse. Lauren is survived by her loving father Thomas J. Gallo and brother Geoffrey M. Gallo. Lauren's...

Janice Heeke

Janice Heeke

Dec 16, 2013

Janice Claire Heeke was born on her father's birthday, 3/16/1935 in Atlanta. She went home to be with her Maker the morning of 16 December 2013. She was raised in Adair Park and attended elementary school just across the street from her home. She graduated from Sylvan Hills High School in 1952. Her training as a Radiology Technician was with...

Tommie Elizabeth Mckinney

Tommie Elizabeth Mckinney

Dec 15, 2013

Mrs. Tommie Elizabeth Hudson McFarland Hardin McKinney, age 95 , passed away on Sunday, December 15, 2013. Tommie, the fourth of Mary and Guy Hudson's nine children, was a graduate of Decatur Girls High in 1936. She served as a lifelong member of the Decatur United Methodist Church. She was a member and President of the Paty Sunday School Class,...

Ruth Hartmann

Ruth Hartmann

Dec 15, 2013

Ruth C. Hartmann (nee Cleveland) passed away Sunday, December 15, 2013 following a period of declining health. She was born in 1922 to Beatrice (Smith) and Frank Cleveland. She grew up in Milwaukee, WI and Portland, OR. In 1942 she met Fred C. Hartman, and they were married on August 7th 1942. Following WWII they made their home in Chicago...

Dorothy Oxford

Dorothy Oxford

Dec 14, 2013

Dorothy Oxford, 92, devoted and loving mother, sister, grandmother, and great grandmother, passed into the presence of her Heavenly Father and Lord Jesus Christ on Saturday, December 14, 2013. The family rejoices that she is at long last free from her illnesses and perfectly well. She was preceded in death by her husband, Wilmon Oxford; her son, Dennis Oxford; her...

Bernadine Dobbins

Bernadine Dobbins

Dec 14, 2013

Bernadine Dobbins, of Atlanta, Georgia, passed away from a stroke on December 14, 2013. She was born in Chapmanville, WV, on August 5, 1932. She was the daughter of the late Porter F. and Osa M. Dobbins and was preceded in death by her brother, Edwin H. Dobbins. Bernadine received her education at Logan High School in Logan, WV, where...

Frances Elizabeth Zubay

Frances Elizabeth Zubay

Dec 14, 2013

Frances Elizabeth (Suzy) Zubay, 96, of Decatur, Georgia died Saturday December 14, 2013. She was born June 30, 1917 to the late William and Mallie Hunt Kueker of St. Joseph, Missouri. Suzy was a kindergarten teacher devoted to making a difference in the lives of her students. In addition to having taught, she was an avid reader, weaver, painter, writer...

Densford Hoke Cartledge

Densford Hoke Cartledge

Dec 14, 2013

Dr. Densford H. Cartledge, born in Pensacola, Fla., March 13, 1933, passed away peacefully Saturday, December 14, 2013, after a brave battle with lung cancer. He attended University of Georgia and Emory University and was a graduate of Emory University School of Dentistry. After graduation from dental school he served as a dentist in the U.S. army. Upon retiring from...

Robert Charles Patterson

Robert Charles Patterson

Dec 13, 2013

Robert "Pat" Patterson of Decatur, GA passed away December 13, 2013. He was born on April 24, 1915 in Griffin, GA. He was preceded in death by his wife of 61 years, Frances Fletcher Patterson and his son, Bob Patterson. He is survived by his daughter, Claire Patterson of Decatur and his son Carlton Patterson and wife Mary Ebbitt of...

Mary Emily Fisher

Mary Emily Fisher

Dec 13, 2013

Fisher, MaryMrs. Mary Fisher, 97, of Atlanta died Fri., Dec. 13, 2013. She is survived by her sister, Jean Smith; 3 daughters, Peggy LaFoy, Joyce Blahut, and Arlene Fisher; 9 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Visitation is scheduled for Mon., Dec. 16th from 2pm-4pm and 6pm-8pm at A.S. Turner and Sons Funeral Home in Decatur. A graveside ceremony will be held...

Stephen Joseph Malloy

Stephen Joseph Malloy

Dec 12, 2013

Stephen Joseph Malloy, age 64, died Thursday, December 12, 2013, surrounded by family at Emory University Hospital. Steve was a mighty force in life, so we know he is now a shining star in Heaven. Steve loved his house on Lake Harding, summers in Cape Cod, with his Massachusetts relatives (especially Uncle Buddy), his students at Beulah High School, playing...

Tariel Esartia

Tariel Esartia

Dec 11, 2013

Tariel EsartiaJune 25, 1924 – December 11, 2013Resided in Atlanta, Georgia.Dr. Tariel Esartia, Atlanta, GA, formerly of Martveli, Republic of Georgia, passed away on December 11, 2013 after long battle with cancer. He is survived by his wife Lili Partskhaladze; sons: Plato (Soso) and David; three grandchildren: Khatia, Natia and Christopher. Services will be held on December 15, at 2pm...

Frank Windsor Taylor

Frank Windsor Taylor

Dec 11, 2013

Frank Windsor Taylor was born February 14, 1934 in Johnson City NY. He graduated from Ohio State University in 1959. He is predeceased by his parents, James and Ruth Taylor (New York) and two brothers, James Taylor (California) and Russell Taylor (Missouri) and a sister, Louise Hess (New York). He is survived by two sisters, Margaret Taylor and Joyce Hammond...