Obituaries
Norma June Long
Apr 30, 2013
June Pritchard Long of Atlanta, GA, beloved mother and grandmother, passed away Tuesday April 30, 2013 at the age of 86. She was preceded in death by her husband Merle Howell Long, brothers, Ruchel, Cohen, Chalmus and Dean Pritchard and sister, Jean Sudderth. Raised in Bremen GA, she graduated from Bremen High School in 1945 and attended business school in...
Grace Gifford Lindley
Apr 29, 2013
Graveside services for Grace Farley Lindley, 89, of Decatur, Georgia will be Thursday May 2.2013 at 12:00 PM in the Decatur City Cemetery with Noel C. Burtenshaw officiating. Mrs. Lindley passed away Monday April 29, 2013. She was born April 15, 1924 in Montgomery, AL. She was a long time member of Saint Martin in the Fields Episcopal Church (Daughters...
Anne Pruett
Apr 29, 2013
Anne Maret Pruett of Atlanta, GA, beloved wife and mother, passed away Monday April 29, 2013 at the age of 83. She was preceded in death by her parents, Paul L. and Escar King Maret; brothers, Paul, Lamar and Jack Maret and sister, Lorraine Maret Edwards. A native of Atlanta, she graduated from Atlanta Girl's High School in 1947. She...
Robert Hugh Cowan
Apr 28, 2013
Our Father God called to Heaven Robert Hugh Cowan, age 94, of Decatur, after a brief illness, Sunday, April 28, 2013. Known to his contemporaries as Hugh or R.H., he was born in Acworth, Georgia on September 30, 1918, the son of the late Clyde Stephen Cowan and Georgia Bell (Chastain) Cowan. Hugh retired, after 40 years, from the Ford...
Estelma Mae Mcanear
Apr 28, 2013
Estelma Mae McAnear aged 90 died Sunday April 28, 2013. She was survived by daughter Dorothy McInroy, granddaughter Keely Holcombe, and great grandson Gavin Holcombe of Tucker GA. Son Joel Lorimer of Albuquerque NM. Stepson Frank McAnear of Savanna GA, granddaughter Virginia McAnear of Smyrna GA and grandson Sam McAnear of CA. Stepdaughter Cheri Bachman and her husband David Bachman...
Rexford Louis Young
Apr 28, 2013
Rexford Louis Young, 71, of Decatur passed away on Sunday April 28, 2013 following a courageous battle with colon cancer. A native of Orlando, FL, he resided in Decatur for the last 30 years. Mr. Young graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology with a degree in Chemistry. Following graduation, Mr. Young was employed by the Dow Chemical Company in...
Alice Rae Money
Apr 28, 2013
Alice Rae Money of Atlanta died April 28, 2013. She is survived by 2 sons - Joseph Stephens of Lilburn, GA, Edward Stephens of Lilburn, GA; 4 sisters - Carol Hamric of Pine Mountain, GA, Nancy Shealy of Pensacola, FL, Suzie Weldon of Ocala, FL, Janice Roback of Ocala, FL; . Services will be held 12:00 pm at A.S. Turner...
Mary Charles Surber
Apr 27, 2013
Mary Charles Surber went peacefully to be with the Lord on April 27, 2013. She was born in Maryville, Tennessee on March 5, 1925 to Victor Ambrose Burchfield and Mexie Carringer Burchfield. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Lawrence Lovell Surber, and Everett Linscott, and by her sons, Larry Hugh Fox and Robert Michael Fox. She graduated from...
Virginia Mae O'Neal
Apr 27, 2013
Virginia M. O'Neal, of Atlanta, passed away April 27, 2013. She was preceded in death by her dear husband, Charles B. O'Neal. She is survived by her son, David O'Neal M.D. and his wife, Patricia, of Birmingham AL; daughter, C.A.F. Colonel Peggy O'Neal of Atlanta; grandchildren, Victoria, Daniel and Christopher; brother, Charles Bud McKibben; and many beloved nieces and nephews....
Lois Blair Garner
Apr 26, 2013
Lois Blair Garner, 87, of Atlanta, died April 26, 2013. Lois was born to James Ernest and Naomi Free Blair, Jul 31, 1925, in Mt. Airey in Habersham County, Georgia. Living most of her adult life in the Atlanta area, Mrs. Garner was a homemaker and long time member of Briarlake Baptist Church and its Winsome Sunday school class. She...
Blanche Evelyn Boring
Apr 25, 2013
Blanche Evelyn Edmundson Boring1921-2013Mrs. Evelyn, as she insisted she be called, stayed sweet, loving, alert, peaceful and grateful to the end. Born November 21, 1921 to John Emory and Blanche Farmer Edmundson, Evelyn grew up in the Little Five Points and Inman Park neighborhoods of Atlanta, graduating from Girls High, and attending classes at Georgia state where she met the...
Sarah Edith Edwards
Apr 25, 2013
Edith Edwards, 83, of Clairemont Oaks in Decatur, died April 25, 2013. Born in Commerce to Willie Mae Harwell and Asbury Weyman Edwards, she move to the Atlanta area early in life. Mrs. Edwards was a retired supervisor from Southern Bell, where she was faithfully employed for many years. Mrs. Edwards is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law, Charlene and...
Clara Mae Smith
Apr 23, 2013
Clara was born on May 28, 1928, in Marietta, Georgia. She was the daughter of William Lewis Sanders and Mae Belle Taylor Sanders. Clara is survived by her daughter, Vicki Evans of Stone Mountain, four grandchildren; Brent Smith of Suwannee, Kellie Frazier of Alpharetta, Nicholas Smith of Florida and Christopher Smith of Florida. She is also survived by 5 great-grandchildren....
Thomas Harold Blalock, Jr.
Apr 23, 2013
Tom was an entrepreneur who owned several businesses. His passion was classic cars and cooking. He was preceded in death by his parents, Thomas Harold, Sr. and Ella Frances Blackwell Blalock; brothers, Wesley (Dub) Blalock and Cecil Blalock; sisters, Charlotte Whitlock, Mable Kimble and Shirley Mauldin. He is survived by his daughters, Karen Witczak and her husband, Jerry, Mary Blalock...
Shannon Cloyd Rowe
Apr 19, 2013
Mr. Shannon C. Rowe, age 34, of Newnan, Georgia, formerly of Hurley, Virginia died Friday, April 19, 2013. Survivors include his mother, Wanda Justus Rowe of Hurley, Virginia, brothers; Jerry (and Dinah) Rowe of Richlands, Virginia, Terry Rowe of Lexington, Kentucky, and Greg Scotty Rowe of Raven, Virginia. Nephews; Joshua and Justin Rowe, and Great Nephew; Joshua Heath Rowe, several...
Iris Kilgore
Apr 18, 2013
Iris Kilgore, 74, of Decatur, passed away on Thursday April 18, 2013. She was born in LaGrange, GA to Harry and Eunice Spikes. Iris is survived by her loving husband of 52 years Bill Kilgore; son and daughter-in-law, Gerald and Patti Kilgore of Loganville; and two grandchildren, Ashley and Aaron Kilgore. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM...
William Decatur Cardwell
Apr 18, 2013
Beloved father Bill Cardwell, 84, of Atlanta, passed away Thursday, April 18, 2013 at 10:00 am from Alzheimer's Disease. He will be sorely missed by those he left behind. He was devoted to his job and his family and was always quick with a smile. We rejoice in his reunion with his family, mother, Ella Mae, wife, Eugenia, 2nd wife,...
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