Obituaries

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...

Annie Estelle Larmore

Annie Estelle Larmore

Aug 10, 2013

Annie Mays Larmore passed away on August 2013 at the rich age of 106. With all of her many accomplishments, nothing became her so well as the grace and love with which she embraced her years as a centenarian. She taught lessons to all who met her in these six and one half years. If the good Lord decided to...

Arthur Willis Sutton

Arthur Willis Sutton

Aug 9, 2013

Lt. Col. Arthur W. Sutton Jr, USAF Ret., passed away on Friday August 9th. Colonel Sutton was a WWII veteran, serving in the China-Burma-India Theater where he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross with oak leaf cluster, and the Air Medal with oak leaf cluster. At the end of the war, he remained in the Air Force Reserve until retiring...

Patricia Rapp Yeager

Patricia Rapp Yeager

Aug 8, 2013

Patricia Ann Rapp Yeager was born April 5, 1934 and died August 8, 2013. Patricia was born in Foley, Alabama, to Rudolph Rapp and Mildred Smith Rapp, and spent her youth in South Alabama. She graduated from Lanier High School in Montgomery and later from the University of Alabama. While at the university, she received a B.S. in Medical Technology...

Eugene Adolph Medori

Eugene Adolph Medori

Aug 8, 2013

Eugene A. Medori, Jr., 70, of StoneMountain, GA, passed away Thursday, Aug. 8, 2013, surrounded by family. Gene was born in Brooklyn, NY, Sept. 7, 1942, to Eugene A. Medori, Sr., and Mary Macario Medori. He attended Hackensack High School in NJ, and graduated from Emory University with both his undergraduate and Doctor of Jurisprudence degrees. He was a special...

Elizabeth Eleanor Smith

Elizabeth Eleanor Smith

Aug 7, 2013

Elizabeth Pritchett Smith, a native of Atlanta, having grown up in Inman Park went to be with her Lord on August 7, 2013 at the age of 92. She graduated from Girls High School and Draughan Business College. She was employed at Davison's Department Store and later worked for the McCann Erickson Advertising Agency as accounting supervisor. She and her...

Peter Joseph Bryg

Peter Joseph Bryg

Aug 7, 2013

Peter Joseph Bryg of Atlanta, GA passed away on Wednesday August 7, 2013. Peter was born on July 28, 1941 to the late Lucy and Peter Bryg of Derby, Connecticut, where he was raised. He attended Princeton University and earned a Bachelor's Degree from Fairfield University and his Master's from Duke University. He moved to Georgia in the 1960's. His...

 Vereen Alexander

Vereen Alexander

Aug 6, 2013

Vereen Alexander, of Atlanta, Ga. passed away on August 6, 2013. Born in Atlanta on September 18, 1942, she was a Major in the Georgia State Defense Force at the time of her passing. She loved reading, attending classes and continuously learning new things. A extensive traveler, she completed a trip around the world in 1986 that included visits to...

Jane Heston Cline

Jane Heston Cline

Aug 6, 2013

Jane Heston Cline passed away on August 6, 2013. Jane was born Jane Woods Savage to Monteel and Lewis Savage of Piedmont, Alabama on March 12, 1936. The late Ms. Cline attended Jacksonville State University in Jacksonville, Alabama, but later graduated from Auburn University (Alabama Polytechnic Institute) in December 1957. Immediately after graduation from Auburn, Jane was married on January...

Lewis Pettinger Fern

Lewis Pettinger Fern

Aug 6, 2013

Lewis Pettinger Fern, age 95, died Tuesday, August 6, 2013. Lewis was a veteran of WWII serving with the 82nd Airborne Division. He is survived by his loving wife of 72 years, Marion Davis Fern; sons and daughters-in-law, Dwight and Gloria Fern and David and Becky Fern; brother, Jack Fern; eleven grandchildren and six great grandchildren. The funeral service will...

Alix Martineau Nerette

Alix Martineau Nerette

Aug 4, 2013

Alix Martineau Nerette, of Stone Mountain, GA passed away on August 4, 2013. Alix was born to the late Marcelle Rey and Raoul Martineau on August 9, 1950 near Port-au-Prince, Haiti. She migrated to the United States with her family in December of 1961. Alix attended high school in Boston Massachusetts and graduated from Chamberlin College. Alix was a nurse...

Raymond Maurice Dubner

Raymond Maurice Dubner

Aug 4, 2013

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

James Marion Atkinson

James Marion Atkinson

Aug 3, 2013

James Marion Atkinson passed away on Saturday Aug. 3, 2013 surrounded by family at his home in Dacula, Georgia after a lengthy illness. He is survived by his loving wife Carol (Charli) Atkinson; children, Catherine Petway, Karen Atkinson, John Grzymkowski, Scott Grzymkowski, Sherri DeProspero Domenech and Kristin DeProspero Conkling. His siblings are Ann Martin of Lawrenceville, Ga. and Danny Atkinson...