Obituaries
Cathy Daniels Hudgins
May 23, 2013
Cathy Jane Daniels Hudgins of Decatur, Georgia, born July 11, 1952 in Newport News, Virginia ascended into heaven on May 23rd, 2013. She died from a heart attack following a scuba dive in Cancun, Mexico. In her passing, this precious soul, referred to by a select few on earth as a "walking angel," was transformed into an actual angel. In...
William Lassiter Kirksey
May 22, 2013
William Lassiter Bill Kirksey, 71, passed away on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at his home. Bill is survived by his devoted wife of almost 50 years, Nancy Smith Kirksey and is also lovingly remembered by his two sons, Craig (Allison) and Patrick (Pansy) Kirksey and his two daughters, Christa (Dan) Huggins and Joanne (Jeff) Markey; six grandchildren, Rachel and Sarah...
Alice Smalling
May 22, 2013
Alice Colquitt Smalling, 87, died peacefully Wednesday May 22 at Wesley Woods Center in Atlanta. She had recently entered nursing care there after living for the last 10 years at John-Wesley Villas in Macon. Alice Otelia Colquitt was born in Spalding County on July 2, 1925, to Paul and Ethel Akin Colquitt and spent part of her childhood in Americus....
Diane Louise Washam
May 21, 2013
Diane Washam, age 65, of Lawrenceville, Georgia, passed away on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, after a long and brave battle with ovarian cancer. She was born in Raleigh, North Carolina, on May 15, 1948. For the past twelve years she has been a vital employee of The Quinn House , a non-profit Outreach Operation in Lawrenceville. She dedicated her life...
Margaret Evelyn Cravey
May 20, 2013
Margaret Evelyn (Davis) Cravey, 81, of Decatur, GA passed away peacefully on Monday May 20, 2013 at Emory University Hospital. She was born on February 29, 1932 in Hiltonia, GA to Alonza Jerome and Wilma (Smoak) Davis and they preceded her in death. She married Gilbert Lester Cravey Sr. on May 3, 1953 and he passed in 1995. Ms. Cravey...
Helen Jean Koch
May 19, 2013
Helen Jean Ford Koch, 86, died peacefully at home on Sunday, May 19 in Greenville, SC. She was the beloved wife of Paul Frederick Koch, and an adored mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Born April 23, 1927 in Atlanta, Georgia, she was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Clifford Ford. She was predeceased by her parents, as well as her...
Frederick Alexander King
May 19, 2013
Frederick Alexander King, 87, Emory University emeritus professor and director emeritus of the Yerkes National Primate Research Center, died at his home in Atlanta, GA, on May 19, 2013. A memorial service will be scheduled and announced at a later date by A. S. Turner and Sons Funeral Home and Crematory. Funeral Home: A.S. Turner 2773 N. Decatur Road Decatur,...
Dr. D. Perry Ginn
May 17, 2013
Dr. D. Perry Ginn was born just in time for Christmas in Athens, GA on December 21, 1928. Later his family moved to Atlanta where he grew up. Dr. Ginn graduated from Boys High, attended Brewton Parker Junior College, the University of Georgia, and entered the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY, earning his Ph.D. in Old Testament Studies...
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...
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