Obituaries
Nannelle Bond
Jan 17, 2013
Nannelle Bond, 81, of Decatur, passed away on Thursday January 17, 2013 at Halcyon Hospice in Atlanta. She was born on October 25, 1931 to the late William Hayden Bond and Rushia Vastie Turner Bond. She retired from DeKalb County after 40 years of service. Nannelle was a member of Decatur First United Methodist Church where she was active in...
Mildred Hopkins Simmons
Jan 17, 2013
SIMMONS, Mildred Kidd Millie Simmons of Decatur, GA died Thursday, January 17th, 2013 after a short illness. She was born on April 9, 1922 in Philadelphia, PA. For much of her work career Millie was a dietician at Wesley Woods Medical Center, later serving as a clerk with DeKalb County Vital Records. Predeceased by her husband William (Bill) Simmons, they...
Virginia Carter
Jan 17, 2013
Virginia Harkins Carter passed away peacefully with her husband and daughters at her side on January 17, 2013 at the Park Springs Retirement Community in Stone Mountain, GA. She was born into an Army family on May 6, 1926 in El Paso, TX. Her parents were General Paul D. and Elizabeth C. Harkins. Virginia attended numerous schools as her father...
Father Jacob Myers
Jan 16, 2013
Father Jacob Myers, the rector of St. John the Wonderworker Orthodox Church in Grant Park, died Wednesday evening at Emory Hospital following complications from pneumonia. He was 64.Fr. Myers was born Philip Myers, the first child of Albert and Polly Myers of Springfield, Ill. After graduating from Springfield High School in 1966, he attended Northwestern University, where he received a...
Wilma Leah Jacobs
Jan 16, 2013
It is with great sadness that the family of Wilma Leah Garbarino Jacobs announces her passing on Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at AG Rhodes Nursing Center, Atlanta, GA at the age of 88. A Celebration of Life will be celebrated on Saturday, January 26, 2013, at Ardoin's Funeral Home Chapel in Elton, La. Burial will follow in the Liberty Cemetery,...
Malcolm Garry Bowen
Jan 15, 2013
Malcolm Garry Bowen, MD, 73 of Decatur, GA, passed away Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at his home with his wife and daughter by his side. Born on March 27, 1939 in Pontypool, Wales, he was the son of the late Alexander Henry and Irene Lavender Bowen. Malcolm completed his medical training at the University of Birmingham in England in 1963....
Greea Griffith Umstead
Jan 15, 2013
Greea Griffith Umstead, 42, of Johns Creek passed away Tuesday January 15, 2013. Greea's profession included personal training and massage therapy as she found her joy in helping others. A native of the Atlanta area, she graduated with a BA degree in Social Work from The University of Georgia. Greea was preceded in death by her parents, Payton and Barbara...
Susan Diane Kirwan
Jan 15, 2013
Diane P. Kirwan, age 63, of Avondale Estates passed away on Tuesday, January 15th after a long and courageous battle with Multiple Sclerosis. She handled this debilitating disease with much grace and strength and good humor. Diane graduated from Towers High School in 1967 and later graduated from DeKalb Technical College. She initially worked for Drs. Guy Caulk and John...
Tom Ripley Mooty
Jan 14, 2013
Tom Ripley Mooty, 91 of Decatur, died January 14, 2013 at his home. Mr. Mooty was born November 8, 1921 in Winter Haven, FL and honorably served his country as a naval aviator in WWII. He was the youngest of five siblings, all of whom preceded him in death. Survivors include his wife of 40 years, Jean Lee Mooty; daughter,...
Pavlos Kosta Bourgos
Jan 14, 2013
Pavlos Bourgos passed away on Monday January 14, 2013. He was born in Volos, Greece in 1931 where he met his wife Eleni. They were married on April 20th, 1958. Pavlos learned his trade by serving in the Greek Air Force as an airplane mechanic. He then proceeded to work as an automobile mechanic and he and Eleni had two...
Elizabeth Elyea Ward
Jan 13, 2013
Elizabeth Elyea Ward, surrounded by her family, passed away January 13, 2013, at her daughter's home in Norcross, Georgia. She was preceded in her death by her husband, Dr. John Albin Ward; and her brother Charles Dwelle Elyea, Jr., and her sister, Dorothy Elyea McKenzie. Mrs. Ward is survived by her three children, John Samuel Ward of Stone Mountain GA,...
Wee Fon Gee
Jan 13, 2013
Wee Fon Gee, 80, of Decatur, passed away on Sunday, January 13, 2013. He is preceded in death by his wife Suet. They were the owners of the New Asia Chinese Restaurant in Decatur. Wee is survived by his sons: Gary and Danny; daughter Jenet; granddaughters: Aja and Amelia; and his grandson Noah. Funeral Home: A.S. Turner 2773 N. Decatur...
Lawrence William Leach
Jan 13, 2013
Lawrence William Larry Leach, 73, of Tucker, passed away on Sunday, January 13, 2013, following an illness. Larry was born July 20, 1939, in Terre Haute, Indiana. He was preceded in death by his parents, Mary Dorothy and Lawrence H. Leach, and sister, Dorothy Ann Witt. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Paula Welch Leach; children, Lori...
Jane Anne Cantrell
Jan 12, 2013
Jane Anne Was Cantrell, age 91 of Atlanta died January 12, 2013. She was preceded in death by her husband, James E. Cantrell, Sr. and son, David Cantrell and is survived by daughters, Andrea Cantrell Jones and Mary Alice Cantrell of Brookhaven, GA, Constance H.Cantrell (and husband, Steven Goldman) of Bethesda, MD; son, James E. Cantrell, Jr. (and wife, Crispin...
Jane Anne Was Cantrell
Jan 12, 2013
Jane Anne Was Cantrell, age 91 of Atlanta died peacefully on January 12, 2013. She was preceded in death by her husband, James E. Cantrell, M.D. and son, David Hall Cantrell and is survived by daughters, Andrea Cantrell Jones and Mary Alice Cantrell of Brookhaven, GA, Constance H. Cantrell Goldman (and husband, Steven Goldman) of Bethesda, MD; son, James E....
Gloria Tarpley Gienow
Jan 11, 2013
Gloria was the beloved widow of Gordon A. Gienow, who died on September 3, 2011. Born March 13, 1936 in Manchester, TN, she was the daughter of Louie Walton and Lelah Burger Tarpley. Gloria was one of eight children in a close knit and loving family. A resident of Georgia for most of her life, she lived in Decatur for...
Marianne Conklin Mcclung
Jan 10, 2013
Marianne Conklin McClung, 92, formerly of Decatur passed away January 10, 2013. She was predeceased by her husband, Kenneth Austin McClung, Sr., daughter, Collette McClung; brother, Walter Conklin; and sisters, Jackie Dallas and Collette Pitzer. She is survived by her daughters Marianne and Jim Adams, Susan and David Mills, and Jacqueline and Brad Blake and her son, Ken and Chris...
Mary Anne Rawlinson
Jan 9, 2013
Mary Anne Floyd Rawlinson passed away on January 9, 2013 at Emory University Hospital. She died of complications from a stroke. She was born on March 18, 1931 in Tallassee, Alabama, the daughter of the late T. Holmes and Irene Ingram Floyd. In high school she met the love of her life, William "Bill" E. Rawlinson, Jr. Mary Anne attended...
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