Obituaries

Sylvia Linda Jackson

Sylvia Linda Jackson

Dec 19, 2012

Ms. Linda Jackson, 68, of Tucker died Wednesday December 19, 2012. Linda was born in Atlanta and graduated from S W DeKalb High School. She was employed at Smith Kline as a Customer Service Specialist for over 20 years. She is survived by her sons Michael and Mark and Siblings Sara, Ann, Weyman, Ronnie, and Billy and grandchildren Destinee, Tiffany,...

Hiram Elery Greer

Hiram Elery Greer

Dec 18, 2012

Mr. Hiram E. Greer, 84, of Chamblee passed away on Tuesday December 18, 2012. Mr. Greer was a 50 year member of First Baptist Church of Atlanta and was a veteran of World War II. He retired as an accountant. He is survived by his wife, Jacqueline Greer and many nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at 11:00...

Kate Louise Ergle

Kate Louise Ergle

Dec 17, 2012

Kate Louise Daniel Ergle died Monday, December 17, 2012. She was preceded in death by her parents, William Monroe Daniel and Tessie Clara Daniel; brothers, O. C. Daniel, John Wesley Daniel, Joel Winford Daniel, She is survived by her brothers, B. O. (Bill) Daniel and Charlie Ray Daniel. 2 daughters, Wendy Marie Reising and Roxann Ergle Wilson; sons, Robert (Bobby)...

Lois Worthy Saback

Lois Worthy Saback

Dec 16, 2012

Lois W. Saback, 94, died Sunday December 16, 2012. Lois was born in Cedartown and spent most of her adult life in Atlanta. After the early death of her mother, she became the matriarch of the family giving guidance and support to her younger sisters and brother throughout her life. She is survived by her sister, Yvonne W. Scott of...

Annie Geneva Clay

Annie Geneva Clay

Dec 16, 2012

CLAY - AnnieAnnie Geneva Long Clay of Decatur, Georgia, was received into the hands of the Lord on Sunday, December 16, 2012. She was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, James F. Clay; her sons, Doug Brumbelow and Rusty Clay; her son-in-law, David Smith; and her grandchildren, Louis Lafferty and Leslie Brumbelow. She is survived by 2...

Stefanie Chu Keller

Stefanie Chu Keller

Dec 15, 2012

Stefanie Keller passed away on December 15, 2012 at the age of 53, following a long and courageous fight with Stage IV lung and brain cancer. She was born Stefanie Chu in Hong Kong in 1959. She became fluent in Mandarin, Cantonese, and English. She attended school in London before moving to Atlanta for a job opportunity. She loved this...

Mildred Adele Hallman

Mildred Adele Hallman

Dec 15, 2012

Mrs. Hallman worked for Haverty Furniture Company for 23 years as a bookkeeper. She was a member of Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church where she was very active, especially in the UMW. She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard I. Hallman and one sister, Dorothy Taylor Miller. Funeral Home: A.S. Turner 2773 N. Decatur Road Decatur, GA 30033

Robert Sidney Brooks

Robert Sidney Brooks

Dec 15, 2012

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

Aubrey Thomas Sharp

Aubrey Thomas Sharp

Dec 15, 2012

AUBREY THOMAS SHARPAubrey Thomas Sharp, age 90, of Decatur, Georgia went to be with the Lord on December 15, 2012. Tom was born in Waco, Texas on November 27, 1922. He joined the USN in 1938 and served in Saipan and Guam during WWII. He returned to the U.S. after the war and moved to Georgia where he met the...

Margie Lee Ashby

Margie Lee Ashby

Dec 15, 2012

Margie Chafin Ashby of Decatur, GA, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, December 15, 2012 from congestive heart failure. The oldest of ten children, she is survived by brothers Alex Williams (Eloise) of Athens, JC Williams of Fairburn, Charles Williams of Riverdale, Julius Williams (Sherry) of Arkansas; sisters Nancy Shuman, Cecelia Cohen and Eleanor Williams of Conyers, and Martha...

Emanuwel Jasper Dixon

Emanuwel Jasper Dixon

Dec 14, 2012

Emanuwel J. Dixon, Jr. 40, of Decatur passed away on Friday December 14, 2012. He is survived by his parents, Emanuwel J. Sr. and Betty C. Dixon of Decatur. Also surviving are several aunts, uncles and cousins. Funeral services will be held in the chapel of A.S. Turner and Sons at 12 noon on Saturday December 22 with Rev. Walter...

Harold Edward Ford

Harold Edward Ford

Dec 14, 2012

Harold Edward Ford went to be with his Lord and Savior Friday, December 14, 2012, after receiving compassionate care at Hospice Atlanta. He was born in Sedalia, KY, February 3, 1925, and was the son of Noble and Verda Swann Ford. Harold was wounded in combat as a WWII Marine, and upon returning from the S. Pacific he eloped with...

Rachel Kathrine Fowler

Rachel Kathrine Fowler

Dec 13, 2012

Rachel Fowler, 88, of Decatur, passed away on Thursday, December 13, 2012. She was born in Paris, Arkansas on April 30, 1924, but a resident of the Atlanta area since 1948. Her vocation was always in legal or politics. She worked as a secretary for William Schroder in the firm Troutman, Sams, Schroder and Lockerman. Leaving there, she was secretary...

Sybil Mckibben

Sybil Mckibben

Dec 13, 2012

Sybil Richards McKibben, age 91, of Atlanta passed away Thursday, December 13, 2012. She was a local artist who did pastel drawings of children and adults for people in the neighborhood. Her son Jeff recently spoke with a family that still had several of her drawings of their children from 1957. She also did clay heads of her sons and...

Barbara Sue Neitzel

Barbara Sue Neitzel

Dec 13, 2012

Barbara Sue Neitzel, 49, of Atlanta passed away Thursday December 13, 2012. Funeral services will be held in the chapel of A.S. Turner and Sons at 2:00 pm Monday December 17, 2012 with Rev. Tom Kinney officiating. Interment will follow at Arlington Memorial Park. A. S. Turner and Sons Funeral Home and Crematory. Funeral Home: A.S. Turner 2773 N. Decatur...

Lillie Linda Jones

Lillie Linda Jones

Dec 13, 2012

Linda Cole Jones, age 64 of Snellville, died Thursday, December 13, 2012. Linda was born at Crawford Long Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia on April 17, 1948 to Virgil Calvin Cole and Dorothy Cole. She was raised in Decatur, Georgia with her siblings, Joyce, Bobby and Jack. Linda graduated from Decatur High School in 1966, where she was named Ms. Decatur...

Otto Franz August Froehlich

Otto Franz August Froehlich

Dec 12, 2012

Otto Franz August Froehlich, of Atlanta, Georgia, passed away December 12th, 2012. He is survived by his mother, Margaret Froehlich of Karlsruhe, Germany, wife Barbara Froehlich of Atlanta, sons Peter and Stefan Froehlich, sister Eva Werling and brother-in-law Norbert Werling. Otto worked at Emory University, where he was an Associate Professor of Physiology. He lived in Atlanta for 31 years...

Charles W.  Old

Charles W. Old

Dec 12, 2012

Funeral Home: A. S. Turner & Sons 2773 North Decatur Road Decatur, GA 30033

Dixie Jane Lane

Dixie Jane Lane

Dec 11, 2012

Dixie Jane Lane of Decatur died December 11, 2012. She was preceded in death by her husband of 59 years, Curtis Lane; sister, Vera Stinson; and brothers and sisters-in-law, Paul and Rhoda Jones, Claude and Bonnie Jones, Ed and Dickie Jones, Speedy and Gladys Jones, and Joe Earle and Blanche Jones. Dixie was raised in Cedar Mountain, NC and for...

Mary Elizabeth  Rish

Mary Elizabeth Rish

Dec 11, 2012

Mary Zeagler Rish, 82, of Atlanta, died December 11, 2012. A native of Atlanta, Mary was a graduate of Grady High School and later earned her degree from Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri. After college, Mrs. Rish initially taught in the Atlanta public schools, and later found her fondness for special education, known then as "Pilot Classes." She taught and...