Obituaries
Leon Lamar Kitchens
Mar 10, 2013
Leon Lamar Kitchens, Jr., age 85, passed away on March 10th, 2013. He was preceded in death by his wife of 49 years, Elizabeth Ann Able Kitchens. He is survived by 3 daughters, Clarice K. Jones, Becky Smith (Rick), Carolyn Kitchens Haynes; 8 grandchildren, Hillary, Dalton and Lucas Jones, Lizzy, Riley and Robert Smith and Joshua and Garrett Haynes; and...
Wilma Jean Ghormley
Mar 10, 2013
Jean Credille Badarak Ghormley, 86, of Stone Mountain, passed away on Sunday, March 10, 2013. Mrs. Ghormley was the loving wife of the late Louis A. Badarak and the late Col. Thomas A. Ghormley. Having lived a long and fulfilling life, Jean touched the heart of many. Her spirit and generosity will live on. Left to cherish her memory are...
Charlene Ruth Honekamp
Mar 10, 2013
Ruth Honekamp, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother, passed away Sunday, March 10, 2013 surrounded by family at her home in Decatur, GA. She was born December 25, 1926 in Covington, KY to Edna and Edward Galt. She graduated from Holmes High School and attended Agnes Scott College. She met her future husband as he was leaving for the...
Ralph D. Schubele, Sr.
Mar 10, 2013
Ralph Darlington Schubele, Sr. of Snellville died Sunday, March 10, 2013. He was a member of Snellville First Baptist Church and a veteran of the Korean War. He is survived by his wife, Eleanor L. Schubele; sons, Ralph D. Schubele, Jr. and John Schubele; brothers, Don Schubele and Bruce Schubele; grandchildren, Ricky Schubele and Angela S. Damron; great grandchildren, Mason...
Dexter Alan Thrasher
Mar 9, 2013
Mr. Dexter Alan Thrasher, 57, of Decatur passed away on Saturday March 9th, 2013. A native of Atlanta, he was active with Boy Scout Troop 13 and was a graduate of SW DeKalb High School and DeVry University. He was preceded in death by his father, Ashley, and is survived by his mother, Virginia Lee Johnson and brother, Wesley Carroll...
Edna Denise Herston
Mar 9, 2013
Ms. Edna Denise Herston, 50, of Forest Park passed away on Saturday March 9, 2013. A native of Atlanta, she was a bartender at Dales Food and Spirits. She is survived by her daughters, Amanda Herston and Sonnie Barrette; brothers, Johnny Lackey and David Herston; sisters Elizabeth Herston and Betty Sanders; grandchildren, Samantha Denise Coppett, Alana Renee Stewart and Joshua...
Geretha Baldwin
Mar 8, 2013
Geretha Maddox Baldwin, age 84, of Decatur, GA, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 8, 2013, at her home. She was born July 4, 1928, in Andalusia, AL to William Oscar and Winnie Mae Maddox. She married Buren L. Baldwin September 7, 1946 and they moved to Atlanta, GA. They opened Oak Grove Pharmacy in Decatur, GA in 1958 and...
Mildred Dorothy Campbell
Mar 6, 2013
Mildred King "Sissy" Campbell, 88, of Decatur, died March 6, 2013. A native Atlantan and long time Decatur resident, Mrs. Campbell was a devoted homemaker, wife, and mother. She was a proud and faithful member of Columbia Drive Baptist Church, where she served as church hostess, catering many church events and weddings. She was preceded in death by her husband...
Alice Mae Becker
Mar 6, 2013
Alice Mae (Joiner) Becker, age 92, of Decatur, GA passed away peacefully on March 6, 2013. She was born on April 7, 1920 in Hawkinsville, GA to John Larkin and Sophie Elizabeth (Bennett) Joiner. She married Richard G. Becker on July 2, 1942 in New Orleans, LA and he passed on March 3, 2009. Alice was a loving mother and...
Robert Burns Deadwyler
Mar 6, 2013
Funeral Home: A. S. Turner & Sons 2773 North Decatur Road Decatur, GA 30033
Stephen J. Stone,, Jr.
Mar 5, 2013
Funeral Home: A. S. Turner & Sons 2773 North Decatur Road Decatur, GA 30033
Lizzie Agnes Lemcke
Mar 3, 2013
Lizzie Agnes Lemcke of Tucker, Ga. went to be with the Lord Sunday evening March 3, 2013. She was born in Columbia County Florida to the late Guy Hill and Lula Belle Chambers.She had a fulfilling career in the nursing field starting at Grady Memorial, where she met her future husband William, and retiring as Director of Nursing at Shallowford...
Hiran Vila
Mar 3, 2013
Rev. Hiran Papi Vila, 82 of St. Petersburg, FL passed away Sunday, March 3, 2013. He was born in Habana, Cuba and moved to St. Petersburg in 2009 from Doraville, GA. He is survived by his wife, Gudelia Gudy Vila; 2 sons, Hiran Vila, Jr. of Rego Park, NY and Rev. Miguel A. (Janice) Vila of Jonesboro, GA; 2 daughters,...
Dorothy Eunice Anderson
Mar 2, 2013
Dorothy Dot Eunice Johnson Anderson passed away March 2, 2013, after an acute stroke. She passed peacefully and comfortably under Hospice care. Dot was born on May 24, 1927 in Atlanta to the late Clint Thomas Johnson and Ida Aileen Jordan Johnson. She was the oldest of three children. Dot was predeceased by her brother, Tommy Johnson. She was a...
Curtis Gene Baker
Mar 2, 2013
Curtis Gene Baker passed away on March 2, 2013 at age 85 after a long battle with colon cancer. A native of Ft. Smith Arkansas, he was a Marine Corps veteran of the Korean War and spent 22 years as a copy editor with the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Curtis was an active volunteer with St. Vincent DePaul Society at IHM. He...
George Victor Pryles
Mar 2, 2013
Dr. George Victor Pryles was hard-pressed to say which of his careers he enjoyed the most: serving as a U.S. Navy Captain or teaching dental school at Emory University. His hard-charging personality and disarming sense of humor served him well in both. Dr. Pryles, 90, a native Atlantan, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his wife and children....
Gordon Eliot Robbins
Mar 1, 2013
Gordon E. Robbins, 81 of Atlanta passed away March 1, 2013. He was born in Oakland, California in 1931 and was raised in Berkeley, California. He received a B.S. degree from the School of Public Health, University of California at Berkeley in 1953. After being commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Army, through the ROTC at the University,...
Cyrene Corley
Mar 1, 2013
Cyrene Corley, 90, of Lithonia passed away on Friday March 1, 2013. Graveside services will be held at 3:00 pm Sunday March 3rd at Union United Methodist Church, Stockbridge, GA. She was a former secretary with the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and was preceded in death by her husband, Cecil Waymon Corley. She is survived by several nieces and...
Charles Lamar Parrish
Feb 27, 2013
Charles Lamar Parrish, 68, of Clarkston, passed away Wednesday, February 27, 2013. He is survived by a daughter, Rebecca Parrish; brothers, Frankie and Billy Parrish; sister, Jackie Bennett; granddaughter, Angela Terry; sister-in-laws, Annette Self, Shirley Parrish, and Violet Gunter and brother-in-law Clyde Garrison. Funeral services will be 2:00 pm March 3, 2013, from the chapel of A.S. Turner and Sons...
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