Obituaries
Judith Elaine Burel
Feb 27, 2013
Judy Burel, 63, of Atlanta, passed away on Wednesday, February 27, 2013. An Atlanta native, Mrs. Burel was the daughter of William James and Mary Elaine Sims. She was a retired teacher from the DeKalb County School System. Preceded in death by her father, she is survived by her husband, Kent Burel; mother, Elaine Howard Sims; sons, Kevin James Burel...
Virginia Elizabeth Tuggle
Feb 27, 2013
Virginia Elizabeth Tuggle, of DeKalb County, passed away on Tuesday, February 27, 2013, following a short illness. She was born July 24, 1915, the daughter of Roy Slaton Tuggle, Sr. and Lessie Evaline Jones Tuggle. Child of a dairy farmer, Virginia graduated from Druid Hills High School and also studied piano at the conservatory level. She was preceded in death...
Ann Edith Vella
Feb 26, 2013
Ann Bove Vella, 84, of Decatur, died February 26, 2013. Bon February 1, 1929, in Newark, New Jersey, to Carmine and Nicolina DeCaprio Vella, Mrs. Vella was the youngest of five children. She devoted her entire adult life to her family, church, work and community, while residing in Newark NJ, Union NJ, Sunrise FL, The Villages of Lady Lake FL,...
William Sparks Mcginnis
Feb 24, 2013
Funeral Home: A.S. Turner 2773 N. Decatur Road Decatur, GA 30033
Xavier Charles Harris
Feb 23, 2013
Xavier Zay Charles Harris of Stone Mountain, GA, was born January 20, 1987 and died Saturday, February 23, 2013. In addition to attending Coralwood School and Heritage, Zavier graduated from Margaret Harris High School with honors. Xavier was baptized at 7 years old at the Union Missionary Baptist Church in Lithonia and was a member of First Baptist Church of...
Mary Ellen Lawson Graham
Feb 22, 2013
Mary Ellen (Lawson) Graham, age 89, passed away peacefully on February 22, 2013 in Decatur, Georgia. Ms. Graham was adopted by the late Edward and Hazel Lawson of Ladoga, IN. She was preceded in death by her husband, Leroy Graham, and her youngest son Keith T. Graham. Surviving is her older son, Ed Graham, of Tallahassee, FL and many nieces...
Virginia Lillian Faust
Feb 20, 2013
Funeral Home: A.S. Turner 2773 N. Decatur Road Decatur, GA 30033
James Reed Bocock
Feb 19, 2013
Mr. James Reed Bocock, 77, of Murrayville, GA passed away on Tuesday February 19, 2013. He is survived by his son, Jay Bocock; daughters, Susan Dollar, Peggy Mauldin and Mary Stone; former spouse, Joan Bocock. Also surviving are eight grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Graveside services will be held at 1:00 pm Sunday February 24th at Decatur Cemetery with Dr....
Sarai Frances Cunningham
Feb 19, 2013
Following a progressive and lengthy illness, Sarai Frances Cunningham, 66, of Decatur, Georgia, formerly of Summerville SC, died peacefully in her sleep at home on February 19, 2013. Born August 15, 1946, in Queens, New York, she was preceded in death by her parents, Isaac Shelton of Hampton VA and Helen Shelton of Elizabeth City NC, as well as daughter,...
George Young Mehaffey
Feb 19, 2013
George Young Mehaffey, age 81, of Snellville passed away on February 19, 2013. He was born on July 31, 1931 in Atlanta, GA to Isaac Homer and Beulah Martha (Carr) Mehaffey. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Pat Mehaffey. He served in the United States Army during the Korean War.He married Barbara Allred on June...
John Anderson Rutledge
Feb 18, 2013
John Anderson Rutledge, Jr. passed away on February 18, 2013. John served his country during WWII as a Staff Sergeant with the 110th General Hospital in England. He was a Baptist Deacon for over 60 years, serving in several churches on many committees and as a Sunday School teacher to Junior Boys. John graduated from Miami University in Oxford, OH...
Andrew Wade Brown
Feb 17, 2013
PFC Andrew Wade Brown, born in Lincoln, Nebraska on December 16, 1984, died February 17, 2013. Proud soldier and medic with the 82nd Airborne of the United States Army. Beloved and terribly missed by his mother, Virginia Saporta and stepfather, Dr. William Waters; his father, Dr. Murray Brown and stepmother, Circe Tsui; his sister, Emily King and brother-in-law, Tucker King;...
Marcelia Dixon Crowe
Feb 16, 2013
Marcelia Dixon Crowe, 89, of Atlanta, died February 16, 2013. A native of Atlanta, Mrs. Crowe retired from the upholstery department at Rich's where she worked for over 20 years. Her church membership included Kirkwood Baptist Church, Rainbow Park Baptist, and more recently, Briarlake Baptist. She was preceded in death by her husband, Waymon L. Crowe, and is survived by...
Barney Jewell Marshall
Feb 16, 2013
Barney Jewell Marshall, 84, of Decatur passed away on Saturday February 16, 2013. Mrs. Marshall was preceded in death by her husband, Coy Walter Marshall and parents, James Littleton and Sarah Jane Townsend. She is survived by nieces Pam Atwater, Lynn Hagood, Sarah Jane Beavers and nephew, Terry Townsend. Funeral Service will be held Monday, February 18, 2013 at 3:00...
Miriam Fowler
Feb 15, 2013
Mrs. Miriam Roseberry Fowler of Sharpsburg, Ga; formerly of Atlanta, passed away peacefully with family at her side on Friday February 15, 2013, after suffering a long illness. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Joseph Jerry Fowler to whom she had been married to for 60 years, her parents, Quintas and Buena Roseberry, and her brother, Stan...
Sophia Malloway Papadopoulos
Feb 15, 2013
Sophia Papadopoulos, 91, of Charleston, SC, formerly of Atlanta passed away on Friday February 15, 2013. She was born in Newnan, Georgia, in 1921 and grew up in Atlanta. She married her husband Tony during World War II whom she met at a church picnic. Sophia grew up in the Greek Orthodox Christian Church and loved to sing in the...
Patricia Ann Snipes
Feb 14, 2013
Mrs. Patsy Snipes, 77, of Atlanta, died Thursday, February 14, 2013. Funeral services will be held at First Baptist Church of Atlanta at 11:00 am on Saturday, February 23, 2013 with Dr. Charles Stanley officiating. Interment will follow at 2:00 pm at Floral Hills Memory Gardens in Tucker. The family will receive friends from 10:00 am until the time of...
James Pope Watson
Feb 14, 2013
James Pope Watson, III, passed away from a long illness on Thursday February 14th 2013. Pope Watson, a graduate of Georgia Institute of Technology, retired from BellSouth in Savannah, Georgia as District Engineer for the Southeast Region after 38 years of service. He was a resident of Sunrise of Buckhead Assisted Living. He is survived by his wife, Carolyn Watson,...
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