Obituaries

Eleanor Johanna O'Connor

Eleanor Johanna O'Connor

Nov 9, 2012

Eleanor Johanna Miller O'Connor passed peacefully on November 9, 2012. She is survived by her devoted husband of 60 years, Frank O'Connor; her five children and their spouses: Chris and Phyllis O'Connor, Mary Ellen and Mike Van Horn, Patrick and Rebecca O'Connor, Tom and Karen O'Connor and Mary Beth and David Baker; her 15 grandchildren: Phyllis and her husband Hill,...

Frances Aikens Drummond

Frances Aikens Drummond

Nov 9, 2012

Frances Aikens Drummond, 83, of Covington, Georgia, passed away November 9, 2012, at Saint Joseph's Hospital in Atlanta. Born February 26, 1929, in Pike County, Georgia, Frances was the oldest daughter of William Curtis Aikens and Louise Vaughn Aikens. For more than three decades she was Executive Secretary for the Commissioners of Human Resources and Georgia Department of Corrections. Frances...

Doris Emily Gober

Doris Emily Gober

Nov 9, 2012

On Friday, November 9, 2012, Doris Emily Gober went to be with the Lord. She was born November 11, 1932, to Rev. Nelson B. Jenkins and Mary Viola Nicholson Jenkins, of Stone Mountain. She was a graduate of Stone Mountain High School, Class of 1952. Mrs. Gober was a member of Valley Brook Baptist Church. In the early years, Doris...

Doyle Maxwell

Doyle Maxwell

Nov 8, 2012

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

Irene Onest Blackburn

Irene Onest Blackburn

Nov 8, 2012

Irene O. Blackburn, 81, of Stone Mountain, Georgia, died at Odyssey Hospice on November 8, 2012, after a brief illness. Irene was born December 25, 1930, in Cranesville, PA. She graduated from Albion High School in 1947. She worked as a secretary at General Electric in Erie, PA. She married Frederick Blackburn on June 1, 1957. Irene and Fred enjoyed...

Helen Louise Lewis

Helen Louise Lewis

Nov 7, 2012

Helen Lewis of Atlanta died Wednesday, November 07, 2012. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence J. C. Lewis and her son, Bobby Clarence Lewis. She is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law, Amanda and Bobby Smallwood and Barbara and Tommy Buffington; grandchildren, Brandon King, Jennifer King, Austin Smallwood and Ty Smallwood; great grandchildren, Landon Gunn, Sierra King...

Virgil Marion Ray

Virgil Marion Ray

Nov 6, 2012

Virgil Marion Ray, age 94, passed away Tuesday, November 6, 2012. He was born February 23, 1918 in Mayo, Florida and lived his early years in Lake Wales, Florida. He moved with his family to the Atlanta Area in 1936. He served in the 767th field artillery in Europe during World War II. He married Emma in June 1944. He...

Patrick Morgan Hardwick

Patrick Morgan Hardwick

Nov 6, 2012

Patrick Morgan Hardwick of Atlanta died November 6, 2012. He is survived by parents - James and Joan; brother - Jason Hardwick of Woodstock, GA;sister - Gretchen Hennen. Services will be held 11:00 am at the Chapel of A. S. Turner and Sons. The family will receive friends Friday, November 16, 2012 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm at A. S....

Jeffrey Patrick Donohue

Jeffrey Patrick Donohue

Nov 6, 2012

Jeffrey P. Donohue, age 60, died peacefully at his home on Tuesday, November 6, 2012. Jeff was born in Wisconsin and later lived in St. Louis, MO for 20 years before moving to Atlanta in 2003. He earned his PhD in Computational Chemistry from the University of Missouri-St. Louis. Jeff had a rewarding career with USDA and then retired after...

Gloria Wylene Morris

Gloria Wylene Morris

Nov 5, 2012

Mrs. Wylene Morris, age 81, of Canton died November 5, 2012. Wylene (Meme to all her grandchildren) was born in a small south Alabama town just outside Dothan. In her twenties she moved to New York to pursue a career in modeling. Her glamorous movie star looks led to a successful career. Following her days in New York, she spent...

Winifred Woodward Bandy

Winifred Woodward Bandy

Nov 4, 2012

Winifred W. Bandy of Lilburn, GA died Sunday, November 4, 2012, at KingsBridge Retirement Center. She was born January 24, 1917 in Vienna Georgia to James Madison Woodward and Buford Bryan Woodward. She was a member of Oak Grove United Methodist Church, Phi Mu Sorority and the American Association of University Women. Winifred graduated with a B.S. degree from Florida...

Paul Aubin Brown

Paul Aubin Brown

Nov 3, 2012

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

Margaret Agnes Kline

Margaret Agnes Kline

Nov 2, 2012

Margaret McWilliams Kline, 85, entered into life eternal on Friday November 2, 2012. Born December 7, 1926, in St. Albans, Vermont, the daughter of Pearl Ann Grant McWilliams of French River, Nova Scotia, and Ralph Caldwell McWilliams of Elysburg, Pennsylvania, she attended Bellows Free Academy in St. Albans and Vermont Junior College in Montpelier before enrolling in the nursing school...

Harry James Lafever

Harry James Lafever

Nov 2, 2012

Mr. Harry J. LaFever, Jr., 82, of Decatur passed away on Friday November 2, 2012. Born in Jeffersonville, Indiana and raised in Louisville, Kentucky he was the son of Coletta Brock LaFever and Harry J. LaFever. He was preceded in death by his wife of fifty years Genevieve Berry LaFever, and is survived by sons and daughters-in-law; Harry LaFever, III,...

John Allen Hicks

John Allen Hicks

Oct 31, 2012

Mr. John A. Hicks, Jr. died Wednesday, October 31, 2012. He was a veteran of the US Army. He is survived by his son, Steve Hicks; sisters, Nettie Hicks, Betty Harris and Gail Bridges. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM, Friday, November 2, 2012 at the chapel of A. S. Turner and Sons. Interment will be in Crest...

Yvonne Mary Fox

Yvonne Mary Fox

Oct 30, 2012

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

Patricia Estelle Scannell

Patricia Estelle Scannell

Oct 29, 2012

Patricia Ross Scannell, 80, of Decatur, died peacefully at her home October 29, 2012. Born October 22, 1932 in Ardmore, Oklahoma, Mrs. Scannell was the daughter of Clemmie Tedder Ross and Don Ross. On June 26, 1955, Patricia married the love of her life, James Henry Scannell, who passed away in 1987. She worked all her life for the phone...

Brenda Gaile Partin

Brenda Gaile Partin

Oct 28, 2012

Brenda Gaile Wilson Partin, age 67, passed away on Sunday, October 28, 2012 at Hospice Atlanta. She graduated from Sylvan Hills High School in 1962. She was a life-long member of Stewart Avenue United Methodist Church, where she volunteered as secretary, florist, and was a member of the choir until she became too ill to continue. She retired as a...

Edsel J. Reed

Edsel J. Reed

Oct 28, 2012

Edsel J. Reed, 84, of Atlanta, GA, born 12-2-1927, Morristown, TN, died 10-28-2012, Atlanta, GA. He was predeceased by: his father, Horace B. Reed; mother, Marcus Carthron Reed; brother, H. B. Reed and many beloved , aunts, uncles, in-laws, and friends. He is survived by his wife, Frances H. Reed; sons; Scott E. Reed and David R. Reed; daughter, Katherine...

Lawrence Emory Guy

Lawrence Emory Guy

Oct 28, 2012

Mr. Lawrence E. Guy, 90, of Tucker, Passed away on Sunday, October 28, 2012. He is survived by his wife; Elizabeth Guy; son and daughter-in-law Raymond and Myra Guy; six grandchildren and five great grandchildren. A funeral service will be held at 1:00 PM on Tuesday October 30th in the chapel of A.S. Turner and Sons. The family will receive...