Obituaries

Ralph Felton Holland

Ralph Felton Holland

Feb 2, 2013

Mr. Ralph Felton Holland a resident of Bradenton, FL since 1997 formerly of Stone Mountain went to be with the Lord peacefully on February 2, 2013 in Sarasota, FL. He was predeceased by Hazel A. Holland, his loving wife of 74 years in 2010. He is survived by his granddaughter, Julie Wyatt and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. His funeral...

Thomas Spencer Ladd

Thomas Spencer Ladd

Feb 1, 2013

Thomas Spencer Ladd III passed away peacefully on the February 1, 2013, in Atlanta, Georgia. He was born in Jacksonville, Florida, on November 30, 1938, to Francis MacMillan Ladd and Thomas Spencer Ladd, Jr. While in high school at Bolles School, Mr. Ladd met Ann Carrier, who became his wife in 1959. Spencer attended Washington and Lee University, where he...

Melissa  Penland Burg

Melissa Penland Burg

Feb 1, 2013

Melissa Penland Burg was born in Miami Springs, Florida on March 15th, 1956. After attending high school, she earned her associates degree of Nursing at Miami-Dade Community College while working three jobs. Melissa worked over 30 years as a nurse mostly at Veterans Hospitals because she loved serving those who served their country. She was a loving mother and wife...

Betty Eve Higgs

Betty Eve Higgs

Feb 1, 2013

Betty Barber Higgs was born in the Kirkwood section of Atlanta on Dec. 24, 1929 and passed away on Feb. 1, 2013. She was preceded in death by her husband, W. Howard Higgs, her mother, Olive Powell Barber and sister, June Barber Bell and brother, Jimmy Barber, and son David Higgs. Betty is survived by her son Donald Higgs of...

Christa Antoinette Alfaro

Christa Antoinette Alfaro

Feb 1, 2013

Christa Ahrens Alfaro passed away on Friday, February 1, 2013. Christa was born in Neumunster, Germany on June 6, 1936. She is survived by her husband, Zosimo (Sammy) Alfaro, from Chile, as well as her family in Germany, including her sister and brother-in-law, Ingrid and Gerhard Gatke, her nieces and nephews, Maren and Tobias Beelitz and Suzanne and Volker Clausen,...

Mekonnen Urga Tulu

Mekonnen Urga Tulu

Jan 31, 2013

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

Robert Emory Givens

Robert Emory Givens

Jan 30, 2013

Robert Emory "Bob" Givens of Decatur, GA, died January 30, 2013 after a valiant battle with leukemia. He was born in Citronelle, Alabama on August 6, 1937.He is survived by Jacque, his wife of 52 years, their four children; Robert Givens, Erin and son-in-law Clay Walker, Jennifer and son-in-law Jason Roberts, and Timothy and daughter–in-law Belinda Givens, five grandchildren; Sarah,...

Marie Dolores Doppelheuer

Marie Dolores Doppelheuer

Jan 30, 2013

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

Frank Segars Moore

Frank Segars Moore

Jan 30, 2013

Frank Segars Moore, beloved husband, father and grandfather peacefully departed this earth on January 30, 2013. Born on April 24, 1935, in Hartsville, S.C., he attended Clemson when it was still a military college. He then entered the U.S. Air Force and completed flight training school, where he learned to fly C-119's. He was a veteran of the Korean War....

Marjorie Lillie Preskitt

Marjorie Lillie Preskitt

Jan 30, 2013

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

James Charles Ritchie

James Charles Ritchie

Jan 28, 2013

James Charles Ritchie of Townsend, GA died Monday, January 28, 2013. He was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph Charles Ritchie and Mamie Miller Ritchie; sisters, Lillian Sharian and Marie Ritchie Wilson; and brothers, Joseph Charles Ritchie, Jr. He is survived by his nephews, Wayne Wilson, Ritchie James Sharian and Bedros Sharian, III; nieces, Beth Story, Ruth Garner, Laura...

Claudia Louise Jackson

Claudia Louise Jackson

Jan 27, 2013

Claudia Louise (Williams) Jackson, 82, passed peacefully into the eternity late evening January 27, 2013. A 35 year resident of Forest Park, Mrs. Jackson was surrounded by loved ones at the home of her daughter and son in law, where she has resided for the past 6 years. She was born June 18, 1930 in Westminster, South Carolina to William...

Mary Helen Strickland

Mary Helen Strickland

Jan 27, 2013

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

William Wade Walker, Iii M.D.

William Wade Walker, Iii M.D.

Jan 26, 2013

William Wade Walker III, MD, 87 years young, died at home on January 26. He died quickly and unexpectedly and without severe pain from a ruptured inoperable thoracic aneurysm. He enjoyed his life thoroughly until the moment of his death. He lived a meaningful, full and long life.Dr. Walker was born on July 4, 1925 and was the son of...

Eddy  Ewart Servantt

Eddy Ewart Servantt

Jan 26, 2013

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

Betty Wright

Betty Wright

Jan 26, 2013

Betty Louise (Jackson) Wright, age 58, of Lawrenceville, passed away on Saturday, January 26, 2013. She was born on November 12, 1954 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Thomas William and Claudia Louise (Williams) Jackson. She was preceded in death by her father in 1990, her sister Jeanie in 1996, and son Joshua Derrick Reagin in 2005. Her cherished mother passed...

Betty Louise Wright

Betty Louise Wright

Jan 26, 2013

Betty Louise (Jackson) Wright, age 58, of Lawrenceville, passed away on Saturday, January 26, 2013. She was born on November 12, 1954 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Thomas William and Claudia Louise (Williams) Jackson. She was preceded in death by her father in 1990, her sister Jeanie in 1996, and son Joshua Derrick Reagin in 2005. Her cherished mother passed...

Hugh Wilson Cox

Hugh Wilson Cox

Jan 25, 2013

Hugh Wilson Cox, 82, of Stone Mountain, GA, died Friday, January 25, 2012. Born in Cartersville, GA, on September 20, 1930, Hugh was the son of John Wesley Cox and Drucilla Griggs Cox. He retired from Delta Airlines after 30 years of service, most of it in marketing. A veteran of the Korean War, Hugh served in the U.S. Army,...

Dora Lee Barry

Dora Lee Barry

Jan 23, 2013

Dora Palmer Barry, 90, of Lawrenceville, passed January 23, 2013. She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard H Barry, Jr. Survivors include her daughter, Carol Barry; son, Richard Barry and wife Sheila; son, John Barry and wife Lisa; step-daughter, Barbara Savidge and husband Paul; brother, George Palmer and wife Anita; sister, Bettie Brownlee; ten grandchildren and twelve great...

Alida "Nena" Duarte Morales

Alida "Nena" Duarte Morales

Jan 23, 2013

Mrs. Alida "Nena" Duarte Morales, born in Havana, Cuba, September 28, 1923 entered Heaven on January 23 to be with her Lord. She joins her three sisters, Gloria Duarte Valera (Ernesto, M.D.), Omaira Duarte Arango (Virgilio, M.D.), a baby sister, Carmita Duarte and her four brothers, Antonio Duarte, Julio, PhD (Vivian) Duarte, Eugenio Duarte, and Carlos Duarte, M.D. Nena is...