Obituaries
Evelyn F. Johnston
Sep 12, 2012
Evelyn F. Johnston, 84, of Decatur, Ga passed away Wednesday, Sept. 12th, 2012. She was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, James H. Johnston, Sr., in 2004, parents Rayborn Clay Foster and Flossie Evelyn Baker Foster. Evelyn was an active member of Decatur First United Methodist Church where she loved her church family dearly. She was a...
Lucille Ada Cobb Anderson
Sep 11, 2012
Lucille Ada Cobb Anderson, 88, of Lawrenceville passed away on Tuesday, September 11, 2012. She was born in Avondale Estates to Lovick Thomas Cobb and Maude Bell Palmer. Lucille is survived by her sons: Winston K. "Kenny" Anderson, and Larry W. Anderson and daughter-in-law Pat; daughter Gail Scheu and son-in-law Jack Scheu. A funeral service will be held at 2:00...
John B. Butcher
Sep 10, 2012
Mr. John B. Butcher of Atlanta died Monday, September 10, 2012. Mr. Butcher was employed as a mechanic by Delta Airlines where he was recognized as a strong part of the team, a consummate professional that was proud of his Delta family. His many life long friends knew Mr. Butcher as a true friend, eager to help anytime. He is...
Kenneth Richard Robinson
Sep 10, 2012
Mr. Kenneth R. Robinson, age 74 of Tucker, passed away on Monday, September 11, 2012. He was a longtime member of Tucker First United Methodist Church. He is survived by his wife of 38 years, Cynthia Robinson; sisters, Jennifer Lewis of St. Clair Shore, MI and Susan Robinson of Orlando, FL; and brother, Timothy Robinson. In lieu of flowers, donations...
Samuel Goldman
Sep 10, 2012
Samuel Goldman, 63, of Decatur, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, September 10, 2012. Samuel, was born in Newburgh, New York and was the executive director for the Callanwolde Fine Arts Center. He is survived by his partner of 34 years, Thomas Ptaszynski; mother Rina San Giacomo; brothers and sister-in-laws: Jerry and Rose Goldman and Victor and Grace Goldman; nieces and...
Edna Laine Perry Hayes
Sep 7, 2012
Edna Laine Perry Hayes, most recently of Decatur, GA, passed away Friday Sept 7, 2012 after a long battle with Alzheimer's. She was born February 18, 1926 to Minne Lee and Bowling Blake Perry in Loganville, GA. She grew up in Abbeville, SC, worked in Charleston SC, Baltimore MD and was a teletypist for the US government and later worked...
Ronald Spencer Adair
Sep 7, 2012
Ronald Spencer Adair, 66, of Decatur, passed away from cancer on September 7, 2012. Ron was born April 26, 1946, in Miami, Florida. He was preceded in death by his parents, James Joseph Adair, Sr. and Audrey Mae Hamilton Adair Cullingford and his brothers, Donald Marsh Adair and James Joseph Adair, Jr. Ron worked at Norwick Brothers and retired from...
Virginia Townsend Cuccia
Sep 7, 2012
Virginia Townsend Cuccia, age 94 of Decatur, passed away Friday, September 7, 2012. She was a homemaker, born April 16, 1918 in Birmingham, AL. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dom Cuccia and grandson, Mark Howard.Virginia is survived by her daughters, Linda Heisler of Decatur, GA and Gail Hartung and husband, Mel, of Troy, VA; Grandson, Chris Heisler...
Patrice Jane Dickey
Sep 7, 2012
She made the transition on 9/7/12, just shy of her 57th birthday. Since 1999, Patrice Dickey led GET THE LIFE YOU LOVE, a popular, creativity enhancement and life-changing class at Emory University's Center for Life Long Living. Her 2006 book, BACK TO THE GARDEN: GETTING FROM SHADOW TO JOY, won five awards in inspirational, spiritual and non-fiction categories in international...
Vincent A. Rankine
Sep 5, 2012
Mr. Vincent Rankine age 69, of Atlanta, GA and Little London, Westmoreland, Jamaica passed away Wednesday, September 5 after a short period of declining health. Mr. Rankine is survived by his beloved wife of 50 years, Gloria; his three sons, four daughters, eleven grandchildren and two great grand children. Also surviving him are 5 brothers, 5 sisters and numerous wonderful...
James D. Burke
Sep 5, 2012
James D. Burke of Atlanta, Georgia died peacefully in his sleep on September 5. 2012. He was born on June 18, 1923 in Roanoke, Alabama to Ola and Buster Burke. He was one of nine children. He loved basketball, and became a star player for his high school. He served in World War II as a waste gunner on a...
Lavonne Laird Bush
Sep 4, 2012
Lavonne Laird Bush, of Decatur, passed away September 4, 2012 after a short illness.She was born September 28, 1923 in Brookhaven, Mississippi, the daughter of Maxie Samuel and Ollie Virginia Laird. A graduate of Hinds Junior College and Ole Miss, she met her husband of 55 years, George Truett Bush (deceased), while working for Southern Bell Tel. & Tel. Co....
Rayford Taylor
Sep 2, 2012
Rayford Albert Taylor was born June 23, 1929 in Lithonia, Georgia to Mr. Raymond Taylor and Mrs. Gladys Mobley Taylor. He graduated from SW DeKalb High School. He was very active in basketball, track and football and was voted "Most Athletic" in his Senior class. He attended Berry College and later joined the US Army. He attended Faith Tabernacle Church...
Rayford Albert Taylor
Sep 2, 2012
Rayford Albert Taylor was born June 23, 1929 in Lithonia, Georgia to Mr. Raymond Taylor and Mrs. Gladys Mobley Taylor. He graduated from SW DeKalb High School. He was very active in basketball, track and football and was voted "Most Athletic" in his Senior class. He attended Berry College and later joined the US Army. He attended Faith Tabernacle Church...
Eugene Rex Jarrett
Sep 2, 2012
Mr. Eugene Jarrett, age 81 of Atlanta, GA passed away Sunday, September 2, 2012. He lived most of his life in Spruce Pine, NC, retiring as a salesman for Waldesian Bakeries and moving to Atlanta, GA in the early 80's. Eugene is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Regenia Jarrett and Stephen Jones; and grandson, Jarrett Jones. The family will...
Raymond F. Thompson
Sep 1, 2012
Raymond F. Thompson, age 94, died on September 1. He was born to the late Fletcher and Lena Thompson of Bremen, Georgia on April 5, 1918. Mr. Thompson lived in Bremen, Georgia until 1950 when he came to Atlanta to enroll his first born daughter Betty in the Cerebral Palsy School in Atlanta where he and his wife Vesta who...
Mary Eleanor Mangum
Aug 31, 2012
Mary Eleanor Mangum, 86, of Atlanta, passed away on Friday, August 31, 2012. An amazing mother and grandmother, Eleanor was born in Savannah, Georgia to Hoyt and Roselie Meaders. Eleanor received her Bachelors Degree in education from the Georgia State College for Women and taught school in the City of Atlanta for many years. Eleanor was an active member of...
Frederick Joseph (Fred) Baumgartner, Jr.
Aug 30, 2012
Mr. Frederick Joseph "Fred" Baumgartner Jr., 60, of Fayetteville, Georgia, passed away on Thursday, August 30, 2012. Fred was born in Atlanta on February 15, 1952, to Frederick Joseph Baumgartner Sr. and Catherine Warren Baumgartner. He worked as a Real Estate Agent for Century 21. Fred is preceded in death by his wife, Sandra Huggins Baumgartner; survived by his two...
Kenneth S. Holbrook
Aug 30, 2012
Kenneth S. Holbrook, 37, of Decatur passed away on Thursday August 30, 2012 from injuries received in an automobile accident on his way to work. He is survived by his children, Sharifa, 10, Hamza, 5, Nadiaya, 3, and Elijay, 11 months. Also surviving is his loving wife of five years, Amina Mohamed; mother, Rita Holbrook; brothers, Dannon & Brandon Holbrook;...
Nancy Kenna Ivison
Aug 30, 2012
Nancy Kenna Ivison, most recently of Atlanta, was born April 25, 1920 in Knoxville, TN to Louise and Jo Kenna. She grew up in Charleston, WV where she met and married Quin Morton, also of Charleston, with whom she had two daughters, Nancy and Alice Morton. Divorced in 1955, she later married M. Thayer Ivison of New York City and...
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