Aug 8, 2012

Funeral Home: A. S. Turner & Sons 2773 North Decatur Road Decatur, GA 30033

Aug 8, 2012

Robert Lamar Oglesby, 69, of Tucker passed away on Wednesday August 8, 2012. He was preceded in death by his parents, Robert Leslie & Lillie Belle Oglesby and his sister, Barbara Ann Oglesby. With the exception of his aunt, June Sullivan of Conyers, GA he was preceded in death by many aunts and uncles. "Lamar" as he liked to be...

Aug 7, 2012

Aug 6, 2012

Ms Lydell F. Grey passed away Monday, August 6, 2012 in Piedmont Hospital after a long illness with congestive heart failure. She graduated as class valedictorian from her Alabama high school in 1939. After moving to Atlanta in 1940 she attended Georgia State University where she met and later married her husband Herman Leigh Grey. The wedding was televised on...

Aug 6, 2012

Ethel Annette Graves Ruckart, 73, died suddenly in Avondale Estates, Georgia, on Monday, August 6, 2012. Anne was born on September 8, 1938, in Boyce, Louisiana. Annette was the sixth child of eight children born to Elbert Philip Graves and Elizabeth Mitchell Graves. She is preceded in death by her parents Elbert Philip Graves and Elizabeth Mitchell Graves; her husband...

Aug 5, 2012

Gerald Thomas "Tommy" Couch died of a sudden heart attack Sunday, August 5, 2012. He was born in Atlanta on July 31, 1949, the son of the late Mildred and James Allen Couch. Tommy attended Decatur High School and upon graduation attended the University of Georgia having accepted their scholarship offer from among the many he received. As linebacker, he...

Aug 5, 2012

Bradley Robert "Brad" Gay, 23, of Avondale Estates, died August 5, 2012. Brad was a member of St. Thomas More Catholic Church and was a 2007 graduate of St. Pius X High School, where he participated in football, baseball and triathlon activities. He received his undergraduate degree in Industrial Engineering in 2011 from Georgia Tech, where he was a member...

Aug 4, 2012

Rosemary Mooney Skehan was born in Rumford, Maine in 1927 to Stephen J. and Annetta Kinch Mooney. She attended college at St. Elizabeth's in Convent Station, New Jersey, St. Joseph's College in Portland, Maine and Georgia State University. In 1949 she married James Remmes Skehan of Portland, Maine. He predeceased her in 1989. She was also predeceased by her granddaughter,...

Aug 4, 2012

On August 4, 2012, Gloria Anderson peacefully passed away surrounded by loved ones in Stone Mountain, Georgia. Gloria was born in Kane, PA on July, 28, 1926, and raised in Mount Jewett, PA. She is survived by her husband of 10 years, Marshall Anderson. Gloria has three children from her marriage to Donald Danielson; son Louis married to Diane; daughter...

Aug 4, 2012

Mrs. Darrine Perry of Atlanta died Saturday, August 4, 2012. She was a longtime member of Oak Grove United Methodist Church. Mrs. Perry is survived by her husband of 69 years, James E. Perry of Atlanta; daughters, Cheryl Matthews and her husband, Walter, and Donna Stokely and her husband, Jere; sister, Yvonne Nelson and her husband, Padgett; and brothers, Randall...

Aug 3, 2012

Mrs. Mildred Turner Beck died Friday, August 03, 2012. She was preceded in death by her husband, Perry Franklin Beck, Sr. She is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law, Penny and Doug Smith of Decatur, Renee and Joe Baka of Canton; son and daughter-in-law Perry and Michelle Beck of Jasper; sister, Lois Turner Jenkins of Jonesboro; brothers, James Turner and...

Aug 3, 2012

Mrs. Ann Nix Jones, age 72 of Tucker, GA passed away Friday, August 3, 2012. She was preceded in death by parents, Bertha McClure and Elbert Nix and husband, Otis Jones. She is survived by her son, Russell Jones and his wife, Dawna; grandson, Dalaney; niece, Renee Nix; nephew, Tim Nix; niece, Bennie Ward; uncle, Jimmy and aunt, Sue and...

Aug 2, 2012

Elizabeth "Lib" Scott Cunningham passed away August 2, 2012. She was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, on July 28, 1923 and was a 1941 graduate of Knoxville High School. Lib was married to Donald Edward Cunningham. She was a self-taught artist and shared that talent with people of all ages, teaching classes for children, as well as older budding artists, at...

Jul 31, 2012

Hilda Bradford was a true professional, as a long time bookkeeper for the Fireman's Fund Insurance Company for 25 years. She continued her career with Thompson Brown and Oetgen Insurance Agency. She is survived by her husband, Robert (Bob) Bradford of Clarkston, GA; brother, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Barnett of Conyers, GA; daughter-in-law, Alice K. Bradford of Tucker, GA; extended...

Jul 31, 2012

Mrs. Alma Lyons, 82, passed away July 31, 2012. Mrs. Lyons was born in Debstadt, Germany, a former resident of Long Island, New York, and most recently, Atlanta. She is predeceased in death by her husband, John Lyons, and her brother, John vonGlahn. Survivors are her son, John Lyons, and wife Kelly; granddaughters, Aimee, Katie and Sarah; sister, Henny Bispo;...

Jul 31, 2012

Marion Brown Hodges, 87, of Decatur, passed away on Tuesday, July 31, 2012. She was born in Atlanta to W. Fred Brown and Pauline Vinson. She retired from the City of Atlanta as a secretary for the City Clerk. Marion is preceded in death by her husband of 68 years, George Taylor Hodges Jr. and her daughter Marion Ann Fields....

Jul 29, 2012

Franklin Alewine Jr., 91, of Lilburn, passed away on Sunday, July 29, 2012. He was born in Atlanta to William Franklin Alewine Sr. and Ruby Mae Jones. He proudly served in the U.S. Navy during WWII, and went on to retire from Georgia Power after 48 years of service as a Line Foreman. He is survived by his loving wife...

Jul 29, 2012

Albert B. Wilson, age 94, was born and reared in Philadelphia, PA. In 1945 he enlisted in the US Army and served in Germany for several years. He was honorably discharged, and re-enlisted in Dec., 1947 and served another year. From Dec. 1948 to 1952 he served in the US Army Reserves. He retired from Civil Service where he served...

Jul 29, 2012

Robert Lorin Hale Jr., 93, of Tucker, Georgia, passed away on July 29, 2012. He was preceded in death by his wife of 62 years, Dorothy Smith Hale, his sister, Betty Hale Waters, and his son-in-law, Frank Brumbeloe. He is survived by his daughter, Phoebe Larsen (Hank) of Ruskin, Florida, his son, Charles Andrew "Drew" Hale (Julia) of Atlanta, his...

Jul 28, 2012

Ellie Sue Gregg, formerly of Decatur, GA, passed away July 28th, 2012 in Monroe, GA. She was born June 11th, 1927 in Atlanta. Sue was preceeded in death by her parents Weyman P. and Willie Mae Spence Gregg and her brother Weyman P. Gregg Jr. Sue is survived by cousins John and Annabelle Spence, William J. and Penni Gregg, James...