Obituaries
Robert Allison Pendergrast
Jul 26, 2012
Robert Allison Pendergrast, retired chemical engineer, died on July 26, 2012 at age 89 in Atlanta. The youngest of four brothers born to John Brittain and Ruth Hodnett Pendergrast, Bob was a lifelong resident of Atlanta. He attended Druid Hills High School where he learned to play the upright bass, and graduated from Georgia Tech in 1943 at the age...
Elizabeth Anne Partee
Jul 26, 2012
Elizabeth Anne Partee of Brunswick, Georgia died Thursday, July 26, 2012 at the Hospice of the Golden Isles. Born and raised in Decatur, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Woodie A. Partee Sr. and Edna Chafin Partee. She attended the University of Georgia in Athens, Ga. and had a long career in banking in which she held senior...
Robert Harold Irvin
Jul 25, 2012
Robert Harold Irvin , 85, of Tucker, GA passed away on July 25, 2012. Harold was born in Cedartown, GA on July 29, 1926. He graduated from West Georgia College and Emory University Law School and was an Administrative Law Judge for the State of Georgia. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Virginia (Ginny); son, Robert (Robbie)...
Dr. John E. Mobley
Jul 25, 2012
Dr. John E. Mobley, 75, of Lawrenceville died July 25, 2012. Dr. Mobley graduated from Southwest DeKalb High School, Class of 1955, Young Harris College and Oglethorpe University. At Young Harris and Oglethorpe he was a member of the Varsity Basketball Teams and coached the Freshmen Team at Oglethorpe. John completed his graduate studies at the University of Georgia and...
Nellie Frances Crochet
Jul 24, 2012
Anyone who visited the Crochet home at 2127 Desmond in Decatur would have found a half full pot of chili or some of Nell's patented homemade chicken soup on the stove and her immediate urge to the visitor, never a stranger, to sit down for a meal. Nell Crochet was a generous woman of modest means who insisted on serving...
Richard Hubbard Carter, Jr.
Jul 23, 2012
Mr. Richard Hubbard Carter Jr., passed away on Monday, July 23, 2012 at Odyssey House. A native of Atlanta, he attended North Georgia College. While serving in the U.S. Army, he met Iva Loye Lee at Camp Shelby MS, and they danced joyfully through 61 years of marriage. He retired as a CLU and CHFC from the Life Of Georgia...
Joel Earl Taylor
Jul 23, 2012
Joel Earl Taylor, 77, of Atlanta passed away on July 23, 2012 due to Alzheimers. He was born on August 25, 1934 in Atlanta to Ira and Virginia (Reed) Taylor and they preceded him in death. Earl will be remembered as a loving husband, father and grandfather. He will be remembered for his acts of kindness, compassion, generosity, honesty and...
William Charles Gragg
Jul 22, 2012
William C. Gragg, 74, of Decatur, GA, passed away July 22, 2012. He is survived by Betty Gragg, two daughters, Sherry Sapsford and Terry Odom, and four grandchildren; Kimberly, Christopher, Allison, and Danielle. As a young man, he served in the paratroop division, Unit 149 in Ft. Bragg, and he was a printer by trade. A private family memorial service...
Emily Theoophilos Panos
Jul 21, 2012
Emily Panos, beloved mother and grandmother, fell asleep in the Lord on July 21, 2012. She was born on November 4, 1922 in Athens, Greece. When Emily was eight years old, her father, Prodomos, an Athens dentist, passed away, and she was sent to Constantinople to live with her Aunt Olga. This helped Emily's mother, Maria, to take care of...
Evelyn Wilks Casey
Jul 20, 2012
Evelyn Wilks Casey, born in Henagar, AL, passed from this life in Decatur, GA on Friday July 20, 2012 surrounded by her loving family. She rose from humble beginnings to become highly successful in business and in life. Her life was in many ways defined by her incredibly strong will and her commitment to integrity above all things. She is...
Elizabeth Jayne Ramsden
Jul 20, 2012
Obituary will be in Sunday Edition AJC 08/05/2012 Funeral Home: A. S. Turner & Sons 2773 North Decatur Road Decatur, GA 30033
Frances Hale Bryan
Jul 20, 2012
Frances Hale Bryan, 82, of Tucker, GA passed away July 20, 2012. She leaves behind her husband of 57 years, Ken Bryan; son, Mac (Tracy) Bryan; grandchildren, Justin and Will; brother, Gene (Faye) Hale; niece, Melina (Mark) Westneat and great nephews, Nate, Kai and Miles; and nephew, Brian (Melissa) Feathers. She was preceded in death by her parents, Elden and...
Nancy Morris Campbell
Jul 20, 2012
Nancy Morris Campbell, 89, died peacefully on Friday, July 20, 2012. A life-long resident of Decatur and member of Decatur Presbyterian Church, she is survived by four children and their spouses: Wick & Kim Campbell, Isabel Bankston, Cecelia & Tim Trabert, and Eileen & Charles Reimer; eight grandchildren: Eric, Heather & Jennifer Campbell, Nancy Howard, Mitt Bankston, Jake Trabert, and...
Lester Ray Kelly
Jul 17, 2012
LESTER R. KELLYLester R. Kelly, age 78, of Tucker, went to be with his Lord and Savior on July 17, 2012.He was born on November 2, 1933 in Atlanta, GA to John Milford and Katie (Hickey) Kelly. He was a 1955 graduate of the University of Georgia and received his degree in Business Administration. Mr. Kelly was an Army veteran...
H. Truman Cowart
Jul 17, 2012
Mr. H. Truman Cowart, age 87 of Snellville, passed away Tuesday, July 17, 2012. Truman graduated from GA Tech with a degree in electrical engineering and proudly served in the US Navy during WWII. He retired after 40 years of service with BellSouth/AT&T and was a member of the BellSouth Pioneers. He was an avid bowler and attended Bethany Primitive...
Clarence Moran Leverett
Jul 17, 2012
Funeral Home: A. S. Turner & Sons 2773 North Decatur Road Decatur, GA 30033
Astrid Karin Jackson
Jul 16, 2012
Jackson, Astrid KarinMay 25, 1936 – July 16, 2012Celebration of Astrid's incomparable life will be at the family home at 3:00 pm, Saturday, July 21st. She is survived by her husband of 56 years Richard; her sons, Keith and Neil; her daughter-in-law, Cynthia and grandsons, Kyle and Jake. Astrid was the completely not-traditional matriarch/circus-master of her extended family and friends;...
Rowena Payne
Jul 15, 2012
Rowena Wikle Carey Payne, 83, passed away in Atlanta on July 15, 2012. She is survived by her sons and daughter and their spouses: Wayne Carey of Tucker, Greg and Ellen Carey of Lawrenceville, Steve Carey of Atlanta and Joan and Joseph Bathanti of Vilas, NC; grandchildren, Agatha (Emory), Hannah, Rebecca, Gregory, Stanlee, Sunny, Sydney, Anna, Jacob and Beckett; 4...
Evelyn Robinson Wood
Jul 15, 2012
Evelyn Robinson Wood of Ft. Gaines, Georgia, died Sunday evening, July 15, 2012. She was 93. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions may be made to Gentiva Hospice, PO Drawer 2127, Dothan, AL 36302 or to the United Methodist Children's Home, 500 S. Columbia Drive, Decatur, GA 30030. Mrs. Wood was born in Atlanta, daughter of the...
Dorothy Louise Powell
Jul 14, 2012
Dorothy Everitt DeFoor Powell, 88, of Covington, Georgia, passed away on Saturday, July 14, 2012 at her residence, Arbor Terrace, Decatur. A funeral service will be held at 1:00 PM on Saturday July 21 in the chapel of A.S. Turner and Sons. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the Historic Oakland Foundation. The family will receive friends...
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