Obituaries
Raymond L. Thomas
Jun 26, 2012
Raymond L. Thomas, 86, died peacefully at his home in Decatur, Tuesday, June 26. He served during World War II in the Army Air Corps in the European theater. He again served his country during the Korean War. He began his career with the Southern Railroad and continued his association with the railroad, and the coast guard as District Manager...
Rev. Dan L. Garrett
Jun 26, 2012
Rev. Dan L. Garrett, 62, of Marietta, GA passed away suddenly on Tuesday, June 26, 2012. Dan was born on January 8, 1950 in Nashville, TN to the late M. Lynn Garrett and Gladys Simmons Garrett. He grew up in the Donelson community where he enjoyed working with his father at the family drug store and attending Andrew Price Memorial...
Doris Loraine Buice
Jun 26, 2012
Doris Buice, 91, went home to be with the Lord June 25, 2012. She was preceded in death by her husband, Hubert Buice, of 73 years. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend. She is survived by her daughter, Betty Glazener, granddaughter Stephanie Randall (George), grandsons Mark and Adam (Teresa) Glazener, great grandsons Andrew (Stephanie) Matthew...
Louise Bransby
Jun 25, 2012
Louise Bransby was born on November 24, 1918 in Mt. Union, Iowa, a rural town in south-east Iowa. She passed away on Monday, June 25, 2012 in Atlanta. Her father , Henry Fricke, a prominent farmer and her mother, Goldie were active in the civil and social life of the community. Louise was well acquainted with farming operations in Canaan...
Edna (Josie) Mann
Jun 25, 2012
Edna "Josie" Mann, age 58 of Blue Ridge, GA passed away June 25, 2012. She was born in Alexandria, LA and grew up in Atlanta, GA, where she lived until moving to Blue Ridge two years ago. Josie is survived by her partner of many years, William R. Wynne; sister, Mary Scott and her husband, Randal of Nixa, MO; nephew,...
Elizabeth F. Statham
Jun 25, 2012
On June 25, 2012, Elizabeth F. Statham, beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmothher passed away peacefully in her home of natural causes. She was 90 years old. Elizabeth was born August 5, 1921 in Birmingham, Alabama to Thomas Emmett & Lucy Hanlin Fitzgerald. Elizabeth attended local schools and business college in Birmingham before moving to Atlanta in 1946. She worked for...
Katherine Killian (Kay) Marin Turner
Jun 25, 2012
Katherine (Kay) Turner, of Atlanta, died June 25, 2012. She was born March 23, 1918 in Columbia, SC. She was married to the late Thomas J. Turner for 59 years. She was a member of Clairmont Presbyterian Church, where she served as deacon, elder and church visitor. For twenty years she worked at St. Joseph Hospital, where she was a...
Harold Lee Turer
Jun 25, 2012
Funeral Home: A. S. Turner & Sons 2773 North Decatur Road Decatur, GA 30033
William Robert (Bill) Harrison
Jun 24, 2012
William Robert "Bill" Harrison, 90, of Clarkston, died June 24, 2012. He left this earth with prayer, praise and worship of his Savior all around him, and went straight into the arms of Jesus. Mr. Harrison is survived by his children, David Harrison and Teresa Gould; grandchildren, great grandchildren, sisters, brothers and several nieces and nephews. His family will miss...
Eleanor Marie Leedy
Jun 24, 2012
Mrs. Eleanor Hamlin Leedy, 83, of Decatur, passed away on Thursday, June 21, 2012 after a long battle with cancer. Eleanor was born in Dobson, NC to Sidney and Eva Hamlin on July 8, 1928. She was one of six children. After graduating from high school in Dobson, she went on and attended nursing school in Mt. Airy, NC, fulfilling...
Billie Maniatty
Jun 23, 2012
Billie Maniatty of Decatur, died Saturday June 23, 2012. She was born to Benjamin Franklin Sikes and Ella Fair Goff Sikes. She was a native of Candler County and resided in the Atlanta area since 1959. Billie was a charter member of Briarlake Baptist Church and a member of the Winsome Sunday School Class. She was preceded in death by...
Melvin Earnest Golding
Jun 21, 2012
Melvin Earnest Golding, Jr. died Thursday, June 21, 2012. Mr. Golding retired from Georgia Power Company after 43 years. He was preceded in death by his son, Melvin Earnest Golding III; brother, Eugene Golding; sisters, Blanche Wood and Ellen King. He is survived by his wife, Mary Hargrove Golding; daughters and sons-in-law, Dr. Mary Jane Hawthorne and Gary Pinson and...
Fred Mitchell Carder
Jun 20, 2012
Fred Mitchell Carder, 57, of Villa Rica, GA passed away on Wednesday, June 6, 2012. Fred, an Atlanta native formerly lived in Westminster in the Chickasaw community and was preceded in death by his father, Albert Basil Carder, Sr. Fred is survived by his mother, Sara F. (Hilderbrand) Carder, Rossville, GA; brothers, Albert (Karen Schultz) Carder, Tulsa, OK; Glenn (Susan)...
Edward Reid Flynt
Jun 19, 2012
Mr. Edward Reid Flynt, 97, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, formerly of DeKalb County, Georgia, died Tuesday, June 19, 2012. He was born to Nannie Hall Flynt and the Rev. William Albert Harvey Flynt on April 19, 1915 in Powelton, GA. He graduated from high school in Sparta, GA, and then entered Georgia Tech as a co-op student. After graduating with...
Petty Officer George Walker Carter, Usn Retired
Jun 19, 2012
Petty Officer George Walter Carter, USN Retired, of Decatur passed away on Tuesday June 19, 2012. He is survived by his wife, Catherine Carter of Decatur; daughter, Kimberly & Chip Desormeaux of Chamblee; step-son, J. Craig & Mary B. Hall of Macon; daughter, Karen & Roy Saravia of Alexandria, VA; sisters, Mary Williams & Betty Lou Jones; brothers, Elvin Carter,...
Zadie Lee Simmons
Jun 18, 2012
Funeral Home: A. S. Turner & Sons 2773 North Decatur Road Decatur, GA 30033
Gertrude Simpson Cudlipp
Jun 18, 2012
Funeral Home: A. S. Turner & Sons 2773 North Decatur Road Decatur, GA 30033
James Murray
Jun 18, 2012
Mr. James Murray, 73, of Atlanta, passed away on Monday, June 18, 2012. James was born in Atlanta in 1939 to Richard Allen Murray and Dorothy Nolan. He served in the Signal Corps, U.S. Army and was stationed at headquarters, United States European Command, St. Germain, France. He followed a career in electronics and was an avid photographer. James is...
Frederick Kalow Donaldson
Jun 17, 2012
Frederick Kalow Donaldson of Decatur, GA, died Sunday, June 17, 2012, after courageously battling illnesses related to diabetes. Born February 2, 1950, in Lafayette, IN, he soon moved to Anderson, IN, his adopted hometown. He graduated from Madison Heights High School, and DePauw University. After graduate studies at Ball State University, he began 30 years of service with the YMCA...
George Issa Saboura
Jun 16, 2012
George Issa Saboura, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his immediate family, on the 16th of June 2012. George was born on the 27th of August 1928 and lived most of his life in Jerusalem where he was a well respected and distinguished man among his colleagues and peers. George immigrated to the United States in 1997 to live closer to...
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