Obituaries

Jean Brasill

Jean Brasill

May 2, 2012

Mrs. Jean Brasill of Eatonton, GA, formerly of Tucker, GA died May 2, 2012. She is proceeded in death by her husband, Robert Brasill, Sr. and brother, John Queen. She is survived by her daughter, Mrs. Bill (Jennifer) Wright, Good Hope, GA; sons, Mr. Robert (Gail) Brasill, Jr., Eatonton, GA, and Mr. Michael (Shirley) Brasill, Lilburn, GA; grandchildren, Joe (Kaliska)...

Henrietta (Boots) Young

Henrietta (Boots) Young

May 2, 2012

Henrietta "Boots" Young peacefully passed away on May 2, 2012. Boots was born in Fairfield, AL on June 25, 1917 to Joe and Henrietta Scholl. After graduating from school she married Hardaway Young, Jr. and in 1942 moved to Decatur, GA. Boots was a wonderful mother, grandmother, Scout leader, ballroom dancer, swimmer, employee of the Decatur DeKalb Y on Clairmont...

Carolyn Woods Middour

Carolyn Woods Middour

May 1, 2012

Mrs. Carolyn Woods Middour passed away peacefully on Tuesday May 1, 2012 at her home in Decatur, Georgia. She was born in Atlanta, Georgia on March 30, 1931 to the late Mary Lewis Woods and Maurice E. Woods. Mrs. Middour grew up in Decatur, Georgia and attended Agnes Scott College. She married Donald Robert Middour of Atlanta March 17, 1951...

David Walter Vaughan

David Walter Vaughan

May 1, 2012

Mr. David Walter Vaughan, 35, of Decatur and Statesboro, GA died on Monday, May 1, 2012 in Statesboro surrounded by family and friends. David graduated from Decatur High School and Georgia Southern University. He loved Bluegrass and Gospel music and the Georgia Bulldogs. He is survived by his parents, Walter Vaughan and Virginia Newsome Vaughan; and sister, Becky Vaughan, all...

Antonio Siso, Iv

Antonio Siso, Iv

May 1, 2012

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

Sakae Makita

Sakae Makita

Apr 30, 2012

Sakae (Sak) Makita, 88, of Decatur, Ga died peacefully at Emory University Hospital on Monday, April 30th. He is predeceased by his wife Chizuko Makita and daughter Sharon "Kayo" Makita. He is survived by his sons Andy Makita (Deborah) of Soddy Daisy, TN and Alex Makita (Denise) of Suwanee, Ga and son-in-law Frank Nason. Mr Makita is also survived by...

James Roy White

James Roy White

Apr 30, 2012

Mr. James Roy White, age 87, of Decatur passed away on Monday April 30, 2012. Mr. White was born in Palmetto, GA and lived there until he proudly served in the U.S. Army. He worked with Haskins & Sells for 14 years and retired from Ingle-White & Company after 22 years. He was a member of the American Institute of...

Paul Holton Taylor

Paul Holton Taylor

Apr 30, 2012

Paul Holton Taylor died April 30, 2012 in Atlanta, Georgia following a cycling accident. He was born on May 20, 1958 in Passaic, New Jersey, the son of Virginia Avadine Holton Taylor and James Lon Taylor. Spending his childhood in Lincoln, Nebraska and his youth in Augusta, Georgia, he graduated from Butler High School in Augusta in 1975. Mr. Taylor...

Joann Elizabeth Mize

Joann Elizabeth Mize

Apr 29, 2012

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

Byron L. Holton

Byron L. Holton

Apr 28, 2012

Byron L Holton, of Decatur, Ga. passed away at the age of 87 on Saturday, April 28, 2012 at home from complications of Parkinson's Disease. He was born Sept. 5, 1924, the only child of Maggie Belle Thaxton Holton and "Cap" Holton of Camilla, Ga. He attended North Georgia College and University before transferring and graduating from the Georgia Institute...

Neil C. Mcinnes. Sr.

Neil C. Mcinnes. Sr.

Apr 26, 2012

Neil C. McInnes, Sr., 82 of Decatur, passed away April 26, 2012. He was born on February 10, 1930 in Glasgow, Scotland to John McInnes and Isabelle Evans. He was a resident of Decatur since 1968 and proudly served in the Royal British Navy. He was preceded in death by his wife Sarah McInnes, she passed on December 25, 1996...

Lorena Smith Ford

Lorena Smith Ford

Apr 26, 2012

Lorena Smith Ford, 94, of Dunwoody formerly of Tucker passed away Thursday April 26, 2012. Mrs. Ford was a long time member of Belvedere United Methodist Church and a nurse for 45 years, but was always a caregiver. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clyde Dean Ford, Sr. and is survived by sons, Jon & Lynne Ford and...

Tebertha Covington

Tebertha Covington

Apr 26, 2012

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

Rebecca C. (Jackie) Plant

Rebecca C. (Jackie) Plant

Apr 26, 2012

Rebecca C. (Jackie) Plant, age 87, died peacefully April 26, 2012 at VistaCare Hospice in Emory Midtown Hospital after extended illness. She was a long time resident of Lithonia, GA with her last residence at Sunrise of Decatur. She was born in Bluefield, VA on November 27, 1924 (Thanksgiving Day) to George and Sarah Christian. She grew up in Bluefield...

Mary Virginia (Jennie) Davenport

Mary Virginia (Jennie) Davenport

Apr 24, 2012

Family and friends are mourning the loss of Mary Virginia "Jennie" Stewart Davenport on April 24, 2012. She was deeply admired for her kind and generous nature, her devotion to her family, and her tenacity in the face of life's challenges. She was born in early 1919, in South Pittsburg, Tennessee, to Francis "Frank" Irwin Stewart, Sr. and Mary Florence...

Alan Beck

Alan Beck

Apr 24, 2012

Mr. Alan Beck, age 50, of Atlanta, passed away suddenly at his home on April 24, 2012. He is survived by his parents, Janet W. Beck and John I. Beck, Jr.; sisters, Suzanne Beck Williams and husband, Bill and Katie Beck-Hillman and husband, Trey; niece, Brittany Williams; nephew, Truman Williams; and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and friends who loved him....

Leonard Ross Gray, Sr.

Leonard Ross Gray, Sr.

Apr 22, 2012

Leonard Ross Gray, Sr., of Atlanta, passed away quietly at home on April 22, 2012 after a long illness, at the age of 80. He was born in Lafayette, Georgia on September 27, 1931, the only son of Lon and Ethel Gray, and grew up in the City of Lafayette in Walker County, Georgia, until leaving to attend college. He...

Leonard Ross Gray, Sr.

Leonard Ross Gray, Sr.

Apr 22, 2012

Leonard Ross Gray, Sr., of Atlanta, passed away quietly at home on April 22, 2012 after a long illness, at the age of 80. He was born in Lafayette, Georgia on September 27, 1931, the only son of Lon and Ethel Gray, and grew up in the City of Lafayette in Walker County, Georgia, until leaving to attend college. He...

Helen Virginia Ison

Helen Virginia Ison

Apr 21, 2012

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

Ted Mcdaniel

Ted Mcdaniel

Apr 21, 2012

Wiley Theodore (Ted) McDaniel, age 83 of Avondale Estates passed away Saturday, April 21, 2012 at the Atlanta Medical Center. Mr. McDaniel was born October 19, 1928 in Irwinville, Ga and was the son of the late Tiny Bozeman and Josephine Kate Pope McDaniel. Survivors include his wife Madge G. McDaniel, two daughters Mona Marie McDaniel and Ann McDaniel Rorie,...