Obituaries

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,...

Cyncere Aprintice James Mcgary

Cyncere Aprintice James Mcgary

Apr 20, 2012

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

Phyllis Mongeon

Phyllis Mongeon

Apr 19, 2012

Mrs. Phyllis Mongeon, 83, of Garden City, passed peacefully on Thursday, April 19, 2012 in Decatur, Georgia after a short battle with cancer. There will be a memorial service on Saturday, May 12 at 10:30 a.m. on the beach across the street from 1634 South Waccamaw Drive in Garden City, South Carolina. Mrs. Mongeon was born in Corning, New York,...

Diane Ruth Rowles

Diane Ruth Rowles

Apr 19, 2012

Diane R. Rowles passed away in her sleep on April 19, 2012. She is survived by her mother, Doris. A graduate of Oglethorpe University and West Georgia College, Diane served as president of the Oglethorpe Alumni Assoc. for 2 terms. She taught English at Peachtree, Sequoyah, and Cross Keys High Schools before retiring. She served as English Dept. Chair and...

Norma Lucile Chase

Norma Lucile Chase

Apr 18, 2012

Norma Lucile (Leveritt) Chase , age 85, of Atlanta, Georgia died Wednesday April 18, 2012 in Walton Regional Medical Center. She was born on January 18, 1927 in Atlanta, Georgia to John Aaron and Lucile (Williams) Leveritt and they preceded her in death.She was career oriented and had worked for the Office of General Counsel for over 40 years and...

Ma Ngee

Ma Ngee

Apr 18, 2012

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

J. W. Simmons

J. W. Simmons

Apr 17, 2012

J. W. Simmons, 79, of Monroe died Tuesday April 17, 2012. He is survived by his four sons, Jerry W. Simmons, Jimmy R. Simmons, Larry G. Simmons and Steve J. Simmons, also surviving are two brothers, four sisters, eight grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held in the chapel of A.S. Turner & Sons on Friday April...