Obituaries
Ruth Pressley Hyers
Mar 1, 2012
Ruth Pressley Hyers, 67 of Tucker, died March 1, 2012. Ruth was born into a rural farm family near Norcross in 1944. She attended Cross Keys High School and then Georgia Tech. She met and married Bob Hyers who had moved to Atlanta from northern Illinois a few years earlier. They went to Fort Rucker to serve his military obligation...
Richard H. Wood
Mar 1, 2012
Richard Hudspeth Wood, 97, of Ft. Gaines, GA passed away March 1, 2012 in Abbeyville, AL. Born and reared in Abbeyville, AL he was a long time resident of Avondale Estates and graduate of Auburn University College of Engineering. Having served his country in the U. S. Army during World War II he was a retired Electrical Engineer with Georgia...
Patricia J. Peters
Mar 1, 2012
Patricia Jeanne Stewart Peters passed on March 1st, 2012. She was at her home in Midlothian, VA, in the company of her loving son, Trey, and her mother, Elizabeth. Pat had courageously fought against M.S. and cancer for nearly 12 years, but sadly could not overcome her illness. She had many friends in VA and GA, and was a devoted...
Nancy Clair Krawitz
Mar 1, 2012
Funeral Home: A. S. Turner & Sons 2773 North Decatur Road Decatur, GA 30033
John Maxwell White, Sr.
Mar 1, 2012
Mr. John Maxwell White, Sr., age 84, died Thursday, March 1, 2012. A longtime resident of Decatur, he was born in Adairsville, GA on December 1, 1927, the youngest son of Claude E. White, Sr. and Sarah Maxwell White. John graduated from Model High School in Shannon, GA and attended GA Tech. He married Lou Ella Greer on July 2,...
William F. Cummins, Jr.
Feb 29, 2012
William F. Cummins III, age 79, formerly a resident of Fort Bragg, CA, died February 29, 2012 in Decatur, Georgia. Bill was born Nov. 20, 1932 in Vicksburg, Mississippi, the eldest of three children of William F. Cummins II and Alice Hunt Magruder. Bill was the older brother to twin brothers John "Pickett" and Edmund "Ed". Bill and his family...
Dr. Leslie Cooper (Buck) Buchanan
Feb 29, 2012
Dr. Leslie Cooper "Buck" Buchanan, age 91, died Feb. 29th at Budd Terrace, Emory Healthcare, after an extended illness. He was born Feb. 15, 1921, a fifth generation Atlantan (DeKalb Co.), the only child of Ernest Claude and Natalie Cooper Buchanan. A graduate of Boy's High School, he attended Georgia State Evening School, now Georgia State University, before earning degrees...
William Smith (Bill) Ansley
Feb 29, 2012
William Smith "Bill" Ansley, age 84, died peacefully on February 29, 2012 at Sunrise of Johns Creek in Johns Creek, GA. A Georgia native, he was the son of Clifford and Frances Ansley. His wife, Jacqueline C. Ansley, his brother Cliff Ansley and sister Bitsy Otte preceded him in death. Bill attended high school in Decatur, GA and the University...
Barbara F. Helmase
Feb 28, 2012
Barbara F. Helmase, 77, of Tucker, GA, passed away February 28, 2012 from complications resulting from a stroke. Barbara owned her own travel agency and enjoyed traveling the world extensively. She was an active volunteer with the Atlanta Chapter of the American Red Cross for many years. She was preceded in death by her husband John S. Helmase; (son) Mark...
George Albert (Al) Carter, Jr.
Feb 28, 2012
Mr. George Albert "AL" Carter Jr., 67, of Tucker passed away on Tuesday February 28, 2012 after a long battle with Alzheimer's. Al is survived by his wife of 38 years Kathie Carter, three sons: Ryan, Jeff and Jason Carter, sisters; Ali Schaad and Annie Cain, five grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Graveside services will be held on Friday March...
Charles W. (Billy) Skelton
Feb 28, 2012
Mr. Charles W. "Billy" Skelton, 80, of Decatur died Tuesday, February 28, 2012, after a short illness. Mr. Skelton, a veteran of the U S Amy, proudly served his country during the Korean Conflict. He worked as an auto parts salesman prior to his retirement. He is survived by his wife, Betty Cook Skelton; daughter, Jane Skelton of Sandy Springs;...
Genevieve Holbrook Browning
Feb 26, 2012
Mrs. Genevieve Holbrook Browning, 86, of Stone Mountain passed away on Sunday February 26, 2012. She was born in Camden, West Virginia to Goldie Buzzard and Arden Holbrook. Genevieve worked at and retired from the Emory University Clinic business office. Her husband, Joe Gray Browning and one grandchild preceded her in death. Survivors include her daughter, Jo Mayer of CT...
Michael W. Mann
Feb 26, 2012
Michael Waite Mann, 25, of Decatur, Georgia passed away on Sunday, February 26, 2012 in Woodbridge, New Jersey. Michael was born at Piedmont Hospital, July 17, 1986, in Atlanta, Georgia, to Anita W. Mann and F. Michael (Mike) Mann, and was preceded in death by his grandparents, Harold (Lindy) and Jean Mann and Alphonse and Anita (Dolly) Waite, and his...
Floyd Horner
Feb 25, 2012
Mr. Floyd Horner, 84, of Atlanta passed away on Saturday, February 25, 2012. He married the love of his life, Marilee Sisk Horner in 1951 and she preceded him in death. He is survived by his son, Lee Horner and Judy Silverman of Atlanta; daughter, Lynn and Glenn Lindsey of Fayetteville, sister, Marie Parks and John Clopton of Nashville, TN....
Amy Riser Harrington Humphrey
Feb 25, 2012
Amy Riser Harrington Humphrey, late of Decatur, GA, died February 25, 2012 in Livermore, CA. Amy was born and raised in Monroe, NC, the only child of Doss and Elberta Riser Harrington. She graduated from Duke University in 1940 and taught high school in Kannapolis, NC and Spartanburg, SC before marrying C. F. Humphrey in 1946. He predeceased her in...
Helen Veal
Feb 25, 2012
Helen Veal, 93, of Avondale Estates, died Saturday, February 25, 2012. She was born September 12, 1918 in Deepstep, Ga., the youngest child of Albert Gascar Veal and Claudia Mae Hicklin Veal. She is preceded in death by her three brothers and five sisters, and is survived by many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. She graduated from the University of...
Ruth Davis Lane
Feb 24, 2012
Ruth Davis Lane was born Aug. 16, 1923 in Knoxville, TN, one of six children of Nettie and Clifford Davis. She died from heart problems on Feb. 24, 2012 at Hospice Atlanta. In 2008 she was diagnosed by written test to have Alzheimer's disease. On June 19, 1948 she married John Paul Lane, a veteran. She graduated from Central High...
James Rand (Randy) Linke Gatton
Feb 23, 2012
James Rand "Randy" Linke Gatton, 53, died February 23, 2012 after a long illness. Randy was preceded in death by his parents, James E. and Norma L. Gatton, and a sister, Lorraine Ellen Gatton. He is survived by his wife of 21 years, Geraldine P. Gatton, of Vienna, VA, and a sister, Cynthia R. Gatton, of Atlanta, GA, and many...
Lewis Brantley White, Jr.
Feb 20, 2012
Lewis Brantley White, Jr, 80, of Decatur, died February 20, 2012. A native of Decatur, Mr. White was a 1949 graduate of Avondale High School. Shortly after high school, he was drafted into the U. S. Army, serving in the Medical Corps. Mr. White briefly attended Georgia State University and began a career as a bookkeeper. Throughout the years he...
Julie Two Cass Suess
Feb 20, 2012
Julie Two Cass Suess, faithful servant, went to be with her Lord Jesus Christ on February 20, 2012 surrounded at home by her partner, family and friends in Decatur, GA. Julie was born a premature twin on June 16, 1945. She was predeceased by her twin sister, Julie One, at birth. She is a descendant of parents Gina Kruzic Wilcox...
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