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Obituaries



Peter French Gilyard

Peter French Gilyard

Sep 13, 2012

Mr. Peter French Gilyard, age 67 of Atlanta, died suddenly on September 13, 2012. He was the owner of Brookhaven Bobcat and a veteran of the United States Navy. Peter loved antique cars, hunting, and his greatest passions were Shag Dancing and Beach Music. He was a longtime member of the Atlanta Shag Club and the Fraternal Order of Eagles...

Johnnie V. Mcdonald

Johnnie V. Mcdonald

Sep 13, 2012

Johnnie V. McDonald, 87, of Decatur passed away peacefully on Thursday September 13, 2012. The daughter of William Marcus Vandiviere and Fannie Mae Purcell, she was the youngest daughter in a family of five girls and one boy raised in Fitzgerald, Georgia. Her grandfather, Cromwell A. Vandiviere, was an attorney and enumerator for the 1900 census in Dawson County; her...

William C. (Bill) Watson, Iii

William C. (Bill) Watson, Iii

Sep 12, 2012

William (Bill) C. Watson, III passed away on September 12th after a ten month battle with cancer. Bill was born in Columbia, SC on July 19, 1954 and raised in Atlanta. He graduated from Briarcliff High School in 1972 and West Georgia College with a degree in Psychology. While growing up he enjoyed Boy Scouts and baseball. He worked as...

Edward R. Golden

Edward R. Golden

Sep 12, 2012

Edward "Ed" R. Golden, age 76, of Atlanta, went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Wednesday, September 12, 2012. He is survived by his loving wife of 46 years Laura Gauthier Golden. Other survivors include his daughter Susan Golden James and her husband Brian James, and their three children Tyler, Mallory, and Meredith James, as well...

Evelyn F. Johnston

Evelyn F. Johnston

Sep 12, 2012

Evelyn F. Johnston, 84, of Decatur, Ga passed away Wednesday, Sept. 12th, 2012. She was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, James H. Johnston, Sr., in 2004, parents Rayborn Clay Foster and Flossie Evelyn Baker Foster. Evelyn was an active member of Decatur First United Methodist Church where she loved her church family dearly. She was a...

Lucille Ada Cobb Anderson

Lucille Ada Cobb Anderson

Sep 11, 2012

Lucille Ada Cobb Anderson, 88, of Lawrenceville passed away on Tuesday, September 11, 2012. She was born in Avondale Estates to Lovick Thomas Cobb and Maude Bell Palmer. Lucille is survived by her sons: Winston K. "Kenny" Anderson, and Larry W. Anderson and daughter-in-law Pat; daughter Gail Scheu and son-in-law Jack Scheu. A funeral service will be held at 2:00...

John B. Butcher

John B. Butcher

Sep 10, 2012

Mr. John B. Butcher of Atlanta died Monday, September 10, 2012. Mr. Butcher was employed as a mechanic by Delta Airlines where he was recognized as a strong part of the team, a consummate professional that was proud of his Delta family. His many life long friends knew Mr. Butcher as a true friend, eager to help anytime. He is...

Kenneth  Richard Robinson

Kenneth Richard Robinson

Sep 10, 2012

Mr. Kenneth R. Robinson, age 74 of Tucker, passed away on Monday, September 11, 2012. He was a longtime member of Tucker First United Methodist Church. He is survived by his wife of 38 years, Cynthia Robinson; sisters, Jennifer Lewis of St. Clair Shore, MI and Susan Robinson of Orlando, FL; and brother, Timothy Robinson. In lieu of flowers, donations...

Samuel Goldman

Samuel Goldman

Sep 10, 2012

Samuel Goldman, 63, of Decatur, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, September 10, 2012. Samuel, was born in Newburgh, New York and was the executive director for the Callanwolde Fine Arts Center. He is survived by his partner of 34 years, Thomas Ptaszynski; mother Rina San Giacomo; brothers and sister-in-laws: Jerry and Rose Goldman and Victor and Grace Goldman; nieces and...

Edna Laine Perry Hayes

Edna Laine Perry Hayes

Sep 7, 2012

Edna Laine Perry Hayes, most recently of Decatur, GA, passed away Friday Sept 7, 2012 after a long battle with Alzheimer's. She was born February 18, 1926 to Minne Lee and Bowling Blake Perry in Loganville, GA. She grew up in Abbeville, SC, worked in Charleston SC, Baltimore MD and was a teletypist for the US government and later worked...

Ronald Spencer Adair

Ronald Spencer Adair

Sep 7, 2012

Ronald Spencer Adair, 66, of Decatur, passed away from cancer on September 7, 2012. Ron was born April 26, 1946, in Miami, Florida. He was preceded in death by his parents, James Joseph Adair, Sr. and Audrey Mae Hamilton Adair Cullingford and his brothers, Donald Marsh Adair and James Joseph Adair, Jr. Ron worked at Norwick Brothers and retired from...

Virginia Townsend Cuccia

Virginia Townsend Cuccia

Sep 7, 2012

Virginia Townsend Cuccia, age 94 of Decatur, passed away Friday, September 7, 2012. She was a homemaker, born April 16, 1918 in Birmingham, AL. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dom Cuccia and grandson, Mark Howard.Virginia is survived by her daughters, Linda Heisler of Decatur, GA and Gail Hartung and husband, Mel, of Troy, VA; Grandson, Chris Heisler...

Patrice Jane Dickey

Patrice Jane Dickey

Sep 7, 2012

She made the transition on 9/7/12, just shy of her 57th birthday. Since 1999, Patrice Dickey led GET THE LIFE YOU LOVE, a popular, creativity enhancement and life-changing class at Emory University's Center for Life Long Living. Her 2006 book, BACK TO THE GARDEN: GETTING FROM SHADOW TO JOY, won five awards in inspirational, spiritual and non-fiction categories in international...

Vincent A. Rankine

Vincent A. Rankine

Sep 5, 2012

Mr. Vincent Rankine age 69, of Atlanta, GA and Little London, Westmoreland, Jamaica passed away Wednesday, September 5 after a short period of declining health. Mr. Rankine is survived by his beloved wife of 50 years, Gloria; his three sons, four daughters, eleven grandchildren and two great grand children. Also surviving him are 5 brothers, 5 sisters and numerous wonderful...

James D. Burke

James D. Burke

Sep 5, 2012

James D. Burke of Atlanta, Georgia died peacefully in his sleep on September 5. 2012. He was born on June 18, 1923 in Roanoke, Alabama to Ola and Buster Burke. He was one of nine children. He loved basketball, and became a star player for his high school. He served in World War II as a waste gunner on a...

Lavonne Laird Bush

Lavonne Laird Bush

Sep 4, 2012

Lavonne Laird Bush, of Decatur, passed away September 4, 2012 after a short illness.She was born September 28, 1923 in Brookhaven, Mississippi, the daughter of Maxie Samuel and Ollie Virginia Laird. A graduate of Hinds Junior College and Ole Miss, she met her husband of 55 years, George Truett Bush (deceased), while working for Southern Bell Tel. & Tel. Co....

Rayford Taylor

Rayford Taylor

Sep 2, 2012

Rayford Albert Taylor was born June 23, 1929 in Lithonia, Georgia to Mr. Raymond Taylor and Mrs. Gladys Mobley Taylor. He graduated from SW DeKalb High School. He was very active in basketball, track and football and was voted "Most Athletic" in his Senior class. He attended Berry College and later joined the US Army. He attended Faith Tabernacle Church...

Rayford Albert Taylor

Rayford Albert Taylor

Sep 2, 2012

Rayford Albert Taylor was born June 23, 1929 in Lithonia, Georgia to Mr. Raymond Taylor and Mrs. Gladys Mobley Taylor. He graduated from SW DeKalb High School. He was very active in basketball, track and football and was voted "Most Athletic" in his Senior class. He attended Berry College and later joined the US Army. He attended Faith Tabernacle Church...

Eugene Rex Jarrett

Eugene Rex Jarrett

Sep 2, 2012

Mr. Eugene Jarrett, age 81 of Atlanta, GA passed away Sunday, September 2, 2012. He lived most of his life in Spruce Pine, NC, retiring as a salesman for Waldesian Bakeries and moving to Atlanta, GA in the early 80's. Eugene is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Regenia Jarrett and Stephen Jones; and grandson, Jarrett Jones. The family will...

Raymond F. Thompson

Raymond F. Thompson

Sep 1, 2012

Raymond F. Thompson, age 94, died on September 1. He was born to the late Fletcher and Lena Thompson of Bremen, Georgia on April 5, 1918. Mr. Thompson lived in Bremen, Georgia until 1950 when he came to Atlanta to enroll his first born daughter Betty in the Cerebral Palsy School in Atlanta where he and his wife Vesta who...