Obituaries
Morgan Nicholson, Jr.
Feb 13, 2012
Mr. Morgan Nicholson Jr., 68, of Decatur, passed away on February 13, 2012. He was born in Decatur to Mack Morgan Nicholson Sr. and Margie Nell Vandergriff . He was the owner of M.M. Nicholson Plumbing Company. Morgan is predeceased by his father, and his daughter Pamela. He is survived by his wife of 49 years Gail Nicholson, his daughter...
Salvation Army Major Valeta Parrish Merritt,
Feb 12, 2012
Major VaLeta Parrish Merritt, went to be with her Lord on Sunday, February 12, 2012. Major Meritt with her husband served in a variety of Salvation Army appointments in the USA and Chile from 1967 up to retirement in 2001. She earned her Bachelor of Religious Education Degree in 1959 from Southeastern Bible College, Birmingham, AL and was the Oklahoma...
Buford Mack Scogin, Sr.
Feb 12, 2012
Buford Mack Scogin, Sr. of Avondale Estates, GA. died Sunday, February 12, 2012, just three weeks short of his 100th birthday. Mr. Scogin was born in Luthersville, GA on March 5, 1912. He moved to Atlanta as a young child and lived all of his adult life in Decatur and Avondale Estates, GA. He retired from Rich's Department Store. He...
Suzanne Starr Yeaple
Feb 12, 2012
Suzanne Starr Yeaple, age 63 of Avondale Estates, passed away Monday, February 13, 2012. An avid fan of the Atlanta Braves, she was the "Sweetheart" of the Braves one year and even traveled with them to Montreal. She was a longtime member of Avondale Estates First Baptist Church, had a true zest for life, and a love for family and...
Margaret Browder Reese Ellis
Feb 11, 2012
Margaret Browder Reese Ellis passed away peacefully on February 11, 2012, surrounded by family. She was born on July 8, 1914, to Arthur Rawlings and Beulah (Johnson) Browder in Brunswick Co., VA, and reared in Lawrenceville, VA. She graduated from Radford University and married her college sweetheart Frederick Otis Reese in 1937. They resided in Ohio and Louisiana before his...
James William (Jim) Mitchell
Feb 11, 2012
James William "Jim" Mitchell, 86, of Atlanta, died February 11, 2012. Born and raised in Rutledge, Mr. Mitchell served his country in the U. S. Navy during WWII in the South Pacific Theater; he was a long time member and officer of the World War II Roundtable in Atlanta. He attended the University of Georgia, Atlanta Division, and was an...
Elizabeth W. Kreiter
Feb 10, 2012
Elizabeth W. Kreiter, longtime resident of Decatur, passed away February 10, 2012. A memorial service for Mrs. Kreiter will be held at A. S. Turner & Sons, 2773 North Decatur Rd. on Sunday, February 19, 2012 at 2:00 PM with Rev. Mary Peters officiating. Mrs. Kreiter was born December 25, 1923 in Griffin, GA to the late, Nicholas and Mabel...
Roger Larson
Feb 9, 2012
Mr. Roger Larson, 91 of Decatur, passed away February 9, 2012. A loving husband, father and "Pappa", he is survived by his wife of 69 years, Ida Larson; son, Bruce Larson of SC; daughter, Janice Whitehead of FL; grandchildren, Marc Brown, Chris Larson, Joseph Larson, Laura Brown and Rabun Larson; and 4 great grandchildren. A graveside service will be held...
Bessie Young Pittman
Feb 9, 2012
Bessie Young Pittman, 70, of Nicholson, died February 9, 2012. A homemaker and devoted wife, loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother, Mrs. Pittman will be missed by all who knew her. She is survived by her husband of 50 years, Thomas M. Pittman; daughters and sons-in-law, Deborah and Rick Krieger, Diane and Gene Komisarow and Denise and Kelly Howard; son...
Margie B. Hall
Feb 8, 2012
Margie Byram Loyd Hall, a lifelong resident of Carroll County, died February 8, 2012 at The Fountainview Center for Alzheimer's Disease in Atlanta. Mrs. Hall was born in 1926 near Carrollton, Georgia. Until her later years she was an active member of the First Baptist Church of Villa Rica and was involved in many community activities. Her first husband of...
Catherine Clotilde Troncalli
Feb 8, 2012
Catherine Clotilde Troncalli, age 88 of Stone Mountain, GA was born the youngest of six children October 27, 1923 to George and Marie Pottinger in Valley Springs, SD. She was raised and educated in Ft. Myers, Florida. Catherine, known as Kay, passed away on Wednesday February 8th after a long illness. Kay was preceded in death by her husband, Samuel...
Ann Dillard
Feb 7, 2012
Ann Dillard, age 81, of Decatur GA, died peacefully on February 7, 2012. She was born on December 3, 1930 in DeLand, FL to Thomas H. and Viola (Clark) Dillard and they preceded her in death. She was a graduate of Florida State University and had worked all of her life in communications. Ann began her career with Bell South...
L/Cpl Michael W. Harris, Usmc
Feb 6, 2012
L/CPL Michael W. Harris, USMC, passed away on Monday, February 6, 2012, while in active service to his country. Michael was preceded in death by his father, Phil Harris and his brother, Christopher Harris. He is survived by his mother, Kelly Harris, and his brothers, Benjamin Harris and Aubrey Harris. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM on Monday,...
Kathryn Redd Mcdonald
Feb 6, 2012
KATHRYN REDD McDONALD Feb. 11, 1921 - Feb. 6, 2012"Her children arise and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her: Many women do noble things, but you surpass them all."Proverbs 31:28-29Born in Canton, Georgia, to Elber Perry and Lela Hawkins Redd, Kathryn attended Atlanta city schools and graduated from Girls High. She excelled in business and was...
Charles Emerson Rowland
Feb 4, 2012
Charles Emerson Rowland, age 81, passed away on Saturday, February 4. He was a devoted husband, father, grandfather and friend. He was much loved for his quick intellect, sense of humor and kindness. He will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him. Born in Covington, Georgia, he grew up in Atlanta where he attended Boys High and...
Dr. Robert H. (Tim) Almeroth, Jr.
Feb 3, 2012
Dr. Robert H. "Tim" Almeroth, Jr., 73, of Avondale Estates died Friday, February 3, 2012. Dr. Almeroth was born in Chicago, Illinois and grew up in Hialeah, Florida, where he graduated from Archbishop Curley Notre Dame High School in Miami. After high school, Dr. Almeroth began a career in the U.S. Navy in aviation electronics. The Navy squadron to which...
Mildred Louise Thomas
Feb 2, 2012
Mildred Lindsay Thomas, 88, of Decatur, died February 2, 2012. A native Atlantan, Mrs. Thomas was a 50 year member of Decatur First United Methodist Church. As a 43 year employee of Georgia Power, she was a member of Atlanta Women's Chamber of Commerce and a former president of Atlanta Credit Women's Club. Mrs. Thomas was a long time member...
Doris Florine Titshaw
Feb 2, 2012
Doris Florine Titshaw, 84, passed away February 2, 2012. Born January 25, 1928, in Decatur, she was the daughter of the late Horace Cecil & Josephine Goddard Anderson. Mrs. Titshaw was a life long resident of Decatur and was a graduate of Decatur Girls High. She was a self employed bookkeeper, an antique collector and enjoyed cooking for family and...
James Ernest Smith
Feb 2, 2012
Smith, James ErnestIt is with great sadness that the family of James Ernest Smith, of Decatur, formerly of Summerville, announces his death from cardiac arrest on February 2, 2012. He was born the youngest of six children on January 12, 1921 in Dry Valley, Gordon County, Ga. He was preceded in death by his beloved high school sweetheart and wife...
Martha Williams Amason
Feb 1, 2012
Mrs. Martha Williams Amason went to be with the Lord on February 1, 2012. She was a loving, giving person who was devoted to her family and friends. She loved gardening, sewing and studying her bible. She was a member of Indian Creek Baptist Church for over 33 years. Mrs. Williams was preceded in death by her husband of 25...
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