Obituaries

Mildred Truitt Dollins
Oct 16, 2011
Mildred Truitt Dollins, 87, of Decatur, died October 16, 2011. A native of Crittenden County, Kentucky, Mrs. Dollins was a homemaker and a 54 year member at North Decatur United Methodist Church. She and her husband loved ballroom dancing and enjoyed participating in its pleasures with friends for many, many years. Mrs. Dollins and her husband loved America and over...

Douglas A. Carnegie, Sr.
Oct 15, 2011
Funeral Home: A. S. Turner & Sons 2773 North Decatur Road Decatur, GA 30033

Trudie Marie Miller
Oct 15, 2011
Trudie Marie Miller, age 88 of Decatur, died Saturday, October 15, 2011. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Dianne and Abdel Ragab; grandson, Chuck Livsey and wife, Denise; granddaughter, Monique Livsey and husband, Jaber Safar; great grandchildren, Stefan, Garrett, Nolan, Ali, Kauther, Jude and Marya; sister, Judy; brother, Bud; and several nieces and nephews. Graveside services will be...

Marjorie Deaton
Oct 15, 2011
Marjorie Deaton of Decatur died Saturday, October 15, 2011. She was preceded in death by her husband, Travis Deaton. She was born in Stanley County, NC to Douglas A. and Ellen Singleton Turner. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Carole and Don Guffey of Atlanta, GA; granddaughters and their husbands, Elizabeth and Zeke Thomas of Atlanta and Amy...

Cathryn Pirkle Wilhite
Oct 14, 2011
Decatur native, Cathryn Pirkle Wilhite, passed Friday, October 14, 2011. Her husband of 64 years, Robert, survives her. Loving mother of Skip, Barbara, Donna and Fred; grandmother of Nathan, Deborah, Daniel, Carrie and David; as well as several great grandchildren. Graveside services to be held 3:00 P.M. Sunday, October 16th at Crest Lawn Memorial Park, Atlanta. In lieu of flowers,...
Paul Joseph Marseglia
Oct 12, 2011
Paul Joseph Marseglia, age 40 of Stone Mountain died October 12, 2011 in Atlanta. Born November 19, 1970 in Milford, CT he was the son of Paul and Gloria Teshoney Marseglia. He was employed by Georgia Technology Research Institute in Atlanta, GA. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his wife Marianna Hicks Marseglia, a brother Matthew Marseglia...
Joseph T. Overton, Sr.
Oct 12, 2011
Joseph T. Overton, Sr. of Norcross died Wednesday, October 12, 2011. Raised in Thomasville, GA, Mr. Overton was a graduate of Oglethorpe University. He retired from Wells Fargo Bank, formerly First Atlanta. He was preceded in death by his wife, Shirley Jean DeVault Overton and is survived by his son, Dr. Joseph T. Overton, Jr.; daughters, Kelley Pierce and Julie...

Daniel Allen Newman
Oct 12, 2011
Daniel Allen Newman, Sr. of East Point died Wednesday, October 12, 2011. He is survived by his wife, Rosalind Newman; daughter, Debbie Newman; son, Daniel A. Newman, Jr.; and brother, Robert H. Newman. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday, October 15, 2011 at the chapel of A. S. Turner & Sons with Rev. Fred Whitehurst officiating. Interment...
Otis Lee Childs Iii
Oct 10, 2011
Otis Lee Childs III died on Monday, October 10, 2011 in Thomasville, GA. Born on January 24, 1955 in Decatur, GA, he was the son of the late Otis and Eloise Childs. He grew up in Decatur graduating from Decatur High School and then went on to graduate from the University of Georgia. He was an amazing dad to his...

Dr. John Keith Schellack, Sr.
Oct 10, 2011
John K. “Doc” Schellack, MD, FACS of Cumming, GA was born on March 6, 1921 and died peacefully on October 10, 2011. He was a graduate of Copan High School, Oklahoma A&M and Tulane Medical School. Doc was a general surgeon at Crawford Long Hospital in Atlanta for over 50 years. His other passions included his garden, the Forsyth County...

Miriam Lyons Cebula
Oct 10, 2011
Mrs. Miriam Lyons Cebula, 94, of Decatur passed away on October 10, 2011. She was born in Brooklyn, NY and was a registered nurse for many years. Miriam was an avid animal lover and supporter of Coastal Poodle Rescue. She is predeceased by her husband Jerome M. Cebula, M.D. Survivors include her son, Richard Cebula; daughter, Barbara Cebula; two grandchildren,...

Sally Steinhauer Jones
Oct 9, 2011
Mrs.Sally Steinhauer Jones, age 64, of Blue Ridge, GA died October 9, 2011. A native of Decatur, she was preceded in death by her husband, Dickie Jones, sister, Clemmie Bentley, and brother, Johnny Steinhauer. Mrs. Jones is survived by her sons, Richard E. Jones and his wife Trisha of Blue Ridge, GA, Reese Jones and his wife Alex of Avondale...

Betty Jean Grisewood
Oct 9, 2011
Betty Jean Grisewood, 80, of Decatur passed away on October 9. Affectionately known as Woody, she was born on August 25, 1931 in Huntsville, AL to Lonnie and Lavern Jackson. After graduating from high school in Florida, Betty attended one year of college at University of Alabama. She started work in the civil branch of the Air Force. With the...

Eric Leonard Wroldsen
Oct 9, 2011
Eric Leonard Wroldsen, 67, of Tucker, died October 9, 2011. A native of Brooklyn NY, Mr. Wroldsen served his country in the U. S. Army. He was retired from the truck/trailer leasing industry. Mr. Wroldsen was an avid supporter for many years of the Sandy Springs Youth Sports program, where he a baseball and football coach. He is survived by...
Anita Hutton Brown
Oct 8, 2011
Anita Hutton Brown, 87, of Clarkston, died October 8, 2011. A 55 year member of Clarkston United Methodist Church, Mrs. Brown was a retired medical claims processor for the Travelers Insurance Co. After retirement, she and her husband traveled in RV's all across America and visited each of the contiguous 48 states. A loving and devoted mother, grandmother, great grandmother...

Carolyn (Patsy) Jones
Oct 8, 2011
Funeral Home: A. S. Turner & Sons 2773 North Decatur Road Decatur, GA 30033

Virginia Nell Smith Boland
Oct 8, 2011
BOLAND, VirginiaVirginia Nell Smith Boland, age 93 of Atlanta, passed away Saturday, October 8, 2011. She was born and raised in Ocilla, GA, attended Andrew College in Cuthbert and graduated from GA State University. She retired from the state of GA after working for many years as a social worker. Virginia greatly enjoyed the company of her friends at King's...
Stephen Pitches
Oct 7, 2011
Steve Pitches was born in Yonkers, NY and moved with his family to Brewster, NY at a young age. A quiet, shy and gentle soul with a little boy’s laugh that lit up his face, Steve was creative, intuitive, thoughtful and a romantic, at heart. In the early days of our courtship, he wrote tender poetry, thoughtful prose and hilarious...
Kerry Elizabeth Guthrie
Oct 7, 2011
Kerry Elizabeth Guthrie, 44 years old, died Oct 7, 2011 at her home in Atlanta, GA. She is survived by her mother Pat Fugate, Sister Cindy Norris and Brother in law Jeff Norris and Brother Whitt Fugate and niece Lily Norris, residents of Tazewell TN and her beloved dogs Beau and Luke. A memorial service will be held at A.S....

William Fred Branum
Oct 5, 2011
William Fred Branum, 67, of Decatur passed away October 5, 2011. He is survived by his son, William F. Branum, Jr. Having served his country in the U.S. Navy a graveside service will be held Friday, October 7, 2011 at 10 a.m. at Georgia National Cemetery in Canton, GA. Family and friends are requested to assemble at the staging area...
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