Obituaries
Velma Allen Jenkins
Oct 5, 2011
Velma Allen Jenkins passed away October 5, 2011 after an extended illness. She was born January 4, 1934, and raised in Sautee-Nachoochee Valley, Georgia. After completing high school, Velma earned her diploma in nursing from Georgia Baptist Hospital School of Nursing. In 1970 she graduated Georgia Baptist Hospital School of Anesthesia. After scoring highest on the national board of certification,...
Debbie Conner
Oct 5, 2011
Debbie Conner, 44, of Atlanta, GA passed away October 5, 2011. A native of Atlanta she was active in the Paralympics in swimming and cycling. She was a member of New Covenant Church of Atlanta and has celebrated 16 years of sobriety. She is survived by her daughter, Kirsten Conner; mother, Virginia Merritt; sister, Dorothy Pirkle and brothers, Thomas Conner...
Verdelle Inch
Oct 4, 2011
Verdelle Inch, 101, of Atlanta passed away October 4, 2011. She was preceded in death by her husband Leonard and is survived by her nieces, Mary Brooks of Decatur, Betty Baker of Decatur and Peggy Wilkerson of Charlotte, NC. A graveside service will be Thursday, October 6, 2011 at Floral Hills Memory Gardens with Rev. Lisa Derrick officiating. The family...
Florence Joan Colley
Oct 4, 2011
Florence Joan Colley of Avondale Estates died Tuesday, October 4, 2011. She was preceded in death by her husband, Drayton B. Colley. Mrs. Colley retired from the DeKalb County School System where she was a teacher. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Denise & Victor Taglia; daughter, Mary Lunsford; granddaughter and grandson-in-law, Angela Taglia & Matthew Sillaman; grandson,...
Lorene Garner Phair
Oct 4, 2011
Lorene Garner Phair of Decatur, GA passed away October 4, 2011. She is survived by a brother, William Garner, her daughters Joan Pauly and Julie Rhame, son-in-law Rhett Rhame and grandchildren Jonathan and Kathryn Pauly and Sydney and Skylar Rhame. Born in 1930, the daughter of Maurine and Boyd Garner of Cedartown, GA, Lorene graduated from West Georgia College and...
Inez G. Ogburn
Oct 4, 2011
Inez G. Ogburn, widow of Lucius B. Ogburn, died Tuesday morning at Fountainview Nursing Home in Atlanta, GA. She was born in Camden, SC, on August 10, 1912 and lived there her entire life. She graduated from Camden High School in 1929. Upon completion of business school in Columbia, she worked for Kershaw County Health Dept, now the Dept. of...
Frank Dobbs
Oct 3, 2011
Frank Dobbs of Jackson, GA died Monday, October 3, 2011. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Bernice Dobbs. He was a resident of Decatur for over 50 years and an avid hunter and fisherman. He is survived by his wife, Ann Dobbs; daughters, Pam Bradford and Lisa Hay; son, Randy Dobbs; sisters, Jessie Mae Chandler, Carolyn Williams...
Christine Cloer Williams Dailey
Oct 3, 2011
Christine Cloer Williams Dailey, beloved daughter of Carol Hale Shumate and Jerry Shumate, died at home Oct. 3, 2011. She was born Jan. 7, 1967, in Decatur, Georgia, and graduated from Tucker High School. Ms. Dailey attended the University of Georgia and graduated from Georgia State University. She worked in the insurance industry for almost 20 years. She was a...
Stephen Foster Tyler
Oct 1, 2011
Stephen Foster Tyler, 55, of Marietta Ga died October 1, 2011. He is survived by daughters Mary Elizabeth and Katherine Ann Tyler; sister, Carol Grieve, brother Jack E. Tyler and wife Dianne Tyler, and beloved all- American attention hound Cheyenne. Stephen will be well-remembered as a brilliant lay scholar and faithful parishioner of Saint James Episcopal Church. Memorial Mass will...
Shirley Lawson Handley
Oct 1, 2011
Mrs. Shirley Lawson Handley, 86, of Atlanta, died October 1, 2011 at her residence. Born on April 25, 1925, in Atlanta, Georgia, she was the only child of the late Richard Garland Lawson and Amelia Stanford Lawson. Briarcliff Baptist Church was her final church home, but she also maintained a membership at Decatur First Baptist Church for many years. A...
Margaret Beck Jordan
Oct 1, 2011
JORDAN, Margaret Beck, of Decatur, GA. January 21, 1934 - October 1, 2011. Born as Margaret Ann Beck in Charleston, SC, to Charles Arthur Beck of Chicago and Winnie Bee Smith of Cottageville, SC. Loving and beloved mother and grandmother, she is survived by her three sons, Fred Alvis Donham III and his wife Beth, Victor Reid Donham and his...
Robert Allen Siddon
Oct 1, 2011
Robert Allen Siddon, Sr. passed away Saturday, October 1, 2011. He was preceded in death by his father Charles Allen Siddon his grandparents Robert & Vivian Land and Allen Brown Siddon. He is survived by his wife Chrissy Siddon, his mother Joan Siddon, his daughters Keely Siddon and Skye Strickland, his sons Cody Siddon and Robert Allen Siddon Jr.all of...
Ann Colevins
Sep 30, 2011
Miss Ann Colevins of Decatur passed away on Friday September 30, 2011. She was born in Atlanta and was the owner of Mitchell Street Liquor Store. Ann is survived by her brother George Colevins, Decatur. A funeral service will be held on Wednesday October 5, 2011 at 11:00 AM at The Greek Cathedral Of The Annunciation. Interment will follow at...
Jackson Barron Daniel, Jr.
Sep 30, 2011
Mr. Jackson Barron Daniel Jr. passed away on Friday September 30, 2011. A memorial service will be held on Thursday October 6, 2011 at 2:00 PM in the chapel of A.S. Turner and Sons. The family will receive friends from 12:00-2:00 PM Thursday. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the American Lung Association 2542 Spring Rd. S....
Allene Eley
Sep 29, 2011
Allene Newberry Eley was the second of eight children born to Bernice and John Newberry in 1922, on a farm outside of Arlington, Georgia. She played high school basketball at Arlington High School, and graduated from Georgia Teachers College. She married Hubert Wayne Eley in 1943 and after he returned from service in WWII, they lived in several Southwest Georgia...
Marcelia Nichols Davis
Sep 29, 2011
Marcelia Elizabeth Nichols Davis, of Decatur, departed this life on September 29, 2011. She was born November 16, 1921, to Clarence Wesley (Bill) and Gertrude Trusty Nichols. She was an only child and lived her entire life in Atlanta or Decatur, except for a brief time in East Point. She graduated from Commercial High in Atlanta and attended Georgia Evening...
Eugene Charles Patrick Zweifel
Sep 28, 2011
Mr. Eugene Charles Patrick Zweifel, 76 of Atlanta, died Wednesday, September 28, 2011. He is survived by his daughter, Diane Steele; sister, Linda Johnson; and son, Brian Zweifel. A memorial mass will be held on Wednesday, October 5th at 11:00 AM at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church. The family will receive friends the hour prior to the service. A....
Joshua Charles Reuter
Sep 27, 2011
Joshua Charles Reuter, 37, passed away on September 28, 2011. He is survived by his daughter, Mikaela Beck; parents, Charles and Claudia Reuter; brother, Charlie Reuter; sister, Jessica Reuter; niece, Dajia Reuter; grandmother, Vilma Hurst; and numerous other family and friends. Josh was a sports enthusiast, a music lover, and most of all, a loving father. He will be sorely...
Caroline Blue Keith
Sep 27, 2011
Caroline Blue Keith, 85, of Atlanta, died September 27, 2011. A lifelong resident of Atlanta, Mrs. Keith was a retired Executive Secretary of the John Deere Company in Conyers, where she worked many, many years. She was a long time member of Oak Grove United Methodist Church in Decatur. Mrs. Keith loved the game of golf and played regularly until...
Barbara Ellen Brown
Sep 27, 2011
Barbara Ellen Brown, b. January 8, 1956; d. September 27, 2011. Barbara was born and raised on Long Island, in East Meadow, New York. She graduated from Cornell University in Ithaca, NY, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English. She moved to Atlanta in 1978 and earned an MBA degree in International Business from Georgia State University and a...
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