Obituaries
Melvin (Mel) Lewis Mitchell, Jr
May 16, 2011
Melvin Lewis Mitchell (Mel) of Conyers died Monday, May 16, 2011. He is survived by his wife Deidra Weldon Mitchell; son, Shane Mitchell; his parents, beloved mother, Sara Mitchell of Lilburn and Mel and Sue Mitchell, Sr. of Newnan, GA; brothers and sisters, Mickey Mitchell, Brad and Debra Catron, Brian and Peggy Mitchell, Karen and Kevin Neill, Steve and Miranda...
Peggy St. Clair Kline
May 16, 2011
Funeral Home: A. S. Turner & Sons 2773 North Decatur Road Decatur, GA 30033 Service: A.S. Turner & Sons Chapel 2773 North Decatur Road Decatur, GA US 30033
Johnny Iven Nix, Jr
May 15, 2011
Mr. Johnny I. Nix, Jr., 88 of Stone Mountain, died Sunday, May 15, 2011. He retired from Bingham Roller Company as District Manager for the Southern district after more than 40 years of service. He is a WWII veteran and was a staff sergeant in the U. S. Army (12th Battalion, 4th Regiment), a member of the 82nd Airborne and...
Nell Elizabeth Rowe
May 15, 2011
Nell E. McKoy Rowe, 87, beloved wife of the late Walter F. Rowe, Sr., loving mother of Walter F. Rowe, Jr. (Nancy), Carol Ann Rowe (James B. Coppess) and Susan Nell Rowe (Ross H. Briggs), devoted daughter of the late Horace Camp McKoy, Sr. and Nell Beavers McKoy, much loved grandmother, aunt, cousin, and friend. Nell was devoted to her...
Cayden Dionne Sanders
May 13, 2011
"If Love Could Have Saved You, You Would Have Lived Forever."Cayden Dionne Sanders passed peacefully in the arms of family on May 14, 2011. He was born on April 15, 2011. During his short twenty eight days here on Earth he touched many lives and was loved deeply by family and friends.He is survived by his Mommy and Daddy; Heather...
Harry L. Ward, Jr.
May 13, 2011
Funeral Home: A. S. Turner & Sons 2773 North Decatur Road Decatur, GA 30033
James Harold Lucas
May 12, 2011
James Harold Lucas, age 77, passed away on Thursday, May 12, 2011. Jim was born in Birmingham, Alabama on November 16, 1933. He attended Georgia Institute of Technology where he received his Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering in 1965. He had a prolific career at Lockheed-Martin as an engineer specializing in aviation projects for over two decades and proceeded...
Connie Byeis
May 10, 2011
Connie Byeis of Martin died Wednesday, May 10, 2011. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Amanda Maloof Linn and Ralph Linn; sisters, Linda Smith of Fresno, CA and Karen Valles of Monterey, CA; granddaughters, Sophia Alise Linn and Lillian Claire Linn; and a dear friend, Steve Brown. A memorial service will be held at 12:30 PM Friday, May...
William B. (Nick) Spivey
May 9, 2011
Mr. William B. "Nick" Spivey, 88, of Clarkston died Monday, May 9, 2011. He retired from Southern Bell after 42 years of service and was a member of Clarkston Baptist Church. Mr. Spivey was preceded in death by his first wife, Doris Spivey and second wife, Annette Jordan Spivey; granddaughter, Rebecca Lynn Spivey; two brothers and a sister. He is...
Marsha Loretta Hayes
May 9, 2011
Marsha Loretta Hayes died May 9, 2011. She is survived by her sister Rita H. Johnson (Tom Farley), a nephew Eric Johnson, closest friend Pamela (Roger) Bishop, nieces and nephews Jeff, Tami, Jerry and Cathy, Carter and Devony, Renee, Maison, Trevor, Tiff, Tim, Nicole, Hayden, and Gabriel. Services will be held Wednesday, May 11, 2011, at 12:30pm at A.S. Turner...
G. Allison Oakes
May 7, 2011
G. Allison Oakes, 71, passed away from Parkinson's complications on May 7, 2011. He was the beloved husband and best friend of Ellen Hodgson Oakes. He was also survived by son David Oakes and his wife Linda, son Stephen Oakes and his children Brennon and Ashlyn, daughter Laura Whitaker and her husband Brent and children Seth and Chase. Other survivors...
Kate Mckemie
May 6, 2011
Dr. Kate McKemie (87) of Decatur, Georgia, Professor Emerita of Agnes Scott College, passed away on May 6, 2011, after a brief illness and several months of declining health. She is survived by three generations of nieces and nephews, family and friends who cherish her hearty and generous spirit. Dr. McKemie was born on February 13, 1924, at her parents'...
Michael Anthony Wascher
May 6, 2011
Michael Anthony Wascher, 82, of Decatur, GA, passed away Friday, May 6, 2011. He was preceded in death by his wife Ruth Platt Wascher and parents William and Mary Wascher. He is survived by three sisters; Ann Bryan of Decatur, GA, Marie Riga of Brandon, FL, and Theresa Rodriguez of Port Orange, FL plus niece Brenda Bryan of Ashland, OR,...
Frederick Guffy Coats
May 5, 2011
Mr. Frederick Guffy Coats, Sr. died Thursday, May 5, 2011 at Meadows Regional Medical Center in Vidalia, Georgia. Fred was born in Gainesville, Florida, on July 5th, 1926, the son of the late William Taff Coates, Sr. and the late Julia Harris Coats. He grew up in High Springs, Florida and attended the University of Florida. He served in the...
Berta Mae Gill Bowden
May 3, 2011
Mrs. Berta Bowden, the former Berta Mae Gill, died May 3, 2011, at age 105, at her home in Decatur. She was the only child of John C. and Bertie Daniel Gill of Woodbury, where she spent her childhood and graduated from Meriwether County High School. She later moved to Atlanta and attended Southern Business College. She was preceded in...
Sara Elizabeth Wright
May 3, 2011
Funeral Home: A. S. Turner & Sons 2773 North Decatur Road Decatur, GA 30033
Ruth Scarratt Winchester
May 3, 2011
Ruth Scarratt Winchester, April 23, 1927 – May 3, 2011, 84 years old. Daughter of the late John Bolsius Scarratt and Mary Kathleen Hall Scarrett, Atlanta, GA. Ruth is survived by 3 daughters: Lane Mitchell, Wendy Perniciaro, and Kathy Herrin, 6 grandsons and 5 great-grandchildren. Also survived by her ex-husband and companion for many years, Robert Decker. A memorial services...
Brenda Adkisson Wandell
May 2, 2011
Funeral Home: A. S. Turner & Sons 2773 North Decatur Road Decatur, GA 30033
Gail Patrick Msezane
May 1, 2011
Gail Patrick Msezane had a wonderful, caring, adventurous, and enthusiastic spirit. She will be greatly missed by all those who knew and loved her. She passed away at home at the age of 66, with her family by her side. She was blessed to spend this life with her loving husband of 42 years, Alfred, her two children, Temba and...
Rosanne Taylor O'Kelley
Apr 29, 2011
Rosanne Taylor 0' Kelley, lifelong resident of Decatur and Atlanta and graduate of Girls High in Atlanta died Friday, April 29, 2011. Rosanne was born October 6, 1920, the youngest daughter of Mary Dewson Taylor and Frank Elmore Taylor, Sr. She was predeceased by all five of her siblings. Rosanne had a love and a talent for music, and over...
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