Obituaries

Rodney James Koonce

Rodney James Koonce

Sep 6, 2011

Funeral Home: A. S. Turner & Sons 2773 North Decatur Road Decatur, GA 30033

Glenn Miles Whittemore

Glenn Miles Whittemore

Sep 5, 2011

Glenn Miles Whittemore of Decatur, GA died September 5, 2011. Born in Gordon County on August 22, 1921, he was the son of James William and Willie Dell Padgett Whittemore. After graduating from West Georgia College he taught school in Gordon County, was employed in Rome by Atlanta Gas Light Company, served in the Signal Corps in the US Army...

Bonnie Sue Power

Bonnie Sue Power

Sep 4, 2011

Mrs. Bonnie Sue Power, age 94 of Jackson, GA. passed away September 4, 2011. She was preceded in death by her husband, Wallace Berryman Power and is survived by her daughter, Linda McDill; son, Gene and Sandra Power. Also surviving are ten grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. The inerment service will be heldat 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 7, 2011 at...

Gordon Alfred Gienow

Gordon Alfred Gienow

Sep 3, 2011

Gordon Alfred Gienow passed away quietly on September 3, 2011 at his home in Decatur. His loving wife, Gloria and daughter Valerie and a nurse were at his bedside. Gordon was the son of Alfred Carl and Alfhild Gustavson Gienow. He was born on August 26, 1930 in Hackensack, NJ. He graduated from Hackensack High School and attended Brown University....

Carmelie Andre Apollon

Carmelie Andre Apollon

Sep 3, 2011

Mrs. Carmelie Andre Apollon passed away September 3, 2011. She is survived by her husband, Oreste Apollon; sons, Nelson Apollon, Duvivier Apollon and Audain Apollon; daughters Ernante Apollon, Moviette Apollon, Junie Apollon, Wildade Apollon and Judith Apollon; brother, Prophete Andre; sister, Virginie Andre and cousin, Pierre Jacques. The funeral service will be Saturday, September 10, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. in...

Agnes Isabella Black

Agnes Isabella Black

Sep 2, 2011

Agnes Isabella Bryce Black died Friday, September 2, 2011. Agnes was born December 26, 1920 in Niagara Falls, Canada and moved to Atlanta, GA in 1922. She was married for 60 years to her husband Clifford. She retired from Hewett Photography in 1985 after 30 years. She moved to Oakwood, GA in 2004 and resided there until her death. She...

Anne Workman

Anne Workman

Sep 2, 2011

Anne Workman of Decatur, GA passed away peacefully on September 2, 2011 after a short illness. At the time of her death, she was serving as a Senior Judge for the Superior Courts of Georgia, a member of the Board of Governors of the State Bar of Georgia and, by appointment of the Supreme Court of Georgia, a member of...

Ramona Dunlap

Ramona Dunlap

Sep 1, 2011

Ramona Dunlap, a long time resident of Atlanta, died Thursday, September 01, 2011. She is survived by her mother, Thelma S. Keller of Birmingham, AL and sister, Debbie Embler of Winston Salem, NC. Funeral services will be held at 4 PM Friday, September 02, 2011 at the First Baptist Church of Atlanta Chapel with Dr. Scott G. Downing officiating. A....

Robert Lawrence Bradford

Robert Lawrence Bradford

Aug 31, 2011

Funeral Home: A. S. Turner & Sons 2773 North Decatur Road Decatur, GA 30033

Francis Martin Ripley, Sr.

Francis Martin Ripley, Sr.

Aug 30, 2011

Mr. Francis M. Ripley, age 94, of Decatur, GA died peacefully on August 30, 2011. Rip was born May 15, 1917 in Kirkwood, GA to Allen Weeks Ripley and Frances Link Ripley. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Green Ripley. He is survived by his sons, F. Martin Ripley, Jr. (Lonnie) of Decatur, GA, James Green Ripley...

Gregory George Kopanezos

Gregory George Kopanezos

Aug 29, 2011

Mr. Gregory Kopanezos, 79, of Atlanta died on Monday August 29, 2011. He was born in Kalymnos, Greece in 1932, and has been a resident of Atlanta since 1961 and owner of Gregory's Snack Bar located in midtown. He is predeceased by his wife, Mary, of 31 years of marriage, and is survived by his son, George Kopanezos, daughters; Virginia...

Martha Louise Rampley

Martha Louise Rampley

Aug 29, 2011

Martha Louise Rampley passed away August 29, 2011 in Houston, Texas. Born in Carnesville, Georgia, Martha attended the University of Georgia, was a life-long member of the Baptist church and worked for Southern Bell in Atlanta for over thirty years. After many years in Decatur, she married and moved to Houston, Texas. She is preceded in death by her husband,...

Elizabeth Eugenia King

Elizabeth Eugenia King

Aug 27, 2011

Funeral Home: A. S. Turner & Sons 2773 North Decatur Road Decatur, GA 30033

Elizabeth Moore King

Elizabeth Moore King

Aug 27, 2011

Elizabeth Moore King of Atlanta passed away on August 27, 2011 peacefully at her home in Atlanta, Georgia. She was born in Newnan, Coweta County, Georgia on December 22, 1922. She is preceded in death by her husband, Joseph King, her parents Pete and Elsie (Parrott) Moore, brothers James Christopher and Harold Edward Moore, and her son, Barry Moore King....

Pamela Adamy Adler

Pamela Adamy Adler

Aug 26, 2011

Pamela Adamy "Pam" Adler, 61, of Lawrenceville, died August 26, 2011. She is survived by her husband, Steve Adler; aunt, uncle and several cousins. In lieu of flowers, contributions in memory of Pam Adler may be made to the American Cancer Society, P O Box 56566, Atlanta GA 30343. The family will receive friends from 11 AM to 1 PM,...

Rashalee Avalyn Foster

Rashalee Avalyn Foster

Aug 25, 2011

Funeral Home: A. S. Turner & Sons 2773 North Decatur Road Decatur, GA 30033

Kathryn Dupree Ransbotham

Kathryn Dupree Ransbotham

Aug 23, 2011

Mrs. Kathryn DuPree Ransbotham, 88, of Stone Mountain, died August 23, 2011. Mrs. Ransbotham graduated from Emory University with her Master's degree in Nursing. She was the Director at the Georgia Baptist School of Nursing for 24 years. She received many awards from Mercer University, Georgia State University, and the Medical College of Georgia, for outstanding administrative and educational work....

Billy Don Graves

Billy Don Graves

Aug 22, 2011

Billy Don Graves of Atlanta died Monday, August 22, 2011. He was the owner of the Brass Chair Barber Shop for over 50 years. He is survived by his former wife, Diane Graves; children, Frank Graves and his wife, Jennifer, William Donald Graves, Malisa Whiddon and Trina Graves Cotton; sisters, Lucille Price and her husband, Jack and Rosalie Montressior; nine...

Melba Lois Hull

Melba Lois Hull

Aug 22, 2011

Melba Lois Hull, aged 83, died peacefully on Tuesday, August 22, at the Emory Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia. She was born on March 21, 1928, in White Plains, Georgia, to Lee and Ruby (Elder) Shelnutt. After graduating from high school, Melba received a BA from the Georgia State College for Women, Milledgeville, Georgia. She taught elementary school in Acworth, Georgia,...

Polly Burns Fowler

Polly Burns Fowler

Aug 22, 2011

Polly Burns Fowler was the daughter of Nora Lee Williams and James Monroe Burns of Carrollton, Ga. She attended Carrollton Public schools and after attending Georgia State College for Women in Milledgeville, Ga., she received her degree in secretarial services. Upon graduation, she worked for J. L. Smith as a legal secretary and later was secretary to Major M. C....