Obituaries

Lora Antoinette Tyson

Lora Antoinette Tyson

Apr 6, 2011

Lora Hopkins Tyson, 90, of Decatur, died April 6, 2011. A native of Meriwether County, Mrs. Tyson was retired from Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta, where she worked for over 40 years. She was a long time member of Scott Boulevard Baptist Church. Mrs. Tyson was preceded in death by her husband, Wayne Tyson, and is survived by her...

John Thomas Williams

John Thomas Williams

Apr 6, 2011

Mr. John Thomas Williams, 67, of Avondale Estates, GA died April 6, 2011.He is survived by his wife, Patricia "Pat" Williams; brother in law and his wife, Jack Donahoo (Bobbie); three nieces, Vicki Mabrey (Wayne), Kim Butler (Brit), Gina Erwin and 6 great nieces and nephews. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday, April 16, 2011 in...

Warren Roberts

Warren Roberts

Apr 5, 2011

Warren Lester Roberts was born August 4, 1920 in Red Oak, GA to Mack Lester Roberts and Frances W. Warren, now deceased. Warren was named for his Maternal Grandfather, Dr. William Allen Warren. His family moved several times during his early years to College Park, Augusta and Savannah, GA. During the Depression he lived for awhile in Tallassee, AL with...

Warren Lester Roberts

Warren Lester Roberts

Apr 5, 2011

Warren Lester Roberts was born August 4, 1920 in Red Oak, GA to Mack Lester Roberts and Frances W. Warren, now deceased. Warren was named for his Maternal Grandfather, Dr. William Allen Warren. His family moved several times during his early years to College Park, Augusta and Savannah, GA. During the Depression he lived for awhile in Tallassee, AL with...

Hubert Buice

Hubert Buice

Apr 4, 2011

Hubert Buice, 94, went home to be with the Lord April 4, 2011. He was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, uncle and friend. He is survived by his wife Doris Buice of 73 years, daughter Betty Glazener, granddaughter Stephanie Randall (George), grandsons Mark and Adam (Teresa) Glazener, great grandsons Andrew (Stephanie), Matthew and Christopher Randall and Dylan Glazener....

Harvey R. Burch

Harvey R. Burch

Apr 4, 2011

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

Sara Frances Pickens

Sara Frances Pickens

Apr 4, 2011

Mrs. Sara Frances Pickens, age 92 of Loganville passed away Monday, April 4, 2011. She was born in Redan, GA to the late Cleola E. New and Herman M. Blalock. Sara worked for many years for the DeKalb county schools in the cafeteria. She was preceded in death by her husband, J.T. (Tom) Pickens; son Donald and daughter Juanita. She...

Betty  Jean Melton

Betty Jean Melton

Apr 4, 2011

Mrs. Betty Jean Melton, of Decatur, GA died Monday, April 4, 2011. She was born August 16, 1934 in Ringgold, GA to Charles Philip Greene and Mary Elizabeth Greene. She graduated from Druid Hills High School in Decatur, GA and was a long-time member of Rehoboth Presbyterian Church. A wonderful mother and loving wife, Mrs. Melton was preceded in death...

Leon Homer Mullins, Jr.

Leon Homer Mullins, Jr.

Apr 3, 2011

Leon Homer Mullins, Jr., of Decatur, died April 1, 2011. An Atlanta native, Mr. Mullins graduated from Tech High and attended Georgia Tech. He served his country in the U. S. Army Air Corps during WWII, where he flew combat missions all across Europe and northern Africa earning the Air Medal and the European-African-Middle Eastern Service Medal with Silver Star...

Agnes Morgan Akin

Agnes Morgan Akin

Apr 3, 2011

Mrs. Agnes Morgan Akin, 85 of Tucker died on April 3, 2011. The family will receive friends on Wednesday April 6, 2011 from 5:00PM-8:00PM at A.S. Turner and Sons. Funeral services will be held on Thursday April 7, 2011 at 11:00AM at Rehoboth Baptist Church with interment to follow at Floral Hills Memory Garden. A.S. Turner and Sons is in...

James  Edward  Brown

James Edward Brown

Apr 3, 2011

James Edward (Ed) Brown, age 82, died on Sunday, April 3rd in Atlanta, GA. Ed was born November 30, 1928 in East Orange, New Jersey. He was the youngest of three boys born to George F. and Margaret Mackay Brown. He served in the Korean Conflict from February 1951 to January 1953. He was assigned to the Army security agency....

Doris V. Hammond

Doris V. Hammond

Apr 2, 2011

Doris V. Hammond, 90, of Cordova, Tennessee passed away peacefully on April 2, 2011. Long time resident of Atlanta, GA and one of the oldest members of East Lake Baptist Church (Stone Mountain Baptist Church, Heritage Baptist Church) While living in Cordova, Tennessee, she was very active at Bellevue Baptist Church and was the Prayer Chairman of her Sunday School...

Wanda Rheuark Baker

Wanda Rheuark Baker

Apr 1, 2011

Wanda Rheuark Baker knew the world. She lived in Africa, Taiwan and California in her childhood, as a member of a family that served the United States government, and she traveled as an adult to Europe and elsewhere. Friends valued her as a talented artist and performer with an enthusiastic passion for culture wherever she found it.Wanda was born January...

Barbara W. Shadix

Barbara W. Shadix

Mar 31, 2011

Barbara W. Shadix, originally of Lawrenceville, Georgia, passed away on March 31, 2011 after a long illness. She came to Atlanta in 1943 where she worked at various clerical jobs for many years. Much of her early adulthood was so lovingly and kindly devoted to caring for her son and only remaining relative, John Williams Shadix. Her death cannot still...

Dorothy Louise Tuttle

Dorothy Louise Tuttle

Mar 30, 2011

Dorothy Louise Tuttle (84) of Decatur, GA, passed away on Wednesday, March 30, 2011. She was preceded in death by her husband of 51 years, Earl J. Tuttle, Jr. She is survived by her 3 children, Bill Tuttle (Kimberly) of Gainesville, GA, Jeanne Schumaker (Wally) of Decatur, GA and Steve Tuttle (Anita) of Jackson, MS; 7 grandchildren, Rhys, Rebecca, Kurt,...

Joseph Daniel Ryder, Jr.

Joseph Daniel Ryder, Jr.

Mar 30, 2011

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

Roland Joseph Albert Maclure

Roland Joseph Albert Maclure

Mar 30, 2011

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

Robert Hulon Hickman

Robert Hulon Hickman

Mar 29, 2011

Robert Hulon Hickman, age 89, of Eastman, GA died Tuesday, March 29, 2011. He was a retired Brigadier General in the U. S. Army with 35 years of service. Mr. Hickman is survived by his wife, Vera Keith; son, Robert Hulon Hickman, Jr.; daughter, Jadine Reese; sister, Patricia Hickman; two granddaughters; and brothers, Carl Hickman, and David Hickman. Funeral services...

Robert  Edwin Henneberg

Robert Edwin Henneberg

Mar 29, 2011

Robert Edwin Henneberg, dear husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend passed away gently and peacefully on March 29, 2011, with family beside him. A long time resident of the Druid Hills area, he was living in the retirement complex of Wesley Woods Towers, near Emory. Born in 1925, during a lunar eclipse, to William and Helene Henneberg, of Astoria,...

Robert M. (Bob) Berry

Robert M. (Bob) Berry

Mar 29, 2011

Robert M. "Bob" Berry Sr. of Decatur passed away at Emory University Hospital in Decatur on Tuesday afternoon, March 29, 2011, after a brief illness at the age of 80. Bob was surrounded by much of his family when he passed peacefully. Bob and his wife, Honor Berry, had been married 60 years in August and together had 5 children,...