Obituaries
Rev. George R. Holden, Sr.
Feb 28, 2011
Rev. George R. Holden, Sr., 90, of Atlanta died Monday February 28, 2011. A native of Clarkesburg, West Virginia, Rev. Holden received his Bachelor of Arts Degree from Hampden-Sydney College and his Batchelor's of Divinity from Emory University. Rev. Holden was a member of the North Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church and had served at several church's including...
Albert Carnett Bryant
Feb 28, 2011
Albert Carnett Bryant, 51, of Atlanta passed away February 28, 2011. He was born on October 13, 1959 in Coral Gables, FL. He was preceded in death by his father; Dr. James Bryant. Surviving are his daughter, Jordan Lindsey Bryant; mother, Marion Carnett Bryant and brother, David Mixon Bryant. Also surviving are several aunts, uncles and cousins in Georgia and...
Toni Verner Parks
Feb 28, 2011
Toni Verner Stewart Parks, 75, passed away February 28, 2011. She was born in Warm Springs, GA to the late HD and Durabelle Verner. Mrs. Parks was raised in Decatur, GA and was widowed by the late Rev. William A Stewart and the late Al "Junior" Parks. She was predeceased by her son Roger W Stewart; brothers, Calvin Wright and...
Helen E. Scroggs
Feb 27, 2011
Miss Helen E. Scroggs of Decatur, GA passed away Sunday February 27, 2011. She was a longtime member of Baptist Tabernacle before becoming a member of Rehoboth Baptist Church. She is a member of Ruth Sunday School Class. Miss Scroggs retired from Sheltering Arms Daycare Center after 35 years of service. She is survived by her nieces Hazel Ivey, Cornelia,...
Margaret Johnson Strickland
Feb 27, 2011
Margaret Johnson Strickland, 89, of Lilburn, died February 27, 2011. A native of Hudson, North Carolina, Mrs. Strickland attended Mars Hill College and Appalachian State Teacher College, where she studied home economics and drama. She graduated from Kings Business College, where she studied Business Administration. Her first job was secretary to J. E. Broyhill and Emory McCall at Lenoir Chair...
Edith Wyatt
Feb 26, 2011
Edith Wyatt, age 103 of Dunwoody passed away Saturday, February 26, 2011. She was a Librarian for the City of Atlanta Library System for many years. She is survived by several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Thursday, March 3, 2011 at 2:00pm in the Chapel of the A.S. Turner and Sons, interment will follow in the Midway...
William D. Foster, Jr.
Feb 26, 2011
Mr. William D. Foster, Jr. of Lilburn died Saturday, February 26, 2011. Mr. Foster worked for 13 plus years for the Pullman Railroad Company and then retired from General Motors after more than 30 years of service. He served in the US Army Corps of Engineers in the Pacific Theater in World War II. He is survived by his wife,...
Mccoy Clempson (Mack) Campbell, Iii
Feb 26, 2011
McCoy Clempson ("Mack") Campbell III, retired banking executive who has held positions with major financial institutions in Georgia and Tennessee, February 26, 2011 in Decatur, Georgia. He was 92 years of age. Mr. Campbell came to Atlanta in 1950 from his home in Nashville, Tennessee, where he was employed by the Nashville Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta,...
Elisabeth (Lib) Mcallister Courtenay
Feb 26, 2011
Elisabeth McAllister Courtenay, "Lib", beloved Mom, Grandmother, and friend, went to Heaven on Saturday, February 26, 2011. Our Mom was born Oct. 1, 1927 and grew up in Chattanooga, TN. She graduated from Wheaton College in 1949. Mom married her high school sweetheart, Joseph Kenneth "Ken" Courtenay in July 1950 and they settled in Atlanta. Mom taught elementary school for...
Ruth Jones Gresham
Feb 25, 2011
Mrs. Ruth Jones Gresham of Atlanta died Friday, February 25, 2011. She is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law, Juanita G. & Rev. Jack Hudson and Nancy and Rev. Robin E. Van Cleef and her daughter, Suzi Mullins; sister, Martha Allen; seven grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Tuesday, March 1, 2011 at...
Florine Frierson
Feb 25, 2011
Florine Frierson, 89 of Decatur, died February 25, 2011. Mrs. Frierson was born in Decatur to Julius Bugg and Maude Chewning. She was a hairdresser in the Decatur area for many years. Survivors include her husband of 61 years Roy M. Frierson, Decatur; son, Clarence Ransom, Woodstock; three grandchildren; four great grandchildren; sister, Mary Rittgers, Chattanooga, TN; brother, Wesley Bugg...
Boyd Lee
Feb 25, 2011
BOYD LEE age 92 of Snellville, GA, formerly of Decatur, Monticello and Forsyth Georgia died Feb. 25, 2011. Boyd was born September 8, 1918 in Gwinnett County, Georgia. Boyd was one of thirteen children born to the Rev. Early Lonzo Lee and Daisy D. Nichols. His Lee family can be dated back to about 1820 in Gwinnett County and among...
Brodie A. Crim, Jr.
Feb 24, 2011
Mr. Brodie A. Crim, Jr. died Thursday, February 24, 2011. He was preceded in death by his wife, Bobbie Jo Crim and son, Nathan Zachary Crim. He retired from Delta Air Lines as a general foreman of inspection. He was also a private pilot and flight instructor at Berry Hill Airport in Stockbridge, GA. He is survived by his daughters...
C. E. Benefield
Feb 24, 2011
C.E. Benefield, age 96, of Decatur, Georgia, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on February 24, 2011. He was born in Atlanta, Georgia, July 18, 1914, the third child of the late David Frank Benefield and Effie McEwen Benefield. Mr. Benefield has been in the real estate business for over 60 years and founded Benefield Realty Company. He was one...
William J. Conley Ii
Feb 22, 2011
Bill Conley died Monday morning, February 21st following a long illness. Bill was born May 28th, 1937 at Fort Warren near Cheyenne, Wyoming. His father, William, was a career Master Sergeant in the U.S. Army. As a child Bill moved around the world with his dad and mother, Eleanor. Among the places he lived; Owensville, Mo., Minneapolis, Mn., San Antonio,...
Ruby Beatrice Carlan
Feb 21, 2011
Funeral Home: A. S. Turner & Sons 2773 North Decatur Road Decatur, GA 30033
Bettye Jennings Hipkins
Feb 19, 2011
Bettye Jennings Hipkins, 80, of Decatur, died February 19, 2011, after a short illness with cancer. She was preceded in death by her parents, Sarah and Hope Jennings, husband, Bill Hipkins, granddaughter, Margaret Knowles and great granddaughter, Cari Dembrosky. Mrs. Hipkins is survived by her children, Claudia and Sam Wilson of Lawrenceville, Cyndi and Donnie Pergantis of Loganville, Carole and...
Josephine (Jo) Bosserman Smoot
Feb 19, 2011
Josephine Bosserman Smoot, 89, of Atlanta died peacefully on Saturday February 19, 2011 at Emory University Hospital. Jo, as she was affectionately known, was born on October 2, 1921 in Covington, VA to W. Ernest and Minnie L. Bosserman of Covington, VA. She graduated from Covington High School in 1939. After graduating she became an accomplished floral designer for Evan's...
Jane F. Galphin
Feb 19, 2011
Jane Fisher Galphin died on Saturday, February 19, 2011 at the age of 99.She was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on June 26, 1911, one of six children of Harry Leighton and Lidie Sproul Fisher.After graduating from secretarial school, Jane Fisher worked as a secretary for a Vice President of the West Penn Power Company for a short time before the...
Alberta Whitely Park
Feb 17, 2011
Alberta Park was the fifth of sixth children born June 6, 1922 to Dr. Seals Whitely and Mrs. Irene Dempsey Whitely of Cedartown, GA. She is the last of her siblings to pass and died February 17, 2011 peacefully at her home in Atlanta. Her father was a physician and built the first hospital in Cedartown, Georgia. She graduated from...
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