Obituaries

George P. Macrenaris

George P. Macrenaris

Apr 19, 2011

George P. Macrenaris, of Atlanta, passed away on April 19, 2011, after a lengthy illness following heart surgery. George was a native of Atlanta and was born August 27, 1944. He was preceded in death by his mother, Athena Calomiros Macrenaris and is survived by many family members and close friends. George was a devoted life-long member of the Greek...

Herbert Frank

Herbert Frank

Apr 19, 2011

Mr. Herbert Frank, 85, of Atlanta, GA, died April 19, 2011. He was a native of Brooklyn, New York and was a veteran of World War II serving in the U. S. Army. Mr. Frank retired from a long successful career in the food business. He is survived by his wife, Cory; daughters, Maureen McKnight, Bonnie Carter; son, Jeff Frank;...

Sanford Billy (Bill) Pinyan

Sanford Billy (Bill) Pinyan

Apr 19, 2011

Sanford Billy Pinyan (Bill), age 83, of Stone Mountain, GA passed away on April 19th, 2011. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ed and Pauline Pinyan, sister Frances Cobb, and brother Don Pinyan. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Beverly Burns Pinyan, daughters Leslie Pinyan and Ann Pinyan, daughter-in-law Dara Reynolds and her son Michael...

Sara Wagner Adkerson

Sara Wagner Adkerson

Apr 18, 2011

Sara Wagner Adkerson, 85 went to her heavenly reward on Monday, April 18. She was a devout Christian and a devoted, loving wife for nearly 62 years. Sara was a caring mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Her family and friends will deeply miss her sweet presence. She was also committed to her church and her community. She was preceded in death...

Annie Ruth Rice

Annie Ruth Rice

Apr 17, 2011

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

Mrs. Loyce Fellers Stroud

Mrs. Loyce Fellers Stroud

Apr 16, 2011

Mrs. Loyce Fellers Stroud of Decatur died Saturday, April 16, 2011. She is survived by her daughters, Nancy Holland and Charlotte Price; three grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 2 PM Friday, April 22, 2011 at the chapel of A. S. Turner & Sons with Rev. Clay Bowden officiating. Interment will be in Floral Hills...

Ernest Mcwilliams

Ernest Mcwilliams

Apr 15, 2011

Ernest McWilliams, age 64 of Atlanta passed away April 15, 2011 at his residence. He is survived by his wife Peggy Warren McWilliams, daughter Susan McWilliams Gilchrist (Brad), granddaughter Emma Claire Gilchrist, 2 sisters Pearl Bashan Calhoun, and Mary Kuykendoll of Douglasville, and Numerous Nieces and Nephews. He was a loving and devoted husband, father, grandfather and U.S. Army Veteran....

Smith Nial Gower

Smith Nial Gower

Apr 15, 2011

Smith Nial Gower, age 93, of Loganville, died Friday, April 15, 2011, at his residence. He was born in Grayson on June 19, 1918. He was retired from Sears in Atlanta after 42 years of service Survivors include his wife of 65 years, Hazel L Gower; children and spouses, Mike and Sha, Richard and Denise, David and Kathy; grandchildren and...

Howard Lee Smith

Howard Lee Smith

Apr 15, 2011

Mr. Howard Lee Smith, age 78 of Lawrenceville, passed away Friday, April 15, 2011. He was preceded in death by his wife, Carolyn Milam Smith and is survived by sons, Timothy Smith and Ricky Milam; daughters, Renae and Donnie Brabham, Sharon and David Cliborne; brothers, Dale Smith, Lloyd and Kathy Smith; sisters, Vivian Smith, Tana Smith and Laura Smith; sisters-in-law,...

Jerry Liddell Fulton

Jerry Liddell Fulton

Apr 13, 2011

Jerry Liddell Fulton died peacefully Wednesday, April 13, 2011 in Decatur, Georgia. A graveside service will be held Friday, June 20, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia. Jerry was born Jerry Alyce Liddell September 10, 1923 in Port Arthur, Texas to Tully Joseph Liddell and Frances Minge Nichols Liddell. She was a devoted wife to James...

Marvin Anthony Freeman

Marvin Anthony Freeman

Apr 13, 2011

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

Lashawn Brown Bonner

Lashawn Brown Bonner

Apr 12, 2011

After a prolonged illness, LaShawn Renee Brown-Bonner, age 43, made her transition into eternity early Tuesday morning, April 12, 2011, while vacationing with her husband, Johnny H. Bonner, Jr., in Puerto Rico. She was born to Clarence Wilbur Brown, Sr. and Gwendolyn Louise Nunn-Brown on December 15, 1967, in Gary, IN. LaShawn attended the Michigan City, IN, School System during...

Idus O. Cooper

Idus O. Cooper

Apr 11, 2011

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

Idus O Cooper

Idus O Cooper

Apr 11, 2011

Idus O. Cooper of Eatonton died Monday, April 11, 2011. He was a US Navy veteran of World War II, was a sales representative for Fulton Supply Company for 35 years and established Cooper Enterprises in 1988 providing specialty tools and equipment for the railroad industry. Idus was a member or Briarcliff Baptist Church, the Reynolds Plantation veteran's association, the...

Thomas Alfred Branch, Iii

Thomas Alfred Branch, Iii

Apr 10, 2011

Mr. Thomas Alfred Branch III, age 87, passed away on Friday, April 1, 2011 in Boynton Beach, FL. He was born March 13, 1924 in Decatur, GA where he lived until 1999. After graduating from Decatur High School in 1941, he served as a PFC (Rifleman) in Patton's 3rd Army in 1944 during WWII. He was wounded in action and...

Teresa Lynn Baskett Rogers

Teresa Lynn Baskett Rogers

Apr 10, 2011

Teresa Lynn Baskett Rogers died Sunday, April 10, 2011. She was preceded in death by her mother, Rosa Cogland Baskett. She is survived by her husband, Danny Rogers; father, Billy Baskett; brother and sister-in-law, Larry & Renee Baskett; step sons, Travis Rogers & Scott Rogers; and nephews, Kenny Baskett and Michael Baskett. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM...

Leonard Augustus Bailey

Leonard Augustus Bailey

Apr 10, 2011

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

Mary Alice O'Neal Foster

Mary Alice O'Neal Foster

Apr 10, 2011

Mary Alice O'Neal Foster, age 95, of Atlanta died on April 10, 2011. She grew up on a farm in Loogootee, Indiana, the eldest of Anastasia Hopkins and James F. O'Neal's eight children. She graduated from Indiana State University, and began her teaching career in the same one-room primary school she had attended as a child. She moved to Gary,...

Susan T. Bardill

Susan T. Bardill

Apr 10, 2011

Susan T. Bardill, age 69, was born August 5, 1941 in Atlanta, Georgia to the late Hugh and Imogene (Gladden) Tomlinson. She passed away in her home on April 10, 2011 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She was preceded in death by a son, Michael Bardill. Susan is survived by her husband, John B. Bardill; children, Roxanna Y. Bardill, Steven K....

Matthew August Hitlin

Matthew August Hitlin

Apr 9, 2011

Matthew August Hitlin passed away Saturday, April 9, 2011, in Decatur, GA. Matt was born February 24, 1923, in Winfield, Long Island, New York. He was raised as a Roman Catholic and later served as an usher for many years at St. Thomas More Catholic Church in Decatur, GA. He graduated from the Academy of Aeronautics in 1942 as an...