Obituaries

Thomas E. Bender

Thomas E. Bender

Nov 2, 2010

Thomas E. Bender, son of Eileen M. and Frederick J. Bender, passed away on Tuesday, November 2, 2010. Tom was a native of Omaha, Nebraska and a veteran of the Vietnam War. Tom was a long time employee of the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, stationed in the Atlanta office. Tom was very active in the Boy Scouts of...

Eugenia Reed Baughman

Eugenia Reed Baughman

Nov 2, 2010

Mrs. Eugenia Reed Baughman of Atlanta died Tuesday, November 2, 2010. She was born and raised in Cedar Springs, GA, the youngest of four children. After graduation from Jakin High School, she attended Georgia State Women’s College and the University of Georgia, graduating with a BS degree in Home Economics Education. She then taught Home Economics in Moultrie and Griffin...

Pauline South Cook Hynson

Pauline South Cook Hynson

Nov 1, 2010

Pauline South Cook Hynson peacefully went to Heaven Monday, November 1, 2010 in the home of her son. Pauline was born August 29, 1920 in Conyers, GA, the third child of Leander Franklin Cook and Ethleen South Cook. She moved to Atlanta at an early age and resided in the Virginia Highland and East Atlanta areas moving to Stone Mountain...

Henry Herman Holley, Jr.

Henry Herman Holley, Jr.

Oct 31, 2010

Mr. Henry Herman Holley, Jr., age 97 of Decatur, GA passed away October 31, 2010 at Fountainview Center. Born in Stone Mountain, Herman was a lifelong resident of Georgia and a member of St. Timothy United Methodist Church. He worked at Beaudry Ford and A. M. Chandler Ford throughout his lifetime. He is survived by his wife of 69 years,...

Edward James Mcveigh

Edward James Mcveigh

Oct 31, 2010

Funeral Home: AS Turner & Sons 2773 North Decatur Road Decatur, GA 30033

Mary Johnson Wideman

Mary Johnson Wideman

Oct 30, 2010

Mary Johnson Wideman, 94, died October 30, 2010. She is survived by son Kenneth, his wife Carol and their son Michael. Funeral services will be held at Church of the Covenant (Presbyterian), 401 E. Lenlock Lane, Anniston, Alabama 36206 on Thursday, November 4 at 2:00 P. M. (CST). The family will receive friends on Sunday, November 7 from 2:00 until...

Albert Y. Badre

Albert Y. Badre

Oct 30, 2010

Dr. Albert Y. Badre, age 98, passed away on Saturday, October 30, 2010. Albert was born in a small resort town near Beirut, Lebanon where he lived the first half of his life. He graduated from the American University of Beirut and later from the University of Iowa with a Ph.D. in Economics. He married his childhood sweetheart, Lily Badr,...

Arlis D. Wyatt

Arlis D. Wyatt

Oct 29, 2010

Arlis D. Wyatt, age 82, died Friday, October 29, 2010 after complications resulting from a heart attack, Saturday September 4th. Mrs. Wyatt was born January 6, 1928 in Carroll County Georgia. She married David Kenneth Humphrey in June 1949. After his death in 1967, she continued to reside in Decatur, Georgia and raised her children. In May 1976 she married...

Sophie P. Kanes

Sophie P. Kanes

Oct 29, 2010

Mrs. Sophie P. Kanes, loving wife, aunt, and godmother passed into eternal life to join her beloved husband John in the Kingdom of Heaven on Friday, October 29, 2010. She was the second eldest of eight siblings born to the late George and Irene Pefines in Nedousa, Greece. She was the first of her family to immigrate to the United...

Marilyn Louise Tobias

Marilyn Louise Tobias

Oct 29, 2010

Marilyn Hettinger Tobias, 71, of Stone Mountain, passed away Friday, October 29, 2010. Born in Cleveland, Ohio on November 27, 1938, she grew up in West Palm Beach, FL and then moved to the Atlanta area. She was a loving wife, mother, sister, grandmother and friend. Mrs. Tobias was a business owner for many years and a homemaker. She loved...

Annabelle Gerhart Brenner

Annabelle Gerhart Brenner

Oct 27, 2010

Annabelle Gerhart Brenner, R.N., age 83, passed away at Emory University Medical Center after a brief infection on October 27, 2010.  She was a kind, generous person who most recently had enjoyed visiting with her family, playing rummy and bridge, watching her granddaughter play soccer and ride horses, and making friends in her assisted living residence.   In her younger years,...

Bruce Richard Chowning

Bruce Richard Chowning

Oct 26, 2010

Bruce Richard Chowning, Park Trace Apartments, Decatur, GA, died suddenly at home October 26, 2010. He was born July 23, l955 in Lakeland, FL to Marjorie Chandley and Charles Chowning Sr. He was reared in Lake Wales, FL, among loving relatives and friends. As he matured his life expanded to a career as musician. He wrote and published songs and...

Brian Lee Watford

Brian Lee Watford

Oct 26, 2010

Brian Lee Watford, born in Atlanta December 6, 1958, to Robert and Mary Ruth Watford died Tuesday, October 26, 2010. Brian fought valiantly for over three years against blood cancers. Brian's passions were his family, especially his children, music, cooking and sailing (including pirates). He is survived by his wife Martha Robert, children Alex Watford, Rachel Watford and Mary Grace...

Dorothy Brooks O'Callaghan

Dorothy Brooks O'Callaghan

Oct 25, 2010

Mrs. Dorothy Brooks O'Callaghan of Atlanta died Monday, October 25, 2010. She was born October 31, 1924 in Atlanta, graduated from North Fulton High School and attended Georgia State University. She was an active member and alum of Delta Lambda Sigma sorority, the Crimson Key Honor Society and Phi Chi Theta professional fraternity. Mrs. O'Callaghan was an executive secretary, housewife...

Mary Alice King

Mary Alice King

Oct 24, 2010

Mary Alice Hewatt King died at home on Sunday, Oct. 24, 2010, two days shy of her 90th birthday. In a day when many did not graduate from high school, she was the valedictorian of her class. Her keen mind served her and her family well through the years, as a devoted wife of 64 years to Fred C. King,...

Julian Lee Crook

Julian Lee Crook

Oct 24, 2010

Julian L. Crook, 97, of Kennesaw, GA died Sunday, October 24, 2010. Born in Senoia, GA, he graduated from Berry College in 1937, where he was Editor of the Yearbook. He worked for Southern Bell for 41 years only broken by service in the US Navy during WWII. Mr. Crook was manager in Albany, GA, district manager in Florence, SC,...

Mary Elizabeth  Boyd

Mary Elizabeth Boyd

Oct 24, 2010

Mrs. Mary Elizabeth “Lib” Tillman Boyd, loving wife and mother, died Sunday night, October 24, 2010 after a period of declining health. She was born March 28, 1927 in Brundidge, Alabama, daughter of the late Coda A. Tillman and the late Ethel Jordan Robinson. After graduating from Reinhardt Academy in Waleska, Georgia, Lib received her RN degree from Crawford W....

Julia Lee Davis

Julia Lee Davis

Oct 24, 2010

Julia Lee Davis, 88, of Avondale Estates, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 24, 2010. She was preceded in death by her husband, Carrol Davis. Julia is survived by two sons, Gary Stephen Davis (Jonna-Kay) of Waxhaw, N.C. and Alan Lee Davis (Sally) of Marietta, Georgia; grandchildren Stephen, Caroline, Julia, Sarah and Mary Davis. She is also survived by a...

Angela Denise Williams

Angela Denise Williams

Oct 23, 2010

Funeral Home: AS Turner & Sons 2773 North Decatur Road Decatur, GA 30033

Todd L. Old

Todd L. Old

Oct 23, 2010

Mr. Todd Old of Decatur, GA entered into rest at age 41 at Piedmont Hospital on Saturday, October 23, 2010. Todd graduated from the Academy of Richmond County in 1987. He attended Augusta College and graduated from Georgia State University in 1999. He served in the United States Marine Corps and was a veteran of Desert Storm. He was an...