Obituaries
Suzanne Dowd
Jun 16, 2023
Dowd, Suzanne McGregor
Suzanne McGregor Dowd passed away peacefully at age 88 on June 16, 2023, surrounded by family.
Suzanne was born April 1, 1935, at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, GA, to the late Susie Suber McGregor and Charles Travis McGregor. She grew up in Atlanta and attended Mary Lin Elementary School and Bass High School where she...
Paul Timmons
Jun 14, 2023
Paul Randall Timmons, 80, passed away on June 14th, 2023, at Ascension St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee, following several months of long-term care at West Meade Place in Nashville.
Paul was born January 5, 1943, in Decatur, Georgia, to the late Myron Theodore Timmons and Dorothy Scott Timmons. After graduating from Decatur High School in 1961, Paul went on to...
Phillip Jacob Brooks
Jun 13, 2023
Phillip Jacob Brooks age 28, of Loganville Ga passed away Tuesday, June 13, 2023.
He was preceded in death by his son Tristan Brooks, sister Cheyenne Brooks, cousins, Hannah Eller and Andrew Strickland. He was survived by his mother Kimberly Brooks, Loganville, GA and father Tony Brooks, Loganville, Ga: grand-mother, Diana Eller (Granny D); Loganville, Ga; grandfather Ray Brooks, Monroe,...
Jason Daniel Buice
Jun 13, 2023
Jason Daniel Buice, 45 of Tucker, passed away on June 13, 2023. Jason attended Shamrock High School and worked for many years in construction as a brick layer. Most recently he had been working as a car salesman. Jason was preceded in death by his mother, Barbara Buice and is survived by his father, Kenneth William Buice; son, Jason Lee...
John Kimsey York
Jun 13, 2023
John Kimsey York, Jr., 80, passed away on June 13, 2023 in Atlanta, GA.
John was born on June 14, 1942 in Atlanta, GA to J. Kimsey York and Mary Mitchell York. He graduated from Sylvan Hills High School in 1960 and went on to complete course work at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He then began a 51+ year career...
John Harrison Guess
Jun 10, 2023
John Harrison Guess passed away on June 10, 2023 at his home. Mr. Guess was born on September 10, 1930, the son of Emily Harrison Guess and prominent Dekalb Jurist Judge Frank Guess. John was predeceased by his beloved wife of 66 years, Frances Summerville Guess. He is survived by his son, Frank Chalmers Guess and his wife Amy Elizabeth...
Delmar Pittman-Bud Bleckley
Jun 9, 2023
Delmar (Bud) Bleckley passed away peacefully at home from Leukemia on June 9th at the age of 84 after a short illness.
He was born and raised in Rabun County. Bud is preceded in death by his parents Herring Bleckley and Ethel Henson Bleckley and a sister Bonnie Oestrich. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Laura Massey Bleckley,...
Brian Thomas Vassey
Jun 9, 2023
Brian Thomas Vassey, age 61, of Jonesboro, Georgia passed away on June 9, 2023. He was born on September 26, 1961, at Fort Rucker, Alabama to Lyman and Ruth Vassey.
Mr. Vassey is preceded in death by his father Lyman Wade Vassey and mother Ruth Mathis Vassey.
He is survived by his brother Dr. Terry (Tamara) Vassey, Santa Maria, CA and sister...
Charlie William Priest
Jun 7, 2023
Charlie William Priest, Jr. passed peacefully on June 7, 2023, after a long battle with cancer. He was born on leap day, February 29, 1964, in Decatur, Alabama, to the Odra and Charlie Priest, Sr.
He grew up in Mouton, Alabama, and graduated from Lawrence County High School in 1982. Immediately upon graduation, he enrolled in the United States Marine Corps...
Bobby Leon Padrick
Jun 4, 2023
On June 4, 2023, Bobby Leon Padrick, 73, of Winder, GA, passed away peacefully at home with his beloved wife Patricia at his side. On that morning, the clouds lifted and ushered him to heaven. Bobby was born on July 6, 1949, to Hubert and Maggie Mae Padrick in Jacksonville, NC.
Bobby graduated from High School and went on to...
Robert Dennis Merritt
Jun 3, 2023
Robert (Bob) Dennis Merritt passed away from a heart attack on June 3rd 2023. Bob was born to Clarence and Thetis Merritt on 10/13/1951 in San Diego California. Bob is survived by his two sisters Kathy McDaniel (Lewron), Ann Jones (Tom), son Steve Merritt (Wendi). Also survived by, Hunter (Chasity), Chase, Ansley, Karliegh, Haisley, and Haiven Merritt.
Bob was born...
Maureen Turner Vandiver
Jun 1, 2023
Maureen Turner Vandiver, 83, of Decatur, GA passed away in her home on June 1, 2023.
Maureen was born at Emory University Hospital, August 20, 1939. She was predeceased by her husband, Dr Roy Wesley Vandiver, her parents Paul Michael and Helen Ross Turner and sister Paula Suzanne Turner Vaughn.
Maureen graduated from Decatur High School and the Woman's College of the...
Leland Graham
May 31, 2023
Dr. Leland Graham, 84, passed away peacefully Tuesday, May 31, 2023, at his home in Atlanta. He was born September 12, 1938, in Reform, Alabama to the late George Fletcher Graham and Maurene Orr Graham. He was a graduate of Pickens County High School in Reform, later earning a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of West Alabama, Livingston,...
Darius Vladas Bakunas
May 30, 2023
Darius V. Bakunas was born in Klaipeda, Lithuania on March 20, 1937. Darius advanced through the ranks of the United States Air Force to retire as a full Colonel. He was extremely proud of his service and lived a very happy 86 years of life. Darius is survived by his loving wife, Linda, two children, Laura Mehl (Steele Mehl) and...
Elaine Fladger Thurston
May 30, 2023
Elaine Fladger Thurston passed away peacefully on May 30th at the age of 87. She was born at Georgia Baptist Hospital, grew up in Decatur and attended Decatur Girls High School. She remained close friends with a multitude of her childhood friends over the years, frequently traveling to the beach and mountains and always finding time for social dining opportunities....
Lois Pendery Forbes
May 28, 2023
Lois Pendery Forbes was born October 12, 1931 in Cincinnati, OH, and was the first daughter of G.W. and Lillian Fries Pendery. She is proceeded in death by her husband of 68 years, Horatio James Forbes, Jr. At the age of five the family moved to Decatur, GA. She attended Decatur Girls High School and went on to Peace College...
Melba Rary
May 27, 2023
Melba Rary, 102, of Decatur, died May 27, 2023. Melba Rainey was born February 15, 1921 at the 19-room Piedmont Sanitorium, which soon thereafter was renamed The Piedmont Hospital. She was born to Clara Kadel and William Warren Rainey.
Melba graduated from Pryor Street Elementary, Girls' High and attended Agnes Scott College.
A lifelong voracious reader, Melba proudly claimed to...
John David Ariail
May 24, 2023
J. David Ariail, Sr. of Decatur, Georgia passed away on May 24, 2023. He worked over thirty years for the United States Environmental Protection Agency as an Engineer. While working there, he became a specialist in several different fields and received five different recognitions from Washington. David was also a college referee, and after retirement, he continued with his activities...
Jim David Cherry
May 22, 2023
Jim David Cherry, 77, of Atlanta, Georgia, passed away on May 22, 2023
The son of Jim and Virginia Brown Cherry, Jim was born in Sandersville, GA. He was one of four children. At the age of two, his family moved to Decatur where his father took a job as school superintendent of the rapidly expanding DeKalb County School System. "Jimbo"...
Lola Virginia Hicks
May 20, 2023
Lola Virginia Hicks, age 81, of Stone Mountain passed away on May 20, 2023. Virginia was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Lester H. Reynolds. Virginia was a member of the Forrest Hills Baptist Church for over 59 years. She worked for Sealtest Dairy as a switchboard operator and...
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