Obituaries

Richardo Marcos Consuegra

Richardo Marcos Consuegra

Feb 18, 2010

Mr. Ricardo Marcos Consuegra, 69, Cuban American living in the Atlanta area for 42 years, died Thursday, February 18, 2010.  He came to America 48 years ago and volunteered his time working in the community.  Some of his favorite charities were the American Cancer Society, Red Cross and St. Jude Children’s Hospital.  He leaves behind his beloved wife, Obmara of...

Ruth Morton

Ruth Morton

Feb 17, 2010

Homegoing services for Mrs. Ruth Morton, 86, of Lithonia, formerly of New York City, will be held Saturday, February 20 at 2:00 P.M. in the chapel of A. S. Turner & Sons with Tom Walker officiating.  Entombment will follow at Melwood Cemetery.  In life Mrs. Morton was a loving wife,...

Douglas Welby Robertson

Douglas Welby Robertson

Feb 17, 2010

Inurnment for Douglas Welby Robertson

June 13, 1924February 17, 2010

 

Davis Cemetery in Rutledge, GA

Sunday, 2/21/2010 at 2:00PM

 

Please join us, in person or in prayer, as we say good-by to Doug Robertson.   Doug was much loved and highly respected as our Father, Husband, Brother, Uncle, Cousin and Friend.  He will be missed deeply and our loss is only...

Lucy Virginia Maddox

Lucy Virginia Maddox

Feb 17, 2010

No local notices were published.

Carol June Hays

Carol June Hays

Feb 17, 2010

Carol Raudebaugh Hays, 85, of Atlanta died February 17, 2010.  She leaves a daughter, Muriel Hays Diguette (Richard) of Tucker, and a son, James Byers Hays (Cynthia) of Acworth; also four grandchildren, Andrew Hays Diguette and Sarah Elizabeth Diguette of Tucker, Lauren Nicole Hays and Alexander James Hays of Acworth.  Private family service is planned.  Donations may be made to...

Alice Virginia Allgood Clark

Alice Virginia Allgood Clark

Feb 16, 2010

Alice Virginia Allgood Clark was born on September 22, 1918 and died on Tuesday, February 16, 2010.  She was 91.  A graduate of Rinehart College, she taught elementary school in Hart County, GA, she managed the Cafeteria at Scottsdale Mills, and worked with the Atlanta Police Department.  Mrs. Clark married Thomas Laland Clark Sr. in 1939.   She was preceded in...

Laurie Jane Helms Bennett

Laurie Jane Helms Bennett

Feb 15, 2010

Laurie Jane Helms Bennett passed away peacefully at Embracing Hospice

on February 15, 2010.  Jane was the daughter of Raleigh and Laurie

Helms, and was born in Atlanta, GA on January 2, 1932.  She had one

older brother, Lawson, now deceased, and a sister who passed away in

childhood.  Jane grew up in Decatur and graduated from Decatur Girls

High.  After graduation, she worked for...

Howard "Spud" E Rasmussen, Jr.

Howard "Spud" E Rasmussen, Jr.

Feb 15, 2010

Mr. Howard “Spud” E. Rasmussen, Jr. of Alpharetta, died Monday, February 15, 2010.  He retired from the U. S. Navy and later from DeKalb County Water and Sewer Department.  Mr. Rasmussen was a former member and supporter of the Decatur Civic Chorus and a member of Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church. He was preceded in death by his wife, Patricia B....

Nelson Cleveland Wooten

Nelson Cleveland Wooten

Feb 14, 2010

No local notices were published.

Thelma Hairston Johnson

Thelma Hairston Johnson

Feb 14, 2010

No local notices were published.

Marvin Paul Cocchi

Marvin Paul Cocchi

Feb 14, 2010

Mr. Marvin Paul Cocchi, 83, of Stone Mountain died, Sunday, February 14, 2010. Mr. Cocchi was a native of Atlanta and a graduate of Tech High School in 1944. He served in the U. S. Army Air Corps during World War II.  Mr. Cocchi graduated from the University of Georgia in Atlanta in 1953 and worked 33 years for the...

William Tipton Willoughby

William Tipton Willoughby

Feb 14, 2010

  William T. “Bill” Willoughby, 80 yrs. old, native of Montgomery County, KY. passed away on Sunday, February 14, 2010, after a battle with heart disease. A graduate of Camargo High School (class of '47), Bill served his country in the Army during the Korean War, afterward attending Morehead State University (class of '57). Mr. Willoughby began his post-graduate education at...

Major Teresa Mcgill Tanner

Major Teresa Mcgill Tanner

Feb 14, 2010

Major Teresa L. Tanner was born July 8, 1948 in Ft. Myers, Florida.  Teresa faithfully served as an officer in The Salvation Army for 33 years along with her loving husband, Major Bert Tanner.  Together they served in Tennessee, Mississippi, Texas, Georgia, Washington, D.C., Jacksonville, Florida and Sarasota, Florida.  Major Teresa Tanner’s last appointment was as the Territorial Women’s Auxiliary...

Winnie Shirley Lawrence

Winnie Shirley Lawrence

Feb 13, 2010

Winnie Shirley Lawrence, 92, of Avondale Estates, GA died peacefully after a brief illness on Saturday February 13, 2010.  She was born in Fairmount, GA on September 15, 1917.  One of seven children of William Asbury Shirley and Lola Blalock Shirley, she enjoyed a happy childhood which included living in the same building with the jailhouse when her father was...

Ruth Harrison Mcbride

Ruth Harrison Mcbride

Feb 13, 2010

Mrs. Ruth H. McBride, 87, of Clarkston, GA died Saturday, February 13, 2010.  She was a long-time member of University Heights Methodist Church.  Mrs. McBride was preceded in death by her husband, Frederick E. McBride, and her daughter, Kay Nichols.  She is survived by her daughter, Andrea Helms of  Jonesboro; sons Mitchell McLain of Franklin, NC, Stephen McBride of Clarkston,...

Ida Beason Byrd

Ida Beason Byrd

Feb 12, 2010

No local notices were published.

Ammini Kuruvila Joseph

Ammini Kuruvila Joseph

Feb 11, 2010

Mrs. Ammini Joseph, 74, of Roswell, GA died Thursday, February 11, 2010. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Jessy Varghese. She is survived by her husband, Mr. Chacko P. Joseph; daughter, Cissy Samuel; sons-in-law, Roy Samuel and George P. Varghese; and grandson, Philip Jeremy Varghese. Mrs. Joseph retired as the Principal of Government High School Ezhumattoor in Kerala,...

Kathryn "Kay" Ellefson

Kathryn "Kay" Ellefson

Feb 11, 2010

Kathryn “Kay” Ellefson of Lawrenceville, GA and formerly of Spartanburg, SC died Thursday, February 11, 2010.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Nordahl, son, Larry and sister, Lucille Campbell.  She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Sharri & Brian Siegmund of Loganville, GA; sons, Craig D. Ellefson of Farmington, GA & Clark E. Ellefston of Columbia, SC;...

Marjorie Dickerson

Marjorie Dickerson

Feb 10, 2010

No local notices were published

Shirley Mae Bristow

Shirley Mae Bristow

Feb 10, 2010

Mrs. Shirley Mae Bristow of Decatur died Wednesday, February 10, 2010. She was the former Miss Sioux Empire, and Miss South Dakota State University.  Among her many loves, the greatest of these were her grandchildren. Mrs. Bristow is survived by her loving husband, Robert J. “Bob” Bristow; sons and daughters-in-law, Michael and Tera Bristow of Kennesaw,  Bobby and Ellen  Bristow...