Obituaries
Louise Sims
Dec 19, 2009
Louise Sims, 102, of Decatur, GA passed away on December 19, 2009 at VistaCare Hospice at Wesley Woods in Atlanta. Prior to her final illness, she resided at Arbor Terrace Assisted Living in Decatur. Miss Sims was born on April 20, 1907 in Gwinnett, County, GA. Her parents were Mary Beulah Sims and Henry Hill Sims. She was the oldest...
Jerry Wayne Graham
Dec 19, 2009
GRAHAM, Jerry Wayne –
Jerry Wayne Graham, age 56, of Lilburn, GA, lost his valiant battle with cancer on December 19, 2009. Jerry was retired from DeKalb County PPM, and was enjoying his free time bass fishing and spending long weekends in the Blue Ridge Mountains where his sister, Amanda, lives with her husband, Randy, and their three-year-old son, Rodney. ...
Virginia Miller Thompson
Dec 18, 2009
THOMPSON, Virginia Sue
Virginia Sue Thompson of Kennesaw died peacefully at Metropolitan Hospice in East Cobb on December 18, 2009, of renal failure after lung surgery. She was eighty three. A life-long Christian, Virginia was a member of Woodstock United Methodist Church and a past member of Oak Grove UMC. She was born in Tampa, FL, and was preceded in death...
Charles Clarence Blasingame
Dec 18, 2009
Blasingame, Mr. Charles
Mr. Charles C. Blasingame, age 71, of Rex, Ga. died Friday, December 18, 2009.
Mr. Blasingame is survived by his son, Mark Blasingame of Decatur; and nephews, Ronald Blasingame and Donald Blasingame. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, December 22, 2009 at 11:00 A.M. in the chapel of A.S. Turner & Sons with the Rev. Greg Howell...
Bertha Dimmock Mckenzie
Dec 17, 2009
Bertha Dimmock McKenzie joined her husband of sixty years, William Grady McKenzie in the presence of their Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on December 17, 2009. She was born in Carrollton, GA, to Thomas W. and Mattie Martin Dimmock on February 24, 1922. She is survived by her two daughters and sons-in-law, Jean M. and Howard T. Harris of Marietta,...
Elizabeth Allen Layburn
Dec 15, 2009
Mrs. Elizabeth (Betty) Delphine Layburn of Atlanta died Tuesday, December 15, 2009. She was born on May 31, 1925 in Dunellen, NJ to the late William and Alice Allen. She was one of seven children. Betty became a registered nurse, graduating from the Muhlenberg Hospital School of Nursing in Plainfield, NJ. She was registered to practice in New Jersey, California...
B. Lane Walters, Jr.
Dec 15, 2009
Mr. B. Lane Walters, Jr., age 72, of Covington died Tuesday, December 15, 2009. Born in Soperton, GA, Mr. Walters grew up in Fitzgerald before moving to the Atlanta area. He attended South Georgia College and the University of Georgia. He served in the National Guard and retired from General Electric with over 25 years of service. Mr. Walters is...
Stephen Rice
Dec 14, 2009
Mr. Stephen Ralph Rice, 51, of Greenville, SC and Atlanta, GA, died Monday, December 14, 2009. Steve graduated from Henderson High School and attended DeKalb College for 2 years. He began his career early in life working in restaurants in and around the Atlanta area. He worked in the Buckhead Life Group for many years. He was the executive chef...
Gene T. Holloway
Dec 12, 2009
Gene T. Holloway passed away December 12th from complications of a stroke that he suffered several weeks ago. Mr. Holloway, a native of Atlanta, was born July 26, 1928. He was the son of the late Paul Holloway and Juanita Holloway Mullins, also of Atlanta. Gene and his wife Louise had just celebrated their 61st anniversary in September. Growing up...
John R. Comer, Sr.
Dec 12, 2009
Mr. John R. Comer, 85, of Tucker, GA, died December 12, 2009. A longtime residence of Decatur, GA, Mr. Comer was a retired Motorcycle Police Officer for the city of Decatur, where he worked for over 30 years. He served his country during World War II in the U. S. Navy. Mr. Comer was a longtime member of Columbia Drive...
Velma Louise Kelley
Dec 12, 2009
Velma Louise Kelley died Saturday, December 12, 2009. She was preceded in death by her son, Arthur Kelley. She is survived by her husband, Robert Kelley of Tucker; sons, Michael Kelley of Atlanta, GA, Dennis Kelley of Stone Mountain, GA, and Steve Kelley and his wife, Lynn of Jefferson, GA; sister, Sarah Byrd of Jayton, TX; granddaughters, Courtney Nicole Kelley...
The Reverend Doctor Diane Tennis
Dec 12, 2009
The Reverend Doctor Diane Tennis, 76 years old, of Stone Mountain, GA died December 12, 2009. Rev. Tennis was born 10/29/33 in Minneapolis, MN, the daughter of the late Lucille Gosch. Rev. Tennis obtained her Masters of Divinity from Union Theological Seminary in NY and her PhD in European Intellectual History from the University of Rochester in NY and served...
John Holland Meredith
Dec 10, 2009
Mr. John Holland Meredith of Decatur, GA, formerly of New Orleans died Thursday, December 10, 2009. Memorial services will be held in Hattiesburg, MS with arrangements to be announced at a later date. A. S. Turner & Sons
Jack Kenneth Hale
Dec 9, 2009
HALE, Dr. Jack
Dr. Jack Kenneth Hale, 81, of Atlanta died December 9, 2009. He was born in Carbon Glow, Letcher County, Kentucky, October 3, 1928, the son of the late James Marion and Cora Kelly Hale. He was preceded in death by two brothers, George and Gene Hale, and a sister, Elizabeth Hale DuVall. He is survived by...
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