Obituaries
Gerrill Kohn Shealy
Dec 8, 2009
SHEALY, Gerrill Margaret Kohn
Gerrill Kohn Shealy was born July 29, 1921 in Oak Park, Illinois and died December 8, 2009. She moved to Avondale Estates with her family in 1932, attended Winona Park Elementary School and graduated from Decatur Girl’s High in 1938. She married James Owen Shealy of Decatur in 1942 and they enjoyed forty years of life...
Jack Cole Howard
Dec 8, 2009
Beloved father, grandfather, husband and friend, Jack Cole Howard, 83, of Atlanta, GA, passed away December 8, 2009. He was born in Gadsden, AL, the son of Vallie M. Cole. He is survived by his sister, daughters, a daughter and son in law, six grandchildren and friends. He is preceded in death by his grandmother, his parents, his beloved wife,...
Ryan Neil Crowley
Dec 6, 2009
CROWLEY, Ryan
Mr. Ryan Neil Crowley, 23, of Lilburn passed away Sunday, December 6, 2009 as a result of a car accident. Ryan was a graduate of Parkview High School in 2005. He is survived by his parents, Marcus (Marc) and Pamela Crowley of Lilburn; sister, Casey Crowley of Lilburn; grandparents, Skip and Barbara Kuhn of Fernandina Beach, FL; Tunis Crowley...
Lester Moore, Jr.
Dec 3, 2009
MOORE, Lester -
Lester Moore, Jr., a resident of Decatur, Georgia died on Thursday, December 3, 2009 at the age of 85. Lester was a graduate of the United States Naval Academy class of 1946. He served 7 years as an officer in the United States Navy submarine service reaching the rank of Lieutenant. He left the service to raise his...
Lillian Webster White
Dec 2, 2009
Mrs. Virginia Webster White, 94, a long-time resident of Atlanta died Wednesday, December 2, 2009. A native of Grayson, Georgia, she was born on July 30, 1915, the youngest of 7 children of Bobbie Vernoy Bradley and Thompsie Green Chapman, a school teacher and lay Methodist minister in Gwinnett County. Mrs. White was the oldest and longest standing member...
Charles Sims Mercer, Jr.
Dec 1, 2009
Charles Sims Mercer, Jr., 77, of Stone Mountain died Tuesday, December 1, 2009. A life long resident of DeKalb County, he was a self employed land surveyor. He graduated from Decatur Boys High in 1949 and attended Ga. Tech. Mr. Mercer proudly served his country in the U. S. Army during the Korean Conflict. Preceded in death by his daughter,...
Jesse James Pirkle, Jr.
Nov 29, 2009
Jesse James Pirkle, Jr., 83, of Rex died November 29, 2009. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, December 2nd at 2:30 PM at A. S. Turner & Sons. Interment Norcross City Cemetery. The family will receive friends Wednesday from 1:30 until the hour of service at A. S. Turner & Sons, 404-292-1551.
Harry Downs
Nov 28, 2009
The Downs family mourns the loss of beloved husband and father, Harry Downs. Born in Greene, a small farm town in N. Central Iowa, he was educated at the Greene public schools and throughout his youth was involved in the Boy Scouts, eventually attaining the rank of Eagle Scout. He studied history at Iowa State in Ames Iowa, where he...
Benjamin Rush Ridgely
Nov 27, 2009
Benjamin “Pete” Rush Ridgely, 93, died Friday, November 27, 2009 at his home in Stone Mountain, Georgia after a brief battle with cancer. He was born in Atlanta, Georgia to Herbert Warren and Alice Black Ridgely. He lived with his wife Gail Norton Ridgely for the last fifteen and a half years. He was preceded in death by his...
Sybil Rogers Herren
Nov 27, 2009
Sybil Rogers Herren, age 96, died Friday, November 27, 2009 from complications following a fall. Sybil, daughter of Henry S. and Sybil Scott Rogers, was born June 30, 1913 in Decatur, Georgia. She graduated in 1932 from Decatur Girls High and attended Agnes Scott College. She married Julius Edward Herren, Sr. in 1935. Married 52 years, Sybil was a devoted...
Martha Walker Andrews
Nov 26, 2009
Martha 0. Andrews, age 92, departed this life on November 25,2009. On November 19, 2009 she suffered a severe stroke and was admitted to Peachtree Christian Hospice under the compassionate care and leadership of United Hospice in Duluth, Georgia. Martha was born in Macon, Georgia, January 24, 1917. Her father, the late Dr. Stephen was a Methodist minister and later...
Nell Davis Marks
Nov 26, 2009
Mrs. Nell Davis Marks, 84, of Thomaston and Decatur died Thursday, November 26, 2009. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Calvin Marks and her son John Davis Marks. Mrs. Marks is survived by her daughter, Susan and son-in-law Michael Stewart of Thomaston; daughter-in-law, Carmencita Marks of Haywood, CA; sister, Emma Davis Bremer of Marietta; and many grandchildren;...
L. B. Smith, Jr.
Nov 26, 2009
L. B. Smith Jr.
L.B. Smith Jr. was born in Laurens County near Dublin, GA on March 17, 1917. After spending 4 years in the US Army serving in WW II, he was a very well respected residential developer and home builder in the North Atlanta area for 40 years and a devoted husband of 49...
Mary Statham Furlong
Nov 24, 2009
Joyce Statham Furlong, 77 of Decatur, passed away November 24, 2009. Joyce graduated from Auburn University in 1953, the first in her family to graduate college. She taught social studies at Lithonia High School from 1968 to 1993, during which time she earned her Master’s Degree with honors from Georgia State University. In her free time, she was a world...
Fred W. Minter
Nov 24, 2009
Mr. Fred W. Minter, 89, of Decatur died Tuesday, November 24, 2009. Mr. Minter served in the U. S. Army during World War II and in the war in Korea. A member of the bar in the State of Georgia since 1949, he was a private practice attorney for over 50 years in DeKalb County, having served some families through...
Gertie Dimples Brown
Nov 22, 2009
Mrs. Gertie Dimples Brown, 63, of Fairburn died Sunday, November 22, 2009. She is survived by her husband, Clarence Brown; daughters, Lavanda Hardesty and Lugena Johnson, both of Hayward, CA; sons, Robert Johnson of Fairburn, Collis Williams of San Leandro, CA and Michael Baxter of Oakland, CA; step-son, Reginald Brown of Stockton, CA; and special daughter, Juanetta Brown of Lithonia....
Louise Strozer
Nov 22, 2009
Louise Strozer died Sunday, November 22, 2009. She was born August 6, 1921 in Decatur, GA. She was preceded in death by her sister, Doris Fowler and brothers, Bennett Strozer and Harry Strozer. She retired after more than 40 years with the Life of Georgia Insurance Company. She is survived by her nieces, Jenny Strozer, Jean Strozer and Janice Griswold;...
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