Obituaries
Helen Burke Trentadue
Dec 29, 2009
Helen Burke Trentadue of Avondale Estates passed away at home Tuesday December 29, 2009 at age 87, following a loving Christmas surrounded by her family. She was born September 2, 1922 in Elbert, West Virginia to Carl and Josephine Burke. On March 7, 1944, she married Lt. Joseph H. Trentadue, who predeceased her in 1987. A loving mother and grandmother...
Norma Jean George
Dec 29, 2009
Mrs. Norma Jean George of Stone Mountain died Tuesday, December 29, 2009. She was the daughter of the late Edley Burnette and Alvia Mahaffey Burnette. She retired from Frito Lay after 40 years of service. Mrs. George was a member of North Clarendon Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her brothers, Eugene Burnette, Gerald Burnette and sister Brenda...
Louise Moon Law
Dec 28, 2009
Mrs. Louise Law, 89, of Decatur died Monday, December 28, 2009. Mrs. Law was retired from Macy’s after 28 years of service. She is survived by her sister, Mildred Thaxton of Peachtree City; granddaughter, Tanya Poss; great grandchildren, Scooter and Bethany, all of Decatur; and several nieces and nephews. Graveside services will be held Thursday, December 31st at 11:30 a.m....
James Arnold Braddy
Dec 28, 2009
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Mr. James A. Braddy of Decatur, Georgia, died December 28, 2009. Mr. Braddy served his country in the United States Army and retired as a major after 22 years of service. He was a member of the Belvedere United Methodist Church. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Doris Culverhouse Braddy, his son, John and his...
Walter Lee Nicholson
Dec 28, 2009
Mr. Walter Lee Nicholson, 95, of McDonough, Ga. died Monday, December 28, 2009. He was a loving husband and father of two. Walter was one of 9 children. He lived in Decatur for over 40 years where he owned his own business. For the past 15 years he resided in McDonough. He was married to his kind and loving wife,...
Alfredo Bernard Ledon
Dec 27, 2009
Alfredo B. Ledon, beloved husband, father, and grandfather, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by his loving family, on Sunday, December 27, 2009. Alfredo retired in 1996 after 27 years of service to Georgia Institute of Technology. He was a Jubilarian and volunteer for the Society of St. Vincent de Paul for 43 years and a founder of the Atlanta...
Sandra T. Miller
Dec 27, 2009
SANDRA T. (BRADLEY) MILLER
Sandra T. Miller, neé Bradley, passed away suddenly on Sunday, December 27, 2009 in Decatur, GA. She was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving as a petroleum supply specialist in Korea and in Desert Shield/Desert Storm in the Persian Gulf. She received the Southwest Asia Service Medal with 2 Bronze Service Stars, the National Defense...
Frances Smith Estes
Dec 27, 2009
ESTES, EUGENIA –
Mrs. Eugenia Smith Estes, age 88, formerly of Avondale Estates, passed away at her home in Homer, GA on Sunday, December 27, 2009. Mrs. Estes was born in Atlanta and lived most of her life in Avondale Estates. She was a homemaker and an active member of Decatur First United Methodist Church and Avondale Garden Club. She is...
Roslyn Atkinson Harden
Dec 27, 2009
Roslyn Manget Atkinson Harden died Sunday morning, December 27, 2009 after almost 20 years of living with Parkinson’s disease and related physical challenges. Her courageous and determined spirit inspired many around her, including her children and grandchildren as well as the caring staff at her last home. She was dedicated and actively involved in loving and serving, both as a...
Ernest Gaines Welch
Dec 26, 2009
Ernest Gaines Welch philanthropist, photographer, businessman who enriched Georgia State. At an age when most retirees diminish their activities, Ernest G. Welch enrolled at Georgia State University in his late eighties and began a second successful career this time in photography. In recognition of his passion for photography and his generosity to Georgia State, the Ernest G. Welch School of...
Sue Thrasher Morrison
Dec 26, 2009
Sue Thrasher Morrison of East Cobb died Saturday, December 26, 2009. She was the daughter of James Cloud Thrasher and Eugenia Haslett Thrasher. A 40 year resident of East Lake, Sue worked for many years at the Defense Contract Audit Agency. She was President of the Business and Professional Women’s Association and was active in the League of Women Voters....
Mary Alice Burns Grim
Dec 26, 2009
Mary Alice Burns Grim was born November 24, 1921 to Annie Sue and Lloyd Burns died December 26, 2009. She was a graduate of the University of Georgia where she received a Bachelors degree in Education and also was an active member of Alpha Chi Omega Sorority. She taught for 29 years in the City of Atlanta public school system...
Lillian Lawrence Collins
Dec 25, 2009
COLLINS
Lillian M. Collins passed away on Friday, December 25, 2009, at the age of 94 while at Del Mar Gardens, Lawrenceville, GA. She was born in the Frankfort section of Philadelphia, spent her adult years in Island Heights, NJ and arrived in Lawrenceville 15 years ago upon the passing of her husband, John A. Collins. She leaves behind a daughter,...
Fred Randolph Pitman, Sr.
Dec 25, 2009
Frederick Randolph Pitman, Sr., of Decatur, GA, passed away December 25, 2009, at age 94. Fred was born February 2, 1915, in Jacksonville, FL, to Ellen Maud Davies and Hasley Burguin Pitman. He grew up in Waycross, GA, and Jacksonville, FL. From 1934-1970, he was employed with Swift & Co. in Jacksonville and Atlanta. From 1942-1946 he served as an...
Everett D. Childers, Sr.
Dec 25, 2009
Mr. Everett D. Childers, Sr., 94, a native of Holly Springs, GA, died on Friday, December 25, 2009. A member of Oak Grove United Methodist Church, he was a veteran of World War II serving proudly in the U. S. Army. Mr. Childers was a retired MARTA Bus Operator, retiring after 35 years of service. Preceded in death by his...
Albert Hugo Fregosi
Dec 24, 2009
Dr. Albert H. Fregosi passed away on December 24, 2009. He was 91 years old. He is survived by his wife of 61
years, Betty Carroll Fregosi; his daughters and sons- in-law, Giulia and Jim Galvin and Andrea and Roger
Massell and his son and daughter-in-Law, Bert and Carroll Scott Fregosi; six grandsons, Jim, Michael, and
William Galvin, Christopher and...
Myrtle Mcgahee Wells
Dec 24, 2009
Mrs. Myrtle M. Wells, of Atlanta, GA, passed away at Budd Terrace Hospice on Thursday morning, December 24, 2009. Myrtle was born on July 20, 1925 in Warren Co., GA. She is preceded in death by her late husband Clarence N. Wells of 10 years. She retired from the railway, formerly known as Southern Railway, where she worked in the...
Charles Hary Freer
Dec 23, 2009
Charles H. Freer, 88, departed this life on December 23, 2009 at his home in Atlanta. His passing came one day before he and his beloved Marjorie would have celebrated their 64th wedding anniversary. Chuck Freer was born April 7, 1921, the son of a career Army medical officer. He was educated at the University of the South and commissioned...
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