Obituaries
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...
James Walter Mahaffey
Dec 23, 2009
JAMES WALTER MAHAFFEY
James Walter Mahaffey, 83, of Decatur, died December 23, 2009, at Hospice Atlanta. Born May 31, 1926, he was preceded in death by his parents, the late James Preston and Ruby Lott Mahaffey of Hoschton, Georgia. A veteran of World War II, he fought in the Battle of the Bulge and was the recipient of the...
Sara Nash Obert
Dec 23, 2009
OBERT, Sara –
Mrs. Sara Folger Obert, 88, of Avondale Estates died Wednesday, December 23, 2009. A native of DeKalb County, Mrs. Obert was the widow of Rev. LeRoy Obert. She retired with over 25 years of service from DeKalb Medical Center, where she was one of the first employees. Mrs. Obert was the church secretary at Ormewood Park Presbyterian...
Sally Autrey Woth
Dec 22, 2009
Sally A. Woth of Winter Haven, FL formerly of Decatur passed away Tuesday, December 22, 2009. She was 78. A native of Cocke County, Tennessee, born April 10, 1931 to James Dewey and Elizabeth Franks Autrey, Sally moved to Winter Haven this past July. She retired from Bell South, and she was a member of the Oak Grove United...
Ruth Cribbs Barwick
Dec 22, 2009
BARWICK, Ruth –
Ruth Cribbs Barwick, 94, died at DeKalb Medical Center, Decatur, GA, Tuesday, December 22, 2009. She resided at Northlake Gardens, Tucker, GA, but was formerly from Jacksonville, FL. She was born November 13, 1915 in Suwannee County, FL to M. T. Cribbs and Pauline Cason Cribbs. She married Willie Fred Barwick of Thomasville, GA. She lived the majority...
Maybeth S. Cooper
Dec 22, 2009
Mrs. Maybeth S. Cooper, 95, of Atlanta died Tuesday, December 22, 2009. Mrs. Cooper was a member of Rock Spring Presbyterian Church for 60 years. She retired from the Emory University School of Nursing after 35 years as a staff secretary. She was preceded in death by her son, Ted Cooper, and her husband, William T. Cooper. She is survived...
Laura Grace Thomas
Dec 21, 2009
Laura Grace Thomas passed on 12-21-09. Born Laura Grace Andrews, Sept 13 1933 in Birmingham AL to Grace Wilkey and Joseph Andrews, survived by her husband Jeff Davis Thomas III and four children: Mike Thomas, Cathy Sana, Dave Thomas, Bruce Thomas, and 9 grandchildren. Laura had a passion for serving people: president of the ECP at St. James, LA and...
Dorothy Lynch Harllee
Dec 20, 2009
Mrs. Dorothy Lynch Harllee of Stone Mountain died Sunday, December 20, 2009. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Marilyn Corley of Stone Mountain; brother, Louise Lynch of Gainesville, GA; grandson, Mark Hall and his wife Dana of Atlanta; granddaughter, Michelle Porterfield; and great granddaughter, Madison Porterfield , both of Washington, GA; and sister-in-law, Joyce Lynch of Cragford, AL....
Eleanor Medlock Green
Dec 20, 2009
Eleanor Medlock Green, age 73, died unexpectedly on December 20, 2009. Born December 24, 1936, she was an Atlanta native and lifelong resident. A graduate of Bass High School, she attended Georgia State University and briefly worked for Trust Co. of Georgia before accepting employment at Atlanta Gas Light Co. where she worked for thirty-eight years before retiring in 1995....
Mari Emily Houston
Dec 20, 2009
Mari Emily Houston who was born in 1945 and raised in Perry, GA died Sunday, December 20, 2009. She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She attended Georgia Baptist Nursing School and graduated first in her class from Crawford W. Long Nursing School. Mari was a breast cancer survivor and a giving person who will be fondly remembered by...
Eclecte Alexander
Dec 20, 2009
Mrs. Eclecte Alexander of Atlanta died December 20, 2009. She is preceded in death by her daughter, Effie and husband, John. Surviving are her daughter, Patricia Alexander, Atlanta; brothers Nick Tsiropoulos and Andrew Tsiropoulos and several nieces and nephews. She graduated from the College of Charleston in 1940 and taught in the public school system. She married in 1950 and...
Ruth Patterson
Dec 19, 2009
Mrs. Ruth Patterson, 92, of Lithonia died Saturday, December 19, 2009. She is survived by her daughters, Sara (Pat) Beasley and Diane Crisp, both of Lithonia; grandsons, Larry Beasley of McDonough, Shannon Beasley of Lithonia, Sean Jackson of East Lake, OH, Joseph Jackson of East Lake, OH; 7 great grandchildren; and 3 great great grandchildren. Graveside services will be held...
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