Obituaries

Elva Epps Eddleman

Elva Epps Eddleman

Sep 15, 2009

Elva Epps Eddleman, age 90, passed away on September 15, 2009.  She was a native of Kingstree, South Carolina and the daughter of the late Latimer Peele Epps and Ruth Mills Epps.  Mrs. Eddleman was preceded in death by her husband, Henry Clay Eddleman, Jr.

Mrs. Eddleman received her B. S. degree in Home Economics from Winthrop University and her Masters...

Margaret Lorraine Rumps

Margaret Lorraine Rumps

Sep 15, 2009

Lorraine Margaret Rumps of Atlanta, born September 7, 1924, died September 15, 2009.  She was dearly loved, and will be missed by those whose lives she touched during her wonderful life of 85 years.  She is predeceased by her husband, Gerald Rumps; son, Karl Rumps; sisters, Lillian Halvorsen and Marion Smiglee; parents, Julia and Raymond Cole. She is survived by...

Geraldine Mitchell Williams

Geraldine Mitchell Williams

Sep 14, 2009

WILLIAMS, Geraldine -

Geraldine Mitchell Williams (Gerry) passed away peacefully in her sleep on Monday

September 14, 2009.  She was born September 6, 1924. She was a loving wife, mother, sister, and friend. Her husband, Ottis Williams, a naval aviator, preceded her in death. Gerry is survived by her children, David Williams of Decatur, GA, Diane Roy of Center Lovell, ME, Leilani...

Pamela Denese Zakas

Pamela Denese Zakas

Sep 13, 2009

Pamela Denese Zakas, 52, of Atlanta, died September 13, 2009. She is survived by her partner, Michelle Davis of Atlanta, and her loving aunt, Betty Zakas of Atlanta.  She was predeceased by her father, George D. Zakas; her mother, Dorothea Guthrie; and her aunt, Tassie Zakas.  Also surviving are sisters, Tasia Walsh of Charleston, SC and Anna (Tom) McManus of...

Francis Thomas Arnold

Francis Thomas Arnold

Sep 13, 2009

No local notices were published.

William C. Marianes

William C. Marianes

Sep 13, 2009

William C. Marianes, 84, of Atlanta passed away peacefully on September 13, 2009.  The family will receive visitors from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 15, 2009 at A.S. Turner & Sons in Decatur, followed by a  memorial (trisagion) service at 7:00 p.m.  The funeral service will occur at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Annunciation at 11:00...

Geraldine O. Wheeler

Geraldine O. Wheeler

Sep 13, 2009

Geraldine O. “Gerry” Wheeler, 82, passed away early Sunday morning, September 13, 2009.  Mrs. Wheeler served as a U.S. Army Cadet Nurse from 1945 to 1946.  She attended Florida State College for Women (now Florida State University) and later worked for the U.S. Public Health Service. She was married Oct. 19, 1949, to Pete Wheeler, Commissioner of the Georgia Department...

Dr. Harold Dan Rice

Dr. Harold Dan Rice

Sep 12, 2009

 

RICE, H. DAN

Harold Daniel Rice, age 83, passed away September 12, 2009.  He was born September 20, 1925 in the Flat Woods section of Elbert County Georgia.  He graduated from the Nancy Hart Memorial High School in Elbert County, the University of Georgia with a BS degree in Agriculture and the Candler School of Theology...

Evelyn Wilder Bassett

Evelyn Wilder Bassett

Sep 11, 2009

Evelyn Wilder Bassett, 84, of Thomaston, formerly of Decatur died Friday September 11, 2009. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Hugh Bassett and her four brothers and their wives, Walter Howard and Ann P. Wilder; James Clayton and Doris A. Wilder; Jack Wilder, Jr. and Evelyn M. Wilder; and Nathan Clarence and Marty B. Wilder. She is...

Antoinette Smith

Antoinette Smith

Sep 11, 2009

Antoinette “Toni” Smith of Decatur died September 11, 2009.   Toni was born on January 31, 1910 in Thomaston, Georgia to Nettie and J. Fain Johnson.   Toni moved to Decatur in 1928 and attended the Atlanta Conservatory of Music.   She met and married Paul M. Smith, a Decatur native.   Toni was a devoted Mother and Grandmother and will be remembered for...

Charles H. Wright, Jr.

Charles H. Wright, Jr.

Sep 10, 2009

Charles H. Wright, Jr., age 88, died September 10, 2009, at his home in Kings Bridge Retirement Center, Atlanta.  He was born in Lithonia, Georgia, December 10, 1920, the son of Charles H. Wright, Sr. and Annie Plunkett Wright.  He was a graduate of Atlanta Tech High School and served in the U. S. Army Signal Corps during World War...

Phyllis Jean Adams

Phyllis Jean Adams

Sep 9, 2009

Mrs. Phyllis Jean Adams, 83, of Atlanta, died Wednesday, September 9, 2009.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Dewey Comer Adams.  Mrs. Adams is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law, Allyson and Mark Belvedere, Karen and Daniel Cassidy; sister, Ruby McFarland; grandchildren, Chris Cassidy and wife, Joana, Leigh Bozard and husband Daniel, Tab Belvedere; and several nieces and...

John Marvin Fleming

John Marvin Fleming

Sep 9, 2009

Mr. John Marvin Fleming, 89, of Decatur, Georgia, passed away on September 9, 2009, after a long illness.  Mr. Fleming was born in Commerce, Georgia on August 7, 1920.  He was the son of Thomas Grayson and Mary Elizabeth Gordon Fleming.  Mr. Fleming and Ruth Jeannette Arial were married December 25, 1940.  Survivors include his wife Jeannette; brother, Odis Fleming;...

Joseph Burnette Franklin

Joseph Burnette Franklin

Sep 7, 2009

Joseph Burnette (“Coot”) Franklin, 84, died at his home on Labor Day.  He was born in Atlanta on August 31, 1925. Coot was preceded in death by his wife, Marilyn Young Franklin, in 2006, and by his brother, Sammy, in 1977.  He is survived by two loving children, Beth (Dan Newton) and Michael (Kristen), and five beautiful grandchildren. Coot had...

Mary Nell Mcgirt Peters

Mary Nell Mcgirt Peters

Sep 6, 2009

Mary Nell McGirt Peters, 83, of Decatur, passed away on Sunday, September 6, 2009 at her home after an extended illness. Visitation will be Tuesday, September 8 at A. S. Turner and Sons Funeral Home from 6:00 to 8:00 PM. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am Wednesday, September 9 in the chapel at A. S. Turner and Sons...

Henry T. Rutland, Jr.

Henry T. Rutland, Jr.

Sep 6, 2009

Henry T. "Tom" Rutland, Jr., age 87, of Decatur passed away on Sunday, September 6, 2009. He was born December 15, 1921 in Ringgold, GA to Henry Thomas Rutland, Sr. and Irene Hendry. They moved to Decatur where he attended elementary school and graduated from Decatur High School in 1940. Tom then enlisted in the US Army to serve his...

Susie Boyd Anthony

Susie Boyd Anthony

Sep 6, 2009

Susie Boyd Anthony, of Stone Mountain and Panama City, FL, died September 6, 2009. A native of Emanuel County, she was the daughter of the late James W. and Bernice Youmans Boyd. She is survived by her husband of 44 years, James "Jim" Anthony; son, John S. Anthony of Stone Mountain; and daughter and son-in-law, Heather A. and Wade Collins...

Barb Moffat

Barb Moffat

Sep 6, 2009

Barb Moffat, 69, of Clarkston died Sunday, September 6, 2009. She was a former ReMax real estate agent and teacher in Atlanta. She is survived by her brother, Richard Rasche; sister, Janet Remar; and several nieces and nephews.  A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, September 13th at A. S. Turner & Sons. In lieu of flowers,...

Marguerita Camille Smith

Marguerita Camille Smith

Sep 5, 2009

No local notices were published.

Betty Jean (Payne) Thibadeau

Betty Jean (Payne) Thibadeau

Sep 5, 2009

Betty Mrs. Betty Jean (Payne) Thibadeau, 65, of Decatur died Saturday, September 5, 2009. Betty is survived by her loving husband of 39 years Richard O. (Rick) Thibadeau; son, Joshua R. Thibadeau of Decatur; daughter and son-in-law, Thomas and Lisa Knight of Covington; two precious grandchildren, Eliot Grace and Ethan Claude Thomas Knight of Covington; brother, Charles Payne of Conyers;...