Obituaries
Louis H. Cone
Jul 28, 2009
Louis H. Cone of Tucker, GA, age 88, passed peacefully at his home on July 28th. He was born on Sept. 14th, 1920, youngest of 11 children, to Mary Etta Martin Cone and Paul Harrison Cone. He was raised in Bulloch County. In 1942 he joined the Air Force, where he served as a Captain in the 3rd Chinese American...
Louis Hutchinson Cone
Jul 28, 2009
Louis H. Cone of Tucker, GA, age 88, passed peacefully at his home on July 28th. He was born on Sept. 14th, 1920, youngest of 11 children, to Mary Etta Martin Cone and Paul Harrison Cone. He was raised in Bulloch County. In 1942 he joined the Air Force, where he served as a Captain in the 3rd Chinese American...
Isla Allen King
Jul 28, 2009
Mrs. Isla Allen King, 94, died July 28, 2009 at Emory University Hospital after a short illness. She was born March 9, 1915 in Stone Mountain, Georgia to Early and Lucy Allen. She was preceded in death by her husband, Parks Howard King, after 62 years of marriage, her son, Fred "Freddy" Parks King, and a daughter Judith "Judy" Gwendolyn...
William Thomas Davis
Jul 28, 2009
Mr. William T. “Bill” Davis, 72, of Acworth died Tuesday, July 28, 2009. He was born in Tuscaloosa, AL on August 6, 1936 to Durwood Richards Davis and Mary Anna Thomas Davis. He graduated from Munford High School in Munford, AL and attended pharmacy school at Howard College, now Samford University. Because of his selling skills he became a million...
Robert Winfried Shiltz, Sr.
Jul 27, 2009
Robert “Bob” Schiltz, Sr., passed from this earth on July 27, 2009. Bob served his country in the United States Army during the Korean War. He was a devoted father, grandfather and friend to all. He was an avid fisherman, golfer, and Florida Gators fan. Bob is survived by his children, Melissa Schiltz, Robert W. Schiltz, Jr., and Laura Alexander...
Gladys Yawn Scanland
Jul 27, 2009
Gladys Yawn Scanland, age 79, passed away Monday, July 27, 2009, in Decatur, Georgia from complications caused by respiratory failure. Gladys was born in Milan, Georgia on January 23, 1930, was a resident of Florida for 63 years, and had recently moved to Decatur, Georgia. She was preceded in death by her parents, Press L. Yawn and Audrey C. Yawn...
Jane Jenkins Stephens
Jul 27, 2009
Jane Ellen Jenkins Stephens of Snellville, GA, formerly of Lilburn, GA went to be with her Lord on Monday, July 27, 2009. Mrs. Stephens was born October 1, 1920 in Atlanta, GA and was the daughter of William Robert Jenkins, Sr. and Ella Norton Jenkins. She graduated from Decatur High School on June 3, 1939 and married the love of...
Allen Turner Cassity
Jul 26, 2009
Turner Cassity died on Sunday, July 26, 2009, after a short illness. The only son of Allen Davenport and Dorothy (Turner) Cassity, Allen Turner Cassity was born on January 12, 1929, in Jackson, Mississippi. His father died when he was four years old. Cassity graduated from Jackson’s old Central High School He received a B.A. from Millsaps College in 1951,...
Rev. Jane Guthrie Rhodes
Jul 25, 2009
Jane Guthrie Rhodes, age 93, passed away Saturday morning, July 25, 2009, at Floyd Medical Center, Rome, Georgia. Mrs. Rhodes was born in Crocker, Missouri, on May 16, 1916, the daughter of Dr. H. Taylor Guthrie and Virginia P. Guthrie. She graduated from Agnes Scott College in 1938 and pursued a career in advertising, working for Rich’s, Agnes Scott College...
Everett Dudley, Iii
Jul 25, 2009
Everett (Rhett) H. Dudley, III, 55 of Stockbridge, GA, formerly of Orlando, FL., passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 25, 2009, as a result of injuries sustained from a bicycle accident on June 1, 2009. Born in Portland, ME, Rhett spent his youth in Miami Springs, FL., where he attended Miami County Day Academy and Miami Military Academy, and graduated...
Betty Lane Merritt
Jul 24, 2009
Miss Betty Lane “Duck” Merritt, 82, of Decatur, passed away July 24, 2009 after a brief illness. Born in Greenville, SC on July 2, 1927, she was predeceased by her parents, Nancy Trimmier and William Lane Merritt and her brother, William Lloyd Merritt. Betty loved and was loved by her surviving relatives, including her nieces and nephews, Joseph Lane Merritt,...
Katherine Stathakis
Jul 24, 2009
Katherine Stathakis of Atlanta, Georgia passed away peacefully on Friday, July 24, 2009 after a courageous battle with Parkinson’s disease. A native of Karyae Lakonia, Greece, Katherine emigrated to the U.S. with her husband and three children in the summer of 1963. Katherine was a proud, gentle and caring lady who dedicated her life to giving to others. She helped...
David Wesley Watkins
Jul 21, 2009
Mr. David Wesley Watkins, 64, of Decatur died Tuesday, July 21, 2009. He was preceded in death by his mother Freida S. Watkins and sister Ann Watkins. Mr. Watkins is survived by his son, Michael Watkins; brother, and sister-in-law, Fred and Mary Watkins; aunts, Martha Stone and her husband Grady, Virginia Watkins; nephews, Alex Watkins, Nick Watkins; former spouse, Edna...
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