Obituaries
Vincent Keith Jackson
Mar 9, 2009
Mr. Vincent Keith Jackson of Decatur died Monday, March 9, 2009. Mr. Jackson was born in Atlanta on September 16, 1920. He graduated from Russell High School and the University of Georgia with a degree in accounting. He received his LLB degree from the Atlanta Law School and also earned a real estate and brokers license. Mr. Jackson served in...
David Harold Smith
Mar 9, 2009
Mr. David Harold Smith, 49, of Atlanta, passed away on Monday, March 9, 2009. He is survived by his wife, Kathy Smith of Atlanta; son, Michael Smith of Lawrenceville; father and mother, Harold and Jenene Smith of Tucker; brothers, Paul Smith of Decatur and Andy (Lauren) Smith of Waleska, GA; sister and brother-in-law, Linda and Jim O’Connor of Alpharetta; mother-in-law,...
Harry Allen Spencer, Jr.
Mar 7, 2009
Harry Allen Spencer, Jr., of McDonough, GA died March 7, 2009. He was born in Norfolk, VA on March 7, 1923 to Harry Allen Spencer, Sr. and Annie Florence Duncan Spencer. Mr. Spencer is survived by his wife of 63 years, Inez Spencer; sons, Harry A. Spencer, III, Burney W. Spencer, Michael Shane Spencer, all of McDonough; sisters, Gladys DeMoupied...
Martha Anderson Mitchell
Mar 7, 2009
Mrs. Martha Elizabeth Mitchell passed away at home Saturday, March 7, 2009 with her daughter, grandchildren and a dear niece at her bedside. She was born May 13, 1927; she was a homemaker and raised her 3 children, Gail, Neil and Teresa in a loving home. Mrs. Mitchell was preceded in death by her husband of 54 years, Neil E....
Homer Lee Cheek
Mar 7, 2009
Homer Lee Cheek, 93, passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday, March 7, 2009. A native of DeKalb County, he was born August 5, 1915, to Ina Akin Cheek and James Lee Cheek. He called the "Oak Grove Community" his home for all of his 93 years. Homer Lee spent his early years helping in his father's dairy. During...
Robert Leroy Pound
Mar 6, 2009
Robert Leroy Pound, son of Lee Roy and Marie Plunkett Pound, was born on February 7, 1920 in Forsyth, GA. He and his late sister, Frances Pound Fletcher, were reared in Orlando, Fla. and Columbus, GA. He was actively involved in DeMolay and Boy Scouts, attaining the rank of Eagle Scout. At age 17, he met the love of his...
Katherine Shepherd Kayser
Mar 5, 2009
Katherine S. Kayser, 91, of Decatur died Thursday, March 5, 2009. Wife of the late Mr. John Kayser, surviving are her daughter and son-in-law, Mary and Jeff Sellers; sons and daughters-in-law, Chris and Terri Kayser, Joe and Kathy Kayser; grandchildren, Susan, Bryan, Jacob, Noelle, Reilly, Dillon, Micah, and Mason; brothers, Gil and Delores Shepherd, Jim Shepherd; and many nieces and...
James Robert Brooks
Mar 5, 2009
Mr. James (Jim) R. Brooks graduate of Decatur Boys High and Emory University Business School, retired Assistant VP of American Mutual Insurance Companies, died Thursday, March 5, 2009 after a long bout with cancer. He served in the U. S. Navy aboard LST 993, participating in the invasions of Leyte and Luzon, (Philippine Islands) and Tarakan, and Brunei, Borneo. He...
Lonnie Eugene Cox, Jr.
Mar 5, 2009
Lonnie (Lon) E. Cox, Jr. Thursday, March 5, 2009. He was born June 22, 1931 in Covington, Georgia. His mother, Mary Collum Cox, died in 1986 and his father, Lonnie E. Cox, Sr. died in 1987. In 1937, they moved to Atlanta and he attended Moreland Avenue Grammar School and Bass High School where he graduated Valedictorian of the class...
Edith Marie Archer
Mar 4, 2009
Mrs. Edith M. “Donnie” Archer, 83, of Decatur, GA, formerly of Tuckerton, NJ, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 4, 2009. Mrs. Archer was preceded in death by her husband, Henry J. Archer, Jr. of Tuckerton. She was treasured in life and will be greatly missed by her three children, Peggy Ferguson of Warrenton, VA, Ginny Archer-Nawrocki of Decatur and...
Marshall Banks Neil, Iii
Mar 4, 2009
Mr. Marshall Banks Neil, III, passed away March 4, 2009. A memorial service will be held at Central Presbyterian Church on March 22 at 2pm. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Central Presbyterian Church Accessibility Fund at 201 Washington Street, S.W., Atlanta, GA 30303 or to the Thornwell Home for Children at 302 South Broad Street,...
Dennis Hal Stockdale
Mar 4, 2009
Mr. Dennis H. Stockdale, 58, of Mount Holly, NC died Wednesday, March 4, 2009. He was preceded in death by his father Hal R. Stockdale. Mr. Stockdale is survived by his mother, Lillian G. Stockdale; sister and brother-in-law, Deborah and Jerry Peeples; brothers and sister-in-law, Douglas and Deborah Stockdale, Darin Stockdale; and many nieces and nephews. Graveside services will be...
Mary Elizabeth Baker Shoemaker
Mar 4, 2009
Mrs. Mary B. Shoemaker, 85, a longtime resident of Decatur, passed away Wednesday, March 4, 2009. Born in Atlanta on May 21, 1923 to the late Jesse and Elizabeth Baker, Mary was raised in Charleston, SC. She devoted herself to her family until the youngest started school and then she worked in the lunchroom and then as a secretary at...
Richard G. (Dick) Becker, Sr.
Mar 3, 2009
Richard G. (Dick) Becker, 90, of Decatur passed away on March 3, 2009. He was born to Roy H. and Anita Becker in Watervliet, NY. He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Alice Joiner Becker; children, Betty and Phil Leftwich, Bill and Marcia Becker, Rick and Debbie Becker, Bob and Lynne Becker; eleven grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. He...
Marie Patrick Nash
Mar 2, 2009
Marie Patrick Nash, 95, of Decatur, GA, went home to be with her Lord on March 2, 2009 while living in Cary, NC. She was born in Putnam County, GA on October 19,1913 to Lillian Cathey Patrick and Grover Cleveland Patrick. After her mother's early death, she was raised bya loving stepmother, Hattye Byrd Patrick. A faithful servant of her...
Vanessa Laverne Hagans
Mar 2, 2009
Ms. Vanessa L. Hagans, 69 of Decatur, GA passed away on March 1, 2009.She was born on January 21, 1940 in Kansas City, KS. Vanessa was a former resident of Seattle, WA where she rededicated her life to Christ and remained strong in her faith. She relocated to Atlanta where she held various positions, most recently with the EPA. She...
Janice Presley
Mar 2, 2009
Mrs. Janice “Pat” Owen Presley, beloved mother, grandmother and great grandmother passed on March 2, 2009 at 80 years of age. Her maiden name was Janice Patricia Boyles, daughter of Isaac Wayman Boyles, Jr., a well known Atlanta sports promoter of the 1930’s, and Janice Goode Morgan Boyles, a great granddaughter of one of Atlanta’s earliest families, Major and Mrs....
Sarah Jane Smith
Mar 2, 2009
Sarah Jane McKelvy Smith passed away on March 3, 2009. Sarah Jane was born on April 4, 1924 in Columbus, Georgia and raised in Jacksonville, Florida. She was a graduate of Robert E. Lee High School in Jacksonville and Florida State College for Women in Tallahassee where she was an active member of Kappa Delta Sorority and alumni. She and...
John H. Sawyer, Jr.
Mar 1, 2009
John H. Sawyer, Jr. of Stone Mountain died Monday, March 02, 2009. He was a native of Atlanta, retired from the U. S. Army Reserve and attended Mercer University. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy A. Sawyer of Stone Mountain; son, John (Jay) Sawyer of Stone Mountain; daughter, Laurie Swygert of Decatur; and grandchildren, Sarah Grace Swygert and D....
Louise W. O'Neal
Feb 28, 2009
“Deep in the heart of Dixie, early on one frosty morn” -- December 18, 1917, Louise Jackson was born in the same humble farmhouse as her three brothers. It was on the same land where her great-grandfather, grandfather, and her father were born -- in rural, Oglethorpe County, Georgia. The closest town -- you pick it – Hutchins, Stevens, or...
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