Obituaries

Eric Andrew Myracle

Eric Andrew Myracle

Mar 2, 2023

MYRACLE, Eric Andrew, beloved husband, father, brother, son, and friend, died on March 2, 2023, in Decatur, Ga., three months after receiving a diagnosis of pancreatic cancer. He was 55.

Eric was born to Ruth Campbell Myracle and Eric Donald Myracle on February 22, 1968, in Brevard, NC. His first sibling, Lauren, followed fast on his heels. Following the divorce of...

Edward Patrick Kadingo

Edward Patrick Kadingo

Mar 1, 2023

Captain Edward Patrick Kadingo was born April 8, 1935 in West New York, New Jersey. Died March 1, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia.

He moved to GA to attend Georgia Tech. There he ran cross-country and qualified for the Naval ROTC. He graduated in 1958 with a degree in Industrial Engineering. He was commissioned upon graduation and completed 3 years active duty....

George P. Sessions

George P. Sessions

Mar 1, 2023

George P. Sessions, a physician who guided the establishment of the departments of anesthesia at three Atlanta hospitals, died March 1, 2023, at home. The cause of his death was heart failure.

Dr. Sessions was born on July 9, 1931, a descendant of Terrell County and Randolph County pioneer families in southwest Georgia. He was the son of the late George...

Vivian F Childs

Vivian F Childs

Feb 28, 2023

On Tuesday, February 28, 2023, Major Vivian F. Childs, retired and was promoted to glory while being hospitalized at Advent Health Hospital in Orlando, Florida. Major Vivian was born February 12, 1948 in Quincy, Ill. Vivian was the eldest daughter of John and Jean Taylor. In 1968, she entered the College for Officer Training in Chicago, Ill, as a member...

Theodore Robert Weber

Theodore Robert Weber

Feb 25, 2023

Rev. Dr. "Herr Professor," Theodore (Ted) Weber was born on June 6, 1928 in New Orleans, LA and joined the Great Cloud of Witnesses on February 25th, 2023. He is preceded in death by his parents Robert Louis Weber and Margret Worthington Weber and sister, Peggy Weber Bubar. He is survived by his loving and creative wife Mildred (Mudie) Overstrom...

Kathryn Josephine Brooks

Kathryn Josephine Brooks

Feb 24, 2023

Kathryn Lambert Brooks of Atlanta, GA died on February 24, 2023, at the age of 85. She was born in SC, the sixth of nine children. She received her nursing diploma from Birmingham Southern College in 1957 and was campus nurse there from 1961 - 1967. While working as a nurse there, she met and fell in love with Joseph...

Lee Anderson Leach

Lee Anderson Leach

Feb 23, 2023

Lee Anderson Leach of Decatur, GA, passed away February 23, 2023, just short of her 88th birthday. A memorial service will be held Saturday, March 11, at 11 am at Christ Church Episcopal, 400 Holcomb Bridge Rd, Norcross, Georgia, 30071, with reception to follow, celebrating the life of a woman who was passionate about her family and country, as well...

William Lee Long

William Lee Long

Feb 23, 2023

William L. Long, 76 years old, passed peaceably away February 23, 2023. He was the son of Edith and William Long.

"Billy is survived by his wife of 54 years, Brenda Long; children, Ashley and William; 8 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; Aunt Rebecca Evatt; brother Johnny Long (Bonnie); sisters Linda Erwin and Tammy Lumpkin; step-sisters Debbie LaBee and Suzanne Letner; and many...

Martie Hartley

Martie Hartley

Feb 19, 2023

Celebration of life:

Family and friends are invited to pay their respects

on Sunday, February 26, 2023 from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm at:

A.S. Turner and Sons Funeral Home

2773 N Decatur Rd

Decatur, GA

Guests are invited to share stories and memories from 2:30 - 3:30 pm

In Lieu of Flowers:

Martie was an avid animal lover and fierce supporter of our...

Hannah Marie Hubbard

Hannah Marie Hubbard

Feb 18, 2023

Hannah Marie Hubbard passed away dreaming at the age of 29 in the early hours of February 18, 2023 in her home shared with her maternal grandmother, Carolyn McDowell, at Wesley Woods Towers.

From the day after she was born, until the day she entered into her heavenly home, she was continuously faced with health troubles and chronic illnesses....

Hooper Gordon Pattillo

Hooper Gordon Pattillo

Feb 18, 2023

Hooper Gordon Pattillo (96), known worldwide as H.G., Pat, or Papa Pat, leaves a legacy of principled leadership. His ability to embrace the day's needs, plan for the future, and inspire assistance in the execution of his vision ensures that many efforts begun under his guidance will endure after his death.

Born into humble beginnings in 1926 in Klondike, Georgia, H.G....

Major Carolyn A. Walters

Major Carolyn A. Walters

Feb 17, 2023

Major Carolyn A. Reeves Walters was born on June 11, 1943, in Albany, GA to D.S. & Effie Reeves, third generation Salvationist. She has six sisters and one brother. She and her sister Evelyn met the Army at the age of eleven, when they went to Sunbeams and loved it so much, they continued to go back. She attended the...

Mary Jo Ledbetter

Mary Jo Ledbetter

Feb 16, 2023

Mary Jo Ledbetter, 88, passed away on February 16, 2023 in Decatur, Ga.

Mary Jo Ledbetter was born on June 17, 1934 in Rome, Ga. to Leonard Austin and Ruth Austin. She worked as a production manager at Circle Partition for many years.

Mary Jo Married James Ledbetter on October 17, 1953. The couple had 2 children, Debbie...

Patrick Spencer

Patrick Spencer

Feb 13, 2023

Patrick Lee Spencer, 57, of Douglas, GA, passed away February 13, 2023, in Douglas, GA.

Patrick was born on June 19, 1965 at Memorial Hospital in Charlotte, NC to Forrest and Harriet Spencer. Patrick spent virtually all of his life in the Atlanta area and attended Druid Hills High School ('83). He also attended Furman University and Georgia State University....

Paul Steven Skehan

Paul Steven Skehan

Feb 13, 2023

Paul Skehan died Monday, February 13, 2023. A retired chef, he is survived by his wife, Shawn Sudia-Skehan; his brother Jamie Skehan and his wife; his sister Mollie Drury and her husband; his sister-in-law Joanna Skehan; and his sister-in-law Shelly Sudia and her husband; three nieces and four nephews. A reception will be held following the service at Paul's childhood...

Thomas Henry Campbell Iii

Thomas Henry Campbell Iii

Feb 12, 2023

Thomas Henry Campbell III, loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend to many passed away February 12, 2023, ending his six-year battle with Alzheimer's.

Tom was born on August 21, 1947, in Durham, North Carolina. As a little boy he was inquisitive, pensive, and quite happy to sit on the front porch studying the sky during a thunderstorm. Whether you came...

Frank Reid Hartsfield Iii

Frank Reid Hartsfield Iii

Feb 11, 2023

Frank Reid Hartsfield III, age 83 of Atlanta, passed away Saturday February 11, 2023. Reid was born January 25, 1940, in Columbia SC.

Reid graduated from Druid Hills High School, class of 1958. Following graduation he attended Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN and later graduated from Georgia State University. He was an employee of Century Furniture in Hickory NC for 50...

William Madison Bullard

William Madison Bullard

Feb 11, 2023

Bill Bullard

Born February 25, 1935 in Atlanta, Bill Bullard gained his victory in Jesus on February 11, 2023. His wife of 61 years, Eugenia, and his daughter Becky, were at his side in their DeKalb County home. A service celebrating his life was held on February 25 - his birthday. A graduate of Northside High and Georgia State, Bill worked...

Lowell Ament

Lowell Ament

Feb 10, 2023

Lowell Ament, beloved husband, brother, and uncle, died suddenly at his home in Atlanta, Georgia, on Friday, Feb. 10, 2023 at the age of 85.

Lowell was born on November 22, 1937 in Illinois, to LeRoy and Dolly McCormack Ament, late of Conyers, Georgia. He spent his early childhood in Elgin, Illinois, outside of Chicago, and later moved with his family...