Obituaries
Joel C. Herndon
Dec 25, 2008
Mr. Joel Cecil Herndon of Stone Mountain died Thursday, December 25, 2008. Mr. Herndon retired from REA Express in 1975. He was a member of Sardis Lodge, #444 F. & A. M. in Chamblee and the First Baptist Church of Doraville. He was preceded in death by his wife, Margaret Satterfield Herndon; son, William Joel Herndon; and grandson, William Charles...
Tom Reed Ingram
Dec 24, 2008
Mr. Tom Reed Ingram, 86, of Avondale Estates died Wednesday, December 24, 2008. He was preceded in death by his mother and father, Tom and Bernada Ingram of Rockwood TN. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Meribeth Ingram; 3 daughters and sons-in-law, Donna and Terry Irwin, Alice and Larry Hogg and Lynn and Ron King; 7 grandchildren,...
Hector Bourg
Dec 23, 2008
Hector "Butch" Bourg was born September 9, 1938 in Gulfport, Mississippi and died on December 23, 2008 in his home with his family. Butch was a Graphic Designer who proudly graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi and was an even prouder member of the Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity. He came to the Atlanta area initially working for an advertising...
Allen N. H. Holley
Dec 23, 2008
Mr. Allen N. H. Holley of Stone Mountain died Tuesday, December 23, 2008. He was a World War II veteran and served in the 3rd Army, 94TH Infantry Division, 376TH Regiment, Company D. Mr. Holley was a retired DeKalb County Deputy Sheriff. He is survived by his son, Allen (Stella) Holley of Baytown, TX; daughters, Elaine (Ed) Hathaway of Monroe,...
George H. Schott
Dec 23, 2008
George H. Schott, 90, died Tuesday, December 23, 2008, at home in Atlanta. The eldest child of Harry Henry Schott and Gladys Phoebe Davis, George was born January 17, 1918, in Dunmore, PA. After serving in the U.S. Navy from 1942-1945, he settled in Atlanta. He worked as a machinist and a machine shop planner at Delta Air Lines for...
Donald Wendell Grisier
Dec 22, 2008
Dr. Donald W. Grisier, age 90, of Decatur died Monday, December 22, 2008. Funeral services will be held at Clairmont Hills Baptist Church at 10 a.m. Wednesday, December 24, 2008. Rev. Larry Burgess and Rev. Fred Pitts officiating. Burial will follow in Floral Hills Memory Gardens. A. S. Turner & Sons
Virginia Johnson Newsome
Dec 22, 2008
Virginia “MeMe” Farmer Newsome of Sugar Hill died Monday, December 22, 2008. She retired as a Supervisor from Trust Company Bank after 26 years of service. MeMe was a member of The Family Church, First Baptist Church of Sugar Hill and its Senior Ladies Sunday School class. She volunteered as a Greeter at Riverside Elementary School in Suwanee. MeMe was...
Emma Brown Mcdaniel
Dec 22, 2008
Mrs. Emma Lou McDaniel, age 95, died Monday, December 22, 2008. She is survived by her sons, Harold and Peggy Bullard; Phillip and Janice Bullard; sisters, Mildred and Allen Chancey and Jessie and James Yarbrough; grandchildren, Harold J. Bullard, Robert S. Bullard, Lori A. Parker, Katherine Brown, Peggy Lankford, Patti Bullard, Jennifer Bowman, Carrie Vaughn, Heather Bullard; ten great- grandchildren; ...
Thelma Boyd Jones
Dec 21, 2008
Thelma B. Jones of Lilburn died Sunday, December 21, 2008. She was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, Fred H. Jones, Sr. Mrs. Jones was a longtime member of Northlake Church of Christ. A loving and nurturing mother and grandmother, she is survived by her children, Sheila and Kelly Dyer of Lawrenceville, Teresa and Gary Piper of...
Mary Mcintyre Palmer
Dec 21, 2008
Mary McIntyre Palmer, age 78, passed away peacefully Sunday, December 21, 2008 of Alzheimer’s. She was preceded in death by her sons, Mark Edward Palmer and Howard Alan Palmer. Mrs. Palmer is survived by her husband of 57 years, Howard H. Palmer; daughters and sons-in-law, Gail and Herschel Hatcher, Myra Palmer and Dave Johnson; 5 grandsons, Chase Curry, Palmer Curry,...
Canary White, Jr.
Dec 20, 2008
Canary White, Jr. died Saturday, December 20, 2008. He was preceded in death by his father, Canary W. White, Sr. and sister, Evelyn White. He is survived by his wife, Jessie White of Decatur; daughters, Linda White of Decatur & Regina Fleming of Bermuda; son, Daryl White of Avondale Estates; mother, Mamie Pearl White of Sandersville; sisters, Thena White of...
Marjorie Foster Hornsby
Dec 20, 2008
Marjorie Foster Hornsby of Atlanta, 82, a homemaker and retired kindergarten teacher, died December 20, 2008 at Dogwood Forest of Dunwoody. Surviving are daughters Elizabeth Louise Hornsby of Atlanta, Marjorie Lee Hornsby-Dodds of Peachtree City, and sister Jackie Foster Conley of Columbus. Also, one granddaughter, Anna Lee Dodds, whom she loved very much. Funeral services will be held Monday, December...
Canary W. White, Jr.
Dec 20, 2008
Canary W. White, Jr. died Saturday, December 20, 2008. He was preceded in death by his father, Canary W. White, Sr. and a sister, Evelyn White. He is survived by his wife, Jessie White of Decatur; daughters, Donna White of Decatur and Regina Fleming of Bermuda; son, Daryl White of Avondale Estates; mother, Mamie Pearl White of Sandersville, GA; sisters,...
Frances Kathleen Walton
Dec 20, 2008
Frances Kathleen Walton, 89, a longtime resident of Decatur died Saturday, December 20, 2008. Frances was born on Friday, March 28, 1919 in Savannah, GA, the daughter of the late Hugh G. Walton, Sr. and Selma K. Walton. The family moved to the Atlanta area and Frances grew up in Kirkwood and attended Commercial High. During World War II she...
Eva Redick Cannon
Dec 19, 2008
Eva Redick Cannon, 102, of Decatur, Georgia died December 19, 2008. She was the wife of the late Hubert Cannon. She is survived by her daughter, Connie Heath of Decatur, Georgia. She is also survived by her grandchildren, Elliott Heath, Jr. and wife Elizabeth of Marietta and Connie Sanford and her husband Bill of Lilburn, Georgia. She is also survived...
Shirley Tharpe Henderson
Dec 18, 2008
Shirley Tharpe Henderson, age 77, of Decatur died Thursday, December 18, 2008. She attended Valdosta Women’s College, and graduated from the University of Georgia and received her masters degree from Georgia State University. Shirley touched many children’s lives as a first grade teacher at McLendon Elementary School in DeKalb County for over 25 years. She was a loving and devoted...
Edwina Tompkins Bell
Dec 18, 2008
Edwina Tompkins Bell of Stone Mountain, GA, died December 18, 2008. The eldest child of Edward Leroy Tompkins and Thelma Martin Walk, she was born May 6, 1926 in Bloomington, IL. She graduated salutatorian from Milton High School in Milton, IL in 1943. From 1944 until 1946, she taught at Clover School near Time, Pike County, IL. She moved to...
Elizabeth Mobley
Dec 18, 2008
Mrs. Elizabeth Mobley, age 83, of Decatur died Thursday, December 18, 2008. She retired from Emory University after 32 years. She was a longtime member of Decatur First United Methodist Church and a member of the Methodist Children’s Home Auxiliary. Mrs. Mobley was preceded in death by her husbands, Vern Mobley and Frank Warrenfells; and her sister, Genie Mobley. She...
Ruth R. Johnson
Dec 17, 2008
Mrs. Ruth R. Johnson of Decatur died Wednesday, December 17, 2008. She is survived by daughters, Bettie Jo Adkins of Tucker, Ruth Patrick of Decatur; son, Jarrett Brunner of Decatur; four grandchildren; and several great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held in the chapel of A. S. Turner & Sons at 1 p.m. Saturday, December 20th. Burial will follow in...
Dr. John Keay "Jack" Davidson Iii
Dec 17, 2008
John K. Davidson III, renowned endocrinologist, died of complications from diabetes Wednesday morning in his Druid Hills Atlanta home. He was 86. Having developed diabetes as a young man, he spent the rest of his life comprehending and fighting the disease. The funeral will be held Monday, December 22, 11:00 AM at Glenn Memorial United Methodist Church. Senior Pastor Dr....
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