Obituaries
Lila Ann Rogers
Sep 26, 2008
Mrs. Lila Clark Rogers, 94, of Decatur died Friday, September 26, 2008. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bill Rogers; daughter, Anne Sammons; son, Buddy Rogers; and grandsons, Spencer Sammons, Matthew Rogers, and Dylan Haney. She is survived by her sister, Ellen Wright; daughters, Mary Connolly, Lyn Haney; grandchildren, Lila Brawley, Bo Sammons, Julie Sammons, Kellie McCollum, Una...
Aubrey Sellers
Sep 25, 2008
Aubrey Sellers, age 91, of Brunswick, GA, died September 25, 2008 in Atlanta, Ga. He was preceded in death by his wife of 65 years, Lottie Conger Sellers. Mr. Sellers spent his childhood in Greene County, GA. He moved to Brunswick to work in the Shipyard during WWII. He was an electrician with the Brunswick local IBEW until he retired. ...
Sarah Rudolph Miller
Sep 24, 2008
Sarah Rudolph Miller ("Sally") passed away Wednesday, September 24, 2008, at Peachtree Christian Hospice in Duluth, Georgia. Sally was born in Douglas, Georgia, March 30, 1925, the daughter of the late Milton Oscar Rudolph and Sarah Woodard Rudolph. She was also predeceased by one brother, Robert Milton Rudolph. Sally is survived by Alden F. Miller, her husband of nearly sixty...
Margaret Ann Fields
Sep 23, 2008
Margaret Ann Archer Fields (Maggie) of Kennesaw, Georgia passed away peacefully in her sleep at her home on September 23, 2008, at the age of 81. She bravely challenged cancer and always lived in the moment. Maggie was born in Salina, Kansas in 1927 to Meda and Ralph Archer. She graduated high school in Evanston, Illinois from Roycemore School. Maggie...
Dorothy Mccormick
Sep 22, 2008
Dorothy Carolyn McCormick of Atlanta died Monday September 22, 2008. She was born November 24, 1959 to Dr. Glenn E. McCormick and Florence Harris McCormick. Ms. McCormick graduated from Briarcliff High School and Georgia Southern College. She was employed in the Travel and Passport Division of CDC. She was preceded in death by her mother and two brothers, Eddie and...
Lynda Standard Riley
Sep 21, 2008
Mrs. Lynda Standard Riley, 87, of Atlanta died Sunday, September 21, 2008. She was born in Wilkes County, GA to Iris and Sim Standard. She graduated from Thomson High School in 1938, the Georgia State College for Women College in 1942 and completed graduate work for administration at the University of Georgia. She taught in the Florence, SC elementary school...
Dr. Ramon Gutierrez Gamoneda
Sep 20, 2008
Ramón Gutiérrez Gamoneda, 95, died Saturday, September 20, 2008. Dr. Gamoneda was born in Havana, Cuba where he became a partner in the accounting firm of Salas y Gutiérrez Gamoneda and a professor at the University of Havana. Fleeing the Castro regime, Dr. Gamoneda emigrated to the United States settling temporarily in New York City, then permanently in Atlanta, in...
Cdr. Vernon John Cheek
Sep 20, 2008
Cmdr. Vernon John Cheek, 99, retired U S Navy Reserve, of Atlanta, died Saturday, September 20, 2008. He was born May 6, 1909 in Canon, GA (HartCounty) and raised in Elberton and Lavonia. He was Chief Communications Officer in the Pacific Theater of WWII aboard the Bunker Hill and Belleau Wood aircraft carriers. In addition, he was a graduate of...
David Winston Barrett
Sep 19, 2008
Mr. David W. Barrett of Tucker was a lifelong resident of DeKalbCounty. He was a 49 year member of Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 72, was a Past Master and a longtime member of Clarkston Masonic Lodge 492, as well as a Past Patron of Starlight Chapter 421, OES. David’s true passion was Civil War Living History. He joined John B....
Charles Neal Allred
Sep 19, 2008
Mr. Charles N. Allred, of Decatur died Friday, September 19, 2008. He is survived by his wife, Sandy Allred; son, Herman Lee “Bill” Allred of Macon; daughter, Nancy Bailey of Forsyth; and sister, Jane Shiel of Jackson, MS; five grandchildren, and one great grandchild. Funeral services will be held in the chapel of A. S. Turner & Sons Tuesday, September...
Nora Garrett Crawford
Sep 19, 2008
Mrs. Nora Garrett Crawford of Decatur passed away September 19, 2008 after a long illness. She was born in Hiawassee on December 5, 1930, graduated from Towns County High School, and attended Berea College in Berea, Kentucky, before moving to Atlanta. She retained a love of the mountains all her life. She is survived by her husband, Thomas E. Crawford;...
Stella Hinson Poulnot
Sep 18, 2008
Stella Hinson Poulnot, of Atlanta, Georgia, passed away Thursday, September 18, 2008, after an extended time in the A.G. Rhodes nursing home at Wesley Woods. She was a native of Atlanta and had spent time as an employee of Bell Bomber during WWII. Following the war, she was employed by the motion picture industry and served as President of Women...
Josephine Tillman Winters
Sep 17, 2008
Mrs. Josephine Tillman Winters, of Decatur died Wednesday, September 17, 2008. She was born in Valdosta, GA and raised in Blackshear, GA. Mrs. Winters was a bookkeeper for many years and a former member of the Women of Motion Picture Industries, Business Professional Women’s Club and the High Jinx Club. She was preceded in death by her grandson, Pete Kirby. ...
Robert Asbury Dukes
Sep 17, 2008
Robert Asbury Dukes, age 82, died Wed. Sept. 17, 2008 at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Home. He was born and raised in Decatur Ga. and graduated from Marist College H. S. and Auburn University. Mr. Dukes served in the Army Air Forces in WWII as a B-29 tail gunner and later served in the Air Force as a 1st...
Frederick Starnes Kirby
Sep 17, 2008
Frederick “Fred” Starnes Kirby, age 73, of Decatur, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, September 17, 2008. He was born and reared in Woodland, Alabama, son of Thomas J. Kirby and Gertrude Fincher Kirby. He is survived by his wife, Frances Parker Kirby; son, Timothy S. Kirby (Tammy), Buford, GA; daughters, Nandell K. Coursey (Rick), Sugar Hill, GA,...
Fredrick Charles Proctor, Sr.
Sep 16, 2008
Fredrick Charles Proctor, 93, died at Eden Brook of Alpharetta on September 16, 2008. Family was the central focus and joy of Fred Proctor's life. He leaves a legacy of courage, dignity, grace, kindness, caring, dependability and love. He will be dearly missed by his family and all who knew and loved him. Fred Proctor was born in Ocala, Florida...
Louise White Wilson
Sep 16, 2008
Louise White Wilson, 92, died peacefully September 16 in Seaford, Delaware. She was an active member of GraceBaptistChurch. Her home most of her life was Atlanta, where she was an active member of SmokeriseBaptistChurch. She was employed by the federal government during World War II, but her main career was that of homemaker. She was an avid gardener, and enjoyed...
Martha Lou Cox Kiser
Sep 15, 2008
Martha Lou Cox Kiser, 73, of Decatur, Georgia died peacefully September 15, 2008. She was born Martha Lou Cox in Oakland, Warren County, Kentucky on Apri1 20, 1935. She was the daughter of the late Rodney Dewey Cox and Lula Dossey Cox. She married Maurice W. Kiser in December 1957. She will be remembered by friends and family alike. She...
George Motte Martin
Sep 14, 2008
George Motte Martin, a founder of Martin-Robbins Fence Co, Inc. died Sunday, September 14, 2008, at age 96. Mr. Martin was born August 26, 1912, at The Presbyterian Mission of Luebo, Kasai District, Belgium Congo. The only child of early pioneer missionaries to Africa, Dr. Motte Martin and Bessie Sentell Martin, he lived a fascinating childhood, traveling much of the...
Annette S. Ford
Sep 14, 2008
A resident of Avondale Estates for 47 years, Annette was the owner of Sportswear Outlet Inc., the first discount store in the southeast, selling White Stag overruns and seconds. Sportswear Outlet Inc. became “The Avondale Ski Shop” in the late 60’s when the business’ focus went to snow skiing. Annette also worked in the Avondale Realty Co. with her husband...
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