Jul 1, 2008

Alethe Vivian Anderson passed away in Atlanta, Georgia, Tuesday, July 1, 2008 due to uterine cancer. She was 90 years old. Born June 25, 1918 to Vincent and Gertrude Holm Still, in Korbel, Humboldt County, California. A graduate of Eureka High School, Class of 1936, Alethe attended Humboldt State University and graduated with a degree in business. During World War...

Jun 30, 2008

Mr. Henry "Hank" Thornton, age 82, of Atlanta died Monday, June 30, 2008.  He was born in Spartanburg, SC on February 9, 1926 to the late McDuff and Margaret Thornton... He served in the Merchant Marine during World War II and was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving in the Korean War. He owned American Cycle and Mower in...

Jun 30, 2008

Mrs. Gertrude Morris Weiser of Decatur died Monday, June 30, 2008. She was a retired nurse from DeKalb Medical Center and after retirement she was a volunteer for 24 years with the Hospital Auxiliary, where she worked with the "Knit-Wits", who made thousands of newborn caps. Mrs. Weiser was a 38 year member of St. Thomas More Catholic Church.  She...

Jun 30, 2008

Mrs. Dorothy C. Townsend, age 80, of Decatur died Monday, June 30, 2008. She is survived by her sons, Eddie Townsend of Decatur, GA, Blaine Townsend of Theodore, AL, Blake Townsend of Virginia Beach, VA; and sister, Louise Greco of Beaverton, OK. Services will be held at a later date. A. S. Turner & Sons

Jun 29, 2008

Martha Merck, age 93, of Decatur died Sunday, June 29, 2008.  She was born in Mansfield, GA and is predeceased in death by her parents, four sisters, one brother; and her daughter Bobbie Marie Binns.  She is survived by her two sons, Mr. Charles R. Merck of Las Vegas, NV and his wife Renee, and Mr. Ralph E. Merck of...

Jun 28, 2008

Jun 27, 2008

Mr. Charles Allen Harris, Sr., 65, of Decatur died Friday, June 27, 2008. A native of Ocilla, GA, he was born on November 21, 1942 to Charles Polk Harris and Ethel Louise Watson Harris. Mr. Harris served in the United States Air Force and the Air Force Reserve for five years.  He worked as a computer technician for Bell South...

Jun 27, 2008

Mrs. Ruth D. Kratsch, age 75, of Decatur, died Friday, June 27, 2008. She was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church and was a secretary with the Manhattan Rubber Company.  Mrs. Kratsch was preceded in death by her sister, Marion Daweke.  She is survived by her loving husband of 51 years, Paul Kratsch; sons, Robert Kratsch of Loganville, Steve...

Jun 26, 2008

Harold B. Curtis, Amoco Dealer for thirty-five years, died Thursday June 26, 2008. He is survived by his wife, Virginia M. Curtis; sister, Jeanne C. Butler (Mrs. Joseph T. Butler); two nieces, Mrs. Deborah B. Stewart and Miss Denise Butler, of Stone Mountain; also an aunt, Mrs. Anna C. Lindgren of Northpoint, N.C.; and step-children, Cliff Gunst, Helen and Richard...

Jun 26, 2008

Mrs. Grace S. Brooker, age 90, of Loganville, died Thursday, June 26, 2008.  She is survived by her son, William Brooker and his wife Regina; granddaughter Lisa Wadkins; great grandchildren, Evan and Audrey Wadkins, all of North Carolina.  Graveside services will be held today, June 28th at 12 Noon at Dawn Memorial Park.  A. S. Turner & Sons

Jun 26, 2008

Mrs. Virginia H. Hardigree, age 90, of Stone Mountain, died Thursday, June 26, 2008.  A native of Dekalb County, she was a long-time member of Glenhaven Baptist Church, where she ran the nursery for 30 years.   Mrs. Hardigree was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph Hardigree and her son, Henry Hardigree.  Surviving are her son, Don Hardigree and his...

Jun 25, 2008

Mr. John Daniel "J.D." Stewart, Jr. went to be with the Lord at 1:40 A.M. Wednesday, June 25, 2008.  He was a veteran of World War II and proud to serve his country.  Mr. Stewart was an employee of A & P for 35 years and also worked for Massey Fair.  He is survived by his wife, Nancy Stewart; son,...

Jun 25, 2008

"Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of His godly ones" (Psalm 116:15).  Dot Eden, devoted follower of Jesus Christ, died on June 25, 2008, in the county where she was born.  She lived a faith-filled life of contentment, even during two periods of widowhood.  Near the end of her life, she wrote, "God has been so...

Jun 25, 2008

Edna Cleghorn Pittman, 91, a long time resident of Decatur, died Wednesday, June 25, 2008.  She was born in Villa Rica, Georgia on July 18, 1916, to the late Jessie Teal Cleghorn and Emory Russell Cleghorn. She was preceded in death by her husband, Henry Lovette Pittman, her sister, Inez Cleghorn Baxter, her brother, Russell O. Cleghorn and her sister,...

Jun 24, 2008

Clyde Edwards, Jr., age 84, of Stone Mountain died Tuesday, June 24, 2008. He was a veteran of World War II and Korea serving in the U. S. Army's 3rd Division. He received the Bronze Star and retired from the Army after 25years of service as a Lt. Colonel. He retired from Amoco Oil Company after 35 years. Mr. Edwards...

Jun 23, 2008

Martha Elizabeth "Betty" Haynie Rentz passed away Monday, June 23,2008, at Lily Homes Assisted Living in Atlanta, where she had lived and been loved for more than five years. Mrs. Rentz was born on October 1, 1911 to William Charles Haynie and Ella Burt Haynie. She married Monte 0. Rentz on May 26, 1956. Her husband predeceased her on August...

Jun 22, 2008

Mrs. Ruth H. Thomas, most recently a resident of Parks Springs Retirement Community in Stone Mountain, formerly of Farragut, TN, died Sunday, June 22, 2008.  Mrs. Thomas was a faithful wife and mother, who kept her mind sharp with reading and word puzzles. Mrs. Thomas was a graduate of King's College. She was a member of P.E.O. and a member...

Jun 21, 2008

Tommie Jean Ryan, an Atlanta native for more than half a century died peacefully on Saturday, June 21, 2008 at Emory University Hospital. The daughter of Cecil Howard Ryan and Pauline Simmons Ryan, she was born August 21, 1918 in Kewanee, MS, near Meridian. She was educated in the public schools of Lauderdale County, MS, where she graduated from Dixie...

Jun 20, 2008

Mrs. Imogene Combs Fugate died June 20, 2008 in her home in Decatur, Georgia, at the age of eighty.  Born in Hazard, Kentucky in November of 1927 to Pearl Huff Combs and George Curtis Combs, she was the beloved wife for over forty years of Isaac S. Fugate,  who predeceased her in  1993. A graduate of the University of Kentucky...

Jun 20, 2008

James Zachary (Jack) Rabun, age 98, died Friday, June 20, 2008.  He was born in Albany, Georgia August 10, 1909.  He was the third of five sons of Zachary Taylor Rabun and Cora Bell Rabun, and was a member of a family that has lived in Georgia since 1785. He grew up in Albany and Morgan.  He earned degrees from...