Obituaries
Victor Herbert Baker
Feb 14, 2008
Mr. Victor Herbert Baker, 71, of Atlanta, GA died Thursday, February 14, 2008 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Atlanta. He was born May 24, 1936, in Brooklyn, N.Y., son of the late Philip and Bella Baker. Mr. Baker was retired from the Internal Revenue Service and was a member of the Clairmont Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses. He was preceded in...
Connie Mullis Wyatt
Feb 13, 2008
Connie Mullis Wyatt, born May 19, 1928 in Barnesville, GA died Wednesday, February 13, 2008. Connie married John Wyatt just before her 18th birthday in April 20, 1946 and was married for almost 62 years. During her adult life she worked for Southern Bell as a long distance operator and at Southern Railway as a clerk. She attended Ousley Methodist...
Burns W. Ivey
Feb 13, 2008
Mr. Burns W. Ivey passed away on February 13, 2008, at Saint Joseph's Hospital, at the age of 90. He was born January 12, 1918 in Gwinnett County, Luxomni, Georgia and was a member of Luxomni Baptist Church. Mr. Ivey served in World War II in the United States Air Force from 1942 to 1946. He was a Lt. Colonel...
James Joseph Jardina, Jr.
Feb 13, 2008
A Funeral mass for James "Jimmy" Joseph Jardina, Jr. will be held at 10:00 A.M. Saturday, February 16th at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, 2855 Briarcliff Rd., Atlanta, GA 30327, with Monsignor Donald Kiernan presiding. Interment will be at Arlington Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. Friday with a Rosary service...
Robert Watt Scales, Jr.
Feb 12, 2008
Mr. Robert W. "Bob" Scales Jr. left to be with his personal Savior on Tuesday, February 12, 2008. He was born in his beloved Miami, Florida. From there, he joined the U.S. Navy, where he proudly served his country in World War II and the Korean War. After distinguished careers with National Airlines and Pan Am Airlines as a commercial...
Dr. James Cecil Bryant, Jr.
Feb 11, 2008
Dr. James C. Bryant, 76, died Monday, February 11, 2008. Dr. Bryant who was born October 21, 1931, was a professor, an Atlanta writer, and a pastor. Coming to Atlanta from the faculty of Florida State University in 1973, Dr. Bryant was a professor of English at Mercer University Atlanta, and former Chairman of the Humanities Division until 1989. Afterwards...
Laura Tufts
Feb 11, 2008
Miss Laura Tufts, 93, died Monday, February 11, 2008. She was a native of Norfolk, VA. Miss Tufts is survived by her sister, Mrs. Barry Tufts Graham of Atlanta, and several nieces and nephews. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, February 16th at Decatur Cemetery. A. S. Turner & Sons
June Swagerty Miller
Feb 11, 2008
June Mignon Swagerty Miller passed away peacefully in her sleep at the A.G. Rhodes home of Emory University's Wesley Woods Methodist retirement complex in Atlanta, Georgia on February 11, 2008. She was born March 28, 1915. Mrs. Miller was predeceased by her husband of 46 years, James Howard Miller, in 1986 and her two sisters, Adeline True Swagerty Hope and...
Annette Godbee Simonds
Feb 11, 2008
Mrs. Annette Godbee Simonds, 85, of Flowery Branch, Georgia, formerly of Decatur died Monday, February 11, 2008. She retired from Southern Bell and was in charge of the Senior Travel Program in DeKalb County. She was a member of The Native Atlantans Club and The Solid Silver Dancers. Mrs. Simonds is survived by her son, Dr. Warren G. Simonds of...
Douglas V. Ingram
Feb 10, 2008
Mr. Douglas "Doug" V. Ingram, age 64, of Atlanta died Sunday, February 10, 2008. Born and raised in Miami, FL, Doug spent over 20 years as a Broadcast Engineer at WSVN. He worked from 1989 to 1997 as a Broadcast Engineer at WAGA in Atlanta, and then he started his own business, Broadcast Software Solutions. He was a well known...
Dorothy Bozeman Johnson
Feb 10, 2008
Dorothy Bozeman Johnson, 81, of Stone Mountain died Sunday, February 10, 2008. She was born in Bartow County to James Bozeman and Omie Adams Bozeman. She was a retired restaurant manager. She is survived by her sister, Elsie Turner of Atlanta and other relatives in the Cartersville area. The funeral service will be Tuesday, February 12, 2008 at 10:00 a.m....
Melinda Jones Farmer
Feb 10, 2008
Mrs. Melinda Farmer of Atlanta died Sunday, February 10, 2008. She was a teacher at Henderson Mill Elementary in DeKalb since 1999, and was a member of Briarlake Baptist Church, where she taught Sunday School and choir, and had a heart for missions. For the past 3 years, she courageously fought cancer. She touched many lives, and will be remembered...
Harriett Harju Lamm
Feb 10, 2008
Mrs. Amanda Harju Lamm, 59, of Atlanta died Sunday, February 10, 2008. Surviving are her husband of twenty years, Darrell Lamm; son, John Wakefield of Conyers; parents, Eric and Emma Harju; and sister, Carla Harju all of Dothan, AL. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, February 13th at three o'clock at A. S. Turner & Sons with the Reverend Ted...
James Edward Seifert
Feb 9, 2008
James Edward Seifert, 85, honored veteran, technology pioneer, trusted salesman, lifelong Presbyterian, and beloved husband and father passed away peaceably on February 9, 2008. Jim was born on February 9, 1923 in Mansfield, Ohio to Edward Joseph Seifert and Martha Lewis Seifert. He was raised in Apollo and Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Mt. Lebanon High School and attended...
Lawson Prather
Feb 9, 2008
Mr. Lawson "Milton" Prather, 87, of Conyers, GA went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, February 9, 2008. Milton served in the U. S. Navy from August 21, 1942 to February 11, 1946 in the Pacific during World War II. He is survived by his wife, Theresa Prather; and brother, Ralph Prather, both of Conyers. Milton will best...
Sarah Terry
Feb 9, 2008
Mrs. Sarah "Louise" Strawn Terry, of Atlanta, GA, died of a prolonged illness Saturday, February 9, 2008. She was born on July 13, 1926 to Ida Mae and P. G. Strawn of Douglasville, GA. Louise was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years William G. Terry. She recently celebrated 25 years in service to the Lord at In...
Dorothy Miles Franklin
Feb 9, 2008
Mrs. Dorothy Miles Franklin of Atlanta, GA died Saturday, February 9, 2008. She was with Southern Bell Telephone Company (now A.T. & T) for 28 years. Mrs. Franklin was a member of Briarcliff Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband, Basil V. Franklin; daughters, Sandra Gail Franklin-Steele of Demorest, GA, Dianne Bland of Duluth; son, Basil V. "Butch" Franklin,...
Marie Salmon Jonap
Feb 8, 2008
Mrs. Marie Jonap of Decatur, GA passed away at her home on February 8, 2008. Marie was born in Sayreville, N.J. on May 25, 1920 to Emily Esser and John Salmon. She was marred to Dr. Stephan Jonap, who practiced medicine in upstate New York and South Amboy, N. J. for over 50 years. Marie loved to read and travel. ...
Martha Juliene Cole
Feb 8, 2008
Mrs. Martha Juliene Cole, 87, of Atlanta, wife of the late William A. Cole of 53 years, passed away Friday, February 8, 2008. She was a member of Grace United Methodist Church. Mrs. Cole is survived by her daughter, Donzie Cole Welgoss; granddaughter, Shelby Nicole Welgoss; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. Graveside services will be held at 1:00 P.M....
Ruby Gabbidon Briscoe
Feb 8, 2008
A funeral service for Ruby Briscoe, age 94, of Stone Mountain, will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, February 16, in the chapel of A.S. Turner & Sons. Interment will follow at the Westview Cemetery. Her daughter, Dorothy Fairweather, and family will receive friends 6-9 p.m. Friday at A.S. Turner & Sons, Decatur.
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