Obituaries
Hilliard Mac Miller
Feb 1, 2008
Mr. Hilliard "Mac" Miller, age 99, of Atlanta passed away on Friday, February 1, 2008. He was a resident of Decatur, GA for most of his life. He was retired from the Army and served in the Korean War and World War II. Mr. Miller retired from the Southern Freight Association after 47 years of service and was a member...
Nelle Perdue Weaver
Feb 1, 2008
Mrs. Nelle Perdue Weaver, 96, died Friday February 1, 2008. She is survived by her son, Frederick D. (Doug) Weaver, Jr. of Atlanta; and nieces and nephews. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Sunday, February 3, 2008 at Rock Springs Cemetery, Rock Springs,GA. A. S. Turner & Sons
Stanislaw Theodore Gorka
Feb 1, 2008
It is with sadness our family announces the passing of Stanislaw Theodore Gorka, 80, of Decatur, Ga. on February 1, 2008. He was born in Tower Hill, Pa. He was preceded in death by his wife of 26 years, Barbara L. Gorka. Mr. Gorka is survived by his friend, Irene Ann Sprague of Decatur; children, Elizabeth A. Gorka of Auburn,...
Livingston Miller Demarest, Jr.
Feb 1, 2008
Livingston M. Demarest, Jr. "Rusty", 58 of Snellville, GA and Cambridge, Maryland died February 1, 2008 in Snellville. He is preceded in death by: his father, Livingston M. Demarest, Sr.; a brother, Robert Merrall Demarest; and a mother-in-law, Wilma Umscheid.Rusty loved his family and was a devoted husband, father, son, brother, grandfather, and uncle. He was a 40 year member...
Stanislaw Theodore Gorka
Feb 1, 2008
{\rtf1\ansi\ansicpg1252\deff0\deflang1033{\fonttbl{\f0\fnil\fcharset0 MS Sans Serif;}}\viewkind4\uc1\pard\f0\fs17 GORKA, Stanislaw -\par It is with sadness our family announces the passing of Stanislaw Theodore Gorka, 80, of Decatur, Ga. on February 1, 2008. He was born in Tower Hill, Pa., He was preceded in death by his wife of 26 years, Barbara L. Gorka. Mr. Gorka is survived by his friend, Irene Ann Sprague of...
Marie Kenbeek Hollender
Jan 31, 2008
Marie Kenbeek Hollender, born May 6, 1910 in Leiden, Netherlands, Marie died in Atlanta, GA January 31, 2008. She immigrated with her parents and 7 older siblings at age 3, settling in Detroit. She attended St. Paul's Lutheran School, where the instruction was in German until WWI. She spoke Dutch at home, German in the school, and English without any...
Lillie Brewster Church
Jan 31, 2008
Lillie Pearl Church, 99 of Tucker died Thursday January 31, 2008. She was the second of twelve children born to John and Rosa Shrader Brewster. She is survived by her son and daughter in law, Jim and Sue Church of Atlanta; sisters, Edith Ropel of Frankfurt, IN, Freedia Munsey and her husband, George of Roanoke,VA; grandchildren, Jeff and Pam Church...
William Pryor Stephenson
Jan 31, 2008
Mr. William Pryor ?Bill? Stephenson, 75, of Decatur, GA, passed away on Thursday, January, 31, 2008 after a prolonged illness. He is a Korean War Veteran who earned several military medals for his courage and bravery. He retired as Chief Building Inspector of DeKalb County, and was a member of The Harold Byrd American Legion Post #66 in Avondale Estates. ...
Mary A. Bowers
Jan 29, 2008
Mary Alexander Bowers, age 78, of Atlanta, GA passed away January 29, 2008. She was preceded in death by her husband Larry S. Bowers and her daughter Mary Elizabeth (Beth) Bowers Newsome of Warrenton, GA. Mary is survived by her son David Lawrence Bowers of Woodstock, GA, and grandson, Alex; her son, Jeffery Lisle Bowers of Tucker, GA, his wife...
Hazel B. Campbell
Jan 29, 2008
Hazel Bailey Campbell, 91, a retired state of Georgia employee, passed away on Tuesday January 29, 2008, in Marietta. Hazel was born in Decatur on September 26, 1916, to Willie and Ernest Bailey and lived in the Atlanta area most of her life. She is survived by four stepchildren, two nieces, and two nephews. Visitation will begin at 11:00 on...
Mike Armistead
Jan 26, 2008
Mike Armistead of Lilburn, Georgia, a former teacher, insurance and independent business owner, motivational speaker, consultant, and most recently Vice-President of Retirement Education for SunTrust Bank, died Saturday of a massive heart attack. He had been a patient at Emory Hospital for the past eighteen years since being diagnosed with electrical conductor system disease the week of his 40th birthday....
Alma Simpson Akin
Jan 26, 2008
Alma Simpson Akin died Saturday, January 26, 2008 at 12:56 p.m. as a result of Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease. She was in her eighty eighth year. A resident of Tucker Georgia, she was born November 9, 1920, to Homer Andrew and Lula Weems Simpson, in Clarkston, Georgia. She was the sixth of seven children.A widow for twenty-four years she is...
Fannie Vaughn George
Jan 25, 2008
Mrs. Fannie George, age 92, of Avondale Estates, GA, born September 22, 1915, passed away on Friday, January 25, 2008. She was a member of Mountain View Baptist Church and a former member of North Clarendon Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Orlee George; son, Leonard, and daughters, Shirley and Elizabeth. Mrs. George is survived...
B. F. "Frank" King
Jan 24, 2008
oyd Franklin "Frank" King passed away on Thursday, January 24th, at the age of 70. He was the loving husband of Robbie Whaley King and father of son Adam B. King. Born in Knoxville, TN in 1937, he attended Central High School in Fountain City. He received a BS degree from the University of Tennessee and did graduate study in...
Melinda Padgett Feathers
Jan 24, 2008
Mrs. Melinda Padgett Feathers, 42, of Decatur died Thursday, January 24, 2008. She was preceded in death by her father, Eugene Craig Padgett; brother, Russell Frank Padgett; nephews, Cristofer Michael Padgett, and Jarrett Glenn Jefferson. She is survived by her husband, Royal Feathers; daughter, Lindsay Paige Hulsey; step daughters, Ashley Feathers, Leslee Feathers Matson, Emily Feathers and Kellie Feathers; mother,...
William David Hensley
Jan 23, 2008
Mr. William "David" Hensley of Decatur passed away on Wednesday, January 23, 2008. He was employed with DeKalb County for over 30 years. Mr. Hensley was preceded in death by his parents and grandparents. He is survived by the Gonzales/Cornell Family and children; and many friends at Dekalb County Roads and Drainage; cousins, Joe Hensley and family of Knoxville, TN,...
Ava Gwendolyn Belle Isle
Jan 22, 2008
BELLE ISLE, Ava Gwendolyn-Ava Gwendolyn Andrews Belle Isle ("Gwen") went to be with her Lord and Savior Tuesday, January 22, 2008 in Valrico, FL. She was 88 years old. Gwen was born in Atlanta, GA on December 27, 1919 and lived there until 2003. The youngest daughter of William E. and Virginia Cash Andrews, Gwen was raised on Capital Avenue. ...
Rev. Mel Sheppard
Jan 21, 2008
SHEPPARD, Mel-Mr. Willis Melvin Sheppard, age 71, of Avondale Estates, GA died Monday, Jan. 21, 2008. He was a graduate of Truett-McConnell College in Cleveland, GA. He worked with Pan-American Testament League in the Bible Distribution Ministry for over 46 years. Son of the late Steve M. and Margie G. Sheppard, he is survived by his brother, Joe S. Sheppard...
Rilla Harden Williams
Jan 21, 2008
Mrs. Rilla R. Williams, formerly of Hapeville, died Monday, January 21, 2008. She retired from the Georgia Department of Revenue where she was a clerk supervisor. Mrs. Williams was a member of the Hapeville Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Bobbi Baker and seven brothers and sisters. She is survived by her sons, Jim Williams...
Olga Russo Bonnie
Jan 21, 2008
BONNIE-Olga (Russo) Bonnie of Tucker, Ga. entered the hands of God on January 21, 2008 at Odyssey House after battling cancer. She was 81. She was preceded by her husband, Clifford Bonnie. She was born in Scotia, N.Y., daughter of the late Victorio and Marie Russo of Scotia, N.Y., sister to the late Anthony, Joseph (Esther) Russo of Scotia, N.Y....
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