Obituaries

Charles Harry Hamilton
Nov 26, 2007
Dr. Charles Harry Hamilton, age 73, of Atlanta, passed away November 26, 2007 after suffering complications due to cancer. He was born in Macon, Georgia October 16, 1934 to the late John R. Hamilton and Alice Stubbs Hamilton. After graduating from Lanier Boy's High, Charles came to Atlanta and attended Ga. Institute of Technology where he received a B.S. degree...
Mary Mccormack Baldwin
Nov 25, 2007
BALDWIN, MARY MCCORMACK-1919-2007Mrs. Mary McCormack Baldwin died at her Avondale Estates home Sunday, November 25, 2007, at the age of 88. She was preceded in death by her husband John A. Baldwin, parents, James F. McCormack, Mildred W. McCormack, brothers, Merlin McCormack and William McCormack. She graduated from Martin College in Pulaski, Tennessee and Middle Tennessee State. Mrs. Baldwin taught...

Gail Lineback
Nov 24, 2007
Gail Lineback, aged 58, passed away Saturday, Nov. 24, 2007. She is survived by her sisters, Ellen Riley, Nancy L. Chakravarty, Michelle Lineback, Lisa Lineback Louder; her brothers, Tim, Eric and Paul Lineback; and many nieces and nephews. Gail was an artist, a teacher, and an avid and accomplished gardener. She pursued a wide range of interests, including St. Matthew's...
Ralph Waldo Ross
Nov 24, 2007
Mr. R. W. Ross, 92, of Clearwater, Florida passed away peacefully at Hospice House Woodside on November 24, 2007. Mr. Ross was born in Atlanta, Georgia on December 24, 1914 to Annie and Ralph Ross. He graduated from Boy's High School in Atlanta, Ga. He married his beloved wife, Peggy, in 1937 and they celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary recently...

Sara N. Smith
Nov 24, 2007
Sara N. Smith of Conyers died Saturday, November 24, 2007. She is survived by her son, Larry Barfield and wife Carol Ann of Tucker; daughter, Terry Sammons and husband Tommy of Conyers; four grandchildren; and ten great grandchildren; brothers, James Noblitt and John Robert Noblitt; and sister, Eva Gibson. Graveside services will be held at 2:30 P.M. Tuesday, November 27th...
Paxton Brewster
Nov 23, 2007
Paxton Elliott Brewster died on November 23, 2007 at Emory University Hospital after an extended illness. Paxton was born in Monroe, NC on June 9, 1923, the daughter of Parks and Clara Elliott. She was the loving, devoted wife of 55 years of Eldon Brewster. She was preceded in death by her daughter Benita Brewster and by her brother Parks...
James William (Bill) Hightower
Nov 23, 2007
Mr. James William (Bill) Hightower, 81, of Lakeland FL, and formerly of Atlanta GA, passed away Friday November 23, 2007 at Lakeland Regional Hospital. Bill was born in Atlanta GA on May 31, 1926 to Nina and John Charles Hightower. He worked for 1st National Bank of Atlanta; now know as Wachovia, for 35 years. In 1986 Bill retired as...

Edward Douglas Schram
Nov 23, 2007
Mr. Edward Douglas Schram of Decatur died Friday, November 23, 2007. He served in the U. S. Air Force. Mr. Schram is survived by his wife, Eva Schram; daughters, Sandy King, Bridgette Butler of Atlanta; son David Schram White of Atlanta; sister, Carol Adams of Ball Ground, GA; brothers, Jerry Schram and wife Barbara of Stockbridge, GA, Mike Schram of...

Angelo Michael Pitillo
Nov 22, 2007
Mr. Angelo Michael Pitillo of Atlanta died Thursday, November 22, 2007. He served his country in the Georgia Air National Guard. Mr. Pitillo was former President of the Black Eyed Pea in Dallas, and was affiliated with Watermark Restaurant Corporation, Marcos Mexican Restaurant, Original Pasta Company and Billy Blue Barbeque, all in Houston, TX. He was the current owner and...

Patricia Ann Childers
Nov 22, 2007
Mrs. Patricia Ann Childers, age 66, of Clarkston died Thursday, November 22, 2007. She is survived by her husband, Dennis Childers; daughters, Sandra D. Moyers and her husband David of Covington, Wanda G. Lonn and her husband Rick of Snellville, Lisa A. Caraway and her husband Mark of Loganville; brother, James Slane of Marietta; sister, Teresa Stancil of Monroe; grandchildren,...

Josephine Adelene Sills
Nov 22, 2007
Josephine A. Sills, 89, of Monroe, GA and formerly of Decatur, GA died Thursday, November 22, 2007 at Athens Regional Medical Center. Born in Atlanta on October 1, 1918, she was school secretary at Clark Howell, Ragsdale, & Guice Elementary Schools until she retired in 1981. She was also a nursery and pre-school teacher at Mt. West Church of God...

Dollie Anne Stringer
Nov 19, 2007
Dollie Anne Stringer 51 of Tucker died November 19, 2007. Surviving are her daughter, Nina Stringer, Tucker, mother Angela Stringer, Tucker, sister, Christy Stringer, Dallas, TX., brother, Gary Stringer, Macedonia, Al., grandmother, Anita Fenu, France, granddaughter, Azara Hobson, Tucker, several nieces & nephews. Funeral services will be held Saturday, November 24, 2007 at two o?clock at A. S. Turner &...

Brigadier Carl Lee Noblitt
Nov 18, 2007
Brigadier Carl Lee Noblitt, Salvation Army (retired), passed away on November 18, 2007 after a brief illness, one day short of his 98th birthday. He was born in Rutherford County, N.C. and entered the Salvation Army School for Officer Training in Atlanta in 1928. In a career that spanned more than 45 years, he was in charge of Salvation Army...

Mettie Roberson Ferguson
Nov 18, 2007
Mrs. Mettie R. Ferguson, 79, of Decatur died Sunday, November 18, 2007. She was preceded in death by her mother, Emma Garvin Roberson, father, Lovell Roberson, husband, Ralph Ferguson, sisters, Mildred Rausch, Lucille Shultz, brothers, Lovell Roberson, Jr., and Jim Roberson. Mrs. Ferguson is survived by her daughter, Vickie Knight of Tybee Island; sons, Ken Knight and wife Pat of...

Joe Morris Allen
Nov 18, 2007
Joe Morris Allen, Sr., born in Clay County Alabama, October 26, 1914, died November 18, 2007. He served in North Africa and Italy during World War II. He was a member of the Keystone Bible Class, Decatur First United Methodist Church. Mr. Allen graduated from Atlanta Law School in 1949 and became a member of the Georgia Bar. He retired...
Catherine Rainey
Nov 16, 2007
Catherine Rainey, 84, of Clarkston died Friday, November 16, 2007. She was a life long member of Clarkston First Baptist Church. Surviving are her loving and devoted husband of 65 years, B.E. Rainey; daughter, Denise Rainey; sons, Dwight Rainey, Barry Rainey, Garry Rainey; 2 granddaughters, Christi Miller, Shawn Thomas Hummel; 1 brother, John Robert King; 2 sisters, Lucille Chapman, Geraldine...

Nicolette Poulous Zervakos
Nov 16, 2007
Nicolette Poulos Zervakos was born in Atlanta, Georgia on St. Nicholas Day, December 6, 1924. The daughter of Greek immigrants, Mrs. Zervakos was a life-long member of the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Atlanta and a 1943 graduate of Girls High. During World War II, the Parthenon Society, of which she was an active member, frequently hosted dances in the church...

Imogene N. Snellings
Nov 16, 2007
Imogene N. Snellings, 82, of Decatur passed away November 16, 2007. She was preceded in death by her husband of 64 years Walter Arnold Snellings and worked for and was a member of The Atlanta Music Club for 16 years. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Decatur since October 7, 1956. Mrs. Snellings is survived by...

Phyllis Rawlins
Nov 16, 2007
Phyllis M. Burns Rawlins, 73, of Decatur, GA, who moved to Jacksonville Beach, FL, in 2005, died peacefully on Thursday, November 15, 2007. Wife of Donald A. Rawlins, Phyllis was born in 1934 in Commerce, Georgia to Charlie L. and Naomi Morrison Burns, both deceased. The Rawlins' had also resided in Lithonia, Tucker, and most recently Snellville, Ga. Phyllis is...

Dorothy Watson Wade
Nov 16, 2007
Mrs. Wade of Wesley Woods, Atlanta, passed away November 16, 2007 of acute respiratory illness. Many thanks to Northside Hospital staff for their excellent care. Dot, born March 4, 1929 in Johnston County, North Carolina, was the daughter of Addie Lee Davis and Carl Andrew Watson. She graduated from Micro High School in Micro, North Carolina, and from Georgia State...
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