Feb 5, 2007

R. Theodore Smith, age 90, passed away February 5, 2007. A life long resident of Atlanta and the Atlanta area, he was a member of First Baptist Church of Avondale Estates and formerly a member of Woodlawn Baptist Church of Decatur. He was a retired partner of McCurdy & Candler Law Firm of Decatur. He was a member of the...

Feb 5, 2007

Hazel "Woodie" Reid died February 5, 2007 in her home in Decatur, Ga. Mrs. Reid was a long time member of Emory Presbyterian Church and was retired from the Internal Revenue Service. She was preceded in death by husband, Garland Reid Jr., and son, Garland Reid III. Survivors include brother, William B. Wilson of Cleveland, Ga.; daughter, Mary Ware Parrish...

Feb 5, 2007

Mrs. Barbara E. Moore, 87, of Decatur passed away Monday, February 5, 2007. She is survived by daughter and son-in-law, Kathy and Marvin Spissman of Tucker; son, Ron Moore of Tijeras, NM; grandchildren, Nick Moore; Mandy and Bryan Atkins; Jason and Cortney Spissman. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, February 8th at Dawn Memorial Park, Rev. Tom...

Feb 2, 2007

Atlanta, GA - Dr. Gus A. Petitt of Decatur, Georgia died February 2, 2007, after complications following lung surgery.  Dr. Petitt was born April 7, 1937, to Gus and Jane Petitt of Birmingham, Alabama.  He received a B.S. degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1960 and was awarded the Ph.D. degree in nuclear physics in 1964 from Duke...

Feb 2, 2007

Mrs. Mary Catherine Ewing Steele Duluth died Friday, February 2, 2007. She is survived by her sister-in-law, Ruth Sappington and her husband Joe of Lawrenceville; niece, Cheryl Ewing Crowe and her husband Richard of Dacula; nephews, Pete Adamson and his wife Jeannie of Atlanta, Hollis Ewing of Atlanta; two great nieces; three great nephews; two great great nieces; one great...

Jan 30, 2007

Nettie Norton Griffo, age 82, of Birmingham, Alabama, formerly of Avondale Estates, Georgia died January 30, 2007. She was born June 18, 1924 to James Norton and Lilly Hamlett Norton in Nottingham, Virginia. She was their 7th of 10 children. Mrs. Griffo was a graduate of Crewe High School. She was a longtime member and Sunday school teacher at Columbia...

Jan 12, 2007

Mr. W. Roy Arnold, Sr. of Anacortes, WA, formerly of Atlanta, died Friday, January 12, 2007. He was preceded in death by his wife, Geneva Blalock Arnold. He is survived by his sons, William Roy Arnold, Jr. of Tucker, Frank C. Arnold of Anacortes, WA; and grandchildren, Angelique Dixon of Lake Park, GA, Robert Arnold and David Arnold, both of...

Mar 30, 2006

Feb 1, 2006

Mrs. Martha Hogsed Harrison born June 27, 1944, died Wednesday, February 1, 2006.  Survived by her husband of 36 years Richard Harrison of Atlanta; son, Mitcham Harrison of Decatur; and daughter, Kimberly Fobas of Dunwoody; two grandchildren, Jackson Christian Fobas and Emma Grace Fobas.  Surviving also, her mother, Emma Hogsed; sisters, Linda Guignard, Sophia Young, Mary Jane Shipman, Amelia Circosta,...

Jan 31, 2006

Alna Jarrell Kramer, age 97, of Snellville, GA passed away on Tuesday, January 31, 2006. She is survived by her sister, Edith Van Landingham of Soperton, GA; nieces, Sylvia Rossiter of Washington, N.C., Beth Campbell of Sevierville, TN; and nephew, Albert Winters of Grayson, GA. Graveside services will be held Saturday, February 4,1:OO p.m. at Westview Cemetery, Atlanta, GA. Funeral...

Jan 30, 2006

Doris Sheel Howell, age 80, of Decatur died Monday, January 30, 2006. She graduated from Girls High School in 1943 and also graduated from Atlanta Junior College. Mrs. Howell served 36 years as pastors' secretary at Druid Hills Baptist church to 4 ministers, Dr. Louie D. Newton, Dr. Harold D. Zwald, Dr. Robert Defoor and Dr. Paul Mims. Mrs. Howell...

Jan 30, 2006

Mr. Wallace (Buster) Foster of College Park died Monday, January 30, 2005. He is survived by his father, Wallace D. Foster of College Park; sister, Tammy Tucker Grober and her husband Wolf of Peachtree City; brothers, Robert Castleberry and his wife Reba of Cumming and Sam Tucker of Newnan; several aunts and uncles; and several nieces and nephews. Graveside services...

Jan 30, 2006

Mr. Bennie A. Maddox of Snellville died Monday, January 30, 2006. He is survived by two daughters, Donna M. Casey of Loganville and Christy M. Williams of Stone Mountain; son, Jody Maddox; two sisters, Fleta V. Jones of Monroe and Mary Lee Ford of Decatur; brother, Carlton Maddox of Loganville; 3 grandsons and two great granddaughters. Graveside services will be...

Jan 30, 2006

Louise Jordan Moore, 91, died Monday, January 30, 2006 at St. Francis Medical Center in Monroe, LA.  She grew up in Gwinnett County and taught school in Lilburn, GA.  She lived in Macon, GA as a young bride and mother.  In 1939 she and her family moved to Decatur, GA where she lived for the rest of her life.  During...

Jan 29, 2006

Flournoy P. (F.L.) Jennings, age 91, died peacefully January 29, 2005. She was born April 9, 1915 to Flournoy Phillips and Bell Gillis Phillips of Treutlen County and Vidalia, GA. She is survived by daughters, Henrietta Jennings Brown of Rockville, MD, Patricia Jennings Hold of Raleigh, NC, Suzanne Jennings of St. Simons Island, GA and Marjorie Jennings of Macon, GA;...

Jan 25, 2006

Thelma Woodson died Wednesday, January 25, 2006.  She is survived by her daughters, Valerie Goodson Sueatt of Montclair, NJ, Vicky Goodson Shell of League City, TX; sons, Mitchell Goodson of Montclair, NJ, Marlowe Goodson of Manalapan, NJ, Marshall Goodson of Alpharetta, GA: brothers, William Salter of New Rochelle, NY, George Salter of New York, NY; ten grandchildren and many great...

Jan 23, 2006

Mrs. Mary G. Calhoun, age 85, former resident of Coventry Place in Decatur, died Monday, January 23, 2006.  She was a member of Columbia Presbyterian Church. She was predeceased by her husband, James L. Calhoun; and two granddaughters, Jennifer Calhoun and Meghan Calhoun.  She is survived by her daughter, Sally Currin and her husband Mike of Lilburn, GA; son, Jim...

Jan 22, 2006

Mr. Jack S. Wood, age 25, of Atlanta died January 22, 2006.  he was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather Frank Edward Wood. He is survived by his father, Paul S. Wood of Atlanta; his mother, Judy Eubanks Roll of Oregon; sisters, Dina Lynn O'Quinn,  Katrina Nida , Elena Sheets , Tiffany Roll, Kyrie Roll and Elizabeth Wood Wikle;...

Jan 22, 2006

Mrs. Wai Yiing Mo of Atlanta passed away January 22, 2006. She is survived by her husband, Mr. Fook Sang Cheung; son, Mr. Shun Yan Cheung and wife Stella Li of Doraville; daughter, Mrs. Sandra Edna Cheung and husband Michael Louie of Belmont, CA; and grandchildren, Nathanie Cheung, Wesley Cheung, Christopher Louie and Lauren Louie. Funeral services will be held...

Jan 22, 2006

Jeanne Allyne Clark, 75, of Tucker, died Sunday, January 22, 2006.  She is survived by her daughter, Shawn Fitzgerald of Tucker; sons, Edward S. Clark of Chamblee, Preston Allen Clark of Tucker; sisters, Bettye Craig of Nesbit, MS, Marie Maddox of Nashville, TN; brother, Preston Maddox of Chattanooga, TN; and granddaughter, Jeanne Marie Clark.  Funeral services will be held at...