Obituaries
Florence Stallings Brown
Nov 28, 2005
Florence Stallings Brown, 79, a life-long resident of Atlanta died Monday, November 28, 2005. She was born May 23, 1926 to Walter Thomas and Adelaide Barry Stallings. Florence grew up in Grant Park and graduated from Commercial High School. In 1946 she married Edward H. Brown, Sr. She was a devoted wife, mother, and homemaker, and a devout Protestant. She...
Carolyn S. White
Nov 27, 2005
Carolyn S. White of Tucker died Sunday, November 27, 2005. She was a retired attorney from Decatur. Miss White is survived by several cousins. Funeral services will be held in the chapel of A. S. Turner & Sons at 2 p.m. Wednesday, November 30th, Mike Calvert officiating. Burial will follow in Fairview Memorial Gardens, Stockbridge. The family will receive friends...
Annie Ruth Fokes
Nov 26, 2005
Mrs. Annie Ruth Fokes, age 95, of Lawrenceville died Saturday, November 26, 2005. She was a member of Druid Hills Baptist Church and a resident of Atlanta for over 60 years. She was preceded in death by her husband William B. Fokes, Jr. and son, Robert W. Fokes. She is survived by her son, William B. Fokes; granddaughters, Stacey Fokes...
Frank Acree
Nov 26, 2005
Frank Acree of Decatur/Lawrenceville died Saturday, November 26, 2005. He graduated from Towers High School, attended Virginia Military Institute on a football scholarship and then, graduated from Georgia Tech with a degree in economics. He was a regional manager for Certainteed Fiberglass Insulation for 15 years and then an office manager for H & R Block for 9 years. He...
Dr. E. Clinton Gardner
Nov 26, 2005
Dr. E. Clinton Gardner of Decatur, a prominent Emory Theologian, died peacefully at home on November 26, 2005. Born August 17, 1920 on a farm in Columbia, Tennessee where he was raised, he was a graduate of Vanderbilt University, Yale Divinity School, and Yale University (Ph.D.). He served as U. S. Army Chaplain in World War II and pastorates in...
Christina Poulos
Nov 26, 2005
Mrs. Christina Long Poulos, 75, died Saturday, November 26, 2005, of heart failure. She is survived by her beloved husband of 55 years, Pete J. Poulos; sons, John Dana Poulos and his wife Pam, Jimmy Poulos and his wife Joni; daughter, Lisa Ann Williams; seven grandchildren; two great grandchildren; and many nieces & nephews. Mrs. Poulos was born in Athens,...
Thomas Harvey Meadows
Nov 25, 2005
Mr. Thomas (Tommy) Meadows of Morrow died Friday, November 25, 2005. He is survived by his son, Tommy Meadows, Jr. of Morrow; one daughter, Cheryl Edwards of Breman; companion, Mary Ann Hardin of Morrow; mother Anis Najjar of Lake Hartwell; sister, Rhonda Moore of Atlanta; and many aunts, uncles and cousins. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday,...
Agnes Mcallister Pritchard
Nov 25, 2005
Mrs. Pauline M. Pritchard, age 85, of Atlanta died Friday, November 25, 2005. She is survived by her son, Mr. Barney L. Pritchard, III of Atlanta; two daughters, Janice Major and her husband James of Stockbridge, GA, and Allison Harden and her husband Kevin of Ellenwood, GA; sister, Mrs. Jewell McMullen of Stuart, FL; five grandchildren, Amanda, Ken, Debbie, Brandon...
Grace Belle Nester
Nov 25, 2005
Grace Nester of Decatur died Saturday, November 26, 2005 of natural causes. Born in Northport, AL, on October 5, 1924, she built radios for the government during World War II, and met her husband during that time. She always wanted to teach, and said that she should've gone to college to study home economics. An avid seamstress and traveler, she...
Amogene Ruth Caldwell Oliver
Nov 24, 2005
Amogene Caldwell Oliver, 91, of Hendersonville, NC, formerly of Decatur, GA, died November 24, 2005 in Hendersonville. She was married for 68 years to James Luther Oliver, who died last month. Born in Atlanta, GA, Amogene grew up in Lilburn, GA but lived in the Atlanta area for 60 years. She had successful careers as a homemaker, a bookkeeper, and...
James Wesley Alford
Nov 23, 2005
James Wesley Alford, 70, of Atlanta died Wednesday, November 23, 2005 after a long illness. He was a graduate of Murphy High School and a veteran of the United States Army serving during the Korean War. He was a member of American Legion Post #1. He spent his life in the printing industry and served as president of the Atlanta...
Ellen G. Ross
Nov 23, 2005
Ellen G. Ross, 85, of Decatur died Wednesday, November 23, 2005 of a sudden illness.. A lifetime Georgia resident, she was born December 21, 1919. She retired from Abrams Industries and faithfully attended Rehoboth Baptist Church. Miss Ross is preceded in death by her mother and step-father, Odessa Wilkins Dyson and Jack Dyson; sister, Laura Ross Manley; and brothers, John...
Mary Margaret Hoy
Nov 22, 2005
Mary Margaret Westbrook, of Atlanta, died on November 22, 2005, at the age of 89. She is survived by her daughter, Susan Hoy, of Decatur, Georgia, her son and daughter-in-law, Thomas A. and Sarah M. Hoy, of Louisville, Kentucky, and her granddaughters, Katharine L. Hoy, Louisville, and Margaret M. Hoy, Denver, Colorado. She was preceded in death by her husband,...
Lois May Ray
Nov 21, 2005
Mrs. Lois May Ray, age 91, of Decatur died Monday, November 21, 2005. She is survived by her sister, Jewell May of Atlanta; brothers, John Jay Smith of Atlanta, Iowa Pierce Smith of Florida; nieces, Jean and Jerry Day of College Park, Vicki Davis of Decatur; and several other nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held in the chapel...
William B. Scott, Jr.
Nov 20, 2005
SCOTT -William B. Scott, Jr. of Decatur died Sunday afternoon, November 20,2005. Mr. Scott was a native of Savannah, GA and was a member of Decatur First United Methodist Church. He graduated from the University of Georgia in 1941. He joined Southern Bell Telephone Company that same year and retired as Treasurer of the company in 1982. Mr. Scott was...
Ronald E. Tomlin
Nov 20, 2005
Ronald E. Tomlin of Stone Mountain, GA, age 58, died November 20, 2005, after a lengthy illness. He was born in Vicksburg, Mississippi, and spent most of his life in Jackson, Mississippi. He was a graduate of the University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee, and he received a Master's degree from the University of Mississippi. He was a Certified Records...
Charles Dailey Hostetter
Nov 18, 2005
Charles Dailey Hostetter, age 82, a resident of Tucker, Georgia, passed away Friday, February 18. Mr. Hostetter was born November 14, 1922 and raised in Tuskeegee, Alabama. Charles graduated from Auburn University in 1948 and served his country in the Naval Air Force in World War II. As the Kraft Foods plant superintendent, he was instrumental in moving the plant...
Harrison Aubrey Towns
Nov 18, 2005
TOWNS-Mr. Harrison A. "Buddy" Towns, age 80, of Lilburn died Friday, November 18, 2005. A native of Scottdale, GA, he was a veteran of World War II and the Korean War serving in the U.S. Navy. Mr. Towns was an Elder Emeritus of Ingleside Presbyterian Church. He officiated at High School football, baseball and basketball games for 37 years. He...
Elaine C. Landers
Nov 18, 2005
Mrs. Elaine C. Landers, 82, of Atlanta died Friday, November 18, 2005. She was a native of Atlanta and attended high school in Memphis, TN. She retired as a paraprofessional for the DeKalb County Board of Education. Mrs. Landers was a member of the Joy Sunday school class at Heritage Hills Baptist Church. She also was affiliated with West Manor...
Robert J. Rogers
Nov 17, 2005
Mr. Robert J. Rogers died Thursday, November 17, 2005. He was a resident of Decatur and graduated from Avondale High School and Shorter College. Mr. Rogers served in the US Navy. He is survived by cousins. Funeral services will be held in the chapel of A. S. Turner & Sons at 1 p.m. Monday, November 21st, Rev. Lee Mason officiating....
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