Obituaries
Paul H. Carpenter
Aug 30, 2005
Lt. Col. Paul H. Carpenter, U. S. Army retired, of Clarkston, died Tuesday, August 30, 2005. Lt. Col. Carpenter served in the Airborne during World War II in the Philippines. After the war in 1947, he was stationed in Honshu, Japan, as a Technician 5th Grade. Four years later in 1951, he was in Japan in the 187th Airborne Division. ...
Frank M. Faso
Aug 30, 2005
Mr. Frank M. Faso of Decatur died Tuesday, August 30, 2005. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Marjorie Faso; daughter, Gale Montgomery of Dawsonville, GA; son, Mark Warren Faso of Decatur, GA; sister, Mary Delia of New Jersey; grandchildren, Michele Jones, Jeremy Weatherford; and great grandsons, Brandon Jones and Connor Jones. A funeral mass will be held 8 p.m....
Katherine Kilgore
Aug 29, 2005
Mrs. Katherine Kilgore of Decatur died peacefully on Monday, August 29, 2005 from the return of kidney cancer. Kay grew up in Atlanta and attended Druid Hills High School. She went on to the University of Iowa where she majored in Speech and Radio. She was a wonderful mother and homemaker, a past President of the Briarpatch Garden Club, an...
Mary Stipe Eyles
Aug 29, 2005
Mary Stipe Eyles died on Monday, August 29, 2005, beloved by many. Mary was born Mary Steed Stipe on March 7, 1917 in Oxford, Georgia, the third child of John Gordon Stipe and Annie Zuleika Dillard. Her father was at that time a professor of Spanish at Emory College. The family moved to Atlanta in 1919 after Emory University was...
Evelyn Feckoury
Aug 29, 2005
Evelyn Feckoury of Tucker died Monday, August 29, 2005. She was a member of St. Elias Antiochian Orthodox Church. During World War II, she worked for Bell Aircraft in Marietta. Later as an entrepreneur, she was in the ice cream business, the travel business, and real estate. She is survived by her brother, Mr. George Feckoury and his wife Grace...
Thomas W. Chandler
Aug 29, 2005
Mr. Thomas W. Chandler of Birmingham, AL, formerly of Decatur, died Monday, August 29, 2005. He was a veteran of World War II, serving with the U. S. Army Signal Corps. He was a member of Avondale First Baptist Church and retired from General Motors - Lakewood. Mr. Chandler was preceded in death by his wife, Eva W. Chandler. He...
William M. (Bill) Riley
Aug 28, 2005
Mr. William (Bill) M. Riley of Atlanta died Sunday, August 28, 2005. He was born in Thomson, GA on September 10, 1920 to Dr. & Mrs. B. F. Riley, Jr. He served three years in the U.S. Navy in World War II as a Lt. Commander and also served in the naval reserves. Mr. Riley was a deacon and Sunday...
Sue Roberts
Aug 28, 2005
Sue Roberts passed away on Sunday, August 28, 2005 and is survived by her husband, John Roberts of Decatur, GA; her parents, Lewis & Billie Sommermeyer of N. Richland Hills, TX; her sister, Pamela Sommermeyer of Atlanta; her brother, Bill Sommermeyer, his wife, Sherry Rodgers and their children, Brittany and Brandon of Plano, TX as well as many loving friends...
Elva Loraine Pherson
Aug 27, 2005
Mrs. Elva Loraine Pherson, age 93, of Augusta died Saturday, August 27, 2005. The wife of the late Ivan J. Pherson, she was a member of the First Christian Church of Atlanta. She is survived by her son, Bruce Edgar Pherson of Sanford, FL; two daughters, Mrs. Nancy Lee Pherson Tussey of Augusta, GA, Mrs. Sharon Sue Pherson Tatum of...
Rudyard Kipling Jarrard, Sr.
Aug 27, 2005
Mr. Rudyard Kipling "Kip" Jarrard, Sr., age 89, of Decatur died Saturday, August 27, 2005. He was a veteran of World War II serving in the U.S. Navy. Mr. Jarrard was a retired pharmacist and a Mason. He is survived by his daughters, Susan Jarrard of Decatur, Marylynn Johnson and her husband of Larry of Riverbank, CA; his son, Ruddy...
Helen A. Botsaris
Aug 27, 2005
Mrs. Helen Botsaris, of Tucker, died Saturday, August 27, 2005. She was a member of the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of The Annunciation. Mrs. Botsaris retired in 1986 from Rich's Department Store in Atlanta. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Sandra and Charles E. Brake of Tucker; brother, Jimmy Alexander of Lilburn; sister Mary (Pota) Janoulis of Atlanta; nephew,...
Nick Stephens
Aug 26, 2005
Mr. Nick Stephens, 87, of Clairmont Oaks in Decatur died Friday, August 26, 2005. He was a graduate of Tech High School and a veteran of World War II serving in the U.S. Army. Mr. Stephens was a member of Clarkston United Methodist Church. He was also a member of Post #1, of the American Legion for over 55 years. ...
Michael G. Billias
Aug 25, 2005
Mr. Michael G. Billias, of Decatur, GA, died Thursday, August 25, 2005 at the age of 86. He was born in Charleston, S.C. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 42 years, Angela (KiKi) Misoyianis Billias and son, George Billias. He was a graduate of Georgia Tech and was employed as an Aeronautical Engineer at Lockheed Aircraft...
Edwin Renn
Aug 25, 2005
Edwin Ernest Renn, Jr. died August 25, 2005 at Emory University Hospital from brain surgery after suffering a cerebral hemorrhage. The body was cremated. Born in Norfolk, Virginia in 1925 to Dr. and Mrs. Edwin Ernest Renn, Sr., he was preceded in death by his parents and his sister, Betty Renn Walton. He attended Roanoke College and the Rutgers University...
Judy Feely
Aug 25, 2005
Mrs. Judy Feely of Decatur died Thursday, August 25, 2005. She was preceded in death by her husband, Blaine Feely and is survived by her son & daughter-in-law, Ken & Julie Feely of Avondale Estates, GA. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be sent to the Arthritis Foundation or to the charity of your choice. The family will receive friends...
Ralph Lamar Gazaway, Sr.
Aug 23, 2005
Ralph Lamar Gazaway, Sr., age 85, of College Park, Georgia and Daytona Beach, Florida, died August 23, 2005 in Atlanta, after a brief illness. Funeral services in Atlanta will be Friday, August 26, 2005 at 1:00 p.m. in the chapel of A. S. Turner and Sons Funeral Home in Decatur, Georgia with The Very Reverend William Deneke officiating. Interment will...
Kenneth Russell Rambo
Aug 22, 2005
Mr. Kenneth Russell (Kenny) Rambo of Decatur died Monday, August 22, 2005. He is survived by his daughter, Anastasia Rambo of Summerville, SC; father, Hubert J. Rambo, Sr. of Decatur, GA; mother & stepfather, Peggy & William Anderson of Atlanta, GA; brother, Alan S. Rambo; sister-in-law, Angela R. Rambo; niece, Cevon Rambo; and nephews, Chase & Cody Rambo, all of...
Jerry Watkins
Aug 21, 2005
Mrs. Doris Geraldine "Jerry" died Sunday, August 20, 2005. She was a member of Alcove Drive Missionary Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Henry Grady Watkins. She is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law, Ronald C. & Shirley Watkins & Kenneth & Valerie Watkins all of Snellville; grandchildren, Clint Watkins of Snellville & Amy Watkins Cyphers...
Rose Marie Johnson
Aug 21, 2005
Rose Marie Johnson, 72, died at the home she shared with her son David Johnson in Atlanta, Georgia on Saturday, August 20, 2005. She was born to Ralph and Edna Mae Albert in Erie, Pennsylvania and adopted by George and Celia Converse at the age of five. A graduate of Thomas A. DeVilbiss High School in Toledo, Ohio, Rose Marie...
Rev. Howard L. Turner
Aug 20, 2005
Rev. Howard L. Turner of McDonough died Saturday, August 20, 2005. He was Pastor of Pine Grove Baptist Church in Stockbridge for 28 years and Community Baptist for 8 years in Henry County. Rev. Turner was preceded in death by his son, Norman L. Turner. He is survived by his wife, Ida C. Turner; son, Mark H. Turner; daughters, Vickie...
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