Obituaries
A. C. Allen
Aug 20, 2005
Mr. A. C. Allen of Tucker, age 79, died peacefully Saturday, August 20, 2005. He graduated from Decatur Boys High School and was a veteran of World War II serving in the U. S. Navy. Mr. Allen was a dedicated member of Briarlake Baptist Church and the Alert Sunday School class. He was a member of the International Brotherhood of...
Rubye Covington Wyatt
Aug 20, 2005
Mrs. Rubye Covington Wyatt of Hampton, formerly of Decatur, died Saturday, August 20, 2005. She is survived by her daughter, Mary Anne Maslanka of Hampton, GA; two sons, Richard Wyatt of Bradenton, FL, William N. Wyatt of Olympia, WA; six grandchildren; four great grandchildren; and a number of nieces & nephews. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, August 23,...
Mary Lefrancois
Aug 19, 2005
Mrs. Mary Lefrancois of Atlanta died Friday, August 19, 2005. She had lived for may years in Ft. Lauderdale and Davie, Florida where she and her husband, Raymond had multiple business interests. She is survived by her sisters, Chrisoula Eaccarino and Helene Davant; nephew and his wife, Father Michael & Vivian Eaccarino; great nieces and nephew, Danielle & Michael Halkos,...
Pauline Park
Aug 17, 2005
"Gently now the robes of night Enfold the weary day,The sunshine's golden afterglowTakes all her cares away?"Pauline Park of Lithonia quietly died of heart failure on Wednesday morning, August 17, 2005. These lines were taken from a poem written by her at an early age. She was of a poetic nature and left a collection of meaningful poems written by...
Beatrice T. Godfrey
Aug 17, 2005
Mrs. Beatrice T. Godfrey known to her friends as "Bappy" died Wednesday, August 17, 2005. She was a member of the Decatur First United Methodist Church. She served as president of the Avondale Woman's Club in 1959 and was past president of the Avon Garden Club. She graduated from Avondale High School and was a graduate of the Georgia State...
Hansford Sams, Jr.
Aug 17, 2005
The memorial service for Hansford Sams, Jr. of Decatur will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, August 20, at Decatur Presbyterian Church. The family will receive friends immediately following the service in the church parlor. Mr. Sams died on August 17, 2005 at the age of 92. Hansford Sams, Jr. was born January 20, 1913 in Decatur. He was the...
Dr. Peter Nicholas Bougas, Sr.
Aug 16, 2005
Dr. Peter N. Bougas, Sr. began his journey to heaven on August 16, 2005 at 4:00 a.m. A Savannah, Georgia native, Pete was born February 24, 1935 to Nick Peter Bougas and his wife Kathryne. He was raised in Savannah and graduated from Porter Military Academy in South Carolina. Pete was an excellent athlete and excelled at everything that he...
Paul Edward Niehaus
Aug 15, 2005
Paul Edward Niehaus, 47, of Atlanta, GA passed away Monday, August 15, 2005. He is survived by his mother, Eleanor Niehaus; sister, Carla Bethune; brother and sister-in-law, Robert and Debra Niehaus; nephew, Brandon Niehaus; and niece, Brittany Niehaus. The body will be cremated. A memorial service will be held Saturday 20, 2005 at 2:00 p.m. at A. S. Turner &...
Mrs. Ruth Morton Estes
Aug 15, 2005
Ruth Morton Estes passed away at Emory University Hospital on August 15, 2005, after a long struggle with Parkinson's Disease. Born on April 17, 1920, in East Orange, New Jersey, she was preceded in death by her husband of 58 years, William B. Estes, Jr., in 2003. Ruth Estes' full and active life revolved in large part from friendships gained...
Mrs. Ethel Haynie Maddox
Aug 15, 2005
Mrs. Ethel H. Maddox, age 92, passed away at her home at King's Bridge Retirement Community, Monday evening, August 15, 2005. A native Atlantan and a former Rich's and Regenstein's employee, she was preceded in death by her husband, Stewart L Maddox of Jackson, GA in 1991. Survivors include sister-in-law, Mary Flowers; niece, Jean Stewart of Mission Viejo, CA; niece,...
Victoria R. Sorrells
Aug 15, 2005
Mrs. Victoria R. Sorrells died Monday, August 15, 2005. She was the Director of Budgeting and Auditing for the DeKalb County School System. She is survived by her husband, C. E. "Eddie" Sorrells of Snellville, GA; son and daughter-in-law, Rick & Mindy Longstreet of Pennsylvania; father, Paul Meisner; grandchildren, RJ & Brooke: nephew, Stephen Weed; siblings, Larry & Jeri Meisner...
Mr. Frank V. Ashbaugh
Aug 14, 2005
Mr. Frank Ashbaugh of Covington died Sunday, August 14, 2005. He was a veteran of World War II and the Korean War serving with the Marine Corps and participated in action against the enemy at Guadalcanal. Mr. Ashbaugh was the retired director of Communications for Grady Hospital and was a Mason and a Shriner. He is survived by his children,...
Mrs. Mildred Smith Leftenant
Aug 13, 2005
Mrs. Mildred Brown Leftenant of Decatur died Saturday, August 13, 2005. She was a member of the Excelsior Chapter #63, Order of Eastern Star. Mrs. Leftenant is survived by her husband, Mr. Herbert Leftenant; daughters, Carol Stadelmayer of Decatur, Mildred Floyd of Florida and Joyce King of California; son, Ed Brown of Bayshore, NY; twenty grandchildren; and numerous great grandchildren....
Mrs. Fannie Easter Allen
Aug 13, 2005
Mrs. Fannie E. Allen of Stone Mountain died Saturday, August 13, 2005. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Daniel Allen and son, Sammy Shepard. Mrs. Allen retired from Beverly Carwash at Belvedere. She is survived by her sons, William Allen, John Shepard and Jovita Allen, all of Stone Mountain; daughters, Mary Margaret Fineman and her husband, Dan...
Mrs. Sarah Jimmerson Coleman
Aug 13, 2005
Mrs. Sarah Jimmerson Coleman of Atlanta died Saturday, August 13, 2005. She is a member of the Briarcliff Baptist Church. She graduated from Troy State Normal University, Troy, AL and Florida Southern University at Lakeland, FL. She held a master?s degree from Peabody College at Vanderbilt University at Nashville, TN; she also studied economics at Auburn University in 1928 and...
Mr. Robert Leonard Meredith
Aug 12, 2005
NOVEMBER 8, 1945 ? AUGUST 12, 2005Mr. Robert L. Meredith died at his home in Atlanta on August 12, 2005. He was born in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, on November 8, 1945, to the late Verneal and Norman Meredith. He was a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Kansas, and received graduate degrees from Duke University. He came to Atlanta...
Mr. Carl Stephen Wright
Aug 11, 2005
Carl Stephen Wright's star fell from the sky August 11, 2005. He is at last at peace with his universe and its demons which awed, perplexed, and amazed him. A man of few words, but with an amazing and charming persona. He could light up a room with just a smile or just being there. All who he touched loved...
Mildred Elois Delony
Aug 10, 2005
Mildred Elois Brown Delony, 95, died in Decatur, GA, on Wednesday, August 10, 2005, following a brief illness. Born in Norcross, GA, on November 8, 1909, Mrs. Delony was the daughter of Miles Calvin Brown and Mary Narcissus Grant Brown. She was the widow of Joseph Cecil Delony, Jr. (1914-2001), to whom she was married for more than 65 years....
Alan Sidney James Durant
Aug 8, 2005
Mr. Alan S. J. Durant, age 67, died Monday, August 8, 2005 at Emory University Hospital. Born in Newport, South Wales, United Kingdom, he was the first child of Sidney and Winifred Durant. He graduated from Swansea University in 1963 as a Civil Engineer. He worked for 38 years at RMC Industries, both in the U.K. and U.S.A. After 19...
Myra Kathryn Mallard
Aug 7, 2005
Miss Myra Kathryn Mallard of Atlanta died Sunday, August 7, 2005. She attended Fairhaven School & Scottdale Center in DeKalb County. She worked at DeKalb Enterprises Workshop, and was a member of Briarcliff United Methodist Church. She is survived by her sister-in-law, Ann Mallard of Norcross; nephews, W. Dunn Mallard, III and his wife Cindy of Lawrenceville, James M. Mallard...
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