Obituaries

Elizabeth Ragsdale Cole
Jul 6, 2005
COLE, Elizabeth Ragsdale, age 85, of Atlanta, passed away Wednesday, July 6,2005 after an extended illness. Visitation with the family will be held Sunday from 6 to 8 p.m. at A. S. Turner and Sons Funeral Home in Decatur. Graveside services will be conducted by Rev. Bill Carr on Monday July 11, 2005 at Crest Lawn Memorial Park on Marietta...

Barbara Ann Brandon
Jul 6, 2005
Mrs. Barbara Ann Brandon of Covington died Wednesday, July 6, 2005. She is survived by her daughter Debby Torbett; son, Harry H. Brandon, III; grandsons, Tyler Torbett, Douglas Brandon; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held in the chapel of A. S. Turner & Sons at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 9th, Rev. Jeff Watkins officiating. The family...

Wilma S. Wharton Thomas
Jul 5, 2005
Mrs. Wilma S. (Wharton) Thomas, born September 25, 1921 in Wesson, AR, the daughter of Rev. William K. & Alma Wharton, died Tues., July 5, 2005 in Grand Rapids, MI. She is survived by her daughter, Karen (Brian) McCarthy; grandson, John McCarthy, all of Ada, MI; nieces & nephews, Kathy (Larry) Newberry of Jonesboro, AR, Laurie Nowak, Tom (Dianne) Wharton,...

Christopher L. (Chris) Ryan
Jul 5, 2005
Mr. Christopher (Chris) L. Ryan, age 24, of Doraville died Tuesday, July 5, 2005. He is preceded in death by his grandparents; Bruce and Eloise Hubbard. He is survived by his mother, Julie Ryan of Doraville; father, Greg Ryan of Loganville; son, Donovan Adler; grandparents, Hillman and Zola Ryan of Loganville; aunt and uncle, George and Judy Lipscomb of Atlanta;...

Oneal Jones Mitchell
Jul 5, 2005
Oneil Jones Mitchell, 80, of Decatur, GA passed peacefully at home on July 5, 2005. She is the dear and much beloved wife of 63 years of Jack V. Mitchell; and the mother of Kay Mitchell of Atlanta, GA, Randall Mitchell and his wife Cathy of Birmingham, AL, and Steve Mitchell of Atlanta, GA. Also surviving are her grandchildren, Colleen...
Grace Rimer Pattillo
Jul 5, 2005
Mrs. Grace Rimer Pattillo of Stone Mountain died Tuesday, July 5, 2005. She is survived by her husband, Mr. William Clifford Pattillo; daughter, Nancy and husband Landy Godbold, Smyrna, GA; sons, William E. and wife Suzy Pattillo, Big Canoe, GA, James and wife Sandra Pattillo, Suwanee, GA, Jeffrey and wife Marianne Pattillo, Lawrenceville, GA; sister, Frances R. Owens, Hickory, NC;...

Ruby B. Foster
Jul 3, 2005
Mrs. Ruby B. Foster, 91, a resident of Atlanta and more recently Rockdale County, died July 3, 2005. She was born September 22, 1913 and was a long time member of Grace United Methodist Church of Atlanta. She is survived by son, Thomas L. Jr. (Tom) and Susanne Foster of Covington; grandson, Thomas L. III (Tommy) and Cindy Foster of...

Mary Elizabeth Ruland
Jun 30, 2005
Mary Elizabeth (Breig) Ruland, 43, of Doraville, died late last month at Hospice Atlanta. She is survived by her husband, Royce, and daughter, Caroline Ruland. Born in Scranton, Pennsylvania on June 20, 1962, she was the daughter of Bernetta Breig of Moosic, PA and the late Charles Breig. She was a 1984 graduate of Bloomsburg University and a member of...

Charles H. Ison
Jun 29, 2005
ISON, Charles -Charles H. Ison, 89, died June 29, 2005 of colon cancer. He was born in College Park, Ga., July 10, 1915, to O.C. and Susan Ison and was a life time resident of Atlanta, where he was employed by A T &T for 33 years as a cost analyst engineer. He was a WWII veteran and served in...

William T. Bigby
Jun 29, 2005
Mr. William T. Bigby of Decatur, formerly of Milton, FL died Wednesday, June 29, 2005. He served in the Philippines as a consulate for the International Monetary Fund. He also served in south Alabama as a revenue officer, where he destroyed illegal whiskey making equipment. He retired from the Internal Revenue Service as a Division Chief Specialist in collections. Mr....

David Tayloe Read
Jun 28, 2005
David Tayloe Read, Jr., age 73, of Stone Mountain, GA, died June 28, 2005. He was a retired Captain in the United States Air Force, a West Lumber Company retiree, and outgoing President of Egress, a widows and widowers support group in DeKalb County. He also served on the Board of Directors of Life Enrichment Services of DeKalb County. Dave...
Herbert A. Mullenix
Jun 28, 2005
Mr. Herbert Alton Mullenix, 86, a loving husband, father and grandfather, died at his home Monday, June 27, 2005. He was born April 2, 1919 in Elbert Co., GA and grew up on a country farm with his parents and brothers. He married his high school sweetheart, Mary Agnes Norman, and they celebrated their 60th anniversary December 2000. He attended...

Kathryn G. Schlossstein
Jun 26, 2005
Kathryn Galvin Schlossstein died Sunday morning at DeKalb Medical Center from complications of heart disease. Mrs. Schlossstein was the widow of Carl E. Schlossstein, Inspector General for the United States Department of Agriculture. She served as President of the Avondale Estates Woman's Club for two terms and on the Woman's Club Board thereafter. Mrs. Schlossstein was born in Springfield, Ohio...

George P. Nance
Jun 26, 2005
Mr. George P. Nance of Atlanta died Sunday, June 26, 2005. He was born and raised in Due West, SC, the youngest of six children. He was a veteran of World War II having enlisted in the Army. Mr. Nance settled in Atlanta in the late 40?s; and owned and worked most of his life for Metal Fabricators, Inc. He...

Else E. Mueller
Jun 24, 2005
The family of Else E. Mueller celebrates 87 years of extraordinary life with the recent event of her passing on Friday, June 24, 2005. Her remarkable journey includes surviving World War II and escaping communist East Germany through the Iron Curtain. In 1952, she immigrated to the United States with her son and husband, with whom she celebrated a 25...

Elinor Keown Mcafee
Jun 24, 2005
Mrs. Elinor Keown McAfee, 87, of Decatur, GA died Friday, June 24, 2005. She was the wife of Alfred Murray McAfee deceased in 1968. She is survived by her son, Murray McAfee and daughter, Gayle M. Hughes and her husband, James H. Hughes ; grandchildren, Laura H. and Rev. Allan Rudie, Amanda H. and Larry Price, David and Gaye Brewster...
Collette M. Miller
Jun 23, 2005
Mrs. Colette M. Miller, age 82, of Decatur died Thursday, June 23, 2005. Colette Marie Conlon was born in Pawtucket, RI, March 6, 1923, the fifth of seven children born to William P. Conlon and Alice Warnock Conlon. She grew up in Boston, MA and married the love of her life, Earl R. Miller September 16, 1950. They had two...

Marion Bell
Jun 23, 2005
Marion Bell of Decatur died Thursday, June 23, 2005. Funeral services will be held at 2 PM Sunday, June 26, 2005 at the chapel of A. S. Turner and Sons with Dr. Frank Crumpler officiating. Interment Arlington Memorial Park. Friends may call from 4 to 6 PM Saturday at A. S. Turner & Sons.

Robert Charles (Bob) Luttrell
Jun 22, 2005
Luttrell-Mr. Robert (Bob) Charles Luttrell of Stone Mountain died Wednesday, June 22, 2005. He graduated in 1958 from Greenville High School and in 1962 from The Citadel Military College of South Carolina. He was a member of the Association of Citadel Men and a member of the Atlanta Citadel Club. He is preceded in death by his wife, Bobbie Green...

Dr. Charles W. Beasley, Sr.
Jun 20, 2005
Funeral Services for Dr. Charles W. Beasley, Jr. will be held on Thursday, June 23, 2005 at 11 a.m. at A. S. Turner & Sons with burial in Decatur Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, June 22, 2005. Dr. Beasley, an Atlanta podiatrist for over 46 years, was a Life Member of...
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