Obituaries
Patricia Pickett Summerlin Griffin
Mar 28, 2005
Patricia Pickett Summerlin Griffin of Decatur died March 28, 2005 from Multiple Sclerosis. She was 69 years old. She retired from Bell South after 35 years of service and was a member of Rehoboth Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Mr. & Mrs. Howard G. Pickett and beloved husband, Fred Griffin. Survivors are her stepsons, Roderick...
Walter S. Dougherty
Mar 28, 2005
Mr. Walter S. Dougherty, well known Atlanta artist, died March 28th, 2005 at the age of 77. During his career he worked as an advertising artist for a Washington D.C. firm and with the Atlanta Journal Newspaper. He also worked as an illustrator in the early fifties with the United States Air Force at the Pentagon in Washington D.C. doing...
Mabel A. Taylor
Mar 27, 2005
Mabel Agnes Taylor died Easter Sunday evening, March 27, 2005, surrounded by family and clergy two weeks after a serious stroke. A native of Alliance, Ohio, Mabel was born June 5, 1917, the daughter of William Frederick and Agnes Scott Conser. She was an honor graduate of West High School, Cleveland, OH. She was a beloved Atlanta resident and well...
Ronald T. Buice
Mar 26, 2005
Ronald T. Buice of Loganville died Saturday, March 26, 2005. He was a retired DeKalb County police officer, a veteran of the U.S. Navy and a Mason. Mr. Buice was preceded in death by his wife, Molly Jo. He is survived by his sons, Rusty Buice and his wife, Michelle of Stone Mountain, GA, Scott Buice and his wife, Rachel...
Louise Hargett
Mar 26, 2005
Louise Bayard Clark Hargett died on March 26, 2005 in Atlanta, GA of complications related to her eight year affliction with Alzheimer's Disease. Louise was born September 29, 1917 in Wadesboro, NC and was 87 years of age at her death. She was the daughter of Alexander Bayard Clark and Lura Steele Stanback Clark. Her family in America reaching back...
Twyla Martin
Mar 25, 2005
Twyla Martin's deep Christian faith and other more uncommon attributes enabled her to live an excitingly full and inspiring life and to share it widely with friends and associates. After a very brief illness she left that life on Good Friday, March 25, 2005, at the age of 60. Twyla, a native of Steelville, Missouri, was a graduate of Southwest...
Charlie Sirmans
Mar 24, 2005
Charlie Sirmans, 84, of Atlanta, died March 24, 2005. Charlie was born and raised on a farm in Lakeland, Ga. He moved to Atlanta to attend business school before joining the U. S. Army. Staff Sergeant Sirmans became a medic and served in the European Theater. Charlie loved people and his gentle spirit was a comfort to many. Upon returning...
Ernest Conyers
Mar 24, 2005
Mr. Ernest Conyers of Auburn, GA, formerly of DeKalb County, died Thursday, March 24, 2005. He was a member of Sardis United Methodist Church. He is survived by his wife, Melrose Conyers; sons, Donald E. Conyers of Oklahoma City, OK, Alvin B. Conyers of Flowery Branch, GA; grandchildren, Sara Conyers, Kyle Conyers and Seth Conyers. Funeral services will be held...
Margaret Truelsen Vining
Mar 23, 2005
Mrs. Margaret Truelsen Vining, age 90, of Decatur, GA died Wednesday, March 23, 2005. She was a native of Tampa, FL and the widow of John W. Vining. Mrs. Vining is survived by her sons, John W. Vining, Jr. of Winston-Salem, NC, Thomas T. Vining of Arlington, VA, Robert L. Vining of Atlanta, GA; granddaughters, Hilary Garner of Marietta, GA,...
Martha Reynolds Wynn
Mar 22, 2005
Martha Clyde Reynolds Wynn, aged 98, of Decatur, died Tuesday, March 22,2005, at Emory University's Budd Terrace Nursing Home in Atlanta. Born in Hawkinsville, Georgia, March 21, 1907, to the late Claude Hampton and Clyde DuPree Reynolds, she was a teacher for much of her life. She married Floyd Ellison Wynn in 1933. She attended Decatur First United Methodist Church,...
E. Adelaide Wunderlich
Mar 22, 2005
Mrs. E. Adelaide Wunderlich of Austell died Tuesday, March 22, 2005. She had served as secretary to the District Superintendent of the United Methodist Church and had taught 4 year old Sunday school class all of her adult life. She is survived her daughter, Cande W. Taylor of Lithia springs, Christel Johnson of Winder, Claudia Ahmad of Richardson, TX; son,...
Billy Blankenship
Mar 22, 2005
Mr. Billy Blankenship of Lithonia died Tuesday, March 22, 2005. He is survived by his wife, Sherry Blankenship; daughters, Angie, Crystal and Billie Jean; mother, Virginia C. Lucas of Jonesboro; sisters, Virginia, April, Vickie and Brenda; and brothers, Jeff and Johnny. Funeral services will be held in the chapel of A. S. Turner & Sons at 2 p.m. Saturday, March...
James Garvin Herndon
Mar 21, 2005
Mr. James Garvin Herndon of Atlanta died Monday, March 21, 2005. He was a long-time resident of Linn, Missouri, and was a veteran of the U. S. Navy. He is survived by his wife, Kathryn M. Herndon; daughter, Kathryn Ferris of Acworth; sons, James Herndon, Jr. of Decatur, Thomas Herndon of Tucker; brother, Robert Herndon of Linn, MO, Ralph Herndon...
Edna West
Mar 21, 2005
Mrs. Edna West of Colquitt, GA died Monday, March 21, 2005. She was the owner of Edna's Beauty Shop in Decatur for 40 years and a member of Decatur First Baptist Church. Mrs. West is survived by her step son, Joe D. West of Sarasota, FL; and nephew, Lynwood Houston and his wife, Colleen of Colquitt, GA. Funeral services will...
Jewel M. Cromer
Mar 21, 2005
Mrs. Jewel M. Cromer of Lilburn died Monday, March 21, 2005 She was a native of Atlanta and graduated from David Lipscomb College in Nashville, TN. Mrs. Cromer volunteered for the Red Cross during World War II. She was a devoted and loving mother. She is survived by her son, Mr. Ivy A. Cromer of Lilburn. Graveside services will be...
Jewell L. Wade
Mar 21, 2005
Jewell L. Wade, age 90, of Lilburn died Monday, March 21, 2005. She was the widow of William Clifford Wade. She is survived by her son, Clifford R. Wade and his wife, Doris of Tucker, GA; grandson, William Leslie Wade of Suwanee, GA; great grandchildren, Jacob, Brandon and Nicole; and a sister-in-law, Corrine Lawson of Cumming, GA. Mrs. Wade was...
Francis Marion Flewellen
Mar 20, 2005
Francis Marion "Flew" Flewellen went to be with Lord on March 20, 2005. He was preceded in death by his dear wife, Martha. He is survived by his two sons, Dan Flewellen (Chicago, Illinois), and Jim Flewellen (Wheaton, Illinois); two grandchildren, Caitlin and Tyson; as well as his sister, Peggy Taylor (Alexandria, Louisiana) and family. Flew was born on April...
Ruth Mitchell Hardy
Mar 20, 2005
Graveside services for Mrs. Ruth Hardy, 96, a long-time resident of Phillips Tower, Decatur, who died Sunday, March 20, 2005, will be held at Westview Cemetery at 11:00 am Tuesday, March 22, 2005. A. S. Turner & Sons
Myrtle Owens
Mar 20, 2005
Myrtle T. "Bill" Owens, age 79, of Eatonton, formerly of Tucker, died Sunday, March 20, 2005. Mrs. Owens was a native of Highlands, NC. A devoted wife and loving mother, she was a member of Forrest Hills Baptist Church for 43 years. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Ray and her parents, Mr. & Mrs. Jabe Talley. ...
E. Lindley Adams
Mar 19, 2005
Emmett Lindley "Lin" Adams died Saturday, March 19, 2005. Lin was employed by Advance Auto Parts as Regional Risk Services Manager. He is survived by his wife, Sally of Covington; daughter, Christi of Dunwoody; son, Hank; grandchildren, Erin, Lindsay, Jacob of Searcy, Arkansas, Elizabeth of N. Little Rock, Arkansas; sister, Margrett Pharr of Kenner, Louisiana; nieces and nephews. A memorial...
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