Obituaries
J. Wallace White
Feb 22, 2005
J. Wallace White, 67, of Stone Mountain, died February 22, 2005. He was a member of Scott Boulevard Baptist Church for many years. He was in the Army Reserve for three years. He graduated from Atlanta Law School. Mr. White was an Officer at large with the State Board of Probation and he was retired from the Georgia Department of...
Margarite Langston
Feb 21, 2005
LANGSTON, MargariteMrs. Margarite ?Rita? Jordan Langston, 91, of Livingston, AL, formerly of Atlanta, died Monday, February 21, 2005. Mrs. Langston was preceded in death by her husband, William B. Langston. She is survived by two sisters, Agnes Jordan Davis of Livingston, AL, Edna Jordan Hefner of New Tripoli, PA; and several nieces and nephews. Graveside services will be held Wednesday,...
Louie Curtis Shields
Feb 21, 2005
Louie Curtis Shields of Decatur died Monday, February 21, 2005. He was a member of Martha Brown United Methodist Church, and was a long-time employee and retired from the US Postal Service. A devoted and loving husband, father, and grandfather, he was preceded in death by his wife of 63 years, Catherine Shields. He is survived by his daughter and...
Tanya Hensler
Feb 20, 2005
Miss Tanya Hensler of Snellville died February 20, 2005. She is survived by her parents, Ted & Laura Hensler of Snellville; brother & sister-in-law, Doug & Machelle Hensler of Duluth; grandparents, Clarence & Frances Williams of Lilburn and Billy & Edna Hensler of Clarkston; great grandmother, Ruby Cheatham of Clarkston; and many loving aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. Funeral services...
Paul L. Rippy
Feb 19, 2005
Mr. Paul L. Rippy, age 83, of Decatur, GA passed away Saturday, February 19, 2005 after a brief illness. He was born in Copperhill, Tennessee, spending his adult life in Atlanta, Georgia. He was preceded in death by his wife of 57 years, Olive Rippy. Paul was an insurance executive working with the Crum & Foster Insurance Companies. During World...
Richard Earle Fadner
Feb 17, 2005
Mr. Richard Earle Fadner of Decatur died Thursday, February 17, 2005. He was a veteran of World War II serving in the U.S. Army. Mr. Fadner worked at Christian Towers in Decatur. He is survived by his brother-in-law, Ross E. Tillman; nieces and nephews, David and Ernestine Tillman of Flower Mound, TX, Bud and Sandra Martin of White Bluff, TN,...
Dr. Mark E. Gutzke
Feb 17, 2005
THE Reverend Doctor Mark Elias-"Because Thy Loving kindness is better than life...my lips shall praise thee." The Reverend Doctor Mark Elias Gutzke, Pastor Emeritus of Chapel Woods Presbyterian Church in Snellville, GA, entered the Lord's presence on Thursday, February 17, at his home in Snellville, Georgia. He was 78. Mark Gutzke was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada on September 24,...
Geneva Miller Humphries
Feb 16, 2005
Mrs. Geneva Miller Humphries, age 89, of Atlanta died Wednesday, February 16, 2005. She was a member of Oak Grove United Methodist Church for 40 years and retired from First National Bank after 25 years of service. She is survived by her sister and brother-in-law, Ruth and Len Oden of Atlanta; brother, Marshall Miller of Smyrna; sister-in-law, Katherine Miller of...
Patricia A. Conway
Feb 16, 2005
Patricia York Conway of Largo, FL, formally from Stone Mountain, GA, died Wednesday, February 16, 2005. She is survived by her sons, Chris E. Conway, Largo, FL and Jayson Conway, Stone Mountain, GA; her daughters, Allison Elaine Edwards, Lakeland, GA and Meganne P. Conway, Largo, FL; her sister, Georgia Ann York, Thompson, GA; four grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral...
Byron H. (B. H.) Palmer
Feb 16, 2005
Byron H. Palmer (B.H.), age 86, of Decatur died Wednesday, February 16, 2005. He graduated from Georgia Tech in 1942 and was a licensed professional engineer with Atlantic Steel Company for over 35 years. He was a veteran of World War II serving with the Corps of Engineers in Korea. Mr. Palmer is survived by his wife, Margaret (Held); daughter...
Oren Strawn
Feb 16, 2005
Mr. Oren Gattis Strawn of Atlanta died Wednesday, February 16, 2005. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and Korea. Mr. Strawn retired from Coronet Industries after 35 years of service. He was preceded in death by his wife, Bernice G. Strawn. He is survived by his son, Richard Strawn and his wife, Carol of Atlanta; daughter-in-law,...
Harriett Mildred (Mickey) Acree Bowers
Feb 15, 2005
Mrs. Harriet Mildred "Mickey" Acree Bowers, age 86, of Decatur, died Tuesday, February 15, 2005, peacefully after a long illness. She was born on December 30, 1918, the daughter of Leila Mamie Meeks Acree and William Ernest Acree of Atlanta. She is also predeceased by her first husband, Wilfred Augustus Gough Stalker on April 15, 1937; and her sister, Helen...
Harry Karafotias
Feb 13, 2005
Mr. Harry Karafotias of Decatur died Sunday, February 13, 2005. He was born in Boston, MA on March 30, 1932. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He moved to Atlanta in 1953, where he married his loving wife, Amelia. Mr. Karafotias owned and operated service stations in the Emory area, and celebrated 50 years in business...
Donna Gail Cooper
Feb 12, 2005
Donna Gail Cooper, 36, of Snellville, died February 12, 2005 at Emory University Hospital. She was employed by Interact. She is survived by her mother, Edna Mae Cooper & father, Charles Winton Cooper, Sr., both of Tucker; sisters, Jean Jamar of Monroe, GA, Lynn Tischausher of Wisconsin; brothers, Charles, Chris, & Phillip Cooper, all of Dahlonega. Funeral services will be...
Mildred Dowell
Feb 12, 2005
Mildred Ann Cundiff Dowell, age 73, of Decatur, Georgia passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday, February 12, 2005, after a courageous battle with cancer. Mildred Ann was born November 10, 1931 in Yosemite, Kentucky, the proud daughter of William Ernest Cundiff and Essie T. Polston Cundiff. She grew up in her beloved hometown, Liberty, Kentucky where she married...
Elizabeth Fox Mcdowell
Feb 12, 2005
Mrs. Elizabeth Fox McDowell of Stone Mountain died February 12, 2005. She is survived by daughters, Linda Tucker of Stone Mountain, Betty Diane Daunhauer of Atlanta, and Carol Harr of Colorado; six grandchildren; and three great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held in the chapel of A. S. Turner & Sons at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, February 15th. Burial will...
Howard M. Taft
Feb 12, 2005
Mr. Howard M. Taft, Sr., age 86, of Lawrenceville died Saturday, February 12, 2005. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Atlanta and retired after 35 years as credit manager with Gulf Oil Company. Mr. Taft was a graduate of Atlanta Law School and a member of the Georgia State Bar Association since 1981. He was also...
Patsy Jean Schoen
Feb 12, 2005
SCHOEN, Patsy Visitation and memorial services for Patsy Jean Schoen, 70, of Atlanta, GA, who passed away peacefully in her sleep, February 12, 2005, will be Sunday, February 20th from 2 to 4 p.m. at A. S. Turner & Sons in Decatur, GA. Born in Birmingham, AL, she worked with the Hartford & Aetna Insurance Companies in Atlanta, Rockford, IL,...
Ernestine L. Pitner
Feb 11, 2005
Mrs. Ernestine L. Pitner of Tucker, Ga. passed away peacefully on Friday, February 11, 2005, at her home. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harvey Pitner. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Gary and Ann Pitner, Bishop; daughter and son-in-law, Jan and Merle Zamzow, Loganville; sister and brother-in-law, Mildred and Herbert Waterhouse, Duluth; grandchildren, Julie Benkoski,...
Doris Ernestine Smith
Feb 10, 2005
SMITH, Doris Mrs. Doris Henderson Smith of Alpharetta died Thursday, February 10, 2005. She was the daughter of Laura Elizabeth Williams and Arthur Ernest Henderson. Mrs. Smith was preceded in death by her husband Ernest Edmond Smith. She is survived by sons, Donald C. (Chris) Smith and wife Sherry of Alpharetta, Ernest (Chip) Smith and wife Lili of the Philippine...
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