Obituaries
Betty Wible
Jul 24, 2004
Mrs. Elizabeth (Betty) Wible died Saturday, July 24, 2004. Mrs. Wible graduated from Chestnut Hill College in Philadelphia in 1939 with a BS degree in chemistry. A funeral mass will be celebrated at 10 AM Tuesday, July 27, 2004 at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church with Father James H. Sexstone officiating. Interment will be in Green Lawn Cemetery. She...
Martha Ellen Rivers
Jul 23, 2004
Ms. Martha Ellen Rivers died 23 July 2004 in a local hospital following an extended illness. Ms, Rivers was born in McComb, Pike County, Mississippi 6 July 1930 and was the daughter of Edward Jones Rivers and Polly Ard Rivers. She was the niece of the late Mathews Ard of Brookhaven. She was predeceased by a sister, Polly Ard Hammond....
James Anthony (Tony) Durham
Jul 22, 2004
Mr. James Anthony (Tony) Durham, age 17, died Thursday, July 22, 2004. Tony was a senior at St. Pius X Catholic High School and a member of the Varsity Baseball Team. He will be greatly missed by his family and friends. He is survived by his parents, Cynthia Wall Durham and Estes Randolph Durham; sister, Miss Kathryn Marie Durham; maternal...
Catharine C. Lumpkin
Jul 21, 2004
Mrs. Catharine C. Lumpkin of Decatur died July 23, 2004. Funeral services will be held in the chapel of A. S. Turner & Sons at 2 p.m. Friday, Dr. Larry Burgess officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at A. S. Turner & Sons.
Mary Veal Bobo
Jul 21, 2004
Mrs. Mary Veal Bobo of Decatur died Wednesday, July 21, 2003. Born April 18, 1918, she was a lifelong resident of Decatur and graduated from Decatur High School. She was a member of Briarcliff Baptist Church and a former member of Oakhurst Baptist Church. Mrs. Bobo was preceded in death by her first husband, Frank Veal, and her second husband,...
Thomas Najour
Jul 21, 2004
Thomas M. ?Tony? Najour of Buford died Tuesday, July 21, 2004. He is survived by his parents, Tom and Mary Najour; sister, Bridget Najour of San Diego, CA; brothers, Troy Najour of Tallahassee, FL, Mykle ?Todd? Najour of San Diego, CA, Timothy Najour of San Jose, CA; grandmothers, Katherine Najour and Lois Austin; two uncles, Dan and Jerry Najour; aunts;...
Roy C. Beavers
Jul 21, 2004
Mr. Beavers was born in Atlanta, GA where he attended Tech High School. He married Ellen Banks, of Newborn, GA, in 1940. After a tour in the Army during World War II in the Pacific Theater, he returned to Atlanta to work as an electrician at Lawson Army Hospital and The Atlanta Federal Penitentiary, where he retired as Electrical Shop...
Sara K. Quinn
Jul 20, 2004
Sara Kathryn (Ross) Quinn, age 90, of Loganville, passed away on Tuesday, July 20, 2004. Mrs. Quinn was a lifelong member and former pianist of The Clarkston United Methodist Church. She is survived by her husband of 64 years, Robert Mercer Quinn; nephew and niece, Kells and Mary Alice Mooty of Decatur; niece, Annette Millians of Rabun Gap, GA; great...
Eleanor Westcott
Jul 20, 2004
Mrs. Eleanor B. Westcott, born December 19, 1927 to Ralph and Ardelle Butler in Albany, Georgia, died July 20th, 2004 in Decatur at the age of 77. Eleanor and her husband, Pierre, who went before her in 1993, had made Atlanta their home since 1953. A devoted wife and homemaker, she also served as president of the North Atlanta Garden...
Adele O. Williamson
Jul 19, 2004
Mrs. Adele O. Williamson of Atlanta, died Monday, July 19, 2004. She was with Emory University for 22 years and retired in 1984. She was a charter member of Cokesbury United Methodist Church. She was predeceased by her husband, E. Roscoe Williamson; her parents, Basil and Gladys Overton; and brothers, Basil Overton, Jr. and David Overton. She is survived by...
Stephen Lee Blair
Jul 19, 2004
Mr. Stephen Lee Blair of Decatur died Monday, July 19, 2004. He was preceded in death by his brother, Ronald Lee Blair. He is survived by his wife Kathryn Bates Blair; daughter, Loribeth Blair of Decatur, GA; sisters, Sharra Blair and Janice Smith, both of Cohutta, GA; brother, Hershel Lee Blair, Jr. of Cohutta, GA; and father-in-law, Dr. Jack Bates...
Buren Baldwin
Jul 18, 2004
Buren (Doc) Baldwin passed away Sunday, June 18, 2004 at his home in Decatur, Georgia. He is survived by his loving wife, Geretha (G) Maddox Baldwin; four daughters, Kaye Baldwin, Gaye Maughon and husband Buddy, Faye Baldwin, and Raye Baldwin; four grandsons, Jamie and Hunter Fountain, Michael and Capers Ogletree; many loving grandpets; his brother and sister-in-law, Junior and Georgia...
Willett Mcclean Rapp
Jul 16, 2004
Mr. Willett M. Rapp of Atlanta, residing in the Briarlake area, died Friday, July 16, 2004. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin with a business degree in marketing. Mr. Rapp was a World War II veteran serving in the U.S. Army and was proud of being able to serve his country. He retired from LEM (industrial tape products manufacturer)...
Horace (Rik) Eriksson
Jul 15, 2004
Mr. Horace C. (Rik) Eriksson of Decatur died Thursday, July 15 2004. He was a World War II veteran serving in the U. S. Army, retiring as a Lt. Colonel from the Army Reserves. Mr. Eriksson was also a retired deputy regional forester with the U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. He is survived by his sons, Richard C....
Laurence (Larry) Walls
Jul 14, 2004
Mr. Laurence (Larry) Walls, age 67, of Norcross died Wednesday, July 14, 2004. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and retired from MARTA with an outstanding service record. Mr. Walls was a member of the Riverdale Masonic Lodge and the American Legion Post 65. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather. He is survived by his...
Mabel Baugh Bryan
Jul 13, 2004
Mrs. Mabel Baugh Bryan, age 83, of Marietta died Tuesday, July 13, 2004. She was a member of Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church and an active volunteer with ?Meals on Wheels?. Mrs. Bryan retired as a registered nurse at Nabisco in East Point after 15 years. She is survived by her two sons, James W. Bryan, Jr. and his wife, Lucy...
Rapley C. Green
Jul 13, 2004
Mr. Rapley C. Green of Avondale Estates, died Tuesday July 13, 2004. He served with the 101st Airborne Division during the Korean War. Mr. Green was formerly in the construction business for 37 years and retired as Chief of Building Inspections for DeKalb County. He was Past Commander of Harold Byrd Post #66, American Legion. He is survived by his...
Octavia Cooper Clement
Jul 12, 2004
Mrs. Octavia Cooper Clement of Decatur died Monday, July 12, 2004. Octavia graduated from Radcliff College (now Harvard) with a Bachelor?s degree in chemistry. She assisted a Harvard professor for many years. Every summer she would go to Woods Hole to assist professors with research projects. She met her husband Tony at Woods Hole. Octavia was active with volunteer work,...
Marie Ragsdale
Jul 12, 2004
Mrs. Marie Ragsdale of Atlanta died Sunday, July 11, 2004. Mrs. Ragsdale was a native of San Diego, CA and a long-time antiques dealer in Atlanta. She is survived by her husband, Jerry Ragsdale; daughter, Aimee Ragsdale of Atlanta; and mother, Maria Howath of San Diego, CA. A memorial service will be held in the chapel of A. S. Turner...
Ellen Motley
Jul 12, 2004
Mrs. Ellen Motley of Atlanta died Monday, July 12, 2004. She was born into a large Italian family in New York in 1911 and in 1935 she married William W. (Bill) Motley who was a saxophonist with the Claude Thornhill Band. She was president of the St. Martha?s Guild of Holy Comforter Episcopal Church in Miami, FL. Her chief focus...
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