Obituaries
Ralph A. Vanek
Jan 31, 2005
Mr. Ralph A. Vanek of Loganville died Monday, January 31, 2005. Mr. Vanek was a veteran of World War II serving in the U. S. Army and participated in D Day. He was retired from Southern Bell after 40 years of service. Mr. Vanek was a member of Avondale Pattillo United Methodist Church and a Shriner with the Yaarab Temple,...
Gladys Belcher Harrison
Jan 31, 2005
Mrs. Gladys Harrison, age 93, originally from Decatur, died Monday, January 31,2005. She was a member of Mt. Carmel Christian Church. Mrs. Harrison is survived by her daughters, Loretta Harrison-Baskerville and husband Jim from Ohio, Shirley Harrison-Rogers, Marietta, GA; grandchildren, Lynn Baskerville Rosenfeld, Patricia Baskerville Dean, Jim Rogers, Clinton Rogers; sister, Gertrude Pierce, Conyers, GA; and ten great grandchildren. Graveside...
Mildred Burdette
Jan 30, 2005
Mrs. Mildred Ruth Burdette of Decatur died January 30, 2005. She was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church. Mrs. Burdette is survived by cousins, Martha Herron Cato of Riverdale, GA, Lucile Spain of Johns Island, SC, Marian Hirsch of Stockbridge, GA, and N. A. Herron of Norcross, GA; grandchildren; and nieces and nephews. Graveside services will be held Wednesday, February...
Marguerite Self
Jan 30, 2005
Mrs. Marguerite L. Self, age 83, of Flowery Branch died Sunday, January 30, 2005. She was a member of the Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, and also the Civitan Club and the Lullwater Garden Club. She is survived by her grandson, Mike Krantz of Flowery Branch, GA; granddaughter, Anna M. Krantz of Atlanta, GA; and cousin, Harry Landry of Riverdale, GA. ...
David William Dunaphant
Jan 29, 2005
Mr. David William Dunaphant, Sr. of DeKalb County, Atlanta, Georgia died Saturday, January 29, 2005. He is survived by his wife Haviland McDaniel Dunaphant; son, David William Dunaphant, Jr. of Boca Raton, FL; daughter, Mrs. Eleanor Davis of Duluth, GA and Miss Cynthia Dunaphant of Atlanta, GA; grandchildren, Jerry Davis, Jr. of Winder, GA and Shawn Davis of Duluth, GA;...
Agnes Polk Hancock
Jan 29, 2005
Agnes Polk "Pat" Hancock, 91, of Columbus, GA died Saturday, January 29, 2005 at Morningside Assisted Living. She was born in Cochran, GA on June 18, 1913 and was a long time resident of Atlanta, GA. She has lived in Columbus for the past six years. Mrs. Hancock was preceded in death by her beloved husband Charles Harrison "Buddy" Hancock;...
Abie Royce Davis
Jan 29, 2005
Mr. Royce Davis of Tucker died Saturday, January 29, 2005. He is survived by his wife, Joan Davis of Tucker; mother, Reba Davis of Waycross; sister, Lynda and her husband Denny Davis of Waycross; brother, W.D. and his June Davis of Blairsville, GA; sister-in-law, Diane Benton of Lilburn; brother-in-law, Mike Haralson of Tucker; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services...
Cynthia Estelle Jordan
Jan 29, 2005
Cynthia Elrod Jordan Hart passed away on January 29 at her home in Tucker. She was the last surviving member of the George C. (Clabe) Elrod and Emma Beamer Elrod family of Chatsworth, Georgia. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Otis Jordan; and her son, Burton. She is survived by her husband, Sam Hart; and three sons: ...
Cynthia E. Jordan Hart
Jan 29, 2005
Cynthia Elrod Jordan Hart passed away on January 29 at her home in Tucker. She was the last surviving member of the George C. (Clabe) Elrod and Emma Beamer Elrod family of Chatsworth, Georgia. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Otis Jordan; and her son, Burton. She is survived by her husband, Sam Hart; and three sons: ...
Mary Elarbee Dillard
Jan 28, 2005
Mary Elizabeth (Mary Lib) Dillard died at her home on Friday, January 28, 2005 after a long illness resulting from a stroke in August, 2001. She was a loving mother, devoted companion, and lover of all things beautiful. Mary Dillard was born in Bullock County to Fred W. Elarbee and Saphronia Rustin on March 7, 1920. She graduated from Brooklet...
Dr. John Leonard Pyron
Jan 28, 2005
Macon, GA -John Leonard Pyron, DDS, FAGD, MAGD, formerly of Avondale Estates, Georgia, died January 28, 2005. He was 89 years old. Funeral services will be held in the chapel of A. S. Turner & Sons, Decatur, Georgia at 2 pm, Monday, January 31, 2005. Rev. Clay Bowden will officiate. The family will receive friends from 12 noon to 2...
Mrs. Brigadier Ethel M. Morris
Jan 28, 2005
Brigadier Ethel M. Morris, age 101, of Atlanta died Friday, January 28, 2005. She was preceded in death by her son, Theodore Ogden Morris, Jr. Mrs. Morris is survived by her daughter, Commissioner Betty Hinson, of Tampa, FL; daughter-in-law, Mrs. Louise H. Morris; five grandchildren; and twelve great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, February 2nd...
Dorothy L. Grisier
Jan 28, 2005
Mrs. Dorothy L. Grisier of Decatur died Friday, January 28, 2005. She is survived by her husband, Dr. Donald W. Grisier; children, Dana K. Daniel, Rev. John D. Kegley, II, James A. Kegley, Mark E. Kegley, Lori K. Cooper, Dorothy L. Kegley, Phillip D. Grisier; brother, Rev. William L. Williams; sisters, Mary L. McGlothlin, Lucy W. Hooper; sister-in-law, Dorothy C....
Dr. Robert E. Stone, Sr.
Jan 28, 2005
Dr. Robert E. Stone, Sr. died January 28, 2005. He was preceded in death by his wife, Frances Blakeney Stone and a son, Robert E. Stone, Jr. He is survived by his daughters, Frances Stone of Atlanta & Barbara Lee Stone of Overland Park, KS; granddaughters, Heather Louise Stone & Laura Blakeney Stone; several nieces & nephews. Born in Hampton...
Mary Elizabeth Dillard
Jan 28, 2005
Mary Elizabeth (Mary Lib) Dillard died at her home on Friday, January 28, 2005 after a long illness resulting from a stroke in August, 2001. She was a loving mother, devoted companion, and lover of all things beautiful. Mary Dillard was born in Bullock County to Fred W. Elarbee and Saphronia Rustin on March 7, 1920. She graduated from Brooklet...
Daisy Belle (Ted) Vaughn
Jan 27, 2005
Mrs. Daisy Belle (Ted) Vaughn of Decatur died Thursday, January 27, 2005. She is preceded in death by her husband, James Cecil Vaughn. Mrs. Vaughn is survived by her daughter, Martha June Johnson of Montgomery, AL; son, James L. Vaughn of The Villages, FL; sister, Evelyn Baker, five grandchildren; and twelve great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 2...
Kathryn M. Johnson
Jan 26, 2005
Mrs. Kathryn M. Johnson of Stone Mountain died Wednesday, January 26, 2005. She was a member of the Decatur First United Methodist Church and past president of the women's organization. Mrs. Johnson taught at Avondale Elementary School for 15 years and was the owner of Kay's Ceramics in Avondale. She was also a member of the P.E.O. She is survived...
Frances Atkeson Smith
Jan 26, 2005
Mrs. Frances Atkeson Smith of Atlanta died Wednesday, January 26, 2005.She was born in Buffalo, Putnam County, West Virginia. Mrs. Smith was a member of Embry Hill United Methodist Church. She was the widow of Archie G. Smith. She is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law, Barry and Cheryl Smith of Duluth, Dave and Linda Smith of Gainesville, Tom Smith...
John Robert Howard
Jan 26, 2005
John Robert Howard, a Presbyterian minister, died January 26, 2005 in Atlanta, Georgia. He was 93. He held pastorates in La Grange, Georgia (Lloyd Presbyterian Church), Tifton, Georgia (First Presbyterian Church), Whitesburg, Kentucky ( Graham Memorial ), and Mt. Sterling, Kentucky ( First Presbyterian). He was known for his outreach to poorer parts of the community, building missions and providing...
Olga Franshell Hatley Stapleton
Jan 26, 2005
Olga Franshell Hatley Stapleton, 86, of Atlanta, Georgia died at her home Wednesday, January 26, 2005. Wife of Cade Alford Stapleton, Sr., deceased 1985; she is survived by her children, Cade Alford Stapleton, Jr. of Baton Rouge, LA; Stephen Hatley Stapleton of Germantown, TN and Sally Anne Stapleton of Atlanta, GA; brother, Herbert Wilson Hatley, also of Atlanta; five grandchildren...
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