Obituaries
George C. Reight
Oct 25, 2004
Mr. George C. Reight, age 86, of Decatur, died Oct. 25, 2004. He is survived by his wife, Anne Reight; daughters, Sandy Porter, Cumming, Ga. and Leslie Blue, Marietta, Ga.; grandchildren, McClinton, George, Jessica and Brendon; and a number of nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his granddaughter, Elizabeth Anne, in 1985. Graveside services will be held...
Keri Abraham
Oct 22, 2004
Keri Abraham of Decatur died Friday, October 22, 2004. She is survived by her husband, Tom L. Abraham of Decatur, GA; mother, Diane Gorkewicz of Charlevoix, MI; father and his wife, Darwin and Nina Liverance of Auburn, AL; sister, Kristin Goeters of Opelika, AL; brother, Joe Liverance of Berne, IN; grandmother, Veda Edlund of Berne, IN; mother-in-law, Elizabeth Abraham of...
Marianne Andrews
Oct 20, 2004
Mrs. Marianne F. Andrews of Lithonia died Wednesday, October 20, 2004. She was born and raised in Germany but came to the United States on July 4, 1954. At that time she was given a silver dollar upon her exchange of her currency and she still had that dollar upon her death. Mrs. Andrews was a member of Epiphany Lutheran...
Nell R. Mccready
Oct 19, 2004
Nell R. McCready, age 100, died peacefully at her residence on October 19, 2004. She is survived by her daughter, Carol Ann Leeper; grandchildren, David Leeper, Kimberley Dunn, and Jim Leeper; seven great-grandchildren; and sister, Helen Wilson. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles J. McCready, an F.B. I. Agent and National Sales Manager for the William Wrigley,...
Anne Morris
Oct 19, 2004
Anne Dale Morris, 87, born December 30, 1916, left to be with the Lord on October 18, 2004 at Ocoee Health Care Center in Ocoee, Florida. She was one of the founding members of Saint Thomas Moore Catholic Church in Decatur, Ga. where a funeral Mass will be celebrated in her honor Friday, October 22nd at 10 a.m. Monsignor Paul...
Charles Palmer Hearn
Oct 18, 2004
Mr. Charles Palmer Hearn, age 57, of Stockbridge died October 18, 2004. He was the owner of Master Plan, Inc., a landscape service. He is survived by his wife Judith Hearn; sons and daughters-in-law, Richard and Beth Hearn of Grayson, GA, Michael and Jacque Hearn of Buford, GA, Jay and Heather Hearn of Murrayville, GA; daughter and son-in-law, Janel and...
Harold King Gray
Oct 18, 2004
Mr. Harold King Gray, 94, of Decatur, GA died October 18, 2004 at Saint Joseph?s Hospital of Atlanta. Mr. Gray was born on April 17, 1910 to Walter E. Gray and Frances Eugenia King Gray of Worthville, GA in Butts County. He was a 1928 graduate of Covington High School and attended Georgia Institute of Technology. Mr. Gray was predeceased...
Carol Dragstedt Stauffer
Oct 17, 2004
Mrs. Carol D. Stauffer, 78, died October 1?, 2004. Carol was born December 7, 1925, in Vienna, Austria. She attended Swarthmore College and was a graduate of the University of Chicago. Her life was centered around her family and friends. Carol was known for her exceptional hospitality. From being a home away from home to many nieces and nephews, to...
Col. William H. Lowe, Us Army, Ret.
Oct 16, 2004
Col. (ret.) William H. (Bill) Lowe, Decatur, GA, died October 16, 2004. Col. Lowe was born in Buena Vista, GA on April 11, 1920. He attended North Georgia College in Dahlonega and enlisted in the US Army on September 13, 1940. Col. Lowe was commissioned 2nd Lieutenant on May 5, 1942. During World War II, he was sent to France...
Julia Swiney Hosmer
Oct 16, 2004
Mrs. Julia Swiney Hosmer, age 91, widow of Joseph B. Hosmer, Sr. died Saturday, October 16, 2004. She was a native of Athens, GA; graduated from the University of Georgia; and received a Masters from Emory University. She taught in the Atlanta city schools for 33 years and taught art classes at night at Georgia State University. Mrs. Hosmer received...
Merle Davis Bird
Oct 15, 2004
Merle Davis Bird, age 82, passed away on Friday, October 15, 2004. She was a resident of Budd Terrace Nursing Home. She was preceded in death by her husband, Walter Bird; sisters, Anne McKee and Mary Ewing; brother, Richard L. Davis; and parents, Richard and Annie Davis. She worked in retail stores such as Woolworth?s, Belk Gallant, and One Hour...
Lila Burke
Oct 15, 2004
Lila Pate (Pat) Garner Pogue Burke of Loganville died Friday, October 15, 2004. She is survived by her husband, James Vernon Burke, also of Loganville, Ga. Also surviving are, Carolyn Kelley of Loganville, GA, Mary Anne McManus, and William McManus, both of Acworth, GA, Robert McManus of Ball Ground, GA, James Kelley of Grayson, GA, Patrick Kelley of Lawrenceville GA,...
Willie M. Mcgraw
Oct 14, 2004
Willie M. McGraw, age 83, of Stone Mountain, formerly of Cleveland, OH, departed this earthly life for her heavenly home on Thursday, October 14, 2004, after a battle with squamous cell carcinoma. She is preceded in death by her parents, Ellis M. Dial and Minnie Rowell Dial; grandsons, Terry Lynn Haney and Robbie Hulett. She is survived by two daughters...
Newell Howard Long
Oct 14, 2004
Mrs. Newell Howard Long of Atlanta died Thursday, October 14, 2004. She retired from A T & T after 42 years of service. Mrs. Long is survived by her husband, Laddie Long; son, Michael Long of Jefferson, GA; brother, Ralph Lee Howard of Decatur, GA, Dwight Howard of Tucker, GA; sisters, Elaine Sims of Decatur, GA, Eugenia Hayes of Statham,...
Kerstin Hillevi Roswall
Oct 13, 2004
Kerstin Hillevi Roswall of Decatur died Wednesday, October 13, 2004. She was preceded in death by her son, Bjorn Roswall. She is survived by her daughter, Eva Roswall; sister, Birgit Blomberg, and brothers, Lars Dahlin and Hasse Dahlin, all of Sweden. Memorial services will be held Monday, October 18th, at 2 p.m. at Central Congregational Church, Dr. Gerri B. Speed...
Jimmy Nash
Oct 12, 2004
Mr. Jimmy D. Nash, age 70, a lifelong resident of Tucker, GA passed away on Tuesday morning, October 12, 2004 after a prolonged battle with lung cancer. He was a graduate of Tucker High School, class of 1954. Mr. Nash was a respected land developer and builder for 44 years. He was a member and past officer of Greater Atlanta...
Bettie Ruth Dickson
Oct 12, 2004
Bettie Ruth Blackwell Dickson was born to Preston Lee Blackwell and Pearl Abney Blackwell February 25, 1919 in Newton Mississippi. Her brother, Dr. Frank M. Blackwell pre-deceased her in 1980. She was a graduate of Mississippi University for Women with a B. S. in Home Economics, and a Master of Science in Textiles from Auburn University. She married Fred James...
Shelby Hall
Oct 12, 2004
Miss Shelby Jenay Hall, age 8, of Stone Mountain died Tuesday, October 12, 2004. She was a student at Dunaire Elementary School and a member of The Girl Scouts. Shelby was a very loving and special angel that will be missed. She is survived by her mother, Colleen; father, Zachary, both of Stone Mountain, GA; four brothers, Brandon, Bernard, Jeremiah...
Marvin N. Baker, Jr.
Oct 12, 2004
Mr. Marvin N. Baker of Decatur died Tuesday, October 12, 2004. He was a member of Briarcliff United Methodist Church and Member Emeritus of the Yaarab Shrine Temple. He is a past Worthy Patron of the Decatur Chapter # 148 Order of the Eastern Star and a member of Pythagoras Lodge # 41 F. & A. M. He is survived...
Olive Swyers
Oct 11, 2004
Olive G. Swyers of Atlanta died October 11, 2004. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Walter and Gordon Swyers. She is survived by sister-in-law, Eunice Swyers of Atlanta; and a host of loving nieces, nephews and friends. Funeral services will be held in the chapel of A. S. Turner & Sons at 11 a.m. Friday, Col. Gary Herndon...
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