Obituaries

Michael Skinner
Sep 10, 2004
Mr. Michael Skinner of Decatur died Friday, September 10, 2004. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Decatur. Mr. Skinner is survived by his wife, Shelia Skinner; daughter, Kaitlyn Michelle Skinner; son, Douglas Skinner, both of Decatur, GA; sister, Regina McKinney of Memphis, TN; and brother, Tony Skinner of Carrollton, GA. Funeral services will be held at...

Virginia Elizabeth Sims
Sep 9, 2004
SIMS-Mrs. Virginia Lee Sims died Thursday, September 9, 2004. She was a member of Brookhaven Baptist Church where she served on the Visiting Committee and worked with underprivileged children. She retired from Sun Trust Bank. Mrs. Sims is survived by her daughter, Jennie Glover of Coral Springs, FL; grandson, Scott Hutchinson and his wife, Yvonne of Margate, FL; granddaughter, Jackie...

Irene James Sharp
Sep 9, 2004
SHARP-Mrs. Irene J. Sharp, 84, of Decatur died Friday, September 10, 2004. She retired from the State Revenue Department after 30 years and was a member of Ousley United Methodist Church. Mrs. Sharp is survived by her daughter Patricia Sharp Harrison of Decatur, GA; grandson, Mitch Little of Pensacola, FL; brother and sister-in-law, Marion O. and Ruth Sharp; several nieces,...
Lauree Maude Waller
Sep 8, 2004
WALLER-Lauree Mason Waller died September 8, 2004, at Fountainview Nursing Center at the age of 92 years. She was a third generation Atlantan and the third daughter of Ernest Walton Mason and Maude McDonald Mason, who preceded her in death, as did her sisters. Emma Frances Mason died in August, 1908 and Elizabeth Mason Patterson died in January, 2000. She...

Katherine Cook Davenport
Sep 8, 2004
DAVENPORT-Mrs. Katherine Cook Davenport, formerly of Tucker and Decatur died Wednesday, September 8, 2004. She was a member of Decatur First United Methodist Church for almost 60 years, a member of the Paty class and a member of Metro Atlanta Family Campers. Mrs. Davenport is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Mary and Steve Brannon of Monroe, GA; granddaughters, Melissa...
Kathryn Frances Riley
Sep 7, 2004
Kathryn Frances (Kitty Kate) McLendon Riley, 93 formerly of Clarkston, GA died September 7, 2004 in Nebo, NC. Mrs. Riley was a lifelong member of Clarkston United Methodist Church, where she was active in the United Methodist Women. She was preceded in death by her husband Claude H. (Red) Riley; sisters, Martha M. Robertson and Carolyn M. Walden; brothers, James...

Gertrude Ely
Sep 7, 2004
Mrs. Gertrude Ely of Decatur died Tuesday September 7, 2004. Mrs. Ely worked for Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company for 25 years, retiring in 1984. She lived in the Decatur area for 53 years. She is survivrd by four children, Michael Ely, Alpharetta, GA, Colleen Miller, Denver, CO, Pam Medlock, Atlanta, GA, Karen Kersey, Pensacola, FL; brother, Rubin Hoemann, Denver,...

Barbara Tellalian
Sep 6, 2004
BARBARA TELLALIAN (MRS. T), 78, of Loganville passed away on Sept. 6, 2004 after a long illness. She was known affectionately as "Mrs. T" to scores of students of Atlanta Dance Works, a prominent local school of dance that she was affiliated with for over two decades. Born Varvara Ellian in New York on November, 19, 1925, she grew up...

Rosa Baskett
Sep 6, 2004
Our beloved Rosa lost her brave and graceful fight with cancer, September 6, 2004, at her residence in nellville. A long time member of Glen Haven Baptist Church, she retired from Wachovia Bank in 1994. She is survived by her husband of 52 years, Billy D. Baskett; one son and daughter-in-law, Larry & Renee? of Conyers; daughter, Lynn Lewis of...

Rosa Mae Baskett
Sep 6, 2004
BASKETT, Rosa CoglandOur beloved Rosa lost her brave and graceful fight with cancer, September 6, 2004, at her residence in Snellville. A long time member of Glen Haven Baptist Church, she retired from Wachovia Bank in 1994. She is survived by her husband of 52 years, Billy D. Baskett; one son and daughter-in-law, Larry & Renee? of Conyers; daughter, Lynn...

Thomas Willis Fowler, Jr.
Sep 5, 2004
FOWLERThomas W. "TW" Fowler, Jr. died Sunday, September 5, 2004.He was a Ramblin? Wreck from Georgia Tech! Thomas W. "TW" Fowler, Jr. was born ?at the foot of Polecat Mountain? in Waleska, Georgia, on March 23, 1923. The Cherokee County native was the son of the late Myrtle and T. Willis Fowler, Sr. and brother of Louise Fowler Gartrell of...

Roger Parker, Sr.
Sep 5, 2004
Mr. Roger W. Parker, Sr., age 78, of Atlanta died Sunday, September 5, 2004. He was a veteran of WWII, serving in the U.S. Marine Corps. Mr. Parker was a member of Peachtree Baptist Church and a member of the East Point Lodge #288 F&AM for 52 years. He was also a member of the Yaarab Shrine Temple for 50...

Frances Alexander
Sep 2, 2004
Mrs. Frances H. Alexander of Atlanta died Thursday, September 2, 2004. She is survived by many nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews; and special friends, Lottie Boswell of Decatur and Avis Spence of Atlanta. Funeral services will be held in the chapel of A. S. Turner & Sons at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dr. Ken Taylor officiating. Interment will follow...

Barbara Jane Daniel
Sep 1, 2004
Mrs. Barbara Jane Daniel, 74, of Warner Robins, formerly of Decatur died Wednesday, September 1, 2004. She was a member of Columbia Drive Baptist Church. She is survived by her children, and their spouses, Pam and Jamie, Michael and Gail, Susan and Scott; brother, Allen; sister, Martha; and five grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, September...

Leonidas (Louis) Rumanes
Sep 1, 2004
Mr. Leonidas (Louis) Rumanes, age 72, of Atlanta died Wednesday night, September 1, 2004. He was a veteran of the U. S. Army serving during the Korean Conflict. Mr. Rumanes was employed at Lockheed in Marietta for forty years retiring in 1996 and a member of The Greek Orthodox Cathedral of The Annunciation for forty years. Mr. Rumanes was a...

Sara Malone Blackstock
Aug 30, 2004
Sara Malone Blackstock, a resident of Decatur for 50 years, died August 30, 2004 at the age of 99. She worked for Southern Bell for 20 years until her retirement. She was a member of the Baron DeKalb Chapter of DAR, a member of the Emory Auxiliary, and Decatur First United Methodist Church. She is survived by a son and...

Margaret Jordan Battle
Aug 29, 2004
Mrs. Margaret Jordan Battle of Dunwoody died August 29, 2004. She was a member of John?s Creek Baptist Church and a dedicated member of Lion?s Clubs International for many years serving as an officer in local clubs and state clubs. She was a loving, caring mother and friend to many. Mrs. Battle was preceded in death by her husband of...

Maedean Ledbetter
Aug 29, 2004
Mrs. Maedean Ledbetter, age 75, of Lithonia died on August 29, 2004. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, September 2, 2004 at 1:00 PM at A.S Turner & Sons chapel with Rev. Alton Hardy officiating. Mrs. Ledbetter is survived by her daughter & son in law, Cathy and Keith Stainbrook of Lithonia; sisters, Minnie Waits of Loganville, Vernice Warwick...

Betty Jordan Matheny
Aug 29, 2004
Mrs. Betty Jordan Matheny of Atlanta died of natural causes Saturday, August 28, 2004. She is preceded in death by her husband, Ralph Thomas Matheny; brother, James Jordan, Jr.; sister, Sara Roper; and niece, Cindy Pike. She is survived by her children, Larry Matheny, Gina Robertson and her husband Eddie, and Linda Theus and her husband her husband Jon; grandchildren,...

Duane Walter Kline
Aug 28, 2004
DUANE WALTER KLINE, born Wausau, Wisconsin, September 3, 1924, son of Phoebe Evelyn Jones of Wausau and Arthur Laverne Kline of Chicago, died Saturday, August 28, 2004. He was Manager of the Department of Bank and Public Services of the Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank from 1954 until his retirement in 1986. A graduate of the Universityof Michigan-Ann Arbor, he was...
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