Obituaries

Harold King Gray

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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...

Raymond Tribur

Raymond Tribur

Oct 10, 2004

Mr. Ray Tribur of Decatur died Sunday, October 10, 2004.  He was a veteran of the Korean War, serving in the US Army and retired from Phillips Oil Company.  He was preceded in death by his daughter, Christy Macaluso.  Mr. Tribur is survived by his wife, Dru Tribur; children, Joe Tribur and his wife April of Buford, GA, Tracy Outland...

Julia Ragsdale Starr Summers

Julia Ragsdale Starr Summers

Oct 9, 2004

It is the end of an era for our family with the death of our Aunt, Mrs. Julia Ragsdale Starr Summers of Atlanta and Lithonia who died on Saturday, October 9, 2004, in Lithonia.  Mrs. Summers, born April 25, 1910, was the last surviving child of a pioneer DeKalb County family.  She was the daughter of the late Rev. Francis...

Cornelia Zabenko

Cornelia Zabenko

Oct 9, 2004

Cornelia Mathis Zabenko, age 87, died on October 9, 2004, from complications following a series of strokes. She was preceded in death only six weeks ago by her husband of 62 years, Leon L. Zabenko. Born on September 18, 1917, Cornelia Zabenko was the oldest of three children born to Bascom Vernando and Isabella Graham Mathis. She graduated from Covington...

Sarah Oslin Sibert

Sarah Oslin Sibert

Oct 9, 2004

Mrs. Sarah Oslin Sibert, age 81 of Decatur died Saturday, October 9, 2004.  She was born in Washington, GA to Robert A. Oslin, Sr., and Blanche Parks on August 10, 1923.  Mrs. Sibert was a member of Forrest Hills Baptist Church, where she was very active and supportive of the church and church activities. She is survived by her husband,...

Dorothy Culbertson

Dorothy Culbertson

Oct 9, 2004

Mrs. Dorothy C. Culbertson of Decatur died Saturday, October 9, 2004. She was a member of Corinth Baptist Church and a veteran of World War II.  She is survived by her nieces, Lillian Clark of Mableton, GA, Helen McClure of Smyrna, GA, Carol Hardin of Suwanee, GA; nephews, E. Daniel Clark of Burlington, VT, James B. Griffith of Ocala, FL;...

Fay Ball Rhodes

Fay Ball Rhodes

Oct 8, 2004

Mrs. Fay Ball Rhodes of Atlanta died Friday, October 8, 2004. She was a graduate of Atlanta Girls High School, Class of 1945, and Agnes Scott College, Class of 1949. Mrs. Rhodes was a loving wife and mother. She is survived by her husband, William S. Rhodes of Atlanta, GA; daughters and sons-in-law, Ivy and Klaus Darnall of Atlanta, GA,...