Obituaries
Billie Haynes Allen
Jul 12, 2004
Mrs. Billie Haynes Allen, age 87, of Gainesville, GA, formerly of Atlanta, passed away at a private facility on Monday, July 12, 2004 after an extended illness. Mrs. Allen was preceded in death by her parents, Evelyn Bentley Haynes and William Edward Haynes, Atlanta; her husband of sixty years, James Frederic Allen, Atlanta; and her sister, May Haynes Bennett, Miami....
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...
Kenneth W. Haralson
Jul 10, 2004
Mr. Kenneth W. Haralson of Suwanee died Saturday, July 10, 2004. He attended Lake Claire Baptist Church and Smoke Rise Baptist Church. He was a devoted Christian, husband and father. Mr. Haralson was a graduate of Tennessee Temple University. He was a member of a band called the ?Off Beats? and loved to play music and sing at local nursing...
Catherine Clardy Gaston
Jul 10, 2004
Mrs. Catherine Clardy Gaston, 88, of Decatur, died Saturday, July l0, 2004. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Decatur and recently attended Highlands Presbyterian Church in Grayson. Formerly of Americus, GA, she has been a resident of Clairmont Oaks in Decatur for a number of years. She was the wife of O. L. Gaston who died...
H. F. (Doc) Manget
Jul 8, 2004
Retired U.S. Navy Reserve Capt. Henry F. Doc? Manget Jr., a heavily decorated World War II fighter pilot, a member of the Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame and long-time director of the DeKalb-Peachtree Airport, died Thursday, July 8, after a serious illness. He was 82. Born in Atlanta in 1921, Doc Manget spent over 35 years in civil aviation and...
Elizabeth Hezo
Jul 8, 2004
Elizabeth Hezo, native of Latrobe, PA, died at her residence in Decatur, GA on July 8, 2004, at age 97. Preceded in death by her late husband, John J. Hezo, she is survived by two sisters and a brother, Helen Hornock, Clara Kowatch, and Albert Kowatch, all of Latrobe; and her only two daughters, Yolanda C. Tan of Decatur, and...
Robert J. Kraus
Jul 8, 2004
Robert J. Kraus, 93, died at home July 8, 2004 surrounded by loving children, Janis Dotson, Patricia (Ron) Barratt, Kathleen (Joe) Cavallaro, Margie (Bob) Hunter, and Rob (Jeanne) Kraus. His first wife Shirley Raymond Kraus predeceased him. Survivors include 15 grand and 6 great grandchildren, his wife Julie Moscardelli Kraus, 3 stepchildren, 8 grand and 7 great grandchildren. Bob freely...
Tracey Turner
Jul 8, 2004
Tracy Lynn Turner of Atlanta died Thursday, July 8, 2004. she was a member of Briarlake Baptist Church. She is survived by her fiancÚ, Leonard Cobb of Atlanta; mother and step father, Faye and Tom Hardin of Maynardville, TN; father and step mother, Gene and Beverly Turner of Knoxville, TN; sister, Michelle Lamon of Kennesaw, GA; aunt, Betty Campbell of...
Luann Rhodes
Jul 8, 2004
Luann Rhodes, 46, of Lilburn, GA, formerly of Mechanisburg, PA passed away Thursday, July 8, 2004 at DeKalb Medical Center. She graduated from Mechanicsburg High School and Penn State University with a MPA and Emory University with a MPH. She was currently employed at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, GA as an Epidemiologist in the Behavioral...
Juanita Fields Dobson
Jul 8, 2004
Mrs. Juanita Fields Dobson, age 83, of Chamblee died Thursday, July 8, 2004. She was a member of North Druid Hills Christian Church for 41 years. Mrs. Dobson is survived by her husband, Mr. William J. Dobson of Chamblee, GA; four daughters Sharon and Carroll Amass, Jr., Kathryn and Berrien Becks, both of Daytona Beach, FL, Chrystal Fields of Atlanta,...
Wayne Gray
Jul 7, 2004
Mr. Harold Wayne Gray of Tucker died at home after a long illness on Wednesday, July 7, 2004. He graduated from Tucker High School, attended Georgia Tech and was a graduate of DeKalb Technical Institute. He was a US Army veteran serving with the Military Police in the Panama Canal Zone. He attended Cross Roads Community Church. Mr. Gray was...
Christine Simmons
Jul 4, 2004
Mrs. Carla Evelyn Platt, age 71, of Stone Mountain died Friday, July 2, 2004. She is survived by children, Natasha Platt Lofgren of Providence, RI, Lauren Platt of Atlanta, GA, David Platt of Stone Mountain, GA; brother, John Schweitzer of Woodstock, VT; and grandson, Nathaniel Mega. A memorial service will be held Saturday, July 10th, at 2 p.m. at St....
Carla Evelyn Platt
Jul 2, 2004
Mrs. Carla Evelyn Platt, age 71, of Stone Mountain died Friday, July 2, 2004. She is survived by children, Natasha Platt Lofgren of Providence, RI, Lauren Platt of Atlanta, GA, David Platt of Stone Mountain, GA; brother, John Schweitzer of Woodstock, VT; and grandson, Nathaniel Mega. A memorial service will be held Saturday, July 10th, at 2 p.m. at St....
Hedwig (Hedy) Rooney
Jul 1, 2004
Hedwig (Hedi) Eva Rooney, age 95 of Decatur, GA passed away July 1, 2004. She was born December 31, 1908 in Pittsburgh, PA. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles William Rooney, Sr. in 1969. Mrs. Rooney was the oldest of seven children and the last of her siblings to pass away. After retiring from business at age...
Maxine Hogue
Jun 29, 2004
Maxine Otey Hogue, 91, of Decatur, Georgia, passed away Tuesday, June 29, 2004 at her home. A native of Arkansas, she was born in Knobe1 and grew up in Harrisburg. After marrying in 1936, she lived in Little Rock, AR, Portland, OR, Bakersfield, CA, and for over 40 years in Gladstone and Lawson, MO. In 2000, she moved to Decatur...
Katherine Greer Parker
Aug 4, 2003
KATHERINE GREER PARKER, 86, died August 4th 2003 in Memphis, TN following a brief illness. The widow of Frank D. Parker, Sr., she attended the Convent of the Sacred Heart in Oakland, Oregon State University and the Highland School of Nursing. Kaye was a Registered Nurse and a Commissioned Nurse Officer in the U.S. Army throughout World War II. She...
William Louis Cherry, Jr.
Dec 20, 1927
Funeral Home: AS Turner & Sons 2773 North Decatur Road Decatur, GA 30033 Service: A.S. Turner & Sons Chapel 2773 North Decatur Road Decatur, GA US 30033
Mack Wilkinson Coleman
May 22, 1927
Mack Wilkinson Coleman passed away on July 10, 2011. He was born in Athens, Alabama on May 22, 1927, the son of Wallace Coleman and Edna Pernell Jones Coleman. Mack was a graduate of Limestone County High School. He served as a sergeant in the Armed Forces from 1948 through 1954. Following his military service, he received an undergraduate degree...
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