Obituaries
Gwendolyn Elizabeth Boone
May 21, 2022
Gwendolyn Boone departed for her heavenly home on Saturday May 21, 2022, in Tucker, Georgia. She was 92 years old.
Gwendolyn met and married the love of her life, Irving Boone and to this union were born two daughters, Karen, Debra (Ngandu) and one son Michael (Bernadette).
A native of Illinois, Gwendolyn was a homemaker for many years prior becoming a teacher’s...
Kenneth E. Martin
May 20, 2022
Kenneth Eugene Martin (“Gene”) died on Friday, May 20, in McLean, Virginia.
Gene was born on February 13, 1930, and grew up in Corydon, Kentucky. He was the Minister and Director of Music at several churches in the Atlanta area and a piano teacher since 1951. He devoted his life to building community through music and to teaching, and he...
David Rosenzweig
May 19, 2022
David Rosenzweig died peacefully in his home in Decatur, GA on May 19th, 2022 at the age of 82. David was born in Brooklyn, NY and spent his early childhood living near Ebbets Field. His first memories as a sports fan were made watching the Brooklyn Dodgers. Around age 5, he moved to White Plains, NY, where in junior high...
James D. Hicks
May 19, 2022
James D. Hicks, age 88, of Stone Mountain passed away May 19, 2022. James was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather who will be greatly missed. He was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Mose M. (Mancy) Hicks and was a proud Navy veteran serving during the Korean Conflict. James was a member of the Forrest...
Abbie Harlin
May 18, 2022
Abbie Harlin
On May 18th 2022 we lost a trailblazer in Atlanta’s art, fashion, culinary, and decorating community. Abbie (neé Mary Alice) Harlin was born on April 14th 1933 to Thomas Jefferson and Mary (Bramblett) Long. She shared her birthday with a brother, three of her seven uncles and two grandchildren. She remained beautiful till the end even while managing...
Nancy Macpherson Buss
May 18, 2022
Nancy Jane Macpherson Buss died May 18, 2022, at the age of 91.
Born and raised in the Southern California desert, Nancy graduated from the University of Redlands majoring in music. She worked as a clerk and a teacher before heading to Princeton Theological Seminary in Princeton, New Jersey, where she met her husband Martin Buss. They married in 1954...
William "Bill" Milton Carpenter
May 16, 2022
William "Bill" M Carpenter, age 90, passed away peacefully on Monday, May 16, 2022, at his home in Stone Mountain, Georgia. Bill was born on May 27, 1931, in Clear Spring, MD where he was the 2nd of 13 children. He was the son of the late Frank Milton and Ruth Naomi (Gruber) Carpenter. In...
James Franklin Dennerline , Jr.
May 15, 2022
To view the memorial Service for JD, please copy the following link to your web browser. https://vimeo.com/live/710433962/stream
James F. Dennerline, known affectionately as JD, was born in Chicago, and raised in Dallas before moving to the southeast. He found his passion and lifelong friendships working for Houlihan’s here in Atlanta. From Atlanta to North Royalton to West Palm Beach to Atlanta...
Jean Myers Hawkins
May 15, 2022
Jean Myers Hawkins, age 82 of Scottdale, GA passed away on Sunday, May 15, 2022.
Myra Jean’s children are:Donna McConnell of Winder, GaDoreen Whitaker of Loganville, GaDanny Covington of Sebastian, FlDarlene Childers of Conyers, GaTammy Cannon of Zephyrhills, FlShe has grandchildren and great grandchildren. She also has a brother and sisters who will meet her again someday in heaven.We are...
James Howard Massey
May 14, 2022
James “Doc” Massey was born June 17, 1926, in Webster County, Georgia and died May 14, 2022. He was 95 years old.
Doc came from very humble beginnings. He grew up on a farm during the Depression years and never forgot the struggles his family endured then. He promised himself that his future family would never experience those hardships.
Doc...
Daniel Aristide
May 14, 2022
In loving memory of our Daniel Aristide. Born February 11, 1976 to Father Belfong Aristide and Mother Paulette Mondestin. Daniel was raised in Pétion-Ville, Haiti. He was the eldest of 4 siblings; Regine, Bedforg, Cassandre and Dwight.
When Daniel came of age, he decided to join the Police Academy and was inducted into the Police Force in Haiti, Classe 7 Section...
Earl Wimberly Burnette, Jr.
May 13, 2022
Earl W. Burnette, Jr., age 96 of Stone Mountain, passed away peacefully on May 13, 2022. He was preceded in death by his parents Earl W. Burnette, Sr. and Evelyn Schenck, his wives Madge and Carolyn, and his sister Evelyn.
He is survived by his children Terri Burnette, Barry (Reida) Burnette, Gregory (Jennifer) Burnette, Patrick Burnette, and a grandson Chandler...
Marty Ray Hutcheson
May 13, 2022
Gone Fishin’
Marty Ray Hutcheson, Sr , a Georgia native, was born on June 04, 1962.
Marty, also known as Tree Man, loved to fish, be on the lake, show off his hot-rods and play slot machines. Winning was his passion in every aspect, and giving up is something he refused to do, no matter the situations. Not only could he make...
Max Winston Walker
May 8, 2022
Max Winston Walker, age 80, of Stone Mountain, Georgia passed peacefully on May 8, 2022 after a prolonged illness. The family is extremely grateful to Emory Hospice for the excellent and compassionate care he received. He has joined his parents, Hugh & Harriett Walker, and sister, Patricia Labrum. He leaves his wife of 53 years, Harriet, daughter and son-in-law Katherine...
Shirley Agnes Macomber Paquin
May 7, 2022
Shirley Agnes Macomber Paquin, beloved mother, was enfolded into the arms of her Lord on Saturday, May 7, 2022, with daughters Jennifer Paquin-Murphy and Julie Renee Paquin holding her hands and by her side. Shirley was born September 10, 1944, in Washington, DC, and was a graduate of the University of Alabama with a bachelor’s in interior design. She was...
William E. Harris, Iii
May 7, 2022
William E. Harris III of Decatur, GA, died peacefully at home on Saturday, May 7, 2022, at the blessed age of 92. Born in Harrisburg, NC, on November 18, 1929, he was the son of the late William E. Harris, Jr. and Lessie Estelle Savage.
Bill was a practicing endodontist for 56 years in Atlanta, GA. He was a dedicated...
Robert Dale Clark
May 5, 2022
Robert D. Clark, Attorney, passed away May 5, 2022. He was born in Guthrie, Oklahoma, September 12, 1936, the son of Mary and Dale Clark of Avondale Estates, Georgia. He practiced law in Atlanta for fifty years. He is survived by his wife, Carolyn Wood Clark, his children, Craig Clark(Nancy), Catherine Clark Kukla(John), & Johnathan Clark(Eden). Grandchildren: Michael Clark, Andrew...
Ridley "Joel" Prather
May 4, 2022
Ridley Joel Prather, 87, of The Villages, FL passed away Wednesday, May 4, 2022. He was born June 28, 1934, in LaGrange, GA to Ridley Justice and Vesta Prather.Joel, as he was called, served 3 years in the United States Army. After honorable discharge from the Army, he was owner/operator of Repco Building Services for over 40 years. His family...
Thelma G. Bennett Purvis
May 4, 2022
Thelma Geraldine Bennett Purvis, age 81, passed away May 4, 2022 in Atlanta, GA. She was born in Williamsburg County, SC December 9, 1940, daughter of the late Wilkin Marvin & Alice Burrows Bennett. She was preceded in death by both parents, two brothers William Flagler & Benjamin Bennett and two infant daughters Judine Ynette Purvis & Sabrina Anne Purvis.
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