Sep 7, 2022

Sep 6, 2022

Alton Bobby Maxwell went to be with his Creator on September 6, 2022 at the age of 87. Alton was a devoted and loving Husband, Father, Brother, Grandfather, Great-Grandfather, Uncle and friend.

Alton was born in Atlanta, Georgia to Rush Moore and Era Ezzie Maxwell on October 6, 1934 and lived in Atlanta for all of his life. He attended Bass...

Sep 5, 2022

Ellen Walker Johnson, 98, a native Georgian and Atlanta resident since 1946, died Monday, September 5, 2022. Born in Whigham, GA on March 21, 1924, she was the eldest child of the Rev. I.C. Walker and Elizabeth Poole Walker. Her father was a Methodist minister in the South Georgia Conference, thus the family lived in several towns around south GA....

Sep 2, 2022

Barbara (Barbi) Noell Kendrick of Atlanta passed away at Emory University Hospital on Friday, September 2, 2022 of natural causes.  Barbi was born October 15, 1943 in Anniston, AL and the daughter of loving and wonderful parents, John Robert Noell and Ada Mae Noell.  Barbi grew up in Anniston and entered the workforce at Anniston Army Depot in the Communications...

Sep 1, 2022

Thomas Charles Ruska, aged 74, of Druid Hills, Atlanta passed away at home September 1, 2022. He was born August 28, 1948 in New Brunswick, NJ, son of the late Andrew and Mildred Ruska.  After graduation from the University of Georgia, Tom spent most of his adult life in Georgia working in various jobs in finance, culminating in more than...

Sep 1, 2022

Nancy Carolyn (Green) McLaren passed away on Thursday, September 1, 2022 surrounded by her family, after a courageous battle with a progressive neurologic disease. Nancy was born January 5, 1947 in Rome, GA to Marilyn (Gray) and Willard Green.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brothers, Gary Green and Steve Green, and her sister,...

Sep 1, 2022

Joshua Ronald Osborn passed peacefully in the arms of his loving parents on Thursday, September 1, 2022 at Northside Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia. He was their beautiful baby boy. Joshua was a fighter who struggled to spend time with his mom and dad and to begin a new life. Survivors include his mother, Katie Mathis of Avondale Estates, Georgia, his...

Aug 31, 2022

Shirley Williams Fetter, 91, passed on to her next stage of life on

Wednesday, August 31, 2022, at her home in Decatur Townhouses in

Decatur, GA. At the time, I was in the next room with her room monitor on

while on Zoom for an HOA board meeting, which could leave some people

believing it's true that HOA meetings can bore people to...

Aug 31, 2022

Dorothy Anne Fulcher peacefully passed away in her home on August 31,  2022.  She was a Native Atlantan, graduated from East Atlanta High School and was an active member of Oak Grove UMC. She retired from AT&T after 35 years.  She was a devoted ATT Pioneer leader holding offices from 1974 to 2022 and helped many organizations and communities while...

Aug 30, 2022

Aug 30, 2022

Lois McCracken Crowley, age 89, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 30, 2022, after a brief illness.  

Lois was born in Haywood County, North Carolina to the late William Claude and Lenora Best McCracken.  She moved to Atlanta in 1951 where she attended business school while living with her uncle and aunt, Linton and Madelyn McCracken, and their 3 sons.  ...

Aug 28, 2022

William “Bill” Hixson Breen, Jr. passed away Sunday August 28th. Bill was born in Atlanta on June 4th, 1926. After graduating from Decatur Boys High, he enlisted in the Navy. After his service to his country, he enrolled in the Georgia Institute of Technology, receiving a degree in architecture. After graduation Bill opened his own architectural firm and remained self-employed...

Aug 27, 2022

Robert (Bob) Timothy Brown age 87 of Decatur passed away August 27, 2022.   Bob was born in Jonesboro, Georgia to late Walter Thomas Brown and Winnie Mae Jones Brown.  He proudly served in the United States Air Force, enlisting in 1954 and stationed at the Kirksville, MO 790th AC&W Radar Squadron.  He served 8 years in active duty and reservist...

Aug 27, 2022

Nola Mae Van Amburg

1921-2022

Nola Mae Van Amburg, nee Nola Mae Weiershausen, was born December 11, 1921, and passed away peacefully on August 27, 2022, in Atlanta, Georgia. Nola was a loving mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. Her humor, intelligence, and fierce love for her family and friends will be forever remembered and cherished.

Born into the German community around Fredericksburg, TX,...

Aug 26, 2022

On Friday, August 26, Betty Boyd Perry, a beloved wife, and mother of two, passed away. She was 90 and would’ve been 91 in November. Betty is survived by her two sons and their wives, five grandchildren, and nine great grandchildren. Betty graduated from the University of Georgia and then married John Oliver Perry, Jr. After moving to the Atlanta...

Aug 23, 2022

OBITUARY FOR GLADYS M. MONTIELAPRIL 18, 1950 – AUGUST 23, 2022Gladys M. Montiel, age 72 of Roswell, Georgia, passed away on August 23, 2022. Gladys was a loving wife who will be greatly missed. She was an animal lover, and was a great help to other family members, as well as friends and others, including animals in times of need....

Aug 23, 2022

Daniel C. Bailey, age 72 of Decatur, GA, passed peacefully on August 23, 2022.  Dan is preceded in death by his parents, Daniel Columbus and Eula Bailey and his wife, Lola Susan Bailey.  He is survived by his children, Chris Bailey (Sandi), Wayne Dumas and Lisa Johnson (Mike); his seven grandchildren:  Brandon Dumas (Sydney), Brianna “Jasper” Ring, Rebecca Bailey, Sadie...

Aug 21, 2022

On August 21, 2022, Hugh Kelley departed this life at the age of 72. At his side during his final days in Atlanta were his wife, Elizabeth “Libby” Cates, her son David Cates, Geshe Ngawang Phende, their Buddhist teacher and kindred family member, and many other beloved Tibetan Buddhist teachers and dear friends.



Hugh’s humble presence understated his active engagement...

Aug 21, 2022

Commissioner Harold Hinson was “promoted to glory” on August 21, 2022, at 6:39 Sunday evening from Melech Hospice House in Tampa, Florida.  He passed away peacefully surrounded by his family.

 

Harold was born in Arkansas, but he grew up in High Point, North Carolina, the son of J.K. and Priscilla Hinson - long time soldiers of the High Point Corps.  ...

Aug 20, 2022

Donald Evans Martin, 96, of Atlanta Georgia passed away at his home on August 20, 2022.

Don was born on October 8, 1925 to Andrew and Lois Martin in Atlanta, Georgia. He was born in the family home in Grant Park. He attended Tech High, and after graduation, he enlisted and served in the US Army Air Corps during World War...