Obituaries
Mary Lillie Young
Dec 1, 2021
Mary Lillie Young, 77 of Decatur departed this life, Wednesday, December 1, 2021. She was born September 16, 1944 to the late Alice Glenn Oliver and Major Oliver, Sr. She joined St. Paul Baptist Church in Anderson, SC. She worked at Colonial Funeral Home also in Anderson, SC. She was joined in marriage to the late James Robert Young. She...
Evelyn Elizabeth Norman
Nov 29, 2021
Evelyn Elizabeth Norman (nee Gardner) passed away peacefully at her home in Decatur, Georgia on Monday, November 29, 2021 after a short illness.Evelyn was born in Rex, Georgia on October 13, 1922 and lived the first eighteen years of her life in Stockbridge, Georgia. After graduation from McDonough High School (1939), she worked as a bookkeeper for several years before...
Ellen Placht Heemann
Nov 29, 2021
Ellen Placht Heemann, of Decatur, Georgia, passed away on November 29, 2021, of complications from lung cancer and COPD. Ellen was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on April 1, 1936. She is survived by her husband of 63 years, Warren Heemann; daughters Eve Heemann Byrd and Lori Barbara Heemann; son Paul Joseph Heemann, and son-in-law Eugene Davis Byrd. She is also...
Nancy Ruth Richardson
Nov 29, 2021
Nancy McConnell Richardson, age 79, of Atlanta, GA passed away Monday, November 29, 2021 after complications from dementia. She was preceded in death by her husband of 48 years, James Howard Richardson, Jr. in 2011. Nancy is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Scott Richardson and Elizabeth Richardson, son David Richardson, grandchildren Darion Williams, Jordan Griffin and Cavin Richardson, nephew...
Lillian Lee Newman
Nov 29, 2021
We know that she is safe and warm in the arms of her family who went before her. Lillian gave so much of herself to so many. She will be missed by those of us who were so fortunate to have had her in our lives.
Dorothy Lucille Mock
Nov 29, 2021
Mrs. Dorothy (Dot) S. Mock of Peachtree City passed away on November 29, 2021 at the age of 88. She was preceded in death by her husband, Julian R. Mock and is survived by her daughters, Terry Mock and Christy Tate, and her son, Alan Mock and his wife, Joy. She also leaves behind a sister, Catherine Garcia, and six...
Eleanor Hayden Jones
Nov 28, 2021
Never married, Ms. Jones lived most of her life with her siblings, Robert and Sarah. Most of her career was spent working for General Motors Acceptance Corporation in the accounting department. Until recently, she was an active member of Clairemont Hills Baptist Church which is now Bridgepoint Church at Toco Hills. She was an avid fan of the Atlanta Braves.
Beverly Ann Stripling
Nov 26, 2021
Beverly Ann Stripling, March 18, 1966 -November 26, 2021. At age 55, she passed on while hospitalized in Tucson, Arizona, under the loving watch of family and friends,”Bev’s Warriors.” She had fought metastatic cancer for ten years. The cancer caused her much suffering but she carried it well and without complaint.
Bev claimed two homes - Georgia and Arizona. In...
Sean David Alaniz
Nov 26, 2021
It is with deepest sorrow that we announce the death of Sean Alaniz, age 30, our beloved son, brother, grandson, nephew, cousin, and friend passed away suddenly on Friday, November 26, 2021. Sean was born in Fort Polk Louisiana and lived in Tucker Georgia for most of his life. He relocated to Nashville last year where he was working, making...
Sally Ann Dunn
Nov 24, 2021
Sally Ann Dunn, strong, independent, loving, and generous, died suddenly of a heart attack in her home in Atlanta after a brief illness on Nov. 24, 2021. She was 72.
Concerned about the world and all its peoples, and especially about climate change and the prevalence of guns in America, she worked diligently and gave to many groups to make...
Daniel Joiner Harrington
Nov 24, 2021
Dan was born in Atlanta on March 10, 1949. He grew up in Medlock Park in Decatur, GA. He attended Saint Thomas More Catholic School and Druid Hills High School. He went on to graduate from Georgia Tech with a Bachelor's degree in business. Most of his career was spent as a chauffeur for North Point Transport Group in Atlanta....
Lloyd Ambrose Busch, Iii
Nov 23, 2021
Lloyd Busch age 77 passed away on November 23, 2021 from complications of a stroke he suffered in March 2020. He is survived by his former wife Rosemary, the Olsen family, his “adopted daughter” Natalia and many loving friends and colleagues. Lloyd was born in Pittsburgh, but considered Fredericksburg, Virginia, where he spent much of his youth, to be his...
Richard Aquilla Hollahan, Iii
Nov 22, 2021
The rich warm Tallahassee sunshine of late August 1954 was the first light on the path of Rick Hollahan’s life. Born on the 25th of that month to Beverly and Dick Hollahan, Rick later became the older brother of Rex, born seven years after him.
Rick displayed early on the signature intelligence, wit, curiosity, and caring that became the hallmarks of...
Eduardo Santillan
Nov 22, 2021
Eduardo (Chon) Encarnacion Santillan, was born in Harlingen, TX and passed away unexpectedly at Wellstar Kennestone Hospital in Marietta, GA on November 22, 2021, at the age of 26 years old. On this day he succumbed to his injuries in midflight and lost his life to save another and through death he gave the ultimate gift of life. Born on...
Joyce Foster Britt
Nov 21, 2021
Joyce Foster Britt passed away peacefully at her home in Stone Mountain, Georgia on Sunday, November 21, 2021, after a month of in-home hospice care. Joyce was born in the Kirkwood neighborhood of Atlanta on February 27, 1936. She was the second of five girls born to Viola “Peggy” Newton and Edmond Foster. The family moved to Statham in 1940,...
Charles Dennis Spencer
Nov 19, 2021
Charles Dennis Spencer, age 74, born April 20, 1947 to Charles and Mable Spencer, died peacefully in his home of complications from Parkinson Disease on November 19, 2021. Charles was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, sibling, friend and mentor. Charles was an Air Traffic Controller both in the military in Vietnam and domestically at Newark airport. He wore many hats...
Lynda Towe
Nov 19, 2021
Lynda Landers Towe, age 78, of Loganville, passed away on November 19, 2021 from complications of Lewy Body Dementia. Born Georgia Lynda Landers at Emory University Hospital to Daniel and Annie Laura Landers, Lynda was raised in Decatur, Georgia and graduated from Decatur High School, Class of 1961. She then attended Emory University, where she received a Bachelor of Arts...
Robert Tracy Dixon
Nov 18, 2021
Robert T. Dixon, age 76, of Blackshear and Decatur, GA died November 18, 2021. He was the son of the late Alva Monroe Dixon and Savilla Irene Thornton Dixon. He is survived by a twin, Richard L. Dixon of Rome, Ga: a sister, Mary Lou Dixon of Athens, GA; niece, Dr. Beth D. Holland (Griffin) of Vestavia Hills, AL; nephew,...
Margaret Charlotte Sandell
Nov 18, 2021
Margaret Charlotte Sandell (nee Nader), age 94, died on November 18, joining her beloved pastor brother Freddy and a host of loved ones who preceded her. Margy grew up in Altoona, PA, and attended Davis College in Binghamton, NY, where she met her husband, Walter. Together, they engaged in pastoral ministry in churches in Meridian, MS, Birmingham, AL, and Atlanta,...
Chandler-Ross Micah Weaver
Nov 16, 2021
Chandler-Ross Micah Weaver was born on December 21, 1998, at Grady Hospital in Atlanta, GA to the proud parents of Glenn R. & Darlene M. Weaver. He would prove to be their pride & joy, being their one and only child.Being an only child, Chandler-Ross’s parents chose home schooling for him. Due to the lower student to teacher ratio, their...
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