Obituaries
Edwinna Spivey
May 23, 2025
Edwinna Spivey went home to be with the Lord on May 23, 2025 at the age of 83. She was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, teacher, and friend.
Martha Edwinna Murphey was born on April 22, 1942 in Atlanta, Georgia. The daughter of Milledge and Grace (Nee McLellan) Murphey. She held degrees from Stetson University (BA, cum laude, 1964) and Emory...
Thomas Benefield
May 21, 2025
Thomas Lawson Benefield, age 54, of Decatur, Georgia, passed away on May 21, 2025.
Thomas was born on June 23, 1970, in Decatur, to Elizabeth and Phillip Benefield. He graduated from Lakeside High School in 1988, then went on to earn a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Georgia, his teaching certification from Mercer University, and his Master of...
Jesse Griffin
May 19, 2025
Jesse Cliff Griffin, aged 93, passed away at his home in Atlanta, GA, on May 19, 2025. He was born April 19,1932 in Griffin, GA.
Cliff proudly served in the US Army during the Korean War. Following his military service, he embarked on a successful career, notably serving as the Southeast Regional Sales Manager at Honeywell Corporation and later contributing...
Betty Moody
May 18, 2025
In Loving Memory of Betty Ruth Lewis Moody
March 6, 1935 - May 18, 2025
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Betty Ruth Lewis Moody, age 90, on May 18, 2025, in her home in Stone Mountain, Georgia.
Born on March 6, 1935, in Galveston, Texas, Betty was the beloved daughter of George and Irma Lewis. She was...
Venus Kostopoulos
May 18, 2025
Venus Kostopoulos, age 93, passed away on Sunday, May 18, 2025, at her home in Tucker, GA. Venus was born on October 25, 1931, in Hamilton, Ohio, the daughter of the late James A. and Florendia (Schooley) Jones. She is survived by her husband, Nick, her children, Alex, Andy (Anna), Cia (Tim Allen), Jim (Toula) & Greg, her brother Demus...
Gerald Culberson
May 15, 2025
Gerald Wall Culberson, age 96, on May 15, 2025, joyfully crossed the Jordan River into the Promised Land to join his beloved wife of 70 years, Lois Harmon Culberson, who predeceased him by five years. He and his wife had four sons of whom they were very proud: Gerald Geoffrey (Dottie), Gregory Harmon (Michelle), Mark Wall (Dana) and Timothy Young...
Larry Wyatt
May 15, 2025
Larry Herschel Wyatt passed away on May 15 at the age of 72, in Atlanta, Georgia. His battle with cancer in recent years showed his courage in facing life challenges with a smile. Despite this, Larry came out a hero and stayed strong until the end. Larry graduated in 1970 from Oak Grove High School in Adger, Alabama. He went...
Edward Fagan
May 15, 2025
With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Edward Leonard Fagan, a devoted husband, father, and physical therapist, who left this world on May 15, 2025, at the age of 61. Edward was born on February 11, 1964, in Providence, Rhode Island, and later made his home in Decatur, Georgia, where he touched the lives of many through his compassionate...
Erin Dawson
May 15, 2025
"It is with a broken heart that I share that Erin, my wife and friend, wonderful mom to our children, and 'practicing perfectionist,' has passed away. Please hug and tell everyone you love, that you love them. Then, share a story of Erin and a prayer now that she has found peace in the eternal kingdom."
Erin Leigh Shields Dawson lived...
Harry Lockwood
May 9, 2025
Harry Lockwood, 87, passed away on Friday, May 9, 2025, in Atlanta, GA. A native of Atlanta, he was born on July 19, 1937, to Joseph Lockwood and Mary McDaniel Lockwood and grew up in Little Five Points. Harry graduated from Bass High School in 1955 where he was a City League All-Star in basketball and baseball. He went on...
Dorothy Najour
May 9, 2025
Dorothy A. Najour, 87, of Atlanta, Georgia died Friday May 09, 2025 at Emory Hospital-Decatur. She was born March 29, 1938 in New Albany, Mississippi to the late William and Dorothy Harper Abernathy.
A beautiful woman who was a loving wife and mother to five sons. She loved tennis and was a good player to age 75. She will always be...
Rosemary Devine
May 8, 2025
Rosemary T. Devine, 81, passed away May 8, 2025, in Decatur, Georgia, surrounded by her family.
Rosemary was born December 17, 1943, in South Boston, the youngest of three daughters of the late James and Ethel (Kennedy) Regan. After graduating from South Boston High School in 1961, she attended Quincy City School of Nursing on a full scholarship from the...
Henry Rogers III
May 8, 2025
Mr. Henry S. Rogers III, age 84, of Tucker, GA passed away on Thursday, May 8th at his home. He was preceded in death by his parents Henry S. Rogers Jr. and Virginia Cooper Rogers of Oxford, GA and his sister Carolyn Rogers Simons of Covington, GA. Henry is survived by his wife of 59 years, Brenda P. Rogers; his...
Wilhelmina Blitz
May 5, 2025
Wilhelmina "Willy" Peeperkorn Blitz, 100, of Atlanta, GA passed away peacefully at home on 5/5/2025. The fourth of nine siblings, she was born 1/13/1925 in Heemstede, Netherlands (Holland). After the Nazi occupation and the end of World War II, she emigrated to the US. Her husband of forty-one years, Rudolph Blitz, Ph.D in economics and professor at Vanderbilt University in...
Jacqueline Scott
May 5, 2025
Jacqueline Elizabeth "Jacquie" Bott Scott, of unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, succumbed to complications from a stroke on Monday, May 5th at Sunrise of Decatur. Jacquie, the daughter of John Joseph Bott (deceased) and Mary Cecelia "Betty" Murphy Bott (deceased), was a native of Kingston, New York, where her mother's family had been landholders and real estate developers since the early...
Woodrow "Woody" Miller
May 4, 2025
Woodrow Wayne "Woody" Miller was born on September 17, 1954, and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. He attended Woodward Academy as part of the Class of 1972 and remained a lifelong resident of the Atlanta area, establishing deep roots in the community he served throughout his life. He was a loving father and was deeply adored by his five grandchildren, who...
Joseph B. Brown
May 3, 2025
Joseph B. (Joe) Brown (November 20, 1937 - May 3, 2025) passed suddenly on May 3 while undergoing rehabilitation following a recent hospitalization. Born in Newark, New Jersey and raised in Milledgeville, Georgia to parents Lillian Klein Brown and Harry Brown, Joe graduated from the Georgia Military Academy and studied engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology before joining the...
Julia Wynne
May 2, 2025
Julia Weathers Wynne, age 96, died peacefully at her home on May 2, 2025, following complications from a fall. Julia, a lifelong resident of Atlanta, was born on October 18, 1928, the only child of Charles Valentine Weathers, Jr., and Dorothy Padgett Weathers. After graduating from Druid Hills High School in 1945, she attended Wesleyan College and Agnes Scott College,...
Sidney Sellars
Apr 30, 2025
Sidney Ray Sellars, 73, of Dunwoody, Georgia, passed away on April 30th, 2025, surrounded by loved ones. Born on January 7th, 1952, in McMinnville, Tennessee, he was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend, known for his charm, his love of golf and the Georgia Bulldogs, and his one-of-a-kind sense of humor.
For 35 years, Sid was...
Sheila Lackey
Apr 29, 2025
Sheila Diane McCall Lackey, age 80, passed away on Tuesday, April 29, 2025. Born June 24, 1944, in Atlanta, GA, she is preceded in death by her loving husband Gordon Thomas Lackey and her parents Zetus (Mac) McCall and Sarah Thompson McCall. She leaves behind daughter Jennifer Lackey Barber, her husband Glen Barber, son Gordon Thomas Lackey Jr, his wife...
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