May 18, 2021

May 17, 2021

Mary Evelyn Griffin Krost seemed to find the good in all those she encountered. She had kind words for one and all. And with her sunny personality, she blazed a path of goodwill that spanned generations and continents. Mary died May 17 in Decatur, Georgia, where she lived for the past nine years. She was 95. A product of a...

May 17, 2021

Bernice Elaine Strickland Jordan, 85, died in Decatur, GA, on Monday, May 17, 2021. Originally from Savannah, she graduated from Georgia State College for Women in 1959, and later earned masters degrees in counseling and education. She worked as an educator for many years in Dekalb County schools, including at Fernbank Science Center, and as a counselor at Dunwoody and...

May 16, 2021

Mary Lou Young Smith, 95 of Griffin GA passed away on Sunday May 16, 2021. A native of Rex, GA, she started her career as an administrative assistant to the Dean of Students at Georgia Tech and retired with over 30 years of service. In her spare time she enjoyed cooking, reading and writing poetry. She was a fabulous mother...

May 14, 2021

James Terrell Davis, Sr. of Decatur passed away in the early morning hours of May 14, 2021, just 15 days shy of his 97th birthday. An Atlanta native, James lived in the Adamsville neighborhood during the Great Depression, later moving to Park Drive near Piedmont Park. At the age of 15, he met his future wife, Viola Mae Bensley whose...

May 14, 2021

Joan “Jo” Drymon, 92, passed away peacefully on May 14, 2021. She was born and raised in Hamilton, Ohio but later moved to Sarasota, Florida. She received an Associate of Arts degree from the University of Florida in Gainesville. It was there she met James “Jim” Drymon who she married just a few days after his graduation from law school...

May 13, 2021

May 13, 2021

Walter Steve Thaxton, 72 years young, passed May 13, 2021, after a battle with liver disease. Steve was born April 13, 1949, to parents Edward and Frances Thaxton in Atlanta, Georgia. He attended Clarkston High School. Steve was an Atlanta native and spent his life working in and around the city. While he did work for Cub Foods, most of...

May 12, 2021

Byron Howell Pittman passed away on May 12, 2021, surround by members of his loving family. He was 60 years young. Byron was born in Savannah, Georgia, on September 13, 1960, and is the son of Peggy Helen Duckworth and the late Hugh Howell Pittman. Virgil Duckworth is Byron’s step-father and the man he calls Dad. Byron is the husband...

May 10, 2021

Mildred P. Mann died early Monday, May 10th 2021. Mildred was born and raised around Avondale Estates, Georgia. Her parents were Elmer L. Perkins and Lois Williams Perkins. Her late husband was Robert J. Mann of Atlanta. She attended Avondale Elementary and High School. She was a longtime employee of Rich’s department stores in Atlanta and Belvedere Plaza She retired...

May 9, 2021

Michael Furtado died Sunday, May 9, 2021 from heart failure and cancer. Mike, my brother, was born May 13, 1961 on Mother’s Day and died on Mother’s Day. He was 59 years of age. Mike, son of Ed and Lynn Furtado and brother of Kevin Furtado, was a kind soul. He grew up in the Bay Area of California and...

May 8, 2021

NOTE SERVICE INFO !!! CELEBRATION OF LIFE FOR JEFF SHAW Jeffrey L. (Jeff) Shaw passed away on May 7, 2021, at the age of 57 in his home in Atlanta, Georgia due to an undetected battle with Coronary Disease. He was born on January 12, 1964 in Denver, Colorado to parents Larry and Linda Shaw. Jeff spent the early years...

May 7, 2021

Laurin Dudley Clements of Decatur, GA passed away Friday May 7, 2021 following a brief illness. He was 67. He was predeceased by his parents G. Harold and Betty Jean Clements. He is survived by his wife, Norma Russell Clements; sister and brother in law, Lisa and Dan Summerlin; niece, Laura and her husband, Robert Donnes; great-nieces, Harper, Betty and...

May 7, 2021

May 4, 2021

Robert “Robby” Campbell Lawrence III, age 68, of Decatur, GA passed away May 4, 2021. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, May 8, 2021, at 4:00 pm at A.S. Turner & Sons Funeral Home, 2773 N. Decatur Rd., Decatur, 30033. Prior to the service, there will be a visitation at the funeral home from 2:00 to 4:00 pm....

May 3, 2021

Harold Daniel Housworth, 96 years old, passed away at home on May 3, 2021 after a lengthy illness. He was predeceased by his wife of 73 years, Lucille Nix Housworth. He is survived by daughter Susan (Charlie) Whitt, son Tommy (Wendy) Housworth, grandchildren Grady and Maggie Housworth, sister-in-law Betty Nix, brother-in-law Rev. Lamar Cochran, and many loving nieces, nephews, cousins,...

May 3, 2021

Edward Lee George, Sr., 85, of Stone Mountain passed away on May 3, 2021. He was born to the late O.L. and Fannie George on January 20, 1936.. Edward was preceded in death by his beautiful wife, Norma Jean, to whom he was married to for 51 years; his daughter, Shirley Jean Rusk; Son, Edward Lee George Jr., and his...

May 3, 2021

Michael Ray Thrasher was born 2/5/1953 in Atlanta, Georgia from loving Mother, Joan Marie Mulleneaux and Earl Ray Thrasher. Mike has three surviving sister's, Sherry, Dina, and Delisa. Mike attended Grady High School, and later obtained a broadcasting degree. He meet the love of his life Kim Carter in 1977, and they later married in 1981. Mike and Kim had...

May 1, 2021

Alida Mary (Blair) Griffin, 74, of Decatur passed away on Saturday May 1, 2021. She was born on June 9, 1946 in Watertown, New York, the son of Delbert and Helen (Lyons) Blair. Alida was a graduate of Watertown High School. Alida migrated to Atlanta in the sixties. Her first job was at the original Krispy Kreme on Ponce de...

Apr 30, 2021

Charles Cooper, 75, of Monroe, passed away on Friday April 30th, 2021. Charles was born in Atlanta and was employed in construction most of his working life. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ossie and Virginia Magness Cooper and his daughter Donna Gail Cooper. Charles is survived by daughters, Jean Tengram and her husband, Steven and Lynn Tischhauser...