Obituaries

June Marie Olson Damon

June Marie Olson Damon

Jan 31, 2021

June Marie Olson Damon, 92, died of congestive heart failure on January 31, 2021. She was born in the Bronx, New York on May 31, 1928, the first child of Charles Henry Olson and Alice May (Anderson) Olson. June was raised in Yonkers, New York and graduated from Roosevelt High School. She went on to the New York State Teacher’s...

James "Mel" Melvin Brooks

James "Mel" Melvin Brooks

Jan 31, 2021

James Melvin (Mel) Brooks, 72, of Atlanta, passed away suddenly at home on January 31, 2021. He was born April 23, 1948 at Crawford Long Hospital in Atlanta. Mel is survived by his wife, Nancy, son, Beau (Brittany) Brooks of Atlanta, along with numerous extended family and friends. Mel is pre-deceased by his parents, James Mell and Ruth Still Brooks,...

 Rev. William Earl Matthews

Rev. William Earl Matthews

Jan 31, 2021

Reverend William "Bill" Earl Matthews, 74, of Lilburn, GA, passed away on January 31, 2021 after a battle with Alzhiemers complicated by COVID 19. Bill was born on September 23, 1946 in Memphis, TN. After graduating from Chamberlain Hunt Military Academy he went on to study history at Belhaven College in Jackson, MS. After graduation he continued his education while...

Ruth Kirby Sanders

Ruth Kirby Sanders

Jan 30, 2021

Ruth Virginia Kirby Sanders died peacefully after a brief illness on January 30, 2021, two weeks shy of her 90th birthday. All who knew her well can attest that her life was marked by two things: a commitment to family and a passion for education. Mrs. Sanders was born February 13, 1931 and reared in Woodland, Ala. She was the...

Mary Hefner

Mary Hefner

Jan 29, 2021

Mary Webb Hefner passed away on January 29, 2021. Mary was born in 1924; She was the daughter of Isaac Jones Webb and Maggie Johnson of Twin City, GA. After attending college, she met the love of her life Charles Benjamin Hefner. They married in 1946. They formed Associated Agents and worked together every day. Mary and Charles loved to...

Charles Earl Sellers

Charles Earl Sellers

Jan 28, 2021

Charles Earl Sellers was born November 22, 1956 in Lucedale, Mississippi. At birth, Charles’ grandfather, Dandy, gave him the nickname Scooter and that was the name he chose to be known as for his life. After moving several times, the family settled in Chipley, Florida. Scooter had 2 sisters and a brother he grew up with. Scooter’s mother would drive...

Roy Edward Stephens

Roy Edward Stephens

Jan 27, 2021

Roy Edwards Stephens passed away Jan 27, 2021, peacefully, at home, of natural causes surrounded by his family and his loving wife. He was born in Atlanta, GA and raised his family in Decatur, GA. He became a World War 11 Honoree as a B-17 Aerial Gunner in the US Army Airforces. He went on to become an attorney and...

Richard  Leathers Burton, Jr.

Richard Leathers Burton, Jr.

Jan 27, 2021

Richard Leathers Burton, 78, passed away January 27, 2021 in Brunswick,Georgia. He was born in Atlanta, Ga. the , son of Richard and Sharlee Burton. He graduated from R E Lee high school in Thomaston, GA in the class of 1960.He graduated from Georgia Tech to become an Architect and owner of Danielson Woodall and Burton Architects in Atlanta, Ga.He...

James "Gene" Eugene Browning, Sr.

James "Gene" Eugene Browning, Sr.

Jan 27, 2021

James Eugene (Gene) Browning, Sr. of Atlanta passed away January 27, 2021. He was born in Dekalb County, Ga on December 11, 1932 to Paul and Emily "Emmie" Harris Browning. He lived in the Atlanta area his entire life. He was preceded in death by his son James Eugene Browning, Jr. He is survived by his wife, Barbara Browning and...

Jon Eric Slate

Jon Eric Slate

Jan 25, 2021

Jon “Eric” Slate, age 60, of Tucker, Georgia passed away peacefully in his sleep on January 25, 2021, where he battled cancer for four years. Eric worked in both the telecommunications and construction industry, he was a man of many talents. He was a current employee with UPS (Doraville Hub), he loved his job and worked with amazing people. He...

John Forrest Palmer

John Forrest Palmer

Jan 25, 2021

John Forrest Palmer, 55, passed away peacefully on Monday, January 25, 2021. He is one of three sons to Janice and Carl Palmer and born May 17, 1965. He is survived by his wife Donna Palmer, son Matthew Palmer , mother Janice Gleason (Clif), brothers Doug Palmer of Cleveland, GA, and Joel Palmer (Meredith) of Flowery Branch, GA. He was...

Robert Walter Ashmore, Iv

Robert Walter Ashmore, Iv

Jan 25, 2021

Rob Ashmore passed away at home surrounded by his family on Monday, January 25, 2021, from metastatic cancer. Rob was born in Tallahassee, Florida, on March 18, 1940, to Alberta Schaker Ashmore and Robert Walter Ashmore, Jr. He is a descendant of early settlers of Wakulla County, Florida. An avid reader and outstanding student from his early years, he developed...

Verna Denice O'Rourke

Verna Denice O'Rourke

Jan 24, 2021

Verna Denice O’Rourke fell asleep in the promises of Christ on Sunday January 24th, 2021, at the age of 68. She was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1952, and moved to Quincy, Illinois as a teenager. She spent many of the summers and holidays of her youth with family in Somerset, Kentucky.Denice was a graduate of Quincy Senior High School...

Richard Clayton (Doc) Jones

Richard Clayton (Doc) Jones

Jan 23, 2021

Richard Clayton (Doc) Jones, 80, of Tucker passed away January 23, 2021. He was born in Scottdale, Georgia on March 12, 1940 to Lewis Edwin and Minnie Lee Wilmoth Jones. He was preceded in death by his sister, Lillian (Louie) Cash, Grace (Harvey) Morgan, Mildred (Jimmy) McDade; brothers Bud, Hubert and Fred along with several nieces and nephews. He is...

Ronald Lee Corn

Ronald Lee Corn

Jan 23, 2021

Ronald Lee Corn of Tucker, GA. was taken home by his beloved Lord Jesus Christ on January 23, 2021 at the age of 73. He was preceded in his homegoing by his loving parents, Gerlane Grady Corn and Frances Elizabeth Beacham Corn and his brother, Michael Lane Corn. He is survived by his loving wife of 50 years, Evelyn Miller...

Elizabeth L.  Wellborn

Elizabeth L. Wellborn

Jan 22, 2021

Sarah "Elizabeth" Lummus Wellborn, age 94 of Avondale Estates, Ga. passed away Friday January 22, 2021. She was preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, Cecil Dean Wellborn Jr.; parents Thomas Greer & Sallie Mae Nipper Lummus; brother, Thomas Greer Lummus Jr. Mrs. Wellborn is survived by her 2 children, Carol W. Reimer, Avondale Estates, Ga., Curtis D....

William Allen Muckenfuss, Sr.

William Allen Muckenfuss, Sr.

Jan 22, 2021

William Allen Muckenfuss, Sr; 101, of Union City, GA passed away on Friday January 22, 2021. Mr. Muckenfuss was a mason, a member of The Greatest Generation, having proudly served his country in the U S Army during World War II. He was preceded in death by the mother of his children, Sallie Ann Jones Muckenfuss and his second wife,...

Mary Emma Goodwin

Mary Emma Goodwin

Jan 21, 2021

Mary Emma Goodwin, 89 of Atlanta, Georgia passed away on January 21st, 2021 of natural causes. Mary was predeceased by her mother Lillie Mae Ragan, her father Henry Grady Ragan, her brothers, Alfred Ragan, Harold Ragan, Grady Ragan, James Ragan, her sisters Florine Ragan Downs and Loraine Ragan Bramlett, and her sons Ronald Albert Goodwin and Nicholas Sidney Goodwin. She...