Obituaries
Jonathan Colby Stanton
Sep 29, 2020
Jonathan Stanton, 30, of Decatur, Georgia passed away on September 29, 2020. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on October 3, 2020 at A.S. Turner and Sons Funeral Home. Fr. Mark Horak from St. Thomas More Catholic Church will be officiating. Visitation will be held at 10:00 a.m. on October 3, 2020 at A. S. Turner and...
Walter James Knapp
Sep 28, 2020
Walt was born on October 7, 1943 in Racine, WI. He graduated in 1961 from Horlick High School where he proceeded to join the United States Navy. While in service to the Navy, he met the love of his life, Fran, while in port in Virginia. Walt and Fran got married at the William & Mary chapel on July 24,...
Jean Hanmond Niebruegge
Sep 27, 2020
Mrs. Jean Niebruegge, a resident of Buford, loving wife and mother went home to be with her heavenly father. She was the wife of Harry Niebruegge Jr., a Navy war veteran in the Korean Conflict 1951-1955. She was an active member of Indian Creek Baptist Church for 50 years. She was very involved with Meals on Wheels and later taught...
Patricia Roper Laney
Sep 27, 2020
Patricia Roper Laney passed away Sunday September 27th, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia exactly one month after her husband of 55 years. Pat was born in Hopkinsville, Kentucky on November 24, 1937 to Martha Anderson Roper and William Wirt Roper. One of two daughters, her artistic talent blossomed early after a childhood illness that eventually led to multiple heart surgeries over...
Dave Parra
Sep 26, 2020
David “Dee” Parra of El Paso, TX passed away unexpectedly late last month at the age of 42. He leaves behind his mother Maria Josefina Fierro and brothers Pablo A. Fierro and Diego Fierro. He also leaves behind his children Diana M. Parra, Dave Parra Jr., Dominic Parra, Dorian Parra, and their mother Nidia Escobar. A memorial celebration was held...
Albert Glasgo Smith
Sep 24, 2020
Albert G. Smith (Al) passed away on Thursday, September 24, 2020, at the age of 97. He was born on June 19, 1923, in Greenville, SC. He attended St. Bernard’s boarding school in New York, Northfield Mount Herman School in Massachusetts and later earned an economics degree from Bucknell University in 1949. He served in the Navy in both WWII...
Maurice Steven Goldstein
Sep 24, 2020
Maurice Steven Goldstein, 68, of Stone Mountain, passed away peacefully at his home, with family by his side on September 24, 2020. Maurice was born August 29, 1952, in Atlanta, to the late Max Charles Goldstein and Rita Slesinger Goldstein. Maurice was a 1971 graduate of Druid Hills High School. He became an Eagle Scout in 1968. Maurice married Margaret...
James Curry Pelot
Sep 24, 2020
James Curry Pelot, age 77, of Tucker, GA passed away on September 24, 2020. He was preceded in death by his parents Grace and Lyman Pelot and brothers Edwin and Lyman Pelot, Jr. He was a long time member of Epworth UMC in Atlanta. He graduated from Yatesville High School and Georgia State University. He was an Eagle Scout and...
Sean Nicholas Repasky
Sep 23, 2020
** The family kindly requests in lieu of flowers, that you consider donating to assist the St Pius X baseball team that helped Sean through some difficult times in his life and provided guidance and support during his years in high school. With this fund, Sean wishes to help young men achieve their potential in a sport that he truly...
Walter Brian O'Conor
Sep 21, 2020
Walter Brian O'Conor, 58, of Stone Mountain, died suddenly of natural causes at home on September 20, 2020. Born August 30, 1962 in Decatur, Georgia, Brian was the son of James A. and Ruth W. O'Conor, both now deceased. Surviving are two brothers, James W. O'Conor of New Hampshire, and Michael A. O'Conor of Stone Mountain; and three sisters: Lynn...
The Rev. Harwood "Woody" Bartlett
Sep 21, 2020
The Rev. Harwood “Woody” Bartlett thought God’s first question of him would be, “Well Woody, did you get anything done?” While there was never a doubt, God and Woody were able to settle this matter on Monday, September 21, 2020 when Woody passed away peacefully at home at the age of 86, encircled in love. Serving “the least of these”...
Nell Hubbard
Sep 20, 2020
Nell Bryan Hubbard, age 82 of Suwanee, GA passed away Sunday, September 20th from a 12 year battle with Alzheimer’s disease. It was fitting that Nell met her Lord and Savior on a Sunday, because it was her favorite day of the week. Our saying was, if the church is open, Nell was there. She was preceded in death by...
William Arthur Selman
Sep 20, 2020
William Arthur Selman, September 10, 1949 - September 20, 2020. The spirit of Bill Selman began a new journey on Sunday, September 20th. It was a beautiful day for departure. Crystal clear, radiant sun and cool breezes. Much like the spirit of Bill himself. The second eldest of four brothers, Bill was born in Birmingham, Alabama and graduated from Shades...
Fernando Penter
Sep 19, 2020
Fernando Penter passed away suddenly on September 19,2020 at his home in Atlanta,Georgia at the age of 49. Fernando was born 05/31/1971 in Curitiba Brazil. He is preceded in death by his father Felicio Penter. He is survived to mourn his death by his mother Tereza de Jesus Ramos Penter, his brother Felipe Penter his sister in law Juliana Paula...
Paul Leland Shanor, Jr.
Sep 18, 2020
Paul Leland Shanor II, a lawyer and entrepreneur who specialized in the regulation of medicine and medical care, died unexpectedly in his sleep two days after routine surgery from which he seemed to be recovering well. Though born in Illinois and therefore technically a Yankee, Paul’s soul and demeanor will be forever linked to Atlanta and the Appalachian Mountains. Paul...
Judith Ellen Johnson
Sep 18, 2020
Judith (Judy) Ellen Johnson had an independent streak a mile long. As the younger of two daughters born in 1942 to a civil engineer and a former teacher/camp counselor, Leslie Frank Johnson and Ellen Martha (Jorgensen) Johnson, Judy lived an adventurous life. Not held back by her hearing loss, Judy excelled at the Davison School, went on to attend Leslie...
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