OBITUARIES

Local Obituaries - Atlanta, Georgia and the Surrounding Areas

Walter Hershell Hopkins

Walter Hershell Hopkins

Apr 10, 2019

Walter Hershell Hopkins, age 87, of Atlanta, GA passed away on April 10, 2019 after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. Walter was born on December 11, 1931 in Wayne County, GA to Lorraine & Alva Hopkins. He graduated from GA Tech with a Bachelor of Science in Structural Engineering. Upon graduation, Walter entered the Air Force & served as...

Dorothy Holley Shockley

Dorothy Holley Shockley

Apr 7, 2019

Dorothy Holley Shockley passed away peacefully on April 7, 2019. Dot was born in Augusta, Georgia on July 26, 1926. She is preceded in death by her loving husband of seventy-two years, Edward Julian Shockley, two brothers, and eldest son, Edward Julian Shockley, JR. She is survived by her son and daughter in law, Steven and Ethel Shockley; her daughter...

Theodore Kenneth Bundenthal

Theodore Kenneth Bundenthal

Apr 1, 2019

Theodore Kenneth Bundenthal, age 89, of Decatur, died Monday, April 1, 2019 at home. Born in Lansing, Michigan, Dr. Bundenthal was a modern Renaissance man and citizen of the world. After a childhood in St. Louis and rural Augusta, Missouri, Theodore attended preparatory school at St. Paul’s in Concordia, Missouri, followed by B.A. and Bachelor’s of Divinity degrees from Concordia...

Emma Aiko Williams

Emma Aiko Williams

Mar 29, 2019

Memorial services to celebrate the life of Emma Aiko Merriweather- Williams, age 64, will be held at 11:00 am Friday April 5, at Warren Memorial United Methodist Church, 181 Joseph E. Lowery Blvd., SW Atlanta, GA 30314. Emma departed this life March 29, 2019 in Atlanta Ga. Proceeded in death by both parents and a brother. She leaves behind, two...

William John Glaccum

William John Glaccum

Mar 29, 2019

Dr. William John Glaccum, 95, died Friday March 29, 2019 in Duluth, GA.

Bill was born in Kingston, NY in 1923 but spent most of his life in metropolitan Atlanta. He served as a Pharmacist Mate in the United States Navy during WWII and was honorably discharged in 1945. Bill and Shirley Overstreet met in Atlanta, married in 1948,...

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