OBITUARIES

Local Obituaries - Atlanta, Georgia and the Surrounding Areas

Thomas Alfred Young

Thomas Alfred Young

Dec 2, 2018

Thomas Alfred Young, 79, of Dunwoody, Georgia, died Sunday, December 2, in his home, after a lengthy illness. Tom was born in Lady Smith, British Columbia, and grew up in Chemainus. He studied at The University of British Columbia and followed in his father’s footsteps, working for MacMillan Bloedel for 38 years.

Tom married Jacqueline Cole in 1965, and together...

Oscar James Owen

Oscar James Owen

Dec 1, 2018

Oscar James Owen of Atlanta, Georgia and recently of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, died in Atlanta on December 1, 2018 after a brief illness. He was born on November 29, 1926 in New York City, son of Oscar Jesse and Elizabeth Landon Owen. He grew up in Maplewood, New Jersey, where he developed a life-long love of sports and...

Martha Stephens Hollings

Martha Stephens Hollings

Nov 26, 2018

Died of Cancer Monday, November 26, 2018

Martha Stephens Hollings was born July 27, 1938 in Lumpkin, GA where she spent her childhood. The oldest of three girls, she grew up playing hymns on the piano at the United Methodist Church. She went on the play for events all over GA, and music was a life-long hobby. She loved attending...

Dubac "Jd" Preece

Dubac "Jd" Preece

Nov 24, 2018

Dubac Preece passed away on November 24th, 2018 at the age of eighty-six. He was born on June 19, 1932 in Detroit, Michigan, growing up in Bloomfield Hills. He graduated from Vero Beach High School in Florida. He is survived by his loving wife Sherwood.

Dubac graduated from Rollins College and joined the Davidson-Paxon executive training program, later opening the...

Donald Edward Klein

Donald Edward Klein

Nov 23, 2018

Donald Edward Klein Age 90 of Marietta died Nov. 23, 2018. Services Nov. 28, 1:00 PM at Faith Lutheran Church, Marietta.

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