OBITUARIES

Local Obituaries - Atlanta, Georgia and the Surrounding Areas

Robert Ralston Perry

Robert Ralston Perry

Dec 12, 2018

Robert (Bob) Ralston Perry, 95, of Atlanta, GA passed away peacefully on Dec. 12, 2018. He was predeceased by Dolores (Dee) Perry, his wife of 57 years. He is survived by 3 daughters: Patty (Brad) Ferrer of Atlanta, Pam (Mark) Pieper of Suwanee, and Phyllis Perry of Atlanta. Also surviving are 5 delightful grandchildren whom he adored: Benjamin and Andrew...

Christa Lynn Kendrick

Christa Lynn Kendrick

Dec 11, 2018

Christa Lynn Kendrick, 50, a veteran law enforcement officer, died Dec. 11 at her Atlanta home after a courageous battle with melanoma.

Born in Columbus, Ga., Christa graduated from Thomson High School in 1986 and then studied at the University of Georgia. She received her bachelor’s degree from the College of Charleston. She went on to graduate from the DeKalb...

James Harold Shepherd

James Harold Shepherd

Dec 10, 2018

James Harold Shepherd, Sr. died peacefully on Monday, December 10th at age 90. A fourth generation Atlantan, he was the son of Mabel Plunkett and William Clyde Shepherd. He was the younger of six children, Clyde, Charles, Elizabeth Knox Green, Margaret Yates (Dan) and Dan Shepherd. He was also predeceased by his beloved daughter, Dana.

He lived a long and...

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...

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