OBITUARIES

Local Obituaries - Atlanta, Georgia and the Surrounding Areas

Dorothy Chandler Hoffner

Dorothy Chandler Hoffner

Sep 9, 2018

Dorothy Chandler Hoffner, beloved wife; mother; grandmother and great grandmother passed away peacefully September 9, 2018. She was born in Spencer, NC September 15, 1922. Dorothy married Elvin Madison Hoffner of Salisbury, NC who predeceased her. Survivors include two daughters, Linda Hoffner Chandler of Washington, DC and Susan Hoffner Arnold and husband David Arnold of Decatur,GA; granddaughters, Larkin Arnold Bello...

Ronnie Joe Allen

Ronnie Joe Allen

Sep 5, 2018

Ronnie Joe “Ron” Allen of Sandy Springs, Georgia, passed away on Wednesday, September 5, 2018 at the age of 65.  As one of his friend’s said:  “the world has lost a kind, thoughtful, gentle soul.”

Ron was born to Ira Wilson Allen and Jessica Irene Lowry on August 3, 1953 in Royston, Georgia. He was the youngest of eight. Received...

John Rafe Baer

John Rafe Baer

Aug 29, 2018

John Rafe Baer died in his home on August 29 from renal failure.  John was born March 4, 1942 and was adopted by Rafe and Margaret Baer at age 2 ½ in Minneapolis, MN.

John worked his way through night school to graduate from Georgia State University.  He also received education credits from Emory University where he was brother in...

Harvey Baker Brickley

Harvey Baker Brickley

Aug 27, 2018

Harvey Baker Brickley, age 80, was born in Dayton, OH, June 16, 1938 to Lester and Helen Brickley. A longtime resident of Buckhead, he died August 27, 2018, in Marietta, GA after succumbing to the effects of Parkinson’s Disease and dementia.

A 1956 Graduate of Oakwood High School and an Eagle Scout, Harvey went on to educational pursuits at Williams...

Helen S. Kite

Helen S. Kite

Aug 25, 2018

Helen S. Kite,98, passed away on August 25, 2018. She was born in Memphis, Tennessee. She was a graduate of Arkansas State University, and the first female president of her Senior class. She was a member of Who’s Who in American Universities and Colleges. While in college, she received her pilot’s license and later worked for the U.S. Navy as...

Amanda Elizabeth Adair

Amanda Elizabeth Adair

Aug 25, 2018

In loving memory, Amanda Elizabeth Harrell Adair, age 86, a resident of Conyers, GA passed away on 08/25/18.

She is preceded in death by her mother, Florrie Viola Swint Harrell; father, James Arthur Harrell; brother, John Mack Harrell; sisters, Eleanor Norris and Myra Jenkins; and her daughter, Barbara Lynn Adair.

She is survived by her husband, Marcus Lamar Adair; her...

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