OBITUARIES

Local Obituaries - Atlanta, Georgia and the Surrounding Areas

Wanda Faye Mcfarland

Wanda Faye Mcfarland

Jun 8, 2018

Wanda Faye Sluder McFarland 76 of Conyers died June 8, 2018 and was reunited with loved ones in her Heavenly home.

Carl Wayne McFarland, her loving husband, preceded her in death and welcomed her home along with her parents Ethel and Theodore Sluder, sister Ruby Edge, brother Roy Sluder and nephew Gary Edge.

“Aunt Faye Faye” leaves behind nephews David...

Edna Lee Jolley

Edna Lee Jolley

Jun 7, 2018

Edna Matthews Jolley, longtime Valdosta resident, passed away June 7th, 2018 four days after her 94th birthday. Her ashes will be interred in the family section of the Valdosta Sunset Hill Cemetery alongside her husband, Robert Boyd Jolley. She is survived by her daughters, Marsha Jolley Jones and Dianne Jolley Christian, her son-in-laws, four granddaughters and nine great grandchildren.

Richard A Cheney

Richard A Cheney

Jun 4, 2018

 

On Monday, June 4, 2018 Richard A. Cheney of Marietta, loving husband and father of three passed away at the age of 85. He was born July 2, 1932 in Greenville SC to Herbert & Claire Cheney. The Cheney’s relocated to Marietta, and Richard graduated from Marietta H.S. He married his high school sweetheart Mary Jane Durrett, and together...

Patricia Ann Drew

Patricia Ann Drew

Jun 2, 2018

Patricia Ann Drew, “Pat”, also known to her nieces and nephews as “Annie”, age 82, died on Saturday, June 2, 2018.

Pat was an accomplished artist, dedicated art educator, dramatic and engaging storyteller, good listener, stepmother, grandmother, aunt, mentor and counselor. She was dearly loved by family and many others in her enormous network of students, colleagues and friends.

Pat...

Robert Marion Childs, Iii

Robert Marion Childs, Iii

May 30, 2018

Robert “Bob” Marion Childs III, born March 7, 1945, son of Robert Jr. and Freda Beshirs Childs, passed away on May 30, 2018, after a 6-year courageous battle with prostate cancer. Bob was born March 7, 1945 in Camden, AR. At the age of four and upon the death of his mother, Bob’s father moved the family to Brinkley, AR...

Gay Kimbrough Dull

Gay Kimbrough Dull

May 26, 2018

Gay Kimbrough Dull died May 26, 2018, at the age of 88.  Born in Miami, FL,  the daughter of DuPont and Gertrude Kimbrough, she graduated from College Park High School, was awarded her B .S. from Georgia Southern University, a Master’s Degree from Peabody College (now Vanderbilt) and a Library/Science certification from Georgia State University.  Upon graduation from Georgia Southern...

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