OBITUARIES

Local Obituaries - Atlanta, Georgia and the Surrounding Areas

Jane Vinson Dorman

Jane Vinson Dorman

Mar 8, 2018

Jane Vinson Dorman, 71, of LaGrange, passed away March 8, 2018 at the West Georgia Hospice, LaGrange, Georgia.

Jane was born in Montgomery, Alabama on August 2, 1947, the daughter of Alpheus Alexander Dorman and Janice Elizabeth Dorman. She received her Bachelors Degree from Georgia State University and her Masters of Divinity from Candler School of Theology at Emory University...

Mary "Becky" Bess Vining

Mary "Becky" Bess Vining

Mar 5, 2018

“Becky” Vining (Mary Tallant Vining), 90, passed March 5, 2018. Born in 1927, Becky grew up in and around Atlanta and North Georgia, eventually marrying her high-school sweetheart William “Gordon” Vining in 1945. They had 3 children, Cheryl Howe Stricker, William Alan Vining and Judy Lynn Howard (deceased). She is also survived by grandchildren, Julie Howe Paulsen, Bryan Vining, Katherine...

Elmar Eugene Handley

Elmar Eugene Handley

Mar 2, 2018

Gene Handley November 10, 1976 – March 2, 2018 Decatur, GA – It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Gene Handley and his beloved pet Dora. Services will be held on March 17, 2018 at Lighthouse Baptist Church at 2pm. He leaves to cherish his memory his parents; Robert and Kathy Hartman; Siblings – Shana Handley,...

Judith Langer Merlin

Judith Langer Merlin

Feb 27, 2018

Judith Langer Merlin, was equal parts Matriarch, with a capital M, and trailblazing entrepreneur. Born in Pittsburgh, PA, in 1945, the middle of three children, she was raised in Memphis, TN, and spent most of her adult life in Atlanta. She was most recently a resident of Decatur, GA. Growing up as a girl in the 50’s and 60’s, the...

Marie Agnes Colley

Marie Agnes Colley

Feb 27, 2018

Marie Agnes Baum Colley passed away peacefully in her sleep on February 27th following a brief illness that followed many years of decline from dementia. Marie, a long time resident of Ohio, was born November 15, 1925 in Canton, Ohio to Mary A. and Albert C. Baum. She was proceeded in death by her parents, her brother Donald E. Baum...

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