OBITUARIES

Local Obituaries - Atlanta, Georgia and the Surrounding Areas

Velma J. Royster

Velma J. Royster

Aug 8, 2023

Velma Royster was born on June 12, 1951 in Jamaica Queens, New York. She spent a good portion of her life in New York until her family moved south, to Georgia in the early 1970’s.

She lived and worked many years in Atlanta, GA as an Executive Assistant at Spelman College as well as Clark Atlanta University. She also continued...

Jane Lamar Dawkins

Jane Lamar Dawkins

Aug 5, 2023

Memorial services for Jane Lamar Dawkins of Atlanta Georgia, will be held on Friday, August 25, 2023, at 11:00 am, at Cascade United Methodist Church Midtown, in Atlanta. The service will also be livestreamed on cascadeumc.org/jdawkins. The Reverend Dr. Kevin R. Muriel, Senior Pastor, will officiate. Later, a marker will be placed in the family’s plot at Paradise A.M. E....

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