OBITUARIES

Local Obituaries - Atlanta, Georgia and the Surrounding Areas

Peggy Jane Brown

Peggy Jane Brown

Nov 25, 2016

Peggy Mayes Brown, 79, died peacefully in her sleep on November 25, 2016. A loving daughter, sister, wife and mother, she is survived by her husband Keith, daughter Shanna Herderich and her husband Bill. Peggy graduated from Georgia Baptist School of Nursing and worked throughout her career at various locations in the metro area before becoming a stay at home...

Charles Edward Heery

Charles Edward Heery

Nov 25, 2016

Heery, Charles E

Charles E Heery, 90, of Decatur, Georgia passed away December 6, 2016. Born in Clayton County, Georgia and raised in the Inman Park neighborhood of Atlanta. Attended Tech High and served in the Marines during World War II. Preceded in death by his wife of 62 years Rachel Whitlock Heery, son Bob and son-in-law Tim Austin. He...

William Layne Richardson

William Layne Richardson

Nov 25, 2016

William Layne “Bill” Richardson died November 25, 2016 in Cumming, GA. He was preceded in death by his loving wife of 60 years Virginia, his daughter Elizabeth Richardson, grandson Greg Alligood, sister Lois McClellan and brothers Alvin and Leroy Richardson. He is survived by his grandson Derek Nicki Alligood of Sault Ste. Marie, MI and great granddaughter Lindsey Alligood of...

Robert Ernest Foster

Robert Ernest Foster

Nov 22, 2016

Robert E. Foster of Sandy Springs, born April 3, 1917, in McGregor, Iowa, died November 22, 2016, in Brighton Gardens of Dunwoody. He is survived by his son David of Winnetka, Illinois; his daughter Carolyn Durham of Chapel Hill, North Carolina; his brother Calvin of Ankey, Iowa; his grandson Peter; his granddaughter Megan; and six great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by...

Mell Aycock

Mell Aycock

Nov 15, 2016

Mell Aycock 12/23/1923 – 11/15/2016 Mell Aycock was born in Augusta, Georgia on Dec. 21, 1923. He was the oldest son of the late Dr. Mell and Elizabeth Aycock. He is survived by his sister Laura A. Askew of Asheville, N.C. Mell grew up in Atlanta, Georgia until his father passed away when Mell was 12. His mother then moved...

Elisabeth Larson Thornhill

Elisabeth Larson Thornhill

Nov 15, 2016

Elisabeth Larson “Lyn” Thornhill of Atlanta, GA passed away on November 12, 2016 surrounded by family. A loving mother and grandmother who loved kids, playing Bridge, the Florida Gators, Coca-cola and who loved to laugh, Lyn is survived by her children, son Robert Andrea Sommers and daughter Holly Lisa Kotora Sommers, her sister Sherry Tom McCarthy, and her beloved grandchildren,...

Martha Rivers Boyles

Martha Rivers Boyles

Nov 14, 2016

Martha Rivers Chapman Boyles, a longtime Atlanta resident, passed away at 91 on Monday, November 14 of natural causes. Born on her grandparents’ farm in Crawfordville, Georgia, on January 25, 1925, she shared many fond memories of growing up at “such a happy place” among numerous cousins, especially Dot Wynn Gibbs, also born on the farm just one month later....

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