OBITUARIES

Local Obituaries - Atlanta, Georgia and the Surrounding Areas

William John Cody

William John Cody

Sep 9, 2016

William “Bill” John Cody, beloved husband and father, passed away on September 9, 2016 surrounded by his family.

Bill was born to Marguerite nee Lynch and Patrick Cody on March 1, 1950, and raised in Chicago, IL with his three siblings. He attended college at the University of Notre Dame where he made important life-long friendships and cemented his...

Judith Ann Hand

Judith Ann Hand

Sep 7, 2016

Judith Ann MacKay Hand passed away at home, surrounded by family on September 7, 2016. She reluctantly left behind three children, Nathan Sarah Ann O’Neill, Kelly Patrick O’Neill-Exley and John Andrew Hand along with two grandchildren, Liam and Miranda who were the light of her life. Judy is survived by her soul mate Joel Sturdivant, her father John Robert MacKay,...

Henry Gary Pannell

Henry Gary Pannell

Sep 4, 2016

Henry “Gary” Pannell, 79, of Atlanta, GA died unexpectedly following a brief illness on September 4, 2016. Born in Tuscaloosa, AL he grew up on the Sweet Briar College campus near Amherst, VA. Gary graduated from Woodberry Forest School and Washington and Lee University. After serving two years in the US Army, he received the JD degree, University of Virginia...

James Frazer Durrett, Jr.

James Frazer Durrett, Jr.

Sep 4, 2016

J. Frazer Durrett, Jr., 85, of Atlanta, GA, passed away September 4, 2016, after a brief illness. Frazer was born in Atlanta on March 23, 1931, to James Frazer Durrett and Cora Morton Durrett. He grew up on Muscogee Avenue in Buckhead and attended E. Rivers School. He was an Eagle Scout at Troop #1 Peachtree Heights and a summer...

Daniel Dwight Roper

Daniel Dwight Roper

Sep 3, 2016

Daniel Dwight Dan Roper died on September 3, 2016. He was born in Decatur, Alabama, on May 30, 1935 to Sadie Daniel Roper and Dwight M. Roper. He lived in Birmingham with his parents and sisters, Judith Roper Pardue and Mary Roper Griser, and brother, Ennis Roper. He is predeceased by his parents and brother. He graduated from Phillips High...

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