OBITUARIES

Local Obituaries - Atlanta, Georgia and the Surrounding Areas

Kathryn Tappan Schwieger

Kathryn Tappan Schwieger

Aug 31, 2016

Kathryn Tappan Schwieger “Kathi”, 70, of Marietta passed away on August 31, 2016; preceded in death by her husband Victor Schwieger and parents Milton and Wilhelmine Tappan or Fort Lauderdale, Florida. She was survived by her son, Rolf Schwieger, and his wife Taylor, and grandchildren Crawford and Mattie Schwieger. The family will celebrate her life on Saturday September 10th at...

Stanley David Ettinger

Stanley David Ettinger

Aug 29, 2016

Stan Ettinger, passed away quietly Monday, August 29, 2016 at home after a years struggle with cancer. He is survived by his wife Nancy J. Ettinger, and Daughter Linda Puls, and five grandchildren; Andrew Graham of Chattanooga, Stephanie Graham of Atlanta, Christina Gillespie of Cumming, Simon Keegan of New York, and Luke Keegan of California, also two great grandchildren. He...

Neill Whitlock Connah

Neill Whitlock Connah

Aug 28, 2016

Neill Whitlock “Whit” Connah of Atlanta, GA died on August 28, 2016 after an intense battle with renal cancer.

Whit was born on May 9, 1939 at Emory University Hospital to Douglas Duff Connah Sr. and Caroline Elizabeth “Lit” Whitlock Connah, both of whom predeceased him. He was 77 years old.

Whit was well loved by family and a wide...

William Michael Thompson, Jr.

William Michael Thompson, Jr.

Aug 20, 2016

William Michael Thompson, Jr. “Mike”, 78, of Atlanta passed away peacefully at home on August 20, 2016 after a brave struggle with cancer.

Born on April 24, 1938 in Barranquilla, Colombia to William Michael Thompson, Sr. and Esther Skarvi Thompson, Mike also spent parts of his childhood in Hawaii, California, Bogota, Colombia, New Jersey, and Augusta, GA. He attended...

Joseph Hyder Davis

Joseph Hyder Davis

Aug 13, 2016

Joseph “Joe” Hyder Davis of Sandy Springs, GA, formerly of Macon, GA, passed away peacefully on August 13, 2016, joining his beloved wife, Charlotte Kerr, and grandson, Joseph Ian. A private family burial will take place at Westview Cemetery in Atlanta, GA this September.

Joe is survived by his three children, Joseph Swanton, Charlotte Hyder and Robert Read, two daughter-in...

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