OBITUARIES

Local Obituaries - Atlanta, Georgia and the Surrounding Areas

Eugene Austin Hinely

Eugene Austin Hinely

Jan 3, 2022

Eugene Austin Hinely died peacefully in his home in Decatur, Georgia, on January 3 at the age of 95. He was the third of four children born to Mary Ashmore Hinely and Eugene Austin Hinely, Sr., in Savannah, Georgia.

He attended Savannah High School where he was an avid 4H Club worker and received the Master 4H Award at...

Natalie Gail Rogers

Natalie Gail Rogers

Jan 2, 2022

Natalie was the second of nine children born to Nathaniel Rogers Sr. and Mary Alice Rogers on November 26, 1955, in Chicago, Illinois.

Natalie was educated through the public school system in Chicago, Illinois and graduated from Lindbloom High School in 1974. She loved to read and was studious.

Natalie met Michael Thomas in 1969. They became best friends...

Jacqueline Sudduth Pittman

Jacqueline Sudduth Pittman

Dec 29, 2021

Jacqueline Sudduth Pittman, 94, of Birmingham, AL and Roswell, GA went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on December 28, 2021.

She is preceded in death by her parents, Frank Pearson Sudduth and Louise Hodges Sudduth, her sister Jane Sudduth Burchfield, and her husband, James Noel Pittman. Her survivors include her daughters, Donna Pittman Smith, Pamela...

Francis Bryan Wakefield Iii

Francis Bryan Wakefield Iii

Dec 28, 2021

Francis (“Frank”) Bryan Wakefield III, age 93, died peacefully on December 28, 2021 at his home in Atlanta.

Frank was the son of the humble pastor Rev. Francis Bryan Wakefield Jr. and the pianist/organist/choir director Gladys Comforter Wakefield. Frank was born in Charleston, South Carolina (where his sea-faring grandfather lived); grew up in Gainesville, Florida; and took years of...

Frank Thomas Gomez

Frank Thomas Gomez

Dec 27, 2021

Frank Thomas Gomez passed away unexpectedly on Monday December 27th, 2021 at the age of 58, leaving a big void in the lives of all who knew him.

He was born in Tallahassee, Florida on July 29th, 1963. His family moved to Georgia when he was 5 years old. He attended school at Woodward Academy and graduated in 1981....

Lee Rhyne Patterson

Lee Rhyne Patterson

Dec 24, 2021

Lee Rhyne Patterson died peacefully, surrounded by family, on December 24, 2021 at age 96. She was born on September 9, 1925 in Conover, NC to Orestes Pearl and Huldah Rockett Rhyne.

Lee grew up in Clemson, SC as the daughter of a college professor and a gifted homemaker. She came from a close family with two siblings, an...

William (Bill) Thomas Pitt

William (Bill) Thomas Pitt

Dec 20, 2021

William (Bill) Pitt, 78, passed away peacefully on December 20, 2021. He is survived by his wife, Deborah (Debbie) Pitt of Hartwell, Georgia, one son, Nathan Pitt and his wife Lena, and one granddaughter, Madison Pitt. Bill was well known in the Atlanta and metro areas after spending much of his life in the sales industry, working for Premium Beverage,...

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