OBITUARIES

Local Obituaries - Atlanta, Georgia and the Surrounding Areas

Louisa Davis Peacock

Louisa Davis Peacock

Dec 4, 2021

Louisa McCrary Davis Peacock passed away on December 4th, 2021, after a brief illness.

Louisa was born May 18th, 1932, in Decatur Georgia where she lived all of her life except for a short period in Alexandria VA in the 1950s. Louisa was the only child of Robert Franklin Davis and Louisa McCrary Davis. She graduated from Decatur Girls...

William Calhoun Foster

William Calhoun Foster

Dec 3, 2021

FOSTER – William Calhoun, died on December 3, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia at the age of 92. A devoted and beloved husband, father, father-in-law, grandfather, son, brother, uncle, and friend, he was widely admired by those who knew him.

Bill, as he was called by family, friends, and business associates (among other affectionate nicknames), was born and raised in Richmond,...

Gertrude Elizabeth Gutman

Gertrude Elizabeth Gutman

Nov 24, 2021

Gertrude E. Gutman passed peacefully in her Sandy Springs, Georgia home at the age of 95. She was surrounded by her family. Trudy was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph J. Gutman. Survivors include her daughters, Suzanne J. Gutman and Joyce G. Talbot; and grandson, Samuel O. Shuskey. She was born in Essen, Germany April 15, 1926. She immigrated...

Martin Anthony Cole

Martin Anthony Cole

Nov 20, 2021

Sadly, we share the sudden passing of Martin Anthony Cole, affectionately known as “Marty” on Saturday, the 20th of November 2021 of natural causes.

Martin was born Christmas day in 1965, in Atlanta, Georgia and was a lifelong area resident. He attended Druid Hills High School, Georgia Tech and was a graduate of Georgia State University. He worked for over...

Catherine Macpherson Owens

Catherine Macpherson Owens

Nov 16, 2021

Catherine Owens embodied her passion for civil engineering through her advancement of Atlanta’s legacy of trails and alternate transportation. Her approach to engineering was deeply informed by art, soul, and public service. She had a love of urban environments and an eye for their distinct beauty.

The majority of Catherine’s career centered on her work with the Atlanta BeltLine,...

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