OBITUARIES

Local Obituaries - Atlanta, Georgia and the Surrounding Areas

Carolyn Daftary Torralba

Carolyn Daftary Torralba

Jun 13, 2021

Carolyn D. (Claxton) Torralba, 85 years old, passed away peacefully at home on June 13, 2021 of heart failure. Born in Beirut , Lebanon, her early education was in Iran before coming to the U.S at age 16. She then attended college at Freed-Hardeman and Vanderbilt University before graduating from Murray State University.

She is survived by her 4...

Gary Cameron Mainland

Gary Cameron Mainland

Jun 12, 2021

Gary Cameron Sinclair Mainland died peacefully on June 12, 2021 at age 55.

He is survived by his wife Noel, his mother Kathleen and his brother Keith. He is also survived by his canine companion, Emma.

Born in Glasgow, Gary moved with his family to the US in 1982 and settled in Atlanta. He attended Druid Hills High...

H Fleming Andrews

H Fleming Andrews

Jun 8, 2021

H Fleming “Andy” Andrews passed away on June 8, 2021 at the age of 83 from lingering complications caused by Covid- 19.

Andy married his childhood sweetheart, Patricia Barnett, in 1957. Pat preceded him in death from Covid-19 earlier this year. Andy is survived by his son, Jeff, and his wife Christine; his son, Kevin, his wife, Deborah, and...

Kirk Allan Lee

Kirk Allan Lee

Jun 3, 2021

The Rev. Kirk Allan Lee, 66, of Brookhaven, died on June 3, 2021, at Emory Hospital, from a brain aneurysm. He was born in Augusta, Maine, to Marie and Robert Lee. He received degrees from Rockford College, Illinois, and from Trinity College of the University of Toronto, where he received the Master of Divinity, and became a priest of the...

Peggy Claire Jackson

Peggy Claire Jackson

May 25, 2021

Peggy Claire Jackson, 88 years old, celebrated her homegoing on Tuesday, May 25, 2021. She is preceded in death by her parents, Jessie and Andrew Hartshorn; brother Andy Hartshorn; sister Helen Youngblood; and her beloved husband of forty-five years, Dick Jackson. She is survived by her children, Carol (Carroll) Kates of Cumming, Georgia; Dr. Allen (Judi) Jackson of Dunwoody, Georgia;...

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