OBITUARIES

Local Obituaries - Atlanta, Georgia and the Surrounding Areas

Brian Sperry Brown Jr.

Brian Sperry Brown Jr.

Dec 27, 2020

Brian Sperry Brown Jr., known to many as BB died on December 27 2020th at age 93. He was a native of Savannah and a graduate of The McCallie School, where he was one of the slower members of the track team. After serving in the United States Navy during World War II he entered Georgia Tech, graduating in 1950....

Russell Wayne Walker

Russell Wayne Walker

Dec 26, 2020

Russell Wayne “Rusty” Walker passed away at his Buford, GA home on Saturday, December 26, 2020, surrounded by his beloved family.

Rusty was born on December 23, 1973, to Jim and Carol Walker. He grew up near Columbus, Georgia, and was a proud alum of Berry College in Rome, Georgia. While at Berry, he met and fell in love with...

Darlene Neprash Lodge

Darlene Neprash Lodge

Dec 24, 2020

Darlene Neprash Lodge passed away peacefully at Sunrise Assisted Living in Decatur, GA on December 24, 2020. She was born on February 28, 1929 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the daughter of Milvoy and Georgina Trachta Neprash. Her grandparents were Bohemian immigrants. She was preceded in death by her sister, Elaine Neprash Miller.

Darlene attended Coe College, IA and received a...

James Mobry Collette

James Mobry Collette

Dec 24, 2020

James Mobry Collette was born January 29, 1922 in Washington, DC to Thomas and Maggie Collette. He peacefully departed this life at age 98 at Legacy Ridge Senior Living Home in Woodstock, GA, on December 24, 2020. James was preceded in death by his parents and seven siblings.

He met his wife of 74 years when serving in the Army...

Ann Bennett Donaldson

Ann Bennett Donaldson

Dec 22, 2020

Judith Ann Bennett Donaldson died on December 22, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia

Judith Ann was born on September 29, 1943 in Baldwin County, Alabama to Rev. Clarence Bennett and Gladys Bennett. During her childhood, she lived in Robertsdale, Birmingham, Hartford, and Andalusia, Alabama. While her father was completing seminary education, she and her family lived in Louisville, Kentucky for three...

Geoffrey Charles Gill

Geoffrey Charles Gill

Dec 20, 2020

Geoffrey Charles Gill, age 78, died Sunday, December 20, 2020, from complications following heart surgery.

Geoffrey was born in Atlanta, Georgia to Hugh and Agnes Gill on April 13, 1942. He was a proud 1960 graduate of Sylvan Hills High School. He then attended the Georgia Institute of Technology, graduating in 1964 with a Bachelor of Science Industrial Management. He...

Patricia Mary Kaufman

Patricia Mary Kaufman

Dec 18, 2020

It is with great sadness that the family of Mrs. Patricia (Pat), 88, of Marietta, GA announces her sudden passing on Friday, December 18, 2020 in Austell, GA. A Celebration of Life service for the family will be held later in 2021, Smyrna, GA and Los Osos, California, TBD.

Mrs. Kaufman was born August 5,1932 in Cleveland Ohio to the...

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