OBITUARIES
Local Obituaries - Atlanta, Georgia and the Surrounding Areas
Walter Evans Smith
Aug 5, 2020
Walter Evans Smith, retired priest of the Episcopal Church, distinguished Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist and Fellow of the American Group Psychotherapy Association, passed away peacefully in Atlanta, GA August 5th at the age of 87. He was born Sept. 3, 1932 in Jacksonville, FL. He graduated from W&L University and received his M.Div. from Virginia Seminary in 1957. Walter...
Marilyn Bonnett Sparling
Aug 4, 2020
Marilyn B. Sparling of Lawrenceville, GA passed away on August 4, 2020 after a brief illness. She was born in Watertown, NY on December 9, 1929, the second daughter of Earl H & Harriette E Bonnett of Henderson. She attended school in Henderson, graduating in 1947 as the Valedictorian. She was a member of the 1948 class of Central City...
Warren Candler Fortson
Aug 1, 2020
Warren Candler Fortson Sr., longtime civil rights and education lawyer, died August 1, 2020 at age 91 at his home in Atlanta of congestive heart failure. He had practiced law for 63 years when he retired at age 89 from a career that spanned the upheaval of the civil rights movement in Americus, GA, and Mississippi in the 1960s, the...
Alvah Frederick Seibert
Aug 1, 2020
Alvah Frederick Seibert was born in Cleveland, Ohio on September 9, 1934 and passed away on August 1, 2020 at the age of 85.
Alvah graduated from Shaw High School in East Cleveland and then from the University of Cincinnati School of Architecture in 1959 where he was a member of the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity. Alvah was the president...
Michael Louis Wagner
Jul 31, 2020
Michael (Mike) Louis Wagner, 56, of Atlanta, GA died peacefully at home surrounded by family on July 31, 2020 following a courageous cancer battle.
Michael was born on March 29, 1964 in Minneapolis, MN and spent his childhood in Glencoe, IL and Minneapolis. He graduated from Minneapolis Southwest High in 1983, then attended the University of Minnesota where he was...
William James Singleton
Jul 26, 2020
William Singleton lived a life of adventure where no challenge was too great. Following his service in the army in WWII and Korea he returned to the states to begin a family. He had a natural aptitude towards building and creating as well as an ability to fix anything. With a keen eye for electronics, he taught multiple classes including...
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