OBITUARIES

Local Obituaries - Atlanta, Georgia and the Surrounding Areas

Francis Bulfin Sellars

Francis Bulfin Sellars

Jun 5, 2020

Frances Sellars of Lake City passed away June 5th, 2020. Service will be held at Forest Park Baptist Church. Time and date will be determined at a later date.

Buna Johnson Simpkins

Buna Johnson Simpkins

Jun 5, 2020

Buna J. (Tommye) Simpkins, 88 of Atlanta, Georgia passed away peacefully on Friday, June 5, 2020.

She was born on December 21, 1931 in Hartford, Alabama to Fonze M. Johnson and Ethel P. Johnson. She was predeceased by her husband, Merle S. Simpkins, son Bobby Adams and sister Laura B. Davis. She is survived by her sister Marie Prescott...

Scot Alan Amos

Scot Alan Amos

Jun 4, 2020

Scot Alan Amos age 53 of Rome GA. Passed away Thursday June 4, 2020. Survivors: Tabitha Amos (daughter), Shane Amos (brother), and Carol and Alan Maxey (Aunt and Uncle), Margene Amos (Aunt), Jack Amos (uncle), and Pat and Jim Carr (Aunt and Uncle). No services at this time.

Dr. Joseph R. Bona

Dr. Joseph R. Bona

Jun 1, 2020

Dr. Joseph Bona, of Atlanta, Georgia, MD, MBA, died June 1, 2020 at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta. He was 59 years old.

Dr. Bona served as the CEO and Chief Medical Officer of the DeKalb Community Service Board, a provider of mental health, substance abuse, and developmental disability services to citizens of DeKalb County. He was an advocate for...

Evan Eugene Borchers

Evan Eugene Borchers

May 31, 2020

In the 88th year of a life fulfilled, Evan E. Borchers of Jonesboro, GA succumbed to his longtime battle with heart disease on May 31, 2020. Evan served honorably in the U.S. Army from 1954 until 1956 and, after a completing a successful 32-year career with the J. C. Penney Corporation, enjoyed a productive and rewarding retirement as a respected...

David Edward Sobek

David Edward Sobek

May 30, 2020

David Edward Sobek died on May 30, 2020 in Roswell, GA, following a brief illness. He was 89.

Mr. Sobek was born on September 4, 1930 in Braddock, PA, to his parents Edward and Anna Sobek. He graduated from Scott High School in North Braddock, PA and after joining the U.S. Army and serving in the 101st Airborne and the...

Audrey Clever Wright

Audrey Clever Wright

May 25, 2020

Mrs. Audrey Clever Wright passed away May 25, 2020. She was born on December 26, 1929 in Los Angeles, CA to the late Margaret Clever Hoefling and George Martin Clever. She was preceded in death by her husband, Rex Wright; daughter, Karen Louise Wright, and sister, Mary Ann Clever Savin.

At age seven, Audrey moved with her family to...

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