OBITUARIES
Local Obituaries - Atlanta, Georgia and the Surrounding Areas
Joyce Ann Baird
Apr 14, 2020
Joyce Ann Kane Baird, 84 years old, Decatur GA, passed away 4/14/20. Survived by her husband Harold James Baird, her 3 sons Hal, Michael, John and 3 grandchildren Austin, Zachary, and Rachel.
In lieu of flowers donations can be made to Oak Grove United Methodist Church Building Fund, 1722 Oak Grove Rd, Decatur, GA 30033
Dr. Morris Lee Hamilton
Apr 12, 2020
Dr. Morris L. Hamilton, 82, passed away Sunday morning, April 12. He leaves behind his son, grandson, daughter-in-law, sister, and three nephews. A graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology, Morris will be greatly missed.
Martha Jean Shell Fowle
Apr 11, 2020
Martha Jean Shell Fowle (Bill), 99, of Decatur, Georgia, peacefully passed away on April 11, 2020 at King’sBridge Retirement Community.
She was born in Pitts, Georgia, daughter of the late Alva C. and Martha Pendergrast Shell. Raised in Pitts, she attended Wilcox County schools and graduated from Pitts High School. Upon graduation, she attended the University of Georgia and Valdosta...
Philip Rene Rodriguez
Apr 10, 2020
Philip Rene Rodriguez, 83, passed away on April 10, 2020 at his home in Lawrenceville, Georgia.
Philip was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, son of the late Felipe Rodriguez and Leonette (Bollingham) Rodriguez. He was a graduate of Alcee Fortier High School and Tulane University, both in New Orleans. He was a US Air Force Veteran who served in Vietnam....
John Hindsman Haines
Apr 7, 2020
Our beloved father, John Hindsman Haines, age 92, of Loganville and longtime resident of Atlanta, passed away Tuesday April 7, 2020 at Eastside Medical Center in Snellville.
He was born October 23, 1927 in Sharpsburg GA. He graduated from North Georgia Military College in Dahlonega, GA as a 2nd Lieutenant and after the end of WWII served duty in...
Douglas Keith Johnson
Apr 6, 2020
Douglas Keith “Shadroe” Johnson, 66, of Mableton, GA, passed away on Monday, April 6, 2020, at home after nearly a year long battle with metastatic bladder cancer.
Born on July 9, 1953, in Pasadena, CA, to the late Roger Q Johnson and Loretta Waterman Filker, Doug was a career scientist, protector of the environment, and amateur musician. He attended...
James Edward Carroll
Apr 6, 2020
Mr. James Edward Carroll, age 75 of Roswell, GA, passed away on April 6, 2020 of a heart attack.
Born to James and Helen Carroll in Weehawken, NJ, on October 31, 1944, he moved to Georgia to attend college at Oglethorpe University. There, he met and married his wife of 26 years, Beth Walker Carroll.
James was a scholar,...
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