OBITUARIES

Local Obituaries - Atlanta, Georgia and the Surrounding Areas

James Milton Christian

James Milton Christian

Feb 4, 2020

Christian, James Milton, Colonel (Retired)

James “Jim” Christian. 94. passed away on February 4, 2020 in his home while in hospice care. He was born on July 14, 2020 in East Point, GA to Dr. George Cunningham Christian and Martha Reese Jarrett. A graduate of Russell High School, he graduated from Mercer University and the Southern School of Pharmacy (now...

James Lee Phillips

James Lee Phillips

Feb 4, 2020

James Lee Phillips was born in Jamestown, New York on April 18, 1933.

After graduating from Jamestown High School and Denison University, he was commissioned to military service in 1955 and served as a pilot in the United States Air Force for 11 years, with 1 year and 8 months overseas. He served in the Vietnam War, receiving the...

Ronald Obie Musgrove

Ronald Obie Musgrove

Feb 3, 2020

Musgrove, Ronald Obie, 90, of Marietta, GA, died peacefully February 3, 2020. He was born August 12, 1929 in River Falls, AL to Bura Josiah Musgrove and Sudie Pearl Johns Musgrove.

Ron served in the Air National Guard during the Korean War. He graduated from the University of Alabama where he was awarded the top student honor in the...

Wanda Louise Lentz

Wanda Louise Lentz

Feb 2, 2020

Wanda Louise Eakin Lentz, 72, lost her 3rd battle with Lymphoma cancer February 2, 2020. She was preceded in death by parents Edwin Johnie Eakin and Emma Lou Hodges Eakin and sister Shirley E. Bernhard.

Wanda is survived by her husband of 37 years Kenneth ‘Ken’ Lentz; three children Angela ‘Angie’ Wellmaker (Steve), Kristian ‘Kris’ Lentz (Kristy), Dee Dee...

Terry Eugene Lewis

Terry Eugene Lewis

Feb 1, 2020

Terry Eugene Lewis, a resident of Smyrna Georgia, died peacefully February 1, 2020 at Wellstar Cobb Hospital in Austell, Georgia from congestive heart failure after hospitalizations since January 1, 2020 at VA Hospital and Wellstar Cobb. Terry was 77 years old.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph B. and Ora B. Lewis of Pensacola, Florida; brothers, James...

Jean Puryear Dennis

Jean Puryear Dennis

Jan 29, 2020

Jean Puryear Dennis died peacefully at her residence at Canterbury Court on January 29th, 2020.

Jean was born in Nashville, Tennessee in 1932 to Margaret McKeand and William A. Puryear. She graduated from Ward Belmont Preparatory School and Denison University. After college, she worked for the American Field Service, a student exchange program in New York City, where she...

Margo M. Bentley

Margo M. Bentley

Jan 27, 2020

Margo Bentley made her final trip from this earth on Monday, January 27, 2020 at the age of 81. She died peacefully at home in Atlanta, surrounded by her loving family after a valiant 4-year battle with cancer.

Born in 1938 in Bay City, Michigan, Margo graduated from the University of Michigan with a Bachelor of Science degree in Speech...

Virginia Lee Hunter

Virginia Lee Hunter

Jan 26, 2020

Virginia Lee Hunter, born May 31, 1934 in Chicago Illinois, went to meet her Lord and Savior January 26, 2020. She worked in the Legal Department with the Atlanta Coca Cola Company for 20 years before her retirement. She will be missed by her family and friends. She was preceded in death by her Son Gary O’Connor. She leaves behind...

Robert Clair Lantz

Robert Clair Lantz

Jan 26, 2020

Robert Clair Lantz, age 90, passed away at his home at St. George Village in Roswell, GA on Sunday, January 26, 2020. Bob married his high school sweetheart, LaVerne, and is survived by her after an incredible milestone of almost 70 years of marriage. Together they built an amazing legacy that includes 5 children: Lynne Williams, David Lantz (Elizabeth), Jeff...

Lawrence Douglas Young

Lawrence Douglas Young

Jan 20, 2020

Hon. Lawrence Douglas Young (Larry)

Lawrence Young was that rare person who was totally comfortable in his own skin. A man of great loyalty, honesty, and integrity, he loved a good glass of wine, an intelligent argument, and doing the right thing. First a Georgia Tech engineer, then attorney, he later became a judge for the city he helped found....

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