Obituaries

Jun 20, 2019

Larry J. Mims, Sr.

Mr. Larry J. Mims, Sr. of East Point, GA passed June 20, 2019. Funeral service will be held on Wednesday, June 26, 2019 at 11 a.m. at Friendship Baptist Church, 80 Walnut St., SW, with Reverend Dr. Richard W. Wills, Sr., Pastor, officiating.  Interment, South-View Cemetery.  The remains will be placed in state...

Jun 17, 2019

Mr. Edward Johnson

Mr. Edward Johnson of Atlanta passed June 17, 2019. Funeral service will be held on Monday, June 24, 2019 at 11 a.m. at Friendship Baptist Church, 80 Walnut St., S.W., with Reverend Dr. Richard W. Wills, Sr. , Pastor, officiating.  Interment, Carver Memorial Gardens.  The remains will be placed in state at the church...

Jun 5, 2019

Mrs. Alice Marie Williams

Mrs. Alice Marie Freeland Williams of Atlanta, passed June 5, 2019.

Alice Marie Freeland Williams was born on October 6, 1939 in Newnan, Georgia to the marital union of Mattie Elizabeth Patterson Freeland and William Daniel Freeland. When her family moved from Newnan to Atlanta, Alice began her Christian journey as...

Jun 1, 2019

John James Cantrell, Jr.

Mr. John James Cantrell, Jr. of Stockbridge, GA passed June 1, 2019.  Funeral service will be held on Friday, June 7, 2019 with viewing at 10 a.m. and service starting at 11 a.m. at Flipper Temple A.M.E. Church, 580 Atlanta Student Movement Blvd., S.W. (formerly Fair St., S.W.) with Reverend Dr. Gregory V....

May 20, 2019

Charles Alfred Dixon, Sr.

Attorney Charles Alfred Dixon, Sr., passed May 20, 2019. Funeral service will be held on Wednesday, May 29, 2019 at 11 a.m. at Cascade United Methodist Church, 3144 Cascade Rd., SW, Reverend Dr. Kevin Murriel, Senior Pastor, Reverend Joyce E. Banks Gross, officiating.  Interment, Lincoln Cemetery. The remains will be placed in state...

May 13, 2019

Louise Queen Simmons

Mrs. Louise Queen Simmons of Atlanta, passed May 10, 2019.  Funeral service will be held on Saturday, May 18, 2019 at 12 noon at Friendship Baptist Church, 80 Walnut St., SW, with Dr. Richard W. Wills, Sr. pastor, officiating.  Interment, Westview Cemetery.  The remains will be placed in state at the church at 11...

May 12, 2019

Ples James Bruce, Jr.

Mr. Ples James Bruce, Jr. of Atlanta passed Sunday May 12, 2019 in Virginia. The Memorial Service will be held at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 306 Peyton Rd SW, Atlanta, GA on Saturday, May 19, 2019 @ 11:00am. In Celebration of Ples's life, guests are asked to wear pastel colors.  In lieu of...

May 11, 2019

Mrs. Elayne Bell

Mrs. Elayne Bush Bell, of Decatur, Georgia transitioned to eternal peace on May 11, 2019.  Her beloved husband, Dr. Charles M. Bell preceded her in death in 2010.  An Atlanta native, Elayne Bell was the daughter of the late Mary T. and William E. Bush, the sister of the William E. Bush, II and...

May 7, 2019

Mr. Christopher Carlton Askew

Mr. Christopher Carlton Askew of Lithonia, GA passed May 7, 2019.  Memorial service will be held on Thursday, May 16, 2019 at 1 p.m. at West Hunter Street Baptist Church, 1040 Ralph David Abernathy Blvd, SW with Reverend Dr. Toussaint King Hill, Jr., pastor, officiating.  Family and friends are requested to assemble at...

Apr 28, 2019

Ronnie Dwight Harris

Mr. Ronnie Dwight Harris of East Point, GA, passed April 28, 2019.  Memorial service will be held on Wednesday, May 1, 2019 at 11 a.m. at Flipper Temple African Methodist Episcopal Church, 580 Atlanta Student Movement Blvd., SW (Fair St.) with Reverend Dr. Gregory V. Eason, Sr., pastor.  Survivors are Ruthie Harris Black of...

Apr 24, 2019

Mary Frances Yizar

Mrs. Mary Frances Yizar passed April 24, 2019.  Memorial service will be held on Saturday, May 4, 2019 at 12 noon in our chapel, with Pastor Thomas Houston, officiating.  Survivors are numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.  Family and friends are requested to assemble at the chapel at 11:30 a.m.

Apr 19, 2019

Dr. Barbara Brice

Dr. Barbara Brice of Atlanta, passed April 19, 2019. Barbara Gohanna Brice, Ph.D., born February 28, 1927,  made a peaceful transition to her heavenly home on Friday April 19, 2019. She leaves a sister, four children, six grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren and a host of other family and relatives  to cherish and celebrate...

Apr 16, 2019

Gregory Edward McKinney

Mr. Gregory Edward McKinney of East Point, GA, passed April 16, 2019.  Funeral service will be held on Tuesday, April 23, 2019 at 1 p.m. at Friendship Baptist Church, 80 Walnut St., SW, Dr. Richard W. Wills, Sr., Pastor, Reverend Caroline Terry, officiating, Dr. Charles Albert Harper, III., officiating.  The remains will be placed...

Apr 13, 2019

Virginia Wilson Hill

Virginia W. Hill, 85, of Atlanta GA, passed away on April 13th, 2019 in Austell, GA. Funeral Service will be held at 11:00, Friday, April 26, 2019 at St. Paul of the Cross Catholic Church, with the, Rev Fr. Jerome McKenna and Rev. Mr. Joseph Goolsby, officiating. Burial will follow at Westview Cemetery.  The...

Apr 7, 2019

Kenrick Karshaw Byrd

Mr. Kenrick K. Byrd of Atlanta died April 7, 2019.  Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later.

Mar 27, 2019

BJ (Bettye) Harris

It is with heartfelt sadness that the family of BJ (Bettye) Harris announces her departure from this life on March 27, 2019.  Prior to a lengthy illness, BJ was an active resident at Nursecare of Buckhead, pertaining to all things musical.

BJ Harris was a lifelong member of Antioch Baptist Church North. ...

Mar 24, 2019

Dr. Edward McGhee Williams

Alumnus Edward McGhee Williams '54, affectionately known as "EB", was born December 10, 1933 in Augusta, Georgia. He was the oldest of three sons born to the late Dr. Edward Buchanan Williams and the late Mrs. Beatrice McGhee Williams. After obtaining advanced degrees Columbia University, both parents returned to begin long-term teaching careers...

Mar 18, 2019

Carrie Willie Willis

Mrs. Carrie Willie Willis of Atlanta, passed March 18, 2019.  Funeral service will be held on Saturday, March 23, 2019 at 12 noon at Shady Grove Baptist Church, 1147 Osborne St., SW, with Reverend James N. Tukes, Senior Pastor, officiating.  Interment, Lincoln Cemetery.  The remains will be placed in state at the church at...

Mar 14, 2019

Mildred Darlene Perkins

Mrs. Mildred Perkins, of Snellville, Georgia, passed on March 14, 2019.

Funeral Service for Mrs. Mildred D. Perkins will be held on Saturday, March 23, 2019 at 10A.M. at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, 25 Boulevard NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30312.  Public Visitation will be held at the church one hour prior...

Mar 7, 2019

Bernice Watkins

Mrs. Bernice Watkins of Atlanta, passed March 7, 2019.  Funeral service will be held on Thursday, March 14, 2019 at 11 a.m. at Word Of Faith Family Worship Cathedral, 212 Riverside Parkway, Austell, GA, Bishop Dale C. Bronner, Pastor, Reverend John Williams, officiating.  Interment, Georgia National Cemetery, Canton GA  at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, March...