Obituaries

Oct 28, 2017

Dr. Thalia Juanesta Crawford Johnson

Dr. Thalia Juanesta Crawford Johnson of Decatur, Georgia transitioned to her heavenly home on October 28, 2017.  She was the daughter of the late Deacon James L. Crawford and Mrs. Edna H. Crawford; mother of Sonja McWhorter, Thalia Watson, Bryan Johnson, Sheila Fleming and Angela Williams; sister of Lois C....

Oct 27, 2017

Mr. Lorenza Fisher, Jr.

Mr. Lorenza Fisher, Jr. of Atlanta, passed on October 27, 2017. Funeral service will be held on Thursday, November 2, 2017 at 11 a.m. at Friendship Baptist Church, 80 Walnut St., SW, with Dr. Richard Wills, pastor, officiating.  Interment, South-View Cemetery.  The remains will be placed in state at the church...

Oct 14, 2017

Miss Lois E. Garner

Miss Lois E. Garner of Atlanta, passed October 14, 2017.  Funeral service will be held on Saturday, October 21, 2017 at 11 a.m. at St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church, 1540 Pryor Rd., SW, with Reverend Isaiah Waddy, Pastor, officiating, Reverend Dr. Gregory V. Eason, Sr., Eulogist.  The remains will be...

Oct 10, 2017

Mrs. Carolyn Frances Wilcox

Mrs. Carolyn Frances Wilcox of Atlanta, passed Tuesday, October 10, 2017.  Funeral service will be held on Wednesday, October 18, 2017 at 11 a.m. at Flipper Temple African Methodist Episcopal Church, 580 Student Movement Blvd., SW (Fair St., SW), with Reverend Gregory V. Eason, Sr., Senior Pastor, officiating.  Interment, Lincoln Cemetery. ...

Oct 9, 2017

Mrs. Lucille Gloria Lamar Merritt

Mrs. Lucille Gloria Lamar Merritt of Atlanta, passed October 9, 2017.  Celebration of Life Service will be held on Monday, October 16, 2017 at 11 a.m. at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 306 Peyton Rd., SW,  with The Reverend Charles L. Fischer, III, Rector, officiating.  Interment, Lincoln Cemetery.  The remains will...

Oct 7, 2017

Mrs. Lydia Corine Anderson

Mrs. Lydia Corine Anderson of Atlanta, passed October 7, 2017.

Mrs. Lydia Corine Browne Anderson was an amazing, beautiful inside and out, loyal, and loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother, great great-grandmother, auntie and friend to many.  Lydia gave her life to the Lord many years ago and was baptized...

Sep 29, 2017

Mr. Fred Demetrious Terrell

Mr. Fred Demetrious Terrell of Ellenwood, Georgia passed September 29, 2017.  Funeral service will be held on Saturday, October 7, 2017 at 1 p.m. at our chapel, with Rev. Darrol Mitchell, officiating.  Interment, Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, College Park, GA.  Family and friends are requested to assemble at the chapel at...

Sep 25, 2017

Mr. Quincy Bernard Hall

Mr. Quincy Bernard Hall of Atlanta passed September 25, 2017. Funeral service will be held on Monday, October 2, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. at Greater New Light Missionary Baptist Church, 2540 Campbellton Road, SW with Dr. Leland Jones, Sr., Senior Pastor officiating.  Interment, Lincoln Cemetery.  The remains will be placed in...

Sep 20, 2017

Mrs. Hortense T. Kelly

Mrs. Hortense Kelly of Douglasville, GA passed September 20, 2017.  Funeral service will be held on Friday, September 29, 2017 at 11 a.m. at St. Paul A.M.E. Church, 1540 Pryor Rd., SW, with Rev. Isaiah J. Waddy, pastor, officiating.  Interment, Westview Cemetery.  The remains will be placed in state at the...

Sep 20, 2017

Mr. Albert Bernard Prather

Mr. Albert Bernard Prather of College Park, GA, passed September 20.2017.  Funeral service will be held Tuesday, September 26, 2017 at 12 noon  at West Hunter Street Baptist Church, 1040 Ralph David Abernathy Blvd., SW, with Dr. Toussaint K. Hill, Jr., pastor, officiating.  Interment, Georgia National Cemetery on Wednesday, September 27,2017...

Sep 19, 2017

Mr. Walter Frank Ball

Mr. Walter Frank Ball of Atlanta, passed September 19, 2017.  Funeral service will be held on Sunday, September 24, 2017 at 2 p.m. CST, at Thankful Baptist Church, 308 North Church St., Piedmont, Alabama, with Dr. Charles Parker, pastor, officiating.  Interment, Piedmont Memorial Gardens.

Sep 17, 2017

Mr. Clifford Adolph Fenton

Mr. Clifford A. Fenton of Stone Mountain, GA passed on September 17, 2017.  Memorial service will be held on Saturday, September 23, 2017 at 2 p.m. at Pebblebrook at Park Springs Community Hall, 5610 New Bermuda Rd., Stone Mountain, GA 30087, with Rev. Leigh Campbell-Taylor, officiating.

Sep 7, 2017

Mrs. Rosa Lee Brown

Rosa Hill Brown (age 97) passed away peacefully on September 7, 2017 at Atlanta Medical Center.  She is survived by daughter Sheila Hawkins (Michael); grandsons Joshua and Jeremy Hawkins; niece Sharon Pierro and four great nieces.  The funeral will be held Thursday, September 14, 2017 at Big Bethel AME Church, 220...

Sep 1, 2017

Ms. Ginger Sinclair Carter

Ginger Sinclair Carter was the only child of the late Horace and Myrtle Sinclair.  She was born in Atlanta, Georgia, December 24, 1949.  Ginger attended Drexel High School before graduating to Hampton University in Hampton, Virginia.  After 2 years she returned to Atlanta, Georgia to complete her studies at Georgia State...

Aug 15, 2017

Mr. Jerry Sheldon

Mr. Jerry Sheldon of Manhattan, NY passed August 15, 2017 in Atlanta, GA at the residence of his aunt, Mrs. Annie Gates.  Jerry was the son of the late Lucious and Estella Spivey.  He was a graduate of Booker T. Washington High School, Atlanta and a member of Flipper Temple A.M.E. Church...

Aug 9, 2017

SGT Stafford Lloyd Morris

"Funeral service and burial are set for an Atlanta, Georgia soldier missing in action for 66 years"

Funeral service for SGT Stafford Lloyd Morris will be held on Saturday, August 12, 2017 at 11 a.m. at Friendship Baptist Church, 80 Walnut St., SW, with Dr. Richard W....

Aug 7, 2017

Mrs. Ethel Lee Collins

Mrs. Ethel Lee Collins of Atlanta passed August 7, 2017.  Funeral service will be held on Saturday, August 12, 2017 at 2 p.m. in our chapel with Reverend James Freeman, officiating.  She leaves to cherish her memory, son, Billy E. White; four grandsons, Bryan, Moriss, Ogeda, and Robert; cousin, Mrs. Serena...

Aug 5, 2017

Mr. Matthew Thomas, Jr.

Mr. Matthew Thomas of Atlanta, GA passed August 5, 2017.  Funeral service will be held on Saturday, August 12, 2017 at 11 a.m. at Lindsey Street Baptist Church, 550 Lindsey Street, NW, with Rev. Anthony A. W. Motley, pastor, officiating.  Interment, South- View Cemetery.  The remains will be placed in state...

Jul 16, 2017

Ms. Paula Evadne Bonds

Ms. Paula Evadne Bonds, an  Atlanta Attorney , passed July 16, 2017.  Memorial service will be held on Monday, July 24, 2017 at 10 a.m. at Liberty Church, 1285 Cobb Parkway, Marietta, GA 30060.  She is survived by her daughters, Toni Bonds Williams, Nia Bonds, Daphine Trimble, and Zahra Bailey; sons-in-law,...

Jul 14, 2017

Mr. Branch R. Curington

Mr. Branch R. Curington of Atlanta, passed July 14, 2017.  Funeral service will be held on Thursday, July 20, 2017 at 11 a.m. at Ebenezer Baptist Church, 101 Jackson St., NE with The Reverend Doctor Raphael Warnock, pastor, officiating.  Interment, South-View Cemetery.  The remains will be placed in state at the...