Atlanta Obituaries
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Mary L. Jones, 77, West End optician
Mary Jones had been an assistant store manager at the Amos' Drug Store, a west end landmark for nearly 50 years at Hunter and Ashby streets.
- Wilma Cannon Cheely, 99, pioneering entrepreneur When her husband's company needed a temporary typist, Wilma Cheely didn't offer to fill in.Instead, she borrowed $1,000 from her husband and founded a company.
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Mary Alverta 'Bertie' Bond, 77, administrative assistant to 4 Agnes Scott presidents
In 1953, Bertie Bond graduated from Agnes Scott College. Seven years later, she started work as an administrative assistant in the president's office.
- Virginia Smyth, 90, helped pioneer services for seniors Virginia Smyth was a pioneer in helping seniors live their remaining years both happy and healthy.As co-founder of the Center for Positive Aging in the early 1980s, Mrs.
- Ronald George St. Romain, 72, volunteer at special-needs center Ronald St. Romain was looking for something to do when he learned about The Elaine Clark Center for Exceptional Children.
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Dr. Judson C. 'Jake' Ward, 97, Emory icon
On past Halloween weekends, Emory University's Miller-Ward Alumni House would turn into a fun fest for graduates, their families, even folk outside the college circle.
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Dan Garson, 89, pioneer of integration
The Garsons of Atlanta were gutsy liberals even during the days of segregation.In 1926, Frank and Gussie Garson founded the Lovable Co.
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Caroline Shullo, 96, arrived on Ellis Island from Italy
Caroline Shullo was a wide-eyed 7-year-old when she stepped off the boat at Ellis Island on July 4, 1920.
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Stephen Wust, 26, Eagle Scout enjoyed motorcycles, soccer
In March, Stephen Wust decided to ditch his car for something less expensive to operate.A motorcycle.
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Stephen Wust, 26: Eagle Scout with plans to become a nurse
In March, Stephen Wust decided to ditch his car for something less expensive to operate.A motorcycle.
- Bob Woodland, 59, sense of justice put Atlantan in harm’s way Bob Woodland was short in stature and slight of build, but his sense of justice never wavered — even if it meant putting himself in harm’s way.
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Henry Troutman Jr., 86, lawyer, addiction specialist, retailer
Henry Troutman traveled the path pursued by most sons of his era when it came to careers.He followed daddy.
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David Moffit, 82: Veteran UPI sports writer
David Moffit covered practically every elite sporting event imaginable in a 50-plus year career as a sports writer and editor for United Press International.
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Local prep coach remembered
William Lester kept a wall in his den that friends and family fondly called his "Wall of Fame."It displays accolades the high school football coach has received over the years.
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Marjorie Mondecar, art teacher who ‘loved her students’
Art was not a subject to be sloughed off, not the way Marjorie Mondecar taught it at three Atlanta public schools.
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Gusti Crunkleton, 66: Ran a popular restaurant in Clayton
Gusti Crunkleton had always wanted to run her own restaurant.Three years ago, her dream became reality.
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Jack Nelson, 80: Pulitzer Prize winning journalist
Jack Nelson read an ad in the Biloxi Daily Herald for a sportswriter. The teen, who'd been a high school sports editor, applied.
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Jenelsie Walden Holloway, 89, advocate for African-American art
Jenelsie Holloway didn't allow her children to play with coloring books. She didn't want her two daughters to learn how to color inside the lines, to put hue to someone else' s creation.
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Marianne Godfrey, 80, offered hope to cancer survivors
Whenever the American Cancer Society hosted its fashion show, the organization could depend on Marianne Godfrey to appear as a cancer-survivor model.
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Charles 'Charlie' Skinner, 38, computer whiz
Charles Skinner was a natural at computers.Within a couple of days, he could learn any computer language.
- Robert Ken Woo Sr., 72: Father of the 200 millionth American citizen A framed magazine cover hangs in the hallway of Robert and Sally Woo''s house. It shows the Woos and their newborn son, Robert "Bobby" Ken Woo Jr.
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Louise 'Bill' Morton, 94, ‘an absolute character'
Before she was born, Louise Morton’s father said it didn’t matter what name was given to her.He was going to call her Bill.
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Marcia Standard, 74, Math Set founder loved kids
Marcia Standard embraced the research of Jean Piaget when it came to education. She applied his theory of cognitive development to teaching math and experienced success.
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Bob Patton, 70, was promoter for James Brown, among others
Bob Patton knew the Godfather of Soul up close and personal. They were like family. James Brown called Courtney, Mr.
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Dr. Harvey Lipman, 57, soccer coach and referee since the 1970s
Harvey Lipman enjoyed all sports, but it was soccer that became his passion.He played at his high school in Evanston, Ill.
