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Portia A. Scott, 70: Former managing editor of Atlanta Daily World
As the managing editor of the Atlanta Daily World, Portia A. Scott was proud to continue a tradition started in 1928 by her uncle, W.
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CARROLL COUNTYRoy Bradford Karr Sr., 75, of Temple died Saturday. Funeral, 2 p.m. today, Hightower Funeral Home, Bremen.
Sanford Shmerling, 85: Physician prescribed jokes, joy
Internist Sanford Shmerling’s customary advice to his patients, in addition to whatever medications or regimen he prescribed, was to tell them to start treatment with two big smiles and thereafter to break into broad grins at least three times a day.
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BARTOW COUNTYCora Lee Cagle, 72, of Cartersville died Saturday. Funeral, 2 p.m. Monday, New Canaan Baptist Church.
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ATLANTAStevan Clements, 68, died Wednesday. Private service to be held. Dressler’s Jewish Funeral Care, Chamblee.
Joseph Harper, 26: found his calling in sound design
Joseph Harper carried his passion for music throughout his life. What started with drum lessons as a young boy eventually led him to the Savannah College of Art and Design with a 4.
Mary Angela Whyte, 77: Long-time Druid Hills newsletter editor
For more than two decades, Mary Angela Whyte dutifully worked on the Druid Hills Civic Association’s quarterly newsletter.
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ATLANTAKaren Beasley, 51, died Aug. 11. Private service will be held. West Georgia Crematory, Austell.
Evelyn Lowery remembered as a “peaceful warrior”
Over the last 67 years, the Rev. Joseph E. Lowery rarely did anything alone. But there he was Wednesday morning — a solitary figure amidst a sea of mourners – seated alone at the casket of his wife, Evelyn Gibson Lowery.
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Boy who survived rare birth defect dies at 13
A boy who grew up in Indiana and overcame extraordinary odds to survive a rare congenital defect in which he was born with his heart outside his chest has died at age 13.
WWII vet, oldest Medal of Honor recipient, dies
A World War II veteran and the nation's oldest living Medal of Honor recipient has died in New Jersey.
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Reports: Italy filmmaker Carlo Lizzani dies at 91
Filmmaker Carlo Lizzani, a much-lauded protagonist of Italian Neorealism, has died, Italian state news media reported Saturday.
Legendary Vietnam Gen. Vo Nguyen Giap dies at 102
Gen. Vo Nguyen Giap, the brilliant and ruthless commander who led the outgunned Vietnamese to victory first over the French and then the Americans, died Friday.
NE Kansas prep player dies following stroke
A northeast Kansas high school football player has died of complications from a stroke he suffered during a game Thursday night.
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A final act: Writing your own obituary
There’s no reason to believe Francie Mooney hasn’t got a lot more living to do.And yet for the past year, she and her 87-year-old mother, Lucy Lynch, have been busy preparing for death, convinced that the best way to leave behind a coherent, meaningful and complete summary of their lives is to write it themselves.
Giving murder victims' loved ones a place to heal
After years of working as a prison chaplain, the Rev. Bruce Cook had stared into the eyes of more murderers and the mothers of murderers than he cared to remember.
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Hotoberfest kicks off season of beer festivals
Looking for something to do this weekend? If you are a beer lover, you might want to check out Hotoberfest 2013 at Historic Fourth Ward Park on North Avenue.
Image hurts, helps in search for new superintendent
The hunt for a new leader of Atlanta Public Schools has picked up steam, with superintendent candidates being targeted from across the country to replace Erroll Davis, who will retire next year.
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Man fatally shot at south Fulton gas station
Fulton County police have a video clip that shows the face of a man suspected of shooting another beside the pumps at a Chevron gas station early Sunday, but they don’t have a name.
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