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Family-placed obituaries

Read family-placed obituaries and online guestbooks from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Obituaries

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Atlanta tennis great Armistead Neely dead at age 76
Brit Turner, Blackberry Smoke drummer, dies from cancer
Sam Hagan, whose tenor voice enriched Atlanta’s musical life, is dead
Naomi King, last of MLK Jr.’s generation of Kings, has died

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Bob Shaw, gospel singer and state GOP architect, dies at 94
Tucker High loses one-of-a-kind superfan and coaches helper
Former FBI deputy director who led agency’s Atlanta office dies
Janice Rothschild Blumberg used her front seat to history for good

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Willie Edmondson rose from poverty to lead his hometown, LaGrange
Judge Hilton Fuller, respected Atlanta jurist, dies at 82
Dexter Scott King remembered with candlelight, music and prayer
Georgia Bulldogs football superfan Trent ‘Big Dawg III’ Woods dies

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Earl Smith ushered in a new era as Cobb County grew
Marietta attorney Van Pearlberg, warrior for justice, dies at 72
Dr. Jesse Peel, who helped lead state AIDS response, dies from a fall
Diane Powell-Larché, businesswoman behind many service agencies, dies at 65

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Former AJC editor Jim Wooten was a voice for conservatives

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Ellenburg-Dorsey came home to teach generation of Atlanta actors, dies at 83

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Lena McLin, who taught music to Jennifer Hudson, Chaka Khan, dies at 95

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Tommy Futch, who left mark on Atlanta comedy, dies from cancer

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Elaine Widner dies at 64, reported around the world for CNN

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Atlanta loses fierce advocate with Sheila Merritt’s death

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Moby, Atlanta country DJ, dies at age 69

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Two Morehouse College students die in car crash

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Marcene Thornton came home to impact Atlanta schools

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Louise Florencourt, gatekeeper of Flannery O’Connor’s legacy, dies

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Connell Stafford, Coke executive, was behind-the-scenes political force

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Hugh Carter Jr., ex-White House staffer and relative of Jimmy, dies

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Episcopal deacon Jackie Watt broke down walls for herself and others

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Tom Moreland, powerful transportation chief, left ‘immeasurable’ impact

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Gary McConnell, led Olympic security, Georgia emergency responses, dies

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Charles W. Cherry II, award-winning journalist and Morehouse alum, dies