Susan Diane Ledbetter
June 17, 2020
Susan Diane Ledbetter, 58, of Forest Park passed away on June 17, 2020. A graveside service will be held at Loudsville United Methodist Church Cemetery in on Monday, June 22, 2020 at 11:00 am. Rev. Darwin Caldwell will be officiating. The family will be receiving friends at the funeral home on Friday from 2pm-4pm.Â
She was preceded in death...
Sanh Ngoc Nguyen
June 12, 2020
Sanh Ngoc Nguyen, of Morrow, passed away on June 12, 2020. The family will be receiving friends on Sunday, June 13, 2020 from 5pm-8pm and Monday, from 9am-8pm. Departure to the crematory at 10:00 am on Tuesday, June 16, 2020.
Barbara Powell
June 12, 2020
Barbara Powell, of Woodstock, passed away on June 12, 2020. Entombment will take place at Forest Hills Memorial Gardens and Mausoleum on Wednesday, June 17, 2020 at 11:00 am.Â
Emily Dunn Starr
June 10, 2020
Emily Starr passed away on June 10, 2020. The family will be receiving friends at the funeral home on Sunday, June 14, 2020 from 2pm-4pm.Â
She was preceded in death by her husband, Chester D. Starr; parents, Robert Potter Dunn and Alma Young Dunn; brother, Walter Dunn; sisters, Jean Dunn Kester and Sara Pardue.Â
She is survived by...
John E. Smith
June 7, 2020
John E. Smith, of Jonesboro, passed away on June 7, 2020. He was a member of Hapeville Masonic Lodge # 590 F&AM and Yaarab Shrine Temple. A graveside service will be held at Salem #2 Baptist Church in Mineral Bluff, Ga. on Wednesday, June 10, 2020 at 1:00 pm.Â
He is survived by his wife of 60 years, JoAnn...
William Wayne Wilkes, Sr.
June 7, 2020
William Wayne Wilkes, Sr., Navy veteran, of Forest Park, passed away on June 7, 2020. He was born in Slocumb, AL to the late, Clarence Wilkes and Mae Fannie Glass. Services will be held at Thomas L. Scroggs Funeral Directors on Friday, June 12, 2020 at 1:00 pm. Rev. Wayne Wilkes, Jr. will be officiating. Interment will follow at Georgia...
Jack E Jernigan
June 5, 2020
Jack E. Jernigan, Navy veteran, of Lake City, passed away on June 5, 2020. Mr. Jernigan was born in Atlanta, Georgia to the late, Robert Fay Jernigan and Mable Lena Sharp Jernigan. A memorial service will be held at Thomas L. Scroggs Funeral Directors on Thursday, June 11, 2020 at 11:00 am. Dr. Jim Smith will be officiating.Â
He...
Patricia Pferdner
June 1, 2020
Patricia Pferdner, 70, Air Force veteran, of Stockbridge passed away on June 1, 2020. She was born in Crocus, KY on April 29, 1950 to the late Allen Aaron and Christine Akin. Her service will be held at Thomas L. Scroggs Funeral Directors on Saturday, June 13, 2020 at 11:00 am. Interment will follow at Forest Hills Memorial Gardens. The...
Doris Lee Busbee
May 26, 2020
Doris L. Busbee, of Morrow, passed away on May 26, 2020. A memorial service will take place at a later date.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Bill Busbee.
She will be missed by her daughter, Patricia O'Brien (Larry Anderson) of Conley; sons, Stanley Prater, Jimmy Beitman (Liz) of Austin, TX; and Roger Busbee (April) of Indianapolis, IN;...
John Wright Simmons, Jr.
May 21, 2020
John Wright Simmons Jr., age 68, of Forest Park passed away unexpectedly on May 21, 2020. A private service will be held at Thomas L. Scroggs Funeral Directors on Thursday, May 28, 2020 at 1:00 pm. The family will be receiving friends at the funeral home on Wednesday from 5:00 pm-8:00 pm.
He was born on July 16, 1951 and...
Oscar Dewitt Atkinson
May 19, 2020
Oscar D. Atkinson, of Jonesboro, passed away on May 19, 2020. A private graveside service will be held at Sherwood Memorial Park. The family will be receiving friends at the funeral home on Thursday, May 21, 2020 from 5 pm-8 pm.Â
Mr. Atkinson was an Army veteran. He retired with over 25 years of service in the military. He...
Cheryl Yarbrough
May 17, 2020
Cheryl Shields Berry Yarbrough passed away on May 17, 2020. She is survived by her husband, William Yarbrough of Hogansville, Georgia; daughter, Kate Berry; grandson, Brandon Poe; sister, Janice Danielson; nephews, Christopher and Eric Danielson. Private services for immediate family have taken place. Mrs. Yarbrough was born in Chattanooga, TN to the late Robert Ivan and Kathryn Shields and raised...
Betty Sample
May 16, 2020
Betty Sample, of Jonesboro, passed away on May 16, 2020. A private burial will be held at Sherwood Memorial Park. She was preceded in death by her father, James Walter Dawson. She is survived by her mother, Agnes Dawson of Atlanta; sisters, Shirley Dawson Kersey (Kevin) of Decatur, Faye Sweat of Guntersville, AL., Nancy Collins of Covington, Edna Dawson of...
Rebecca Gilmer Benefield
May 10, 2020
Rebecca Gilmer Benefield passed away on May 10, 2020 at the age of 53 after a short and courageous battle with cancer.
A graduate of Davidson College and the University of Georgia School of Law, Becca was a true example of the often over used description of Renaissance woman. Attorney, equestrian, home designer, gardener, chef, skier, world traveler and lover...
Linda B. Collins
May 10, 2020
Linda Brooks Collins, age 69, passed away in the early morning hours of May 10, 2020. Born on June 8, 1950, she grew up in Blair Village, Georgia, and attended Walter F. George High School. Her working years were spent at the printing company Foote and Davies, where she assembled the TV Guide for distribution throughout the nation. She was...
Dean Sprouse
May 10, 2020
Dean Sprouse, Of Forest Park, passed away on May 10, 2020. A private interment will be held at King Cemetery. She was preceded in death by her husband, Gilbert Sprouse; son, Nathan Phillip Butler, and her granddaughter, Angela Butler. She is survived by her daughter, Katie Parker (Lucien) of Forest Park, 5 grandchildren, 9 great grandchildren, and several nieces and...
Sherry Townley
May 8, 2020
Sherry K. Townley, of Ellenwood, passed away on May 8, 2020. A private graveside service will be held at Georgia National Cemetery.Â
Sherry is survived by her parents, Coy and Ki Townley, of Ellenwood; brother, Coy Townley, Jr., of Atlanta; aunts, Cathy Cain (T.J.) of Dahlonega and Carlene Maxwell of Dahlonega; cousin, Michael Benna of Gainesville.
Ha Thanh Huynh
April 29, 2020
Ha Thanh Huynh, of Morrow, passed away on April 29, 2020. Services for Mrs. Huynh will be held on Sunday, May 3, 2020 at 11:00 am. She is survived by her husband, An Hoang Nguyen. Services will be held at Thomas L. Scroggs Funeral Directors.
Gladys "Marlene" Harvey
April 24, 2020
In Memoriam, Gladys "Marlene" Pittman Harvey, age 71, passed peacefully on Friday, April 24, 2020.  Marlene was preceded in death by her husband, Tommy Leon Harvey; daughter, Andria Dana Mercer; twin sister, Lillian Maxine Morgan; brother, Wayne Thomas Pittman; sister, Christine Alene Pittman and parents, Allen Thomas and Wilma Allene Pittman. She is survived by her granddaughter, Miranda Marie Mercer...