Jack C. Turner
October 26, 2012
Jack C. Turner, of Riverdale, passed away on October 26, 2012. Services will be held at 1:00 pm on Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at Fellowship Baptist Church in Riverdale. Dr. Bill Brannon to officiate. Interment to follow at Westview Cemetery. Visitation, Monday 4-7 pm. Preceded in death by his brother, Eugene Turner. Survivors include his daughter, Renea Snyder of Grantville;...
Rufus Lindsey Word "Curl"
October 24, 2012
Rufus L. "Curl" Word, of Forest Park, WWII Navy Veteran, passed away on October 24, 2012. Mr. Word worked with several truck lines and later retired from Consolidated Freight in 1986. He served many years as a proud 728 Teamster Union member. A service will be held in the chapel at Thomas L. Scroggs Funeral Directors on Monday, October 29,...
Gary Tyrone Goodman
October 20, 2012
Gary Tyrone Goodman, 58, of Lake City, passed away on October 20, 2012. Gary was an active member of the First Baptist Church of Forest Park where he led the food and clothing ministry, Mission Forest Park, for approximately 8 years. He also taught the Koinonia adult Sunday school class. Thirty years ago, he started his own landscaping business, Pro...
Emma Evelyn Langley
October 19, 2012
Evelyn B. Langley, of Stockbridge, passed away on October 19, 2012. A service will be held in the chapel at Thomas L. Scroggs Funeral Directors, Tuesday, October 23, 2012 at 11:00 am. Interment to follow at Sherwood Memorial Park. Visitation Monday from 4-7pm. Survivors include her husband, Pat Langley; daughters, Sandra Kervin and Kimberly Kervin of Morrow; sister, Eva Ruth...
Donald Clayton Ford
October 17, 2012
Dr. Donald Clayton Ford, Clayton County's first veterinarian, passed away peacefully at his home in Forest Park, GA on Wednesday evening, October 17, from complications of ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease). He was 83. Dr. Ford was a direct descendant of Augustine Smith Clayton, for whom Clayton County was named. In the 1950's Dr. Ford worked tirelessly to rid Clayton County's...
Julian (Mac) McCullough
October 15, 2012
Julian "Mac" McCullough, of McDonough, formerly of Morrow, passed away on October 15, 2012. Services will be held at Jones Memorial United Methodist Church on Thursday, October 18, 2012 at 2:00pm. Dr. Steven Usry and Dr. Rick Long to officiate. Interment to follow at the church cemetery. The family will be accepting friends Wednesday evening from 4-8pm at the funeral...
Charles James Wade
October 8, 2012
Mr. Charles James Wade, of College Park, passed away on October 8, 2012. Services for Mr. Wade will be held in the chapel at Thomas L. Scroggs Funeral Directors, Friday, October 12, 2012-2pm. Bro. Tony Hamby to officiate. The family will be accepting friends tonight from 5-8pm. Survivors include his wife Shirley Wade; sons, Jimmy Wade and Sharon of Riverdale,...
Lynn Kim Nguyen Adams
September 29, 2012
Lynn Adams, of McDonough, passed away on Saturday, September 29, 2012. A service will be held in the chapel at Thomas L. Scroggs Funeral Directors on Thursday, October 4, 2012 at 5:00pm. The family will be accepting friends Wednesday evening from 5-8pm. Survivors include her husband, Tony Adams; son, Eric Adams; sisters, Tuyet Anh Thi Le(Van Le), Nga Anh Thi...
Ted Key
September 27, 2012
Mr. Ted Key of Jonesboro passed away September 27, 2012. Ted was a prominent Clayton County teacher, historian and story teller. He was born in Key West, Fl. Oct. 17, 1938. Ted taught Georgia History in the Clayton County School System for 33 years. After retiring he taught full time at Woodward Academy for 9 years and continued with special...
Laura Dell Mease
September 14, 2012
Laura Dell Mease, of Riverdale, passed away on Friday, September 14, 2012. Services will be held in the chapel at Thomas L. Scroggs Funeral Directors, Tuesday, September 18, 2012 at 1:00pm. Rev. Dwayne Barnes and Rev. Jason Rowland will be officiating. Entombment to follow at Forest Hills Mausoleum. The family will be receiving friends Monday evening from 5-8pm. Survivors include...
Dorothy Lois Caldwell
September 12, 2012
Mrs. Dorothy Lois Smith Caldwell`, long time resident of Forest Park, died on Wednesday, September 12, 2012. She was 91 years old. Funeral services will be held in the chapel at Thomas L. Scroggs Funeral Directors on Friday, September 14, 2012 at 2:00pm. Friends will be received this evening from 5-8pm. She was preceded in death by her husband, James...
Silas Summer
September 11, 2012
Silas Sumner, of Forest Park, GA.,formerly of MCreary County, KY., passed away on September 11, 2012. Mr. Sumner,Army Veteran, fought in WWII. He was awarded 4 bronze stars. He also fought in the Battle for the Rhine River, the Battle of the Bulge, and the Battle of Normandy, was a gunnery sergeant on a 50 cal. anti-aircraft gun, guarded Hitlers...
Donald Paul Chastain
September 9, 2012
CHASTAIN, Donald Mr. Donald P. Chastain of Conley passed away September 9, 2012. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, September 12, 2012 at 2:00 pm at the chapel of Thomas L. Scroggs Funeral Directors with interment to follow at Fairview Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends Tuesday from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. Mr. Chastain retired from the Atlanta Gas...
Charles Edward Cooper
September 6, 2012
Mr. Charles E. Cooper of Morrow passed away September 6, 2012. Funeral services will be held Saturday, September 8, 2012 at 2:00 pm in the chapel of Thomas L. Scroggs Funeral Directors with interment to follow at Forest Hills Memorial Gardens. Pastor Kenneth Swygert will officiate. The family will receive friends Saturday from 12:00 to 2:00 pm prior to service....
Roy Hubert Grindstaff
September 5, 2012
ROY GRINDSTAFF WWII VETERAN Roy Hubert Grindstaff, age 91 of Conley, Georgia, passed away peacefully at his home on September 4, 2012, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Appalachia, Virginia to the late Okie M. Flanary Grindstaff and Jake W. Grindstaff. Roy was a World War II Veteran serving from 1943-1946 as a Gunner’s Mate 2nd Class...
Charlotte Joyce McGarity
September 1, 2012
Charlotte Joyce McGarity passed away on September 1, 2012 at Kennestone Hospital. Funeral service will be Wednesday, September 5, 2012 at 1 pm in the chapel. Interment to follow at Fairview Memorial Gardens. Rev. A.J. Walker officiating. Family will receive friends Tuesday 6-8.
Robert "Bob" Earl Erickson
September 1, 2012
Robert "Bob" Earl Erickson, of Jonesboro, was an active member of Gentlemen of the Creek, having served as president and treasurer, giving major support to Daughters of the Nile in their endeavors to provide class="u_1990255280 widget-2d918b dmCustomWidget" data-lazy-load="false" data-title="" id="1990255280" dmle_extension="custom_extension" data-element-type="custom_extension" icon="false" surround="false" .5 million annually for Shriners Hospitals for Children. A service will be held in the chapel of Thomas L. Scroggs Funeral Directors, Saturday, September 8, 2012...
James Timothy "Tim" Morris
August 30, 2012
Visitation for Tim Morris will be tomorrow from 12pm-3pm. Service will be held on Sunday, 2pm, in the chapel at Thomas L. Scroggs Funeral Directors.Interment to follow at Sherwood Memorial Park in Jonesboro.
Wiley Richard Haynie
August 21, 2012
Wiley R. Haynie, of McDonough, passed away on Tuesday, August 21, 2012. He was a veteran of the Army and a member of both the Forest Park Masonic Lodge and the Moose Lodge. A service will be held in the chapel at Thomas L. Scroggs Funeral Directors, Friday, August 24, at 11:00am. Interment to follow at Sherwood Memorial Park. A...
Charles Malcolm Bartlett
August 18, 2012
Charles Malcolm Bartlett, of Conley, passed away on August 18, 2012. Mr. Bartlett served in both the United States Coast Guard and the National Guard. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge; Jonesboro Lodge #87 and the owner of B&B Sales and Service. Mr. Bartlett was in the grading business for most of his life. A memorial service will...
