Obituaries

Ursal Smith Kirk, of Peachtree City

Mrs. Ursal Smith Kirk of Peachtree City, Ga. (formerly of Palmetto) passed away April 28, 2013. She is survived by her sons, Winfred Doyle Kirk and his wife Sammye of Peachtree City, Ga.; Taylor Vance Kirk and his wife Kaye of Cleveland, Ga.; grandchildren, Kristin Kirk Rabun and her husband J.T. of Peachtree City, Ga.; Doyle Kirk and his wife Jill of Clarkesville, Ga.; Joanna Kirk Schall and her husband Jason of Roswell, Ga.; Damon Kirk and his wife Elizabeth of Ft. Knox, KY; 7 great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. Read More»

Inez Stallard Meade, 93, of Atlanta

Inez Stallard Meade, 93, of Atlanta, Ga., formerly of Mullens, West Va., passed away on April 20, 2013.

Born in Scott County, Va., Mrs. Meade was the daughter of the late Orban H. and Arlie Emily Compton Stallard.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 48 years, George W. Meade; a sister and brother-in-law Bernice and Jack Burchfield; brothers Glenn and Fred Stallard and step-mother Georgia Stallard. Read More»

Jesse W. Shaddix, age 87

Mr. Jesse W. Shaddix passed away on Saturday, April 27, 2013 at the age of 87. He was born on May 5, 1925 to the late William James Shaddix and Ida Pearl Lashley Shaddix.

Mr. Shaddix graduated from Lanett High School in 1943 and joined the Army-Air Force. While on basic training at Keesler Air Force base, he married his high school sweetheart, Rachel Ernestine Gay, on October 4, 1943. After World War II, he attended Auburn University and obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in Social Studies and Physical Education and a Masters in School Administration. Read More»

Linda Margaret Thurlby, 72, of Tyrone

Linda Margaret Thurlby, 72, of Tyrone, Ga., passed away April 28, 2013 (27 years to the day of her mother's passing). Read More»

Alvin Turner of Batesville

Mr. Alvin Turner of Batesville, Ga. passed away on April 27, 2013.

Mr. Turner is survived by his wife of 55 years, Sandra Latham Turner; sons, Joel Turner and his wife, Rocki of Orlando, Fla.; Jerry Turner and his wife, Tracy of Hendersonville, Tenn.; sister, Frances Dobbs of Canton, Ga.; brothers, Robert Turner of Fairburn; James Turner and his wife, Lea of Hamilton, Ga.; Dean Turner of Fayetteville; grandchildren, Alex, Anna, and Audrey Turner. Read More»

Satyen Guha-Biswas of Peachtree City

Satyen Guha-Biswas of Peachtree City died on April 13, 2013 at the age of 81. He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Inge; daughter & son-in-law, Porscha & Douglas Ober; son, Dr. Michael Biswas; grandchildren Calvin, Christina, and Alexandria, a brother and a sister in India, and a brother in London.

Satyen was born in Patna, India. He had 5 brothers and one sister. Satyen went to the prestigious Bengal Engineering College on a scholarship and graduated in 1955 in Civil Engineering. He participated in sports for his college and was famous for winning many prizes. Read More»

Marjorie Elizabeth Grimmett, 92, of Fayetteville

Marjorie Elizabeth Grimmett, 92, of Fayetteville, passed away April 16, 2013. Read More»

Billie Frances Rogers, 88, of Alpharetta

Mrs. Billie Frances Rogers, 88, of Alpharetta, formerly of Fayetteville, passed away April 22, 2013.

She was a member of Fayetteville Presbyterian Church where she previously served as the church secretary.

She was preceded in death by her husband William S. "Bill" Rogers. Read More»

Glenn A. Riley of Fayetteville

Glenn A. Riley of Fayetteville, passed away on April 18, 2013 at the age of 60.

He was born in Nuremberg, Germany on December 21, 1952, the oldest child in an army family. Glenn and his family lived in many places including Fort Benning, Ga., Fairbanks, Alaska, Colorado Springs, Colo., Fort Bragg, N.C. and College Park, Ga. He was a graduate of Lakeshore High School and Shorter College. Read More»

Wilbur William Simao, of Fayetteville

Wilbur William Simao, of Fayetteville, passed away April 22, 2013.

He was born in Honolulu, Hawaii on June 6, 1941. He served in the United States Navy and later graduated from St. Mary's College in Moraga, Calif. and became an investment advisor.

He is survived by his wife Anne Simao of Fayetteville; sons Dominic Simao of Atlanta, Christopher Simao of Buckhead, Phil Simao of Jackson; daughters Andrea Simao of Maryland and Lisanne and husband David Palacios of Raleigh, NC; seven grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Read More»

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