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Martha Ann Newberry, 85, of Forsyth, GA passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 14, 2023. A Funeral Service will be held in her honor on Monday, September 18, 2023 at 12:30 PM at Thomas Scroggs Funeral Home. Martha will be laid to rest next to her husband, Eugene, at Crest Lawn Cemetery following the service. A visitation for family and friends will take place on Sunday, September 17, 2023 between the hours of 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM at Thomas Scroggs Funeral Home. The family has asked that in lieu of flowers donations be made in Martha's name to Alzheimer's association at act.alz.org or American Cancer Society at donate.cancer.org. Martha is survived by her daughters, Vicky Cermak and Tammy...

Angela Elizabeth Freeman Morris, 65, Ellenwood, GA., passed away on June 27, 2023. There will be a private memorial service held on July 15th, 2023, please contact the family for further details. She will be lovingly remembered by her husband, Steven L. Morris, Sr.; daughters, Stevinia Morris and Anjelica D. S. Williams (Rodrigus, Sr.); sons, Jacque T. Morris (Tammie), Devin Morris (Cherelle), and Steven L. Morris, Jr.; sisters, Reutina Daniels (Stanley), Juliann Freeman, and Lisa Qualls (Kenneth, Sr.); brothers, Lowell Freeman, Jr. (Shirley), Richard Freeman, Calvin Freeman (Dina), and Eric Freeman; grandchildren, Tekeyra Smith (Marcellus), Jacque T. Morris, II, D. J. Johnson, Jr.,...

Forest Park florist, Pat White, has gone to be with our Lord. Pat was the owner of Red-n-Gold Florist in Forest Park for 54 years. She passed away at the age of 81. Pat was more than a florist to many people. She was a friend, and sometimes a therapist! So many people describe her as a generous, and talented florist who "was so easy to talk to." She may have called you, "Honey", "Hon" , or "Darlin' " then invited you to sit, and visit. She was equally as great at listening as she was at sharing; always full of life, and laughter. A trip to her floral shop was likely to brighten your spirits, and lift your burdens. She loved grabbing a handful of flowers to send home with customers who had...

Mary S. Cooper, 91, of Morrow, passed away on February 23, 2022. Services were held at Thomas L. Scroggs Funeral Directors on Monday, February 28, 2022 at 11:00 am. Interment followed at Sherwood Memorial Park. Visitation was held at the funeral home on Sunday from 3 pm - 5 pm. She will be lovingly remembered by her daughter, Debbie Cooper Chatham (Wayne) of Peachtree City; son, Mark Cooper of Morrow; sister-in-law, Carolyn Shirley of Morrow; grandchildren, Rachel Cooper, Benjamin Piper, and Coleman Piper; great grandchild, Silas Payne, and numerous nieces and nephews. Services entrusted to Thomas L. Scroggs Funeral Directors, Morrow, Georgia, 770-961-2828.

Carolyn White Trammell,92, of Hampton GA passed away on January 13, 2022. Funeral service will be held, Tuesday, January 18, 2022 at 1:00PM in the chapel. Dr. Rick Long officiating. Interment to follow at Sherwood Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 11AM-1PM before the service. Preceded in death by her husband of 60 years Hoyt Trammell. Survivors include daughters, Kay Shelnutt, Jonesboro GA, Tracy (Alan) Gibby, Hampton GA, Kerry Trammell, Forest Park GA; son Barry (Karen) Trammell, Fayetteville GA; grandchildren Katie (Brook) Collins, Blair (Josh) Reynolds, Jason (Shannon) Trammell, Madison (Ryan) Albright, Jennifer (Clint) Purcell, Megan (AJay) Vazquez; great grandchildren...

Ruth A. Thomas, 87, of Jenkinsburg, passed away on January 3, 2022. Services will be held at Thomas L. Scroggs Funeral Directors on Friday, January 14, 2022 at 1:00 pm. Pastor Mark McKee will be officiating. Interment will follow at Forest Hills Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Thursday from 4 pm - 7 pm. She will be lovingly remembered by her daughters, Linda Murphy of Jonesboro and Michelle Steele (Chris) of Powder Springs; sons, Raymond Wilkins, Jr. (Michelle) of TX, Joey Hutcherson (Debbie) of FL, and Don Hutcherson (Debbie) of Locust Grove; sister, Nell Stewart (Ronnie) of Hoschton; brothers, Allen Arden, Jr (Barbara) of Valdosta and Don Arden...

George Tappan White, of Morrow, passed away on September 7th, 2021. There will be no memorial service at this time due to the increase in Covid positive cases in Metro Atlanta. He is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Amy and Ray Ren? of Atlanta, Ga; son, Alex P. White of Los Angeles, CA; sister, Laura Wiley of Jonesboro, GA; sister, Eleanor Ragsdale of Lavonia, GA; granddaughter, Elza Ren?; numerous nieces and nephews, and numerous great nieces and great nephews. George T. White was a beloved member of his community and was an active member of the Morrow Masonic Lodge, serving as Worshipful Master in 1998 and Mason of the year in 2009. George had a lifelong passion for amateur radio...

George Sligh of Morrow, Ga passed peacefully on September 4, 2021 after battling stage 4 kidney disease. He was preceded in death by his parents, George Dewey Sligh and Margaret Colclough Sligh. He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Martha Bostwick Sligh, daughters Robin Sligh Rawls (Steve) and Lisa Sligh Arbour (Willard); step-sons, Kenny Hudson (Kate) and Bart Hudson; grandchildren, Bree (Jennie), Calen (Marco), Hannah (Joseph), Sam, Drew and Alice Anne; three great grandchildren, Iliana, Bentley and Adrian; brothers, Phillip Sligh (Susan) and Jack Sligh (Jean); sisters, Barbara Wright and Marsha Chambers (Nick). George graduated from Jonesboro High School, class of 1953. After high...

Morris, Deborah Benton, left her cancer behind as she passed to meet her Lord in her heavenly home on April 18, 2021. Deborah was born November 4, 1952, at Fort Benning, GA into a military family. She was an Honor Graduate from Forest Park High where she entered business education as a career. She was a logistics coordinator, and retired after 42 years as the Customer Service Manager for Shippers Warehouse in Jonesboro, GA. Debbie was predeceased by her parents, Red and Kitty Benton, her beloved husband James Anthony "Tony" Morris and brother-in-law Jerry Smitherman. She is remembered as a generous and loving person by her daughter and Son-in-law Amy and Dwyane Schweikart, six grandchildren,...

Doris Ann Gullett, 74, was born August 26, 1946, in Memphis, TN, to the late James Booker Gullett and late Mildred Moore Gullet. She passed away on February 8, 2021, at Cadence at Mt. Zion. Doris was a devoted and loving daughter and sister. The family transferred with James' employment at Delta Air Lines to Forest Park, GA in 1954. Doris attended school in Forest Park. After graduation from Forest Park High, Doris starting working with AT&T. She held a variety of assignments over 42 years, primarily in the Human Resources area. She made many dear friends with the company through the years and enjoyed activities with the Telephone Pioneers. Doris joined First Baptist Church of Forest...

Joseph Payton "Pat" Smith, Jr., was born April 16, 1942 in Toccoa, Stephens County, Georgia. After graduating in 1960 from Toccoa High School, Pat enlisted in the United States Air Force and after serving four years, he joined the Atlanta Police Department, Atlanta, Georgia working from Uniform Division then advancing to the Detective Division in various squads. He was a graduate of Georgia State University with an AA and BA in Criminal Justice. In 1972 he joined the Investigative Staff at District Attorney Office, Atlanta Judicial Circuit, Atlanta, GA where he served as Criminal Investigator and Intelligence Agent until his retirement in 1991. He was a graduate of the 133 rd FBI National...

Mrs. Hilda Patricia Parks Brown, formerly of Forest Park and Hampton, Georgia, passed away on Friday, August 14, 2020 at the age of 81. Hilda was born on December 3, 1938 in Calhoun, Georgia. She was a 1956 graduate of Calhoun High School. After high school, she attended Tennessee Wesleyan College and Young Harris College. It was in Atlanta that Hilda met the love of her life in a boarding house on 14th Street, and Jim and Hilda married on December 17, 1960. Together, they raised three children and were fondly known as "Maw Maw and Paw Paw" by their family. After volunteering for many years, Hilda went to work for the Clayton County Board of Education as a Paraprofessional at Huie Elementary...

Maggie Elizabeth Dunn Durrance passed away on August 2, 2020 after a brief illness. Mrs. Durrance was born in Elba, Alabama on March 17, 1925. She was married to the late Sim James Durrance and was preceded in death by her parents, Georgiana Delilah Revels Dunn and Thomas M. Dunn; siblings Arthur Dunn, William Dunn, Charlie Cray Dunn, Youris Malone Dunn, Ruth Dunn Parker, and Ruby Dunn Randall; her children, Sandra Kaye Durrance and William Randall Durrance; and grandson, Richard Robert Jaeger IV. She is survived by one brother, Roy Dunn, of Lake City, Georgia; her children, James Dale (Barbara) Durrance of Williamson, Georgia, Judy Durrance Jaeger of Stockbridge, Georgia; daughter-in-law,...

Marion Leonard Singleton, 81, of Stockbridge, passed away on July 27, 2020 after a valiant battle with a long illness. His firm belief in God supported him throughout his illness and ultimately gave him peace. Due to COVID 19 restrictions, no formal services have been arranged at this time. A celebration of life service will be scheduled at a later date. He was preceded in death by his parents, Hugh and Fannie Singleton; his brothers, Arthur and Paul; first wife, Marietta Bostick Singleton, who passed away in 2007. He is survived by his wife of 12 years, JoAnn Singleton; his brother, Herman and his wife, Jean; several beloved nieces, nephews and stepchildren. Leonard was born on July 3,...

Oscar D. Atkinson, of Jonesboro, passed away on May 19, 2020. A private graveside service was held at Sherwood Memorial Park. The family received friends at the funeral home on Thursday, May 21, 2020 from 5 pm-8 pm. Mr. Atkinson was an Army veteran. He retired after having served over 25 years. He is survived by his daughters, Catherine Wood (Barry) of Morrow and Ann Harvey (Michael) of Milton, Fl; sister, Bessie Harrellson of Tallahassee, FL; 4 grandchildren, and 3 great grandchildren. Services entrusted to Thomas L. Scroggs Funeral Directors, Morrow, Ga., 770-961-2828.

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 nephews. Services entrusted to Thomas L. Scroggs Funeral Directors, Morrow, Ga., 770-961-2828.

John D. Chapman, of Morrow, passed away on November 25, 2019. A memorial service will held at Morrow First United Methodist Church on December 4, 2019 at 11:00 AM. Rev. Dr. Karen Lyons, Rev. Jennifer Ham, and Rev. Dr. James Powell will be officiating. Mr. Chapman graduated from Sylvan Hills High School and attended GA State University. He had been a member of the United Methodist Church since the age of 11. He was a member of Mary Branan Memorial United Methodist Church of Atlanta until it was closed by the North Georgia Conference. He lived in Morrow since 1969 and was a member of Morrow First United Methodist Church for the past 6 years. He was preceded in death by his parents, John H....

Martha Brown Biby, of Forest Park, passed away on November 21, 2019. Mrs. Biby was a Women's Army Corp veteran. Members of the WAC were the first women, besides nurses, to serve within the ranks of the United Stated Army. Services will be held at Thomas L. Scroggs Funeral Directors on Tuesday, November 26, 2019 at 11:00 am. Rev. Paul Robbins will be officiating. Interment will follow at Clifton Springs Methodist Church Cemetery. The family will be receiving friends at the funeral home on Monday from 5 pm-8 pm. She was preceded in death by 6 brothers and 6 sisters. She is survived by her daughters, Susie Chapman (Charles) of Ellenwood and Jeanie Jackson Knowles (Burt) of Atlanta; son,...

Oscar Walker, of Locust Grove, passed away on November 18, 2019. His service will be held at Philippi Baptist Church in Locust Grove on Friday, November 22, 2019 at 1:00 pm. Pastor Joey Seabolt will be officiating. The family will be receiving friends at the church from 12pm-1pm. Interment will follow at County Line Baptist Church Cemetery. Mr. Walker was preceded in death by his wife of 60 years, Mary Walker. He is survived by his daughters, Patti Hayes (Milton) of McDonough and Cindy Kroeger (Paul) of Dallas; son, Ricky Walker of Los Angeles, CA; grandchildren, Neal Hayes (Amanda), Nathan Hayes (Brianna), and Kayla Walker; 6 great grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. ...

Mary Kehler Daniel, of Forest Park, passed away on September 28, 2019. Mary was a native of Manitoba, Canada. A memorial service will be held at Thomas L. Scroggs Funeral Directors on Friday, October 4, 2019 at 2:00 pm. Pastor Justin Kollmeyer will be officiating. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dewey Nelson "Bud" Daniel; son, Bill Daniel; daughter, Leah DeRon Cook. She is survived by her daughters, Marsha Lynn Adams (Jim) of Carthage, SD and Millie Barnhouse (Larry) of Douglasville, GA.; grandchildren, John Kile (Rose) of Destin, FL., Tamra Lewis Kile of Ft. Pierce, FL., Katrina Crabtree (Tony) of Senoia, GA., Jaclyn Adams (Brian) of Zebulon, GA, Tiffany Esposito of McDonough,...

John W. Pearson, Jr., of Forest Park, passed away on September 22, 2019. He is survived by his fiance, Rosie Dixon of Forest Park; sisters, Rose Mary Franklin of Sylacauga, AL, Dorothy Morgan of Oneonta, AL, and Janie Bushong (Wayne) of Oneonta, AL; grandchildren, Hope Shoemaker and Michael Shoemaker, numerous nieces and nephews. Thomas L. Scroggs Funeral Directors, Morrow, Ga., 770-961-2828 in charge of arrangements.