A Life Well Lived Virginia Barksdale-Boyce passed away November 22, 2017 after a lengthy illness. She was born to the late Jacob and Mahalia Barksdale on June 20, 1934. She was raised in Atlanta, GA and attended the first Debutante Ball held in Atlanta by Sigma Gama Sorority Inc. She graduated from David T. Howard High School with the class...
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Doris S. Pearsall, 74, of Lilburn, Georgia passed away on November 17, 2017. Life Doris was born on January 5, 1943 to Amandes and Myrtle (nee Clark) Pearsall of Duplin County, NC. She graduated from Carver High School in Mount Olive, NC in 1960. She had five children: four daughters, Michelle Renee, Jacqueline, Angela Dolores and Andrea Lee Pearsall; one...
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Melinda Fay Edwards Wade was born October 7, 1957 in Phenix City, Alabama to Joann Edwards Stafford and Floyd Edwards. Fay, as most knew her, was known as a renaissance woman, having the ability to do nearly anything she wanted. She was a great baker and worked as a machinist, all on top of being a devoted wife and mother...
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Mr. Barry Louis Kelly, age 61, of McDonough, Georgia, passed away on November 13, 2017. Mr. Kelly was born on June 6, 1956, to the late; Tison and Martha Kelly raised with four brothers and one sister. The military family moved frequently during his childhood. He enjoyed living abroad in such notable places as Hawaii and Germany. Mr. Kelly is...
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Charles Fred Massey, Jr., age 77, of Brookhaven, GA passed away peacefully on November 16, 2017 after battling for 12 years after having a car wreck. Fred was born July 14, 1940 in Hogansville, GA. He grew up in Meriwether County and shortly after graduation began to work in construction in Atlanta. He met and married his life partner of...
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Mr. Jeffrey Stuart Bernstein, age 67, of Peachtree City, passed away at 4:20 AM on November 8, 2017. After a five-year battle with pancreatic cancer, Jeff, a.k.a. “Poppi” or “Poppa,” passed peacefully with his sweetheart by his side. A compassionate, loving and artistic soul, Jeff was born in Chicago on March 2, 1950. He was raised in Omaha, Nebraska by...
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Patricia G. Reynolds was born June 9, 1954 in Columbus, Georgia. She was one of twelve children of the late Inez Scott George and Robert F. George, Sr. In her younger days, Ms. Reynolds was known to be a spit fire tom and her favorite cartoon being the Tasmanian Devil, which fit her personality well. She enjoyed watching sports including...
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Larry Edward Musselman, Sr. 80, passed on peacefully November 3, 2017. Larry was born in Baltimore on December 29, 1936 to Albert Ray and Arlene Musselman. Military/Professional Career Larry proudly joined the Navy immediately after high school where he participated in the first nuclear submarine under water circumnavigation on the USS Triton. He also served on the USS Nautilus and...
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Eddie Lee Horn was born April 2, 1959 in Whatley, Alabama to the late Elsie Virginia Horn and Marshall Horn. After graduating from high school, Mr. Horn joined the United States Army and spent eight years in service before his honorable discharge. During his military career, Mr. Horn earned the Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, NCO Professional Development Ribbon,...
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Mr. Maurice Duane Sockness, Sr., age 91, of New Buffalo, MI, passed away peacefully on November 12, 2017. Mr. Sockness was born on July 23, 1926 in Barron, WI to the late Olaf and Bessie Sockness. It was in Barron that he spent his childhood alongside his two sisters. Mr. Sockness joined the United States Army during World World II...
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