As we loved you, so we miss you

Yvonne Rustin

Mrs. Yvonne Roughton Rustin, age 85, of Decatur, formerly of Sandersville, died Wednesday, August 15, 2012.  Mrs. Rustin was born in Topeka KS, the daughter of the late William Harvey Roughton and the late Easter Belle Mosser Roughton. She was a lifelong educator beginning her career as teacher and principal of a rural four room school house after graduating from Asbury College. Mrs. Rustin retired from the Dekalb County School System and she was a former teacher at Sandersville Elementary School. Yvonne, along with her husband Willard, retired to Sandersville where they were both members of the Sandersville United Methodist Church. Together they operated Rustin’s Christmas tree farm and Yvonne tutored school children. Mrs. Rustin is predeceased by her husband Willard R. Rustin.

Dolores Kelley

As her family stated: A saint is with The Savior!

Dolores was a loving mother, always self-sacrificial as she poured out her life for her family, her church and her friends.  Although she never had abundant resources, she opened her home to missionaries for meals and overnight stays, to Toccoa Falls College students as a dorm and to relatives and friends needing a roof.  She was a peacemaker who despised conflict but was able to hold her tongue in the most trying circumstances.  She was patient, long-suffering, sacrificial, loving, thoughtful of others, generous and very sweet.  She enjoyed playing games, playing piano, working the Jumble, cream in her coffee and being with friends.

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Dollie Brainard

         Dollie Mae Majors Brainard, 78, of Decatur, Ga. passed away peacefully at home on Sunday April 3rd with family byher side. She was preceded in death by her parents, Carrie Ellen Cox Green and father Pete Majors. Survived by son Kevin Gilbert Brainard, Gainesville, Ga., son David Hall Brainard, Alpharetta, Ga., daughter Sarah Ann Brainard, Decatur, Ga., daughter-in-law Aimee Schmidt, grandson Justin Hall Brainard, aunt Daisy Huntwork, aunt Wanda Brooks, uncle Hager Cox and cousin Carol Sue Weaver. She attended Jackson Ohio Elementary, Eastside High school, Westside High school and graduated from Columbus High School, Columbus, IN. She later attended nursing school in Indianapolis, IN. a memorial service will be held at Briarcliff United Methodist Church located at 4105 Briarcliff Road Northeast, Atlanta, GA 30345 on Sunday, April 10, 2011 at 2pm. In lieu of flowers, her family requests that memorial contributions be made to Constant Love, 1063 Vista Trail NE, Atlanta, GA 30324. Please express condolences at www.southcarecremation.com. Arrangements by SouthCare Cremation Society and Memorial Centers in Alpharetta.

  Maria Torres

Maria Ismaela Torres, 83, of Newport News, Virginia died March 23, 2011.

William Hull Jr.

HULL, William, Jr. WILLIAM H. HULL, Jr. Mr. William H. Hull, Jr., 88, of Atlanta, died Wednesday, February 3, 2010. A native of Waukegan, IL, he was a veteran of World War II serving in the U. S. Navy, receiving Silver and Bronze Stars. He was an active member of Glenn Memorial United Methodist Church for over 60 years. Mr. Hull was an agricultural feed salesman for G. P. Rose and Company and Blatchford Feed before going to work for the Internal Revenue Service and retiring in 1983. Surviving are his loving wife of 60 years, Evelyn Hull; son and daughter-in-law, Richard and Candy Hull of Loganville; four wonderful granddaughters, Melissa Hull of Boston, MA, Becky Hull of King, NC, Ruth Felt of Weinan, China, Anna Hull of Loganville; and one sister, Marion McFadden of South Bend, IN. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 A.M. Friday, February 5th at Arlington Memorial Park. Memorial services will be held at 12 noon Friday in the chapel of A. S. Turner & Sons with Dr. Larry Bauman and Dr. David Jones officiating. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Glenn Memorial United Methodist Church in the memory of William H. Hull, Jr. Friends are invited to visit with the family Thursday from 3:00 P.M. until 5:00 P.M. at A. S. Turner & Sons.

 Weir, Ollin C. -  News Obituary Listing Ollin C. Weir, 86, died Tuesday, December 29, 2009. 

SENATOR JOE BURTON was 5th District Senator of DeKalb County which included portions of DeKalb and Gwinnett Counties, in the Georgia State Senate. He was first elected to the Senate in 1982 after serving 10 years in the state House of Representatives. Senator Burton, a Republican, was vice chairman of the Special Judiciary Committee and serves on the powerful Appropriations, Ethics, Natural Resources, and Rules Committees. Senator Burton initiated a Senate Study on the education of preschool children with special needs which became part of the national survey which led to federal legislation requiring states to address the problem. He passed legislation to ensure educators were prepared to serve special needs students, including the requirement that Georgia teachers, principals and counselors take a course on how to identify and educate special needs children. Another of Senator Burton’s long list of legislative achievements ensuring the safety of children included his work to assure their safety in difficult custody battles. Senator Burton was active in legislation to help the physically and mentally disabled. He successfully passed legislation in the House and the Senate to require barrier free access to public buildings, including designated handicapped parking and curb cuts. Senator Burton initiated legislation to reduce arrest warrant process time thereby freeing police officers to do their job of fighting crime on the streets rather than on paperwork. He planned to introduce legislation to broaden applications of high technology in specific crime fighting areas including uninsured motorists and insurance fraud. Senator Burton was honored by the Association of Handicapped Student Service Programs in Post-Secondary Education, the Easter Seal Society, and Birthright International for his legislative efforts and community service. He was a member of Goodwill Industries Advisory Board, the Salvation Army Advisory Board, and he was a Board Member of Friends of Disabled Adults, which gives free wheel chairs to disabled citizens. Born August 30, 1923 in Atlanta, Senator Burton earned his BSIM degree from Georgia Tech.

The Dash Poem

- by Linda Ellis

I read of a man who stood to speak

At the funeral of a friend

He referred to the dates on her tombstone

From the beginning to the end

He noted that first came the date of her birth

And spoke the following date with tears,

But he said what mattered most of all

Was the dash between those years

For that dash represents all the time

That she spent alive on earth.

And now only those who loved her

Know what that little line is worth.

For it matters not how much we own;

The cars, the house, the cash,

What matters is how we live and love

And how we spend our dash.

So think about this long and hard.

Are there things you’d like to change?

For you never know how much time is left,

That can still be rearranged.

If we could just slow down enough

To consider what’s true and real

And always try to understand

The way other people feel.

And be less quick to anger,

And show appreciation more

And love the people in our lives

Like we’ve never loved before.

If we treat each other with respect,

And more often wear a smile

Remembering that this special dash

Might only last a little while.

So, when your eulogy is being read

With your life’s actions to rehash

Would you be proud of the things they say

About how you spent your dash?

©1996 Linda Ellis

 Family Chain

Author: unknown

We little knew that morning,
God was going to call your name.
In life we loved your dearly,
In death we do the same.

It broke our hearts to lose you,
You did not go alone,
For part of us went with you,
the day God called you home.

You left us beautiful memories,
Your love is still our guide
And though we cannot see you,
You are always by our side.

Our family chain is broken
And nothing seems the same
But as God calls us one by one
The chain will link again.