Obituaries
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Jim Balloun dies at 84, helped build Atlanta businesses, arts
Most Georgians have never heard of James Balloun, but they’ve enjoyed many contributions he made to Atlanta and the...
Lo Jelks, Atlanta’s first Black television reporter, dead at 83
Editor’s note: This story has been updated with viewing and funeral arrangements. Lorenzo “Lo” Jelks, the first Black...
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Irwin Lowenstein, 87, former Rhodes furniture chief, dies
When Irwin Lowenstein faced a final problem he could not fix, he came home to Atlanta with his wife, Joel, to be closer...
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Bishop James Morton, 76, noted musician and preacher, dies
The only thing that could keep Bishop James Morton out of his pulpit on any Sunday was if he were sick enough to be...
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Lois Curtis, who changed U.S. mental health treatment, dies from cancer
Those who knew Lois Curtis best marveled at her luminous, thousand-watt smile. That wide-angle grin was all the more...
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‘Love was her gift.’ Mama Louise, Macon soul-food legend, dies at 93
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Jimmy Ellis, CEO of Atlanta auto dealer group, dies at 67
The president and CEO of a well-known automotive dealership group in metro Atlanta died Saturday, and the company...
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‘Adventurer and wanderer’ Emanuel Biggs died on the streets he embraced
On Oct. 24, just after 1 a.m., Emanuel Biggs met his end on the same streets where he lived for decades.
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Vince Dooley, Georgia football coach with most wins, dies at age 90
ATHENS -- He was born in Alabama and educated at Auburn University, but he lived and died a Georgia Bulldog.
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Brian “Farmer Red” Harrison, a rare urban farmer, dies at 54
Brian Harrison never planned on becoming a farmer, but he didn’t want to lose the six-acre spread he’d assembled behind...
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Jamida Orange, Atlanta activist, dies at 52
Bus number 3 on a tour last March of the civil rights sites of Selma, Alabama, was full of children. After bus leaders...
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Civil Rights icon Charles Sherrod dies at age 85
The Rev. Charles Melvin Sherrod, whose grassroots organizing of unregistered black voters sent shock waves through the...
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Civil Rights icon Charles Sherrod dies at age 85
The Rev. Charles Melvin Sherrod, whose grassroots organizing of unregistered black voters sent shock waves through the...
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Al Ries, changed the world of advertising, dies at 95
Advertising guru Al Ries, who revolutionized how companies develop and sell their products to consumers around the...
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Steve Alterman, of famed Horseradish Grill and grocery dynasty, dies
Steve Alterman was an icon in the Atlanta food industry — twice. First, he gave up his plans for a career in law to be...
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Page Pate: Lawyer who won over jurors, informed the public
Attorney Page Pate carried with him a cool confidence and sharp knowledge of the law that won over juries and informed...
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Marshall Rancifer, champion of Atlanta’s homeless, dies at 66
Marshall Rancifer worked tirelessly for the last 25 years helping Atlanta’s homeless. He knew their plight. He had...
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Prosecutor in “Midnight in the Garden” murder dies in accident
Dep Kirkland was successful at many things in life — author, actor, director, lawyer and consumer advocate.
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Art Rosenbaum, Georgia artist, musician, teacher, dies at 83
Art Rosenbaum created his first oil painting in grade school and his last one a few weeks ago, before the cancer he...
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Dwayne Heard, Atlanta entrepreneur, dies at 67
Atlanta businessman Dwayne Heard, 67, died August 28. He came from Chicago to Atlanta as a Morehouse College student...
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Dr. Eugene Gangarosa, trailblazing infectious disease expert, dies
He spearheaded a key scientific advance credited with saving millions of lives, changed the face of two of Atlanta’s...
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Bob Harrell, who wrote stories of the changing South, dies at 95
Robert Harrell flew gliders, chased hot air balloons, fought fires, grew grapes and made wine. Mostly, he wrote...
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Rev. Malone Dodson, key figure for Georgia Methodists, dies at 85
A former church staffer who took over shepherding the Rev. Malone Dodson’s flock at Roswell United Methodist Church...
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Chester Bailey, decorated Georgia sailor, dies at 101
Not interested in being a rancher and farmer like his father, Chester Bailey joined the U.S. Navy in the spring of 1941...
Charles Loudermilk, Atlanta businessman and philanthropist, dies at 95
Atlanta business and civic leaders are mourning Charlie Loudermilk, the philanthropist and entrepreneur who died...
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Chet Fuller, pioneering Black journalist in Atlanta, dies at 72
Chet Fuller wasn’t supposed to come back home to Atlanta, but history pulled him. A 1972 magna cum laude graduate of...
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Metro Atlanta pastor Charles Sineath dies at 83: Preaching was his passion
The Rev. Charles A. Sineath retired three times from pastoring a church, but he never stopped preaching.
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Taurean Blacque, Atlanta actor, dies at 82
It was a powerful performance. Veteran Atlanta actor Taurean Blacque played 1960s activist Eldridge Cleaver in “Servant...