Decatur [GA] High School
unofficial alumni site
Alumni News
Good and bad news will be posted here for the month submitted and the following month, with the latest news at the top. 

If you have any news [graduations, marriages, awards, hirings/promotions, illnesses, deaths, etc.] about any alum of any Decatur High School (or their immediate families), please e-mail it to goldtimer@mail.com  and to Marcus Googer [ramboler@comcast.net] who now maintains the alumni news mailing list maintained by Charlie Stubblebine [see Tribute tab] before he died in 2007

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10/01/2008:

Mrs. Elsie Dale was the mother of Lee Dale, Decatur High School Class of 1958.  Please remember the family in your thoughts and prayers.

Elsie Hodson Dale

DALE, Elsie Elsie Hodson Dale of Decatur, GA died Saturday, September 27, 2008. She was born January 10, 1910 in Manchester, England. She was preceded in death by her nine brothers and sisters; her husband, Ewing Dale; son, Tom Dale; grandson, Brian Csuka. She and her husband were married 50 years. Mrs. Dale was a homemaker and also worked at Retail Credit Company for a number of years. She was a member of the Paty Sunday School class at Decatur First United Methodist Church and a past member of Starlight Chapter #421 Eastern Star. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Lee and Carolyn Dale of Jackson, GA; daughter and son-in-law, Lynn and Bill Csuka of Lilburn, GA; grandchildren, Bill Dale and family of Stockbridge, GA, Ann Brown and family of Murrayville, GA and David Csuka and family of Athens, Ga. There are seven great grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, October 1st in the chapel of A. S. Turner & Sons, Rev. Frank Brock officiating. Interment, Decatur Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, those desiring may send contributions to Decatur First United Methodist Church or to the Alzheimer's Association, 1925 Century Blvd., Suite 10, Atlanta, GA 30345. The family will receive friends from 10:00 A.M. to 11:00 A.M. Wednesday at A. S. Turner & Sons.


Walter R. Winn
14 Sycamore Square
Decatur, Georgia 30030
404 377-4808

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9/29/2008:

Homecoming is this Friday, 10/3/08. The parade starts at 4:30. The game starts at 7:30. See the Principal's Blog for more details.  (If you can help with the floats, see the Current News page.)

Class of 1988:
20th Reunion is September 26-27, 2008; click here for details (PDF)

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Forwarded by Marcus Googer on 9/11/2008:

Classmates,

I am sorry to have to pass on to you the notice that was in the Marietta Journal and also the AJC of the death of Dick Neal.  The newspapers have his name spelled ‘Neel’, but it certainly must be ‘our’ Dick Neal.  See the AJC article below.

Richard N. (Dick) Neel

 

 


Family-Placed Death Notice

NEEL, Richard Richard N. Neel (Dick) died September 5, 2008 at his home in Marietta, GA. Dick graduated from Decatur High School in 1955. He was a 3rd class sailor in the US Navy for 4 years. He joined Western Electric and retired from Lucent Technologies in 2000. He was an elder and treasurer at Covenant Presbyterian Church. He is survived by his wife, Mary C. Neel; Daughter Diane Phalen and husband Mickey; son John Neel and wife Teri; 2 grandchildren Kyle Phalen and Dalton Phalen. A memorial service to celebrate his life will be Sunday September 14 at 2pm at Covenant Presbyterian Church. In lieu of flowers, donations should be sent to Covenant Presbyterian Church 2881 Canton Road Marietta, GA 30066. Arrangements by Cremation Society of the SOUTH in Marietta 770-420-5557.

Please keep his family in your hearts and prayers.

Sally

Sally@SallyTucker.net

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--- On Thu, 9/11/08, DANA RAY <danamontroy@hotmail.com> wrote:

From: DANA RAY <danamontroy@hotmail.com>
Subject: My Mom Kathryn Brooks Standridge
To: cstubblebine@mindspring.com
Date: Thursday, September 11, 2008, 11:33 AM

Hello Charlie:
 
My mom was Kathryn Standridge and I believe you and she went to Decatur HS together.  I wanted to let you know that she passed away on 8/30/2008.
 
Dana Ray
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