FMAI51029OB4 5 Star 4B 4B RR RR BlueRedYellowBlack BlueRedYellowBlack B4 Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2002 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution 5 ATLANTA Linnie Cameron dining director By KAY POWELL Linnie B. Cameron had many ideas to keep her Grant neighborhood vital, beautiful and safe. She force her ideas on her neighbors and was willing to listen to everyone. In return, neighbors elected her president of the community club for 10 years.
was easy to talk said neighbor Veda Baity of Atlanta. was the type person to listen. In order to be a leader, you have to The funeral for Mrs. Cameron, 71, of Atlanta is 1 p.m. today at Warren Memorial United Methodist Church.
She died of complications from disease Oct. 22 at Southwest Hospital. Knox Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Cameron was executive dining room director at Oxford Industries and later at Coca-Cola for 27 years, said her daughter, Brenda Cameron-Taylor of Atlanta.
Her grandson, Hot 107.9's morning radio host Ryan Cameron, entered Mrs. squash casserole in the Taste of Atlanta, where it won blue ribbons more than once, said her daughter. Mrs. Cameron promoted projects to erect entry gates at the neighborhood, to place a gas light on every lawn, to plant dogwood trees and for every yard to be decorated with a Christmas tree, said Miss Baity. Mrs.
Cameron was repeatedly honored for her community involvement. One project she helped get funded was the award-winning Bridge Builders program in which adult residents provide before- and after-school care, act as tutors and offer enrichment programs to neighborhood children. Survivors include her husband, Ray C. Cameron; two sons, Larry Cameron and Ronald Cameron, both of Atlanta; a stepson, Larry Scott of Atlanta; a sister, Barbara Pringle of Atlanta; seven grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. Linnie Cameron was involved in community projects in her neighborhood, Grant.
RMAIN1029OB4 contractors to tears at the Decatur Home Depot where Currie had worked loading materials onto vehicles for more than 20 years. Employees at the store wore yellow ribbons Monday in his memory. The 40-year-old divorced father often brought his two daughters and two sons to the store. was a great dad who was always speaking about his children and what he was going to do with them for the said Deborah Laird, a cashier who worked with Currie for nine years. Debbie Vowell, supervisor, visited Christy on Sunday at the hospital and said she found the teen deeply distraught.
remembered they were going to the skating rink, she thought she was driving, but she remember anything Vowell said. said, told me my dad make We all started to cry Friends at Home Depot said they called Currie for the determination he showed in life. always kept the lot clean and the customers Vowell said. had a hurt knee for years, but it never kept him down. never ask for help.
He was a loyal Continued from B1 Devoted gift ends in tragedy MARTA police conduct probed By MILO IPPOLITO MARTA is investigating a claims that transit police shoved her during an arrest when she was seven months pregnant. MARTA police Chief Gene Wilson said the woman was part of a melee in which four officers were injured and three passengers arrested at the Five Points train station. About 20 demonstrators marched outside MARTA headquarters Monday, asking for a public apology. Many were students or coworkers at the Children of the Most High private school in West End, where the woman is a teacher, a demonstrator said. Wilson said the May 25 incident was captured on a surveillance video, which does not show Efuna Sunni Ali being shoved, but does show a woman pushing a baby stroller against a police officer.
had four officers injured in a melee with scrapes and Wilson said. But Ali told MARTA board members a different version. officers are trying to say we jumped on them and beat them up, instead of what really she said. Ali said she and her husband, Diarra K. Davis, were coming home from the annual Caribbean Festival when her husband splashed water on someone and a MARTA police officer threw him to the ground.
The police then shoved her against the wall, Ali said. A friend, Kia Newan, also was arrested, she said. Davis, Ali and Newan face misdemeanor charges of simple battery and obstruction in the incident. None filed a formal complaint against police, Wilson said. Davis is incarcerated in DeKalb County on a probation violation in an unrelated case.
Nick Attina 76, music store owner, musician FAYETTEVILLE By KAY POWELL As a boy, Nick Attina afford a saxophone, but his friend had one he played every day. After each of his music lessons, the friend would teach Mr. Attina what he had learned. Music became Mr. life and livelihood, and few could coax such a beautiful sound out of a tenor saxophone.
Probably, no one else in the business gave away so many instruments and lessons to students and musicians who afford them. was all the time giving away instruments and said Jay Wucher of Jonesboro, coordinator of music education for the Fulton County school system. gave them away to people he never even knew. say take this, take that. give you anything he It was his personality, honesty and generosity that made Music Store successful for 36 years in a competitive market.
was the epitome of customer said Mr. Wucher. The funeral Mass for Dominic John Attina, 76, of Fayetteville is 11 a.m. today at Holy Trinity Catholic Church. He died of internal organ complications Saturday at Fayette Community Hospital.
Carl J. Mowell and Sons Funeral Home, Peachtree City, is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Attina joined the Army at 19 and became director of the 3rd Army Band. He entertained presidents and troops.
His band backed up stars such as Danny Kaye and Lawrence Welk when they came to perform for soldiers, said his daughter Joan Ross of McDonough. He learned every instrument in the band how to play it and how to repair it, said his son, John Attina, who heads the family business with stores in Forest Park, Fayetteville and McDonough. He could play anything, except not the French horn very well, and the tenor sax remained his favorite, said his son. could get a beautiful, beautiful tone out of he added. Mr.
Attina retired after 22 years in the Army and started his business with $800, which included allowance money his children contributed. His wife, Mary Attina, supported the family as a nurse while the business got going. Mr. Attina would load up his service truck and accompany school bands on trips to be available for any repairs they needed on the road, said Mr. Wucher, a friend for 31 years.
If he or any other customer called with an emergency, Mr. Attina would deliver an instrument anywhere, any time. Mr. Attina kept his hand in as a performer and band leader with the Southern- Aires, a dance band he led while entertaining audiences with his soft-shoe, said Mr. Wucher.
Survivors include another daughter, Theresa Rose Lancaster of Fayetteville; a sister, Rose Cunningham of Pennsylvania; five grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. Family photo Nick Attina here on clarinet, played many instuments, most of them proficiently, but the tenor sax was his favorite. OBITUARIES Our policy: The Atlanta Journal- Constitution strives to make this list a complete record of deaths in the metro area and of selected deaths elsewhere. Please ask your funeral home or cremation society to call us at 404-526-5342 or fax us at 404-526-7517 These listings are free. For a Family-Placed Death Notice, for which there is a charge, have your funeral home contact our paid notice department at 404-526-5271 For more information: News obituaries can be found at www.ajc.com; family- placed notices at www.ajcclassifieds.com.
For our guide to finding past obituaries or death notices, go to ajc.com/obituaryhelp DEATHS FUNERALS EMMA LEE BURNAM, 92, died Monday. Funeral plans will be announced by Murray Bros. Funeral Home. JO I. CASPARY, 85, died Friday.
The body was cremated. Memorial service plans will be announced by Wages Son Funeral Home, Stone Mountain. W.R. CHINA, 85, died Monday. Funeral, 11 a.m.
Wednesday, A.S. Turner Sons. HELEN WALKER HARRISON, 93, died Friday. Funeral, 2 p.m. today, Episcopal Cathedral of St.
Philip; H.M. Patterson Son, Spring Hill. SARA ANN NIXON WINDHAM, 85, died Monday. Graveside service, 2 p.m. today, Westview Cemetery; McKoon Funeral Home.
JOHN DAVID JENKINS, 59, of Carrollton died Saturday. Funeral, 2 p.m. today, Almon Funeral Home. GORDON J. PEPPERS, 80, of Whitesburg died Sunday.
Funeral, 2 p.m. Wednesday, Higgins Funeral Home. AUBREY WADE TURNER, 67, of Roopville died Sunday. Funeral, 2 p.m. Wednesday, Liberty Congregational Methodist Church; Martin Hightower Heritage Chapel.
STEVE WILLIAMSON, 52, of Bowdon died Sunday. Funeral, 2 p.m. today, Tyus Baptist Church; Martin Hightower Heritage Chapel. DEWAYNE GILBERT, 51, of Woodstock died Sunday. Funeral, 4 p.m.
today, Sosebee Funeral Home. MARY ELIZABETH WHEELER, 69, of Woodstock died Monday. Funeral, 2 p.m. today, Huey Funeral Home. WILLIE BARMORE 92, of Marietta died Monday.
Funeral, 2 p.m. Thursday, Macland Baptist Church, Powder Springs; Mayes Ward-Dobbins Funeral Home. JOHN T. DEPKE, 86, of Kennesaw died Sunday. Funeral plans will be announced by West Cobb Funeral Home.
MARTHA ETHLYN PHILLIPS, 84, of Austell died Sunday. Funeral, 11 a.m. today, Roy Davis Funeral Home. JACKIE OWEN SMITH, 59, of Powder Springs died Sunday. Funeral, 11 a.m.
Wednesday, Atlanta-West Pentecostal Church; White Columns Chapel, Lithia Springs. WILLIE WRIGHT, 71, of Kennesaw died Saturday. Funeral, 2 p.m. Wednesday, Mayes Ward-Dobbins Funeral Home. GRACE JACKIE MOZELLE McCOR- MAC, 81, of Sharpsburg died Monday.
Graveside service, 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oak Hill Cemetery; Jones Funeral Home. MARJORIE JANE CAPPS, 90, of Decatur died Wednesday. The graveside service was Saturday; A.S. Turner Sons.
DESMA co*kER, 95, of Tucker died Sunday. Funeral, 2 p.m. today, Lowndes McLane Funeral Home. LOUISE T. STEVENS, 83, of Dunwoody died Sunday.
The body was cremated. Memorial service, 7 p.m. today, H.M. Patterson Son, Oglethorpe Hill. DONALD E.
MILTON, 67, of Lithia Springs died Friday. Funeral, 3 p.m. Wednesday, White Columns Chapel, Lithia Springs. CONSTANCE POWERS, 45, of Villa Rica died Sunday. Funeral, 11 a.m.
Wednesday, New Georgia Baptist Church, Dallas; Jeff Eberhart Funeral Home. FRANCES PHILLIPS GUERIN, 80, of Fayetteville died Monday. Funeral, 2 p.m. Wednesday, Tara Garden Chapel. RICHARD DOYLE MASK, 43, of Fayetteville died Sunday.
Funeral, 2 p.m. today, Lisbon Baptist Church; Carl J. Mowell and Son Funeral Home, Fayetteville. MURIEL LOUISE WILLIAMS, 84, of Fayetteville died Saturday. Funeral, 2 p.m.
today, Carl J. Mowell and Son Funeral Home, Fayetteville. ELLEN BRANNON, 71, of Alpharetta died Monday. Funeral plans will be announced by Louie E. Jones Funeral Home.
RUBY COLLETT, 57, of Alpharetta died Sunday. Funeral, 2 p.m. today, Louie E. Jones Funeral Home. DOROTHY ELIZABETH ELLIOTT, 63, of East Point died Sunday.
Funeral, 2 p.m. Wednesday, Carmichael- Hemperley Funeral Home, East Point. RAYMOND WHITLOW, 78, of Hapeville died Oct. 20. Graveside service, 11:15 a.m.
today, Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens; Donehoo-Lewis Funeral Home. VICTORIA ADKINS, 53, of Norcross died Friday. The body was cremated. Memorial service, 2 p.m. Wednesday, Cathedral of Praise, Tucker; Wages Sons Funeral Home, Gwinnett Chapel.
PAUL BONDS, 42, of Lawrenceville died Monday. The body was cremated. Memorial service plans will be announced; National Cremation Society. KAP CHIN HA, 69, of Suwanee died Saturday. The body was cremated.
No service is planned; Funeral Home. BRAD HENDERSON, 22, of Sugar Hill died Sunday. Funeral, 2:30 p.m. today, Creek Baptist Church, Alpharetta; Flanigan Funeral Home. ELIYAH SAMUEL IRIAS, 2-month-old son of Elena and Pedro Irias of Norcross, died Friday.
Graveside service, 3 p.m. today, White Chapel Memorial Gardens; Bill Head Funeral Home, Chapel. KUO-YIN LAI, 75, of Norcross died Saturday. Funeral, 10 a.m. Saturday, Funeral Home.
PHILLIP LEE, 52, of Snellville died Saturday. Funeral, 2 p.m. today, Mount View Tabernacle; Wages Sons Funeral Home, Gwinnett Chapel. JERRY ALLEN PRICE, 53, of Buford died Saturday. Funeral, 2 p.m.
Wednesday, Flanigan Funeral Home. ROSIE MARIE BRENNAN, 77, of Flowery Branch died Monday. Funeral plans will be announced by Flanigan Funeral Home. JAMES TERRY CAIN, 37, of Gainesville died Sunday. Funeral, 1 p.m.
today, Hillside Funeral Home. CALVIN TYNER, 66, of Stockbridge died Sunday. Funeral, 2 p.m. Wednesday, Macon Memorial Park Funeral Home. JO McMICHAEL, 92, of Covington died Monday.
Funeral, 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oxford Baptist Church; Caldwell Cowan. LARRY L. CHASE, 70, of Dallas died Monday. Funeral plans will be announced by Clark Funeral Home.
LILLIAN L. FOWLER, 83, of Dallas died Sunday. Funeral, 11 a.m. Thursday, Clark Funeral Home. JOSEPH R.
JOHNSON 76, of Conyers died Monday. Graveside service, 2 p.m. Wednesday, Eastview Cemetery; Harry L. White Funeral Home. MICHELLE WRIGHT BEDFORD, 51, of Bremen died Saturday.
Funeral, 4 p.m. today, Hightower Funeral Home. CHARLES G. FIELDS 71, of Jefferson died Saturday. The body was cremated.
No service is planned; Evans Funeral Home. BILLIE E. MOONEY 74, of Swainsboro died Sunday. Graveside service, 2 p.m. today, Covington City Cemetery; Caldwell Cowan.
EDWARD D. ANCHORS, 86, of Rome died Friday. The body was cremated. Memorial service plans will be announced; Cremation Society of the South. GLADYS D.
BRUMELOW, 78, of Athens died Monday. Funeral plans will be announced by Bridges Funeral Home. SPRINGFIELD, MO. Hogan, 86, churchman The Rev. J.
Philip Hogan, 86, longtime Assemblies of God world missions director, died Sunday. church has lost a giant in his said the Rev. Thomas E. Trask, general superintendent of the Assemblies of God, headquartered in Springfield. Hogan was recognized around the world as a church As executive director of the Division of Foreign Missions, the Rev.
Hogan is credited with sparking the birth of the World Assemblies of God Fellowship that now represents 40 million members worldwide. He increased the number of missionaries from 788 in 69 nations to 1,500 in 120 nations. Overseas Bible schools increased from 61 to 329. Associated Press McLEAN, VA. Milberg, 82, sweet on art The White House was a difficult job.
First came a white structure surrounded by white snow. Then, could spun sugar properly approximate the North Lawn fountain? Finally, there was her arthritis. But Opal Milberg, 82, of McLean, who died Oct. 14, was the Her well-earned title was proclaimed on a plaque on the door of her tiny retirement apartment. There, she persevered over months to create a fantastical rendition of the Executive Mansion that went on display at the National Museum of American History during the 2000 Christmas season.
The colorful work, which caused a sensation, was her swan song, the culmination of 50 years of gingerbread construction. Washington Post NEW YORK Krauss, 74 Marvin A. Krauss, 74, of Manhattan, one of leading general managers whose career spanned 40 years and nearly 100 shows, died Oct. 22. A tough negotiator and natty dresser, Mr.
Krauss was a behind-the-scenes player in many major Broadway productions, including Are (1969), (1976), (1981), and Cage aux (1983). In the 1990s, he managed Will Rogers and While an engineering student, Mr. Krauss found himself drawn to song and dance, and he once performed for legendary songwriter Cole Porter in a student revue. He eventually established City dramatic society. New York Times Obits continued on B5 BUDOW Anne Budow of Marietta died Sunday on her 83rd birthday.
She is survived by her loving sons, Stephen and Mark Budow and their families. Donations are suggested to Etz Chaim Congregation or the Weinstein Hospice. Graveside services will be held 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, October 30th at Arlington Memorial Park. Sandy Springs Chapel Funeral Directors, 136 Mt.
Vernon Hwy. 404-255-8511. BRENNAN Mrs. Rose Marie Gudgeon Brennan, died Monday at her home 6081 Ferry Road, Flowery Branch. She was 77 years old and retired from the Department of Defense in 1995.
Mrs. Brennan was a cardiac nurse and artist. She studied art under two German masters in West Germany and had showings in several German art centers. She was associated with the Quinlan Art Center and was a member of Artisans of Flowery Branch. Mrs.
Brennan was born in Cincinnati on November 18, 1924. She is survived by her husband, Thomas; two daughters, Robin and Siobhan; and four sons, Kevin, Sean, Thomas and Kerry. Services are pending at Prince of Peace Church, Buford. Arrangements by Flanigan Funeral Home, Buford, GA 770-932-1133. BRANNON Mrs.
Ellen Brannon, age 71 of Alpharetta, died Monday, October 28, 2002. She is survived by her husband, James Brannon of Alpharetta; son, Tony Brannon of Ball Ground; grandson, Tyler James Brannon, sisters, Eunice Gravitt, Pauline Brooks both of Cumming; Willene Thompson of Alpharetta; brothers and sisters in-law, Archie and Thelma Martin of Cumming; Rayburn and Willett Martin of Green GA; sisters in-law, Louise Martin of Alpharetta; Jeanette Woodall of Ball Ground; brothers in-law, Glen Brannon of Dahlonega; Atward Brannon of Atlanta; Herbert Brannon of Cumming; nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be Wednesday, October 30, 2002, 3:00 p.m. in the chapel. Rev.
Jackie Martin, Rev. Larmon Barron officiating, burial, Green Lawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends Tuesday after 10:00 a.m. at Louie E. Jones Funeral Home, 59 N.
Main Alpharetta, GA. 770-475-6554. BOLTON Ms. Pamela Regene Bolton of Atlanta, GA, passed October 26, 2002. Funeral arrangements announced later.
Sellers Inc. BAZELL Mr. Ernest Bazell (Red Shirt) of 1840 Campbellton passed October 27, 2002. Funeral announced later. Herschel Thornton Mortuary, 3346 M.L.
King Jr. Dr. (404)691-4685. BARR Mr. Drawon Barr of 10124 Broken Branch Court, Covington, GA, the son of Mrs.
Sally Barr Mitchell, passed October 27. Funeral announced later. Lester Lackey Sons, 770-786-6177. FAMILY-PLACED DEATH NOTICES ON THE WEB: Family-placed death notices at www.ajcclassifieds.com news obituaries at www.ajc.com Guide to finding past obituaries or death notices at www.ajc.com/obituaryhelp.
