Dr. Doris Greene Beardsley, 59, of Brookhaven, died April 8.

A memorial service will be held Sunday, April 12, 2015 at 3 o’clock at St. James United Methodist Church, 4400 Peachtree-Dunwoody Road NE. The family will receive friends Saturday evening from 4 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. at H.M. Patterson & Son, Oglethorpe Hill Chapel, 4550 Peachtree Road NE.

Survivors include her husband of 38 years, Jed Beardsley of Brookhaven; son and daughter-in-law, Michael (Viktoria) Beardsley of Edwards, Colorado; daughter and son-in-law, Jennifer (Kyle) Behnke of Woodstock; grandchildren, James Kyle Behnke, Michelle Lara Beardsley Steven Vito-Michael Beardsley; parents, Edward M. and Yolanda Greene; brothers and sisters-in-law, Edward P. (Allison) Greene, Andrew M. (Karen) Greene; sister and brother-in-law, Sarah A. (Richard) Manus-Rotonde.

Joe Earle is Editor-at-Large. He has more than 30-years of experience with daily newspapers, including the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and was Managing Editor of Reporter Newspapers.