Obituaries
Lt. Col. Carl Edward Johnson, Jr. (RET)
Jul 15, 2016
Lt Col Carl Edward Johnson Jr (Ret) was born in 1935 in Lockport, IL. Carl was the oldest of 6 children to Carl Edward Johnson Sr. and Marcelle Mae Underwood. He had five sisters and a brother. Carl attended the University of IL in Champaign, IL on a football scholarship. He was also in ROTC and a member of Theta...
William Ted Snyder
Jul 15, 2016
Mr. William Ted Snyder, age 79, of Powder Springs, GA passed away Friday, July 15, 2016. Funeral Services will be held 11am Tuesday, July 19th at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta with Rev. Derek Dugan officiating. Burial will follow at Westview Cemetery in Atlanta. A native of Big Stone Gap, VA, Mr. Snyder graduated from West Fulton...
Dola Dean Wellborn
Jul 15, 2016
Dola Dean Wellborn, 86, passed away Friday, July 15, 2016 at Tranquility at Wellstar Community Hospice in Austell, GA. Dola will lie in state from 1:00 pm until 2:00 pm, Funeral Service will be held 2:00 pm Tuesday, July 19, 2016 at John Petree Road Church of Christ with Jesse Norman and Elder Jewett “John” Wellborn officiating. She was preceded...
Randi Lee Poston
Jul 13, 2016
Randi Lee Poston, age 36, of Ellijay, GA passed away Wednesday, July 13, 2016. Funeral Services will be held 2pm Sunday, July 17th at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta with Rev. Jim Aiken officiating. Burial will follow at Kennesaw Memorial Park. A native of Cobb County, Randi moved to Ellijay 1 year ago. She had attended McEachern...
Mary Elizabeth Sams
Jul 11, 2016
Mary Elizabeth Sams, (Meme) 91, was born to Lucille Mills in Greer, South Carolina on April 12, 1925. Funeral service will be held 1:00 pm Saturday, July 16, 2016 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta, GA. Mary moved to New York when she was a teenager. She was later employed at American Label Company where she worked...
Douglas Bankston
Jul 10, 2016
Douglas Bankston, age 89, of Marietta passed away Sunday, July 10, 2016. Memorial Services will be held at 6pm on Thursday, July 14th at LaBelle Heights Baptist Church in Marietta. He was preceded in death by a son, Ronald Bankston. Survivors include his Wife of 69 years, Geraldine Bankston; 4 children, Raymond and Roger Bankston, Vicki McQuillen and Nita Gahagan;...
Hazel Brady Greer
Jul 9, 2016
Mrs. Hazel Brady Greer, age 88, of Marietta, GA passed away Saturday, July 9, 2016. Funeral Services will be held at 2pm on Thursday, July 14th at Mt. Calvary Baptist Church with Rev. Ronnie Cheatwood officiating. Burial will follow at Kennesaw Memorial Park. She will lie in state 1 hour prior to the service. A native of Marietta, Mrs. Greer...
Janice Garrett Bowman
Jul 9, 2016
Janice Garrett Bowman, 70, passed away Saturday, July 9, 2016 at Tranquility at Kennesaw Mountain in Marietta, GA. Janice was a native of Daytona, FL but spent most of her life in the Marietta, GA area. Janice attended the University of Tennesse and East Tennesse State College where she received her Masters of Education Degree. She was an English Teacher...
Stacy Jones
Jul 7, 2016
Mr. Stacy Leon Jones, age 45, of Powder Springs, GA passed away Thursday, July 7, 2016. Funeral Services will be held at 10am on Monday, July 11th at St. John Vianney Catholic Church in Lithia Springs. Burial will follow at 3pm at Sugar Hill Baptist Church Cemetery in Suches, GA. Born in Ellijay, Mr. Jones lived most of his life...
Noland Keith Smith
Jul 6, 2016
Noland Keith Smith, 53, of Mableton, GA passed away Wednesday, July 6, 2016 at Wellstar Cobb Hospital in Austell, GA. Funeral service will be held 2:00 pm Friday, July 8, 2016 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta, GA. Interment will follow in Mt. Harmony Memorial Gardens in Mableton, GA. Keith loved playing his guitar, singing and fishing....
Shemuel Gomez
Jul 6, 2016
Infant Shemuel Gomez, passed away Wednesday, July 6, 2016 at Egleston Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. Graveside service will be held 12:00 pm Wednesday, July 13, 2016 at Kennesaw Memorial Park in Marietta, GA. Survivors include: Father and Mother: Mario and Deborah Gomez of Marietta, GA. Family will receive friends WEdnesday, July 13, 2016, 10:00 am – 11:30 am at West...
Melvin James King
Jul 5, 2016
Melvin James King, age 46, of Powder Springs, GA went home on Tuesday, July 5, 2016. Funeral Services will be held at 12pm on Saturday, July 9th at Trinity Chapel Church of God. He will lie in state 1 hour prior to the service. Burial will follow at Kennesaw Memorial Park in Marietta, GA. A native of New York, Mr....
Dennis Kiprop
Jul 4, 2016
Dennis Kiprop, age 24, of Marietta, GA passed away Monday, July 4, 2016. Funeral Services will be held at 11am on Friday, July 15th at Holy Family Catholic Church, 3401 Lower Roswell Road, Marietta, GA 30068. Burial will follow at Cheatham Hill Memorial Park in Marietta. Born in Nairobi, Kenya, Dennis was a member of the Marietta Enrichment Center, and...
Judy Lynn Nash
Jul 4, 2016
Judy Lynn Nash, age 67, of Lithia Springs, GA passed away Monday, July 4, 3016. Memorial Services were held 4pm Saturday, July 16, 2016 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta. A native of the Atlanta area, Mrs. Nash retired from Norfolk Southern Railroad after 36 years of employment.
Marjorie Cole Koonce
Jul 3, 2016
Marjorie Cole Koonce, age 75, a lifelong Cobb County native and current Dallas residence, peacefully passed away on July 3rd, 2016. Please join us for a “casual” Celebration of Life service to be held @ 2:00 p.m. Saturday, August 6th, 2016 @ “Eastside at- Olive Springs Campus”, 1528 Austell Road, Marietta GA 30008. Margie is survived by her beloved Husband...
Dianne Wellborn
Jul 3, 2016
Mrs. Dianne Wellborn, age 70, of Powder Springs, GA passed away Sunday, July 3, 2016. Memorial Services will be held 7pm Friday, July 8, 2016 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta. A native of Cobb County, Mrs. Wellborn worked at Lockheed for over 30 years. She is survived by her husband, Joseph B. Wellborn; son, Matt (Anne...
Carolle D. Adolphe
Jul 2, 2016
Carolle D. Adolphe, age 64, of Powder Springs, GA passed away Saturday, July 2, 2016. Funeral Services will be held 2pm Sunday, July 10th at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta, GA. Born in Haiti, Mrs. Adolphe moved to Powder Springs, Ga 2 years ago from Long Island, NY, where she had lived most of her life. She...
Gigi Elisa Whitaker
Jul 1, 2016
Gigi Elisa Whitaker, age 53, of Powder Springs, GA passed away Friday, July 1, 2016. Memorial Services will be held at 7pm on Tuesday, July 5th at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta. The family will receive friends from 5pm until 7pm Tuesday evening prior to the ceremony. Born in Atlanta, Ms. Whitaker lived in Lithia Springs for...
Jane Benson Poole
Jun 28, 2016
Jane B. Poole, 71, passed away June 28, 2016, at Wellstar Community Hospice at Cobb. Memorial service will be held Saturday, July 9, 2016, 2:00 pm at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta, GA. Jane is survived by her husband James Poole, three children: Alicia Miller, Jamie Benson and Stephanie Smith; brother: Ray Kuhn; seven grandchildren and three...