Obituaries

Sara Rodriguez

Sara Rodriguez

Sep 18, 2013

Sara M. Rodriguez, age 88, of Acworth, GA passed away on Wednesday, September 18, 2013. Graveside Services will be held at 11am on Saturday, September 21, 2013 at Kennesaw Memorial Park with Pastor Juan Rodriguez officiating. Born in Puerto Rico, Mrs. Rodriguez moved to the United States 66 years ago. She was a resident of Cobb County for the past...

Beverly Jean Martin

Beverly Jean Martin

Sep 17, 2013

Beverly Jean Martin, age 82, of Marietta, GA, formerly of Bloomington, IN, passed away on Tuesday, September 17, 2013. A graveside service will be held at 2pm on Thursday, September 19, 2013, at Cheatham Hill Memorial Park in Marietta, GA. Born in LaPorte, IN, Mrs. Martin and her late husband, Lyle Walter Martin, Jr., lived in Bloomington, IN for 48...

Esther R. Wheelock

Esther R. Wheelock

Sep 15, 2013

Esther R. Wheelock, age 94, of Kennesaw, GA (formerly of Peachtree City) passed away on Sunday, September 15, 2013. Memorial Services will be held at a later date. A native of Troy, Ohio, Mrs. Wheelock retired to Peachtree City with her husband, the late William Wheelock, in 1985. She was a Registered Nurse, and was a member of Holy Trinity...

Judy Beth Clark

Judy Beth Clark

Sep 13, 2013

Judy Beth Clark, age 73, of Kennesaw, GA passed away Friday, September 13, 2013. Funeral Services will be held at 1 pm on Tuesday, September 17 at Burnt Hickory Baptist Church, Powder Springs, GA with Rev. Mike Stephens officiating. Mrs. Clark will lie in state at the church one hour prior to the service. Interment will be on Saturday, Sept....

Jackie Lee "Jack" Meeks Sr.

Jackie Lee "Jack" Meeks Sr.

Sep 12, 2013

Jackie Lee “Jack” Meeks, Sr., age 67, of Marietta, GA passed away on Thursday, September 12, 2013. Funeral Services will be held at 3pm on Sunday, September 15, 2013 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta with Rev. Terry Meeks officiating. A native of Thomaston, GA, Mr. Meeks had worked at Beaudry Ford in Atlanta as a salesman...

Billy Donald Black

Billy Donald Black

Sep 8, 2013

Billy Donald Black, age 74, of Marietta passed away Sunday, September 8, 2013. A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 pm on Wednesday, September 11, 2013 at Hollydale United Methodist Church, 2364 Powder Springs Road, Marietta with Reverend Leonard Akers and Reverend David Wilson officiating. Mr. Black lived in the Atlanta area all of his life. He retired from...

Ashley Victoria Garland

Ashley Victoria Garland

Sep 7, 2013

Ashley Victoria Garland, age 28, of Powder Springs, passed away on Saturday, September 7, 2013. Funeral services will be held at 11am on Wednesday, September 11, 2013, in the Chapel of West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory, 2480 Macland Road, Marietta with Rev. Ryan Lawson officiating. Interment will follow at 4pm at Greenlawn Cemetery in Union Point, GA, with Pastor...

Ret. Col. Donald Lee Keil

Ret. Col. Donald Lee Keil

Sep 6, 2013

Retired Colonel Donald Lee Keil, U.S. Army, age 78, of Marietta, GA, passed away on Friday, September 6, 2013. A memorial service will be held at 2pm on Tuesday, September 10, 2013 at the Marietta First United Methodist Church with Rev's Sam Matthews, Caludette Farmer and Elaine Wilder officiating. Interment will be at Bluff Hall Church Cemetery in Quincy, IL...

Ernest Heinrich Franke

Ernest Heinrich Franke

Sep 6, 2013

Ernest Franke, 86, a retired Defense Intelligence Agency employee, died September 6, 2013, at his home in Powder Springs, GA, of cancer. At the height of the Cold War, Mr. Franke supervised human intelligence collection operations at the Defense Intelligence Agency. He retired from that position in 1981 after a 37-year career with military intelligence at locations in the United...

Hazel Marie Chicosky

Hazel Marie Chicosky

Sep 4, 2013

Hazel Marie Chicosky, age 74, of Hiram, GA passed away on Wednesday, September 4, 2013. Funeral Services will be held at 2pm on Sunday, September 8, 2013 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta. Interment will follow at Cheatham Hill Memorial Park. A native of Marietta, Mrs. Chicosky lived in Hiram for 20 years. She was a homemaker,...

Jose Antonio Zavala

Jose Antonio Zavala

Sep 3, 2013

Jose Antonio Zavala-Garcia, 89, of Powder Springs, passed away on Tuesday, September 3, 2013. A graveside service will be held at 11am on Friday, September 6, 2013, at Mableton Memorial Gardens. var item = document.getElementById("tukios_iframe"); // Now calculate our height. if (item){ //Looks like we have tukios_iframe. Lets do stuff

Garry E. Jones

Garry E. Jones

Aug 31, 2013

Garry E. Jones, age 53, of Powder Springs went to meet his Lord and Savior on Saturday, August 31, 2013. A Celebration of his life will be held at 2pm on Friday, September 6th at West Cobb Church with Pastor Ken Williams officiating. Interment will follow at Cheatham Hill Cemetery in Marietta. He will lie in state at the church...

Henry Walter Darlak

Henry Walter Darlak

Aug 30, 2013

Mr. Henry Walter Darlak, age 89, of Powder Springs passed away Friday, August 30, 2013. Private Family Services will be held at a later date.

Jeanine Melibee Bolometre

Jeanine Melibee Bolometre

Aug 30, 2013

Jeanine Melibee Bolometre, age 83, of Austell passed away Friday, August 30, 2013. Funeral Services will be held at 11 am Saturday, September 7, 2013 at Open Bible Tabernacle Church, 2870 Clay Road, Austell, GA 30106. Miss Bolometre will lie in state one hour prior to the service. Interment will follow at Kennesaw Memorial Park. Born in Haiti, Miss Bolometre...

Leonie Wagner Rakestraw

Leonie Wagner Rakestraw

Aug 29, 2013

Leonie Wagner Rakestraw, 80, of Austell, passed away surrounded by family on Thursday, August 29, 2013. Private family services will be held at a later date. Born and raised in Germany, Leonie married Billy Rakestraw in 1956 and had been a resident of Cobb County since 1969. She retired from Cub Foods where she was employed as a seafood manager....

Harold Anthony "Tony" Craft

Harold Anthony "Tony" Craft

Aug 28, 2013

Harold Anthony “Tony” Craft, age 61, of Marietta, GA passed away on Wednesday, August 28, 2013. Memorial Services will be held at 2pm on Saturday, August 31, 2013 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta. Inurnment will follow at Kennesaw Memorial Park Cemetery. A lifelong resident of Cobb County, Mr. Craft retired from the Georgia Power Company’s Plant...

David James Withrow

David James Withrow

Aug 24, 2013

David James Withrow, age 57, of Acworth, GA passed away on Saturday, August 24, 2013. Private family services will be held at a later date. Mr. Withrow moved to Acworth in 1988 from Marietta. He owned and operated Weekend Warrior Lawn Maintenance for many years, and was an avid collector of guns, gold, silver, and German WWII memorabilia. He was...

Winnifred E. Campbell

Winnifred E. Campbell

Aug 24, 2013

Winnifred E. Campbell, age 48, of Acworth, GA passed away on Saturday, August 24, 2013. Funeral Services will be held at 12pm on Saturday, September 14, 2013, at Mt. Zion AME Church, 4163 Wade Green Road, Kennesaw, GA 30144. Born in the U.S. Virgin Islands, Mrs. Campbell moved to Acworth in 2002 from Illinois. Her career was dedicated to being...

Florence Susan Wiley

Florence Susan Wiley

Aug 23, 2013

Florence Susan Wiley, 63, of Canton, passed away on Friday, August 23, 2013. Private family services will be held. Born in Atlanta, Mrs. Wiley moved to Canton in 1993 from College Park. She worked as an insurance underwriter for Transamerica. She was of the Christian faith. Survivors include her husband, George Raymond Wiley; children, Linda Susan Crosby Garrison of Lula,...

Mary Leigh Peppers Shetrone

Mary Leigh Peppers Shetrone

Aug 22, 2013

Mary Leigh Peppers Shetrone, age 64, of Smyrna, passed away on Thursday, August 22, 2013. A memorial service will be held at 2pm on Wednesday, August 26, 2013, at Roswell Street Baptist Church in Marietta with Dr. William Camp and Rev. Snyder Turner officiating. The family will receive friends for one hour prior to the service.

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