Obituaries
Peter Edmund Simmons
Feb 4, 2014
Peter Simmons, 59, of Marietta, Georgia, passed away peacefully on February 4th, 2014, at his home as a result of ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease), a progression that only lasted just over a year. He was born to the late Leonard Roy Simmons and Joan Dorothy Simmons on April 5th, 1954, in Frindsbury, Kent, England. Peter married Deborah Lee in 1974...
Ermina Ferjuste
Feb 3, 2014
Ms. Ermina Ferjuste, age 79, of Marietta passed away February 3, 2014. Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, February 15 at 11 am in the Chapel of West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory, Marietta. Interment will follow at Mableton Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 9 am until the service on Saturday.
Frances Bell Dennis
Feb 3, 2014
Frances Bell Dennis, age 93, of Powder Springs, passed away on Monday, February 3, 2014. A memorial service will be held at 11am on Friday, February 14, 2014, at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta with Rev. Denise Beltzner officiating. Mrs. Dennis was born September 5, 1920, in Nashville, TN. She was preceded in death by her parents,...
Julia G. Elliott
Feb 2, 2014
Julia G. Elliott, age 67, of Powder Springs passed away Sunday, February 2, 2014. Funeral Services will be held on Thursday, February 6 at 11 am at the First Baptist Church Powder Springs with Rev. Mike Woods officiating. Mrs. Elliott will lie in state at the church from 10 am until the service. Interment Services will be at 2:30 pm...
Michael Christian McGowan Jr.
Jan 31, 2014
Michael Christian McGowan Jr., 42, passed away January 31, 2014. Memorial Service will be 11am Wednesday, February 5, 2014 in the Chapel of West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory with Rev. Johnny Foster officiating. Michael is survived by his mother, Pat Calvert; son, Tristin McGowan; sister, Gina Calvert and aunts, uncles and cousins. The family will receive friends at the...
I.V. McTyre
Jan 31, 2014
I.V. McTyre, age 94, of Powder Springs passed away Friday, January 31, 2014. Funeral Services will be held on Tuesday, February 4, 2014 at 11 am in the Chapel of West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory, Marietta with Rev. Joey Hatchell officiating. Interment will be at Powder Springs Cemetery. Mrs. McTyre retired as Ward Secretary in the Pediatrics Unit at...
Jean Knight McLendon
Jan 31, 2014
Jean Knight McLendon, age 83, of Powder Springs, GA passed away on Friday, January 31, 2014. Funeral Services will be held at 2pm on Tuesday, February 4, 2014 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta (at the intersection of Macland Road and the East-West Connector) with Dr. Richard Walker officiating. Interment will follow at Westview Cemetery in Atlanta....
Jean Stevens
Jan 28, 2014
Mrs. Jean Stevens-Edwards, age 87, of Fort Collins, Colorado passed away January 28, 2014. Memorial Services will be held at 2 pm on Thursday, April 24, 2014 in the Chapel of West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory, Marietta with Pastor Daniel Hicks officiating.
Melisa "Sissy" Darlene Matney
Jan 28, 2014
Melisa "Sissy" Darlene Matney, age 41, of Braswell, passed away on Tuesday, January 28, 2014. Funeral services will be held at 2pm on Monday, February 3, 2014, at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta. Interment will follow at Mozley Memorial Gardens in Lithia Springs. Born in Austell, Sissy spent most of her life in Cobb County. She was...
Jackie Doyle Conner
Jan 27, 2014
Jackie D. Conner, age 77, of Marietta, passed away on Monday, January 27, 2014. Funeral services will be held at 1 pm on Friday, January 31, 2014, at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory, 2480 Macland Road, Marietta with Rev. Donald Richards officiating. Interment will follow at Green Lawn Cemetery in Roswell. Mr. Conner was born in Woodstock and retired...
Damarr Harrison Smith
Jan 25, 2014
Damarr Harrison Smith, age 21, of Powder Springs, GA passed away on Saturday, January 25, 2014. Funeral Services will be held at 2pm on Saturday, February 1, 2014 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta. Interment will follow at Cheatham Hill Memorial Park. Born in Toledo, Ohio, Damarr has lived in Powder Springs for the last 15 years....
Garrett Johnson
Jan 24, 2014
Mr. Garrett Johnson, age 70, of Riverdale passed away Friday, January 24, 2014. Services for Mr. Garrett Johnson will be held on Friday, January 31, 2014 at 1 pm at the Tabernacle Baptist Church, 50 Neal Blvd, Lawrenceville, GA officiated by Pastor Robert L. Montgomery Directions: Directions: 85 N to 316 E Exit GA 120 towards Lawrenceville/Duluth Turn (R) Turn...
Alan S. Dobrowolski
Jan 23, 2014
Alan S. Dobrowolski, age 75, of Acworth passed away Thursday, January 23, 2014. A private family service will be held on Monday, January 27 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory, Marietta, GA. Alan is survived by his loving wife of 53 years, Paulette, daughters Jillian and Sherry, and son-in-law Craig. Alan was a resident of Paulding County for 20...
Robertine Hill
Jan 22, 2014
Robertine Hill made her peaceful transition on the evening of Wednesday, January 22, 2014 at Kennestone Hospital in Marietta, GA. She was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on May 11, 1928 to the union of Robert and Mary Alma Jackson (both deceased). Robertine was the oldest of her siblings Lionel and Lemuel Jackson (both deceased). After high school, she continued...
Selamawit Kefetew
Jan 21, 2014
Selamawit Kefetew, 35, of Smyrna, passed away on Tuesday, January 21, 2014. Funeral Services will be held 1pm on Sunday, January 26, 2014, in the Chapel of West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory. Interment will follow at Cheatham Hill Memorial Park. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 11am-1pm. Born in Ethiopia, Ms. Kefetew moved to Georgia...
Dennis John Brophy
Jan 20, 2014
Dennis John Brophy, age 64, of Marietta, GA passed away on Monday, January 20, 2014. Funeral Services will be held at 5pm on Wednesday, January 22, 2014 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta. Raised in Newington, CT, Mr. Brophy graduated from St. Thomas Aquinas High School in 1968. He attended Manchester Community College where he was a...
Winifred I. Griffin
Jan 20, 2014
Winifred I. Griffin, age 78, of Powder Springs passed away Monday, January 20, 2014. Services will be held on Thursday, January 23, 2014 at 2 pm in the Chapel of West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory, Marietta with Chaplain Ron Daniel officiating. Interment will follow at Georgia Memorial Park. Mrs. Griffin is preceded in death by her husband, W.H. Griffin...
Oneal Walker White
Jan 19, 2014
Oneal W. White, age 69, of Marietta, GA passed away on Sunday, January 19, 2014. Memorial Services will be held at 1pm on Saturday, January 25, 2014 at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 4850 Ewing Road, Austell, GA 30106, with Brother Bill Anderson officiating. A native of Charlotte, NC, Ms. White moved to Marietta in 1986. She worked in...
James "Jim" Keith Criner
Jan 13, 2014
Dr. James "Jim" Keith Criner, Jr., MD, age 41, of Suwanee, GA , passed away on Monday, January 13, 2014. A private memorial service will be held.
James Allen "Buddy" Castles
Jan 13, 2014
James Allen Castles, known as “Buddy” to his family and friends, age 69, of Powder Springs, passed away on Monday, January 13, 2014. Funeral services will be held at 2pm on Thursday, January 16, 2014, at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory, 2480 Macland Road, Marietta. Interment will follow at Kennesaw Memorial Park. Mr. Castles was the owner of B&C...