Obituaries

Eva Wanjiru Kanja

Eva Wanjiru Kanja

May 12, 2022

Eva Wanjiru Kanja, age 28, of Marietta, Georgia passed away May 12, 2022. Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 am on Monday, May 23, 2022 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory Chapel in Marietta with Dr. G.G. Gitahi officiating. Interment will follow at Kennesaw Memorial Park in Marietta, Georgia. Online guest book at www.westcobbfuneralhome.com .

George Takang

George Takang

May 12, 2022

George B. Takang, 34, died on May 12, 2022, of cardiac arrest. George was born March 19, 1988, in Reno, Nevada. He graduated from Douglas County High School, Georgia, in 2006. He was awarded the Governor's Scholarship to study and Princeton University. However, due to health reasons, George did not graduate from college. George had a tremendous intellectual curiosity. He...

Matthew James Dodge Sr.

Matthew James Dodge Sr.

May 11, 2022

Matthew (Matt) James Dodge, Sr, 66, died May 11, 2022 in his Cumming, GA home with his family by his side. Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 pm on Saturday, May 21, 2022 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory Chapel in Marietta, GA. He was predeceased by his daughter Amanda Nicole Dodge. Matt was born September 1, 1955...

Dale Marsha Prestidge

Dale Marsha Prestidge

May 11, 2022

Dale Marsha Prestidge entered Life Eternal on May 11, 2022. Dale was born on December 21, 1948 to the late Robert and Domitella Colburn in Chicago, Illinois. She married Larry Prestidge on February 27, 1971 and celebrated 51 years of marriage this past February. After relocating to Marietta, GA in 1986, Dale worked as a legal secretary and a paralegal....

Billy Canup Jr.

Billy Canup Jr.

May 9, 2022

Billy Jack Canup, Jr., age 57, of Mableton, Georgia passed away Monday, May 9, 2022. Funeral Services will be held at 1:00 pm on Sunday, May 15, 2022 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta. A lifelong resident of Cobb County, Billy attended Pebblebrook High School where he played football. He was the Director of Production at Crystal...

Astrid E. Roley

Astrid E. Roley

May 7, 2022

Astrid E. Roley, age 74, of Marietta, Georgia passed away May 7, 2022. Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 am on Tuesday, June 7, 2022 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory Chapel in Marietta, GA. Interment will follow at 2:00 pm at Georgia National Cemetery in Canton, Georgia. The family will receive friends on Monday, June 6, 2022...

Katierine Jacobs

Katierine Jacobs

May 7, 2022

Katierine Lucas Jacobs, age 84, of Dallas, Georgia passed away Saturday, May 7, 2022. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, May 14, 2022 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta with Pastor Thomas and Teresa Goggins officiating. Interment will follow at Cheatham Hill Memorial Park in Marietta. The family will receive friends on Saturday,...

Marcie Wanjiku Murago

Marcie Wanjiku Murago

May 6, 2022

Marcie Wanjiku Gachambi Murago, age 67 of Kennesaw GA, passed away on Friday May 6th 2022 in the hospital, surrounded by her 3 children. Visitation for friends and extended family will take place on Tuesday May 17th 2022 at 11AM at West Cobb Funeral Home, followed by the Funeral Service at 12PM, and interment at Kennesaw Memorial Park , Marietta,...

Lya T McGivney

Lya T McGivney

May 6, 2022

Lya McGivney, age 99, of Marietta, passed away peacefully on May 6, 2022. Lya was born in Bremen, Germany. Lya earned an associate degree in business while also learning English. She moved to New York after WW2 working at The Pure Food Company. Where Lya met and married the love of her life. She was a long-time employee of Publix...

Robin Elaine Gruner

Robin Elaine Gruner

May 5, 2022

Robin S. Gruner passed away peacefully on May 5th, 2022 with her husband and sister by her side. She was a devoted wife, mother, sister, aunt, and earlier this year, became a grandmother (GranGran). Robin Elaine Scheeffer was born on September 25, 1959 in Indianapolis, Indiana to Janet and Robert Scheeffer. She graduated from Crispus Attucks High School in 1977....

Hemalathadevi Venkatarayappa Tarikere

Hemalathadevi Venkatarayappa Tarikere

May 4, 2022

Dr. Hemalathadevi V. Tarikere passed on May 4, 2022 at her home in Powder Springs, Georgia. She was the second child of Lakshmama Muniappa and T.S. Venkatrayappa. She grew up in police quarters in many parts of Karnataka, India. She entered Bangalore Medical College and graduated with her MBBS Degree in 1969. She passed EFCMG and FLEX exams and emigrated...

Adali Kupolati

Adali Kupolati

May 3, 2022

Adali Ariel Kupolati was a beautiful, cute, perfect baby girl; who was born on June 11, 2020 to her proud parents, Kayanne Dunn and Kehinde Kupolati. Adali attending a Child Care Center until her untimely passing. She was such an angel and just a joy to be around. Very sweet, smart, lively, kind, and truly loved people. CoComelon was her...

William Robert "Bill" Harris

William Robert "Bill" Harris

May 3, 2022

William Robert "Bill" Harris, age 53, of Marietta, Georgia passed away Tuesday, May 3, 2022. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 pm on Saturday, May 7, 2022 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta with Ricky Gray officiating. Interment will follow at Kennesaw Memorial Park in Marietta, Georgia. Born in Hampton, VA, Bill moved to Marietta, GA...

LaNelle M. Lester

LaNelle M. Lester

May 2, 2022

LaNelle Moore Lester, age 87, of Powder Springs, Georgia passed away Monday, May 2, 2022. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 pm on Thursday, May 5, 2022 at First Baptist Church of Powder Springs in Powder Springs with Rev. Alan Davis officiating. The family will receive friends on Thursday, May 5, 2022 from 12:30 pm until 2:00 pm in...

Johnny Shipp Reed

Johnny Shipp Reed

May 1, 2022

Johnny Shipp Reed, age 77, of Marietta, Georgia passed away Sunday, May 1, 2022. A celebration of his life will be announced at a later date. Born in Decatur, Alabama, Mr. Reed lived in Valparaiso, FL, and Washington, DC for several years before moving to Marietta, GA in 1978. He was a veteran of the United States Navy, having served...

Maria Del Carmen Lazo

Maria Del Carmen Lazo

May 1, 2022

As a believer we know she reach the glory To My beloved Maria I thank God for your life I thank God for the seeds you spread with love For all you gave without caring of your own needs For the good you did for the needy For all the soul's who cross your path ✨️ But mostly the example...

Kayanne Kim-Loy Dunn

Kayanne Kim-Loy Dunn

May 1, 2022

Kayanne Kim-Loy Dunn was born on December 2, 1984 in Kingston, Jamaica. Kayanne along with her 1 year old toddler, Adali were involved in a car crash on May 1, 2022 in Hiram, Georgia. Sadly, this tragedy was fatal for Kayanne. Adali succumbed to her injuries and died two days later at the Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. KK spent the...

Lisa Ricketts

Lisa Ricketts

Apr 30, 2022

December 26, 1961 – April 30, 2022 Ms. Lisa D. Ricketts (Futrelle), age 60, of Canton, GA, passed serenely at home Saturday, April 30, 2022. Visitation for friends and extended family will take place at 11 AM, Saturday, May 7th at Milford Baptist Church in Marietta, followed by her Funeral Service at 12 PM in the same location. Interment will...

Margie Lindsey Pace Kingston

Margie Lindsey Pace Kingston

Apr 29, 2022

Margie Lindsey Pace Kingston, age 92, of Dallas, Georgia passed away April 29, 2022. Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 am on Tuesday, May 3, 2022 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory Chapel in Marietta, GA. Interment will follow at Mount Zion Baptist Church Cemetery in Dallas, GA. She was born September 7, 1929 in Atlanta. Mrs. Pace...

Dr. Charles Olive Jr.

Dr. Charles Olive Jr.

Apr 25, 2022

Charles Whitney "Chuck" Olive, Jr., 85, passed away on Monday, April 25, 2022 at Wellstar Paulding Hospital after a brief illness. Charles was born in Newton, Massachusetts on June 26, 1936. He received a bachelor's degree from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and went on to receive a Ph.D. in Microbiology and Biochemistry from Syracuse University. He published several...

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