Obituaries

May 8, 2024

Fabrice Luc Matthew Robelin, age 19, passed away in Powder Springs, Georgia May 8, 2024.Viewing Service will be held at West Cobb Funeral Home 5:00pm to 8:00pm on Friday, May 24, 2024. Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, May 25, 2024 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Kennesaw Memorial Park Cemetery in Marietta, Georgia. He is survived...

May 5, 2024

Joel Woodruff Collier, age 74, of Powder Springs, Georgia passed away May 5, 2024. Joel was born in Lexington, NC to the late Martha S. (Woodruff) Collier and Robert E. Collier.Since his father was an officer in the USMC, the family lived on several bases as Joel was growing up. Bases included Pearl Harbor, HI, Camp Lejeune, NC, Springfield, VA...

May 5, 2024

May 4, 2024

Georgia Eloise Chandler Smallwood Helton, age 94, long-time resident of Smyrna, Georgia, passed away May 4, 2024. She is preceded in death by her adoring husband Hollis “Bud” Smallwood, parents Ewin and Ella (Lane) Chandler, brothers Edward, A.B., and Glen Chandler, sister Helen Brady, and by her children Charlotte and William “Bill” Smallwood. She is survived by her sister Wilma...

May 4, 2024

Ruth Ann Turner, age 81, of Powder Springs, Georgia passed away May 4, 2024. Funeral Service will be held at 4:00 pm on Saturday, May 18, 2024 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory Chapel in Marietta, Georgia with John Hollner, III officiating.

Ruth was a native of Indianapolis, IN and lived most of her life in Powder Springs, Georgia. She...

May 4, 2024

James Samuel Dunn, age 68, of Mableton, Georgia went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on May 4, 2024. Funeral Service will be held at 2:30 pm on Saturday, May 11, 2024 at Living Stone Church in Marietta, GA with Rev. Grant Cole and Pastor Phillip Medlin officiating. Interment will follow at Mableton Memorial Gardens in...

May 2, 2024

Mildred Lorene Phillips, age 85, of Mableton, Georgia passed away Thursday, May 2, 2024. Funeral Services will be held at 1:00 pm on Thursday, May 9, 2024 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta. Interment will follow at Mount Harmony Memorial Gardens in Mableton, Georgia.Born in Atlanta, Mrs. Phillips lived in Cobb County for most of her life....

Apr 29, 2024

Marvin Herman "Buddy" Pigg, Jr., age 79, of Powder Springs, Georgia passed away Monday, April 29, 2024. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, May 4, 2024 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta. Interment will follow at Powder Springs Cemetery.A lifelong resident of Powder Springs, Mr. Pigg was a veteran of the United States...

Apr 29, 2024

Early Monday morning, April 29, 2024, Laura Jean Tatum McBride went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.She was born in Cumming, Georgia on January 4, 1934 and grew up in Dawsonville with her 4 sisters and 1 brother.  She graduated from Cumming High School in 1950 and after graduation went to work in the offices at Southern...

Apr 28, 2024

Michael Perry Hornsby, (Mike) age 70, passed away in Powder Springs, GA after a lengthy illness on April 28, 2024.  Mike was born in Atlanta on November 29, 1953 and grew up in Henry County, GA.  He is survived by his wife Bonnie, his son Josh, his brother Mark from Savannah, and many cousins, nieces and nephews.

Mike was preceded in...

Apr 28, 2024

M.G.  MacMorrison, age 87, of Marietta, Georgia passed away April 28, 2024. Mac was a born in Kenmare, ND, living in Racine, WI before moving to Marietta, GA in 1972. He was a member of Christ Lutheran Church in Marietta and a Veteran of the United States Marines. He was a Chemist at S.C. Johnson's Wax, a Technical Director at I....

Apr 28, 2024

Grace Mary Mulligan, age 81, of Marietta, Georgia passed away April 28, 2024. Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 pm on Friday, May 3, 2024 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory Chapel in Marietta, Georgia with Deacon Bruce Reed officiating. She was preceded in death by her husband Patrick Mulligan.Grace was a native of Michigan and lived in...

Apr 27, 2024

Tracie Michele Farrar, age 52, passed away peacefully on April 27, 2024, after a 3+ year fight with metastatic breast cancer.Tracie was born on June 12, 1971 to the late Sidney & Martha Baxter in Austell, GA. Tracie graduated from McEachern High School in 1989. After graduating she became a 911 dispatcher for both City of Marietta and Powder Springs,...

Apr 24, 2024

Elmer Emanuel Graff passed away at his cottage on April 24, 2024. Elmer was born on his grandparent's farm on August 5, 1931 in Saskatchewan, Canada.  Starting off as an Irish redhead who only spoke German and developed a severe stammer, he rose to accomplishments few ever reach. He had a true love for hockey and played for a Catholic...

Apr 23, 2024

Leon George  Greene, age 76, of Marietta, Georgia passed away April 23, 2024. He was the son of the late Leon George Greene, Sr. and Mary Hazel Crowe Greene. Leon served his country with honor as a Marine during the Vietnam War, as a M.P.  on a variety of military bases. He also served his Lord as a deacon at...

Apr 21, 2024

Bobbie Jo Barnes LangstonDecember 31, 1933 – April 21,2024Mrs. Bobbie Langston, age 90, of Smyrna, GA passed away on Sunday, April 21, 2024, surrounded by her family. She was a loving wife, a devoted mother, an adored grandmother and great grandmother, and a faithful follower of the Lord Jesus Christ.Bobbie, an only child, was born on December 31, 1933 to Reverend Joseph Paul Barnes and Dersie Shadburn Barnes in Gainesville, Georgia. She graduated from O’Keefe High School in Atlanta,...

Apr 20, 2024

Linda Myrtle Jett, age 80, of Mableton, Georgia passed away April 20, 2024. She was preceded in death by her daughter Alicia Jett.Linda was a native of Tallapoosa, Georgia living most of her life in Mableton, Georgia. She's a Christian who attended Friendship Baptist Church. She loved cooking, spending time outside working in her yard and especially spending time with...

Apr 19, 2024

April Wynell Jones Lovas of Douglasville, GA passed away peacefully in the early morning hours on Friday, April 19th, 2024 at 44 years old. She is survived by her daughter Natalie Faye Lovas, 13, her brother Adam Wayne Rowe, her ex-husband Thomas Ernest Lovas the 3rd, and a host of family, and friends. April had such a zest for life,...

Apr 17, 2024

Apr 17, 2024

Harold Rakestraw, of Cobb County, passed away peacefully in his sleep into the loving arms of Jesus on April 17 after a long illness.  He graduated from Osborne High School in 1977, marrying his sweetheart and having 2 kids. Harold had a passion for cooking, fishing, bowling and dachshunds. He loved going to the beach anytime he could find the...