Obituaries
Pat Copeland
Mar 22, 2020
Margaret Patricia "Pat" Copeland, age 84, of Powder Springs, Georgia passed away Sunday, March 22, 2020. A private service will be held by the family due to our country's current situation. Survivors include: Husband of 65 wonderful years, Al Copeland; 3 Sons, Barry Copeland, Macon, GA, Andy (Vicki) Copeland, Villa Rica, GA and Russell Copeland, Atlanta, GA; Brother, Gene (Shirley)...
Leonard Andrew Shaw
Mar 21, 2020
Leonard Andrew Shaw, 58, of Powder Springs, GA suffered a massive heart attack and passed away at Cobb Hospital on Saturday, March 21, 2020. He was born December 22, 1961 in Millersburg, OH to the late Harry and Evelyn Shaw. He married his childhood sweetheart, Tammy Jackson, on January 8, 1983 and moved to Georgia in December 1987. He started...
Michael Balthazor
Mar 21, 2020
Michael ("Mike") John Balthazor, 77, of Kennesaw, Georgia, died to this life on March 21, 2020. Mike was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend. Born in Baraboo, WI, on March 27, 1942, he graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1964, and also obtained an M.B.A. from Western Michigan University in 1970. Mike joined the Army Reserves in...
James William Austin
Mar 21, 2020
James William Austin, age 69, passed away on March 21, 2020. Private funeral services will be held due to state mandated health restrictions. James is a native of Georgia, being born in Atlanta, growing up in Alpharetta, attending Milton High School, and spending most of his years raising his family in Marietta and Dallas, GA. His career included work at...
Darryl Pope
Mar 18, 2020
Darryl Scott Pope, age 57, of Dallas, Georgia passed away March 18, 2020. Memorial Services have been tentatively scheduled for 1pm on August 15, 2020 at Macland Baptist Church. The family will receive friends from 12pm until 1pm prior to the service at the church. THESE TIMES COULD CHANGE IF GOVERNMENTAL RESTRICTIONS REQUIRE US TO DO SO. He was preceded...
Lynda Leah McArthur
Mar 17, 2020
Lynda Leah McArthur, age 81, of Marietta, Georgia passed away Tuesday, March 17, 2020. A Graveside Service will be held at 12:00 pm on Saturday, March 21, 2020 at Kennesaw Memorial Park in Marietta with Pastor Larry Ritch officiating. Born and raised in Summerville, GA, Mrs. McArthur lived most of her life in Marietta. She retired from Milford Elementary School...
Linford Anderson
Mar 16, 2020
Mr. Linford George Anderson, age 78, of Charlotte, North Carolina passed away on March 16, 2020 at Wellstar Cobb Hospital in Austell, GA. Private services will be held. Linford Anderson was born on July 08, 1941 in Clarendon, Jamaica. Andy Capp, as he was affectionately called by many, grew up in Kingston Jamaica, graduating from Buxton High School in 1959....
Robert George Scheid
Mar 16, 2020
Robert George Scheid, age 88, of Powder Springs, GA passed away Monday, March 16, 2020. Memorial Services will be announced at a later date. Mr. Scheid was born February 17, 1932, in New York City. He was a first generation American, born into a German family. He was reared as a Lutheran, but came to a saving knowledge of Christ...
Helen B. Lee
Mar 14, 2020
Helen B. Lee, age 87, of Marietta, Georgia passed away Saturday, March 14, 2020. Funeral Services will be held at 8:00 am on Thursday, March 19, 2020 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta with Rev. Jeff Childers officiating. Interment will follow at 10:30am at the Georgia National Cemetery in Canton. A native of South Pittsburg, TN, Mrs....
Betty J. Davis
Mar 14, 2020
Betty Jane Davis from Shaker Heights and now a resident of Marietta, GA passed away March 14, 2020. Memorial Service will be held at a later date. Mrs. Betty was dearly loved and will be greatly missed. Betty is survived by her daughter Janine Davis of Marietta, GA and grandson Jamonte Davis of Marietta, GA, granddaughter Asia Davis of Pennsylvania...
Peggy L. Chastain
Mar 10, 2020
Peggy L. Chastain, age 86, of Powder Springs, Georgia passed away Tuesday, March 10, 2020. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 pm on Sunday, March 15, 2020 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta with Dr. Matt Maynor officiating. Interment will follow at Powder Springs Memorial Gardens. Born in Benton, TN, Mrs. Chastain lived in Powder Springs...
Betty Staples
Mar 9, 2020
Betty Carleen Napier Staples peacefully ascended home with her heavenly father on 9 March 2020, a beautiful spring day, enjoying sunshine, fresh air and the beauty and peace outdoors with her daughter. Betty was born in Laurens County, Georgia, July 1930, to Thomas Rentz Napier and Augusta Adams Napier. After high-school graduation, Betty attended nursing school at the Medical College...
Tommy Lee Dickerson
Mar 8, 2020
Tommy Lee Dickerson, age 75, of Marietta, Georgia passed away Sunday, March 8, 2020. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 am on Monday, March 16, 2020 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta with Rev. Steve Cape officiating. Interment will follow at 1:30pm at the Georgia National Cemetery in Canton with Rev. Jarrell Dickerson officiating. The family...
Linda Callaham Turbeville
Mar 7, 2020
Linda Callaham Turbeville, age 80, of Powder Springs, Georgia passed away Saturday, March 7, 2020. A Memorial Service will be held at 12:00 pm on Saturday, March 14, 2020 at McEachern Memorial United Methodist Church in Powder Springs. Interment will follow at a later date at the Georgia National Cemetery in Canton. The family will receive friends in Oaks Hall...
Racheal Dorothy Kasule
Mar 2, 2020
Racheal Dorothy Kasule, age 37, of Powder Springs, Georgia passed away March 2, 2020. Funeral Service will be held at 9:00 am on Saturday, March 14, 2020 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory Chapel at 2480 Macland Road, Marietta, Georgia. Interment will follow at Mableton Memorial Gardens at 5353 Peak Street, Mableton, Georgia. Survivors include: two children: Xavier Gue-Kasule...
May S. Smith
Mar 1, 2020
May S. Smith, age 79, of Atlanta, Georgia passed away Sunday, March 1, 2020. A Memorial Service will be held at 12:00 pm on Friday, March 6, 2020 at Westview Cemetery in Atlanta. A lifelong resident of the Atlanta area, Mrs. Smith, was a homemaker and caregiver. She was of the Episcopalian faith. Survivors include: 2 Children, Brian C. Smith...
Thomas Cochrane Duncan
Mar 1, 2020
Thomas Cochrane Duncan, age 78, of Marietta, Georgia passed away March 1, 2020. A Memorial Service will be held at 3:00 pm on Thursday, March 5, 2020 at Mars Hill Presbyterian Church at 3385 Mars Hill Road in Acworth, GA. He was preceded in death by his parents Thomas Clifford Duncan and Lorraine Duncan. Thomas was a native of Chicago,...
Lieutenant Colonel (U.S. Army Retired) Billy M. Hughes
Feb 29, 2020
Billy M. Hughes, Lieutenant Colonel, (U.S. Army, Retired) Lieutenant Colonel, (U.S. Army, Retired) Billy M. Hughes, age 80, passed away February 29, 2020. Due to the Coronavirus (COVID 19), a Funeral Mass at Holy Family Catholic Church in Marietta has been postponed. He will be laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery at a later date. Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Billy...
Roy Payne Wilcox
Feb 28, 2020
Roy Payne Wilcox, Jr., age 74, of Powder Springs, GA passed away Friday, February 28, 2020. A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 am on Monday, March 2, 2020 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta. Born in Bainbridge, GA, Mr. Wilcox moved to Powder Springs, GA 20 years ago. He retired from the Cobb County School...