Obituaries

Sep 22, 2024

On September 9/23/2024, Joe James Free left this earth to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Joe was born on May 17, 1942 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Joe attended West End High School in Birmingham, Alabama where he met his future wife, Connie Jane Limbaugh. They both graduated high school together in 1960, were married on June 28, 1962....

Sep 18, 2024

William (Bill) G. Justus, age 77, of Kennesaw, Georgia, passed away Wednesday evening after a long decline from a broken hip and related illnesses. Funeral Service will be held at 3:00 pm on Saturday, September 21, 2024 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory Chapel in Marietta, Georgia. Interment will follow at Kennesaw Memorial Park in Marietta, Georgia.

Bill proudly graduated...

Sep 16, 2024

Sep 16, 2024

Margarita Diaz-Rodriguez, age 73, originally of Bayamón, Puerto Rico passed away Monday, September 16, 2024. Mrs. Díaz-Rodriguez was the oldest of three children from the marriage of Mother Maria Rodriguez Nevares and Father Juan Díaz Padilla, and subsequently older sister to her brother Juan Díaz Rodriguez and sister Felicita Díaz. Margarita’s parents both had passed away and so did her...

Sep 16, 2024

Doretha Panton, age 79, of Powder Springs, Georgia passed away September 16, 2024. Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, September 21, 2024 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta, with Apostle Arthur Belcher officiating. Interment will follow at Kennesaw Memorial Park in Marietta, Georgia. She was a member at Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church....

Sep 15, 2024

Oveida Imogene Smithwick Miller (Grandma), age 87, of Marietta, Georgia passed away September 15, 2024. Funeral Services will be held at 3:00 pm on Sunday, September 22, 2024 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta with Rev. Brian Miller and with Rev. Ken Meredith officiating. Interment will follow on Wednesday, September 25th at 11am at the Georgia National...

Sep 9, 2024

Erica Renee Pruitt was born on May 29, 1980 at Mitchell County Hospital in Camilla, Georgia. She was the first born of Rodney and Sheila Pruitt. She was a graduate of Monroe High School, Albany Georgia. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Albany State University, an MBA in Human Resource management from Troy University, and a PH.D Organizational...

Sep 7, 2024

Mrs. Geraldine Freeman age, 81 went home to rest with her Heavenly Father on September 7, 2024.

She leaves to cherish her loving memories her husband, Richard Freeman; children: Alfreda Wilson, Robert Milhouse, Lisa Milhouse-Jean-Baptiste, Rahshi Freeman, Barbara Johnson; sisters: Catherine Brims, Dorothy Morton Gabriel, Leanna Brims, Luella Smith; brother, Ullms Seay; fourteen grandchildren, twenty seven great grandchildren along with a...

Sep 7, 2024

Penny Elaine (Mahone) Thomas-Jones was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, cousin and friend. She left this world on September 7, 2024, at age 64.

She was born to the late Ebbie “Eva” Louise (Favors) (Henderson) Mahone and the late Rupert Mahone on April 21, 1960. During her earlier life, she was born into a society of racism meaning she...

Sep 6, 2024

Tia Michelle Hartsfield, age 48, of Acworth, Georgia passed away September 6, 2024. Funeral Service will be held at 2:00 pm on Thursday, September 12, 2024, at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory Chapel in Marietta, Georgia, with Ricky Gray officiating. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Robert and Dorothy Brown and Louis and Louise Consoli.

Tia was born...

Sep 6, 2024

Hugh Donald Ostean, lovingly known as Don, was born on October 9, 1949, in Columbus, Georgia, to William and Emma Sue Ostean. On September 6, 2024, at the age of 74, Don peacefully went home to be with the Lord. For 49 wonderful years, he was the devoted husband of Vicki Payne Ostean. Don took great pride in his role...

Sep 6, 2024

Angela Faye Young, age 70, our beloved mother and wife of Villa Rica, Georgia passed away September 6, 2024 after a prolonged illness. Funeral Service will be held at 2:00 pm on Sunday, September 8, 2024 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory Chapel in Marietta, Georgia with Rev. Steve Jones, Rev. Alton Williams and Rev. Harold Weatherford officiating. Interment...

Sep 5, 2024

Barbara Joan Cook, age 83, of Powder Springs, Georgia passed away Thursday, September 5, 2024. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 pm on Tuesday, September 10, 2024 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta with Rev. Ronald Grant and Rev. Alan Davis officiating. Interment will follow at Kennesaw Memorial Park in Marietta.

Mrs. Cook lived for most of...

Sep 4, 2024

Johnathan Josue Lara Paiz, age 27, of Powder Springs, Georgia tragically passed away September 4, 2024. Funeral Service will be held at 9:00 am on Sunday, September 15, 2024, at Iglesia Torre Fuerte in Mableton, Georgia, with prayer services the night prior. Interment will follow the funeral service Sunday at Kennesaw Memorial Park in Marietta, Georgia. Johnathan graduated from Hillgrove...

Sep 4, 2024

Julius Tilmon Hollingshed III, age 38, of Dallas, Georgia passed away Wednesday, September 4, 2024. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 pm on Saturday, September 7, 2024 at Legacy Baptist Church in Dallas with Pastors Ryan Vargas and William Hathcock officiating. He will lie in state at the church one hour prior to the service.

A native of Acworth, GA,...

Sep 2, 2024

Clifford R. "Bobby" Yaun, age 75, of Marietta, Georgia passed away Monday, September 2, 2024. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 pm on Monday, September 9, 2024 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta with Sean Durity officiating. Interment will follow at Georgia Memorial Park in Marietta.

Born in Williston, FL, Mr. Yaun moved to Cobb County in...

Sep 1, 2024

Evelyn F. Reynolds, age 78, of Woodstock, Georgia passed away September 1, 2024. Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 am on Friday, September 6, 2024 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory Chapel in Marietta, Georgia. Interment will follow at Cheatham Hill Memorial Park in Marietta, Georgia.

Evelyn was a native and lifelong resident of Georgia. She loved shopping, reading,...

Aug 29, 2024

What a beautiful difference one life can make.

Aug 28, 2024

Susan Wangeci Migwi, affectionately known as “Suu,” passed away peacefully on August 28th, 2024 at 10:18 am EST, at Piedmont Atlanta Hospital after a 14-hour heart surgery.

Born on August 23, 1975, in Thika Kamwangi, Gatundu Kenya, Susan was the beloved daughter of Arcadius Migwi and Maria Wanjiku. She was the last born of 11 children, surrounded by a loving family...

Aug 28, 2024

Barbara D. Knight, age 96, currently of Acworth, Georgia passed away Wednesday, August 28, 2024. A Graveside Service will be held at 12:00 pm on Tuesday, September 3, 2024 at Kennesaw Memorial Park in Marietta.

A lifelong resident of Marietta, Mrs. Knight graduated from Osborne High School. She retired from the Cobb County School System after 25 years of teaching at...