Obituaries
Barbara Ann Hodgins
May 8, 2020
Barbara Ann Hodgins, age 53, of Powder Springs, Georgia passed away May 8, 2020. Private Funeral Service will be held on Monday, May 11, 2020 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta, GA with Rev. Snyder Turner and Rev. Justin Hayles officiating. Interment will follow at Cheatham Hill Memorial Park in Marietta, GA. She was preceded in death...
Forrestine Gilpatrick
May 7, 2020
Forrestine "Frankie" Ramona Bretz Gilpatrick, 91, of 3201 Abbott Dr. Powder Springs, GA. stepped into the arms of her Savior Jesus Christ on 5/7/2020. Born on 6/30/28 in Carlisle, PA, she was the daughter of the late Emory W. Bretz (Sherriff of Cumberland County 1942-1945) and Esther May Newcomer Bretz. Frankie graduated from Carlisle High School and worked at the...
Charles David Underwood Sr.
May 7, 2020
Charles David Underwood Sr. July 9, 1952 - May 7, 2020 Charles David Underwood Sr., 67, of Powder Springs, Georgia went to be with his Lord and Savior unexpectedly on Thursday, May 7, 2020. Family and friends will gather for a Celebration of Life on Friday, May 15th at 1pm at Mount Paran North Church of God, Marietta. Private committal...
Brett Smith
May 6, 2020
Brett Parks Smith, age 31 of Marietta, passed away unexpectedly, May 6, 2020 after a brief illness. He was born in Atlanta, GA to Alvin Parks Smith, III (Buster) and Roseanne Barton Smith. He is predeceased by his grandfathers, Alvin Parks Smith, Jr and John Riley Barton, Jr, aunt Jan Smith Rainwater and uncles Mike Moore and Tommy Pittman. Brett...
Christopher Elliott Burba
May 4, 2020
Christopher Elliott Burba, 46, passed away on Monday, May 4, 2020. Private services will be held Saturday, May 9, 2020 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta, GA. A private service will be held at Dermitt Funeral Home in Leitchfield, Kentucky with interment in Leitchfield Memorial Gardens in Leitchfield, Kentucky. He was preceded in death by his father,...
Jordan Lidh
May 3, 2020
Jordan Scott Lidh, age 29, of Powder Springs, Georgia passed away May 3, 2020.Private services will be held on Saturday, May 9, 2020 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta with Rev. Justin Holcomb officiating. Interment will follow at Kennesaw Memorial Park in Marietta, Georgia. Jordan was a member of the NCTE (National Council of Teachers of English)....
Angela Rose Duncan
May 3, 2020
Ms. Angela ("Angie") Rose Duncan, age 66, of Mableton Georgia passed away on Sunday, May 3, 2020 at her residence following a courageous battle with cancer. A Memorial Service will be held at 2pm on Saturday, September 12, 2020 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta. The family will receive friends from 12pm until 2pm prior to the...
Harold W. Davenport
May 3, 2020
Harold William Davenport, age 88, of Marietta, Georgia passed away Sunday, May 3, 2020. Private Funeral Services will be held on Wednesday, May 6, 2020 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta. He will be interred at Kennesaw Memorial Park. A public memorial service will be held at a later date. Mr. Harold Davenport was born in Marietta,...
Norma Ann Eudy
May 2, 2020
Norma Ann Goss Eudy, age 86, of Lawrenceville, GA passed away on Saturday, May 2, 2020. Mrs. Eudy was born in Atlanta, GA. She attended Chamblee High School in Chamblee, GA. She was proud to be involved in her nursing career. She was preceded in death by the love of her life, A. W. "Moose" Edwards, her parents Louie James...
Adam Carl Davis
May 2, 2020
Adam Carl Davis, age 45, of Cartersville, Georgia passed away Saturday, May 2, 2020. Funeral Service will be held at a later date. "Highly Blessed and Favored by the Lord!" Adam Carl Davis was one in a million. Whenever he entered a room everyone knew it from his vibrant joyfulness and handing out the best bear hugs anyone ever gave!...
Gerald G. Dukes Sr.
May 2, 2020
Gerald G. Dukes, Sr., age 76, of Dallas, Georgia passed away Saturday, May 2, 2020. A celebration of his life will be held at a later date. Born in Villa Rica, GA, Mr. Dukes lived in Powder Springs for over 40 years before moving to Dallas. He served in the Georgia Army National Guard. He retired from Sonoco Paper Products...
Margaret Kasujja
May 1, 2020
Akiiki Margaret Kasujja was born on November 30, 1940. A grand-child of the King (Omukama Oyo Kyebambe). Her parents were Keith Musuuga and Thedora Kagoro. She grew up in the palace at Rwengoma, a suburb of Fort Portal, in the western part of Uganda. Akiiki moved to Kampala to go to Boarding School at Namagunga. She trained as a nurse...
Peter David Webster
May 1, 2020
Peter David Webster, age 75, of Mableton, Georgia passed away Saturday, May 1, 2020. Services will be announced at a later date.
Patricia Wallace
Apr 30, 2020
Patricia Sams Wallace, age 80, of Smyrna, GA passed away Thursday, April 30, 2020. In light of the current virus and strict guidelines, no service will be held at this time. There will be a celebration of life at a later date. Born in Canton, GA, Mrs. Wallace attended Cherokee High School. She was briefly employed as a receptionist in...
Nancy Brown Arnold
Apr 30, 2020
On Sunday, November 28, 2021, we gratefully embrace the overdue opportunity to celebrate the full and selfless 79 years of life of our family’s matriarch, Nancy Terry Brown Arnold, (affectionately known as “Mom” or “Granny” to her family), who peacefully passed away after battling a long illness, under the loving care of Hospice on April 30, 2020. With lockdowns and...
Robert Thomas Dressler
Apr 30, 2020
Robert Thomas (Tom) Dressler, age 84, of Marietta, Georgia passed away April 30, 2020. He was preceded in death by his parents, Harold and Margaret Dressler, his first wife, Mattie Saul Dressler, to whom he was married for 47 years, and his second wife, Gloria, only six hours before him. Tom was born in Hinton, WV and raised in East...
Edna C Hendon
Apr 30, 2020
Edna Hendon, age 88, of Marietta, Georgia passed away April 30, 2020. Private Family Funeral Service will be held at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory on Thursday, May 7, 2020 in Marietta, GA with Pastor Joe Buckner officiating. Interment will follow at Olive Springs Baptist Church Cemetery in Marietta, Georgia. Edna was preceded in death by her husband of...
Grace H. McAteer
Apr 27, 2020
Grace Helen McAteer (Gaffney), was 85 years of age with a date of birth of May 14th, 1934. She was born in Paterson NJ raised by her mother Mary Gaffney (Devlin) and father Henry Gaffney. Siblings include three brothers Alex, Frank and William (deceased) and one sister Helen (deceased). She was a devoted mother of three children Karen Vitale (McAteer)...
Christine M. Holloway
Apr 27, 2020
Christine Mildred Holloway, age 91, of Powder Springs, Georgia passed away Monday, April 27, 2020. A Private Funeral Service will be held on Friday, May 1, 2020 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta. Interment will follow at Kennesaw Memorial Park. A native of Robbinsville, NC, Mrs. Holloway moved to Cobb County in 1958. She retired as a...
Ray Mitchell Camp
Apr 26, 2020
Ray Mitchell Camp, age 81, of Bowdon, Georgia passed away Sunday, April 26, 2020. A Private Graveside Service will be held on Thursday, April 30, 2020 at Pine Ridge Memorial Park in Kennesaw with Rev. Steve Clayton officiating. Born in Marietta, Mr. Camp moved to Bowdon 15 years ago. He retired from the Cobb County Water Authority after 38 years...

