Obituaries

Jerry Roger Johnson, Sr.

Jerry Roger Johnson, Sr.

Aug 17, 2019

Jerry Roger Johnson, Sr, age 81, of Kennesaw, Georgia passed away August 17, 2019. Funeral Service will be held at 2:00 pm on Tuesday, August 20, 2019, Mr. Johnson will lie in state from 1:00 pm until 2:00 pm at Open Bible Tabernacle in Marietta, GA with Phillip Medlin, Patricia Farrington, Bishop Grant Cole and Rev. Joe Postell officiating. Interment...

Larry Earls

Larry Earls

Aug 16, 2019

Lawrence Washington "Larry" Earls, age 89, of Kennesaw, Georgia transitioned to his permanent home on Friday, August 16, 2019. A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 pm on Tuesday, August 20, 2019 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta with Pastor Tray Tankersley and Pastor Rob McDowell officiating. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, August 20,...

Edith A. Greathouse

Edith A. Greathouse

Aug 16, 2019

Edith A. Greathouse, age 87, of Powder Springs, Georgia passed away August 16, 2019. Graveside Service will be held at 11:00 am on Tuesday, August 20, 2019 at Crest Lawn Memorial Park in Atlanta. Interment will follow at Crest Lawn Memorial Park in Atlanta, Georgia. She was preceded in death by her husband Harold Edwin Greathouse, Sr. in 2017. Mrs....

Raymond L. O'Kelley Sr.

Raymond L. O'Kelley Sr.

Aug 12, 2019

Raymond L. O'Kelley Sr., age 84, of Auburn, Alabama passed away Monday, August 12, 2019. A Graveside Service will be held at 12:00 noon on Thursday, August 15, 2019 at Lawnwood Memorial Park in Covington with Rev. Adam Traylor officiating. The family will receive friends on Thursday, August 15, 2019 from 10:00 am until 11:45 am at Caldwell & Cowan...

Glenford George Simmonds

Glenford George Simmonds

Aug 12, 2019

It is with heavy hearts that the family of Mr. Glen Simmonds conveys the sad news of his passing. Mr. Simmonds was best known as the co-founder and Executive Director of the annual Atlanta Caribbean Jerk Festival, one of Georgia's signature Caribbean calendar events. Originally from Runaway Bay, St Ann, Simmonds lived in Atlanta since 1986 creating a successful broadcasting...

Polly Colston

Polly Colston

Aug 10, 2019

Pauline Francis "Polly" Colston, age 85, of Marietta, Georgia passed away Saturday, August 10, 2019. Funeral Services will be held at 4:00 pm on Sunday, August 18, 2019 at Temple Baptist Church in Powder Springs with Rev. Rodney Colston and Rev. Greg Colston officiating. She will lie in state at the church one hour prior to the ceremony. Interment will...

Barbara Phillips Veal

Barbara Phillips Veal

Aug 9, 2019

In loving memory of Barbara Phillips Veal, age 81, of Palmetto, Georgia passed away August 9, 2019. Graveside Service will be held at 10:00 am on Saturday, August 17, 2019 at Fairview Memorial Gardens, 164 Fairview Road, Stockbridge, GA 30281. Barbara was born in Atlanta, GA, grew up in Hapeville, GA and spent most of her life in Ellenwood, GA...

Janice Arlene Foster

Janice Arlene Foster

Aug 9, 2019

Janice Arlene Foster, age 80, of Marietta, Georgia passed away Friday, August 9, 2019. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 am on Tuesday, August 13, 2019 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta with Rev. Billy Lord officiating. Interment will follow at Kennesaw Memorial Park in Marietta. Born in Canton, GA, Mrs. Foster lived most of her...

Dianna Lynne Carway

Dianna Lynne Carway

Aug 3, 2019

Beautiful, beloved Dianna (Dee) Carway was released from her two-year battle with cancer on Saturday, August 3, 2019 at the age of 52. A fight she waged with grace, good humor and not an ounce of self-pity or complaint. Funeral Service will be held at 4:00 pm on Saturday, August 10, 2019 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory Chapel...

Freddie Jack Guest

Freddie Jack Guest

Aug 2, 2019

Freddie Jack Guest, age 84, of Marietta, Georgia passed away August 2, 2019. Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 pm on Saturday, August 10, 2019 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory Chapel in Marietta, GA with Rev. Lamar Clark. Interment will follow at Kennesaw Memorial Park in Marietta, Georgia. He was born in Sand Mountain, AL and lived...

Mary Jane Wampler

Mary Jane Wampler

Aug 2, 2019

Mary Jane Wampler, age 80, of Marietta, Georgia passed away August 2, 2019. Services will be held at a later date. Mrs. Wampler was a native of Bremen, GA and lived most of her life in Marietta, GA. She was of the Methodist faith. She loved to travel to the beach and enjoying the house boat at the lake. Survivors...

Clyde Ellen Manley

Clyde Ellen Manley

Aug 1, 2019

Clyde Ellen Manley (Ellen), age 88, of Decatur, Georgia passed away on August 1, 2019. Viewing/visitations will be held from 6-8pm on Thursday, August 8, 2019 at the Hillcrest Church of Christ in Decatur, Georgia and 10:00am on August 9, 2019 at the Burnt Hickory Church of Christ with her homegoing service to follow right after in the auditorium. The...

Sylvia Ruth McClure

Sylvia Ruth McClure

Jul 31, 2019

Sylvia Ruth McClure, beloved mother, aunt, cousin, sister, and friend, passed away July 31, 2019 at the age of 58. Born on August 18, 1960 in Clarendon, Jamaica, she was the daughter of the late Eulalee (née Campbell) and George Washington Fagan. The second of six children, she moved to London, England with her older sister Doreen in 1973, joining...

Betty Suttles Suddeth

Betty Suttles Suddeth

Jul 30, 2019

Betty Jean Suddeth, age 79, of Acworth, Georgia passed away July 30, 2019. Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, August 3, 2019 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta, GA with Rev. Carl Braswell officiating. Interment will follow at Georgia Memorial Park in Marietta, Georgia. She was preceded in death by her parents, Fred...

Joan Edenfield Thomas

Joan Edenfield Thomas

Jul 29, 2019

Joan Edenfield Thomas, age 85, of Powder Springs, Georgia passed away Monday, July 29, 2019. A Graveside Service will be held at 10:00 am on Thursday, August 1, 2019 at Olive Springs Baptist Church Cemetery in Marietta with Dr. Randy Cheek officiating. Born in Waynesboro, GA, Mrs. Thomas lived most of her life in Cobb County. She retired from Dobbins...

Joe R. McKelvey

Joe R. McKelvey

Jul 28, 2019

Joe Richard McKelvey, age 89, of Douglasville, Georgia passed away Sunday, July 28, 2019. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 am on Wednesday, July 31, 2019 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta with Rev. Thomas Grantham and Rev. Keith Collins officiating. Interment will follow at Sunrise Memorial Gardens in Douglasville. Born in Chamblee, GA, Mr. McKelvey...

Bernice Blanche Bourne Castorina

Bernice Blanche Bourne Castorina

Jul 28, 2019

Bernice Blanche Bourne Castorina, age 94, of Powder Springs, Georgia passed away July 28, 2019. Funeral Service will be held at 2:00 pm on Saturday, August 3, 2019 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory Chapel in Marietta,GA. Interment will follow at Cheatham Hill Memorial Park in Marietta, Georgia. Mrs. Castorina was born September 30, 1924 at home in Dumfries,...

Ketheia Hicks

Ketheia Hicks

Jul 27, 2019

Arrangements to be announced soon.

Robert Douglas Bledsoe

Robert Douglas Bledsoe

Jul 27, 2019

Robert Douglas Bledsoe, age 58, of Douglasville, Georgia passed away Saturday, July 27, 2019. A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 pm on Monday, July 29, 2019 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta. Born and raised in Cobb County, Mr. Bledsoe lived in Douglasville for most of his life. He graduated from Pebblebrook High School, and...

Ann Lunsford Graves

Ann Lunsford Graves

Jul 27, 2019

Ann Lunsford Graves passed away peacefully Saturday, July 27, 2019. She was born April 11, 1932, in Acworth, GA, to the late Thomas J. and Elaine Gresham Lunsford. Ann married her beloved husband, J. W. (Jay) Graves, in 1955. Throughout their 53 years of marriage, the couple resided in Atlanta, Smyrna and Marietta, GA, where they were long time members...