Obituaries

Jean Carson

Jean Carson

Oct 19, 2019

Jean Hendon Carson (Willa Jean), age 81, of Powder Springs, Georgia passed away Saturday, October 19, 2019. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 pm on Tuesday, October 22, 2019 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta with Rev. Terry Elsner and Mr. Mark Hendon officiating. Interment will follow at Cheatham Hill Memorial Park in Marietta. Born in...

Michael Rooks

Michael Rooks

Oct 19, 2019

Michael Kent Rooks, age 77, of Marietta, Georgia passed away Saturday, October 19, 2019. A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 pm on Friday, October 25, 2019 at Floyd Road Baptist Church in Austell with Rev. Keith Collins and Richard Metcalf officiating. Born in Texas, Mr. Rooks moved to Marietta, GA 30 years ago from Tulsa, Oklahoma. He worked...

Rosalie Jeannette Smith

Rosalie Jeannette Smith

Oct 18, 2019

Rosalie Jeannette Smith, age 84, of Powder Springs, Georgia passed away Friday, October 18, 2019. A Memorial Service will be held at 4:00 pm on Wednesday, November 6, 2019 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta. A long-time resident of Powder Springs, Mrs. Smith retired after a career as a government employee ending at the Centers for Disease...

Celida M. Cintron

Celida M. Cintron

Oct 18, 2019

Celida M. Cintron, age 67, of Acworth, Georgia passed away Friday, October 18, 2019. Memorial services will be held at a later date in Puerto Rico. Born in Puerto Rico, Mrs. Cintron retired after a career at Lockheed Martin. She was preceded in death by her husband, Martin Cintron, Jr., in 2018. She is survived by 2 children, Eric Rivera...

Marie Calandre

Marie Calandre

Oct 16, 2019

Marie Calandre, age 64, of Carrollton, Georgia passed away Wednesday, October 16, 2019. She is preceded in death by her mother Ilosane Calandre, father Gabriel Calandre, grandmother Venelie Ledoux, two stillborn children, some cousins, aunts, uncles, etc. The Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, November 2, 2019 at Mount Paran Church in Atlanta, with an open...

Latasha Ann Potts

Latasha Ann Potts

Oct 14, 2019

Latasha Ann Potts, age 39, of Powder Springs, Georgia went to be with Jesus on October 14, 2019. Tasha graduated from McEachern High School where she was a member of the Marching Band and Dance team. She was full of life and had a heart of gold. She was taken from us too soon. There will be a celebration of...

Dawn Wilson

Dawn Wilson

Oct 14, 2019

Dawn Eileen Wilson, age 52, of Powder Springs, Georgia passed away Monday, October 14, 2019. A Celebration of her Life will be held from 2:00 pm until 5:00 pm on Sunday, October 20, 2019 at West Metro Church of Christ in Hiram, GA. Born in Marietta, GA, Dawn lived in several states throughout the Southeast before moving back to Cobb...

Joseph B. "Joey" Davenport Jr.

Joseph B. "Joey" Davenport Jr.

Oct 12, 2019

Joseph B. Davenport Jr. “Joey”, age 62, from Marietta, GA passed away on Saturday October 12, 2019. Memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM on Wednesday, October 16, 2019 at Green Acre Baptist Church with Pastor Iuveni Gutierrez officiating. Joey was a native of Ducktown, TN and has lived most of his live in Marietta, GA. He was a...

Theresa Mary DeBenedittis

Theresa Mary DeBenedittis

Oct 10, 2019

Theresa Mary DeBenedittis, age 63, of Marietta, Georgia passed away October 10, 2019. Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 am on Tuesday, October 15, 2019 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory Chapel in Marietta. Theresa was a native of Long Island, NY and has lived the last 17 years in Marietta, Ga. Survivors include her beloved Sophie, Mom...

Joseph L. Thompson III

Joseph L. Thompson III

Oct 8, 2019

Joseph L. "Joe Joe" Thompson, III, age 68, of Powder Springs, Georgia passed away Tuesday, October 8, 2019. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 pm on Sunday, October 13, 2019 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta with Rev. Larry Ritch officiating. Interment will follow at Kennesaw Memorial Park in Marietta. Born in Washington, DC, Mr. Thompson...

Lillie Wilson

Lillie Wilson

Oct 8, 2019

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Frances Terry Shields

Frances Terry Shields

Oct 7, 2019

Frances Terry Shields passed away Monday October 7, 2019 in a Cobb County Hospital. Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 am on Friday, October 11, 2019 at Floyd Road Baptist Church in Austell with Rev. Keith Collins officiating. Interment will follow at 3:00 pm at Oaknoll Memorial Gardens in Rome, Georgia. Frances Mitchell was born April 24, 1927 in...

John Francis Courtney

John Francis Courtney

Oct 7, 2019

John Francis Courtney, age 79, recently of Powder Springs, GA, passed away on October 7, 2019 at his residence surrounded by family. He previously lived in the Tampa/St. Petersburg Florida area and grew up in Dorchester and West Roxbury, Mass. He graduated from Roslindale High School in 1958 and served in the U.S.Navy. He is survived by his wife of...

Thomas Colen Mason Jr.

Thomas Colen Mason Jr.

Oct 2, 2019

UPDATED...Thomas Colen Mason, Jr., “Tommy”, 73, of the Atlanta, Georgia area, passed away on Wednesday, October 2, 2019. Tommy was born in Savannah, GA on August 16, 1946. Was the son of the late CDR. Thomas C. Mason (USN Ret.) and Cecile M. Mason. Most of his ancestral family came from Georgia. Maddie, his beloved wife, predeceased Tommy several years...

Brenda D. Zimmerman

Brenda D. Zimmerman

Oct 1, 2019

Brenda D. Zimmerman. Age 73 , of Marietta, GA passed away October 1, 2019. Graveside service will be held on October 5, 2019 at 11:00 AM. at Mt Harmony Memorial Gardens on Veterans Memorial Hwy, Mableton, Ga. Survivors include Robert N. Lee, daughters Karen Gladden(Mike Gladden), Sherry Sun, Jodie Agoney(Brian Agoney), Grandchildren are Todd Gladden(Nikki), Ryan Gladden(Jenny), Tyler Gladden, Jonathan...

Katherine Louise Harris

Katherine Louise Harris

Sep 27, 2019

HARRIS, Katherine Louise, 93, passed away peacefully at Ross Memorial Health Care Center on September 27. She was born March 23, 1926 in Coryell County, Gatesville, Texas to John Luther and Ruth Love Bond. She was a graduate of Gatesville High School and upon graduating she began her working career as a Dental Assistant at Ft. Hood Texas as a...

Florence Medicia Wells

Florence Medicia Wells

Sep 26, 2019

Florence Medicia Wells (Flo) proceeded on her spiritual journey September 26, 2019. Funeral services will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 28, 2019 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory Chapel in Marietta. Preceded in heaven by her husband of 59 years, Louis J. Wells, Jr., son, Randy Wells, and daughter, Susan Finley. Survivors include daughter, Debbie Phillips...

Wesley F. Henson

Wesley F. Henson

Sep 26, 2019

Wesley F. Henson, passed away Thursday, September 26, 2019. Arrangements will be announced.

Mary J. Cobb

Mary J. Cobb

Sep 26, 2019

Mary Lou "Jo" Jones Cobb, age 88, of Marietta passed away Thursday, September 26, 2019. A memorial service will be held 3:00 p.m. Sunday, September 29, 2019 at GracePointe Marietta Baptist Church with Rev. Tim Childers officiating. Mrs. Cobb was a lifelong resident of Cobb County and was a graduate of Osborne High School where she played on the Varsity...

Corporal Melvin Wesley Rush, USMC

Corporal Melvin Wesley Rush, USMC

Sep 23, 2019

Corporal Melvin Wesley Rush, USMC, age 90, of Marietta, Georgia passed away Monday, September 23, 2019. A Memorial Service will be held at 3:00 pm on Friday, September 27, 2019 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta with Rev. Bruce Hamrick officiating. Born and raised in Mobile, AL, Mr. Rush graduated from Auburn University. He moved to Marietta...