Obituaries
Richmond Felton, Sr.
Aug 27, 2019
Richmond Felton, Sr., age 77, of Austell, Georgia passed away Tuesday, August 27, 2019. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, August 31, 2019 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta with Pastor Maudie Snipes officiating. Interment will follow at Mableton Memorial Gardens. Born in Lester, GA, Mr. Felton lived in the Atlanta area for...
Dewey L. Styles
Aug 26, 2019
Dewey L. Styles, age 84, of Kennesaw, Georgia passed away Monday, August 26, 2019. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 pm on Thursday, August 29, 2019 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta with Rev. Lamar Rackley officiating. Interment will follow at Kennesaw Memorial Park in Marietta. A lifelong resident of Cobb County, Mr. Styles retired from...
Peter Joseph Marchetti
Aug 25, 2019
Peter Joseph Marchetti, age 78, of Marietta, Georgia passed away August 25, 2019. Memorial Service will be held 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, September 12, 2019, at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory Chapel in Marietta, Georgia with Father Adrian Pleus officiating. Inurnment will follow at 1:30 p.m. at Georgia National Cemetery in Canton, Georgia. He was preceded in death by...
Ronnie Glass
Aug 23, 2019
Ronnie Lee Glass, age 55, of Powder Springs, Georgia passed away Friday, August 23, 2019. A Memorial Service will be held at 3:00 pm on Friday, August 30, 2019 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta with Pastor Mike Traylor officiating. Born in St. Petersburg, FL, Ronnie lived most of his life in Powder Springs, GA. He attended...
Hazel L. Bess
Aug 22, 2019
Mrs. Hazel L. Bess, age 85, of Powder Springs, Ga. transitioned August 22, 2019. The Celebration of Life for Mrs. Hazel L. Bess will be Friday, August 30, 2019 at 11 am at Linked Up Church ( 4331 Brownsville Rd. Powder Springs, Ga. 30127). Mrs. Bess will lie instate from 10 am until the funeral hour. Interment will follow the...
Lavern Kerlin
Aug 22, 2019
Mr. Lavern Etsel Kerlin, age 90, of Conyers, Georgia passed away Thursday, August 22, 2019. A Graveside Service will be held at 2:00 pm on Saturday, August 24, 2019 at Dawn Memorial Park in Decatur with Rev. Keith Collins officiating. Born in Buford, GA, Mr. Kerlin lived in Conyers for most of his life. He was a veteran of the...
Josh Crawford
Aug 20, 2019
William Joshua "Josh" Crawford, age 34, of Hiram, Georgia passed away Tuesday, August 20, 2019. Funeral Services will be held at 3:00 pm on Saturday, August 24, 2019 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta with Pastor Jeremy Pass officiating. Born in Decatur, GA, Josh grew up in Snellville where he attended Brookwood High School. He currently lived...
Jose Bayver Rosales Castro
Aug 19, 2019
Jose Bayver Rosales Castro, age 46, of Marietta, Georgia passed away August 19, 2019. Funeral Service will be held at 1:00 pm on Sunday, August 25, 2019 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory Chapel in Marietta, GA. Interment will follow at Cheatham Hill Memorial Park in Marietta, Georgia. Jose was a native of Mexico and has spent the last...
Christine Alfonsin
Aug 18, 2019
Christine E. Alfonsin, age 48, of Acworth, Georgia passed away August 18, 2019. Memorial Service will be held at 4:00 pm on Wednesday, August 21, 2019 at Due West United Methodist Church in Marietta. Christine was a devout Christian and she loved visiting the beach, beautiful sunsets, traveling, and hiking. She loved animals and she especially loved taking care of...
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...

