Obituaries

Mark Andrew Caskey

Mark Andrew Caskey

Jan 11, 2019

Mark Andrew Caskey Mark Caskey, age 63, died January 11, 2019 in the Atlanta Veterans Hospital, following an extended period of illness related to heart valve disease and congestive heart failure. Mark was enjoying an active retirement on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus when it became necessary to return to the United States. Married in September of 1978 to Luanne...

Nancy Speer

Nancy Speer

Jan 11, 2019

Nancy Juanita Speer, age 90, of Smyrna, Georgia passed away Friday, January 11, 2019. Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 am on Monday, January 14, 2019 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta. Interment will follow at Georgia Memorial Park in Marietta. A native of Fulton County, Mrs. Speer moved to Smyrna in 1961. She was a...

James Edward Green

James Edward Green

Jan 6, 2019

James Edward "Ed" Green passed away on Sunday, January 6, 2019; he was 92. He is survived by his wife of 69 years, Beverly Sosebee Green; son Gary Green and wife Sandra, Fairfax VA; granddaughter Olivia Green, Arlington, VA; grandson Andrew Green, Brooklyn, NY; and nephews Max Green and Larry Stephens. He was preceded in death by his parents Roy...

Nancy Barron

Nancy Barron

Jan 2, 2019

Nancy Barron, age 81, of Marietta, Georgia passed away January 2, 2019. Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 am on Friday, January 4, 2019 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory Chapel in Marietta with Rev. Richard Wilkins officiating. Interment will follow at Kennesaw Memorial Park in Marietta, Georgia. Mrs. Barron has lived in Cobb County since the early...

Mattie Kemp

Mattie Kemp

Jan 2, 2019

Mattie Lee Kemp, age 98, of Marietta, Georgia passed away Wednesday, January 2, 2019. Funeral Service will be held at 2:00 pm on Tuesday, January 8, 2019 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta. Interment will follow at Georgia Memorial Park in Marietta. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, January 8th from 1:00 pm until 2:00 pm...

Julia Harriette Cannon Tate

Julia Harriette Cannon Tate

Dec 31, 2018

Julia "Harriette" Cannon Tate, age 76, of Marietta passed away the evening of December 31, 2018 after an extended illness at Kennestone Hospital in Marietta, Georgia. A funeral service will be held on Sunday January 6, 2019 at 2 p.m. in the chapel of the West Cobb Funeral Home, 2480 Macland Road, Marietta, with Dr. Robin Lindsey officiating. Interment will...

Bradley Ray Anderson

Bradley Ray Anderson

Dec 29, 2018

Bradley Ray Anderson, age 54, of Austell, Georgia passed away Saturday, December 29, 2018. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 am on Wednesday, January 2, 2019 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta with Rev. Cindy Conner officiating. Interment will follow at Mozley Memorial Gardens in Lithia Springs. A lifelong resident of Cobb County, Brad graduated from...

Geraldine Chadwick

Geraldine Chadwick

Dec 28, 2018

Geraldine Chadwick, age 89, of Marietta, Georgia passed away December 28, 2018. Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, January 5, 2019 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory Chapel in Marietta with Minister Scott Franks officiating. Interment will follow at Kennesaw Memorial Park in Marietta, Georgia. Mrs. Chadwick was preceded in death by her husband Marvin...

Daniel Lee Brown

Daniel Lee Brown

Dec 27, 2018

Daniel Lee Brown, age 74, of Powder Springs, Georgia passed away December 27, 2018. Funeral Service will be held at 2:00 pm on Friday, January 4, 2019 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory Chapel in Marietta. The family will receive friends on Friday, January 4, 2019 from 12:00 pm until 2:00 pm at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory...

Erik Larson

Erik Larson

Dec 26, 2018

Erik Wesley Larson, 38, passed into the nearer presence of God on December 26, 2018 at Kennestone Hospital as the result of a sudden illness. He is survived by his parents, Ernest W. Larson Jr., and Elizabeth Tonge Larson, brother Michael Andrew Larson and step brother Ernest W. Larson, III. Other surviving family include his aunt, Barbara Smith and cousins...

Jay Jarrett

Jay Jarrett

Dec 26, 2018

Jason Bennett "Jay" Jarrett, age 50, of Acworth, Georgia passed away December 26, 2018. The family will receive friends on Sunday, December 30th from 4:00 pm until 6:00 pm at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta. A native of Cobb County, Jay graduated from Osborne High School in 1986, then attended and graduated from the University of Georgia...

Hal Hathcock

Hal Hathcock

Dec 26, 2018

Hal Woodard Hathcock, age 69, of Acworth, Georgia passed away December 26, 2018. Funeral Service will be held at 2:00 pm on Saturday, January 5, 2019 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory Chapel in Marietta with. Interment will follow at Cheatham Hill Memorial Park in Marietta. The family will receive friends on Saturday, January 5, 2019 from 1:00 pm...

Barbara Bass May

Barbara Bass May

Dec 26, 2018

Barbara Bass May, age 84, was released from her body of suffering to her glorified body on December 26, 2018. She was reunited with her husband of 63 years, Dewey Edward May, who preceded her in death just two months earlier. She joined her two infant granddaughters, Bethany Danae Huggins and Kathryn Diane Huggins; great granddaughter Kaleigh Hudson as well...

Mary Belcher Morris

Mary Belcher Morris

Dec 25, 2018

Mrs. Mary Ethel Belcher Morris, of Atlanta, passed into our Lord’s Arms on December 25th, 2018. Her parents, Grady and Orabelle Belcher, welcomed their firstborn, Mary Ethel, into the world on July 18, 1928. Her siblings include: Mr. Grady Belcher, Jr., Ms. Madeline Anne Belcher (deceased), Ms. Theresa Josephine Belcher (deceased), Mr. Patrick Williams Belcher, Ms. Virginia Rose Belcher, and...

Patricia Dolan

Patricia Dolan

Dec 25, 2018

Patricia A. Dolan, passed away December 25, 2018. Graveside Service will be held at 3:00 pm on Wednesday, January 2, 2019 at Georgia National Cemetery in Canton. Family will have a Celebration of Life service in the Spring time. Online guest book at www.westcobbfuneralhome.com .

SSgt William Glenn Broesche

SSgt William Glenn Broesche

Dec 21, 2018

SSgt William Glenn Broesche, age 64, of Austell, Georgia passed away December 21, 2018. Memorial Service will be held at 1:00 pm on Friday, December 28, 2018 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta. Interment will follow at 3:00 pm at Georgia National Cemetery in Canton. William has lived in Atlanta area since 1980. He retired from the...

Thomas William Elrod Jr.

Thomas William Elrod Jr.

Dec 18, 2018

Thomas William Elrod Jr., age 67, of Douglasville, Georgia, formerly of Smyrna, Georgia, passed away December 18, 2018. It is with great sadness the family announces his death due to Pulmonary Embolism. He was born Nov 23, 1951 to Bill and Murrell Lawson(Elrod) and was the oldest of three children. Tommy was a 1969 graduate from Campbell High School in...

Mary Louise Allred

Mary Louise Allred

Dec 18, 2018

Mary Louise Allred, age 91, of Marietta, Georgia passed away December 18, 2018. Memorial Service will be held 3:00 pm, Monday, January 7, 2019 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta. She was preceded in death by her husband James Newton Allred, infant daughter Joann Christine Allred and parents Ruby Blance Thompson and John Preston Spegal. Mrs. Allred...

Shirley L. Sayne

Shirley L. Sayne

Dec 18, 2018

Shirley L. Sayne, age 69, of Marietta, Georgia passed away December 18, 2018. Funeral Service will be held at 2:30 pm on Friday, December 21, 2018 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory Chapel in Marietta with Pastor Bruce Hamrick officiating. Interment will follow at Sunrise Memorial Gardens in Douglasville, Georgia. She was preceded in death by her father Mr....

John Peter Wakely

John Peter Wakely

Dec 16, 2018

John Peter Wakely, eldest son of Ann Reeves and the late Peter Wakely, died Sunday, December 16, 2018, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in England on February 13, 1956. John will be remembered for his fierce independence in addition to his strength and will in overcoming so many difficulties during his life. He loved his cats, horse...