Obituaries
Jordyn David Brooks
Dec 8, 2017
Jordyn David Brooks, 24, of Acworth, Georgia died Friday, December 8, 2017. He was born June 13, 1993 in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He graduated class of 2011 from Allatoona high school where he was a member of the first football and baseball teams. He spent many years of his life in baseball fields, football fields, and basketball courts where he...
Mr. James Edward McMillan
Dec 6, 2017
Mr. James Edward McMillan, affectionately known as Jim by his friends and family, age 50, of Dallas, GA, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, December 6, 2017. Jim was born on August 19, 1967, in Montgomery, AL, to parents, Mrs. Brenda Ann Saunders and the late Mr. Clarence Eldon McMillan. He was a loving father and worked as an electrician at...
John Edward Hanten
Dec 6, 2017
John Edward Hanten, 71, of Dallas, GA passed away on Wednesday, December 6, 2017. John was born November 24, 1946 in Dubuque, Iowa, the son of Cyril and Carole Hanten. He married Karen Wagner in 1974. They moved to Georgia 26 years ago from California. He is survived by his wife Karen Hanten, his children, Jonathon (Juliana) Hanten of Marietta,...
Roland Forstner
Dec 4, 2017
Roland Theodor Forstner, age 82, of Marietta, GA passed away Monday, December 4, 2017. Funeral Services will be held 11am Tuesday, December 19th at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta with Pastor Mary Peters officiating. Burial will follow at the Georgia National Cemetery in Canton, GA at 2pm. Born in Germany, Mr. Forstner came to the United States...
Bennitt George Walker, Sr.
Dec 3, 2017
Bennitt George Walker, Sr., age 77, of Marietta, Georgia passed away December 3, 2017. Funeral Service will be held at 2:00 pm on Friday, December 8, 2017 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory Chapel in Marietta with Rev. Mike Stephens officiating. Interment will be at Kennesaw Memorial Park in Marietta, Georgia at a later date. Bennitt was a native...
Evelyn Mae Mattern
Dec 3, 2017
Evelyn Mae Mattern, age 82, of Hiram, Georgia passed away December 3, 2017. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 am on Thursday, December 7, 2017 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta with Larry Hart officiating. Interment will follow at 3:00 p.m. Thursday at Yonah View Memorial Gardens in Cleveland, Georgia. Mrs. Mattern was a long time...
Wiley O. Sims
Dec 3, 2017
Wiley O. Sims, age 89, of Marietta, GA, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 3, 2017 after a short illness at Tranquility Hospice in Marietta, GA. Mr. Sims was born on July 12, 1928 of the late Wiley Harrison Sims and the late Abby Meeks Sims in Birmingham, Alabama He was raised in Vero Beach, Florida, and after high school,...
Tamela Martinez
Dec 1, 2017
Tamela K. Martinez, age 54, of Villa Rica, GA passed away Friday, December 1, 2017. A Memorial Service will be held at 2pm on Sunday, December 3rd at the West Metro Church of God in Douglasville with Rev. Steve Brown officiating. She is survived by: Husband: Noe L. Martinez, Villa Rica, GA Son: Chad (Brandy) Forsyth, Weaver, AL Daughter: Chanda...
Alma R. Smith
Nov 29, 2017
Alma Ruth Smith, age 82, of Austell, Georgia passed away November 29, 2017. Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 am on Tuesday, December 5, 2017 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory Chapel in Marietta with Rev. Bill Rorie officiating. Interment will follow at Georgia National Cemetery in Canton, Georgia. Mrs. Smith was preceded in death by her mother...
Bill Fix
Nov 29, 2017
Mr. John William “Bill” Fix, age 81, of Powder Springs passed away on Wednesday, November 29, 2017, after a long battle with cancer. Funeral Services will be held at 3pm on Sunday, December 3rd at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta with Rev. Johnny Foster officiating. Burial will follow at Powder Springs Memorial Gardens. Bill was born November...
James Hoyt Morgan
Nov 25, 2017
James Hoyt Morgan, age 81, of Powder Springs, GA passed away Saturday, November 25, 2017. Funeral services will be held at 3pm on Monday, November 27th in the Chapel of West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta. Interment will follow at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Dallas. Born April 24, 1936, Hoyt, son of Emmett and Gladys Morgan, was born,...
Diana Kirkpatrick
Nov 23, 2017
Diana Kirkpatrick, 76, of Dallas, Georgia, entered peacefully into the hands of Jesus on Thursday, November 23, 2017, with her eldest son at her side and her favorite Christian music playing. She was born in San Francisco on July 28, 1941, to Emerson Adams and Carmen Morales. Her grandmother, Bertha Morales, raised her in Saratoga California. Diana attended Campbell High...
James R. Roberts
Nov 21, 2017
Mr. James R. Roberts, age 82, of Powder Springs passed away Tuesday, November 21, 2017. Funeral Services will be held 2:00 p.m. Saturday, November 25, 2017 at Macland Baptist Church in Powder Springs with Rev. David Holcombe officiating. Interment will follow at Powder Springs Memorial Gardens. A native of Phoenix City, Alabama, Mr. Roberts was retired from Lockheed Martin and...
Anna Douangmala
Nov 19, 2017
Anna Douangmala, age 61, of Marietta, GA passed away Sunday, November 19, 2017. Funeral Services will be held at 1pm on Friday, November 24th at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta. The family will receive friends from 11am until 1pm prior to the ceremony. Born in Laos, Mrs. Douangmala moved to the United States 33 years ago. She...
Earl Lamar Carl, Jr.
Nov 19, 2017
Earl Lamar Carl, Jr… Was born to Earl Lamar Carl, Sr and Sadie Jane (Etheridge) Carl on May 27, 1957 in Decatur, Georgia. He graduated from Druid Hills High School and later joined the Army. After the Army he attended Bethel Christian College in Atlanta where he graduated with a degree in Christian education. He was united in marriage to...
Joseph Brent Johnson
Nov 17, 2017
Brent Johnson, age 57, of Marietta, Georgia passed away November 17, 2017. A memorial service will be held at 12:00 pm on Tuesday, November 21, 2017 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory Chapel in Marietta. Brent was preceded in death by his father Louie Frank "Skip" Johnson. Brent was a native and lifelong resident of the Atlanta area. He...
Robert Winthrop Chambers
Nov 16, 2017
Robert Winthrop Chambers of Marietta, Georgia, passed away on November 16, 2017. Born in Augusta, Georgia, November 15, 1948 to Richard Lee and Irene Barshan Chambers. He spent most of his adult life in Marietta where he had careers in both retail sales and real estate. Robert was in the U.S. Army Reserves from 1967 to 1973. Mr. Chambers was...
Gary A. Collier
Nov 16, 2017
Gary Collier passed away Thursday, November 16, 2017 at Tranquility at Cobb Hospital in Austell, Georgia. He was a long time resident of Marietta, grew up in Huntsville, Alabama where he attended Lee High School. He was a beautiful son, brother, father, uncle and generous soul. He served his country in the U. S. Army during Vietnam as a Chinook...
Grady Franklin Rice
Nov 15, 2017
Grady Franklin Rice, age 84, of Powder Springs, GA passed away Wednesday, November 15, 2017. Funeral Services will be held at 2pm on Sunday, November 19th at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta with Pastor Clarence Howard officiating. Burial will follow at Georgia Memorial Park Cemetery. A native of Atlanta, Mr. Rice moved to Cobb County in 1965....
Katherine Brock
Nov 13, 2017
Katherine Brock, age 92, of Marietta, GA passed away Monday, November 13, 2017. Funeral services will be held at 12pm on Thursday, November 16th in the Chapel of West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta with Rev. Barry Gilreath officiating. Interment will follow at Crest Hill Cemetery. Born in Hogansville, GA., Mrs. Brock grew up in Calhoun, then lived...