Obituaries
Robert John Maffey
Nov 11, 2017
Robert "Bob" John Maffey, age 87, passed away on November 11, 2017. He was a native of Lynn, Massachusetts, but has lived in Marietta, Georgia for the past five years. He is predeceased by his parents John and Leonore Maffey and his sister Donna Fournier. He served in the United States Army and retired after 33 years from Westinghouse Savannah...
Yuki Hill
Nov 11, 2017
Born in 1925 in Denver, Colorado to Japanese parents with two older sisters and a brother, Yuki Bando Hill passed just two days short of her 92nd birthday. She was an accomplished gardener and pattern maker as well as a devoted wife and loving mother. Yuki spent her formative years in Japan during World War II and worked as a...
Joseph Mykytyn Sr.
Nov 9, 2017
Joseph Mykytyn, age 84, of Temple, Georgia died on the afternoon of November 9, 2017 surrounded by his loved ones. He was born in Philadelphia as the sixth of seven children to Dmitro Mykytyn and Akalena Konowal Mykytyn. After working tediously, he earned a full scholarship to Temple University where he met the love of his life, Shirley Newhouse. Joe...
Laura Jeanette Crawley
Nov 7, 2017
Wife, Mother, Sister, Friend Laura Jeanette Crawley, age 82 of Marietta passed away Tuesday, November 7, 2017. The family will receive friends at West Cobb Funeral and Crematory, Saturday, November 11, 2017 from 11am until 1pm. Laura moved to this area sixty years ago from Soddy-Daisy, TN. She was of the Methodist faith and a member of the Fair Oaks...
Henry "Hank" Douglas Cobb
Nov 6, 2017
Henry "Hank" Douglas Cobb, age 54, of Powder Springs, Georgia passed away Monday, November 6, 2017. Funeral Services will be held Saturday, November 18, 2017 at 10:00 am at Grace Pointe Church with Rev. Tim Childress officiating. A native of Atlanta, Mr. Cobb was a 1981 graduate of Wheeler High School and Co-Owner and Operator of AAA Signcrafters in Marietta....
Edna Inez Horton
Nov 6, 2017
Edna Inez Horton, age 87, of Powder Springs, Georgia passed away November 6, 2017. Funeral Service will be held at 7:00 pm on Thursday, November 9, 2017 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory Chapel in Marietta with Rev. Randall Brooks and Rev. Jim Talley officiating. Private Interment will follow at North Atlanta Memorial Park in Atlanta, Georgia at a...
Melvin Ray Bruner
Nov 2, 2017
Melvin Ray Bruner, age 73, of Powder Springs, Georgia passed away November 2, 2017. A Memorial Service will be held at 1:00 pm on Monday, November 6, 2017 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory Chapel in Marietta with Bishop Kelley officiating. Ray was a native of Cuthbert, GA and has spent the last 32 years in Powder Springs, GA....
Betty Ruth Anderson
Nov 1, 2017
Betty Ruth Anderson was surrounded by family when she passed away at the tender age of 76 on Wednesday, November 1, 2017 in Austell, Georgia after a short battle with Pancreatic Cancer. Betty was one of fourteen children born to Gentry Owens and John Alvis Owens in Lebanon, Tennessee as Betty Ruth Owens where she played basketball at Wilson County...
Brad Moon
Nov 1, 2017
Jesse Bradford “Brad” Moon, age 64, of Dallas, GA passed away Wednesday, November 1, 2017. Funeral Services will be held at 5pm on Saturday, November 4th at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta. The family will receive friends from 3pm until 5pm prior to the ceremony at the funeral home. Born in Atlanta, Mr. Moon lived in Kennesaw...
Lilly Lucille Bridges
Oct 30, 2017
Lilly L. Bridges, age 73, of Powder Springs, GA passed away Monday, October 30, 2017. Funeral Services will be held at 2pm on Friday, November 3rd at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta. Burial will follow at Mableton Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends Friday from 12pm until 2pm at the funeral home. Born in Roanoke, VA,...
Fernando Hernandez
Oct 27, 2017
Fernando Hernandez, age 21, of Powder Springs, Georgia passed away October 27, 2017. Funeral Services will be held at 2pm on Wednesday, November 1, 2017 in the Chapel of West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta; interment will follow at Kennesaw Memorial Park, Marietta. Fernando was a native, and lifelong resident, of Cobb County. He graduated from Hillgrove High...
Edgar Snow Hollis
Oct 24, 2017
Edgar S. Hollis (Eddie) 71 passed away October 24, 2017 at Emory University Hospital Midtown with a massive heart attack. His celebration of life will be held at Governors Gun Club, Powder Springs, GA November 5th, 2017 drop in between 2:00pm-5:00pm. Eddie was born on January 24, 1946, in Clay County, Alabama to Bessie and Otis Hollis. Eddie retired from...
Daniel Lester
Oct 24, 2017
Daniel Wallace Lester, age 83, of Powder Springs, GA passed away Tuesday, October 24, 2017. Funeral Services will be held at 2pm on Friday, October 27th at the First Baptist Church of Powder Springs with Rev. Mike Woods and Rev. Alan Davis officiating. Burial will follow at Paulding Memorial Gardens in Hiram. He will lie in state at the church...
Jerry Wayne Roddy
Oct 23, 2017
Jerry Wayne Roddy, age 57, of Smyrna, GA passed away Monday, October 23, 2017. Funeral Services will be held 2:30pm Friday, October 27th at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta with Rev. Johnny Foster officiating. Burial will follow at Georgia Memorial Park Cemetery. Born in Alabama, Jerry lived most of his life in Smyrna, GA. He graduated from...
Kayla E. Prather
Oct 22, 2017
Our hero, Kayla Eden Prather, earned her heavenly angel wings at 5:27pm on Sunday, October 22, 2017 after a brief illness complicated by Friedreich's Ataxia. Receiving of friends will be held between 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm and the Celebration of Life will begin at 2:00 pm on Saturday, November 4, 2017 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory. A...
Sandra Lynn Gresham
Oct 21, 2017
Sandra Lynn Gresham, age 58, of Marietta, Georgia passed away peacefully October 21, 2017 at Tranquility at Kennesaw Mountain after a couragous battle with ALS. A Memorial Service will be held Saturday, October 28, 2017 at 11am at Crossroad Christian Center, 24 Mayfield Rd. Dallas, GA. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Lynn was preceded...
Buell Robert Souther
Oct 21, 2017
Buell Robert Souther, age 82, of Dallas, GA peacefully went home to be with his heavenly father on Saturday, October 21, 2017. Funeral Services will be held at 11am on Tuesday, October 24th at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta with Rev. Tommy Young and Deacon Donnie Stephens officiating. Burial will follow at Pine Ridge Memorial Park in...
Elvin Eugene Swann
Oct 20, 2017
Mr. Elvin Eugene Swann, age 85, of Powder Springs, GA passed away Friday, October 20, 2017. Funeral Services will be held at 2pm on Sunday, October 22nd at Calvary Baptist Church in Powder Springs with Rev. Snyder Turner and Rev. Dewayne Swann officiating. Mr. Swann will Lie In State one hour prior to the funeral service at the church. Burial...
Carl Christopher
Oct 19, 2017
Carl E. Christopher, age 70, of Powder Springs, Georgia passed away October 19, 2017. Funeral Services will be held 2:00 p.m. Sunday, October 22, 2017 in the Chapel of West Cobb Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Mount Harmony Memorial Gardens in Mableton, Georgia. A native of Atlanta, Mr. Christopher retired in 1995 from Yancey Brothers in Atlanta where he...
Dr. Joseph Braselton Cook
Oct 19, 2017
Dr. Joseph Braselton Cook, age 86, of Smyrna, GA passed away Thursday, October 19, 2017. Born in Hoschton, GA on July 17, 1931, Dr. Cook was a veteran of the United States Navy Reserve, where he retired as a Commander after 21 years of service. In his early years he attended Landon High School, Jacksonville, Florida and maintained the friendships...