Obituaries

Marie Ophelia Edwards

Marie Ophelia Edwards

Jun 13, 2018

Marie Ophelia McNenney Edwards, age 102, of Marietta was called home by her Lord and savior Jesus Christ on Wednesday, June 13, 2018. Funeral Service will be held 12:00pm on Saturday, June 16, 2018 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta, GA with Dr. William Camp officiating. Interment will follow at Arlington Memorial Park in Atlanta, Georgia. She...

Harold Dean Crawley

Harold Dean Crawley

Jun 12, 2018

Harold Dean Crawley, known as Dean, was a kind, gentle soul, a true friend, loving husband and father. He was from the small town of Daisy, Tennessee, where he met his future wife in the high school between their small towns. After getting the approval from her older brother to court Laura, he told the story that he knew she...

Faye Lanette Fountain

Faye Lanette Fountain

Jun 8, 2018

Faye Lanette Fountain, age 73, of Dallas, GA passed away Friday, June 8, 2018. Funeral Services will be held at 2pm on Sunday, June 10, 2018 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta. Burial will follow at Powder Springs Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 12pm until 2pm prior to the service at the funeral home....

Charles Reece

Charles Reece

Jun 7, 2018

Charles Jefferson Reece, Jr., age 88, of Smyrna, GA passed away Thursday, June 7, 2018. Funeral Services will be held at 11am on Saturday, June 9, 2018 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta with Dr. Ronnie Cheatwood officiating. Burial will follow at Salmon Cemetery in Adairsville, GA at 3pm. Born in Tennessee and raised in the north...

Jeanette Sharp

Jeanette Sharp

Jun 7, 2018

Jeanette Sharp, age 69, of White, Georgia passed away June 7, 2018. Funeral Service will be held at 5:00 pm on Sunday, June 10, 2018 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory Chapel in Marietta, GA. Interment will be held 2:00 pm on Wednesday, June 13, 2018 at Georgia National Cemetery in Canton, GA. Mrs. Sharp was a native of...

Timothy Waithaka Gichuru

Timothy Waithaka Gichuru

Jun 6, 2018

Timothy Waithaka Gichuru, age 41, passed away Wednesday, June 6, 2018. Funeral Services will be held Thursday, June 14, 2018 at 10am in the Chapel of West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory. The family will receive friends from 9am until the time of service. Burial will follow at Kennesaw Memorial Park.

James D. Groover

James D. Groover

Jun 5, 2018

James D. Groover, age 74, of Powder Springs, Georgia passed away June 5, 2018. Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 pm on Friday, June 8, 2018 at Powder Springs First United Methodist Church in Powder Springs. Mr. Groover was a member of Powder Springs First United Methodist Church. He was a United States Air Force Veteran and a graduate...

Rich McFall

Rich McFall

Jun 3, 2018

Richard Daniel “Rich” McFall, age 57, of Marietta, GA passed away Sunday, May 3, 2018. The family will receive friends and celebrate his life on Saturday, June 9, 2018 from 12pm until 3pm at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta. Born in Jacksonville, FL, Rich lived in Minnesota before moving to Marietta, GA 26 years ago. He was...

Larry J. Pennington

Larry J. Pennington

Jun 3, 2018

Larry Joe Pennington, age 62, of Powder Springs, GA passed away Sunday, June 3, 2018. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Mr. Pennington was born in Germany, and worked as a Superintendent for Penco Electrical. He was preceded in death by his parents, Thad Pennington and Ruth Cook, and Cecil Welch and Elwyn Welch; wife, Wanda Pennington;...

Howard K. Sanders

Howard K. Sanders

May 28, 2018

By an act of God, Howard King Sanders, Sr. died peacefully on May 28, 2018. His earthly journey began at birth in Skipperton, Georgia to Jessie King and Evelyn Woolfolk October 13, 1938. He was lovingly raised by his mother, Evelyn and father William Sanders as the eldest of seven children. Howard attended primary school in Macon, Georgia and was...

Mary D. Collins

Mary D. Collins

May 28, 2018

Mary D. Collins, age 77, of Marietta, Georgia passed away May 28, 2018. Funeral Service will be held at 1:00 pm on Thursday, May 31, 2018 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory Chapel in Marietta with Rev. Cindy Blocksidge officiating. Interment will follow at Georgia Memorial Park in Marietta, Georgia. Mrs. Collins was preceded in death by her husband...

Wilma Jo Wortman

Wilma Jo Wortman

May 28, 2018

Wilma Jo Wortman, age 81, of Marietta, Georgia passed away May 28, 2018. Funeral Service will be held at 12:00 pm on Saturday, June 2, 2018 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory Chapel in Marietta with Rev. Mac Berry and Rev. Richard Wilkins officiating. Interment will follow at Crest Lawn Memorial Park in Atlanta , Georgia. Mrs. Wortman was...

Louise Hess Knapp

Louise Hess Knapp

May 25, 2018

Louise Hess Knapp, 72, of Marietta, Georgia, died May 25, 2018. Louise, the only daughter of Jack and Julia Hess, passed away at Tranquility at Kennesaw Mountain. She is survived by her only son, Peter C. Knapp, Jr., and his wife, Carrie Ann Knapp, her brother, Jack Hess, and his wife, Carol Hess, of North Fort Myers, Florida, and their...

Delores Copeland

Delores Copeland

May 22, 2018

It is with great sadness that the family of Delores Copeland of Powder Springs, GA announces her passing away on Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at the tender age of 62. A Memorial Service will be held at 12pm on Wednesday, May 30th at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta. The family will receive friends from 11am until 12pm...

Martin Joseph "Bo" Churney II

Martin Joseph "Bo" Churney II

May 22, 2018

Martin Joseph "Bo" Churney II, age 25, of Marietta, GA passed away Tuesday, May 22, 2018. Funeral Services will be held at 2pm on Saturday, May 26th at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta. Burial will follow at Cheatham Hill Memorial Park. Born in Conyers, GA, Bo lived most of his life in the Atlanta area before moving...

Julia K. DiMare

Julia K. DiMare

May 21, 2018

Mrs. Julia K. DiMare, age 96, of Kennesaw, formerly of Port Jefferson, New York, passed away Monday, May 21, 2018. Mrs. DiMare was a homemaker, loving mother and wife. She will be remembered for her sense of adventure and her eagerness to explore new places. She was preceded in death by her husband of 66 years, Carmine DiMare. Surviving her...

Donald Anthony Anselona

Donald Anthony Anselona

May 18, 2018

Donald A. Anselona passed away on May 18, 2018. His kindness and generosity will be remembered by his many friends and family. Born in Brooklyn, NY on October 24, 1937 to Antoinette Brescia and Nicholas Anselona, he had two brothers Salvatore and George (deceased). Donald leaves behind his two daughters, Denise Kocian (Walter) and Nicole Creighton (Bruce Travis). He is...

Martha I. Smith

Martha I. Smith

May 18, 2018

Martha I. Smith, age 83, of Kennesaw, Georgia passed away May 18, 2018. Funeral Services will be held at 3:00 pm on Sunday, May 20, 2018 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta with Dr. Richard Walker officiating. Interment will follow at Barrow Memorial Gardens, 793 Atlanta Hwy SE, Winder, GA 30680 on Monday, May 21, 2018 at...

Jackson Clifford Taylor Jr.

Jackson Clifford Taylor Jr.

May 18, 2018

Mr. Jackson Clifford Taylor, Jr., age 64, of Marietta, GA passed away Friday, May 18, 2018. A Memorial Service will be held at 1pm on Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta with Rev. Cindy Blocksidge officiating. The family will receive friends from 11am until 1pm prior to the service at the funeral home....

Sherri Lynn Gross

Sherri Lynn Gross

May 15, 2018

Sherri Gross, age 57, born in Cincinnati, Ohio October 15, 1960, passed on May 15, 2018. Sherri was employed as a civilian by the United States Air Force. She finished her career as a contract negotiator at Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio, retiring in 2003. Sherri was raised in Heath, Ohio before moving to Fairborn, Ohio where...