Obituaries
Jordan Compton Foster
Jan 31, 2018
Jordan Compton Foster, age 12, of Marietta, GA passed away Wednesday, January 31, 2018. Funeral Services will be held at 3pm on Thursday, February 8th at Burnt Hickory Baptist Church. He will lie in state at the church from 2pm until 3pm prior to the ceremony. A lifelong resident of Cobb County, Jordan attended Vaughn Elementary School, and was a...
Robert Eugene Manning
Jan 30, 2018
Robert E. Manning, age 79, of Powder Springs, GA passed away Tuesday, January 30, 2018. Funeral Services will be held at 2pm on Thursday, February 1st at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta with Rev. Snyder Turner officiating. Burial will follow at Mountain View Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight (Wednesday, January 31st) from 5pm until 8pm,...
Ruth Loyd
Jan 28, 2018
Mrs. Ruth Loyd, age 92, passed away Sunday, January 28, 2018. Funeral Services will be held at 11am on Saturday, February 3rd at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta. Burial will follow at Georgia Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 9am until 11am prior to the ceremony at the funeral home. Born in Smyrna, GA,...
Arthur Clifton Couch
Jan 26, 2018
Arthur Clifton Couch, age 89, died of natural causes on January 26, 2018. He was residing at Aspen Village Senior Living, where he lived with his wife, Nancy. Arthur is survived by his wife of 67 years, Nancy Carlisle Couch; his two daughters, Susan Couch Dewberry (spouse Dennis Dewberry), of Hiram, and Dana Couch Mobley (spouse Royce Mobley), of Suwanee....
Priscilla Ann Thayer
Jan 26, 2018
Priscilla Ann Thayer, age 82, of Marietta, GA passed away on Friday, January 26, 2018. Funeral Services will be held at 3pm on Monday, January 29th at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta with Dr. Robert Steele officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Sunday evening from 5pm until 8pm, and Monday from 2pm until...
George Thomas Alexander
Jan 25, 2018
George Thomas Alexander, age 87, of Oakwood, GA, formerly of Smyrna, passed away Thursday, January 25, 2018. Funeral services will be held Monday, January 29, 2018 at 11am in the Chapel of West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory with Rev. Lamar Purcell and Rev. Keith Collins officiating. Interment will be held at 1:30pm, Wednesday, January 31, 2018 at Georgia National...
Arthur LeBlanc Jr.
Jan 25, 2018
Arthur (Art) J. LeBlanc, Jr. age 95, was born on March 19, 1922 to Arthur and Rose (Voronyak) LeBlanc in Superior, WI. At the age of one, Art's mother passed away and his maternal grandparents, Mikaly and Mary Voronyak, in Upsala, MN, raised him. Art graduated from Holding Fort High School in 1939, afterward joining the US Navy, where he...
Betty Fusae Tatum
Jan 23, 2018
Betty Fusae Tatum, age 83, of Smyrna, GA passed away Tuesday, January 23, 2018. A Memorial Service will be held at 3pm on Saturday, February 10th at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta with Rev. Ron Burgess officiating. The family will receive friends from 1pm until 3pm (with food and refreshments served) prior to the ceremony. Born and...
LouEllen Butler
Jan 22, 2018
LouEllen Butler, age 80, of Dallas, GA passed away Monday, January 22, 2018. The funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, January 26, 2018 in the Chapel of West Cobb Funeral Home with Ricky Gray officiating. Interment will follow at 2:00 p.m. (CST) at Ava Methodist Church Cemetery in Wedowee, AL. A native of Randolph County, Alabama, Mrs....
Betty Ann Nealey
Jan 21, 2018
Betty Ann Nealey was born on Feb. 12, 1935 to Emma Martin and Terry Woodruff. She died on January 21, 2018. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Johnny Nealey. She was also preceded in death by her only child, Debi Lawson, and son in law, Jerry Lawson. She is survived by her Grandson, Tyler Lawson; Granddaughter, Jennifer...
James G. Bowman
Jan 21, 2018
James Grady Bowman III, age 60, passed away peacefully on Sunday Morning, January 21, 2018 surrounded by his loved ones. His funeral services will be held 6:00 p.m. Thursday, January 25, 2018 in the Chapel of West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory Inc. He was born January 3rd, 1958 in Nashville to James Grady Bowman Jr and Marilyn Claire Bowman....
Samuel L. Heatherly
Jan 20, 2018
Mr. Samuel L. Heatherly, age 57, of Marietta, GA (formerly of Monmouth, IL) passed away on January 20, 2018 unexpectedly at his home surrounded by his family. He was born on September 11, 1960 to Mitchell L. Heatherly and Lois J. (Chambers) Heatherly. Samuel attended Monmouth area schools and worked numerous jobs. His last job was Textile Wallcovering in Smyrna,...
Troy Maxine Smith
Jan 20, 2018
Troy Maxine Smith, age 81, of Cedartown, Georgia passed away January 20, 2018. Funeral Services will be held at 3:00 pm on Tuesday, January 23, 2018 at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in Powder Springs with Rev. Lamar Rackley officiating. Interment will follow at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery in Powder Springs, Georgia. Born in Dalton, GA in 1936, Mr. Smith...
Georgia H. Edmondson
Jan 19, 2018
Georgia H. "Betty" Edmondson, age 88, of Smyrna, GA, passed away January 19, 2018. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 pm on Monday, January 22, 2018, at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory Chapel in Marietta with Dr. Richard Walker and Dr. Wayne Fain officiating. Interment will follow at Georgia Memorial Park in Marietta, Georgia. Mrs. Edmondson was born...
Claude Samuel Hall III
Jan 19, 2018
Pastor "Sammy" Hall, III, age 63, of Calhoun, Georgia formerly of Dallas, Georgia passed away January 19, 2018. Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 am on Tuesday, January 23, 2018 at Rock Baptist Church, 2505 E. Paulding Drive, Dallas, GA 30157 with Pastor Brent Tatum, Pastor Alton Williams and Pastor Dewey Atchley officiating. Interment will follow at 3:00 pm...
Janet Lynne Wade
Jan 17, 2018
Janet Lynne Wade, age 64, of Cobb County, GA, passed away January 17, 2018. Reception will be held from 1:00 pm until 3:00 pm, on Wednesday, January 24, 2018 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta, GA. Born in London, England on April 25, 1953 to the late Edward and Eileen Rutledge. She was a 1971 graduate of...
Patricia Elaine Calvert
Jan 16, 2018
Patricia E. Calvert, age 62, of Marietta, GA passed away Tuesday, January 16, 2018. A Graveside Service will be held at 1pm on Monday, January 22nd at Georgia Memorial Park in Marietta. Born in Augusta, GA, Mrs. Calvert lived most of her life in Cobb County. She is survived by a daughter, Gina M. Calvert, Marietta, GA; sister, Sheila Seabolt,...
Mary "Macy" H. King
Jan 14, 2018
Mary “Macy” H. King, age 82, went home into the loving arms of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on January 14, 2018. Macy was born March 9, 1935 in Calhoun, Gordon County, Georgia and was the daughter of the late Claude M. and Nettie Mary Reeves Henderson. She graduated from Powder Springs, Georgia High School, Class of 1952. She...
Geraldine Bankston
Jan 14, 2018
Geraldine B. Bankston, age 88, of Marietta passed away Sunday, January 14, 2018. Memorial Services will be held at 4pm on Thursday, January 18th at LaBelle Heights Baptist Church in Marietta. She was preceded in death by her husband, Douglas Bankston, and a son, Ronald Bankston. Survivors include 4 children, Raymond and Roger Bankston, Vicki McQuillen and Nita Gahagan; 10...
Melody Lynn Withrow
Jan 14, 2018
Melody Lynn Withrow, age 60 of Kennesaw, GA passed away on Sunday, January 14th 2018. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, January 20, 2018 at Macland Baptist Church in Powder Springs. GA with Dr. Richard Walker officiating. Interment will follow at Kennesaw Memorial Park. Born in Seattle, WA on July 2, 1957, Ms. Withrow moved to...

