Obituaries

Charles Edward Ferguson Sr.

Charles Edward Ferguson Sr.

Dec 15, 2017

Charles Edward Ferguson, Sr., age 76, of Marietta, GA passed away Friday, December 15, 2017. A Memorial Service will be held at a later date. Born in Atlanta, GA, Mr. Ferguson lived most of his life in Marietta, GA, and also had a second home in Andrews, NC. He retired from Crown Central Petroleum in Doraville after over 35 years...

Charles Cecil Smith, Jr.

Charles Cecil Smith, Jr.

Dec 14, 2017

Charles Cecil Smith, Jr., age 82, of Smyrna, Georgia passed away December 14, 2017. Funeral Services will be held at 3:00 pm on Sunday, December 17, 2017 at Macland Road Church of Christ in Marietta with Minister Barry Gilreath officiating. Inurnment will be held at Cheatham Hill Memorial Park at a later date. He is preceded in death by his...

Cameron "Cam" Alexander Kimber

Cameron "Cam" Alexander Kimber

Dec 13, 2017

Cameron "Cam" Alexander Kimber, age 26, of Atlanta, passed away Wednesday, December 13, 2017. Funeral Services will be held at 6:00 p.m. Saturday, December 16, 2017 in the Chapel of West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc. with Elder Aubrey Ware officiating. Cam was born to Terrilyn Smith and John Kimber on March 29, 1991 in Atlanta, GA. He graduated...

Cornelius E. Epie

Cornelius E. Epie

Dec 11, 2017

We lost our dear Cornelius Ewang Epie, age, 36, of Austell, December 11, 2017 due to a tragic accident that claimed his life. He leaves behind a loving wife, Charity Epie; son, Primus; two stepchildren, Isaiah and Chinyeke Campos; loving mother, Mejang Epie; grandmother, Therisia Epole Epie; two sibling Nona Epole and Sally Zintchem and a host of family and...

Norma Jean Kovach

Norma Jean Kovach

Dec 11, 2017

Norma Jean Kovach, age 81, of Powder Springs, Ga passed away Monday, December 11, 2017. Funeral Services will be held at 11am on Thursday, December 14th at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta. Burial will follow at 1:30pm at the Georgia National Cemetery in Canton. Born and raised in south Florida, Mrs. Kovach lived in Powder Springs, Ga...

Ruth Austin McMillan

Ruth Austin McMillan

Dec 11, 2017

Ruth Austin McMillan, age 84, of Marietta, Ga passed away Monday, December 11, 2017. Funeral Services will be held at 2pm on Saturday, December 16th at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta with Pastor Bryant C. Harris and Rev. Snyder Turner officiating. Burial will follow at Mars Hill Cemetery in Acworth. A lifelong resident of Cobb County, Mrs....

James Elton Daniel

James Elton Daniel

Dec 11, 2017

James Elton Daniel, age 86, of Dallas, Georgia passed away December 11, 2017. Funeral Service will be held at 2:00 pm on Sunday, December 17, 2017 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory Chapel in Marietta with Rev. Scotty Davis and Rev. Lee Mabry officiating. Interment will follow at Cheatham Hill Memorial Park in Marietta, Georgia. He was preceded in...

Ronald V. Chastain

Ronald V. Chastain

Dec 10, 2017

Ronald Van Chastain, peacefully passed away, Sunday, December, 10, 2017 after a brief illness. Born on May 19, 1944, to William Jefferson and Lona Chastain, in Blue Ridge, Georgia, Ron was the youngest of thirteen children, growing up in Gastonia, NC, where his father pastored a church. After serving in the U. S. Army, Ron worked in law enforcement and...

Donna Elzey

Donna Elzey

Dec 9, 2017

Donna Jean Elzey, age 66, of Dallas, Georgia passed away December 9, 2017. Funeral Service will be held at 2:00 pm on Wednesday, December 13, 2017 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory Chapel in Marietta with Rev. Tommy Young, Rev. Jimmy Dunn, Rev. Steve Clayton and Rev. Harold Weatherford officiating. Entombment will follow at the Masoleum at the Kennesaw...

Jordyn David Brooks

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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,...