Obituaries
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...
Nilda Lopez
Oct 19, 2017
Memories of Nilda Lopez - Recuerdos de Nilda Lopez Nilda was the true matriarch of her family. She was the mother of seven children, the grandmother to her nineteen grandchildren and the great-grandmother to her 19 great-grandchildren. Nilda era la verdadera matriarca de su familia. Madre de siete hijos, abuela de diecinueve nietos y bisabuela de 19 bisnietos. Born in...
Doris Kalb Campbell
Oct 17, 2017
Doris Kalb Campbell, age 79, of Powder Springs, Georgia passed away October 17, 2017. Memorial Service will be held at 1:00 pm on Monday, October 23, 2017 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory Chapel in Marietta with Rev. Tony Samples officiating. She was preceded in death by her parents Norman and Elzie Kalb, brother Charles Kalb and sister Betty...
Willie Thackston Jr.
Oct 17, 2017
Mr. Willie Thackston, Jr., age 93, of Marietta, GA passed away Tuesday, October 17, 2017. Funeral Services will be held at 2pm on Friday, October 20th at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta with Rev. Steve Clayton and Rev. Eddie Thackston officiating. Burial will follow at Kemp Cemetery in Marietta. A lifelong resident of Marietta, Mr. Thackston was...
Shawn Patrick Malone
Oct 16, 2017
Shawn Patrick Malone, 60, of Powder Springs, Georgia passed away on Monday, October 16, 2017 from organ failure after a prolonged illness. The viewing will be held from 12PM to 2PM immediately followed by a memorial service at 2PM on Saturday, October 21, 2017 at the West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta, GA. Shawn was born on November...
Ellen Cathryn Saltz
Oct 15, 2017
Ellen Cathryn Saltz, at the full age of 71, of Marietta, Georgia passed away October 15, 2017. Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 am on Thursday, October 19, 2017 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory Chapel in Marietta with Brother Robert Scheid officiating. Interment will follow at 1:30 pm at Georgia National Cemetery in Canton, Georgia. Mrs. Saltz...
Richard Bruce Slone
Oct 13, 2017
Richard Bruce Slone, age 59, of Powder Springs, Georgia passed away October 13, 2017. Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 am on Friday, October 20, 2017 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory Chapel in Marietta with Elden Morris officiating. Private Interment will follow at Georgia National Cemetery in Canton, Georgia. Richard was preceded in death by his mother...
Mayme Levell
Oct 13, 2017
Mrs. Mayme Levell, age 98, of Atlanta, GA, formerly of Cliffside, NJ, passed away Friday, October 13, 2017. A Memorial Service will be held at 1pm on Thursday, October 19, 2017 in the Chapel of West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta, GA, with Elder Billy Pigg officiating. Inurnment will be at Woodbridge Memorial Gardens in Woodbridge, NJ at...
Brenda Lee Barfield
Oct 13, 2017
Brenda Lee Barfield, age 54, of Marietta, Georgia passed away October 13, 2017. Memorial service will be held at later date. She was preceded in death by her mother Ruby Hensley and her brother Bryan Hensley. Brenda was a native of Atlanta, GA and has spent the past 15 years in the Cobb County area. She was a member of...
Jessie Patrica Andrews
Oct 13, 2017
Jessie Patricia Andrews was born on August 22, 1942, in Georgetown, Guyana to (the late) Edward and Mavis (Archer) Forrester and was one of twelve children. Jessie attended Comenius Moravian School and was awarded an academic scholarship the prestigious school in Georgetown, Guyana, Bishops High School. In 1961 Jessie met Carl and the two united in holy matrimony in 1962....
Andrew McGhee
Oct 12, 2017
Andrew McGhee, age 89, died in Marietta, GA, on Thursday, October 12, 2017 of natural causes. Receiving of friends and funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, October 24, 2017 in the Forsyth Chapel of Forest Hills Cemetery in Jamaica Plain, MA. with military honors. A reception will follow after the service. Born on November 3, 1927 in...
Jean Hannah McGruder
Oct 9, 2017
Jean departed this life on October 9, 2017 while residing in Marietta, Georgia. A retired nurse, she was a lifelong resident of New Orleans, Louisiana, born September 25, 1943. Jean was an avid gardener and interior decorator who loved fashion and movies. She was a great story teller and loved to spend time with her family, especially her grandchildren and...
Beatrice S. Moore
Oct 8, 2017
Beatrice Scott Moore, age 87, of Marietta, Georgia passed away October 8, 2017. Funeral Service will be held at 12:00 pm on Friday, October 13, 2017 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory Chapel in Marietta with Rev. Louis Ford, Sr. officiating. Interment will follow at 2:30 pm at Sherwood Memorial Park in Jonesboro, Georgia. Mrs. Moore was preceded in...
Dorothy Ann Weisbrodt
Oct 7, 2017
Dorothy Weisbrodt, age 92 of Marietta, GA. passed away Saturday, October 7, 2017. A private memorial service will be held at 2pm on Saturday, October 14, 2017 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Marietta. Interment will be at St. Stephen's Cemetery in Hamilton, Ohio at a later date. A native of Hamilton, Ohio, Mrs. Weisbrodt moved to Marietta, GA. 24...

