Obituaries
Lawrence R Mitchell
Feb 4, 2017
Lawrence R. Mitchell, age 84, of Powder Springs, GA passed away Saturday, February 4, 2017. A Graveside Service will be held at 1pm (Central Time) on Sunday, February 12th at Anniston Memorial Gardens in Anniston, AL with Dr. Larry Riddle officiating. A native of Anniston, AL, Mr. Mitchell moved to Cobb County, GA in 1964. He graduated from Jacksonville State...
Rebecca Louise Luster
Feb 3, 2017
Rebecca Louise (Hinton) Luster, 62, of Powder Springs, Georgia, passed away surrounded by loved ones on Friday, February 3, 2017, after a short battle with recurrent breast cancer. "Becky" was born on March 26, 1954, to Mariam Hinton and James Hinton in Atlanta, Georgia. Becky married the love of her life, Terry Luster, on September 19, 1986, joining two families...
Barnett Leroy Socolow
Feb 1, 2017
Mr. Barnett L. Socolow, age 87, of Acworth, GA passed away Wednesday, February 1, 2017. Memorial Services will be held 1pm Sunday, February 5th at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta with Rabbi Erin Boxt officiating. The family will receive friends for 1 hour prior to the ceremony. A native of Stanford, CT, Mr. Socolow moved to Acworth,...
Helen Marie Smith
Jan 31, 2017
Helen Marie Groover Smith, age 92, of Marietta, GA passed away Tuesday, January 31, 2017. Funeral Services will be held 2pm Saturday, February 4th at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta with Pat Blackman officiating. Burial will follow at Kennesaw Memorial Park Cemetery. Born in Marietta, Mrs. Smith was a lifelong resident of Cobb County. She was preceded...
James Austin Tabb
Jan 29, 2017
James Austin "Buddy" Tabb, age 80, passed away January 29, 2017. He was born in Houston, Mississippi on January 18, 1937 to Dan and Gladys Tabb. Jim graduated from Marietta High School in 1955, and earned a Masters Degree in Engineering from Georgia Tech. He retired from Lockheed Corporation after 28 years, and started CadCom, which grew to be one...
Patricia Jester
Jan 29, 2017
Patricia Dyan Warren Jester, age 60, of Marietta, Georgia passed away January 29, 2017. Memorial Services will be held at 2:00 pm on Saturday, February 11, 2017 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta with Tim Childers, Rose Cannon, Janet Beebe and MPD Chief Dan Flynn speaking. A native of Anniston, AL, Pat was a 1974 graduate of...
Doris B. Taylor
Jan 29, 2017
Doris B. Taylor, age 79, of Kennesaw, GA passed away Sunday, January 29, 2017. Funeral Services will be held 2pm Wednesday, February 1, 2017 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta, GA with Rev. Chris Humphries and Rev. Cindy Blocksidge officiating. Burial will follow 1pm (Central Time) Thursday, February 2nd at Pine Level United Methodist Church in Prattville,...
Jayne A Harris
Jan 28, 2017
Jayne A. Harris, age 55, of Marietta, GA passed away Saturday, January 28, 2017. Funeral Services will be held at 3pm on Tuesday, January 31st at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta with Rev. Tommy Young officiating. The family will receive friends Tuesday from 12pm until 3pm prior to the service at the funeral home. Born in Atlanta,...
Efrain Santa-Quintero
Jan 27, 2017
Efrain Santa-Quintero, age 72, of Marietta, GA passed away Friday, January 27, 2017. Funeral Services will be held 3pm Thursday, February 2nd at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta. The family will receive friends from 12pm until 3pm prior to the service at the funeral home. A native of Colombia, Mr. Santa-Quintero moved to Marietta, GA in 2006....
Zosima S Castaneda
Jan 27, 2017
Zosima Santos Castaneda, age 74, of Powder Springs, Georgia passed away January 27, 2017. Funeral Mass will be held 10:00 am, Friday, February 3, 2017 at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church in Smyrna, GA, with Fr. Brian R. Sheridan officiating. Interment will follow at 12:30 pm at East Shadowlawn Memorial Gardens at 87 Scenic Highway in Lawrenceville, Georgia. Zosima...
Ansley Hou
Jan 25, 2017
Ansley Jade Hou, age 14, of Dallas, GA passed away Wednesday, January 25, 2017. Funeral Services will be held at 2pm on Tuesday, January 31st at Westridge Church in Dallas with Rev. Brent Moxey officiating. Burial will follow at Kennesaw Memorial Park Cemetery in Marietta. She will lie in state 1 hour prior to the ceremony at the church. Born...
Charlotte Kennedy Davis
Jan 25, 2017
Charlotte Kennedy Davis, age 75, of Hiram, GA passed away Wednesday, January 25, 2017. Memorial Services will be held 4pm Saturday, January 28th at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta, GA. The family will receive friends from 2pm until 4pm prior to the service at the funeral home. A native of Columbus, GA, Mrs. Davis enjoyed traveling, spending...
Kathy A. Smith
Jan 23, 2017
Kathy A. Smith, age 60, of Douglasville, passed away on January 23, 2017. Funeral services will be held 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 28, 2017, at Floyd Road Baptist Church in Austell, Georgia, with Reverend Keith Collins officiating. Mrs. Smith will lie in state from 1:00 p.m. until the time of service. Interment will follow at Georgia Memorial Park. Mrs....
Joyce Ann Mull
Jan 23, 2017
Funeral Services will be held Friday, January 27, 2017 at 12noon in the Chapel of West Cobb Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Cheatham Hill Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 11:30am until the time of service.
Gilbert Thompson
Jan 22, 2017
Gilbert Warren Thompson, age 82, of Marietta, GA passed away Sunday, January 22, 2017. Funeral Services will be held 2pm Wednesday, January 25th at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta. Burial will follow at Kennesaw Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will receive friends Wednesday from 12pm until 2pm prior to the service. Born in Gainesville, FL, Mr. Thompson...
Shelly A Roberts
Jan 21, 2017
Shelly Anne Roberts, age 62, of Smyrna, Georgia passed away January 21, 2017. Memorial service will be held at a later date. Shelly was a native of Tennessee and spent most of her life in the Cobb County area. She was a member of Macland Road Church of Christ, she loved shopping and especially spending time with her family. Survivors...
Bobby Raymond Dean
Jan 20, 2017
Bobby Raymond Dean died Friday, January 20, 2017 in his home in Marietta, Georgia after an extended illness. Born April 26, 1946 in Thomas County, (Thomasville), Georgia, he was the 11th child and 8th son of Nathan Dean and Margaret Thomas. The 7 brothers and 1 sister predeceased him. He served in the U.S. ARMY and was a retired musician,...
William A. Brough
Jan 19, 2017
William Alexander (Bill) Brough, 94, passed away on the 19th of January, 2017, at his home, in Mableton, Georgia. He was born in November, 1922 in Glasgow Scotland to William S. and Mary Gossman Brough. He came to the United States in1926 as young boy and settled with his parents and sister in Detroit, MI. He attended Cass Tech High...
Charles William "Bill" Scott
Jan 17, 2017
Charles William "Bill" Scott, age 67, of Marietta, Georgia passed away January 17, 2017. Memorial Service will be held at Hollydale United Methodist Church on Sunday, January 22, 2017 , at 4:00 pm with Rev. Woods and Rev. Wilson officiating. Bill was a native of Atlanta, GA. He graduated from South Gwinnett High School, served four years in the Army,...
Retired MSG John Wheeler
Jan 17, 2017
Ret. MSG John Steven Wheeler, 62, of Smyrna, GA passed away Tuesday, January 17, 2017. A memorial service will be held 3pm Sunday, January 22, 2017 in the Chapel of West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta, GA, with a reception following from 4pm until 5pm. Inurnment will be held 12 noon, Monday, January 23, 2017 at Georgia National...

