Obituaries
Emily Marie Hinkle
May 29, 2015
Emily Marie Hinkle, age 39 of Villa Rica, passed away May 29, 2015. Memorial Services will be held at 11 am on Saturday, June 13th at First Baptist Villa Rica with Pastor Kevin Williams officiating. Emily was born in Walnut Creek, CA and has lived in Georgia for the past 6 years. She was a nurse and most recently worked...
April Ann Anthis
May 29, 2015
April Ann Anthis, age 51 of Marietta, passed away May 29, 2015. Funeral Services will be held at 2 pm on Sunday, June 7, 2015 in the Chapel of West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory, Marietta. Interment will follow at Mountain View Memorial Park, Marietta. April was a native of North Charleston, SC and moved to Atlanta in 1999. She...
Sarah Louise Mayes
May 28, 2015
Sarah Howard Mayes was the first African American female Representative to The White House for the city of Cleveland Ohio consulting on Health and Nutrition for Welfare Recipients. Personally invited to speak at the White House by President Jimmy Carter, her down to earth wisdom, wit, and charm caught the attention of film and T.V. producers for a show titled...
Wanda Pennington
May 27, 2015
Wanda M. Pennington, age 72, of Powder Springs, GA passed away on Wednesday, May 27, 2015. Funeral services will be at 4 pm Sunday, May 31, 2015 at Trinity Chapel Church of God, Powder Springs with Pastor Randy Newton officiating. She will lie in state at the church from 3 pm until 4 pm. Mrs. Pennington was retired from Kroger...
Nancy Jo Cheshire
May 25, 2015
Nancy Blackwood Cheshire (Sam), age 66, of Marietta passed away May 25, 2015. A Memorial Service will be held at 10 am on Friday, May 29 in the Chapel of West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory, Marietta with Rev. Brent Bond officiating. Nancy was a Purchasing Manager for the City of Marietta for over 15 years. She was a 1967...
Sherry Lynn Garrett
May 24, 2015
Sherry Lynn Garrett, age 61, of Marietta, GA passed away on Sunday, May 24, 2015. Funeral Services will be held at 2pm on Friday, May 29, 2015 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory with Dr. Richard Walker officiating. Interment will follow at Peaceful Meadows in Dallas, GA. A lifelong resident of Cobb County, Mrs. Garrett enjoyed housecleaning for over...
David H. Acton
May 22, 2015
David H. Acton, age 88, of Estes Park, CO passed away on Friday, May 22, 2015. Funeral Services will be held on Wednesday, May 27, 2015 at 11am at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta, GA with Pastor Kirk Pratt officiating. Interment will follow at the Georgia National Cemetery in Canton, GA. A native of Chillicothe, Ohio, Mr....
Justin Lee "Gump" Valencic
May 21, 2015
Justin Lee Valencic, age 33, of Flowery Branch, passed away on Thursday, May 21, 2015. Memorial Services will be held on Saturday, May 30, 2015 at 2 pm in the Chapel of West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory, Marietta. Born in Stillwater, OK, Justin lived most of his life in Paulding County, and graduated from East Paulding High School. He...
David "Andy" Andrew Griggs
May 21, 2015
David Andrew “Andy” Griggs, age 42, of Marietta, GA passed away on Thursday, May 21, 2015. Memorial Services will be held at 10am on Tuesday, May 26, 2015 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory with Mr. Kyle Plummer delivering the eulogy. The family will receive friends immediately following the ceremony. Born in Franklin, Indiana, Andy moved to the Atlanta...
Gordon Albert Tidman
May 19, 2015
Gordon A. Tidman, age 76, of Marietta, GA passed away on Tuesday, May 19, 2015. A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, May 30, 2015 at 11am at West Cobb Funeral Home, Marietta, GA with Rev. Richard Hill officiating and on behalf of the family, nephew, Mark Tidman will be speaking. Gordon was born on June 3, 1938 in...
Carolyn Mae Schreiner
May 16, 2015
Carolyn Mae Schreiner, age 66, of Cedar Bluff, AL passed away on Saturday, May 16, 2015. Funeral Services will be held 10:00 am on Tuesday, May 19, 2015 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory. Interment will be 12:00 pm at Georgia National Cemetery in Canton,GA. Mrs. Schreiner loved spending time with her family and especially her granddaughters. She loved...
Clara W. Turner
May 16, 2015
"I am SO Blessed" Clara Walker Turner arrived in this world with a stubborn edge. She was born in a little frame house in Paintertown, Georgia on June 5, 1923 to John Henry and Susie Walker. Susie’s labor took so long, the doctor got tired of travelling to the house to deliver the baby. He finally just lay down on...
Marlon Joel Melendez
May 15, 2015
Marlon Joel Melendez, age 21, of Acworth passed away May 15, 2015. Funeral Services will be held at 2 pm on Friday May 22, 2015 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Marietta (see below for dress attire). A reception will immediately follow in Marist Hall at the church. The family will receive friends on Thursday, May 21 from 5 until...
Robert Hughey
May 11, 2015
Robert N. (Bob) Hughey passed peacefully at Presbyterian Village Retirement Center in Austell, GA on May 11, 2015 after a courageous struggle with Parkinson’s Disease. He was born July 23, 1930 in Kent, OH to Paul J. and Helen M. Hughey. He was married to Jane L. Bradley and they would have celebrated their 63rd anniversary on June 7. Bob...
Stanley Gerald Kelley
May 9, 2015
Stanley Gerald Kelley, age 75, of Smyrna, GA passed away on Saturday, May 9, 2015. Funeral Services will be held at 2pm on Tuesday, May 12, 2015 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory with Rev. Joe Holcomb officiating. Born in Newnan, GA, Mr. Kelley lived in Dallas, GA and Smyrna, GA for most of his life. He owned and...
Imogene "Jean" Steele Malone Norton
May 3, 2015
Imogene "Jean" Steele Malone Norton passed away at the age of 74 on May 3, 2015. Jean was born in Bridgeport, AL to the late Van R. Steele and Lorena Abbott Steele. She was a born-again Christian, and a beloved mother and grandmother. Jean was preceded in death by her first husband, David Norman Malone, her son, Matthew "Chip" Norman...
Dusty Allen Camp
May 3, 2015
Dusty Allen Camp, age 42, died at Cobb General Hospital in Austell, Georgia, on Sunday, May 3, 2015. The cause of death was a massive heart attack. Dusty was born January 7, 1973, in Marietta, Georgia and was a native area resident. He worked in construction and as a painter in his earlier years. In his later years he worked...
Carolyn Irene Mackin Morris
May 2, 2015
Carolyn Irene Mackin Morris, age 89, of Marietta, passed away on May 2, 2015. Born in DeKalb County, Georgia to the late Ralph B. Mackin and Agnes Mackin, she was a 1944 graduate of Decatur Girls High. She is also predeceased by her husband, James Harold Morris. During her lifetime, she was employed by the State of Georgia Health Department,...