Obituaries

Melvin James King

Melvin James King

Jul 5, 2016

Melvin James King, age 46, of Powder Springs, GA went home on Tuesday, July 5, 2016. Funeral Services will be held at 12pm on Saturday, July 9th at Trinity Chapel Church of God. He will lie in state 1 hour prior to the service. Burial will follow at Kennesaw Memorial Park in Marietta, GA. A native of New York, Mr....

Dennis Kiprop

Dennis Kiprop

Jul 4, 2016

Dennis Kiprop, age 24, of Marietta, GA passed away Monday, July 4, 2016. Funeral Services will be held at 11am on Friday, July 15th at Holy Family Catholic Church, 3401 Lower Roswell Road, Marietta, GA 30068. Burial will follow at Cheatham Hill Memorial Park in Marietta. Born in Nairobi, Kenya, Dennis was a member of the Marietta Enrichment Center, and...

Judy Lynn Nash

Judy Lynn Nash

Jul 4, 2016

Judy Lynn Nash, age 67, of Lithia Springs, GA passed away Monday, July 4, 3016. Memorial Services were held 4pm Saturday, July 16, 2016 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta. A native of the Atlanta area, Mrs. Nash retired from Norfolk Southern Railroad after 36 years of employment.

Marjorie Cole Koonce

Marjorie Cole Koonce

Jul 3, 2016

Marjorie Cole Koonce, age 75, a lifelong Cobb County native and current Dallas residence, peacefully passed away on July 3rd, 2016. Please join us for a “casual” Celebration of Life service to be held @ 2:00 p.m. Saturday, August 6th, 2016 @ “Eastside at- Olive Springs Campus”, 1528 Austell Road, Marietta GA 30008. Margie is survived by her beloved Husband...

Dianne Wellborn

Dianne Wellborn

Jul 3, 2016

Mrs. Dianne Wellborn, age 70, of Powder Springs, GA passed away Sunday, July 3, 2016. Memorial Services will be held 7pm Friday, July 8, 2016 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta. A native of Cobb County, Mrs. Wellborn worked at Lockheed for over 30 years. She is survived by her husband, Joseph B. Wellborn; son, Matt (Anne...

Carolle D. Adolphe

Carolle D. Adolphe

Jul 2, 2016

Carolle D. Adolphe, age 64, of Powder Springs, GA passed away Saturday, July 2, 2016. Funeral Services will be held 2pm Sunday, July 10th at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta, GA. Born in Haiti, Mrs. Adolphe moved to Powder Springs, Ga 2 years ago from Long Island, NY, where she had lived most of her life. She...

Gigi Elisa Whitaker

Gigi Elisa Whitaker

Jul 1, 2016

Gigi Elisa Whitaker, age 53, of Powder Springs, GA passed away Friday, July 1, 2016. Memorial Services will be held at 7pm on Tuesday, July 5th at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta. The family will receive friends from 5pm until 7pm Tuesday evening prior to the ceremony. Born in Atlanta, Ms. Whitaker lived in Lithia Springs for...

Jane Benson Poole

Jane Benson Poole

Jun 28, 2016

Jane B. Poole, 71, passed away June 28, 2016, at Wellstar Community Hospice at Cobb. Memorial service will be held Saturday, July 9, 2016, 2:00 pm at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta, GA. Jane is survived by her husband James Poole, three children: Alicia Miller, Jamie Benson and Stephanie Smith; brother: Ray Kuhn; seven grandchildren and three...

Eva Martinez

Eva Martinez

Jun 25, 2016

Eva Martinez, 85, passed away Saturday, June 25, 2016 at Kennestone Hospital in Marietta, GA. Funeral Service will be held 7:00 pm, Monday, June 27, 2016 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta, GA. Eva was a native of Zacatecas, Mexico but had been living in Kennesaw, GA for the past few years. Family will receive friends Monday,...

Ret. Cap. Patrick B. Vickers

Ret. Cap. Patrick B. Vickers

Jun 22, 2016

Ret. Captain Patrick Barton Vickers F.C.F.D., age 61, of Calhoun, GA passed away Wednesday, June 22, 2016 at his home. Memorial Services will be held 3pm on Sunday, June 26th at St. John United Methodist Church, 550 Mt. Paran Road NW, Atlanta, GA 30327, with Rev. John Purrington officiating. He was preceded in death by his parents, John H. and...

Kelley Lynn Valencic

Kelley Lynn Valencic

Jun 20, 2016

Kelley Lynn Valencic, age 55, of Dallas, GA passed away Monday, June 20, 2016. Memorial Services will be held 2pm Saturday, June 25th at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta with Dr. Richard Walker officiating. The family will receive friends 1 hour prior to the service. A native of Ohio, Mrs. Valencic moved to Georgia in 1985, then...

Geraldine Hice Anderson

Geraldine Hice Anderson

Jun 19, 2016

Geraldine Hice Anderson, 87 of Marietta passed away Sunday, June 19, 2016. Services will be held 11:00am, Wednesday, June 22, 2016 at the First Baptist Church of Powder Springs with Rev. Mike Woods officiating. Interment will follow at Kennesaw Memorial Park. Geraldine was a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church of Powder Springs. She was preceded in...

John Wesley Bailey

John Wesley Bailey

Jun 18, 2016

Mr. John Wesley Bailey, age 75, of Austell, GA passed away on Saturday, June 18, 2016. Funeral Services will be held 11am on Wednesday, June 22nd at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta with Dr. Richard Walker and Mr. Colin S. Brady OBE officiating. Burial will follow at Cheatham Hill Cemetery. Born in Jackson, GA, Mr. Bailey grew...

Brenda Arreguin

Brenda Arreguin

Jun 18, 2016

Brenda Arreguin, 24, of Marietta, GA died Saturday, June 18, 2016 at Wellstar Kennestone Hospital in Marietta, GA. Funeral service will be held 3:00 pm Wednesday, June 22, 2016 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta, GA. Brenda was a native of Mexico and had lived in the Marietta area for the past five years. She was of...

Rev. George William Wannamaker

Rev. George William Wannamaker

Jun 16, 2016

Rev. George William Wannamaker, age 93, of Powder Springs, GA passed away Thursday, June 16, 2016. Funeral Services will be held 3pm Sunday, June 19th at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta with Dr. Tom Davis officiating. Private burial will take place at 12pm on Monday, June 20th at Melwood Cemetery in Stone Mountain. In his sophomore year...

Dorcas Ann Hammock

Dorcas Ann Hammock

Jun 15, 2016

Dorcas Ann Hammock, 72, was born 12/1943 and died at 12:43 pm Wednesday, June 15, 2016 at Kennestone Hospital in Marietta, GA after a short illness. Dorcas was a native of Wadley, AL but had lived in the Dallas, GA area for many years. She loved spending time with her family and especially her grandchildren Ethan and Jake. She also...

Timothy Ryan Davidson

Timothy Ryan Davidson

Jun 14, 2016

Timothy Ryan “Tiny Tim” Davidson, age 37, of Acworth, GA passed away Tuesday, June 14, 2016. Funeral Services will be held 2pm Saturday, June 18th at Burnt Hickory Baptist Church with Rev. Mike Stephens officiating. Burial will follow at Kennesaw Memorial Park. He will lie in state at the church from 12pm until 2pm prior to the service. Survivors include:...

Lillian Virginia Taylor

Lillian Virginia Taylor

Jun 13, 2016

Lillian V. Taylor, 93, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, June 13, 2016. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Thursday, June 16, 2016 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta, GA with Rev. Jerry Potts officiating. Interment will follow at Mars Hill Cemetery in Acworth, GA. Lillian was a native of...

Juanita Martha Olvey

Juanita Martha Olvey

Jun 12, 2016

Juanita Marks Olvey, age 81 of Mableton passed away on Sunday, June 12, 2016. A native of East Point Mrs. Olvey had lived in Mableton and Dallas, Georgia for most of her life. She was a graduate of Russell High School in East Point, GA. She was a retired Executive Secretary to the President of Mark C. Pope and Associates....

Dan Thi Tran

Dan Thi Tran

Jun 11, 2016

Dan Thi Tran, 66, passed away on Saturday, June 11, 2016, at her residence in Powder Springs, GA. Funeral Service will be held Tuesday, June 14, 2016, 9:00 pm at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta, GA. Dan was a native of Vietnam and has spent the last 36 years in the Atlanta area. Dan is survived by...