Obituaries

William Ray Holmes

William Ray Holmes

Jul 17, 2014

William Ray Holmes, age 65, of Powder Springs passed away July 17, 2014. Graveside Services will be held at 2 pm on Thursday, July 24, 2014 at the Georgia National Cemetery, Canton. Mr. Holmes was a native of Toccoa, GA and lived in the Cobb County area most of his life. He was of the Baptist faith. He was a...

John Kevin Holley

John Kevin Holley

Jul 15, 2014

John Kevin Holley, age 51, of Mableton, GA passed away July 15, 2014. He was born in Atlanta, GA on April 4, 1963. Kevin enjoyed the outdoors and loved fishing, hunting and riding his bike on the Silver Comet Trail. He was also an avid reader, loved to do research and shared the wealth of knowledge he gained with his...

John "Jay" William Gossett

John "Jay" William Gossett

Jul 14, 2014

John William “Jay” Gossett III, 18 of Cedar Bluff, AL passed away Monday, July 14, 2014. Services will be held 11am Wednesday, July 16, 2014 in the Chapel of West Cobb Funeral Home Rev. Frank Bernat and Rev. Matt Parker officiating. Graveside services will be held 3pm Central time at Weiss Lake Memorial Garden in Gaylesville, Alabama. Jay was a...

Kathleen B. Owenby

Kathleen B. Owenby

Jul 14, 2014

Kathleen B. Owenby, age 91, of Marietta passed away on Monday, July 14, 2014. Funeral Services will be held 2 pm on Wednesday, July 16, 2014 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory with Rev. Ben Tanner officiating. Interment will follow at Kennesaw Memorial Park in Marietta. Mrs. Owenby is a lifelong resident of Marietta. She and her husband, Blaine,...

Patricia A. Eidson

Patricia A. Eidson

Jul 11, 2014

Patricia A. Eidson, age 64, of Dallas, GA passed away on Friday, July 11, 2014. Memorial Services will be held at 4pm on Sunday, July 13th at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory with Rev. Brad Hood officiating. A native of Atlanta, Mrs. Eidson moved to Dallas 10 years ago from Kennesaw. She retired after many years of working in...

Evelyn Mandeville

Evelyn Mandeville

Jul 11, 2014

Evelyn S. Mandeville, age 94, of Smyrna, GA passed away on Friday, July 11, 2014. Funeral Services will be held at 1pm Thursday, July 17, 2014 in the Chapel of West Cobb Funeral Home with Stan Berrong officiating. The family will receive friends during a reception at the funeral home Thursday from 11am until service time. Private graveside services will...

Harold Jefferson McGehee

Harold Jefferson McGehee

Jul 10, 2014

Harold Jefferson McGehee, age 78, of Smyrna, GA passed away on Thursday, July 10, 2014. Funeral Services will be held at 2pm on Monday, July 14, 2014 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory with his cousin Kenneth Turner officiating. Interment will follow at Cheatham Hill Memorial Park in Marietta. Born and raised in the Barrettsvilles community of Dawson County,...

Esther Agnes Johnson

Esther Agnes Johnson

Jul 10, 2014

Esther Agnes Johnson, age 89, of Marietta, GA passed away on Thursday, July 10, 2014. Memorial Services will be held at 2pm on Monday, July 14th in the TEEM Lobby of Wynnwood Retirement Home, 98 Whitlock Avenue, Marietta. Born in St. Louis, MO, Mrs. Johnson moved to Marietta in 2010 after living in Harrison, Arkansas for 35 years. She enjoyed...

John Edgar Prosise

John Edgar Prosise

Jul 10, 2014

John Edgar Prosise, age 73, of Powder Springs, GA passed away on Thursday, July 10, 2014. Memorial Services will be held 1pm on Saturday, July 19, 2014 at Connection Pointe Church of God. The family will have a reception immediately following the service. A native of California, Mr. Prosise moved to Powder Springs 25 years ago. He worked as a...

Dallas "Buddy" Monroe McKinney

Dallas "Buddy" Monroe McKinney

Jul 8, 2014

Dallas Monroe “Buddy” McKinney, age 76, of Marietta, GA passed away on Tuesday, July 8, 2014. Funeral Services will be held at 3pm on Friday, July 11, 2014 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory with Rev. Todd Chatham officiating. Born in Tennessee, Mr. McKinney moved to Marietta in 1964 from Cleveland, Ohio. He owned and operated McKinney Iron Works,...

Edna Kelly

Edna Kelly

Jul 7, 2014

Edna Kittrell Kelly, age 95, of Kennesaw, GA passed away in her home at Wellington Place on July 7, 2014. Born in Phenix City, Alabama on May 1, 1919, she resided there for 90 years before moving to Kennesaw, GA to be closer to her family. She was preceded in death by her mother, Daisey Kittrell, her father, Albert Kittrell,...

John Robert Aller

John Robert Aller

Jul 7, 2014

John Robert Aller, 60, of Marietta passed away July 7, 2014. Memorial Service will be 7pm Wednesday, July 23, 2014 in the Chapel of West Cobb Funeral Home with Rev. Ken Williams officiating.

William Sylvester Mays

William Sylvester Mays

Jul 4, 2014

The Homegoing Celebration For William Sylvester Mays Sr. Sunrise: April 23, 1936 Sunset: July 4, 2014 For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand. I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith. Henceforth, there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness,...

Margaret Davis Kelly

Margaret Davis Kelly

Jul 3, 2014

Margaret Davis Kelly, age 92, of Marietta passed away on Thursday, July 3, 2014. Funeral Services will be held 2 pm on Tuesday, July 8, 2014 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory with Rev. Johnny Foster officiating. There will be a reception immediately following the service in the Family Lounge at the funeral home. Interment will be private. Mrs....

Hilda W. Mann

Hilda W. Mann

Jul 3, 2014

Hilda W. Mann, age 92, of Powder Springs passed away July 3, 2014. Mrs. Mann is survived by her husband of 66 years, Guy I. Mann; daughters Sandra and Robert Rice, Claudia and Steve Beck, and son by choice Bill Knight; grandsons Jeff Rice, Bill and Jessica Beck, Ken and Brooke Beck, Stacy Kelley; great grandchildren Austin and Elizabeth Beck,...

Philip Maxwell Cochran

Philip Maxwell Cochran

Jul 2, 2014

Philip Maxwell Cochran, age 74, of Austell passed away Wednesday, July 2, 2014. Private family services will be held. Mr. Cochran was born in Tennessee and has lived in Georgia for most of his life. He worked at Lockheed Martin for 25 years and was of the Baptist Faith. He is preceded in death by his parents: Horace and Agnes...

James Chatham

James Chatham

Jul 1, 2014

Mr. James Chatham, age 85, of Villa Rica passed away July 1, 2014. A native of Colbert, GA, Mr. Chatham was a veteran of the United States Army wans retired from Bioguard where he worked as a Production Line Operator. He is survived by two sons, Stanley and Rex Chatham of Dallas and step daughter Leslie Hamilton of Villa Rica....

Danny Clackum

Danny Clackum

Jul 1, 2014

Daniel “Danny” Lee Clackum, age 72 of Marietta passed away Tuesday, July 1, 2014. Funeral Services will be held on Thursday, July 3, 2014 at 2 pm in the Chapel of West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory, Marietta with Rev. Welch officiating. Interment will follow at Mountain View Cemetery, Marietta. Mr. Clackum was born in Atlanta and attended McEachern High...

Clifford Pickett

Clifford Pickett

Jul 1, 2014

Clifford Pickett Sr. the son of James and Lessie Pickett was born on September 28, 1932 in Whigham, GA. He departed this life on July 1, 2014 at Wellstar Tranquility Hospice at Cobb Hospital Austell, GA. Clifford grew up in Cairo, Georgia where he attended Washington High School and was a member of the Bethel Baptist Church. Clifford entered the...

Darrin Scott Veal

Darrin Scott Veal

Jun 27, 2014

Darrin Scott Veal, age 49, of Smyrna passed away June 27, 2014. A Celebration of Life will be held on Sunday, July 20, 2014 at the Taylor-Brawner House, 3182 Atlanta Road, Smyrna, Georgia 30080 from 2:00 - 5:00 pm.