Obituaries

Hannah Elizabeth Brown

Hannah Elizabeth Brown

Jun 6, 2014

Hannah Elizabeth Brown, age 27, of Powder Springs, GA passed away on Friday, June 6, 2014. Memorial Services will be held at 6:48 pm on Saturday, June 14, 2014 at Radiant Life Assembly of God (2460 Powder Springs Road, Marietta GA 30064) with Pastor Kevin Osborn officiating. A lifelong resident of Cobb County, Hannah attended McEachern High School and Chattahoochee...

Gary Docteur

Gary Docteur

Jun 2, 2014

Dr. Gary Docteur, age 43, of Adairsville, GA passed away on Monday, June 2, 2014. Funeral Services will be held at 10:30am on Saturday, June 14, 2014 at Mt. Olive Church (Eglise Evangeligue Mont-des-Oliviers), 1025 East Memorial Drive, Dallas, GA with Pastor Fritznell Noelzil officiating. Interment will follow at Peaceful Meadows Cemetery in Dallas. A native of Haiti, Dr. Docteur...

Dennis B. "Dan" Creech

Dennis B. "Dan" Creech

May 31, 2014

Dennis B. “Dan” Creech, age 69, of Smyrna, GA passed away on Saturday, May 31, 2014. The family will celebrate his life and receive friends from 5pm until 8pm on Saturday, June 14th at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta. Born in Augusta, GA, Mr. Creech moved to Smyrna in 1975, and was of Native American descent. He...

Florence B. Snyder

Florence B. Snyder

May 31, 2014

Florence B. Snyder, age 90, of Powder Springs passed away May 31, 2014. Memorial Services will be held at 11 am on Saturday, June 7, 2014 at Faith Lutheran Church, 2111 Lower Roswell Road in Marietta with Rev. Carl Schneider and Vicar Thomas “Tom” Boeck officiating. Inurnment will be held at 12 noon on Friday, June 6, 2014 at the...

Peggy Sue Taylor

Peggy Sue Taylor

May 31, 2014

Peggy Sue Taylor, age 72, of Powder Springs, passed away, Saturday, May 31, 2014. Funeral Services will be held at 11 am on Wednesday, June 4, 2014 at Trinity Chapel Church of God in Powder Springs with Bishop Jim Bolin officiating. She will lie in state at the church one hour prior to the service. Interment will follow at Georgia...

Leonard Avery Brown

Leonard Avery Brown

May 30, 2014

Leonard “Avery” Brown, age 54, of Marietta, GA passed away on May 30, 2014. A Memorial Service will be held at 4 pm on Sunday, June 1 in the Chapel of West Cobb Funeral Home with Rev. Jimmy Summey officiating. Mr. Brown was survived by his mother, Frances Brown of Marietta; Marilyn Brown of Marietta; four stepchildren, Darlene Smith of...

Almarine Eugene Martin

Almarine Eugene Martin

May 30, 2014

Mr. Almarine Eugene Martin, age 73, of Dallas, GA passed away on Friday, May 30, 2014. Funeral Services will be held at 2pm on Monday, June 2, 2014 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory with Rev. Sammy Burges, Steven McEntyre and Shayne Newton officiating. Interment will follow at Georgia Memorial Park in Marietta. A lifelong resident of Georgia, Mr....

Elaine C. Foust

Elaine C. Foust

May 30, 2014

Elaine C. Foust, age 70, of Powder Springs, GA passed away on Friday, May 30, 2014. Funeral Services will be held at 3pm on Friday, June 6th at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory with Pastor Mike Adams and Pastor Glen Pittman officiating. Born in Texas, Mrs. Foust lived most of her life in Georgia, and resided in Powder Springs...

Louis Antoine Houde

Louis Antoine Houde

May 29, 2014

Louis Antoine Houde, age 91, of Marietta, GA passed away on Thursday, May 29, 2014. A Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30am on Monday, June 2, 2014 at St. Joseph Catholic Church with Rev. Mark Starr officiating. Born in Massachusetts, Mr. Houde moved to Marietta, GA 3 years ago from Belleview, FL. He was a retired Iron Worker, and...

Richard Van Hemby

Richard Van Hemby

May 28, 2014

Richard Van Hemby, age 87, of Mableton, GA passed away on Wednesday, May 28, 2014. Memorial Services will be held at 1 pm on Sunday, June 22, 2014 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta. Inurnment will follow at the Georgia National Cemetery in Canton at a later date. A lifelong resident of Cobb County, Mr. Hemby retired...

Arthur Grant

Arthur Grant

May 27, 2014

Arthur Grant, age 78, of Powder Springs, GA passed away on Tuesday, May 27, 2014. Services will be held 2pm Friday, May 30, 2014 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 2595 New Macland Rd. Powder Springs, GA 30127 with Bishop Kinley Shell officiating. He was born in New York City on January 23, 1936 to Rose...

Patricia T. Crosby

Patricia T. Crosby

May 26, 2014

Patricia T. Crosby, age 69, of Woodstock, GA passed away on Monday, May 26, 2014. A full Memorial Mass will be held 10:30a.m. Friday, May 30th at St. Michael Catholic Church in Woodstock with Rev. Larry P. Niese officiating. There will be a short service at Green Lawn Cemetery following the mass. A native of New Jersey, Mrs. Crosby graduated...

Bertha Shirley Gazaway

Bertha Shirley Gazaway

May 24, 2014

Bertha Shirley Gazaway, age 90, of Powder Springs, GA passed away on Saturday, May 24, 2014. Funeral Services will be held 2 pm on Tuesday, May 27, 2014 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory with Rev.’s Lamar Rackley, James Guy, Randall Cape and Lee Lawrence officiating. Interment will follow at Post Oak Baptist Church Cemetery in Powder Springs. She...

James Michael Pickelsimer

James Michael Pickelsimer

May 23, 2014

James Michael Pickelsimer, age 58, of Acworth, GA passed away on Friday, May 23, 2014. Private Services will be held. Mr. Pickelsimer was a graduate of Marietta High School and was employed with the family business, Pickelsimer Dry Wall as a finisher. He is survived by his wife, Tamera Pickelsimer of Acworth; son, Zachary Pickelsimer of Acworth; siblings, Sandy Berryhill...

Mildred M. Brawdy

Mildred M. Brawdy

May 22, 2014

Mildred M. Brawdy, age 79, of Smyrna, GA passed away on Thursday, May 22, 2014. Funeral Services will be held at 2pm on Tuesday, May 27, 2014 at Milford Baptist Church with Rev. Clarence Howard and James Thomas officiating. Interment will follow at Cheatham Hill Memorial Park in Marietta. She will lie in state at the church 1 hour prior...

Dorothy Ann Hardy

Dorothy Ann Hardy

May 20, 2014

Dorothy (Dot) Ann Bell Hardy of Marietta, born January 11, 1937, passed away Tuesday, May 20, 2014. Services will be held 4:00 p.m. Thursday, May 22, 2014 in the Chapel of West Cobb Funeral Home with Reverend Dean Hunter officiating. Interment will follow at Kennesaw Memorial Park. She is survived by her husband of 49 years, Samuel (Sam) Hardy; one...

Deborah Bartz

Deborah Bartz

May 20, 2014

Deborah Bartz-Armstrong, age 48, of Atlanta passed away May 20, 2014. Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, May 24 @ 12 noon in the Chapel of West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory, Marietta. The family will receive friends from 10 am until 12 noon at the funeral home. Beloved mother to Steven William Bartz and Brian Dale Bartz. Loving...

Ronald Douglas Bankston

Ronald Douglas Bankston

May 18, 2014

Ronald Douglas Bankston, age 58, of Marietta passed away on Sunday, May 18, 2014. Memorial Services will be held at 6:30pm on Thursday, May 22, 2014 at LaBelle Heights Baptist Church in Marietta. Born in Griffin, GA, Mr. Bankston lived most of his life in Cobb County. He worked for DLB Enterprises in Sales and Delivery. Survivors: Wife: Susan Bankston...

Ruth A. Noggles

Ruth A. Noggles

May 17, 2014

Ruth A. Noggles, 84, passed away Saturday, May 17 at Elmcroft of Milford Chase. Ruth was a lifelong Atlanta native before moving to Marietta in 2013. She was born in Cabbage Town and lived there for 29 years before moving to Buckhead. She went to work for Southern Bell when she was 17 and retired from Bellsouth in 1987. Ruth,...

Paula Charlotte Laumea

Paula Charlotte Laumea

May 17, 2014

Paula Charlotte Laumea, age 24, of Austell, passed away Saturday, May 17, 2014. Funeral Services will be held at 3 pm on Saturday, May 24, 2014 in the Chapel of West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory, Marietta with Rev. David Carenza officiating. The family will receive friends from 1 pm until the service. Paula is survived by Her parents: Tavita...