Obituaries
Marie Harden
Jul 21, 2014
Marie Cooper Harden, 89, of Marietta. Marie was born July 8, 1925 in Columbus, Georgia, and was released from her earthly cares on Monday, July 21st. She was married on June 8th, 1942, just before her seventeenth birthday, as her husband, Max, was about to head overseas with the Marines. They were married until his death in 1979. Marie and...
Robert Vincent Cruz
Jul 20, 2014
Robert Vincent Cruz, affectionately known as “Bob” was born December, 16, 1952 in Bronx, New York to Mrs. Aida Cruz and the late Louis M. Cruz. At the age of 16, on September 2, 1969 Bob started his Air Line career with Pan Am Air Lines. He was able to take leave at 18 when he joined the United States...
George William Zanes
Jul 19, 2014
George William Zanes, 88, of Marietta passed away July 19, 2014. Private Services will be held.
Jose Altreche Gonzalez
Jul 19, 2014
Jose Altreche Gonzalez, age 64, passed away July 19, 2014. Funeral Services will be held on Tuesday, July 22 @ 3 pm in the Chapel of West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory, Marietta. The family will receive friends on Tuesday from 12 noon until the service. Interment will follow at Mableton Memorial Gardens. A full obituary will be posted soon.
Anthony George Coskinas
Jul 18, 2014
Anthony George Coskinas, age 49, of Austell passed away on July 18, 2014. Funeral Services will be held at 2 pm on Wednesday, July 23, 2014 in the Chapel of West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory, Marietta with Pastor Ray Turpin officiating. Interment will follow at Kennesaw Memorial Park. Mr. Coskinas was born in Norfolk, VA and lived in Georgia...
Wanda E. Lawless
Jul 18, 2014
Wanda E. Lawless-Martin, age 68, of Smyrna passed away on Friday, July 18, 2014. Memorial Services will be held at 12 pm on Saturday, July 26, 2014 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory with Bishop Kent Branch officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Ms. Martin was born in Manhattan, NY and lived in...
Jimmy Lee May
Jul 17, 2014
Jimmy Lee May, age 54, of Acworth, GA passed away on Thursday, July 17, 2014. Funeral Services will be held at 2pm on Monday, July 21, 2014 at Life's Hope Baptist Church in Marietta with Rev. Bruce Hamrick and Rev. Larry Rogers officiating. Interment will follow at Cheatham Hill Memorial Park. He will lie in state at the church 1...
Michael Wilburn Friday
Jul 17, 2014
Mr. Michael Wilburn Friday, Jr., age 49, passed away July 17, 2014. Funeral Services will be held on Thursday, July 24 at 12 noon in the Chapel of West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory, Marietta. The family will receive friends from 11 am until the service. Mr. Friday was born in Detroit, Michigan and lived in Georgia since 1991. He...
Michael Anthony Sayyah
Jul 17, 2014
Michael A. Sayyah of Marietta, died Thursday, July 17, 2014. He was born on August 28, 1935 in New York. Affectionately known by many as Uncle Mike, he led a very colorful life. As an accomplished chess player, he was former president of ProChess and friends with Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky. Mike's other passion was music. He enjoyed both...
Virginia Spinks Wigley
Jul 17, 2014
Virginia Spinks Wigley, age 91, of Powder Springs, GA passed away on Thursday, July 17, 2014. Funeral Services will be held at 1pm on Saturday, July 19, 2014 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory with Rev Ron Daniel officiating. Interment will follow at Cheatham Hill Memorial Park in Marietta. Born in Dallas, GA, Mrs. Wigley lived in Rome for...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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,...

