Obituaries
Teresa Orellana
Feb 22, 2024
Teresa Orellana, age 78, of Mableton, Georgia passed away February 22, 2024. Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 am on Monday, February 26, 2024 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory Chapel in Marietta, Georgia. Interment will follow at Mableton Memorial Gardens in Mableton, Georgia. She was preceded in death by her parents Antonio and Amalia Reyes.
Mrs. Orellana was...
Darlene Ivy Woodard
Feb 21, 2024
Darlene Ivy Woodard, age 73, of Jonesboro, Georgia passed away Wednesday, February 21, 2024. Memorial Services will be announced at a later date.
Born and raised in Massachusetts, Mrs. Woodard lived in Port St. Lucie, Florida for many years before moving back to her long time home of Clayton County. She retired from Sallie Mae after 20 years as a Customer...
Jean Patricia Novak
Feb 21, 2024
Jean Patricia Novak, age 90, of Powder Springs, Georgia passed away Wednesday, February 21, 2024. A Memorial Service will be held at 3:00 pm on Monday, March 4, 2024 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta, Georgia.
A native of Canada, Mrs. Novak moved to Powder Springs, GA in 2006. She was a proud entrepreneur, and along with her...
Erich Layton McInnis, III
Feb 20, 2024
Erich Layton McInnis III of Powder Springs, Georgia passed away on Tuesday, February 20, 2024. He was born on April 21, 1956, in Memphis, Tennessee. He was raised in Decatur, Alabama with his two sisters and had a childhood filled with love and endless memories. He graduated from Decatur High School in Decatur, Alabama. He attended the University of Alabama...
Stephen Christopher Justus
Feb 18, 2024
STEPHEN CHRISTOPHER JUSTUS, age 51, of Dallas, Georgia, died Sunday, February 18th with his beloved sons, family and friends around him.
Visitation will be held on Sunday, February 25th at West Cobb Funeral Home in Marietta. Visitation will begin at 1:00 with a memorial service immediately following at 2:00 p.m. Interment will be held with the family at a later...
Virginia Marcell Cooper
Feb 18, 2024
Virginia Marcell Cooper, age 94, of Marietta, Georgia passed away Sunday, February 18, 2024. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 am on Wednesday, March 6, 2024 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1578 Cunningham Road Southwest, Marietta, GA 30008 with Bishops Antoni Parker and Toni Parker officiating. Interment will follow at 1:30pm at the Georgia National...
James W. Hawes
Feb 17, 2024
James W. Hawes, age 82, of Marietta, Georgia passed away Saturday, February 17, 2024. A Graveside Service will be held on Friday, March 8, 2024 at 9am at the Georgia National Cemetery in Canton.
Born in Sterling, CT, Mr. Hawes moved to Cobb County in 1965 from Nashville, TN. He served in the United States Air Force for 4 years, then...
Frank Rawlins Judkins
Feb 17, 2024
Frank Rawlins Judkins, age 93, originally of Powder Springs, GA and recently his daughters’ house in Canton, GA sadly passed away on February 17, 2024 due to natural causes. He is survived by his son, Lamar Judkins (Janet), his daughter, Denise Wooten (David), granddaughter Michael Kellie White, great-grandchildren William White and Reagan White.
Viewing is set for Tuesday, March 5,...
David Ryan Alexander
Feb 16, 2024
David Ryan Alexander, 46, passed unexpectedly on February 16, 2024. David was born to parents Joe M. Alexander, Jr., and Becky Albertson Alexander on July 7, 1977.
David was born and raised in Douglasville, Georgia, and was a graduate of Alexander High School in 1995. After high school, he worked his way up in a company that owned Family Christian...
Tommy Baity
Feb 15, 2024
Tommy Baity, 69 of Atlanta, Georgia, was called home into God’s Kingdom on February 15, 2024. He was born on November 25, 1954, to Edith and Charles Baity. Tommy had the personality and natural charisma to make friends no matter the situation and his laugh was infectious to everyone around him. Tommy started in the dance industry when he was...
Gladys Emma Jean Barnett
Feb 14, 2024
Gladys Emma Jean Barnett, age 87, of Smyrna, Georgia passed away Wednesday, February 14, 2024. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 am on Friday, February 16, 2024 at Floyd Road Baptist Church in Austell with Pastor Keith Collins officiating. Interment will follow at Georgia Memorial Park in Marietta, Georgia.
A native of Monticello, KY, Mrs. Barnett moved to Smyrna, GA...
Renee R. Henry
Feb 13, 2024
Renee Rich Henry, 65, passed away on Tuesday, February 13, 2024 at her home in Marietta, Georgia surrounded by friends and family. Her funeral service will be held at Roswell Street Baptist Church on Saturday, February 24 at 12:00 pm, with a visitation from 10:00-11:45 prior to the service. There will also be a visitation at West Cobb Funeral Home...
Lorraine King
Feb 9, 2024
Lorraine King, age 71, of Marietta, Georgia passed away February 9, 2024. Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 am on Thursday, February 15, 2024 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory Chapel in Marietta, Georgia. Interment will follow at Powder Springs Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Powder Springs, Georgia. She struggled with many health problems over the past 40 years....
Joan D. Chambers
Feb 7, 2024
On January 13, 1939 a baby girl was born in Elizabeth N.J. and was named Joan Williams. Joan shared her love, life, and intellect for 85 years until God called her home on Wednesday, February 7, 2024. Joan was the second of thirteen children and as a teenager she graduated from Southside High School in Newark, N.J., now known as...
Susan Jane Mead
Feb 7, 2024
Susan Jane Mead, 62 of Acworth, GA, passed away on February 7, 2024.
Susan was predeceased by her father, Richard Willey Jr.. She is survived by her mother, Jane Willey, her husband, Drew Mead, her children, Andrew (Heather) Mead, Sara (Nick) Chicarello and Molly Mead, her grand children, Hunter Chicarello, Emma Chicarello and Charlotte Mead, and her brothers, Richard Willey III...
Raeshawn "Darnell" Martin
Feb 6, 2024
Raeshawn “Darnell” Martin, this name is known by many, and is differently interpreted by others. Many knew him as a family oriented man who deeply and truly cared about others as well as give his last to anyone in need.
Raeshawn always put others’ needs before his own even when he felt sick or hurt. Many people knew Raeshawn as a...
Josephine M. Post
Feb 4, 2024
Josephine Mary Post, age 98, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on February 4, 2024. Josephine was born in Paterson, NJ to Gloriano and Mary Di Iorio.
Josephine was a devoted and loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She married Charles D. Post in 1947. They had 3 children and moved to Florida in 1961. Josephine took great pleasure in...
Faye Poole
Feb 4, 2024
Elizabeth Faye Poole, age 86, of Hiram, Georgia passed away Sunday, February 4, 2024. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 am on Friday, February 9, 2024 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta with Pastor Jeff Childers and Rev. Max Padgett officiating. Interment will follow at Riverview Cemetery in Smyrna, Georgia.
A native of Atlanta, GA, Mrs. Poole...
Stephen Lee Strickland
Feb 3, 2024
Stephen Lee Strickland, age 64, of Marietta, Georgia passed away Saturday, February 3, 2024. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 am on Wednesday, February 7, 2024 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta with Pastor Jim Bolin officiating. The family will receive friends from 10am until 11am prior to the ceremony. Interment will follow at Meadowbrook Memory...
Robert Wayne Jones
Feb 2, 2024
Robert “Bobby” Jones, a longtime employee of Yancey Brothers, died peacefully on February 2, 2024 at the age of 72. He is survived by his daughter, Brandy, and his three granddaughters, McKenna, Kaleigh, and Maggie.
Bobby was born in Atlanta in 1951. He proudly served his country during the Vietnam war and spent 40+ years working on Caterpillar heavy machinery. Bobby...