Obituaries
Ara Power Hobbs
Oct 2, 2013
Mrs. Ara Power Hobbs, age 90, of College Park passed away October 2, 2013. Funeral Services will be held on Sunday, October 6 at 2 pm in the Chapel of West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory, Marietta with Rev. Burman Cape, Jr. and Rev. Keith Collins officiating. Interment will follow at Greenwood Cemetery in Atlanta. Mrs. Hobbs was a lifelong...
Vanessa Fernandez
Oct 2, 2013
On Wednesday, October 2, 2013, at 3:19pm, Vanessa Fernandez, my wife, best friend of 20 years, and mother to our most wonderful son, Christiani, passed away. She fought for 7 years 1 month and 2 weeks exactly with her Stage 4 Breast and Bone Cancer. Seven long hard Years with Stage 4 and not once did she say "I can't"...
Maria del Socorro Vega
Oct 1, 2013
Maria del Socorro Vega, age 38, of Marietta, GA, passed away on Tuesday, October 1, 2013. Funeral services will be held at 2pm on Friday, October 4, 2013, in the Chapel of West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory, 2480 Macland Road, Marietta. Interment will follow at Mableton Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 12pm...
Ruth Clark
Sep 30, 2013
Ruth Clark, age 92, of Marietta, GA passed away on Monday, September 30, 2013. Funeral Services will be held at 2pm on Wednesday, October 2, 2013 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory with Rev. Larry Ritch officiating. Interment will follow at Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery. A lifelong resident of Marietta, Mrs. Clark was a member of Welcome Grove...
Olivia Dawn Mysliwiec
Sep 29, 2013
Olivia Dawn Mysliwiec, age 38, of Dallas, GA passed away on Sunday, September 29, 2013. Funeral Services will be held at 7pm on Wednesday, October 2, 2013 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta with Rev. Ron Burgess officiating. Olivia was a long time resident of Powder Springs before moving to Dallas 12 years ago. She had attended...
Kenneth Larry Cason
Sep 28, 2013
Kenneth Larry Cason, age 57, of Temple, GA, passed away on Saturday, September 28, 2013. Funeral services will be held at 11am on Wednesday, October 2, 2013 in the Chapel of West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory, 2480 Macland Road, Marietta. Interment will be held at Peaceful Meadows Memorial Cemetery in Dallas. Mr. Cason was a store manager for Quik...
Garry Kenneth Howard
Sep 28, 2013
Garry Kenneth Howard, Sr., age 57,of Dallas, GA, passed away on Saturday, September 28, 2013. A memorial service will be held at a later date. var item = document.getElementById("tukios_iframe"); // Now calculate our height.
Aletha Chappell
Sep 28, 2013
Aletha Downs Chappell, age 76, of Smyrna, passed away on Saturday, September 28, 2013. Funeral services will be held at 11am on Saturday, October 5, 2013, in the Chapel of West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta with Rev. Jimmy Summey officiating. Interment will follow at Cheatham Hill Memorial Park in Marietta. Born in Bay Springs, MS, Mrs. Chappell...
Joseph W. Lawrence
Sep 27, 2013
Joseph W. Lawrence, age 82, of Marietta, GA passed away on Friday, September 27, 2013. A Graveside Service will be held at 3pm on Sunday, September 29th at Mountain View Cemetery in Marietta. A native of Greenville, Alabama, Mr. Lawrence lived in Marietta for the past 60 years. He retired from Lockheed after 37 years of employment. He was a...
Joan Hawkins Gilcrest
Sep 26, 2013
Joan Hawkins Gilcrest, age 73, of Marietta, GA, passed away on Thursday, September 26, 2013. Funeral services will be held at 2pm on Sunday, September 29, 2013, in the Chapel of West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory, 2480 Macland Road, Marietta with Rev. Trentis “Butch” Wilson officiating. Born in Akron, OH, Mrs. Gilcrest lived in New Lexington and Columbus, OH...
Paul Justin Oliver
Sep 24, 2013
Paul Justin Oliver, age 29, of Marietta, GA passed away on Tuesday, September 24, 2013. A celebration of Paul’s life will be held 2pm on Tuesday, October 1, 2013, at Burnt Hickory Baptist Church, 5145 Due West Road, Powder Springs, GA 30127, with Rev. Bob Byrd and Rev. Mike Stephens officiating and speakers, Coach Mark Richt (head football coach at...
Richard Allen "Rick" Sheldon
Sep 23, 2013
Richard Allen “Rick” Sheldon, age 56, of Marietta, GA passed away on Monday, September 23, 2013. Funeral Services will be held 11 am on Thursday, September 26, 2013 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta. Interment will follow at Kennesaw Memorial Park. Born in Rockwood, TN, Mr. Sheldon lived most of his life in Marietta, GA. He was...
Sara Rodriguez
Sep 18, 2013
Sara M. Rodriguez, age 88, of Acworth, GA passed away on Wednesday, September 18, 2013. Graveside Services will be held at 11am on Saturday, September 21, 2013 at Kennesaw Memorial Park with Pastor Juan Rodriguez officiating. Born in Puerto Rico, Mrs. Rodriguez moved to the United States 66 years ago. She was a resident of Cobb County for the past...
Jim Kennon Barker
Sep 18, 2013
Jim Kennon Barker, age 89, of Marietta passed away September 18, 2013. Private Family Services will be held at a later date. Mr. Barker was a native of Columbus and lived in Smyrna most of his life. After retiring from Lockheed Martin after 34 years, he moved to Florida. He served in the Marines during WWII . He was a...
Beverly Jean Martin
Sep 17, 2013
Beverly Jean Martin, age 82, of Marietta, GA, formerly of Bloomington, IN, passed away on Tuesday, September 17, 2013. A graveside service will be held at 2pm on Thursday, September 19, 2013, at Cheatham Hill Memorial Park in Marietta, GA. Born in LaPorte, IN, Mrs. Martin and her late husband, Lyle Walter Martin, Jr., lived in Bloomington, IN for 48...
Esther R. Wheelock
Sep 15, 2013
Esther R. Wheelock, age 94, of Kennesaw, GA (formerly of Peachtree City) passed away on Sunday, September 15, 2013. Memorial Services will be held at a later date. A native of Troy, Ohio, Mrs. Wheelock retired to Peachtree City with her husband, the late William Wheelock, in 1985. She was a Registered Nurse, and was a member of Holy Trinity...
Judy Beth Clark
Sep 13, 2013
Judy Beth Clark, age 73, of Kennesaw, GA passed away Friday, September 13, 2013. Funeral Services will be held at 1 pm on Tuesday, September 17 at Burnt Hickory Baptist Church, Powder Springs, GA with Rev. Mike Stephens officiating. Mrs. Clark will lie in state at the church one hour prior to the service. Interment will be on Saturday, Sept....
Jackie Lee "Jack" Meeks Sr.
Sep 12, 2013
Jackie Lee “Jack” Meeks, Sr., age 67, of Marietta, GA passed away on Thursday, September 12, 2013. Funeral Services will be held at 3pm on Sunday, September 15, 2013 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta with Rev. Terry Meeks officiating. A native of Thomaston, GA, Mr. Meeks had worked at Beaudry Ford in Atlanta as a salesman...
Billy Donald Black
Sep 8, 2013
Billy Donald Black, age 74, of Marietta passed away Sunday, September 8, 2013. A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 pm on Wednesday, September 11, 2013 at Hollydale United Methodist Church, 2364 Powder Springs Road, Marietta with Reverend Leonard Akers and Reverend David Wilson officiating. Mr. Black lived in the Atlanta area all of his life. He retired from...
Ashley Victoria Garland
Sep 7, 2013
Ashley Victoria Garland, age 28, of Powder Springs, passed away on Saturday, September 7, 2013. Funeral services will be held at 11am on Wednesday, September 11, 2013, in the Chapel of West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory, 2480 Macland Road, Marietta with Rev. Ryan Lawson officiating. Interment will follow at 4pm at Greenlawn Cemetery in Union Point, GA, with Pastor...

