Obituaries

Derek W. Lester

Derek W. Lester

Sep 8, 2012

Derek Wayne Lester, age 42, of Marietta, GA passed away on Saturday, September 8, 2012. Funeral Services will be held at 2pm on Monday, September 10, 2012 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta with Rev. Allen Young and Bishop Grant Cole officiating. Interment will follow at Dallas Cemetery in Dallas, GA. Derek graduated from Osborne High School...

Linda Smith Murray

Linda Smith Murray

Sep 7, 2012

Linda Smith Murray, age 69, of Marietta, GA passed away on Friday, September 7, 2012. Funeral Services will be held 3pm on Tuesday, September 11, 2012 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta. Interment will follow at Kennesaw Memorial Park in Marietta. A lifelong resident of Marietta, Mrs. Murray retired from Bellsouth after 20 years of employment. She...

Rev. Morris C. Colston

Rev. Morris C. Colston

Sep 7, 2012

Rev. Morris Colston, Jr., age 81, of Marietta passed away Friday, September 7, 2012. Funeral Services will be held 10 am Monday at Temple Baptist Church with Rev. Rodney Colston, Rev. Greg Colston and Rev. Garland Odom officiating. Interment will follow at 1 pm at the Georgia National Cemetery, Canton. Rev. Colston will lie in state from 9 am until...

Sarah Frances Orton

Sarah Frances Orton

Sep 4, 2012

Sarah Frances Thomas McAuley Orton Born July 22, 1925 in Anniston, Alabama to Sarah and JD Thomas. Sarah passed away September 4, 2012 peacefully in her sleep. After graduation from high-school in Anniston Sarah married her high school sweetheart William McAuley. While he was serving in the Marines overseas, Sarah was perusing her nursing career. Her dream was never fulfilled....

Richard Worthington Cree

Richard Worthington Cree

Sep 2, 2012

Richard W. “Dick” Cree, age 85, of Marietta passed away Sunday, Sept. 2. A veteran of World War II, Mr. Cree served in the Merchant Marine and the Army, participating in the Berlin Airlift and in the Korean War. After retiring from the Army, he had a 20-year career in finance and banking. In his second retirement, he worked for...

Jana Marie Nance

Jana Marie Nance

Sep 1, 2012

Jana Marie Nance, age 46, of Atlanta, passed away on Saturday, September 1, 2012. Funeral services will be held at 2pm on Saturday, September 8, 2012, at Owl Rock United Methodist Church, 5880 Campbellton Road, Atlanta, GA 30331. She will lie in state at the church from 1pm until the service. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. A native...

Brenda Merck

Brenda Merck

Sep 1, 2012

Brenda Gardner Merck, age 68, of Powder Springs passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 1st surrounded by her loving family. The daughter of Abner Julian Gardner and Ruby Jane Gardner, she was born June 17, 1944 in Atlanta, GA. She attended Roosevelt High School and North Georgia College. Afterwards, she worked at Lockheed for 20 years, and also worked as...

Alyce R. Maner

Alyce R. Maner

Aug 28, 2012

Alyce R. Maner, age 89, of Powder Springs passed away Tuesday, August 28, 2012. Private services will be held at a later date. A lifelong resident of Cobb County, Mrs. Maner was a member of Locust Grove Baptist Church in Smyrna. Survivors include: Husband of over 70 years, Harry Maner; Son, Gary Maner and wife Lenora; Daughter, Jan Phillips; 3...

Rev. Albert F. Conn

Rev. Albert F. Conn

Aug 27, 2012

Rev. Albert F. Conn, age 76, of Atlanta, GA passed away on Monday, August 27, 2012. Funeral Services will be held at 11am on Friday, August 31, 2012 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta with Rev. Larry Hemphill officiating. A native of Atlanta, Rev. Conn worked with the United States Postal Service before entering the ministry. He...

Maynard A. Weisbrodt

Maynard A. Weisbrodt

Aug 27, 2012

Mr. Maynard A. Weisbrodt, age 92, of Marietta, GA (formerly of Hamilton, OH) passed away Monday, August 27, 2012. A Memorial Service will be held at 10am on Thursday, August 30, 2012 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Marietta. Interment will be at St. Stephen’s Cemetery in Hamilton, Ohio at a later date. A native of Hamilton, Ohio, Mr. Wesibrodt...

Orena Lynch

Orena Lynch

Aug 26, 2012

Orena Lynch, age 86, of Marietta, GA, passed away on Sunday, August 26, 2012. A memorial service will be held at 2pm on Wednesday, August 29, 2012, in the Chapel of Baker Funeral Home in Moultrie, GA with Rev. Bill McCoy officiating. var item = document.getElementById("tukios_iframe"); // Now calculate our height. if (item){ //Looks like we have tukios_iframe. Lets do

Martha Joyce Monts de Oca

Martha Joyce Monts de Oca

Aug 26, 2012

Martha Joyce Monts de Oca, age 92, of Austell, GA (formerly of Tampa, FL) passed away on Sunday, August 26, 2012. Funeral Services will be held at 12:30pm on Saturday, September 1, 2012 at Garden of Memories Funeral Home in Tampa, FL. Interment will follow at Myrtle Hill Cemetery. A native of the Tampa area, Mrs. Monts de Oca moved...

John Richard Lawrence

John Richard Lawrence

Aug 26, 2012

John Richard Lawrence, age 66, of Powder Springs, GA (formerly of Dunedin, FL) passed away on Sunday, August 26, 2012. Private services will be held at a later date. Born and raised in Connecticut, Mr. Lawrence moved to Dunedin, FL in 1980. After graduating from Yale and Cornell Universities, he worked as the City Manager for Dunedin, FL for 22...

Bonnie Bradford

Bonnie Bradford

Aug 10, 2012

Bonnie “Mrs. B.” Bradford transitioned in her sleep at her home in Marietta, GA, on August 10, 2012. She was 68. A Celebration of Life service will be held at 4pm on Saturday, September 15, 2012, in the Chapel of West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta. For several years, she worked as secretary for Statewide Mechanical. “Mrs. B.”...

Ralph Boyd Murray

Ralph Boyd Murray

Aug 10, 2012

Ralph Boyd Murray, age 65, of Marietta, passed away on Friday, August 10, 2012. There will be a celebration of Ralph's life here in Georgia at a later date to be determined. A memorial service will also be held in North Carolina; the family will provide additional details. Born in Durham, NC, Mr. Murray had lived in Marietta for the...

Lucia G. Moore

Lucia G. Moore

Aug 9, 2012

Lucia G. Moore, age 79, of Marietta, passed away on Thursday, August 9, 2012. Private family services will be held. Mrs. Moore was born in Italy and was a retired school bus driver. Survivors include her children, Ed Grau, Lucy DeNittis, Marie Reals and Michael Grau; brother, Carmelo Casarella and 8 grandchildren.

Betty Kight

Betty Kight

Aug 8, 2012

Betty C. Kight, age 78, of Smyrna, passed away on Wednesday August 8, 2012. Private services will be held. Survivors include her sons, Steve Kight of Marietta and Mark Edward Kight of Oklahoma; siblings, George Cook, Everett Cook, Barbara Waters and Nancy Stewart; 3 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren.

Marlene R. Robinson

Marlene R. Robinson

Aug 6, 2012

Marlene R. Robinson, age 81, of Marietta, GA, passed away on Monday, August 6, 2012. Funeral services will be held at 2pm on Monday, August 13, 2012, at Mt. Bethel United Methodist Church in Marietta. Visitation and viewing will be held at the church from 1pm until the service. Entombment will follow at Cheatham Hill Memorial Park. A native of...

Richard Reynolds

Richard Reynolds

Aug 6, 2012

Mr. Richard Reynolds, age 84, of Lake City, GA, passed away on Monday, August 6, 2012. Funeral services will be held at 2pm on Saturday, August 11, 2012, at First Baptist Church of Jonesboro with Reverend Hinton Harris and Reverend Irvin Pearre officiating. The family will receive friends at the church from 12:30pm until the service. Mr. Reynolds spent many...

Johnny J. Dixon

Johnny J. Dixon

Aug 6, 2012

Johnny J. Dixon, age 78, of Powder Springs, passed away on Monday, August 6, 2012. Funeral services will be held at 2pm on Thursday, August 9, 2012, in the Chapel of West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory, 2480 Macland Road in Marietta with Dr. Richard Walker officiating. Interment will follow at Powder Springs Memorial Gardens. Born in Chatsworth, GA, Mr....