Obituaries
Thomas Ronald Gray
May 13, 2011
Mr. Thomas Ronald Gray, age 75, of Powder Springs, GA passed away on Friday, May 13, 2011. Funeral Services will be held 2pm Monday at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta. Interment will follow at Cheatham Hill Memorial Park Cemetery. A native of Erie, PA, Mr. Gray lived in Cobb County for the past 40 years. He worked...
William Melton
May 13, 2011
Mr. William Morris “Bud” Melton, Sr., age 70, of Powder Springs passed away Friday, May 13, 2011. Funeral Services will be held 11am Tuesday, May 17th, in the chapel of West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta with Rev. Talmadge Crawford and Rev. John Mays officiating. Burial will follow at Kennesaw Memorial Park. A lifelong Resident of Cobb County,...
James Daniel Anderson
May 13, 2011
Mr. James Daniel Anderson, age 74, of Buchanan, GA passed away Friday, May 13, 2011. A Graveside Service will be held 2pm Sunday, May 15th at Pineywoods Cemetery in Buchanan. A native of Carrollton, GA, Mr. Anderson lived in Atlanta for most of his life before moving to Buchanan 6 years ago. He worked for the City of Atlanta as...
Calvin B. Prather
May 12, 2011
Calvin "Dink" B. Prather, a retired Cobb County Fire Fighter, died Thursday, May 12, 2011 after a brief struggle with lung cancer. He was seventy-three years old. Calvin, better known to his friends as Dink, leaves behind his wife of fifty-two years, Linda Brady; along with their three children, Tammy Kimbrough, Tracy Colby and Tyler Prather; seven grandchildren; a sister,...
Bruce Evitts Humphrey
May 9, 2011
Acworth, GA – Bruce Evitts Humphrey, 73, of Acworth, GA, passed away Monday, May 9th, 2011 at his home. A native of Marblehead, MA, Bruce was born on October 19, 1937, to Edward F. and Viola (Evitts) Humphrey. Bruce served in the United States Army from 1955 to 1959 as a Topographic Engineer. He was employed for I.B.E.W. #103 in...
Ginger Medlock Gile
May 6, 2011
Ginger Medlock Gile, age 42, of Dallas, GA passed away Friday, May 6, 2011. Funeral Services will be held 1pm Monday, May 9th in the chapel of West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta. Interment will follow at Kennesaw Memorial Park Cemetery. A native of Cobb County, Ginger moved to Dallas 9 years ago. She graduated from Osborne High...
Benjamin Owuor Ochuodho
May 5, 2011
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Peter Emil Scandrett
May 4, 2011
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James Lawrence Orange
May 3, 2011
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Dr. Ervin Eugene Williams
May 2, 2011
Dr. E. Eugene Williams, 88, of Austell, GA died May 2, 2011 of congestive heart and renal failure. Dr. Williams, born Feb. 25, 1923 in Corning, N.Y., has lived in GA for the past19 years. He had an illustrious career as a WWII air force pilot and POW, minister, scholar, college chaplain, university and seminary professor, church and educational administrator,...
Budd H. Harold
Apr 30, 2011
Budd H. Harold, 91, of Marietta, GA formerly of Canton, Ohio, passed away Saturday, April 30, 2011. Mr. Harold is a native of Canton, Ohio and was retired from The Timken Company as an R & D Engineer. He was a veteran of the United States Navy. Services for Mr. Harold will be held at a later date.
Eugene Wayne Willingham
Apr 29, 2011
Eugene Wayne Willingham, 88, went to be with the Lord on April 29th. He was born March 21, 1923 in Charleston, IL & moved to Toledo as a teenager. He graduated from Macomber in 1942 & soon after met & married the love of his life. Together they had 10 children. Wayne was an ingenious man who could do just...
Deborah Nealey Lawson
Apr 29, 2011
Deborah Nealey Lawson, age 54, of Powder Springs, GA passed away on Friday, April 29, 2011. Funeral Services will be held 2pm on Monday, May 2, 2011 in the chapel of West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta with Rev. Jimmy Post officiating. Born in Cartersville, GA, Mrs. Lawson moved to Powder Springs in 1988. She worked as an...
Robert Charters Lyon
Apr 29, 2011
Robert Charters “Bobby” Lyon, age 72, of Marietta, GA passed away on Friday, April 29, 2011. Memorial Services will be held 2pm on Saturday, May 7, 2011 in the chapel of West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta. A reception will be held immediately following the ceremony. Mr. Lyon grew up in Livingston, Alabama before moving to Cobb County,...
Gregory Tod Dillard
Apr 28, 2011
Mr. Gregory Tod Dillard, age 50, of Marietta, GA passed away Thursday, April 28, 2011. Private Graveside Services will be held Monday at Kennesaw Memorial Park Cemetery in Marietta with Rev. Terry Nelson officiating. Born in Birmingham, Alabama, Mr. Dillard was a graduate of Osborne High School, and had worked at Floyd Medical Center. Survivors include: Parents: William and Elinor...
Shelton Thomas Segars
Apr 27, 2011
Mr. Shelton Thomas Segars, age 76, of Powder Springs, GA passed away Wednesday, April 27, 2011. Funeral Services will be held 12pm Saturday in the chapel of West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta with Rev. Lee McGarity officiating. Burial will follow at Crestlawn Cemetery in Atlanta. A native of South Caroline, Mr. Segars lived in Powder Springs for...
Frederick James McKenna
Apr 21, 2011
Chief Master Sergeant Frederick James McKenna IV, left this earthly life suddenly Thursday, April 21, 2011. He was 46. Born in Pittsburgh, Kansas, “Jimmy” was raised in Fredericksburg, VA. He graduated from Stafford Senior High School where his passion was athletics. He enlisted in the U.S. Air Force as an Aircrew Life Support Technician and was assigned to Okinawa, Japan....
Joseph Michael Marigliano
Apr 20, 2011
Joseph Michael Marigliano 67, of Marietta, passed away on, Wednesday, April 20th 2011 surrounded by his loving family after a courageous battle of sepsis shock. Joe was born in Queens, New York on May 24, 1943. He was the son of the late Dorothy and Dominic Marigliano, of Astoria, NY. Joe Lived in Queens, NY, Glendale, CA and Mastic, NY...
Thomas John Bracey
Apr 18, 2011
Thomas John “T.J.” Bracey, age 20, of Acworth, GA passed away Monday, April 18, 2011. Memorial Services will be held 2pm Thursday at Burnt Hickory Baptist Church in Powder Springs with Rev. Mike Stephens and Rev. Matt Petty officiating. T.J. was a lifelong resident of the Kennesaw and Acworth area. He had recently graduated from Harrison High School, and was...
Larry Bishop
Apr 16, 2011
Larry C. Bishop, age 64, of Blue Ridge (formerly of Marietta) passed away Saturday, April 16, 2011. Memorial Services will be held on Saturday, April 30th at 2 pm in the Chapel of West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory, Marietta. Larry enjoyed many years of playing music in several bands in Columbus, GA starting with the Accents, The Cotillions and...