Obituaries
Rosemary Diana Gentilozzi
Jun 12, 2011
Rosemary Gentilozzi, 75, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend, born November 24, 1935, passed away Sunday, June 12, 2011. Ms. Gentilozzi was the only child of Harry and Veronica Perdikis. She and the late Stephen J. Gentilozzi, Jr. raised five children in Connecticut. She later relocated to Florida and finally to the Atlanta area and embarked on a career in...
Enid Ann Heck
Jun 10, 2011
Ann Heck, 92, passed away peacefully at home in Powder Springs, GA on June 10th, 2011. A graveside service took place in Mableton, GA on June 13th. Ann spent her life in Arizona, where she met her husband, Robert Lee “Bob” Heck. Ann was a homemaker and Bob worked for the Glendale Police Dept. and then with the Maricopa County...
Charles Wesley Burkhalter
Jun 6, 2011
Charles Wesley Burkhalter, age 70, of Marietta, GA passed away on Monday, June 6, 2011. Funeral Services will be held 11am on Thursday, June 9, 2011 at Tabernacle Baptist Church in Hiram with Rev. Hayward Bass officiating. Interment will follow at the Georgia National Cemetery in Canton. He will lie in state one hour prior to the service at the...
Lucia E. Colon
Jun 6, 2011
Lucia Espinosa Colon was born in Culebra, Puerto Rico on March 3, 1923. She passed away on June 6, 2011 in Marietta, Georgia. She was a long time resident of St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. Funeral Services will be held at 12 noon on Monday, June 13, 2011 in the Chapel of West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory, Marietta with...
Solomon Forbes
Jun 6, 2011
Solomon Forbes, Jr., was born on April 17, 1945 to the late Solomon Forbes, Sr., and Olive Martin Forbes, in Norristown, PA Solomon attended the Norristown Area School District and excelled in a variety of sports. He was joined in marriage to Gwendolyn Ann Whittington on April 8, 1967, and they had five daughters together. Solomon was employed by ITT...
Anton John Zadnik
Jun 5, 2011
Anton J. Zadnik, 65, of Kennesaw, GA, passed away Sunday, June 5, 2011. A memorial service will be held at 3pm on Tuesday, June 7, 2011, in the Chapel of West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta, GA with Rev. Billy Wood and Rev. Zach Rollins officiating. Visitation will be for one hour prior to the service. Born in...
Jesse Jo Perry
Jun 5, 2011
Jesse J. Perry born May 8, 1923 in Telluride, Colorado past away June 5, 2011 in Marietta, GA. A devoted and loving husband, father and grandfather he leaves behind his wife of 44 years, Marijane Patricia Perry. He was the father of four children and four step-children, grandfather to many grandchildren and friend to all. He will be remembered for...
Carol D. Cohn
Jun 3, 2011
Carol D. Cohn, 74, of Marietta, passed away Friday, June 3, 2011. A memorial service will be held at 4pm on Saturday, June 11, 2011, at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory, Marietta. Visitation will be held for one hour prior to the service. Born in Mineola, NY, Ms. Cohn had lived in Marietta since 1981. She retired from Mead...
Amos Allen Croft
Jun 3, 2011
Amos Allen Croft, age 88, of Powder Springs passed away June 3, 2011. Services will be Monday, June 6 at 2:00 pm in the Chapel of West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory, Marietta with Rev. Tommy Young, officiating. Interment will be at Marietta City Cemetery. Mr. Croft is preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy Croft and son, David Croft....
Lennis Donovan Jones
May 30, 2011
Mr. Lennis Donovan “Donny” Jones, Jr., age 42, of Marietta passed away Monday, May 30, 2011. Funeral Services will be held 3pm Sunday, June 5th in the chapel of West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta. Burial will follow at Mableton Memorial Gardens. Born in Joplin, MO, Mr. Jones had lived most of his life in Cobb County, and...
Eskell Lee "Buddy" Cobb
May 30, 2011
Mr. Eskell Lee “Buddy” Cobb, age 80, of Marietta, GA passed away on Monday, May 30, 2011. Memorial Services will be held 11am on Thursday, June 2, 2011 at GracePointe Marietta Baptist Church with Rev. Ken Howard officiating. Born in Eva, Alabama, Mr. Cobb lived most of his life in Marietta. He owned and operated AAA Signcrafters, Inc. on Atlanta...
Truman Oscar Williams
May 29, 2011
Mr. Truman Oscar Williams, age 83, of Dallas, GA passed away on Sunday, May 29, 2011. Funeral Services will be held 1pm Wednesday, June 1st at Trinity Fellowship Church in Marietta with Rev. Richard Hemphill officiating. Interment will follow at Kennesaw Memorial Park in Marietta. He will lie in state at the church 1 hour prior to the service. A...
Michel Alphonse
May 28, 2011
Michel Alphonse, age 78, of Hiram, GA passed away on Saturday, May 28, 2011. Memorial Services will be held 11 am on Saturday, June 4, 2011 at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah Witness (French Marietta Congregation), 215 County Road, Marietta, GA 30064. Born in Haiti, Mr. Alphonse moved to the United States in 1956. He earned his Associate Degree in...
Edward Lanier Parker
May 25, 2011
Edward Lanier Parker, 77, of Marietta, GA passed away on Wednesday, May 25, 2011. Funeral Services will be 11am Saturday, May 28, 2011 in the Chapel of West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory with Rev. Joey Hatchell officiating. Interment will follow at Cheatham Hill Memorial Park. Mr. Parker was a 1953 graduate of West Fulton High School and attended Southern...
James Edward Price
May 24, 2011
James Edward Price Sr., 82, of Marietta, GA passed away on Tuesday, May 24, 2011. Funeral Services will be held 3pm Saturday, May 28, 2011 at First Baptist Church of Smyrna with Rev. Joseph Rainwater officiating. Mr. Price will lie in state at the church from 2pm until the time of service. Interment will follow at Georgia Memorial Park in...
Flora Mae Williams
May 23, 2011
Flora Mae “Polly” Williams, age 87, of Mableton, GA passed away on Monday, May 23, 2011. Funeral Services will be held 11:00a.m. on Friday, May 27, 2011 at Floyd Road Baptist Church with Rev. Burman Cape Jr. officiating. She will lie in state at the church from 10:00a.m. until the time of service. Interment will be 3:30p.m. Friday at Glen...
Elizabeth Singleton Atcheson
May 23, 2011
Elizabeth Singleton Atcheson, 76, of Marietta, passed away Monday, May 23, 2011. Services will be held 11am on Wednesday in the Chapel of West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory with Dr. John Knox Crooks officiating. Interment will follow at Mountain View Cemetery. Born in Paulding County, Mrs. Atcheson had lived in Marietta since 1970. She was a beloved wife and...
Kemuel Wayne Shipp Sr.
May 22, 2011
Kemuel (Kem) Wayne Shipp Sr., 72, of Kennesaw passed away Sunday, May 22, 2011. Private family services will be held. Predeceased in death by his parents Mescal and Rushard Shipp both of Kennesaw and a brother Geoffrey Shipp. He is survived by a daughter Dori and her husband Brandon Smith of Acworth and their three children, David, Annie and Mary...
James Grady Bowman
May 20, 2011
James Grady Bowman, Jr., 81, of Acworth, GA, passed away Friday, May 20, 2011. Visitation will be at 11:30 am with a memorial service following at 12:30 pm on Tuesday, May 24, 2011, in the Chapel of West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta, GA with Phillip Satterfield officiating. Interment will follow at the Georgia National Cemetery in Canton...