Obituaries
Phyllis Ann Hardy
Jul 19, 2025
Phyllis Ann Kegley Hardy, age 82, died peacefully on July 19, 2025, at WellStar Community Hospice Tranquility at Cobb surrounded by family. She lived in Cobb County, Georgia. She was a native of Verner, West Virginia and moved to Atlanta in 1965.
Phyllis worked mainly in the Food Distribution Industry her entire life. She retired from Bunzl after 29 years of...
Rev. John A. Miles
Jul 18, 2025
Rev. John Arthur Miles, age 94, of Smyrna, GA went to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, July 18, 2025. A Celebration of his Life will be held at 3pm on Monday, July 21, 2025 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta with Tim Miles officiating. The family will receive friends from 1pm until 3pm prior...
Ricardo Granillo
Jul 16, 2025
Ricardo “Rick” Granillo, age 72, of Kennesaw, Georgia, passed away peacefully on July 16, 2025.
Rick was born in Greensboro, North Carolina, to the late Rachel Bass. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Bonnie; his mother, Rachel; his brother, Randy; and his sister, Brenda.
Rick is lovingly remembered by his daughters, Brittany (Brandon) and Brooke; his cherished granddaughters, Bailee...
Harry L. Langston
Jul 11, 2025
Mr. Harry L. Langston, age 95, of Smyrna, GA passed away on Friday, July 11, 2025. Paw Paw, as he was called by his grandchildren and great grandchildren was one of the most loving, kind, and brave men that you would ever meet. He was married for 71 years to his bride, Bobbie, who passed away in April 2024. It...
Stuart Jackson
Jul 9, 2025
Stuart Jackson, age 63, of Smyrna, GA passed away and went to be with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, July 9, 2025. A Celebration of Life will be announced at a later date, and he will be placed with his family at Bethel Church Cemetery in northeast Alabama
Born in Atlanta, Stuart was a lifelong resident of Smyrna, GA. He...
Elizabeth Rary Thompson
Jul 7, 2025
Beth Thompson, 65, of Marietta, Georgia died July 7, 2025 surrounded by her family. Beth was born in Atlanta November 4, 1959 to Homer and Elizabeth Rary. She attended Cross Keys High School before earning her Bachelor's in Biology from Georgia Tech and continuing on to earn her Bachelor's in Physical Therapy from Georgia State University.
She spent her career as...
Jerry Cunningham
Jul 6, 2025
Mr. Jerry Cunningham, age 64, of Marietta, GA passed away on Sunday, July 6, 2025. Funeral Services will be held at 12pm on Thursday, July 10, 2025 in the chapel of West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta with Rev. Andrew Cunningham officiating. Burial will follow at Georgia Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 10am until 12pm...
Carolyn Pearl MacLaren Mills
Jul 5, 2025
Carolyn Pearl MacLaren Mills, age 82 of Marietta, Ga passed away on Saturday, July 5, 2025. A memorial service will be held on Friday, July 11, 2025, at Burnt Hickory Baptist Church in Powder Springs, Ga with Pastor Matt Petty officiating. The family will receive friends from 11am until 12pm prior to the service at 12pm.
Born in Miami, Fl, Ms....
Marthaleen Riker
Jul 4, 2025
Marthaleen Riker, 82, passed away on July 4, 2025, in Smyrna, GA. Graveside service will be held 12:00 pm, Thursday, July 10, 2025 at Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. Burial will follow.
Full obituary will be updated soon.
Neal Ruth
Jul 2, 2025
Neal Wade Ruth, 68, passed away on July 2, 2025, in Marietta, GA. Funeral service will be held 11:00 am Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory Chapel in Marietta, Georgia. Burial will follow at 3:00 pm at Lakeview Memory Gardens in Phenix City, Alabama.
Neal is survived by his wife, Linda Ruth; son, Nick (Jill Gomes)...
Frankie Aline Joseph
Jul 2, 2025
Frankie Aline Blackwell Joseph, 79, of Clendenin, WV, passed away unexpectedly at home on July 2, 2025.
She was born May 25, 1946. She was one of four children of the late Malinda Atkins-Blackwell and Leon "Frank" Blackwell. Frankie was raised and lived in Cherokee / Cobb County Georgia the majority of her life.
Frankie married her second husband Michael D Joseph...
Anthony Wayne Halcomb
Jul 2, 2025
Anthony Wayne Halcomb, 74, passed away on Wednesday, July 2, 2025, in Cumming, GA. Graveside service will be held 2:30 pm Sunday, July 13, 2025 at Powder Springs Memorial Gardens in Powder Springs, Georgia with burial to follow.
Wayne was a lifelong resident of Cobb County spending most of his life in Mableton and Kennesaw Georgia before moving to Cumming Georgia...
Abbey Cooler
Jun 30, 2025
Abbey Medcalf Cooler, age 48, of Dallas, GA went to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, June 30, 2025. A Celebration of her Life will be held at 3pm on Saturday, July 5, 2025, at Burnt Hickory Baptist Church with Pastor Matt Petty officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior (2pm) to the ceremony at the...
Sterling Lawrence Hedley
Jun 30, 2025
Born Sterling Hedley on the 4th of July 1955 to parents Sterling and Betty Hedley, who preceded him in death.
Deacon Sterling Hedley passed away at sixty-nine years of age, in Marietta, Georgia
He married Patricia Hedley in 1980, who presently teaches school in Cobb County Schools system. The Hedley union produced two beautiful children, daughter Jenay, who is (betrothed to Eduard...
Morris Glessner
Jun 29, 2025
Morris Glessner, 96, of Speedway and Avon, Indiana passed away peacefully of natural causes surrounded by family on June 29, 2025 in Marietta, Georgia. He was born Swayzee, IN in 1929 to Carmon and Mildred Glessner. At age six he became deaf as a result of meningitis. Morris attended the Indiana School for the Deaf where he excelled in football,...
Cathy Cantrell
Jun 28, 2025
Miss Cathy Ann Cantrell, age 57, of Greenville, South Carolina, formally of Acworth, Georgia, passed away on June 28, 2025.
Miss Cantrell grew up in Acworth, GA. She participated in Special Olympics, especially the bowling and gymnastics teams. Cathy graduated from Sprayberry High School and worked at the Tommy Nobis Center. She trained for the Special Olympics at the Chattooga School...
Elizabeth R. Sellers
Jun 28, 2025
A Memorial Service will be held at 2pm on Wednesday, July 9th at the First Baptist Church of Woodstock, 11905 HWY 92, Woodstock.
(Service in the warehouse/youth building)
Beth Sellers, age 80, went home to be with Jesus on Saturday, June 28, 2025, in her home surrounded by her loving family and friends. Beth was born in Dallas, GA on April 4,...
Jennifer Gordon
Jun 26, 2025
Jennifer Winona Gordon passed away on June 26, 2025. Born in Austell, Georgia on September 18, 1972, she is survived by her parents, Evelyn Landrum Gordon and Bobby Mac Gordon. She is also survived by her much-loved children Johnathan Cole Deering and Ansley Elizabeth Deering, as well as her brother Devin Howard Gordon and his family Anne, Emma, and Jack....
Thomas Joseph Royer
Jun 26, 2025
Thomas Joseph Royer, age 79, of Marietta, Georgia, passed away peacefully on June 26, 2025, at the Benton House in Woodstock, Georgia.
Born on May 7, 1946, in Waterloo, Iowa, Tom was the youngest son of Wayne and Josephine Royer. He graduated from Columbus High School in Waterloo and remained a lifelong, devoted fan of the Iowa Hawkeyes—he bled Black and...
Michael Joe Reece
Jun 25, 2025
Michael Joe Reece, lovingly known as Mike, was born on January 8, 1954, in Atlanta, Georgia. He passed away on June 25, 2025, after a courageous but short battle with cancer. Mike’s life was marked by dedication and service, as he worked for the Cobb County Sheriff's Office for an impressive 34 years. Starting as a jailer, he rose through...
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