Obituaries

Benjamin Wale Eyitayo

Benjamin Wale Eyitayo

Aug 1, 2021

Benjamin Wale Eyitayo, age 42, of Bakersfield, California passed away August 1, 2021. Funeral Service will be held at 10:00 am on Saturday, September 11, 2021 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory Chapel in Marietta, GA. Interment will follow at Crest Lawn Memorial Park in Atlanta, Georgia. Benjamin Wale Eyitayo was born June 15th, 1979 to Rufus Oladipo and...

Martha Jane Mathis

Martha Jane Mathis

Aug 1, 2021

Martha Jane Mathis, age 77, of Marietta, Georgia passed away Sunday, August 1, 2021. No services will be held at this time. A native of Paulding County, Mrs. Mathis lived most of her life in Cobb County. She retired after a career at Lockheed, and was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include: Husband of 51 years, Theodore Mathis; 2 Sons,...

Dolly Janet Griswell

Dolly Janet Griswell

Aug 1, 2021

Dolly Janet Griswell, age 73, of Cartersville, Georgia passed away August 1, 2021. A Celebration of Life service will be held at a later date. She was Preceded in death by her son Jeffery Scott Dean, mother Helen Ruth Shore, sister Judy King and brother Robert Shore. Dolly a native of Ohio has spent the last 25 years in Cartersville,...

Annette Pam Caesar

Annette Pam Caesar

Jul 31, 2021

Annette Caesar, 64 of Kingston Jamaica passed away on Saturday July 31,2021. Her final celebration will be held in Jamaica with the date to be announced in the future.

Kathleen A Kennedy

Kathleen A Kennedy

Jul 30, 2021

Kathleen A. Buffington Kennedy, age 74, of Mableton, Georgia passed away July 30, 2021. Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 am on Monday, August 2, 2021 at Lutheran Church of the Nativity in Austell, GA with Pastor Dena Lane officiating. Interment will be held at Georgia National Cemetery in Canton, Georgia. Kathie is preceded in death by her parents...

Martha Christine Coyle

Martha Christine Coyle

Jul 29, 2021

Martha Christine Coyle, age 84, of Marietta, Georgia passed away Thursday, July 29, 2021. A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, August 7, 2021 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta with Pastor David Jones officiating. A native of north Georgia, Mrs. Coyle moved to Marietta in 1963. She enjoyed playing ALTA tennis for...

Ruth Eleanor Buehler

Ruth Eleanor Buehler

Jul 27, 2021

Ruth E. Buehler, age 100, of Acworth, Georgia passed away Tuesday, July 27, 2021. A September 4th Memorial Service at Christ Lutheran Church, 176 W. Sandtown Road, Marietta GA 30064 will be conducted at 3pm. Born in Hays, KS, Mrs. Buehler lived most of her adult life in Munster, IN before moving to Cobb County 25 years ago. She was...

William Charles Kellett

William Charles Kellett

Jul 24, 2021

William Charles Kellett, age 80, of Dallas, Georgia passed away Saturday, July 24, 2021. A Memorial Service will be held at 3:00 pm on Tuesday, July 27, 2021 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta with Pastor Chad Kelly officiating. A native of northern Georgia, Mr. Kellett moved to Cobb County in 1959. He was a former police...

Jane "Doreen" Plunkett

Jane "Doreen" Plunkett

Jul 23, 2021

Doreen (Jane) Plunkett, 42, of Acworth, Georgia, passed away on July 23, 2021 due to complications from childbirth. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM on Sunday, August 1, 2021 at the West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta, GA. Burial will follow at the Peaceful Meadows Memorial Cemetery in Dallas, GA. Doreen was born in Zambia to...

Lily Sutton Barr

Lily Sutton Barr

Jul 23, 2021

Lily Sutton Barr went to her eternal home Friday July 23, 2021. In her all too short life, she felt the love and prayers from family, friends, and even strangers from all over the world. She taught her family more than they ever knew about strength, bravery, and most importantly, love. She will be missed greatly but her family finds...

Thomas "Cliff" Ridinger

Thomas "Cliff" Ridinger

Jul 22, 2021

Thomas Clifton "Cliff" Ridinger, age 36, of Marietta, GA, passed away July 22, 2021. Cliff attended Osborne High School. He was married to his wife, Kristen Ridinger, for eleven years. Cliff worked as an automotive painter for over fifteen years. He loved anything to do with cars! He crafted many of his own custom cars. Cliff is survived by his...

Gloria Eileen Perry

Gloria Eileen Perry

Jul 22, 2021

Gloria Eileen Perry, age 69, of Ellenwood, Georgia passed away July 22, 2021. Funeral Service will be held at 1:00 pm on Sunday, July 25, 2021 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta, GA with Rev. Bill Rorie officiating. The family will receive friends on Sunday, July 25, 2021 from 11:00 am until 1:00 pm at West Cobb...

Helen Tiller-Hall

Helen Tiller-Hall

Jul 18, 2021

Mrs. Helen left this earthly realm on July 18, 2021 and gained her wings. Funeral Services will be held at 1pm on Saturday, July 31, 2021 at Burnt Hickory Baptist Church in Powder Springs with Rev. Matt Petty officiating. The family will receive friends on Saturday, July 31, 2021 from 12pm until 1pm at Burnt Hickory Baptist Church. It would...

Loren Edward Baker

Loren Edward Baker

Jul 18, 2021

Loren Edward Baker, age 85, of Powder Springs, Georgia passed away July 18, 2021. Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 am on Monday, July 26, 2021 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory Chapel in Marietta, GA. Interment will follow at Georgia National Cemetery in Canton, Georgia. He was preceded in death by his parents, Harold and Mary Baker...

Frederick C. Smith

Frederick C. Smith

Jul 16, 2021

Frederick C Smith of Marietta, GA passed away peacefully on July 16th, 2021. He was born November 19, 1925 in Chicago, Illinois. He was raised in an orphanage as a baby after both his parents were killed in a car accident. He was preceded in death by his wife, Barbara Smith, who passed away in 2007. Frederick Smith was educated...

Samuel Auborn "Smitty" Smith

Samuel Auborn "Smitty" Smith

Jul 16, 2021

Samuel Auborn "Smitty" Smith, age 90, of Marietta, Georgia passed away July 16, 2021. Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 am on Monday, July 19, 2021 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory Chapel in Marietta, GA. Interment will follow at Kennesaw Memorial Park in Marietta, Georgia. Auborn was a native and lifelong resident of Marietta, GA. He worked...

David S Hitt

David S Hitt

Jul 14, 2021

David Stanley Hitt passed away on Wednesday, July 14th, 2021 at the age of 72 - most likely to avoid seeing the doctors again or having to fly out west to visit family who wouldn't stop insisting. He leaves behind his wife Jean of 51 years, his son Brian, daughter in-law Becca, a farm still half-full of animals, many friends,...

Denise A. Williams

Denise A. Williams

Jul 12, 2021

Denise A. Williams, age 59, of Marietta, Georgia passed away July 12, 2021. Memorial Service will be held at 1:00 pm on Friday, July 16, 2021 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory Chapel in Marietta, GA. Inurnment will be held July 17, 2021 at 11:00 am at Green Lawn Cemetery in Roswell, Georgia. She was preceded in death by...

Ret. Major Thomas J. O'Connor III

Ret. Major Thomas J. O'Connor III

Jul 11, 2021

Retired Major Thomas J. O'Connor, III, age 67, of Powder Springs, Georgia passed away Sunday, July 11, 2021. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 am on Friday, July 16, 2021 at Due West United Methodist Church in Marietta with Rev. Lathem Postell officiating. Interment will follow at 1:30pm at the Georgia National Cemetery in Canton, Georgia. He will lie...

Connie Christopher

Connie Christopher

Jul 11, 2021

Constance J. "Connie" Christopher, age 62, of Powder Springs, Georgia passed away Sunday, July 11, 2021. A Graveside Service will be held at 11:00 am on Friday, July 16, 2021 at Mt. Harmony Memorial Gardens in Mableton with Rev. Bill Rorie officiating. Born in Washington, GA, Mrs. Christopher lived most of her life in Cobb County. She worked as an...