Obituaries
Michael Clark Smallwood
Nov 30, 2024
Michael Clark Smallwood, age 67, long-time resident of Mableton and Smyrna, Georgia, passed away November 30, 2024. He is preceded in death by his parents, Hollis “Bud” and Eloise Chandler Smallwood, sister Charlotte Smallwood, and brother William “Bill” Smallwood. He is survived by his sisters Sandra (Joe Erni) of Douglasville and Karen (Jon Cunningham) of Canton, GA, son Mike (Erika)...
James Edwin Tate, Jr.
Nov 30, 2024
James Edwin Tate, Jr., age 64, of Marietta, Georgia passed away Saturday, November 30, 2024. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 pm on Monday, December 9, 2024 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta with Rev. David Moore officiating. Interment will follow at Mt. Harmony Memorial Gardens in Mableton, Georgia.
Born in Norfolk, VA, Mr. Tate was a...
Jay Reade Kirby
Nov 28, 2024
Jay Reade Kirby, age 54, of Powder Springs, Georgia passed away peacefully at home with his family by his side on Thursday, November 28, 2024. Funeral Services will be held at 1:30 pm on Sunday, December 1, 2024 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta with Pastors Billy Wood, David Blankenship, and Shayne Newton officiating. Interment will follow...
Vinny "Venus" Wood
Nov 28, 2024
Vinny Wood, affectionately known as "Venus," left this world on November 28, 2024, at the age of 58. Born on December 16, 1965, in Austell, she brought light and laughter into the lives of everyone she encountered, with a spirit as vibrant and fiery as her beloved red hair.
Vinny was a remarkable woman, who never met a stranger—her friendly demeanor...
Cynthia Tucker Fleming
Nov 26, 2024
Cynthia Tucker Fleming, age 77, of Marietta, Georgia passed away Tuesday, November 26, 2024. A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 am on Thursday, January 16, 2025 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta, Georgia with Rev. Daniel Sanderson officiating.
Born in Buckannon, WV, Mrs. Fleming was raised in Stanford, CT, then moved to Marietta, GA in 1978....
Harold Dueber "Smokey" McBride
Nov 22, 2024
Harold Dueber "Smokey" McBride, age 94, of Marietta, Georgia passed away Friday, November 22, 2024. A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 am on Monday, December 2, 2024 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta with Pastor Clarence Howard officiating. Inurnment will follow at Kennesaw Memorial Park.
A native of Houston, TX, Mr. McBride moved to Marietta in...
Austin Mathew "Matt" Graham
Nov 21, 2024
Austin Mathew "Matt" Graham, age 50, of Marietta, Georgia passed away Thursday, November 21, 2024. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 pm on Tuesday, November 26, 2024 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta with Pastor Matt Petty officiating. Interment will follow at Georgia Memorial Park in Marietta.
A lifelong resident of Marietta, Matt graduated from McEachern High...
Runette McElreath Nance
Nov 18, 2024
Runette M. Nance, age 87, of Marietta, Georgia passed away Monday, November 18, 2024. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 pm on Friday, November 22, 2024 at Owl Rock United Methodist Church in Atlanta with Rev. Cilas Menezes officiating. Interment will follow at Owl Rock United Methodist Church Cemetery. There will be a time of visitation from 1pm until...
Judy Jesse Kelley
Nov 16, 2024
Judy Jesse Kelley, age 78, of Marietta, Georgia passed away Saturday, November 16, 2024. A Memorial Service will be held at 12:00 pm on Thursday, November 21, 2024 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta, Georgia with Rev. Pam McCurdy and Pastor Ralph Thompson officiating. The family will receive friends on Thursday, November 21, 2024 from 10:00 am...
Jerry Wayne Dorsey
Nov 13, 2024
Jerry Wayne Dorsey, age 84, of Hiram, Georgia passed away November 13, 2024. Funeral Service will be held at 1:00 pm on Monday, November 18, 2024 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory Chapel in Marietta, Georgia. Interment will follow at Mount Harmony Memorial Gardens in Mableton, Georgia.
Jerry was born in Atlanta, GA, on January 17, 1940. He married Louise...
Douglas Burke Horne, Jr.
Nov 12, 2024
Douglas Burke Horne, Jr. passed away peacefully, surrounded by family on November 12th, 2024 at the age of 78 at his home in Acworth, Georgia. Born October 9th, 1946 in Augusta, Georgia to parents Nancy and Douglas Horne, Sr., Doug grew up in East Rome, where he was known among the neighborhood kids as “Suicide Horne” for his daring antics....
Terry Lee McConnell
Nov 10, 2024
Terry McConnell of Acworth, Georgia, died Sunday, November 10, 2024 at the age of 59. He was born on August 24, 1965, in Grove City, Pennsylvania, to Jim and Sandy McConnell.
Terry started his nearly 40 year career in concrete pumping in Atlanta, Georgia. He spent the last 16 years with Brundage Bone and most recently served as the Regional Director...
Guillermo Antonio Marti, Jr.
Nov 8, 2024
Guillermo A. Marti Jr., 63, of Powder Springs, Georgia passed away on 8 November 2024 due to natural causes.
Guillermo was born on 29 August 1961 to Carmen Aviles and Guillermo Marti in Bronx, New York and raised in Levittown, Puerto Rico with his brother Raymond Marti. After Guillermo graduated from high school he briefly attended college then joined the U.S....
Joseph Mykytyn, Jr.
Nov 8, 2024
Joseph Mykytyn Jr (Joe), age 71, of Temple, died on November 8th, 2024. He was born on July 26, 1953 in Atlanta, Georgia as the oldest of five children, to Joseph Mykytyn Sr & Shirley Yvonne Newhouse Mykytyn. Joe spent over twenty years of his life protecting and serving others as an officer with the Cobb County Police Department and...
Robert Kyle Green
Nov 5, 2024
Robert Kyle Green, age 36, of Cumming, Georgia passed away November 5, 2024. Memorial Service will be held at 6:00 pm on Saturday, November 16, 2024 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory Chapel in Marietta, Georgia. The family will receive friends prior to the Memorial, beginning at 4:00 pm until service time at 6:00 pm.
Kyle was born on March...
Glenda Elizabeth Chambless
Nov 5, 2024
Glenda Elizabeth Chambless, age 74, crossed her earthly finish line on Tuesday, November 5, 2024 at an Assured Senior Living memory care home in Castle Rock, Colorado. She was born, along with her twin sister Brenda, on December 12, 1949, in Atlanta, Georgia, and grew up in and resided in Smyrna. Glenda was a graduate of Campbell High School in...
Janet Marie Duke
Nov 5, 2024
Janet Marie Duke was born on Nov. 1, 1944 in St. Louis, Illinois. She passed away peacefully on Nov. 5, 2024. She was a wonderful friend and teacher of many.
Her enthusiasm for life, optimism, and smile were always an encouragement to those around her.
She was a member of the Burnt Hickory Church of Christ in Marietta, GA where she taught...
Charles Allen "Charlie" McMillen
Nov 4, 2024
Charles Allen "Charlie" McMillen, age 76, of Powder Springs, Georgia passed away Monday, November 4, 2024. A Graveside Service will be held at 11:00 am on Tuesday, November 12, 2024 at Georgia National Cemetery in Canton with Pastor Ike Reighard officiating.
A native of Owatonna, Minnesota, Mr. McMillen had lived in Cobb County, GA for the past 30 years. He was...
Daphne Letten Clare
Oct 31, 2024
Daphne Letten Clare, age 87, of Marietta, Georgia passed away October 31, 2024. Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, November 23, 2024 at St. Peter's Anglican Church in Pedro Plains, St. Elizabeth, Jamaica with interment in the church cemetery. A Memorial Service will be held 2:00 pm, December 7, 2024 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta,...
Jose O. Orellana, Sr
Oct 30, 2024
Jose Orellana, age 78, of Cumming, Georgia passed away October 30, 2024. Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, November 9, 2024 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory Chapel in Marietta, Georgia. Interment will follow at Mableton Memorial Gardens in Mableton, Georgia.
Mr. Orellana was a native of Guatemala and has lived in the Atlanta area since...