Obituaries
Agnes Achiaa
Aug 28, 2020
With profound sadness we are heartbroken to share the news of the passing of our mother, sister and grandmother Agnes Achiaa (Auntie Aggie, Ama Akyaa, Madam) on Friday August 28, 2020 at the Kennestone Hospital in Marietta, Georgia. She was 69. Agnes story starts when she was born in Kumasi, Ghana to Mr. John Amankwaah and Madam Mercy Akua Frimpomaa,...
Emory G. Burkhalter
Aug 27, 2020
Emory G. Burkhalter, age 75, of Crestview, Florida passed away August 27, 2020. Funeral Service will be held at 12:00 pm on Wednesday, September 9, 2020 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory Chapel in Marietta, GA with Rev. Mike White officiating. Interment will follow at 2:30 pm at Georgia National Cemetery in Canton, Georgia. He was Preceded in death...
Connie Williams
Aug 26, 2020
Connie D. Williams, age 70, of Powder Springs, Georgia passed away Wednesday, August 26, 2020. Memorial Services will be announced soon. A native of Michigan, Mrs. Williams lived in Powder Springs for the past 40 years. She was a talented and published artist. Survivors include: Husband of 40 years, Chuck Williams; 2 Sons, Shane (Cassie) Williams, Acworth, GA and Wayne...
Margaret Levi
Aug 24, 2020
Margaret Levi, 79, died on Monday, August 24, 2020, at home with her family by her side. Margaret was born in Jamaica on October 31, 1940 to Eric and Hyacinth Elliott. She married Paul Levi, the love of her life, on May 25, 1965, and they enjoyed 55 loving years together. They moved to New York where they raised their...
Joslynne Rillie Jones
Aug 23, 2020
Joslynne Rillie Jones was born in Chicago, Illinois on February 26, 1957, the second child of Aletha Beatrice Kennedy Jones and Paul Daniel Jones (both deceased). She transitioned at WellStar Hospital in Austell, GA on Aug. 23, 2020. When Joslynne was a small child, the family moved to Los Angeles, California. After her mother's death, Joslynne, older sister Sheryl and...
Wanda Nalley Conner
Aug 23, 2020
Wanda N. Conner, age 81, of Marietta, Georgia passed away Sunday, August 23, 2020. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am on Friday, August 28, 2020 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta with Reverend Donald Richards officiating. Interment will follow at 1:30 pm at Green Lawn Cemetery in Roswell, Georgia. A native of Roswell, GA, Mrs....
Ralph Miller
Aug 22, 2020
Ralph Kay Miller, Sr., age 89, of Mableton, Georgia passed away August 22, 2020. Funeral Service will be held at 6:00 pm on Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory Chapel in Marietta, GA with Rev. Alan Davis officiating. Interment will be held at Westview Cemetery in Atlanta, Georgia. Ralph Miller was born in Fitzgerald, Georgia...
Joy Christensen
Aug 22, 2020
Joy (Bewersdorf) Christensen, 92 of Marietta, GA passed away on August 22, 2020, surrounded by her loving family. Joy was born February 18, 1928, in Chicago, IL to Herbert and Violet Bewersdorf. Joy was predeceased by her father and mother and her husband Robert H. Christensen. She is survived by her children Gay (Donald) Schumaker (Gay passed away October 9,...
Latanya Marie Durham
Aug 19, 2020
With the start of a new life, Dr. Latanya Marie Durham, DC, age 38, has made the transition from earth to glory. At 02:01 p.m., she boarded train 2020, Car No. 8, took the 19th seat and the train moved on. Her work is now finished. She was a young, sweet, beautiful young lady and a talented, well respected doctor...
Kevin Douglas Monstrola
Aug 19, 2020
Kevin Douglas Monstrola, age 41, of Dallas, Georgia passed away August 19, 2020. Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 am on Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory Chapel in Marietta, GA. Kevin was born to parents Doug and Debbie Monstrola on July 26, 1979 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He grew up in Brighton, Michigan,...
Sarah Elise Reece
Aug 19, 2020
Sarah Elise Reece, age 95, of Buford, Georgia passed away Wednesday, August 19, 2020. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 pm on Sunday, August 23, 2020 at Cheatham Hill Baptist Church in Marietta with Pastor Ryan McElhaney and Rev. Steven McEntyre officiating. Interment will follow at 4:30pm at Big Springs United Methodist Church Cemetery in Woodstock, Georgia. She will...
Helen Thrasher
Aug 19, 2020
Helen Elizabeth Elsner Thrasher, age 99, of Mableton, Georgia passed away August 19, 2020. Funeral Service will be held at 2:00 pm on Monday, August 24, 2020 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory Chapel in Marietta, GA with Dr. David Maddox officiating. Interment will follow at Mozley Memorial Gardens in Lithia Springs, Georgia. She was preceded in death by...
Benjamin Franklin Suddeth Jr.
Aug 18, 2020
On Tuesday, August 18, 2020, Frank Suddeth, loving father and grandfather, passed away peacefully in his home at the age of 78. Funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 22, 2020 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory Chapel in Marietta, GA with Rev. Carl Braswell officiating. Interment will follow at Georgia Memorial Park in Marietta,...
Clement Obukowho Akiri
Aug 18, 2020
On Tuesday, August 18, 2020, Clement Obukowho Akiri, loving husband and father of three children, passed away at age 52. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, September 5, 2020 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta. Interment will follow at Mount Harmony Memorial Gardens in Mableton, Georgia. The family will receive friends on Saturday,...
Nell T. Sosebee
Aug 17, 2020
Nell T. Sosebee, age 92, of Powder Springs, Georgia passed away August 17, 2020. Funeral Service will be held at 1:00 pm on Saturday, August 22, 2020 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory Chapel in Marietta with Dr. Richard Walker officiating. Due to CDC Restrictions the service is limited to relatives only. Interment will follow at Georgia Memorial Park...
Henrietta Samples Ellis
Aug 16, 2020
Henrietta Samples Ellis, age 88, of Powder Springs, Georgia passed away Sunday, August 16, 2020. A Graveside Service will be held at 11:00 am on Wednesday, August 19, 2020 at Mountain View Cemetery in Marietta with Garrett Ellis officiating. Born in Rockmart, GA, Mrs. Ellis has lived in Cobb County since 1961. She and her husband owned and operated Marietta...
Betty Jean Berry
Aug 15, 2020
Betty Jean Berry, age 80, of Austell, Georgia passed away Saturday, August 15, 2020. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 am on Tuesday, August 18, 2020 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta with Rev. Alan Clayton and Rev. Justin Hayles officiating. Interment will follow at Mozley Memorial Gardens in Lithia Springs. A lifelong resident of Austell,...
Russell Ferdon
Aug 15, 2020
On Saturday, August 15, 2020, Russell S. Ferdon, loving husband, son, brother, uncle, and friend, died at the age of 58. Russ was born on March 22, 1962, in Monroe, Michigan to Walter and Nancy (Clevenger) Ferdon. He attended Purdue University and followed his love of design and advertising to the Portfolio Center in Atlanta where he received his degree...
William D. Brand
Aug 13, 2020
William D. Brand, age 85, of Powder Springs, Georgia formerly of DeKalb County passed away August 13, 2020. Services will be held at a later date. William was a native of Atlanta, GA spending the last 17 years in Powder Springs, GA. He was a retired teacher from DeKalb County Schools and also retired from the United States Navy. He...