Obituaries
Elmira C. Smith
Apr 16, 2020
Claretta Myra Gumbs-Smith (Elmira) a beloved mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, cousin and friend, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on April 16, 2020. Elmira was born in Saint John, Antigua on October 23, 1935 to Samuel Gomes and Gertrude Ne? George-Gomes. As a little girl, she migrated with her family to Grays Farm, Antigua. There she was...
John Joseph Carlin
Apr 15, 2020
John (Jack) Joseph Carlin (74) passed peacefully at his home on the evening of April 15th, 2020 in the presence of his wife and eldest son. Jack was a loving family man who enjoyed spending his time cheering for his grandchildren at their various sporting and extracurricular events. He retired from Bell South in 2001 after 37 years. At the...
Somer Elizabeth Reeves
Apr 15, 2020
Somer Elizabeth Reeves died unexpectedly on April 15, 2020. Somer received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Georgia State University and was a Certified Addiction Counselor. At the time of her death, she was employed by the United States Postal Service. Somer was a beautiful woman with an infectious laugh. She is survived by her mother, Elizabeth Reinhardt, and stepfather,...
Lacey M. Singletary
Apr 14, 2020
Lacey M. Singletary, age 19, of Powder Springs, Georgia passed away April 14, 2020. A Private Family Graveside Service will be held at 2:00 pm on Sunday, April 19, 2020 at Mableton Memorial Gardens. Lacey was born in Macon,Ga, with full renal failure. Her father, Philip, donated one of his kidneys to her when she was only 22 months old....
Linda Denmon
Apr 13, 2020
Linda T. Denmon, age 79, of Powder Springs, Georgia passed away Monday, April 13, 2020. A Private Graveside Service will be held at Cheatham Hill Memorial Park in Marietta with Rev. Barry Moon officiating. A Public Memorial Service will be held at a later date. Born in Cornelia, GA, Mrs. Denmon lived most of her life in Cobb County. She...
Brock Morey
Apr 13, 2020
F Brockett (Brock) Morey, age 93, of Acworth Georgia passed away Monday, April 13, 2020. Brock was born in Utica New York. He was a resident of Corning New York for over 60 years before moving to Acworth GA. A WWII Navy Veteran, Brock attended Lycoming College where he met his wife, Peggy Zulick. He worked at the Goodyear Tire...
Eva Mae Whitehead
Apr 10, 2020
Eva Mae Odom Whitehead, age 60, of Atlanta, Georgia passed away April 10, 2020. A Celebration of life will be held at a later date to be announced by the family. Eva was proceeded in death by her Mother Elvie Odom and Father Hoyet Odom, her brother Alfred Odom, and her late husband Timothy Lee Lanning. Eva a native of...
Janie Irene Norton
Apr 10, 2020
Janie Irene Norton, age 86, of Powder Springs, Georgia passed away Friday, April 10, 2020. Private Funeral Services will be held with burial to follow at Powder Springs Memorial Gardens Cemetery. A Public Memorial Service will be held at a later date. A lifelong resident of Cobb County, Janie retired from the Cobb County School System after 23 years of...
Jerry Anderson
Apr 10, 2020
Jerry Anderson was born on February 3, 1935 in Greenville, Tennessee to the late John and Annie (Lions) Anderson of Greenville, Tennessee. Jerry came from very humble beginnings as one of ten children. He lived a very full life as a scholarly student who was active in basketball and baseball. He attended County High School in Greenville, Tennessee where he...
Barbara Crouch
Apr 9, 2020
Barbara Crouch, 70, of Dallas, Georgia passed away on April 9, 2020. Memorial service will be held at a later date. She was preceded in death by Father, Edward Ernest Crouch, Mother, Nora Lucille Crouch. She was born on July 20, 1949 to Edward and Nora (Green) Crouch in San Diego, CA. She graduated school from North Hollywood High. Barbara...
Paul Arthur Danneman
Apr 9, 2020
Paul Arthur Danneman, age 77, of Marietta, GA passed away Thursday, April 9, 2020. A Public Memorial Service will be held at a later date. Born October 15, 1942 in Staten Island, New York, Paul served in the United States Air Force, and retired from Eastern Airlines after 24 years of employment. He was also an active member and leader...
James Gordon Brown
Apr 8, 2020
Watch the service on Facebook at 2pm on Monday, April 13, 2020 @ https://www.facebook.com/events/1007105256350349/ Mr. James Gordon Brown age 80 of Marietta, Georgia passed away of natural causes on Wednesday, April 8, 2020. Mr..Brown was born on May 7, 1939 in Greenback, TN. He is the oldest son of the late Arthur N. Brown, Sr. and Carrie Mae Petty Brown....
Deborah Thompson
Apr 3, 2020
Deborah (Debbie) Alice Thompson, long time resident of Marietta, GA, but who's heart never left "West by God Virginia" passed on April 3, 2020 at the age of 73 surrounded by her loved ones. She is survived by her brother, (Bubby) William David Watkins (Sandy) and will be lovingly remembered by her husband of 48 years, Mike and her children,...
"Babe" Atkins-Byrne
Apr 3, 2020
"Babe" Atkins-Byrne, age 78, of Marietta, Georgia passed away Friday, April 3, 2020. Private Services will be held. Survivors include: Husband, Bill Byrne; 4 Siblings, William (Jennifer) Atkins, Marietta, GA, Gene (Harriott) Atkins, Marietta, GA, Sharlene (Robert) Gill, Marietta, GA and Gary (Ann) Atkins, Canton, GA In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Babe Byrne's memory to the...
Robert Sturgies Sr.
Apr 3, 2020
Robert Lee Sturgies, Sr. age 75, of Marietta, Georgia passed away Friday, April 3, 2020. The family will inter him Wednesday, April 15, 2020 at Georgia National Cemetery in Canton. Mr. Sturgies served in the US Military as a First Sergeant for 30 years. He belonged to the 82nd Airborne Army Division. He loved gardening as a hobby and he...
William Robert Beasley
Apr 2, 2020
William Robert Beasley, age 79, of Kennesaw, Georgia passed away Thursday, April 2, 2020. A Private Graveside Service will be held at Kennesaw Memorial Park in Marietta, Georgia. A lifelong resident of Cobb County, Mr. Beasley graduated from Campbell High School in 1959 where he played on the 1958 Baseball State Championship Team. He was the first of the Beasley...
Mary Marie Thomas
Apr 1, 2020
Mrs. Mary Marie McFarland Thomas age 61 of Powder Springs, Georgia passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, April 1, 2020. Mrs. Thomas was born on June 27, 1958 in Jasper, Georgia. She is the oldest daughter of the late Claude McFarland and Essie Mae Richards McFarland. Mrs. Thomas was a long-time employee of ATandT and Alcatel-Lucent Technologies before retiring in 2009....
Nancy Couch
Apr 1, 2020
Nancy Catherine Carlisle Couch, aged 88, died of natural causes on April 1, 2020. She had been residing at Aspen Village Senior Living since February 2016. Nancy is survived by two daughters, Susan Couch Dewberry (spouse Dennis Dewberry), of Hiram, and Dana Couch Mobley (spouse Royce Mobley), of Suwanee. She is also survived by seven adult grandchildren, and seventeen great-grandchildren....
Janice Elizabeth Morgan
Mar 30, 2020
Janice Elizabeth Wood Morgan, age 86 of Marietta, Georgia, passed away on Monday, March 30, 2020. Mrs. Morgan was born in Athens, Georgia, attended Georgia Baptist School of Nursing and was the author of several historical research publications. She was preceded in death by her parents, Carl H. Wood and Mary Lucille Close Wood, and her husband, Frederic L. Morgan....
Louise Chumley
Mar 28, 2020
Louise A. Chumley, age 97, of Marietta, Georgia formerly of Big Canoe, GA passed away March 28, 2020. Private Funeral Service will be held at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta, GA. Interment will follow at Georgia National Cemetery in Canton, Georgia. Mrs. Chumley was preceded in death by her parents Robert and Rachel G. Allen. Louise was...