Obituaries
Robert Cason
Jun 13, 2021
Robert W. Cason, age 98, of Powder Springs, Georgia passed away Sunday, June 13, 2021. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 pm on Friday, June 18, 2021 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta with Chaplain David Lewis officiating. Interment will follow at Kennesaw Memorial Park in Marietta. Born in Cartersville, GA, Mr. Cason lived in Cobb...
Mark A. McDonald
Jun 11, 2021
Mark A. McDonald, age 60, of Kennesaw, Georgia passed away Friday, June 11, 2021. A Celebration of Life gathering will be announced at a later date. A native of Jacksonville, FL, Mark moved to Cobb County, GA over 30 years ago. He was employed with Delta Airlines since 2000. Mark loved living life, and enjoyed traveling, cooking, music and singing,...
Murphy L. Petty
Jun 11, 2021
It is with great sadness and a lifetime of memories that the Petty family announces that Murphy Petty, of Dallas Georgia, at the age of 91, has passed from this temporary home called Earth to the gift of eternity with his Savior and Lord, Jesus. Murphy was born on Sunday, December 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia and was a resident...
Keith Anthony Johnson
Jun 9, 2021
The celebrant hails from Jamaica "the island of springs - the Fair Queen of the blue Caribbean Sea". February 10,1932 was a joyous day in the household of Laurel and Altamont James Johnson when a bouncing baby boy was born. They named him Keith Anthony Johnson. Keith was the older of two children. He and his sister Fay had a...
Susie Sims
Jun 9, 2021
Susie Lee Sims, age 92, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday, June 9, 2021, at Wellstar Cobb Hospital in Austell, GA. Mrs. Sims was born on April 12, 1929, of the late Raymond Lee and the late Mary Emma Hickox Lee in Hoboken, Georgia. Born and raised in a farming community, she was one of twenty-one...
Thomas Knight
Jun 8, 2021
Thomas Allen Knight, age 67, of Powder Springs, Georgia passed away Tuesday, June 8, 2021. A Celebration of his Life will take place at his residence, starting at 2pm on Sunday, June 13, 2021. Born in Pittsburgh, PA, Mr. Knight lived most of his life in the Atlanta area, and the last 7 years in Powder Springs. He worked his...
Rev. Fulton Lawrence "Larry" Hemphill
Jun 8, 2021
Rev. Fulton Lawrence "Larry" Hemphill, 81, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on June 8th, 2021 at Wellstar Paulding Hospital of COVID-19 Pneumonia. Larry was born on September 10, 1939 in Charlotte, NC to Fulton D. W. Hemphill and Geneva L. Hemphill. He was a graduate of Chamblee High School in Chamblee. GA. After serving in the United States...
Harold Preston Petty
Jun 7, 2021
Harold Preston Petty, age 80, of Marietta, Georgia passed away Monday, June 7, 2021. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 pm on Thursday, June 10, 2021 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta with Rev. James Parham and Rev. Larry Shreiner officiating. Interment will follow at Mountain View Cemetery in Marietta. Born in Waycross, GA, Mr. Petty...
Linda Bader
Jun 4, 2021
Linda Lee Bader, age 71, of Dunedin, Florida passed away June 4, 2021 in Marietta, Georgia. Linda was born on January 18, 1950, in Lafayette, Indiana, to John E. and Ruth L. (McPhetridge) Couey. She was the wife of Larry R. Parker from 1971 to 1980 and the wife of Brian R. Bader who died in 2005. Linda was a...
Thomas W. Crouch
Jun 4, 2021
Thomas "Tom" Wayne Crouch, age 69, of Powder Springs, Georgia passed away Friday, June 4, 2021. A memorial Service will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, June 12, 2021 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory Chapel in Marietta, GA. Interment will be held at Mount Harmony Memorial Gardens in Mableton, GA. Born in Amityville, New York, Mr. Crouch...
Wyatt Elias "Wes" Still
Jun 3, 2021
Wyatt Elias "Wes" Still, four and a half months old, of Austell, Georgia passed away Thursday, June 3, 2021. The family will receive friends and celebrate his life on Sunday, June 6, 2021 from 2:00 pm until 5:00 pm in the Christian Life Center (CLC) at First Baptist Church of Powder Springs in Powder Springs. He is survived by his...
Carolyn Anne Sellars Carter
Jun 3, 2021
Carolyn Anne Sellars Carter, age 78, of Smyrna, Georgia passed away June 3, 2021. Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 am on Friday, June 18, 2021 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory Chapel in Marietta, GA. She was preceded in death by her parents James Benjamin Sellars and Annette Killingsworth Sellars. Carolyn was a native of Sebring, FL...
Mitchel L. "Mike" Bivens
May 31, 2021
Mitchel L. "Mike" Bivens, age 66, of Marietta, Georgia passed away May 31, 2021. Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 am on Thursday, June 10, 2021 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory Chapel in Marietta, GA. Interment will be held at Georgia National Cemtery in Canton, GA at a later date. The family will receive friends on Thursday,...
Sheila Kivette Giddens
May 31, 2021
Sheila Kivette Giddens, age 75, of Marietta, Georgia passed away May 31, 2021. Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 am on Monday, July 12, 2021 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory Chapel in Marietta, GA. Interment will follow at 2:30 pm at Georgia National Cemetery in Canton, Georgia. Sheila Kivette Giddens passed away peacefully after fighting a battle...
Avis Wynne Chambless
May 29, 2021
Avis Wynne Chambless, age 100, of Smyrna, Georgia passed away Saturday, May 29, 2021. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 pm on Wednesday, June 2, 2021 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta with Rev. Richard Hemphill officiating. Interment will follow at Georgia Memorial Park in Marietta, Georgia. Avis Chambless was born Avis Elizabeth Wynne on August...
Anthony Andrew Tortomasi
May 29, 2021
Anthony "Tony" Andrew Tortomasi, 64, residing in Dallas, GA passed away suddenly on Saturday, May 29, 2021. There will be a Memorial Service on Saturday, June 5th, at Mars Hill Community Church in Powder Springs, GA at 11 AM. Luncheon to follow. Tony was born in Detroit, Michigan on May 25, 1957. He graduated from Osborn High School in Detroit....
Jane DeWalt Schulz
May 28, 2021
Jane DeWalt Schulz, age 94, of Marietta, Georgia passed away May 28, 2021. Memorial Service will be held at 4:00 pm on Tuesday, June 1, 2021 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory Chapel in Marietta, GA. She was preceded in death by her husband Dr. Robert T. Schulz, son William A. Schulz and sister Ann D. Bauer. Mrs. Schulz...
Travis Floyd Smith, Sr.
May 24, 2021
Travis Floyd Smith, Sr., age 78, of Marietta, Georgia passed away May 24, 2021. Graveside Service will be held at 2:00 pm on Sunday, May 30, 2021 at Mountain View Cemetery in Marietta, GA with Rev. Grant Cole and Pastor Joe Postell officiating. Interment will follow at Mountain View Cemetery in Marietta, Georgia. He was predeceased by his parents, Rev....
Harold Eugene Barmore
May 24, 2021
Harold Eugene Barmore, age 86, of Jasper, Georgia passed away Monday, May 24, 2021. A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 pm on Friday, May 28, 2021 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta with Rev. Ben Mock officiating. Interment will follow at Kennesaw Memorial Park in Marietta. A native and lifelong resident of Marietta, Mr. Barmore...
Michael Polutta
May 24, 2021
Michael Laurence Polutta, age 58, of Dallas, Georgia passed away Monday, May 24, 2021. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm on Saturday, May 29, 2021 at Burnt Hickory Church of Christ in Marietta. Born in Charleston, SC, Mr. Polutta moved to Kennesaw, GA in 1999 and recently moved to Dallas, GA in January of this year. He worked...

