Local Obituaries for Families in Acworth, GA, Cobb County and Surrounding Areas.
Major Harry Harrison Burks
Apr 20, 2025
Major Harry Harrison Burks, USAF (Ret), 76, a resident of Kennesaw, Georgia passed peacefully on April 20, 2025 surrounded by family. He was preceded in death by his parents Earl and Anneliese Burks. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Carmen M Burks; son William A Burks; daughter Anneliese Burks Shoemaker (Hal) of Smyrna, Georgia; grandchildren, Anneliese Burks...
Misty Lynn Blair
Apr 16, 2025
Misty Lynn Blair, age 34, passed peacefully at home in the loving embrace of her family in the waning hours of April 16th, following a courageous four-year battle with stage IV colon cancer.
Born in 1990 to Wava and Don Payne, Misty was raised in Cherokee County and graduated from Sequoyah High School in 2008. Soon after, she began working as...
Herbert Grady Willis
Apr 22, 2025
Herbert Grady Willis "Crazy Grady" blew into the atmosphere on January 28, 1952 in Cartersville, Georgia and left like a fireball on April 22, 2025 from Austell, Georgia. Grady was a man who lived life on his own terms. He lived in a world of his own, and every now and then he would grace us with a tour of...
Tony Robinson
Apr 19, 2025
Tony Ray Robinson, age 53, passed away on April 19, 2025, in Euharlee, Georgia. Born on June 14, 1971, in Monroe, Georgia, Tony lived a life marked by kindness, loyalty, and an unwavering dedication to helping others. Tony was the son of the late Elaine Sisk and Robert Robinson Jr., and he was also preceded in death by his brother...
Joan Elaine Cargile
Apr 20, 2025
With heavy hearts full of faith and love, we celebrate the life of our beloved mother, Joan Cargile, 75, of Rockmart, Georgia. She went to be with the Lord on Easter Sunday, April 20, 2025, leaving behind a testament to her unwavering spirit and passion for singing. As a pillar of strength and resilience, her love and devotion will forever...
Bobby Hugh Chastain
Apr 19, 2025
Bobby H. Chastain, a native of Cartersville, died on April 19, 2025, age 87, following a lengthy illness. He was born on October 23, 1937, the youngest of seven children of Homer Leslie Chastain and Lula Bell Chastain.
Bobby is survived by his loving wife of 31 years, Gina Siniard Chastain, son Tony Chastain of Cartersville, daughter Tracy Chastain of Acworth,...
William (Bill) Henry Koontz
Apr 21, 2025
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of William Henry Koontz Jr. at the age of 63 of Cartersville, GA passed away peacefully on April 21, 2025. Born on October 6th, 1961, in Kansas City, MO to William Henry Koontz Sr. and Joan Miller. He worked most of his career at Vinings Kemria Chemical doing electrical maintenance....
Rose Chen
Nov 7, 2024
Rose Chen, beloved mother, grandmother, and cherished by her close friends, passed away peacefully at the age of 88 on November 7, 2024. Married for 50 years to Thomas Chen until his passing in 2011, her story is one of struggle, love, and partnership.
Born in Huangpi, Hubei, China in 1936, Rose fled with her family to Taiwan as a young...
Cuthbert Oswald Chamberlain
Mar 26, 2025
Cuthbert (Bert) Chamberlain was born to Cleveland and Mavis Chamberlain in Manhattan, New York on October 1, 1946.Bert attended George Washington High School where he excelled as a student athlete in Track and Field for which he attained many medals.
He graduated in 1964.Cuthbert enlisted in the United States Air Force on July 11, 1966. His service entailed assignments from upstate...
Judith Ann Brennan
Apr 16, 2025
Judy Brennan was born on October 7, 1940, in Oceanside, New York, and grew up in nearby Freeport. Judy relocated to Acworth, Georgia in 1960, where she remained until her passing.Judy attended Holy Redeemer Elementary School, and graduated from Sacred Heart Academy in Hempstead, Long Island, in 1958. She then attended Lenox Hill Hospital Nursing School in New York, NY,...
Michelle Lynn Little
Apr 9, 2025
Mrs. Michelle Lynn Little, age 54, of Adairsville Georgia peacefully passed away on Wednesday April 9th, 2025, at the home she shared with her loving husband Pete Little Born on August 13th, 1970 in Rome Georgia, she is the eldest of three children born to the late Bobby Wayne Langley and Mattie Lee Langley. Michelle never met a stranger, always...
Billy DeWayne Lowery
Apr 13, 2025
Billy DeWayne Lowery, of Cartersville, passed away peacefully on April 13, 2025, following a brief battle with cancer. He was 65 years old.
Starting his career at Goodyear Mill in Atco, Billy retired from Truett’s Chick-fil-A- Woodstock. He was a member of Atco Baptist Church.
Preceding him in death were his parents, Boyd and Shirley Duncan Lowery. He is survived by siblings,...
Cathy Louise Knox
Apr 11, 2025
Cathy Knox passed away on Thursday, April 11, 2025 surrounded by the family who will love her and miss her forever. Cathy was an only child, born on January 14, 1957 to James and Hazel Elliott in Cartersville Georgia. Both preceded her in death.
She had a humble and happy childhood being very willful and spirited (often giving her parents a...
Thomas J.C. Silvey
Apr 5, 2025
Thomas J.C. Silvey (43) of Marietta, Georgia, passed away in his sleep, Saturday, April 5th, 2025. Tom was always the loudest one in the room, full of energy and with a joke for everyone around him. Tom was born on September 7, 1981, to Robin Silvey.
Tom grew up in Mableton, Georgia. He attended high school where he met Rebecca Copley....
Robert Wainscott
Apr 6, 2025
Robert Phillip (Bob) Wainscott was born in 1939 and grew up in northern Kentucky. He was a leader in everything he did. At Simon Kenton High School he was president of his senior class. At the University of Kentucky he was president of the Student Government. After college he followed a childhood dream and embarked on a career as a...
Curtis Gray
Mar 28, 2025
Curtis Gray was born October 29, 1953, to the late Ms. Louise Gray of Gray, Georgia and Father Frank Jones Sr. He departed this life on March 28, 2025.
Curtis enjoyed his early years being raised by his Maternal grandparents, the late Eddie & Bessie Gray. He was encouraged by his older sister Christine Gray to profess his hope in Christ...
William Randall (Randy) Drummond
Apr 6, 2025
William Randall “Randy” Drummond, age 72, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 6, 2025, surrounded by his loving friends and family.
Randy was born and raised in Georgia, where he graduated from Sprayberry High School. He went on to work at Lockheed Martin for 35 years as a skilled tool repairman. Outside of work, Randy had a deep love for music...
Christopher Stephen Hillman
Apr 3, 2025
Christopher Stephen Hillman (45), of Dallas, Georgia, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 3, 2025 surrounded by his wife, parents, and siblings. Chris was born January 12, 1980 in Omaha, Nebraska. He grew up in Urbandale, Iowa where he was active in sports, particularly golf. He settled in Acworth, Georgia where he met the love of his life, Kari, in...
Margaret Hamm Hogue
Mar 31, 2025
Margaret Hamm Hogue, age 72, retired healthcare worker and real estate salesperson. Born to James Robert Hamm and Margaret Aileen Blair at Moody Hospital in Dothan, Alabama. Hogue met her husband of 52- years when she was just 15-years old. The soulmates met on a blind date set up by her brothers and his cousin. They married when she was...
Rev. Dr. James Charles Zwernemann
Mar 30, 2025
Reverend Dr. James Charles Zwernemann (affectionately known as Pastor Z) was born to the late Erwin “ET” and Alwine Zwernemann on January 15, 1938, in Brenham, Texas.
Pastor Z blessed us for 87 years before passing away peacefully on March 30, 2025, in Acworth, Georgia. He was an optimistic, kind, and loving man with a sparkle in his eye and a...
