Local Obituaries for Families in Acworth, GA, Cobb County and Surrounding Areas.
Alma Sue Mcadams
Sep 30, 2023
Born in New Tazewell TN on July 19, 1936 – Died in Kennesaw, GA on September 30, 2023.Service for Sue McAdams will be on Saturday, October 21, 2023.Georgia Funeral Care 4671 S. Main St, Acworth GA 30101 2:00 for visitation with the service beginning at 3:00PM.
Sue was a loving mother, a spoiling grandmother, an animal lover,...
Walter T. Smith
Sep 28, 2023
Walter T. Smith 84 passed away Sept 28th at Harbor GraceHospice Atlanta after a brief illness. Born in Columbus Ga in 1933 he ispreceeded in death by his parents George Smith and Gensee Hood, and stepmotherJohnny Mae Smith as well as two sisters Gwen Smith and Joyce Cook. He was aveteran of the Korean war serving from 1951-1954. He...
George Robinson Barker
Sep 28, 2023
George Robinson Barker, “Bob”, passed away on Thursday, September 28, 2023, he was 94 years old. Born on January 8, 1929 to George Myron Barker and Elizabeth Leeds Barker of Fairfield, CT, where he grew up. He attended the Choate School for Boys, Middlebury College and Yale for his master’s degree in silviculture. He enlisted in the Navy in...
Arnot H. Jones Jr.
Sep 26, 2023
Arnot "Arnie" H. Jones Jr., a beloved partner, and a true American patriot, passed away on September 26, 2023, in Acworth, Georgia, at the age of 84.
Arnie is survived by his loving partner of 47 years, Rosemary Ray, and her children, John Ray, and his partner Anna Sunga, Alan (Tina) Ray, Cynthia (Jeff) Ricker, grandchildren and...
Peggy Hill Mauthe
Sep 18, 2023
Peggy Hill Mauthe, of Emerson, GA, died September 18, 2023.
She is survived by her sister Zoe Ann Elrod of Marietta, GA.
A graveside service will be held on Friday, September 22, 2023, 2 PM, at Liberty Hill Cemetery, in Acworth, GA. Georgia Funeral Care in Acworth, GA proud to be caring for this family....
Tony Heffernan
Sep 14, 2023
Tony Heffernan, 83, longtime business and political journalist, died peacefully at home in Atlanta on Sept. 14.
The New York City native and Columbia Journalism graduate spent his professional life covering the South.
He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Virgie Sellers Heffernan, sister-in-law, Gwen Sellers Murrah, niece Mary Lynn Murrah Allen, nephew...
Melanie Pate Holcomb
Sep 14, 2023
A life celebration for Melanie Pate Holcomb will be held Saturday, November 18, 2023, at 12:00 PM at 3900 Bartow Carver Rd SE, Acworth, GA 30102. Melanie, 75, passed away September 14th in Acworth at home with her family by her side.
Survivors include her four children, Julia York (husband Jason, deceased), Patrick Holcomb, Misti Smith and...
Edward Francis Castro
Sep 14, 2023
Edward Francis Castro died on September 14th, 2023. He was born on April 27, 1943 in Brooklyn, New York
Edward was a man of high intelligence and unwavering Christian faith. He was a patriarch of old. A stoic. A provider that prided himself in always being available to his seven children, his fifteen grandchildren, and his five...
George Washington Whitley
Sep 11, 2023
George Washington Whitley, age 43, of Acworth, Georgia, passed away on September 11, 2023. He was born on April 11, 1980, to Penny Brewton Whitley and George Whitley Sr.
George was a very personal, likeable, and intelligent individual. He had a passion for athletics and was a talented athlete during his high school and college days. He...
Marcia M. (Moore) Malone
Sep 11, 2023
Marcia M. (Moore) Malone passed peacefully into the presence of her Lord on Monday, September 11, 2023, surrounded by her family. She was born on November 11th, 1937 to Dr. Gregory P. and Verene Moore In Cadillac, Michigan. She is survived by her husband Wayne, sons Michael (Lisa), Mark (Lisa), Matt (Jeana), sister Pam Anderson (Alan), six grandchildren, eleven...
James Lee Caswell
Sep 11, 2023
James “Jim” Lee Caswell
December 15, 1940 to September 11, 2023
James Lee Caswell, 82, passed away peacefully Monday, September 11, 2023, in Acworth, Georgia. Jim was born on December 15, 1940, in Joliet, Illinois. He graduated from Joliet Township High School in 1958. On August 31st, 1963, he married Patricia Jeanne Crase....
Gary Lester
Sep 11, 2023
Lt. Gary Lee Lester, USN Ret., of Cartersville, Georgia, passed away Sunday, September 11 following a lengthy battle with COPD. Gary was born on November 26, 1946, in Fairmont, West Virginia. He is preceded in death by his parents Howard and Mable Lester and his daughter, Kimberly Toole.
Gary is survived by his sister, Melody Nottingham, brother-in-law,...
Joseph M. Sanders
Sep 10, 2023
Joseph M. Sanders passed away on Sunday September 10, 2023 in Woodstock, GA after a lengthy illness. He was born on September 24,1947 in South Bend,Indiana. Preceding him in death were his parents Joseph J. Sanders and Donna Sanders along with a sister Sandra Bennett. He has two brothers John (Dee) of Evans, GA and Richard of...
Ralph Thomas Gruber
Sep 7, 2023
Ralph Thomas Gruber passed away peacefully surrounded by family on September 7, 2023. Ralph was a retired United States Air Force Veteran that served for 20 years from Shaw AFB, SC; Okinawa; Osan AFB, South Korea; Howard AFB, Panama; Wright Patterson AFB, OH; where he retired as a Technical Sergeant. He then went on to have a full career...
David Lynn Curtis
Sep 6, 2023
David Lynn Curtis passed away Sunday, September 6, at the Wellstar Kennestone Hospital in Marietta, Ga., of complications from his cancer treatment. He was 73 years old. He was born in Mercer County, Kentucky, on November 23, 1946, to David Mitchell and Eleanor Carr Curtis. He graduated from Owen County High School in 1964. He received a Bachelor of...
Amber Lee Pitner
Sep 6, 2023
Amber Lee Pitner
October 06, 1987 – September 06, 2023
Amber Lee Pitner, age 35, passed away on September 06, 2023. Amber was a devoted wife and mother that loved her family and friends with her whole heart!
Amber was born in Riverdale, GA on October 06, 1987, to Robert Paschall and the...
Kimberly Lynn Kuhlman
Sep 5, 2023
Kimberly Lynn Kuhlman, age 44, of Kennesaw Ga, passed away September 5, 2023. She is survived by her loving husband Chad and sons Clayton, Ethan and Grayson; her parents David and Linda Hawkins and sisters Lori (Thomas) Bengtson and Rebecca Hawkins. She is also survived by Chad’s parents, Kent and Pam Alderton, sister-in-law Ann (Jeremy) Johnson and...
Gordon "Poppie" Crosby Newell
Sep 2, 2023
One month ago we were blessed to celebrate Poppie's 95th birthday. Gordon Crosby Newell was someone everyone loved. This sweet great-grandfather was a loving husband who celebrated with his sweetheart, Marion, 65 years of marriage this past April; he was a wonderful father, doting grandfather, proud veteran, successful businessman, caring friend, etc. Poppie was funny and loved to joke,...
Jerry Darlene Posey
Aug 30, 2023
Jerry Darlene Posey, 68, of Emerson, GA passed peacefully, surrounded by her loved ones in the early morning of 8/30/23.
She is preceded in death by her parents - Herman Hendricks and Joyce Watson, her sister Sharon Gann, her brothers Donald Hendricks, Randy Hendricks and Dillard Hendricks, and her son Andy Posey.
She is survived...
Randy Carl Hinds
Aug 29, 2023
On the morning of August 29, 2023, Randy Carl Hinds passed away peacefully at home with his wife, Peggy, daughter, Jessica, and son, Jonathan, at his bedside. He was seventy-four years old.
Randy was born in Lima, Ohio, to Carl and Virginia Hinds on October 4, 1948, and grew up in Bremerton, Washington. Randy always set his...
