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Richard Joseph Landolt Jr.
Dec 23, 2025
Richard Joseph Landolt Jr. July 5, 1954 – December 23, 2025 With deep love and gratitude for a life well lived, we remember Richard Joseph Landolt Jr., age 71, who passed away on December 23, 2025. Richard was born on July 5, 1954, at Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida to Richard J. Landolt Sr. and Masako Sakurada Landolt. As...
James David Cox
Dec 21, 2025
James David "Jim" Cox, age 81, of Canton, Georgia, passed away on Sunday, December 21, 2025, at his residence after a battle with pneumonia. Jim was born on April 11, 1944, in Gadsden, Alabama. He lived in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where he retired from the Tennessee Valley Authority. In 1994, he moved to Panama City Beach, Florida, where he resided until...
May Milner
Dec 21, 2025
May Milner, age 87, of Canton, Georgia, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 21, 2025, at Northside Hospital Cherokee. May was born in Canton, Georgia to her loving parents, Grady and Elizabeth Marshall. She grew up in the Hickory Flat community alongside her lifelong best friend, Betty Crowe, and those early friendships remained dear to her throughout her life. She...
Joseph Colwell
Dec 21, 2025
Joseph Louis Colwell, age 62, of White, Georgia, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 21, 2025, at his home. Born on July 28, 1963, in Madison, Wisconsin, Joseph was the cherished son of Terrence and Phyllis Colwell. From the beginning, Joseph brought warmth and joy to everyone around him. He built a meaningful life marked by dedication — to his...
Arlene S. Stickel
Dec 19, 2025
Arlene S. Stickel, age 91, of Canton, Georgia, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 19, 2025, at The Oaks at Towne Lake. Born on May 25, 1934, in the small coal mining town of Mt. Carmel, Pennsylvania, Arlene was the beloved daughter of Michael and Rose Shuptar. Her mother immigrated from Austria, and her father from the Ukraine region, instilling...
Margaret Ann Reid Boustead
Dec 18, 2025
Margaret Ann Reid Boustead, whose twinkling eyes, and kind soul made each person she encountered feel important and loved, died peacefully on December 18, 2025, surrounded by her family. Born on November 11, 1939, in Glasgow, Scotland to John and Jean Peil, Margaret was a toddler during the final years of World War II. Margaret looked up to her older...
Juan Lorenzo Gonzales
Dec 18, 2025
Juan Lorenzo Gonzales, de 53 años, residente de Canton, Georgia, falleció el jueves 18 de diciembre de 2025 en el Hospital Northside Cherokee. Juan nació el 19 de febrero de 1972 en Quetzaltenango, Guatemala, hijo de Santos Martin Lorenzo Rivera y Dominga Juana Gonzales. Más adelante estableció su hogar en Canton, donde fue un esposo dedicado, un padre amoroso y...
Paul Douglas "Doug" Leach
Dec 17, 2025
Paul Douglas "Doug" Leach, age 69, of Woodstock, Georgia, passed away on Wednesday, December 17, 2025, at Northside Hospital Cherokee. Born on June 30, 1956, in Great Falls, Montana, Doug was the beloved son of Lloyd and Ruth Leach of Martin, Georgia. Doug lived a life defined by love — for God, his family, his work, and the simple joys...
Evelyn S. Gaddis
Dec 14, 2025
Rosa Evelyn Sharp Gaddis, of Covington, Louisiana, passed peacefully on December 14, 2025, following a long and gradual journey with dementia. She was 87 years old. Evelyn's life began as a miracle. During her mother's pregnancy, doctors advised termination due to a tubal pregnancy. Her family gathered in prayer, and soon after, her mother was informed that the fetus had...
John Herman Fincher
Dec 14, 2025
John H. Fincher, son of the late Senator Jack C. Fincher Sr. and Katherine Wink Fincher, passed away on December 14, 2025, at his residence in Canton, Georgia. Born on April 7, 1948, John lived a life marked by service, leadership, and deep devotion to his community and family. He was a respected businessman, pharmacist, and tireless advocate for the...
Wanda Van Mark
Dec 13, 2025
Wanda Van Mark March 15, 1951 – December 13, 2025 Wanda Van Mark, born March 15, 1951, in Memphis, Tennessee, passed away peacefully on December 13, 2025. She was the beloved daughter of June and George Wendell Coleman and lived a life filled with grace, friendship, and joy in simple pleasures. From an early age, Wanda had a love for...
Rosalind Reeves Stampf
Dec 13, 2025
Obituary for Rosalind Stampf Rosalind Stampf, a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend, passed away peacefully on December 13, 2025, at the age of 83. She was born on January 16, 1942, in Suffolk, New York, to Antonia Crewsick and Howell Hastings Reeves. Rosalind lived a life filled with warmth, creativity, and deep devotion to her family. She loved...
Mrs. Jacquelyn T. Cheesman
Dec 10, 2025
Jacquelyn T. Cheesman May 20, 1943 – December 10, 2025 Jacquelyn T. "Jackie" Cheesman went home to be with her Lord and Savior on December 10, 2025. Born on May 20, 1943, in Hartford, Connecticut, Jackie was the beloved daughter of David and Marguerite Tongren. She spent her formative years in Wethersfield and Norwich, CT, where she developed the warmth,...
Viki Jessica Pinyan
Dec 9, 2025
Viki Jessica Pinyan, 71, of Waleska, Georgia, passed away on Tuesday, December 9, 2025, at her residence after a very short but incredibly hard battle with liver cancer, surrounded by love. Born on October 2, 1954, in Canton, Georgia, to J.C. and Juanita Hunt, Viki was a gifted musician with a beautiful and unmistakable voice. She cherished her years in...
Winnie June Tart
Dec 9, 2025
Winnie "June" Tart, 90, passed away peacefully on December 9th, 2025, at Northside Hospital Cherokee, surrounded by her family. Born August 26th, 1935, in Rocky Springs, Mississippi, June was the daughter of Roxie Hill "Mama Rock" Moulder and William H. "Daddy Bill" Moulder and the third of six children. She grew up in a close-knit family with her siblings Faye,...
William Warren Dyal
Dec 8, 2025
William Warren Dyal, age 86, of Canton, GA, passed away on December 8, 2025, at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, GA, of congestive heart failure. Born in Pecos, TX, he was the son of Dr. Albert Thomas Dyal and Ione Walker [Bates] Dyal. He was a preacher's kid and grew up in Bryan, TX, and Bay City, TX. Bill graduated...
Mary Michelle Dement
Dec 8, 2025
Mary Michelle Dement, 52, of Jasper, Georgia, passed away on Monday, December 8, 2025, at Piedmont Atlanta Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia. Michelle was a cherished wife, mother, sister, and friend whose warmth, kindness, and devotion to her family and community touched all who knew her. Born and raised in Georgia, Mary Michelle lived a life filled with love, compassion, and...
Winton Lewis "Robbie" Robinson
Dec 5, 2025
Winton Lewis Robinson, known to his many friends as "Robbie", passed away peacefully on December 5, 2025, at his home in Waleska, Georgia, at the age of 84. Born on October 10, 1941, in Carrollton, Georgia, Winton was a beloved member of his community and a dedicated family man. His life spanned over eight decades, filled with love, adventure, and...
Theodore James Rupley
Nov 30, 2025
Theodore "Ted" James Rupley, 86, passed away peacefully on November 30, 2025, at his home in Waleska, Georgia, surrounded by his loving family. Born April 28, 1939, in Sacramento, California, Ted lived a long, full, and remarkably accomplished life defined by curiosity, dedication, music, and a deep commitment to the people he loved. He was the son of Charles Jerrett...
Lester Orward Meyers
Nov 27, 2025
Lester Orward Meyers, 91, of Canton, Georgia, passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 27, 2025, at Tranquility at Kennesaw Mountain in Marietta, Georgia. Lester was born on March 7, 1934, in Harrisonburg, Louisiana, to Lonnie and Alma Meyers. Lester grew into a devoted husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and great-great-grandfather — and a proud veteran of the United States Navy. Lester...
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