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James Alvy Mcgarity Jr.

James Alvy Mcgarity Jr.

Apr 30, 2019

James Alvy McGarity Jr., age 72 of Canton, passed away on Tuesday, April 30, 2019 at his residence. Mr. McGarity was a veteran of the Vietnam War, a member of Hickory Flat United Methodist Church, a member of American Legion POST 45, and Fellowship Sunday School Class for 50 years. The family will receive friends on Thursday, May 2nd at...

Paul Edward Harvey

Paul Edward Harvey

Apr 29, 2019

Paul Edward Harvey, age 50, passed away unexpectedly on April 29, 2019 at his home in Canton, Georgia. Paul was born on February 20, 1969 in New Castle, Indiana, to Ron Harvey and Mary Hamm Conley. In addition to his parents, Paul is survived by his dearly beloved Kimberly Hardage of Canton, GA; sisters Sherry Harvey of Liberty, Indiana, and...

Renell Lafaye Berry

Renell Lafaye Berry

Apr 29, 2019

Renell LaFaye Berry, age 70 was granted her wings on Monday, April 29, 2019 at her home in Waleska, Georgia. Renell LaFaye Jackson was born the eldest of three daughters and one son, on January 7th, 1949, in Pensacola, Florida, to surviving parent Maggie Jackson. She was a child of a military soldier, and attended high school at Havre de...

William Larry Youngblood

William Larry Youngblood

Apr 28, 2019

William Larry Youngblood, age 71, of Byron, Ga. died Sunday, April 28, 2019at his home after a brief illness. Larry graduated in 1966 from Vidalia High School and attended Lee College in Cleveland, TN. Larry joined the Navy in 1967 and was Honorably Discharged in 1970 where he returned home to Georgia. He lived most of his life in Marietta,...

Margaret Ann Lee

Margaret Ann Lee

Apr 26, 2019

Margaret Ann Lee age 74 of Canton, GA formerly of Savannah, GA passed away Friday April 26, 2019. A Memorial Service will be held at a later date in Savannah, GA. Before passing she and her sister, Elizabeth, affectionately dubbed "Thelma and Louise" lived for some time together in Canton, GA. Mrs. Lee is survived by her sons; Charles (Kristen)...

Godfrey Louis Pratt

Godfrey Louis Pratt

Apr 23, 2019

Godfrey Louis Pratt was born in Nassau, Bahamas on January 20, 1933 to Benjamin Louis Pratt and Pearl Louise Pratt. He attended Fiske College where he studied psychology until he fell ill as a young man and had to drop out. He officially moved to the United States in the 70's and married Rose Alfreda Pratt who gave him 2...

Sarah Margaret Leidel

Sarah Margaret Leidel

Apr 21, 2019

Sarah Margaret Leidel, age 96 of Canton, passed away on Sunday, April 21, 2019 at her residence. No local services are scheduled at this time. She is survived by: Son - Thomas (Linda) Leidel, Milledgeville Daughter - Lois (Creighton Mark) Ashton of Canton Daughter - Martha Jane (James) Dulebohn of Anderson, SC. Twelve grandchildren and nineteen great-grandchildren also survive. The...

Susan Jane Van Gee

Susan Jane Van Gee

Apr 16, 2019

Susan Jane Van Gee of Canton, GA passed away April 16, 2019 from a rare form of leukemia. Susan was born June 26, 1945 in Detroit, MI to Jane and Steven Van Gee. She was the youngest of two daughters, the oldest being Elizabeth Van Gee (Dunning), of Grand Rapids, MI. Sue developed one of the key characteristics of her...

Connie Eileen Mcvey

Connie Eileen Mcvey

Apr 16, 2019

Connie Eileen McVey, age 55 of Canton, passed away on Tuesday, April 16, 2019 at Northside Hospital Cherokee. The family will receive friends at Darby Funeral Home on Thursday, April 18th from 4:00p.m. to 8:00p.m. The funeral will be on Friday, April 19th at 2:00p.m. from the chapel of Darby Funeral Home with Rev. Mike Ware officiating. A graveside service...

John Thomas Mccarthy

John Thomas Mccarthy

Apr 15, 2019

John Thomas McCarthy, age 71 of Canton, passed away on Monday, April 15, 2019 at his residence. No local services are scheduled at this time. He is survived by: Wife - Chalmers McCarthy of Canton Daughter - Heather McCarthy of Acworth Grandchild - Dalton Moncus Grandchild - Dakota Moncus Grandchild - Darien Moncus The caring staff of Darby Funeral Home...

Orman B. (O.B.) Deere Jr.

Orman B. (O.B.) Deere Jr.

Apr 14, 2019

Orman Buster "O.B" Deere, Jr. of Ball Ground, GA passed on to his eternal reward on April 14, 2019 after several months of declining health. O.B. was born on April 20, 1932 in Dallas, Texas to Anne C. and Orman B. Deere, Sr., who worked as a mechanic for Delta Air Lines. The Deere family moved to Georgia as Delta...

Linda Lee Dinucci

Linda Lee Dinucci

Apr 9, 2019

The wonderful life of Linda Lee DiNucci ended Tuesday April 9 2019. She passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her family after a long and valiant fight with lung cancer. She was 72. Linda, survived by her husband of 51 years, Tom DiNucci and her daughters Nicole (Damien) Cunningham and Lori (Anthony) Grinnell moved to Canton, Georgia in...

Mrs. Jewell Dean Young

Mrs. Jewell Dean Young

Apr 7, 2019

Mrs. Jewell Dean Young, age 80, of Canton passed away on April 7, 2019 at Wellstar Kennestone Hospital. Funeral Services will be held on Thursday, April 11, 2019 at the Darby Funeral Home Chapel at 9:30am with Rev Ken May officiating. The family will receive friends on Thursday morning from 9:00am until the time of service. Interment will follow at...

John David Evans

John David Evans

Apr 3, 2019

John was born June 17, 1966 in Jefferson County, Missouri. He died April 4, 2019 at Wellstar Kennestone Hospital after a long battle with cardiac issues. John is survived by his wife Angela and sons Paul, Virgil, and Andrew Evans. He was preceded in death by his parents Cleo and Agnes. John's greatest joy in life was making people laugh....

Edward Taylor Walker

Edward Taylor Walker

Apr 2, 2019

Taylor Walker, of Canton, Georgia, was born in Coral Gables, Florida on November 24, 1959 to Edward and Josephine Walker. A true "Florida boy", he grew up scuba diving, hiking and enjoying all that Homestead, Florida had to offer. After graduating from South Dade High School, he attended Florida State University and Georgia Tech. He worked for DLM in Malvern,...

Wendy Lillian Stewart

Wendy Lillian Stewart

Mar 31, 2019

Wendy Lillian Stewart, age 74 of Powder Springs, passed away on Sunday, March 31, 2019 at Roselane Health and Rehab. in Marietta. No local services will be held. The caring staff of Darby Funeral Home is honored to serve the Stewart family.

Karen Elizabeth Crumbley

Karen Elizabeth Crumbley

Mar 28, 2019

Mrs. Karen Crumbley age 83 of Canton, Ga died suddenly in Florida. Graveside services will be held at 1:30 PM Tuesday April 9, 2019 from the Georgia National Cemetery (those wishing to attend the graveside meet at funeral home at 12 noon on Tuesday). Memorial services will follow at 3:00 PM Tuesday April 9, 2019 from the Shoal Creek Baptist,...

Billy Joe Groover

Billy Joe Groover

Mar 27, 2019

Billy Joe Groover age 84 of Ball Ground, GA passed away at home surrounded by his family Wednesday evening March 27, 2019. Funeral Services are scheduled for 12:00PM Saturday March 30, 2019 from the Chapel of Darby Funeral Home with Interment to follow in the Cherokee Memorial Park. Reverend Nathan Brandon will officiate. Visitation will be from 3:00PM - 8:00PM...

Albert J. Morian Jr

Albert J. Morian Jr

Mar 27, 2019

Albert "Al" Joseph Morian, Jr., age 93 of Canton, GA, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Wednesday morning, March 27, 2019 at Tranquility at Kennesaw Mountain. The family will receive friends at Darby Funeral Home on Saturday, March 30th from 11:00a.m. to 3:00p.m. The funeral will immediately follow at 3:00p.m. in the chapel of Darby Funeral Home with Deacon...

Willard Andrew Mahaffey

Willard Andrew Mahaffey

Mar 26, 2019

Willard Andrew Mahaffey, age 96 of Kennesaw, passed away on Tuesday, March 26, 2019. The family will receive friends at Darby Funeral Home on Wednesday, April 3rd from 10:00a.m. to 12:00p.m. The funeral will be on Wednesday, April 3rd at 12:00p.m. in the chapel of Darby Funeral Home with Deacon Mark Farist officiating. Interment will follow at Georgia National Cemetery....

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