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Margaret Ann Colon
Sep 3, 2016
Margaret Ann Colon age 60 of Canton, GA passed away early Saturday morning September 3, 2016. Visiting Hours will be held from 9:00AM- 3:00PM Saturday September 10, 2016 with a Memorial Service following at 3:00PM in the Chapel of Darby Funeral Home. Brother Brandon Sewell will officiate. Ms. Colon is survived by her daughters; Jacqueline (Richard) Bruzzese, Canton, GA, Katherine...
Kathleen Whaley
Sep 2, 2016
Kathleen Whaley, age 91 of Canton, passed away on September 2, 2016 at Cameron Hall. No local services are being held at this time. She will be interred at New Palestine Baptist Church Cemetery, 2336 Palestine Rd., Picayune, MS 39466. Mrs. Whaley served in the Women's Army Corps, W.A.C., during WWII and was a member of North Canton Baptist Church,...
Ronald "Ronnie" Louis Jarrett
Sep 2, 2016
Ronald "Ronnie" Louis Jarrrett, age 50 of Calhoun and formerly of Canton, passed away on Friday, September 2, 2016 at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta. A memorial service will be held on Sunday, October 9, 2016 at 4:00p.m. in the Chalcedonia Baptist Church cemetery. He is preceded in death by his father, Roy Jarrett of Canton, and his mother, Sara...
Robert L. "Rl" Adams Sr
Sep 2, 2016
Robert "RL" Adams SR age 74 of Stanwood, WA formerly of Canton, GA passed away Friday September 2, 2016 at Providence Memorial Hospital in Everett, WA. Mr. Adams worked at Canton Textile Mill #2 until it closed then worked at Goodyear Tire and Rubber. He then joined his brother in the wood working business from which he retired. A memorial...
Johnny Allan Smith
Sep 1, 2016
Mr. Johnny Allan Smith, age 77 of Woodstock, Ga passed away on September 1, 2016 at Wellstar Kennestone. Visitation will be held on Sunday, September 4, 2016 from 4-6 PM at Darby Funeral Home. The funeral service will take place on Monday, September 5, 2016 at 1 PM in the Chapel of Darby Funeral Home. Johnny was a son to...
George Phillip Croog
Aug 30, 2016
George Phillip Croog, age 91 of Suwanee, passed away on Tuesday, August 30, 2016 at Grady Memorial Hospital. No local services are scheduled at this time. He is survived by his brother, Stephen T. Croog of CT. The caring staff of Darby Funeral Home is in charge of these arrangements.
Richard James Davenport
Aug 30, 2016
Richard James Davenport, age 82 of Canton, passed away on Tuesday, August 30, 2016 at Wellstar Kennestone Hospital. No local services are scheduled at this time. He is survived by his wife, JoAnn Mary Davenport of canton, his sons, Brad James Davenport of OK., Michael Jon Davenport of GA., and Darin Joseph Davinport of OK., his daughters, Stacy Marie Bradley...
Roy Robert Guinn Jr
Aug 29, 2016
Roy Robert Guinn, Jr., age 91 of Atlanta, GA passed away on August 29, 2016. Mr. Guinn was born in Winder, GA on October 10, 1924 to Robert Roy Guinn and Mary Alice Guinn. Mr. Guinn was preceded in death by his sister, Virginia Creel and his mother. Mr. Guinn was employed by the Atlanta Journal and Constitution until his...
Hansel Dowdy
Aug 29, 2016
Mr. Hansel Dowdy, age 66 of Canton, GA passed away on Monday, August 29, 2016 at Northside Hospital-Cherokee. Visitation service will begin on Wednesday, August 31, 2016 from 5-9 PM at Darby Funeral Home. A funeral service will be held on Thursday, September 1, 2016 at 10 AM in the Chapel of Darby Funeral Home. Reverend Banks Brazell will officiate...
Charles Marion Hames
Aug 29, 2016
Charles Marion Hames, age 68 of Acworth, passed away at his residence on Monday, August 29, 2016. A memorial service will be held at a later date. He is survived by his wife, Gail Hames of Acworth, his son, Chuck Hames of Destin, Fl., His daughter, Shannon Hames of Acworth, and his sister, Jeannie (Mark) Sellers of Holly Springs. Three...
Velma Talmadge
Aug 26, 2016
Velma Ruth Talmadge, age 95, of Canton, passed away on August 26, 2016, at her residence. Private services will be held at a later date. She was preceded in death by her husband, Herbert Talmadge. She is survived by daughter Marilyn Wallis and son-in-law Mike Wallis of Canton, Ga., and granddaughter Kristi Ledford of Canton, Ga. The caring staff of...
Charles Edward Rinehart
Aug 25, 2016
Mr. Charles Edward Rinehart, age 69 of Canton, GA passed away on August 28, 2016 at Kindred Hospice in Rome. Local visitation will take place on Sunday, August 28, 2016 from 6-8 PM at Darby Funeral Home. Interment 2:30 PM Tuesday in Georgia National Cemetery with Military Honors . He is survived by wife Linda Rinehart of Canton, GA; son...
Robert Edward Aust
Aug 25, 2016
Robert Edward Aust, age 54 of Canton, GA passed away on August 25, 2016 at Wellstar Kennestone. Services are currently being held at Southern Funeral Home, address 100 Pine Street, Lexington, MS 39095, telephone 662-834-2607. Interment will be held at Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, address 8349 Thornton Tolarsville Rd., Lexington, MS 39095. Survivors include wife Dorothy Aust of Canton,...
Nicholas Perkins Oglesby
Aug 24, 2016
Nicholas Perkins Oglesby, 94, of Woodstock, GA, passed away peacefully at his home on Muirfield Court on August 24, 2016. A memorial service will be held in the Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, DC, on a date to be determined, where both he and his wife,Rosalyn will be interred. Born in Williamsburg, VA, Mr. Oglesby was the son of Ernest...
Walter Ray Rogers
Aug 18, 2016
Walter Ray Rogers age 75 of Canton, GA passed away at his home Thursday August 18, 2016. A Memorial Service will be held 2:00PM Saturday August 27, 2016 from the Chapel of Darby Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 1:00PM until the funeral hour. Mr. Rogers is survived by his wife: Cynthia Taylor Rogers, Canton, GA, son; William (Paula) Voorhies,...
Kaye Rosellen Kessler
Aug 17, 2016
Kaye Rosellen Kessler, age 73 of Canton, passed away on Wednesday, August 17, 2016 at Northside Hospital Cherokee. No local services are scheduled at this time. She is survived by her husband, Lowell G. "Toby" Kessler Jr. of Santa Fe, N.M., her sisters, Mary Ann Wolcott of Canton and Kathleen (Curtis) Barth of Florida. Nieces and nephews also survive. The...
Betty Grace Vinson
Aug 15, 2016
Mrs. Betty Grace Vinson, age 86, of Canton, Georgia, died August 15 while a patient at WellStar Tranquility at Kennesaw Mountain. Mrs. Vinson was born August 31, 1930 in Rome, Ga., daughter of Ada and Carlton Littlejohn. She leaves behind her husband James Vinson of Canton, her daughter and son in law Marsha and Robert Anderson of Rome, her son...
James Dean Depaola
Aug 14, 2016
James Dean DePaola, age 26 of Ball Ground, passed away on Sunday, August 14, 2016. Visitation will take place at Darby Funeral Home on Thursday, August 18, 2016 from 6:00p.m. to 8:00p.m. A memorial service will immediately follow the visitation at 8:00p.m. in the chapel of Darby Funeral Home officiated by Deacon John Stanley. He is survived by his father,...
Larry R. Lesesne
Aug 13, 2016
Larry R. Lesesne, age 71 of Woodstock, passed away on Saturday, August 13, 2016 at Emory University Hospital. A graveside service will be held on Wednesday, August 17, 2016 at 11:00a.m. at Bacomb Carmel Methodist Cemetery. He is survived by his son, Kenneth (Julie) Lesesne of Waleska, and his sisters, Carol (Allen) Davis of Woodstock and Linda Fay (James) Kay-Pinder...
Mr. Arfellow Gates
Aug 12, 2016
Arfellow Gates, age 78 of Canton, passed away on August 12, 2016. Visitation services will be on Saturday, August 13, 2016 from 2-8 PM; Sunday, August 14, 2016 from 3-6 PM; and Monday, August 15, 2016 from 6-8 PM at Darby Funeral Home. A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, August 16, 2016 at 11 AM at the First...
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