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Lucille Stephens

Lucille Stephens

Dec 14, 2016

Lucille Stephens, age 97 of the Hickory Flat Community, passed away on Wednesday, December 14, 2016 at Canton Nursing Center. The family will receive friends on Friday, December 16, 2016 from 2:00p.m. to 8:00p.m. and Saturday, December 17, 2016 from 1:00p.m. to 3:00p.m. at Darby Funeral Home. The funeral service will take place on Saturday, December 17, 2016 at 3:00p.m....

Fumi Williams

Fumi Williams

Dec 13, 2016

Mrs. Fumi Williams, age 84 of Ball Ground, passed away on Tuesday, December 13, 2016 at Northside Hospital Cherokee. The family will receive friends at Darby Funeral Home on Saturday, December 17, 2016 from 10:00a.m. to 11:00a.m. A memorial service will be held in the chapel of Darby Funeral Home on Saturday, December 17, 2016 at 11:00a.m. She was preceded...

Kenneth Eugene Padgett

Kenneth Eugene Padgett

Dec 13, 2016

Kenneth Eugene Padgett, age 51 of Waleska, passed away on Tuesday, December 13, 2016 at Northside Hospital Cherokee. The family will receive friends at Darby Funeral Home on Thursday, December 15, 2016 and Friday December 16, 2016 from 12:00p.m. to 8:00p.m. The funeral service will take place in the chapel of Darby Funeral Home on Saturday, December 17, 2016 at...

Gary Harold Hinman

Gary Harold Hinman

Dec 13, 2016

Gary Harold Hinman, age 60 of Jasper, passed away on Tuesday, December 13, 2016 at his residence. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, January 14, 2017 at 1:00p.m. from the chapel of Darby Funeral Home. He is survived by his wife, Jackie B. Hinman of Jasper, his son, Dwain (Katy) Hinman of Columbus, his daughters, Heather Hinman (Wayne...

Lawrence Manley Colburn

Lawrence Manley Colburn

Dec 13, 2016

Lawrence Manley Colburn, age 67 of Canton, passed away on Tuesday, December 13, 2016 at his residence. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, January 7, 2017 at 3:00p.m. from the chapel of Darby Funeral Home. He is survived by his wife, Lisa Colburn of Canton, his son, Connor Patrick Colburn of Canton, his sisters, Shelia Beal of Snohomish,...

Betty J. Slusser

Betty J. Slusser

Dec 12, 2016

Betty J. Slusser, age 89 of Waleska, passed away on Monday, December 12, 2016 at Providence Village. Services for Mrs. Slusser will be held on Saturday, December 17, 2016 in Pennsylvania. She is survived by her daughters, Karen S. Walker of Waleska and Connie Slusser, her brothers, Edward Johnson and Robert Johnson, and her grandchildren, Aaron P. Walker and Adam...

Muriel Geneva Garcia

Muriel Geneva Garcia

Dec 11, 2016

Muriel Geneva Garcia, age 78 of Waleska, passed away on Sunday, December 11, 2016 at her residence. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, December 17, 2016 at 3:00p.m. at 122 Indian Ridge Way, Waleska, Ga. 30183 in Lake Arrowhead. Call Karen at 404-394-4404. She is survived by her husband Eugene Garcia of Waleska, her sons, Eugene Michael Garcia...

Bradley E. Strom

Bradley E. Strom

Dec 10, 2016

Bradley E. Strom, 55, of Canton, GA, passed away on December, 10, 2016, unexpectedly. He was born January 27, 1961 in Flint Michigan and resided in Fenton, MI until 1985, currently resided in Canton, Georgia. Brad was employed with Hewlett Packard. He enjoyed all outdoor activities including camping, hiking, biking, and tennis. Brad was a member of Liberty Hill Methodist...

Donald Bruce Jones

Donald Bruce Jones

Dec 10, 2016

Donald Bruce Jones, age 81 of Canton, passed away on Saturday, December 10, 2016 at his residence. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, December 13, 2016 from 4:00p.m. to 8:00p.m. at Darby Funeral Home. The funeral service will take place on Wednesday, December 14, 2016 at 12:00p.m. from the chapel at Darby Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Georgia...

Brent August Rauschenberg

Brent August Rauschenberg

Dec 8, 2016

Brent August Rauschenberg, age 40 of Woodstock, passed away on Thursday, December 8, 2016 and Northside Hospital Cherokee. The family will receive friends on Sunday, December 11, 2016 from 5:00p.m. to 6:00p.m. at Darby Funeral Home. A memorial service will be held on Sunday, December 11, 2016 at 6:00p.m. from the chapel at Darby Funeral Home. Casual attire welcomed. He...

Susan Mai Mccormick

Susan Mai Mccormick

Dec 7, 2016

Susan Mai McCormick, age 86 of Canton, passed away on Wednesday, December 7, 2016 at her residence. Funeral services are scheduled for Saturday, December 10, 2016 at 11:00a.m. at Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Montgomery, AL. Visitation will take place an hour prior to the service. Interment will be at Heritage Cemetery in Montgomery, AL. She is preceded in death...

Mary Joyce Peacock Hall

Mary Joyce Peacock Hall

Dec 7, 2016

Mary Joyce Peacock Hall died Wednesday at her home after an extended illness. Born March 24, 1935 in Canton, she was the daughter of Claude H. and Nell V. Peacock who preceded her in death. Also deceased are former husbands Isaac Gentle and James Hall. She is survived by her daughter, Robin Terrebonne, two sons, David Gentle and Joel Gentle,...

Rita Gabriele Fortier

Rita Gabriele Fortier

Dec 1, 2016

Rita Gabriele Fortier, age 59 of Marietta, passed away on Thursday, December 1, 2016 at Wellstar Cobb Hospital. There are no local services scheduled at this time. She is survived by her son Roy (Cindy) Fortier of Acworth. The caring staff of Darby Funeral Home is honored to serve the Fortier family during this time.

Edward James Tucker

Edward James Tucker

Nov 30, 2016

Edward J. Tucker, 84 of Canton, GA passed away peacefully at home on November 30, 2016. Ed retired as Director of Human Resources for Home Federal Bank in 1997 and previously was employed in Columbus as Director of Human Resources at Golden Foundry and Cosco Inc. He was a graduate of Norwich High School in Norwich, N.Y. where he was...

Alvina "Bonnie" Sherwood

Alvina "Bonnie" Sherwood

Nov 28, 2016

Bonnie Sherwood age 92 of Decatur, GA passed away Monday November 28, 2016. A Funeral Mass will be held at 1:00PM Friday December 9, 2016 from the Transfiguration Catholic Church, 1815 Blackwell Road, Marietta, GA 30066. Father Fernando Molina-Restrepo will officiate. The mass will be broadcast live on the following website: transfiguration.com. Interment will be in Rochester, NY at a...

Joseph Paul Tremblay

Joseph Paul Tremblay

Nov 28, 2016

Joseph Paul Tremblay, age 60 of Canton, passed away on Monday, November 28, 2016 at his residence. A funeral mass will be held on Friday, December 9, 2016 at Our Lady of LaSalette Catholic Church at 12:00p.m. A graveside service will follow at 2:30PM with full Military Honors in the Georgia National Cemetery. Father Victor Reyes will officiate. Mr. Tremblay...

Jamilia Jafari

Jamilia Jafari

Nov 23, 2016

Jamilia Jafari age 74 of Talking Rock, GA passed away early Wednesday morning November 23, 2016. A private memorial service will be held at a later date. Ms. Jafari is survived by her sons; Jim (Margaret) Jafari, Ball Ground, GA, JR (Sandra) Jafari, Jasper, GA, Khalil (Amy) Jafari, Tonawanda, NY, boyfriend; William Bickel, Talking Rock, GA, sisters; Myriam (Richard) Ortoleno,...

Sean Christopher Lamprey

Sean Christopher Lamprey

Nov 21, 2016

Obituary for Sean Christopher Lamprey Sean Christopher Lamprey, age 34 of Canton, passed away on Monday, November 21, 2016 at his residence after a courageous sixteen year battle with brain cancer. The family will receive friends at Darby Funeral Home on Sunday, December 4, 2016 from 1:00p.m. to 3:00p.m. A memorial service will be held in the chapel of Darby...

Juanda L. Lewis

Juanda L. Lewis

Nov 20, 2016

Juanda L. Lewis, age 92 of Jasper, passed away on November 20, 2016 at Brookdale in Canton. Funeral sevices will be held at a later date in Salem, KY. The caring staff of Darby Funeral Home is in charge of these arrangements.

Luis A. Ortiz

Luis A. Ortiz

Nov 18, 2016

Luis A. Ortiz, age 95 of Canton, passed away on November 18, 2016 at Providence Village. No public visitation is offered at this time. A memorial service will be on Sunday, November 27, 2016 at 10:30 a.m. in the Chapel of Darby Funeral Home. He is survived by 2 sons; 3 daughters; 1 brother; 14 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. In...

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