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Dr. Robert Roy Jacobson
Dec 1, 2015
Dr. Robert Roy Jacobson age 83 of Woodstock, GA passed away Tuesday December 1, 2015. Visitation for Dr. Jacobson will be Sunday December 6, 2015 2:00PM- 4:00PM. Funeral Services are scheduled for 10:00AM Monday December 7, 2015 from the Timothy Lutheran Church in Woodstock, GA with Interment with Full Naval Military Honors in The Georgia National Cemetery at 12:30PM. He...
Mary Alice Dettner
Nov 28, 2015
Mary Alice Dettner age 71 of Canton, GA passed away Saturday November 28, 2015 at her home. Interment will be 2:00PM Friday December 11, 2015 in the Georgia National Cemetery. A memorial service will be held at 4:00PM Friday December 11, 2015 from the Canton First United Methodist Church. Dr. C.R. Hill will officiate. Mrs. Dettner was a licensed and...
Mrs. Katherine J Loring
Nov 27, 2015
Katherine Loring, age 86 of Canton, GA passed away on November 27, 2015 at her residence. The Loring family will be accepting friends and family on Monday, November 30, 2015 from 1-2 PM at Darby Funeral Home. A memorial service will begin that same day at 2 PM, with Pastor Jeff Jackson officiating the service. Mrs. Loring is survived by...
Laura Doris Hamontree
Nov 24, 2015
Doris Hamontree age 81 of Ball Ground, GA passed away Tuesday November 24, 2015. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00PM Friday November 27, 2015 from the Chapel of Darby Funeral Home with Reverend Charles Davis officiating. Interment will follow in the Ball Ground City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 11:00AM until the funeral hour. Mrs. Hamontree was a member...
Mary Jane Rose
Nov 22, 2015
Mary Jane Rose, age 67 of Canton, passed away on November 22, 2015 at Northside Cherokee. Visitation for Mrs. Rose will take place on Sunday, November 29, 2015 at Darby Funeral Home from 12-2 PM. The funeral service will take place on Sunday, November 29, 2015 at 2 PM in the Chapel of Darby Funeral Home. Mrs. Rose is survived...
Carole Loven Barnett
Nov 16, 2015
Carole Loven Barnett, age 62 of Anchorage, Alaska, passed away on Monday, November 16, 2015 at Northside Hospital Cherokee. Private memorial services will be held at a later date. Mrs. Barnett is survived by her Husband, Larry Barnett of Canton, GA; Daughters, Cindy Springer of Valdez, AK and Sarah Geri of Anchorage, AK; Mother, Marjorie Fairbanks of Eatonville, WA; Brothers,...
Gregory Scott Gilliam Sr.
Nov 16, 2015
Gregory Scott Gilliam, Sr., age 61 of Canton, passed away Monday, November 16, 2015. A native of Decatur, GA, Greg graduated from Decatur High School and received his Associate Degree from Dekalb Community College. Greg is survived by his son, Greg Gilliam, Jr. of Stafford, VA; daughter, Michelle Washburn of Gambrills, MD; father, W.X. "Pat" Durkee, Sr. of Hartwell, GA;...
Marjorie Smith Spivey
Nov 15, 2015
Marjorie Smith Spivey, age 82 of Waleska, GA, passed away Sunday, November 15, 2015 at Heritage Hospice in Marietta. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, November 18, 2015 at 2PM in the Chapel of Darby Funeral Home with Rev. Horace Richards officiating. Interment will follow in Macedonia Memorial Park. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, November 17, 2015...
Marcus Lee Spivey
Nov 15, 2015
Marcus Lee Spivey age 56 of Canton, GA passed away Sunday November 15, 2015. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, November 17, 2015 at 11AM in the Chapel of Darby Funeral Home with Rev. Horace Richards officiating. Interment will follow in Macedonia Memorial Park. The Family will receive friends on Monday, November 16, 2015 from 4PM-7PM at Darby Funeral Home....
Gary Allen Bales
Nov 15, 2015
Gary Allen Bales, age 56 of Fairmount, passed away Sunday, November 15, 2015 at Wellstar Kennestone. Private services will be held at a later date. He is survived by daughter, Sarah Bales of Binghamton, NY; brothers, David Bales of Apopka, FL, Lonnie Pelfrey of Pigeon Forge, TN; Sisters, Sheilla Corbin of Jasper, Lisa Rodebush of Woodstock; also surviving are several...
Sue Smith
Nov 15, 2015
Sue Smith, age 82 of Canton, Ga passed away on November 15, 2015. Visitation for Mrs. Smith will take place on Tuesday, November 17, 2015 from 4-8 PM at Darby Funeral Home. The funeral service will take place on Wednesday, November 18, 2015 at 11 AM in the Chapel of Darby Funeral Home. Reverend Horace Richards will officiate. Interment will...
Laura Belle Watson
Nov 14, 2015
Laura Belle Watson, age 89 of Ball Ground, passed away Saturday, November 14 at her residence with her family gathered around her. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, November 17, 2015 at 2pm in the Chapel of Darby Funeral Home with Rev. Ricky Waters and Rev. Buster Stapp officiating. Interment will follow in the Union Hill Methodist Church Cemetery....
Johnny James Lacy
Nov 14, 2015
Johnny Lacy, age 66 of Canton, Ga, passed away on November 14, 2015. Visitation services will take place on Wednesday, November 18, 2015 from 1-4 PM at Darby Funeral Home. The funeral service will be held the same day as the viewing at 4 PM. Mr. Lacy is survived by wife Caren Sue Lacy of Cypress, TX; son Jon &...
Mary Antonette Marsh
Nov 13, 2015
Mrs. Mary Antonette Mrash, age 92 of Canton, Ga, passed away on Friday, November 13, 2015 at Cameron Hall Assisted Living Center. No local services are being held at this time. Interment will take place in Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Cemetery in Whitehall, PA. Mary is survived by son and daughter-in-law, Richard & Linda Marsh of Jasper, Ga; one...
Thomas Christopher Mcmaugh
Nov 10, 2015
Thomas Christopher McMaugh age 50 of Acworth, GA passed away Tuesday November 10 2015, Mr. McMaugh is survived by his father Paul McMaugh, Mother Susanne McMaugh, sister Kimy McMaugh, daughter Britney (Nick) German, Grand daughter Addy German, And Traci Robertson. A memorial service will be held November 19 at 8 PM at the chapel here at Darby Funeral Home In...
Michael S. Dagostino
Nov 9, 2015
Michael S. Dagostino, age 69 of Canton, passed away Monday, November 9, 2015 at Wellstar-Kennestone Hospital. Loving husband, father, son, brother, grandfather, friend and proud Purple Heart veteran, Michael was the guy that everyone wanted around. Whether it was by telling a corny joke, singing the wrong lyrics to a song, or just by seeing his smiling face, he was...
Twain Heaton
Nov 8, 2015
Twain Heaton passed away Sunday, November 8, 2015 in Birmingham, AL. Services will be held at a later date with interment with military honors in Georgia National Cemetery. He is survived by his wife; Marsha Heaton; sons, Stephen (Susan) Heaton and Mark Heaton; grandsons, Stephen Heaton, Jr., Nicholas Heaton, Peter Heaton, and Tommy Heaton; nephew Christopher Mercer; niece Amanda Mercer;...
Jane Starke
Nov 7, 2015
Jane Starke (1936-2015) died in hospital hospice care in Alabama on November 7, 2015, surrounded by her loving family, following a brief battle with cancer. Born in Georgia, she was preceded in death by her husband, George Starke and her daughter, Beth Harvard. Multi-talented as an artist and pianist, Jane worked in the banking industry in Atlanta and as a...
Diana Wren Sullivan
Nov 6, 2015
Diana Wren Sullivan, age 58 of Canton, passed away Friday, November 6, 2015 at Piedmont Hospital Atlanta. The family will receive friends on Thursday, November 12, 2015 at Darby Funeral Home from 6PM-8PM. She is survived by her Husband, Patrick Sullivan of Canton; Sons & Daughters-in-Law, Nathan (Leslie) Sullivan of Holly Springs, Corry (Andrea) Sullivan of Canton; Sister, Lanie Pettes...
Mrs. Mary "Cissy" Jones-Ellington
Nov 6, 2015
Mary "Cissy" Jones-Ellington, age 64 of Canton, passed away on November 6, 2015 at her residence. Visitation services will begin on Saturday, November 7, 2015 from 12:00-7:00 PM at Darby Funeral Home. The funeral service will take place on Sunday, November 8, 2015 at 3:00 PM at First Methodist Church of Canton. Reverend Jim McRae will be officiating. Interment will...
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