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Sherry Kay Hodgins

Sherry Kay Hodgins

Dec 31, 2014

Sherry Kay Hodgins, age 70 of White, GA, passed away Wednesday, December 31, 2014 at her residence. Mrs. Hodgins will be cremated and no services will be held. Survivors are her husband, W.D. "Billy" Hodgins Jr. of White, GA; Sisters, Gayle Majors of Waleska, GA and Jenny Kimmons of Holly Springs, GA. She was employed by Lockheed GA. The caring...

James Martucci

James Martucci

Dec 30, 2014

Mr. James Martucci, age 55 of Canton, GA passed away Wednesday December 30, 2014 at the Northside Hospital- Cherokee. Funeral Services are scheduled for 3:00PM Tuesday January 6, 2014 from the Chapel at Darby Funeral Home with Pastor Tim Wolfe officiating. Visitation will begin at 4:00PM until 8:00PM on Monday January 5, 2014 at Darby Funeral Home. He is survived...

Mr. Autry Dee Dodson I

Mr. Autry Dee Dodson I

Dec 28, 2014

Autry Dee Dodson I, 73, was called home to his Father in Heaven on Saturday, December 27, 2014 after a valiant 12-year battle with cancer; he was surrounded by loved ones. He was born January 15, 1941 in Poteau, OK to Ganie and Virginia Dodson. He married his sweetheart, Shirley, on December 20, 1963. Their marriage was solemnized in the...

Mrs Geneva M. Bernard

Mrs Geneva M. Bernard

Dec 27, 2014

Mrs. Geneva "Jan" Bernard, age 85, died peacefully on Saturday, December 27, 2014 at her residence in Canton, GA where she lived with her daughter, Linda and son in law, Mark. She was born on January 24, 1929 in Alexandria, Virginia, and after graduating from Mount Vernon High School she worked for a health insurance company for several years. She...

Elizabeth Charlene Weierich

Elizabeth Charlene Weierich

Dec 27, 2014

Elizabeth Weierich, age 72 of Atlanta, GA, passed away Saturday December 27, 2014 at Piedmont Hospital, Atlanta. Services will be held at a later date. Mrs. Weierich is survived by her son; Tony (Jennifer) Tiberia, Atlanta, GA, daughter; Tracy (Ingram) Thornton, Birmingham, AL, brothers; Ron (Michelle) Gordon, Houston, TX, Jim (Barbara) Zumwalt, Old Town, FL, 5 grandchildren; Nicolas Tiberia, Gianlucca...

Mr Charles Clifford Summerour

Mr Charles Clifford Summerour

Dec 25, 2014

Charles Clifford Summerour, 84, passed away on December 25, 2014, at the age of 84. He was born on June 1, 1929, the eighth of nine children, and grew up on a farm in unincorporated Cobb County. A veteran of the United States Air Force and Georgia Air National Guard, he served for three years during the Korean War. He...

Mrs. Helen R. Kelley

Mrs. Helen R. Kelley

Dec 24, 2014

Mrs. Helen R. Kelley age 83 of Canton, Ga died on Wednesday December 24, 2014 Funeral Services will be held at 3:00 PM Saturday December 27, 2014 from the Chapel of the Darby Funeral Home in interment in Cherokee Memorial Park, Rev. Larry Kelley will officiate. Family will receive friends on Saturday 11:00AM – 2:30 PM. Survivors are Husband, Paul...

Mary Louise Roach

Mary Louise Roach

Dec 20, 2014

MARY LOUISE ROACH Mary Louise Roach was born July 9, 1927, the only child of Elda Ledbetter Jones and W. C. Jones. She attended Ball Ground Elementary School, Canton High School, and went on to graduate from the University of Georgia. She taught Business at Canton High School. Louise married Thomas Anderson "Andy" Roach on August 25, 1948. Louise was...

Mr. Stuart Anderson

Mr. Stuart Anderson

Dec 20, 2014

ANDERSON, Stuart A. Stuart (Stu) Albert Anderson, 84, passed away unexpectedly at his home in Lake Arrowhead, Waleska, Georgia on December 20, 2014. Stu was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on April 18, 1930 to Albert and Evangeline Anderson. He spent his childhood and young adult years in Minneapolis where he was a 3-sport athlete and graduate of Minnehaha Academy. He...

Clifford Smith

Clifford Smith

Dec 20, 2014

Clifford Smith, age 94 of Canton, passed away Saturday, December 20, 2014 at Wellstar Kennestone in Marietta, GA. Funeral services are scheduled for Saturday, January 3, 2015 in the Chapel of Darby Funeral Home at 2PM with Rev. Floyd Tenney officiating. Interment will follow in Macedonia Memorial Park. More information will be provided at a later date.

Infant Colton Dobson

Infant Colton Dobson

Dec 19, 2014

Infant Colton Dobson, of Rydal, GA passed away Friday December 19, 2014 at Northside Hospital Atlanta. Graveside services are schedule for 3:00pm Monday December 22, 2014 from Chalcedonia Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Alan Day and Re. Troy Milford officiating. The family will receive friends on Monday December 22 from 1:00pm-2:30pm at Darby Funeral Home. Survivors include mother and father,...

Charles H. Waits

Charles H. Waits

Dec 19, 2014

Charles Waits, 71 of Canton, GA passed away Friday December 19, 2014 at Canton Nursing Center. Memorial services are scheduled for 11:00am Monday December 22, 2014 from Darby Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Floyd Tenney officiating. The family will receive friends immediately following the service at Darby Funeral Home. Mr. Waits was a retired school Psychologist with Barrow & Athens,...

Nellie Grace Dunn

Nellie Grace Dunn

Dec 14, 2014

Nellie Grace Dunn, age 93 of Canton, GA, passed away Sunday December 14, 2014 at the Canton Nursing Center. Funeral Services are scheduled for 2:00PM Tuesday December 16, 2014 from the Chapel at Darby Funeral Home. Visitation will begin at 1:00PM Monday December 15, 2014 until the funeral hour at Darby Funeral Home. Interment will follow in the Cherokee Memorial...

John James Mcgrath

John James Mcgrath

Dec 13, 2014

John James McGrath, age 94 of Canton, passed away on December 13, 2014 at Northside Hospital Cherokee. A Memorial Service will be held at 12:00PM Friday January 9, 2015 from Our Lady La Sallette Catholic Church Canton, GA. Interment with Military Honors will follow in the Georgia National Cemetery. Father Victor Reyes will officiate. Born and raised in Waterbury, CT...

Lester John Watkins

Lester John Watkins

Dec 12, 2014

Lester John Watkins, age 81 of Canton, passed away Friday, December 12, 2014 at Northside Hospital Forsyth. Funeral services are scheduled for Sunday, December 14, 2014 from Macedonia Baptist Church at 3PM with Rev. Gary Coffey, Rev. Gerral Richards and Rev. Horace Richards officiating. Interment will follow in Macedonia Memorial Park. Visitation will be Friday, December 12 from 7PM-9PM, Saturday...

Brandon Keith Porter

Brandon Keith Porter

Dec 12, 2014

Brandon Keith Porter age 36 of Canton, GA passed away Friday December 12, 2014 at his residence. A Celebration of Life Service will be held Wednesday December 17, 2014 at 7:00PM from the Chapel at Darby Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 5:00PM until the Funeral hour. Mr. Porter is survived by his daughter; Ashlynn Hodgins, Woodstock, GA, Brianna Chapman,...

Ella Mae Keup

Ella Mae Keup

Dec 10, 2014

Ella Mae Keup, age 74 of Ball Ground, passed away Wednesday, December 10, 2014 at Northside Hospital Atlanta. Ms Keup will be cremated and no local services will be held. She is survived by her Sons, Tim Chandler of Ball Ground and Gary Gould of Colorado; Sister, Jane Spots of Dallas, GA; also surviving are 3 Grandchildren. The caring staff...

Major General William "Bill" Henry Fitts

Major General William "Bill" Henry Fitts

Dec 10, 2014

Retired Major General William H. Fitts, age 86, of Marietta, Georgia died December 10, 2014. General Fitts was a U.S. Army veteran serving in Germany, Korea, Vietnam and numerous state-side posts over a period of 34 years. After retirement from the Army he worked as administrator of an Atlanta law firm for ten years. He had the rare distinction of...

Jan D. Patterson

Jan D. Patterson

Dec 8, 2014

Jan Patterson was born January 13, 1950 to Dorothy White Patterson and the late Pierce Patterson. She died Dec. 8, 2014 at the Canton Nursing Center. Funeral service will be in the Marguerite McFather Chapel at the Canton First United Methodist Church on Wednesday, Dec. 10 at 1 PM. Darby Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Visitation will be...

Denis "Denny" Fullerton Waldron

Denis "Denny" Fullerton Waldron

Dec 6, 2014

Denis "Denny" Fullerton Waldron died on December 6, 2014 at his home in Waleska, GA at the age of 66. He is survived by his wife, Rosalyn Ramage Waldron; daughters, Leah Courtney Maczik (Joe) and Whitney Waldron Muyres; son, Denis Graham "Gray" Waldron (Jordan); brother, Jonathan Waldron; and his four grandchildren, Alexander Andre Michniewicz, Jaxon Gray Muyres, Jadyn Belle Muyres,...

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