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Wynell Harriett Sams
Mar 2, 2014
Wynelle Perkins Sams, age 88, of Canton, Georgia passed away Sunday, March 2nd. Mrs. Sams was the daughter of Robert E. and Lavada Ponder Perkins, was born on March 21, 1925 and was blessed with five brothers and three sisters. She was married to James Wesley (Bud) Sams, who preceded her in death, for 56 years. She was also a...
Margo Burnside
Feb 28, 2014
Our beautiful Mother, Grandmother, and Great Grandmother, Margo Burnside, age 85 of Acworth, passed away peacefully in her sleep on February 28, 2014. A funeral service will be held at Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, KY at 2:00 PM on Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Survivors are Daughters Patricia Burnside-Eaton of Acworth, GA, Sandra Alexander of Jeffersonville, IN, Kimberly Hilton of Shepardsville,...
Charles Jefferson Dement Sr
Feb 27, 2014
Charles Jefferson Dement, Sr, age 98 of Canton, passed away Thursday February 27, 2014 at the Canton Nursing Center, Canton, GA. Funeral Services are scheduled for 9:00AM Friday February 28, 2014 at The Darby Funeral home Chapel with Interment to follow at Macedonia Memorial Park. Chaplain Jonathan Spencer will officiate. He is survived by his wife of 79 years; Delpha...
Darla Jean Eberhardt
Feb 26, 2014
Darla Jean Eberhardt, 71 of Ball Ground, GA passed away Wednesday February 26, 2014 at Northside Hospital Cherokee. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Ms. Eberhardt is survived by daughters & sons-in-law, Lori & Robert Mulaik, Ball Ground, GA; Sherrie & Bob Barker, Canton, GA; Tonya & Ryan McCray, Covington, GA; sons & daughters-in-law, Robert & Alma...
Thomas Alan Robinson
Feb 25, 2014
Thomas Alan Robinson, 67 of Canton, GA formerly of Westcliffe, CO passed away Tuesday February 25, 2014 at Heritage Hospice in Marietta. Memorial service is scheduled for 12:00 Noon Wednesday March 5, 2014 from the Chapel of Darby Funeral Home with Chaplain Pam Treece officiating. Interment will follow in the Georgia National Cemetery at 2:00pm. The family will receive friends...
Delores Atkinson (Connie) Turner
Feb 24, 2014
Turner, Connie Atkinson went on to be with the Lord and Savior on February 24, 2014. Born in Atlanta January 5, 1936 she attended O' Keefe High School and Ga. State University. She was a model, a receptionist for Bethlehem Steel and John Harland Co. and a stewardess for Delta Airlines before marrying her Husband Pat and starting a Family....
Stewart Curtis Smith
Feb 23, 2014
Stewart Curtis Smith, age 49 of Woodstock, GA, passed away on February 23, 2014 at Northside Hospital-Cherokee. The Smith family will be accepting friends on Tuesday, February 25, 2014 from 11:00 AM to 9:00 PM. The funeral service is scheduled for Wednesday, February 26, 2014 at 2:00 PM at Hickory Flat United Methodist Church. Survivors are Wife Linda Smith of...
George John Marcinko Jr.
Feb 20, 2014
George John Marcinko Jr., age 68 of Canton passed away on February 20, 2014 at Northside Hospital-Cherokee. No public visitation services are scheduled at this time. A Memorial Service will be held on March 1, 2014 at Darby Funeral Home at 4:00 PM. Reverend Jerry Potts will be officiating. He is survived by Wife, Patricia Marcinko of Canton, GA; Mother,...
Gloria Lee Preston
Feb 19, 2014
Gloria Lee Preston, age 89 of Canton, GA, passed away on February 19, 2014 at The Oaks at Post Road. She was born November 5, 1924 in Washington, DC. She was 89. She was preceded in death by her Husband Donald Roy Preston; her Father Ralph Benson and her Mother Francis Elsie (Kaldenbach) Benson. She is survived by her Daughter...
Mary Alice Price
Feb 19, 2014
Mary Alice Owen Price, age 85 of Marietta, GA passed away Wednesday February 19, 2014 at Tranquility Kennesaw Mountain Hospice. Funeral Services are scheduled for 11:30AM Tuesday February 25, 2014 at the Darby Funeral Home Chapel with Interment to follow at 1:30PM at Georgia National Cemetery. Senior Pastor Jane Nugent will officiate. Visitation will be held Monday February 24, 2014...
Ronald Allen Jones
Feb 18, 2014
Ronald Allen Jones, age 66 of Buford, GA, passed away on February 18, 2014 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Visitation is scheduled for Wednesday, February 19, 2014 from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM. Visitation is also scheduled for Thursday, February 20 from 11 AM to 9 PM. Funeral services are scheduled for Friday, February 21st, 2014 at the Darby Funeral...
Robert Lee Owen
Feb 17, 2014
Robert "Bob" Owen, age 81 of Canton passed away on February 17th, 2014 at Wellstar-Kennestone Hospital. Visitation for family and friends is scheduled for Thursday and Friday, February 20th and 21st, 2014, from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM. Funeral services are scheduled for Saturday, February 22, 2014 at 2:00 PM at Mount Zion Baptist Church. Reverend Doug Mulkey, Reverend Charles...
Carmine M. Lapietra
Feb 13, 2014
Mr. Carmine LaPietra of Canton, GA passed on Thursday, February 13, 2014 at the age of 82. Carmine is survived by wife, Christa, son, Vince and wife, Jennifer and son, Carmine and wife, Ann, and his four grandchildren, Sophie, Jake, Isabella, and Garrett, and a sister Massina Ruotolo. He was born in Bucciano-Benevento (Naples), Italy. He served in the Italian...
Melissa Ellen Murphy
Feb 11, 2014
Melissa Ellen Murphy, age 47 of Jasper, passed away on February 10, 2014 at the Medical Center of Central Georgia. A graveside funeral service will be held on Saturday, February 15, 2014 at Old Macedonia Campground Cemetery at 11 AM. She is survived by Daughter; Amanda Jo Murphy of Calhoun, GA; Brothers; Jeffrey Murphy, Buchtel, OH, Shirley Murphy Jr., Plains,...
Robert Buxton O'Neill
Feb 11, 2014
Robert Buxton O'Neill age 72 of Canton Died at the Northside Atlanta Hospital . Memorial services will be held 11:00 AM Saturday February 15, 2014 from the Hopewell Baptist Church . Survivors are wife, Cynthia E. O'Neill, Son Scott Vernon O'Neill, Brother, Charles O'Neill, Sisters Lillian Fields, Karen Tordoff, Sister-in-law & brother-in-law, Teresa & Tom Mills , Grandchildren Christian O'Neill...
Jerry Dean Green
Feb 11, 2014
Jerry Dean Green age 74 of Jasper, GA formerly of Canton passed away Tuesday February 11, 2014. Funeral Services will be held 2:00 P.M. Saturday February 15, 2014 from the Chapel of the Darby Funeral Home, Rev Terry Green officiating. Interment will be in the Macedonia Memorial Park. Family will receive friends on Friday from 12n00n – 8 PM. Survivors...
Adeline Leigh Carver
Feb 11, 2014
Adeline Leigh Carver, age 0 of Ball Ground, GA, passed away on February 11, 2014 at Northside-Atlanta. The funeral service is scheduled for Saturday, February 22, 2014. Survivors are Mother Melissa Davies of Ball Ground, GA, and Father Jacob Carver. Darby Funeral Home is in charge of these funeral arrangements.
Wanda Sharon Jones
Feb 8, 2014
JONES Wanda Sharon was born in 1948 in Whiteville, NC to the late Belvin and Rachel (McQueen) Morris. The family relocated in 1956 to Tampa, FL seeking improved educational opportunities for a legally blind family member. Starting her career right after High School and relocating to Woodstock, GA in 1982, Sharon enjoyed an approximate 40 year career (Honeywell Tampa Operations...
Henry Dale Burns
Feb 7, 2014
Henry Dale Burns, age 81 of Canton, passed away on February 7 at the Brian Center Health and Rehabilitation. Visitation is scheduled for Sunday from 4:00 PM-7:00 PM. Funeral services are scheduled for Monday, February 10 at 2:00 PM at the Darby Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow at Macedonia Memorial Park with Doctor Eddie Dockery officiating. He is survived...
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