Marietta High School Georgia Alumni Obituaries

Allison Lea Simons 38 of Holden Missouri passed away unexpectedly Wednesday December 31 2025 at her home. Allison was born April 1 1987 in Marietta Georgia the daughter of Keith M. Simons and Kimberly A. Nickelson Simons. She graduated from Etowah High School in Woodstock Georgia. For the past 20 ye...

John Hathaway Woodham 81 a resident of Auburn Alabama and former resident of Fayetteville Georgia passed away on July 30 2025. Funeral services will be held at 1000 AM on Saturday August 2 2025at Auburn United Methodist Church Chapel with burial to follow at Tuskegee Cemetery. A native of Hartford A...

Steven Curtis Drew, age 37, passed away after a long illness on the evening of January 4, 2026, at The University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Curtis was born on September 5th, 1987, in Huntsville, Alabama to Steven and Cynthia (Bedsole) Drew.He was a graduate of Tiffi...

Brittany Alexandria Fields was born on February 17 1989 at Stoughton Hospital in Stoughton Massachusetts to her loving parents Andriette JordanFields PhD and Harvey R. Fields Jr. PhD.The youngest of three siblings Brittany shared a strong and unbreakable sibling bond with her brother Jordan Alexande...

Barbara Ann Bobbie Fontenot 74 of Bath Maine passed in her sleep surrounded by family on a snowy Saturday March 23 2024 after a protracted illness. Barbara was born in Dailey West Virginia to the late Charles and Martha White on May 4th 1949. She was a graduate of Tygarts Valley High School of West ...

Funeral services will be conducted 200PM Wednesday December 17 2025 in the Chapel of DildayCarter Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Liberty All Cemetery Brother Hunter Jones officiating. The family will receive friends at DildayCarter Funeral Home on Wednesday from 1200PM until 200PM. Mr. Pate ...

Willie Earl Hunt a native of Alma Alabama and resident of Mobile Alabama received his wings on January 31 2021 while at Providence Hospital after a long battle with cancer. Early in life Willie joined Antioch AME Church in Alma Alabama. Willie enjoyed fishing yardwork gardening Mardi Gras and Alabam...

Today we gather in love in memory and in deep gratitude for the life of Stephen Ray Farrior. A man whose presence filled every room whose laughter lifted every spirit and whose heart touched every person blessed enough to know him. Stephen was born on June 26 1968 in Talladega Alabama where he grew ...

William Charles Towns passed away peacefully on April 6 2024. He will be missed by all who knew him. Charles Towns was born March 28 1939 in Smyrna Georgia and a life long resident of Cobb County. He graduated from Campbell High School in 1957. After graduation he spent approximately 8 yrs in the Ai...

It is with deepest sympathy that we announce the passing of Mr. Antoine G. Joseph age 70 of Dallas Georgia who entered into his eternal rest on January 19 2026. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday January 31 2026 at 1000 AM in The Evelyn Samples Shelton Memorial Chapel of Hanley Shelton F...

Mr. James Carter Awtrey age 55 of Fairmount Georgia departed this life on Sunday January 25 2026 at AdventHealth Gordon in Calhoun Georgia. James was born September 30 1970 in Cobb County Georgia. He worked for many years at Marietta Tire Company. For several years James lived with a disability duri...

Rev. Milford Ballenger, a beloved minister and cherished member of the West Georgia community, passed away on November 28, 2025, at the age of 92. Born on December 14, 1932, in Bowdon, Georgia, Milford dedicated his life to serving others and sharing the Gospel.Milford graduated from Bowdon High Sch...

Jonathan Sterling Johnston 45 of Acworth Georgia passed away on December 20 2025. A memorial service will be held on Saturday December 27 2025 at 0100pm Collins Funeral Home in Acworth Georgia. Jonathan was born in Marietta Georgia and grew up in Paulding County Georgia. Jonathan was a member of Wil...

Brandon Lafayette Jenkins 43 passed away on December 1 2025 in Johns Creek Georgia. A devoted husband loving father cherished son and faithful follower of Christ Brandon leaves behind a legacy of kindness joy and unwavering love for his family. Born on July 22 1982 in Marietta Georgia Brandon was th...

Mr. William "Franklin" Turner 91 of White entered the LORDs presence on Wednesday August 20 2025. Born January 8 1934 in Marietta Georgia he was the son of the late John Balaam Turner Sr. and the late Fannie Branyon Kay Turner. He was a member of Woffords Crossroads Baptist Church. Franklin was rais...

On Wednesday December 17 2025 James J. Smith finished his "To Do" list and started his trip into the next world. He was born into a farming community on August 8 1940 at Epworth lowa to Thomas Kennedy Smith and Jeanne Sowle Smith. Jim came up through the ranks graduating first from Scott School a on...

Mr. Tony Ray Taylor, age 73, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Sunday, January 11, 2026. Mr. Taylor was born in Marietta, Georgia, on November 10, 1952, a son of the late William Alb...

Bonnie Allen Jones age 85 passed away on January 7 2026 in Marietta Georgia. She was born on April 29 1940 in Daytona Beach Florida to the late Myron Lewis Allen and Violet Hogg. Bonnie graduated from high school in Greenville South Carolina before beginning her adult life in Pierson Florida where s...

James “Jimmy” Evesson Wilson Sr., 72, of Slidell, Louisiana passed into glory on January 14, 2026 surrounded by his loving family. Jimmy was born in Marietta, Georgia the son of...

Dolores Calla McGettrick Gelly, died January 4th, in Charlottesville, Virginia, where she had lived since 2021.She was the youngest of three children born to Arthur John McGettrick of Burlington, Vermont, and Mary Margaret Myers of Washington D.C. Three of her grandparents were first-generation Ir...

It is with deepest sympathy that we announce the passing of Mrs. Ruby Ann Haley Hill age 97 of Marietta who entered into her eternal rest on January 1 2026. .A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday January 10 2026 at 1100 AM in The Evelyn Samples Shelton Memorial Chapel of Hanley Shelton Fune...

Ms. Beth Anne Underwood age 48 of Cohutta Georgia passed away Monday morning January 12 2026 at Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga Tennessee. Beth was born December 26 1977 in Marietta Georgia. She was preceded in death by her grandparents James and Ruby Lowery and Harold and Kathiren Bradberry....

Joe was born in Shenandoah on October 10 1955 a son of the late Joseph and Bernadette Sanders Kovalesky. He was a graduate of the Shenandoah Valley High School and was retired having worked for over 40 years for the Hershey Company. Joe was also a well known carpet installer in the local area and wa...

Mrs. Kyle Pettit Allen, 64, of Calhoun, Georgia, passed away Friday, December 26, 2025, after a prolonged illness. She was born in Marietta, Georgia, on July 14, 1961, the daugh...

Lynn Holladay Bagley of Chattanooga TN was joyfully reunited with her Savior on October 25 2025 at the age of 67 surrounded by love at home after a courageous battle with metastatic breast cancer. Born on January 20 1958 in Marietta GA to Dr. Edward and Betsy Lee Holladay Lynn was the radiant middle...

It is with a broken heart that we announce the sudden passing of Jonathan Charles Burden on December 1 2025 at his home in Red Bank New Jersey. Jonathan was born on January 7 1969 in Red Bank NJ to Mary Lou and Charles Burden. He graduated from Red Bank Catholic High School in 1987 and earned his ch...

Frederick McClendon, a beacon of light and warmth, passed away peacefully on January 6, 2026, in Marietta, Georgia, at the age of 82. Born on November 2, 1943, in Cartersville,...

Herbert Eugene Smith, affectionately known as Gene, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on January 4, 2026, at the age of 79, in Marietta, Georgia. Born on May 9, 1946,...

Bruce Krantz, a seasoned Navy veteran and cherished family man, passed away on January 11, 2026, in Marietta, Georgia. Born on March 16, 1936, in Ludlow, Pennsylvania, Bruce liv...