Obituaries

Phillip Coltrane

Phillip Coltrane

Mar 26, 2020

Phillip Lee Coltrane, 53, of Free Home, Georgia, passed away on March 26, 2020 in Canton. Funeral services will be held at 1 pm on Saturday March 28, 2020 at Conns Creek Baptist Church with Kenny Sutton and Ray Gober officiating. Burial will follow at Conns Creek. Arrangements made by Canton Funeral Home. Phil was born in Canton, Georgia to...

Jimmy Adams

Jimmy Adams

Mar 22, 2020

Jimmy Preston Adams, 87, of Douglasville, passed away on March 22,2020 in Marietta, Ga. Jimmy was born in Buchanan, Georgia in 1932 to Clarence Eugene Adams and Ora Beatrice Summerville. He married Frances Louise Henry in 1956. They were married 64 years. He honorably served his country in the Army during the Korean War. Jimmy loved working on lawn mowers...

Lloyd Moore Jr.

Lloyd Moore Jr.

Mar 21, 2020

Lloyd Patrick Moore Jr. 25, of Canton passed away after a courageous battle with cancer. Memorial plans are incomplete at this time.

Taylor Copp

Taylor Copp

Mar 16, 2020

Taylor C. Copp, 23, of Milton, died March 16,2020 as a result of a childhood cancer. He was born December 26, 1996 in Greenville, SC, the son of Chris and Destini Copp. Growing up, Taylor was an active junior tennis player and enjoyed playing Jr. USTA, ALTA and USTA tournaments. Taylor is survived by his parents Chris and Destini Copp...

Eric Mathews

Eric Mathews

Mar 16, 2020

Eric George Mathews, of Jalandhar, Punjab, passed away on March 16, 2020 in Cumming, Georgia. Viewing will be at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 18, 2020 at Canton Funeral Home and Cemetery, 10655 East Cherokee Drive, Canton, Georgia 30115, followed by funeral services and burial at 1:30 p.m. with Pastor Rusty Williams officiating. Pastor E.G. Mathews was born in Chakwal,...

Hollis Ewing

Hollis Ewing

Feb 28, 2020

Hollis William Ewing 68, of Roswell passed away unexpectedly on Feb 28, 2020 at North Fulton Hospital. Service information will be published when finalized.

Bijan Golshan

Bijan Golshan

Feb 22, 2020

Bijan Golshan, 55 of Roswell passed away unexpectedly on Feb 22, 2020. Originally from Shiraz Iran, he had settled in the Roswell area. Mr. Golshan is survived by his loving partner Shokouh,a son MiladGolshan anddaughter Mayla Golshan. He was a lovingfather,best friend and all around great person.Loved his family. A traditional Bahai burial service will take place on Saturday February...

Barbara Buffington

Barbara Buffington

Feb 10, 2020

Barbara C. Buffington 67, of Canton passed away at Northside Cherokee Hospital on February 10, 2020. She was predeceased by her parents and a sister. Plans are not finalized yet, but will be announced when complete.

Gregory Blackwell

Gregory Blackwell

Feb 1, 2020

Gregory Allen Blackwell "Greg" born July 19, 1960 said his final goodbye February 1, 2020 at age 59 in his home surrounded by his family. Anyone else fighting stage 4 cancer would have gone quietly into the night, but Greg was laying comfortably in his living room, reminiscing the good times over a few beers with his closest family and...

Angela Alvey

Angela Alvey

Jan 30, 2020

Angela Christian Alvey 47, of Kennesaw passed away October 14,2019. She was predeceased by her parents TG and Jeanne Fortenberry and a son Foster Gossett. She is survived by her sons Joshua and Jeremiah Gossett, a brother Bobby Fortenberry and two sisters Davi Butler and Lori Adams. Full of Love for Christ she shared that daily in her 30 year...

Anne Gecewicz

Anne Gecewicz

Jan 29, 2020

Anne Teresa Gecewicz, 94 of Canton passed away peacefully at her home with her family by her side. Originally from Brooklyn NY, she moved to Canton to be with her family. A mass will be held in her native New York at a later date.

Boddie Seay

Boddie Seay

Jan 28, 2020

Boddie Mason Seaybetter known to family and friends as "Bo," "Dad," "Granddad," or "Gramps"passed away on January 28 at the age of 93. A gentle man with a servant's heart, he was born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama. He entered the Army in the waning days of World War II, and he later studied electrical engineering at Auburn University on...

Donald Vassel

Donald Vassel

Jan 23, 2020

Donald Thomas Vassel, 76 of Canton passed away on January 23, 2020 at Northside Cherokee Hospital. Donald spent his career as an engineer at GrenzebachInc. He was predeceased by his parents John and Matilda Vassel. He is survived by his wife Dolly Vassel, two daughters Deanna Lynn Vassel Burns and Rebecca Elizabeth Vassel Clark and one grandson Robert Nicholas Burns....

Kathryn Dauzat

Kathryn Dauzat

Jan 23, 2020

Kathryn V. Dauzat, 60 of Canton passed away January 23, 2020 at Northside Cherokee Hospital. Kathryn was predeceased by her parents Leslie and Faye Rude and a brother John Rude. She is survived by her husband David, four daughters Melissa Menser, Christine Harrigill, Stephanie Lizama, and Jennifer Zeringue. She is also survived by a brother Leslie Rude Jr. and a...

Daniel Draper

Daniel Draper

Jan 21, 2020

Daniel Glenn Draper, age 73 passed peacefully on January 21, 2020 at 1pm at Northside Hospital in Canton, GA. Dan lived in Canton, GA with his wife of 51 years, Penny Draper. He was born July 7, 1946 in Langdale, Alabama, which is now known as Valley. He dedicated his career to electrical engineering, working for the U.S. Army Corps...

Verena Wilkin

Verena Wilkin

Jan 8, 2020

Verena Wilkin,71 of Canton passed away unexpectedly on January 8, 2020. Originally from Austria Verena settled in Canton with her surviving husband Jeff Wilkin. She is also survived by a brother Johannes Frings (Carolyn) and her sister Eveline Frings. She was predeceased by her parents Wilhelm and Iris Frings. Service information is not available at this time.

Kawkab Issa

Kawkab Issa

Jan 8, 2020

Kawkab Issa 90,beloved mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, passed away quietly at her home on January 8, 2020. Kawkab and her predeceased husband Antonius settled in this country many years ago after leaving their native Syria. She was also predeceased by her parents Deeb and Mariam Abboud. Surviving Mrs. Issa are her sons Munir and Raja Issa and daughters Wadiah...

Mariya Donchenko

Mariya Donchenko

Jan 8, 2020

Mariya S Donchenko, 98 of Acworth passed away quietly at her home on January 8, 2020. Predeceased by her parents Safron and Fekla Lebedev Mariya was orignally from the Ukraine. She is survived by her daughter Yelena and Leonidand four grandchildren Olga, Alex, Andrey, and Liliyaand 13great grandchildren. A visitaion starting at 12 noon followed by a memorial service will...

Marie Napoli

Marie Napoli

Jan 6, 2020

Marie Thomas Napoli 76, of Canton passed away quietly at her home on January 6, 2020 with her family at her side. Born in Philadelphia Marie was predeceased by her brother Frank Thomas Jr. who was killed in Vietnam, her parents Frank and Mildred Thomas, and her beloved stepfather Alfred Poirier. She is survived by two daughters Kim Longo(Vincent) and...

Janet Anderson

Janet Anderson

Jan 3, 2020

Janet O. Anderson, 68 of Canton, passed away January 3, 2020 after a brief illness. Janet was predeceased by her parents Morris and Billie Arnwine, her husband Wesley Billy Anderson,a brother Mark Arnwine, and a sister Cathy Truitt. She is survived by her two sisters Marie Thurman and Trenna Tate and her beloved fur baby Sparky. A visitation will be...