Obituaries

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...

Catherine Portillo

Catherine Portillo

Dec 23, 2019

An obituary is not available at this time for Catherine A Portillo. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.

Marjorie Chase

Marjorie Chase

Dec 22, 2019

On December 22, 2019, Marjorie Olympia Chase, loving mother, grandmother, and friend passed away at age 93 surrounded by her loved ones. Marjorie Chase was born July 10,1926 in New York city to Fredrick and Helene Gumbs. She worked at the New York Telephone company from 1952 to 1988. In her eyes her greatest accomplishment was raising her son Craig...

Carol Godfrey

Carol Godfrey

Dec 22, 2019

An obituary is not available at this time for Carol Anne Godfrey. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.

Luke Russo

Luke Russo

Dec 19, 2019

Luke Holland Russo, infant son to Justin and Lisa Russo went to be with God prior to his birth on December 19, 2019. The family will have a funeral service on Friday December 27, 2019 in the chapel of Canton Funeral Home at 11:00am followed by a burial in the Virgin Mary Garden of Macedonia Memorial Park. Canton Funeral Home...

Constance Chiricuta

Constance Chiricuta

Dec 13, 2019

On Friday, December 13, 2019, Constance Chiricuta, loving friend and mother of three children, passed away at age 87. Andrew Brenner, son, Rodica Chiricuta, daughter. Constance was born on February 24, 1932 in Romania. She has lived in the United States for many years and loved this country. Constance was an avid gardener and enjoyed working in the yard. She...

Jack Hight Jr.

Jack Hight Jr.

Dec 8, 2019

Jack Hight Jr., 64 of BallGround passed away on December 8, 2019 at his home after an extended illness. Originally from Memphis Tennessee, Jack was a service manager with Arrow Exterminating for many years. He was predeceased by his parents Jack and Elizabeth Hight. He is survived by his wife Vera and children Jack Hight III and Megan Springfield(Andrew). He...

Lemma Jones

Lemma Jones

Nov 30, 2019

Mrs. Lemma Marie Jones of BallGround age 98 passed away peacefully November 30, 2019 with her daughter by her side. She was at Sonshine Manor in Ellijay. Mrs. LemmaJones was a wife, homemaker and proud mother of one son and two daughters. She was born May 10, 1921 in Woodstock to her now deceased parents James and Emma Davis. Mrs....