Obituaries

Nov 21, 2018

Romilda Felice, age 74, of Acworth, GA, died November 21, 2018.  Services will be held in New York.

Nov 20, 2018

Ronald T. Kraut Sr., 63, passed away on November 20, 2018 at home surrounded by his loving family. A native of Chicago, IL, Ron moved his family to Cartersville, GA in 1991, where he opened his own small business.   He was a member of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church.  Ron was much loved by family and friends who...

Nov 20, 2018

Karen Siraco, age 60, of Acworth, GA, died November 20, 2018 after a courageous battle with lung cancer. She was born in Canton, Ohio on September 13, 1958 to John and Lillian Siraco (Savina) and was the second of four daughters.

She is preceded in death by her mother, Lillian Siraco (Savina). Karen is survived by her...

Nov 20, 2018

Frances Thomas, age 72, of Kennesaw, GA, died November 20, 2018.  Services to be announced.

Nov 19, 2018

William Facey of Kennesaw, Georgia was a man of extraordinary compassion and kindness, left this world on November 19, 2018, but his legacy of love lives on. Born on April 17, 1951 in New York City to William and Jeannette Parker, he transcended the difficulties of becoming a foster child to earn the rank of sergeant as a member...

Nov 19, 2018

Houston Lee Long, age 67, of 846 Old Rockmart Road, Silver Creek passed away Monday November 19, 2018, at his home.

Mr. Long was born in Floyd County on April 24, 1951.  He was preceded in death by his parents James Charles (J.C.) Long and Helen Wheeler Long of Lindale, his wife of 44 years Frances Diane...

Nov 19, 2018

Wayne Edward Boss, age 65, of Acworth, GA, died November 19, 2018.  Services are still pending at this time.

Nov 19, 2018

Sandra Ann Chappell (née Glawson) passed away on the morning of Monday, November 19, 2018.  She was sixty-five.  Sandra was a lifelong resident of Bartow County and spent much of her life assisting those in her community.  She spent most of her working years at the Department of Family and Children Services and other state agencies.  Her off-hours were...

Nov 18, 2018

Michael L. Poston, age 38, of Calhoun, GA, died November 18, 2018.  Services to be announced.

Nov 17, 2018

Debbie Holden: September 26, 1954-November 17, 2018

Debra Ann (AKA, Deb, Granny, Ms. Debbie, Mrs. Holden, Lil'Deb, Mom, Grandma) was born to Don and Margaret Lucas, September 26, 1954, on the door mat of the hospital in Zanesville, Ohio.  For those that knew Don and Peg she said, "Dam-it Don put down your coat, right here, I'm...

Nov 17, 2018

Shiow Yun Chen-Liu, age 75, of Acworth, GA, passed away on November 17, 2018. Shiow was born in Hsinchu City, Taiwan, on March 26, 1943 to the late Xiang and Mei Liu.

A Video Tribute to Shiow Yun Chen-Liu: https://www.tributeslides.com/tributes/preview/W8WWXLK9YN6QLX7G

From an early age, she enjoyed going to school and learning new things. She would...

Nov 14, 2018

Maria Colon, age 79, of East Point, GA, died November 14, 2018.  Services pending

Nov 14, 2018

Guylan Patricia Matney, age 65, of Carrollton, Ga, died November 14, 2018.  Ms. Matney is survived by her son & daughter-in-law, David & Christen Gilstrap - Kennesaw, GA , sisters, Donna  Malone, - Dallas, GA & Lynn Harry - Carrollton, GA, granddaughters Emily and Leah, with numerous nieces and nephews.  A memorial service will be held on Sunday, November...

Nov 13, 2018

Judy E. Anderson, age65, of Acworth, GA, died November 13, 2018.  Services are pending at thistime

Nov 12, 2018

Isodoro Borda, age 64, of Dawsonville, GA, died November 12, 2018.  Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, November 14, 2018, 7pm at Iglesia Metro Atlanta Church, 3878 Chamblee Dunwoody Rd., Atlanta, Ga.

Nov 9, 2018

Frederick George Boynton died on November 9,2018. He was born in Yokohama Japan while his father was in the Army. Fred graduated from The Citadel in 1970 and from Tulane University Law School in 1973. He then served in the Judge Advocate General’s Corps. He became a partner with Smith Gambrell and Russell and then later with Morris Hardwick...

Nov 9, 2018

Emily Fay Macke, age 24, passed away on Friday, November 9, 2018 after a long and courageous battle with heart disease.  She was born in Atlanta, GA on March 3, 1994 and was a loving daughter, granddaughter, sister, aunt and friend......but most of all, she was a wonderful mother to her beautiful, four year old daughter, "Maddie"; who was...

Nov 8, 2018

Arezou Joudaki, age 53, of Marietta, GA, died November 8, 2018.  A graveside service will be held on Sunday, November 11, 2018, 2:00 PM, at Arlington Memorial Park Cemetery in Sandy Springs, GA.

Nov 7, 2018

Lois Southern Lanigan 86 of Acworth, Ga passed away November 7, 2018 at Cartersville Heights in Cartersville, Ga. She is preceded in death by her Husband Jack Lanigan and 6 children. She leaves behind one son Jerry Southern of Acworth, Ga. 6 grand children and 6 great grand children. She loved to cook, sew and read and was a...

Nov 2, 2018

A native of Albany, Georgia, Makeba was the only daughter of parents Paul and Amaya (Portland) King. Baptized at St. Teresa’s Catholic Church there, she attended parochial school and was an exceptional student. She also excelled as a dancer, training at the Murphy Dance Studios in Albany. After graduating from Monroe High School, Makeba studied at Clark Atlanta University,...