Obituaries

Funeral Announcements: Feb. 27, 2013

Death notices and funeral announcements from Paulding and West Cobb funeral homes for Wednesday, Feb. 27. Click on the names of the deceased to be taken to their full obituaries posted on the funeral homes' websites.

Bellamy Funeral Homes

No new announcements

Benson Funeral Home Inc.

Billy Joe Still: Jan. 1, 1935 - Feb. 24, 2013. Funeral services for the Dallas resident will be held Wednesday, Feb. 27, at 2 p.m. at Gateway Baptist Church in Villa Rica. Mr. Still will lie in state at the church from 1 to 2 p.m. The Rev. Jeff Byrd will officiate. Interment will follow at Paulding Memorial Gardens in Hiram.

Clark Funeral Home

Jo Ellen Allen: Nov. 11, 1954 - Feb. 25, 2013. Funeral services will be Saturday, March 2, at 3 p.m.from Clark Funeral Home, with the Rev. Thomas Blagg officiating. Interment will follow in Paulding Memorial Gardens.

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The family will receive friends at the funeral home Saturday, March 2, from 1 p.m. until the service time.

Jimmy Chambers: Dec. 23, 1946 - Feb. 26, 2013. Graveside services will be held Thursday, Feb. 28, at 2:30 p.m. from Georgia National Cemetery, with the Rev. Lamar Rackley and the Rev. Leonard Chambers officiating. Tim Rackley, Brian Rackley, Micah Chambers, Jessie Lawrence, Mitch Leonard and Paul Shoemaker will serve as pallbearers.

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The family will receive friends at Clark Funeral Home on Thursday, Feb. 28, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, you may make donations to Clark Funeral Home for Jimmy’s funeral expenses.

Bill DeLoach: Sept. 10, 1959 - Feb. 24, 2013. Funeral services will be Wednesday, Feb. 27, at 2 p.m. from Clark Funeral Home, with the Rev. Mike Bell officiating.

In lieu of flowers, you may make donations to any BB&T Bank in Amanda DeLoach’s name.

Felecia Robin Wheeler: Feb. 4, 1958 - Feb. 25, 2013. Funeral services will be Friday, March 1, at 3 p.m. from Clark Funeral Home, with Pastor Chris Simpson officiating. Interment will follow in White Oak Springs Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Thursday, Feb. 28, from 5 to 8 p.m.

Jeff Eberhart Funeral Home

James Alan Smith: July 4, 1953 – Feb. 24, 2013. Funeral services will be held Friday, March 1, at 2 p.m. at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church with the Rev. Lamar Rackley officiating. Interment will follow in Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home Thursday, Feb. 28, from 4to 9 p.m.; and Friday, March 1, from 9 a.m. until departure in procession for the church.

West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory

Frances Marie Allen: July 26, 1937 - Feb. 23, 2013. Arrangements will be available soon.

William Craze: March 10, 1939 - Feb. 23, 2013. Private services will be held.

Matthew Thomas DuVall: Oct. 31, 1972 - Feb. 22, 2013. Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 27, at West Ridge Church in Dallas, with the Rev. Terry Nelson officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church. Afterwards, the family will host a reception at the clubhouse in the Essex Park subdivision.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to your local Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA).

Dr. Elmer Jesse Foust: Jan. 21, 1922 - Feb. 24, 2013. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 27, in the chapel of West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory, 2480 Macland Road, Marietta, GA 30064, with Dr. Randy Cheek and the Rev. Alvis Richardson officiating. Interment will be held at Cheatham Hill Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from noon to 2 p.m. on Wednesday.

Contributions may be made in Dr. Foust’s memory to Carson Newman College, 1646 Russell Ave., Jefferson City, TN 37760.

Mary Sanos LeBlanc: Jan. 11, 1932 - Feb. 23, 2013. Private family services will be held.

Donations may be made in Mary S. LeBlanc’s name to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105

Trent Alexander Madison: Nov. 4, 1990 - Feb. 16, 2013. Memorial services will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, March 2, at West Ridge Church in Dallas, with Shane Williamson, Justin Walker and Scotti Madison officiating. The family will receive friends at the church one hour prior to the service. A reception will he held immediately after the service.


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