Obituaries

May 26, 2020

Thomas R. Mowatt, 86, of Canton, GA, passed away of cancer on May 26th in Marietta, GA.

Visitation will be June 3rd from 1pm-3pm followed by a short service at Canton Funeral Home and Cemetery 10655 E Cherokee Dr Canton, GA 30115. Burial will be at 10am on Thursday June 4th at Georgia National Cemetery but is...

May 23, 2020

Brendan Hayes, 81, of Galway, Ireland passed away on Saturday, May 23rd at his home in Canton, Georgia.

Visitation will be from 11-2pm on Saturday, May 30th, 2020 at Canton Funeral Home 10655 East Cherokee Drive, Canton, Georgia 30115.

Funeral Services will be held on Monday, June 1st at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in...

May 12, 2020

Robert A. Minnig, 77, passed away on May 12, 2020 in Canton Georgia. A graveside service will be held at 11:00am on Friday, May 15, 2020 at Canton Funeral Home & Cemetery at Macedonia Memorial Park with the Rev. Ray Bobo of Cherokee Presbyterian Church officiating.  Arrangements are by Canton Funeral Home & Cemetery. Robert Minnig was born in...

May 8, 2020

Roberto Pedro Chervero, 97, of Canton, passed away peacefully on May 8, 2020. Canton Funeral Home & Cemetery is handling the arrangements.

May 3, 2020

Marcela Noguera Perez, 88 of Canton passed away on May 3, 2020 at Kennestone Hospital. A visitation and Chapel service will be held on Sunday May 10, 2020 at Canton Funeral Home from 2-4pm followed by a graveside service in our cemetery. Additional details will follow when available.

Apr 25, 2020

Therese Lynn Orahood (Terri to most), age 60, passed away on April 25, 2020 in Marietta, Georgia. Due to these unprecedented times with the pandemic, memorial services will be postponed for a later date. Terri was born in San Jose, California to Alice and Jim Morris on June 2, 1959. She was preceded in death by her mother Alice...

Apr 22, 2020

James Glenn Martin, born in 1933, passed away on 04/22/2020.

Glenn was a long-time resident of Roswell, GA, then retiring in Ellijay, GA.

He was a 1951 graduate of Roswell High School, where he lettered in football, baseball, basketball, and track.

Glenn proudly served our country in the Army, during the Korean War....

Apr 14, 2020

Nelda Verlee Doty of Woodstock Georgia passed away on April 14, 2020. Mrs. Doty was born in Fremont, New York to Lynn and Violet Dann on September 5, 1927.  She graduated high school in Addison, New York and continued her education at the Philadelphia Nursing College where she graduated as a Registered Nurse.

Nelda married Oley Doty Jr....

Apr 13, 2020

Joyce Neighbours 74 years of Canton, passed away April 13, 2020. Funeral service will be held Friday, April 17, 2020 at 1:00 PM graveside at Smith Cemetery off Hwy 20. Reverend John Weaver officiating. Arrangements are being handled by Canton Funeral Home and Cemetery at Macedonia Memorial Park. Joyce was preceded in death by her husband Jim Neighbours, survived...

Apr 9, 2020

Jason Michael Lane, 32, of Canton, passed away on April 9, 2020 at home. Jason was born at Crawford Long Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia to loving parents Jodi and Richard on October 9, 1987. He went to Wheeler High School and Southern Poly for 2 years. He later got a job that he loved very much with Timberlake, installing...

Apr 4, 2020

James Thomas (Tom) Brown, age 69, of Canton, went to his eternal heavenly home on

Saturday, April 4, 2020. He was born in Atlanta on September 1, 1950 to Boyd and Nellie

Brown.

Much of his childhood included time in the yard with horses, dogs and cows while

playing with his...

Apr 1, 2020

Elizabeth Jane Byrd of Alpharetta, GA passed away on March 27th, at the Cancer Treatment Center of America in Newnan, GA Due to the COVID-19 restrictions in place, a "Celebration of Life" event is now being planned for Jane's family, and close friends on, May 2nd, 2020 at Jane's home in Alpharetta, GA. Elizabeth Jane Byrd was born in...

Mar 29, 2020

Katherine (Kitty) Louise Kirsch, died on March 29, 2020 in Milton, Georgia. She was 90 years old.

Kitty was born in July of 1929 to Horace and Katherine (Schwindt) Olewiler in Leola, PA. She was the daughter of a minister and, in her lifetime, married two more. Kitty and her first husband, Charlie (Shook), were wed in...

Mar 26, 2020

Mehri K. Yousefi, 86, of Atlanta, Georgia, passed away on March 26, 2020. Originally from Naragh, Iran. Ms. Yousefi is survived by daughters Mahvash, Minoo, Mahshid and a son Saeed. She has joined her son Massoud Amini and her husband Hassan Amini in the next world. Canton Funeral Home is honored to serve the Amini, Yousefi, Mohammadzadeh, Farahbakht, Sabetrashekh,...

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 Conn’s Creek Baptist Church with Kenny Sutton and Ray Gober officiating. Burial will follow at Conn’s Creek. Arrangements made by Canton Funeral Home.

Phil was...

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...

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.

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....

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...

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.