Obituaries
Funeral Announcements: Aug. 5, 2013
Death notices and funeral announcements from West Cobb and Paulding County funeral homes for Monday, Aug. 5.

Bellamy Funeral Homes
No new announcements
Mayes Ward Dobbins Funeral Home & Crematory
Gregory Brian Allen: Sept. 14, 1983 – Aug. 3, 2013. Visitation will run from 3 to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 6, at Mayes Ward-Dobbins Funeral Home Marietta Chapel. A memorial service will follow.
Julia Boothe: Sept. 30, 1924 - July 27, 2013. A funeral mass will be held 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Marietta with Signor Pat Bishop officiating. Interment will be in Georgia Memorial Park Cemetery.
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The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday at Mayes Ward-Dobbins Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta and a prayer service will follow at 7 p.m.
Joseph Carl Hardy: Nov. 25, 1943 – Aug. 3, 2013. A memorial service will be held noon Monday, Aug. 12, at Mayes Ward-Dobbins Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta. Interment will be in Georgia National Cemetery in Canton.
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The family will receive friends Monday, Aug. 12, from 11 a.m. to noon prior to the service.
Contributions may be made to Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758514, Topeka, KS 66675-8517.
James "Jim" Hutchinson: Aug. 23, 1963 - July 31, 2013. A memorial mass will be held 10 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Marietta with Monsignor John Walsh officiating.
Contributions may be made in memory of Jim to the American Cancer Society, 1825 Barrett Lakes Blvd., No. 280, Kennesaw, GA 30144.
West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory
Nicholas "Nick" B. Parry: July 28, 1963 – July 29, 2013. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 17, at Mt. Paran Central Church of God in Atlanta. Interment will follow at Kennesaw Memorial Park in Marietta. He will lie in state at the church one hour prior to the service.
The family will receive friends from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 16, at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta.
Benson Funeral Home Inc.
Gene Pritchard: March 10, 1933 – Aug. 2, 2013. Funeral services for the Dallas resident will be held Tuesday, Aug. 6, at 2 p.m. from the Benson Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Bob Daugherty and the Rev. Joe Pritchard officiating.
Interment will follow in the Peaceful Meadows Memorial Park Cemetery with Jason Walton, Adam Walton, Chris Marlow, Barry Walton, Freddy Pritchard and Ellis Tompson serving as pallbearers.
The family will be receiving friends Monday, Aug. 5, from 4 to 9 p.m.
Clark Funeral Home
Robbie Gene Floyd: Aug. 6, 1961 – Aug. 4, 2013. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, Aug. 7, at 3 p.m. from the chapel of Clark Funeral Home with the Rev. Jimmy Tibbitts officiating.
The family will be receiving friends Tuesday, Aug. 6, from 5 to 8 p.m.
Patrick Brian Noll: March 23, 1967 – Aug. 3, 2013. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, Aug. 7, at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Clark Funeral Home with Dr. Curtis Turner officiating. Interment will follow at 1:30 p.m. at the Georgia National Cemetery in Canton.
The family will receive friends Tuesday, Aug. 6, from 5 to 8 p.m.
James Alfred Royal: Oct. 13, 1936 – Aug. 2, 2013. Funeral services will be held Thursday, Aug. 8, at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Clark Funeral Home, with the Rev. Ricky Bice officiating. Interment will follow at Mt. Harmony Memorial Cemetery.
The family will receive friends Wednesday, Aug. 7, from 5 to 8 p.m.
Elsie Sims: Jan. 27, 1945 – Aug. 3, 2013. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, Aug. 6, at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Clark Funeral Home with Dr. Jeffrey R. Wimbush officiating. Interment will follow at Sweet Home Baptist Church Cemetery.
The family will receive friends Monday, Aug. 5, from 6 to 8 p.m.
Jeff Eberhart Funeral Home
Jerry William Gramling: June 30, 1943 – Aug. 4, 2013. Funeral services will be held in the chapel of Jeff Eberhart Funeral Home on Wednesday, Aug. 7, at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Frank McPherson officiating. David Mathias, Steven Mathias, Jerry Bryant, Jerald Shaw, Daniel Gramling and Dylan Matthews will serve as pallbearers. Interment will follow at Liberty Hill Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home Tuesday, Aug. 6, from 4 to 9 p.m.; and Wednesday, Aug. 7, from 9 a.m. until the funeral hour.
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