All Obituaries

Colette Phillips, 94 a nearly lifelong resident of upstate New York, passed away in Canton on Monday July 15, 2019. Colette was employed for many years by the Bell Telephone System and moved south 5 years ago. She was predeceased by her parents Francis and Florence Omara and two husbands, John Murphy and Thomas Phillips, as welll as two brothers Donald and Francis Omara, and a sister Marie Russo. She is survived by her three daughters, Patricia Westbay(Jeff Cleek), Kathy...

Gerald Emery Vinette, 79 of Canton, passed away July 14, 2019 after an extended illness. Gerald was predeceased by his parents  Emery and Evelyn Vinette.  He is survived by his wife Patricia, a son Geoffrey Vinette, daughters Kimberly Vinette-Herrin, Kerri Moore, and Kelly Elarbee, a brother Richard and a sister Elaine Bolton as well as 8 grandchildren. A Private memorial service is planned for a later date. Canton Funeral Home is honored to be serving the Vinette...

William(Bill) Herbert Planer Jr., 73 from Roswell a suburb in Fulton County passed away peacefully on July 8, 2019. Bill spent his career as an engineer with GE. He was predeceased by his wife Louise and parents Bill and Virginia Planer. He is survived by his sons Ted(Xochitl Martinez) and Chris, a brother Tom Planer and three grandchildren Anthony, Jaden, and Caroleena Planer. A graveside service will be held Friday, July 12, 2019  11am at Macedonia Memorial Park. Canton...

Inez Arnold Kennemore, 83 of BallGround, passed away on June 20, 2019.She was predeceased by her parents George and Delia Arnold. Inez earned a B.S. in nursing at  Ohio State University and an M.S.N. at the University of South Carolina. She began her nursing career as a nursing professor, transitioned to the hospital and grew from floor nurse to Director of Nursing at two hospitals. Later, wanting to impact nursing care on a larger scale, Inez joined Joint Commission- traveling the...

Trevor Donnelly, 30 from BallGround, passed away unexpectedly on June 14, 2019. Just preparing to graduate from college Trevor was predeceased by his mother Tina Donnelly. Trevor is survived by his his father Travis(Kim), sisters Tiffani Donnelly and Terra Richards((Kevin) nephews Mackay Donnelly and Dare Harris, and a niece Ever Grace Harris.  A gathering to celebrate Trevor's life will be held Thursday June 20, 2019 from 11:00am to 2pm, followed by a private memorial...

Mary Ann Wilson, 71 passed away peacefully at her home on June 12, 2019. Prior to settling in Canton Mary and her surviving husband John had lived in several places in the east. In addition to her husband, she is survived by a son David and daughters Jennifer, Kyra, and Britta. She is also survived by 3 brothers Frank Stahlinski,Jimmy Stahlinski, and Joseph Stahlinski. Mary was a grandmother of 10 and a great grandmother of 4. A private memorial service will be held at a later...

Thomas James Muldowney, 48 of Acworth died unexpectedly on June 10, 2019. A jet mechanic Thomas loved all things about airplanes. He is survived by his wife Stephanie,  two sons. Owen and Ryan, and a daughter Quinn. He is also survived by a brother James Muldowney, and two sisters Jamie Lowe and Fran Bean. A private memorial service will be held at a later date. 

Sharon Lee Summerlin, 72 of Kennesaw passed away at her residence June 8, 2019. Service information will be published when complete.

Paul Richard Folks, 64 from Jasper passed away suddenly on June 7, 2019. Originally from Vinton Louisiana, Richard a carpenter had settled in Jasper with his surviving spouse Janice. He was predeceased by his parents Bertrum and Marie Folks and a son Andy. In addition to his wife Janice, he is survived by sons Hoye Folks, Aaron Cook(Tabatha), Seth Cook(Samantha), and daughters Brandee Deshotel(Dwayne) and Trisha Jones. Additionally, Richard leaves 14 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild. A...

Billie Joy Foley Bradley, age 88, passed away Sunday, May 26, 2019.  She is survived by her daughters, Belinda Shook (Jeffrey), Teresa Valerio (Dave), Verna Storm (Steve) and one son, Brett Bradley.  She also had nine grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, two great-great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.  Billie was preceded in death by her parents Edward and Susie Foley, her ex-husband Berwin Royal Bradley, siblings Doris Kingery, Winston Foley, James Davis Foley...