All Obituaries

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 born in Canton, Georgia to Steve and Sheila Coltrane on June 1, 1966. He attended Cherokee High school. He was a fabricator for Phil...

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, and Sadeghi families as they mourn the loss of a loving mother, best friend, and a great person who was beloved by all who knew...

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 on lawn mowers and singing. He was fondly known to all as the “Candy Man” because at every gathering he went to, he always had candy to pass...

Lloyd Patrick Moore Jr. 25, of Canton passed away after a courageous battle with cancer. Memorial plans are incomplete at this time. 

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 and Destini Copp of Milton; his brothers, Hunter, Connor, and Carter. He also leaves his grandparents, Red and Sherry Baker, of Easley, SC; and  Evelyn...

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. Mathews was born in Chakwal, in Hoshiarpur District of Punjab to Rehmat Masih and Fazal Bibi on April 5, 1927. He went to school at Roorkee SDA High...

Hollis William Ewing 68, of Roswell passed away unexpectedly on Feb 28, 2020 at North Fulton Hospital. Service information will be published when finalized. 

Bijan Golshan, 55 of Roswell passed away unexpectedly on Feb 22, 2020. Originally from Shiraz Iran, he had settled in the Roswell area. Mr. Golshan is survived by his loving partner Shokouh , a son Milad Golshan and daughter Mayla Golshan. He was a loving father,best friend and all around great person.Loved his family. A traditional Bahai burial service will take place on Saturday February 29, 2020 at 12:30 in the Bahai Garden at Macedonia Memorial Park. Canton...

Barbara C. Buffington 67, of Canton passed away at Northside Cherokee Hospital on February 10, 2020. She was predeceased by her parents and a sister. Plans are not finalized yet, but will be announced when complete.

Gregory Allen Blackwell “Greg” born July 19, 1960 said his final goodbye February 1, 2020 at age 59 in his home surrounded by his family. Anyone else fighting stage 4 cancer would have gone quietly into the night, but Greg was laying comfortably in his living room, reminiscing the good times over a few beers with his closest family and friends. The way he died is just like he lived: he wrote his own rules, he fought authority and he paved his own way. And if you said he...