J.A. — D.M. Lester. [Group Sheet]

1. A. Lester
2. J. Lester

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Steve Eugene Gantt, 82 of Marietta died Wednesday April 9, 2008. Graveside Services will be 2 PM Thursday April 10, 2008 at Kennesaw Memorial Park Cemetery, Marietta with Dr. Charles Williams and Rev. Bryan Pillsbury officiating. Mr. Gantt was a lifelong resident of Cobb County. He retired in 1989 after 39 years service from Lockheed. He was also Vice-President of the former Hay-Gantt Funeral Home, Marietta. He was a WWll Navy Veteran and was a member of the Marietta Golden K Kiwanis Club. He was a member of the Osborne High School Alumni Association. Survivors are his wife Mary Ann Gantt, Marietta; Sons Stephen Gantt, Kennesaw; Hank Gantt, Waleska; Daughter Julie Lester, Marietta; Brother Howard Gantt, Kennesaw; Sister Georgia Lou Williams, Jacksonville, FL. The family will receive friends from 11 until 1 PM at Carmichael Funeral Home, Marietta. Collins Funeral Home Acworth in charge of arrangements. Contributions may be made to the Kiwanis Scholarship Fund C/O East Cobb Senior Center 3332 Sandy Plains Road Marietta, GA 30066.

(Published by Marietta Funeral Home of Marietta, GA)

Steve married Mary Ann Huddleston 17 Sep 1960. Mary (daughter of Julian Hiram Huddleston and Martha Lee Swain) was born 16 Aug 1928, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA; died 20 Feb 2011, Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia, USA; was buried 23 Feb 2011, Kennesaw Memorial Park - Marietta, Georgia, USA. [Group Sheet]

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Mary Ann Gantt, 82, of Marietta died Sunday February 20, 2011. Funeral Services will be Wednesday February 23, 2011 at 2:00 PM in the chapel of Marietta Funeral Home 915 Piedmont Road Marietta, GA 30066. Interment will be in Kennesaw Memorial Park. Mrs. Gantt lived most of her life in Cobb County. She was a Christian, Loving Wife, Mother, Grandmother and Friend. After her children were born, she dedicated herself to her family while volunteering in the community and at her children's schools. Mary Ann's grandchildren brought her great joy as well. She was preceded in death by her husband Steve E. Gantt. Survivors include sons Stephen (Suzanne) Gantt of Kennesaw and Hank (Katrina) Gantt of Waleska. Daughter, Julie (David) Lester of Marietta. Grandchildren, Craig Gantt, Kevin Gantt, Kristy Gantt Moratin , Chris Gantt, Andy Lester, Joe Lester, Alexx Westbrook, Zach Lester, and Joey Mangum. Great Grandchildren, Kaylee Gantt and Lacy Gantt. The family will receive friends on Wednesday February 23 from 12:00 until 2:00 PM at the funeral home. Online condolences may be expressed at www.mariettafuneralhome.org

(Published by Marietta Funeral Home of Marietta, GA)

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Services for Julian H. Huddleston, 75, of 2256 Bolton Drive NW will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Hay-Gantt's chapel, burial in Crest Lawn Memorial Park. Mr. Huddleston, a retired maintenance maintenance truck driver with the Southern Railway System, died Wednesday, apparently from a heart attack. Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Martha Lee Swain Huddleston, and daughter, Mrs. Steve E. Gantt of Marietta.

(Published in The Atlanta Constitution on October 25, 1973)

Julian married Martha Lee Swain 21 Nov 1921. Martha (daughter of Lee Oliver Swain and Mary Corrine Moore) was born 27 Jun 1903, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA; died 22 Feb 1991, Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia, USA; was buried 24 Feb 1991, Crest Lawn Cemetery - Atlanta, Georgia, USA. [Group Sheet]

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Mrs. Martha Lee Huddleston, 87 of Marietta, died Friday. Funeral 2:30 Sunday, Hay-Gantt Funeral Home, Marietta. Rev. Claude E. Smithmier, Rev. Jay Vinyard officiating, interment, Crest Lawn Memorial Park, Atlanta. Mrs. Huddleston was born in Atlanta and lived most of her life in Inman Yard and Bolton Communities before moving to Marietta in 1973. She was Past Worthy Matron of Inman Chapter O.E.S. and member of Cumberland United Methodist Church. Survivors are one daughter, Mrs. Mary Ann Gantt, Marietta; one sister, Mrs. Marianne Dennis, Auburn, Ala.; one brother, Wayne F. Swain, Sr., Atlanta; three grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, several nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 7 until 9 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.

(Published in The Atlanta Constitution on February 23, 1991)

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Lee O. Swain, 94, of 1810 Annie St. NW, a retired engineer with the Southern Railway System, died Thursday in a Marietta hospital.

Mr. Swain, a native of Dyersburg, Tenn., had been a resident of Atlanta since 1896. He retired from Southern in 1939 after 45 years with the railroad. He was a member of the Nelms Masonic Lodge No. 323 in Smyrna.

Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Hay-Gantt's chapel in Marietta with the Rev. Claude E. Smithmeier officiating. Burial will be in Crest Lawn Cemetery, Atlanta.

Survivors include his wife of 71 years, the former Mary (Mamie) Moore; two sons, H. O. Swain, Smyrna, and Wayne F. Swain Sr., Atlanta; two daughters, Mrs. J. H. Huddleston, Atlanta, and Mrs. Marianna Dennis, Auburn, Ala.; a sister, Mrs. Mary T. Wright, Tampa, Fla., and a brother, Willis Swain, Atlanta.

(Published in The Atlanta Constitution on November 3, 1967)

Lee married Mary Corrine Moore 6 May 1896. Mary was born 11 Nov 1878, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA; died 16 Nov 1967, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA; was buried , Crest Lawn Cemetery - Atlanta, Georgia, USA. [Group Sheet]