MARSHALL-DONNELLY-COMBS

Arthur Gray ("Buddy") Weiss, age 82, died on Wednesday, January 26, 2022. Buddy was born in Gadsden, AL to Barney Gray and May Carter Weiss on July 31, 1939. He graduated from Gadsden High School and was a proud graduate of the University of Alabama in 1962 with a Bachelor of Science in Commerce. He was a member of Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity. While interning at an accounting firm in college, Buddy met his wife Catherine Costigan (Kay). Buddy and Kay were married on December 8, 1962 in Marietta, GA. They settled in Marietta where they lived for twenty years. Early in their marriage, Buddy received a Masters in Public Accounting at Georgia State University and practiced as a CPA,...

Alton Ross Jr. - Al, to all who knew and admired him - helped shape the city he loved through the clubs and eateries he co-owned. He devoted himself to charitable causes. He never met a stranger, saving the biggest part of his big heart for his family, and especially his wife, Wanda. Al passed away suddenly on December 1, 2019, having packed a lot of life into 83 years. Al was born on Feb. 15, 1936, in Tompkinsville, Ky., son of Alton and Mary Ross. He was a multi-sport star at Tompkinsville High School, attended Lincoln Memorial University on a baseball scholarship, then graduated from Western Kentucky University with a business degree. He also attended Wharton School, the prestigious...