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Stephen COHILAS Obituary

COHILAS, Stephen Alex Mr. Stephen Alex Cohilas age 85 of Morrow, passed away April 29, 2017. Mr. Cohilas was born on February 5, 1932 in Samos, Samos Greece. He was a Mason, Shriner and served as a Merchant Marine during the Korean War. He immigrated to America in 1946, where he learned the carpentry trade. He later worked on many high rise buildings in both New York City and Atlanta, Georgia. He was a successful custom home builder for many years in the Atlanta area. He is survived by children: Alex Cohilas of Morrow, Maria Cohilas Ross (Jim) of King George, VA; grandchildren: Christopher Stephen Cohilas (Karen) of Albany, GA, Andrew Lee Cohilas of McLean, VA, Anastasia Eliza Ross, and Fallon Aleksandra Ross both of King George, VA; great grandchildren: Christopher Stephen Cohilas, Jr., Nicholas Alexander Cohilas, Michael Anthony Cohilas, and Isabella Maria Cohilas. Funeral services will be held at 11 AM, Saturday, May 6th , 2017 in the Chapel of Ford Stewart Funeral Home with Pastor Ron Little officiating. Burial to follow at Eastlawn Memorial Gardens in McDonough. The family will receive friends from 10-11 AM, before the service. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made in his memory to Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, https://giving.choa.org or donations can be mailed to: Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Foundation- 1577 NE Expressway, Suite A, Atlanta, GA 30329. Ford-Stewart Funeral Home, Inc., Jonesboro/Stockbridge 770-210-2700. www.fordstewartfuneralhome.com.

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Published by Atlanta Journal-Constitution on May 4, 2017.

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Ed Wall

May 6, 2017

My prayers go out to Alex and his family. I never met Mr Cohilas, but I gotta imagine knowing Alex, his son, that Mr Cohilas was one of a kind. Alex shares stories about him all the time. May he Rest In Peace and glad he left us Alex Cohilas!

Hazel Keyton

May 5, 2017

I am remembering all of his family in my thoughts and prayers.

May 5, 2017

Honoring the builder, Stephen Cohilas in memory is pleasurable, for me, an old woman of faith. A man skillful at his craft, in these days, Stephen set a memorable example as did many skilled ones of Bible times. Proverbs 22:29. But larger than those are Prov. 22:1 and ' if that name' is made with the Sovereign of the universe it comes with integrity. Stephen Cohilas, a gifted man of strong moral fiber. Proverbs 18:10.

Psalms 46:1 (C. C. )

May 4, 2017

Grief can be so hard, but our special memories help us cope. Remembering you and your loved one today and always.

John 5:28,20

May 4, 2017

Sorry for the loss of your love one. May you find comfort in God's Word, the Bible.

Allie Abercrombie

May 3, 2017

My thoughts and prayers go out to the family of Mr. Cohilas. The last several years of knowing him taught me to be a kinder person. He and I had a bond being I saw him 3 days a week and spent time just listening to him. I will greatly miss him and his stories of his travels.

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Ford Stewart Funeral Home Inc. - Jonesboro

2047 Highway 138 S.E., Jonesboro, GA 30236

May

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11:00 a.m.

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2047 Highway 138 S.E., Jonesboro, GA 30236

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Eastlawn Memorial Gardens

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