Funeral services for Locust Grove mayor set for Thursday

Funeral services for Locust Grove Mayor Robert Price set for Thursday.

Credit: City of Locust Grove

Credit: City of Locust Grove

Funeral services for Locust Grove Mayor Robert Price set for Thursday.

Funeral services for Locust Grove Mayor Robert Price have been set for 2 p.m. Thursday at the Henry County Recreation Center, 10 Cleveland Street in Locust Grove.

Price, the Henry County city’s longtime mayor, died on Friday from “complications of a sudden illness,” according to the Locust Grove officials. Price, 79, had been mayor since 2012 and was recently re-elected to serve until 2028.

Price will lie in state at 1 p.m. prior to the funeral and interred after the services.

Visitation is planned for Wednesday between 5-8 p.m. at Haisten Funeral Home, 1745 South Zack Hinton Parkway in McDonough.