ATLANTA

Evelyn Gleaton, 64, died Oct. 4. Funeral, 2 p.m. Sunday, Lizzie Berry Baptist Church, Jackson. Lewis Sims and Son Funeral Home, Jackson.

BARTOW COUNTY

Tom Hobert Garland, 82, of Adairsville died Thursday. Funeral, 2 p.m. today, Barton Funeral Home.

CLAYTON COUNTY

Mary Virginia Manahan, 55, of Riverdale died Wednesday. Graveside service, 11 a.m. Monday, Holly Hill Memorial Park, Fairburn. Donehoo-Lewis Funeral Home, Hapeville.

Arthur Rawlings, 81, of Jonesboro died Oct. 6. Private service to be held. West Georgia Crematory, Austell.

COBB COUNTY

Michael Carrano, 92, of Smyrna died Wednesday. Private service to be held. West Georgia Crematory, Austell.

Harold J. Holbrook, 90, of Mableton died Thursday. Funeral, 2 p.m. Sunday, Mount Harmony Baptist Church, Mableton. Davis-Struempf Funeral Home, Austell.

Charles Henry Reynolds, 78, of Smyrna died Friday. Funeral, 2 p.m. Monday, West Cobb Funeral Home, Marietta.

Lyle Richards, 82, of Austell died Thursday. Funeral, 4 p.m. Monday, Bellamy Funeral Home, Powder Springs.

Betty G. Wood, 86, of Marietta died Wednesday. Funeral, 4 p.m. today, Carmichael Funeral Home.

DeKALB COUNTY

Joseph James Sofet, 63, of Atlanta died Tuesday. Funeral, 11 a.m. Monday, Holy Cross Catholic Church. H.M. Patterson and Son Oglethorpe Hill.

Zara Sprayberry, 90, of Decatur died Thursday. Funeral, 2 p.m. Sunday, Horis A. Ward Fairview Chapel, Stockbridge.

DOUGLAS COUNTY

Homer Ralph Evans Sr., 96, of Douglasville died Wednesday. Funeral, 11 a.m. today, J. Collins Funeral Home, Villa Rica.

FAYETTE COUNTY

Marelle W. Chapman, 90, of Peachtree City died Thursday. Funeral, 11 a.m. Monday, First Baptist Church, Peachtree City. Carmichael-Hemperley Funeral Home, Peachtree City.

FORSYTH COUNTY

Ernest Hughie, 60, of Cumming died Oct. 8. Memorial service, 10 a.m. Saturday, Trinity Church, Marble Hill. McDonald and Son Funeral Home, Cumming.

Joseph A. Saccoccia, 83, of Cumming died Thursday. Private service to be held. Byars Funeral Home.

FULTON COUNTY

Brantley Manasco Farmer, 61, of Alpharetta died Wednesday. No service is planned. SouthCare Cremation and Funeral Society.

Mildred Mary Saul, 93, of Roswell died Oct. 10. Funeral, 10 a.m. Friday, St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, Alpharetta. SouthCare Cremation and Funeral Society, Alpharetta.

GWINNETT COUNTY

Mary Jane Blake Gilbert, 74, of Buford died Thursday. Funeral, 2 p.m. Sunday, Flanigan Funeral Home.

Sarah Adams Hunter, 75, of Lawrenceville died Thursday. Funeral, 2 p.m. Sunday, Tom M. Wages Funeral Service.

Mary Jo Smith, 80, of Lawrenceville died Friday. Funeral, 3 p.m. Sunday, Crowell Brothers Funeral Home, Norcross.

Dan Stowe, 80, of Suwanee died Oct. 5. Memorial service, noon Sunday, Stowe residence. Tim Stewart Funeral Home, Lawrenceville.

Clyde A. Wilson Jr. II, 68, of Dacula died Thursday. Funeral, 4 p.m. Sunday, Hightower's Memorial Chapel, Douglasville.

HALL COUNTY

Garfield Henry Pennell, 74, of Gainesville died Wednesday. Memorial service, 2 p.m. Sunday, Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport. Flanigan Funeral Home, Buford.

HENRY COUNTY

Claude "Dick" Hambrick, 94, of Stockbridge died Thursday. Funeral, 1 p.m. Monday, Salem Baptist Church, McDonough. Cannon Cleveland Funeral Directors, McDonough.

Nancy Jane Prater, 66, of Stockbridge died Tuesday. Memorial service, 2 p.m. Sunday, Valley Brook Baptist Church. Wages and Sons Funeral Home, Stone Mountain.

WALTON COUNTY

Marlene Duncan, 82, of Social Circle died Oct. 4. Funeral, 11 a.m. today, Social Circle United Methodist Church. Henry Funeral Home.

Anne Lowry, 80, of Monroe died Oct. 8. Memorial service, 2 p.m. Friday, Avondale Pattillo United Methodist Church. Peachtree Cremation Society, Conyers.

James Osborn McElroy, 85, of Loganville died Thursday. Memorial service, 2 p.m.. Sunday, Corinth Christian Church, Loganville. Tim Stewart Funeral Home, Loganville.

Cheryl J. Still, 66, of Monroe died Oct. 3. Memorial service, 2 p.m. today, River of Life. Phoenix Funeral Services, Conyers.

GEORGIA

Rebecca Dawson Higdon, 73, of Greensboro died Thursday. Graveside service, 3:30 p.m. today, Greenview Cemetery. McCommons Funeral Home.

Clara Sanders House, 87, of Bremen died Friday. Funeral, 2 p.m. Sunday, Hightower Funeral Home.

Remona Kay Hulsey, 58, of Cedartown died Thursday. Funeral, 3 p.m. Sunday, Olin L. Gammage and Sons Funeral Home.

Virginia Ledford Mason, 95, of Monticello died Friday. Funeral, 11 a.m. Tuesday, New Rocky Creek Baptist Church, Mansfield. Jordan Funeral Home, Monticello.

Willie Ruth Richards, 75, of Jackson died Monday. Funeral, noon today, Antioch Baptist Church, Forsyth. Lewis Sims and Son Funeral Home, Jackson.

Louise Smith, 97, of Crawford died Thursday. Graveside service, 11 a.m. Monday, College Park Cemetery. Lord and Stephens Funeral Home Oglethorpe Chapel, Crawford.

Constance Faith Howard Thieme, 50, of Clarkesville died Thursday. Memorial service, 2 p.m. Sunday, Bethlehem Baptist Church, Clarkesville. Whitfield Funeral Home South Chapel, Baldwin.

Zandra Bess Toland, 38, of Griffin died Oct. 6. Funeral, 1 p.m. today, St. Paul Baptist Church, Lumber City. Phoenix Funeral Services, Conyers.

Evelyn Willis, 78, of Jeffersonville died Oct. 2. Private service to be held. SouthCare Cremation and Funeral Society, Stockbridge.

J. Tobey Wright, 71, of Alto died Wednesday. Funeral, 2 p.m. today, Whitfield Funeral Home South Chapel, Baldwin.

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