BARTOW COUNTY

Charles "Pa-Paw" Mathison, 91, of Cartersville died Friday. Funeral, 2 p.m. Monday, Parnick Jennings Funeral Home.

CLAYTON COUNTY

Amanda Lucile Smith, 93, of Jonesboro died Friday. Funeral, 3 p.m. today, Ford-Stewart Funeral Home.

COBB COUNTY

James Burdette Farris, 95, of Marietta died Friday. Memorial service, 11 a.m. Tuesday, Mayes Ward-Dobbins Funeral Home.

Sam Pruett, 57, of Powder Springs died Aug. 17. No service is planned. West Georgia Crematory, Austell.

Joan Turner, 79, of Kennesaw died Thursday. Memorial service, 2 p.m. Monday, Davis-Struempf Funeral Home, Austell.

COWETA COUNTY

Zollie Lonnie Bowen, 56, of Newnan died Friday. Memorial service, 2 p.m. Tuesday, Central Baptist Church. McKoon Funeral Home.

Ollie M. Smith, 85, of Newnan died Aug. 16. Funeral, 5 p.m. today, Sellers-Smith Funeral Home.

FAYETTE COUNTY

Donna Addington Brooks, 60, of Fayetteville died Aug. 17. Memorial service, 3 p.m. today, Carl J. Mowell and Son Funeral Home.

FULTON COUNTY

Barbara Thoresen, 68, of Milton died Aug. 22. Memorial service, noon Saturday, Northside Chapel Funeral Directors, Roswell.

GWINNETT COUNTY

Peter Edward Dingeldey, 69, of Lawrenceville died Friday. Memorial service, 2 p.m. Sept. 8, Peachtree Christian Church, Atlanta. Georgia Cremation, Duluth.

Clarence Selden Forrester, 73, of Loganville died Friday. Funeral, 2 p.m. Monday, Tim Stewart Funeral Home.

Douglas C. Froehlich, 71, of Suwanee died Friday. No service is planned. Flanigan Funeral Home, Buford.

Philip J. Presley, 41, of Sugar Hill died Thursday. Funeral, 2 p.m. today, Flanigan Funeral Home, Buford.

Ann Gilroy "Pixie" Wells, 65, of Auburn died Friday. Funeral, 11 a.m. Monday, Tim Stewart Funeral Home, Lawrenceville.

PAULDING COUNTY

Rhonda Kay Johnson, 48, of Dallas died Friday. Funeral, 3 p.m. today, Clark Funeral Home, Hiram.

GEORGIA

Anne Haden Howe, 85, of Athens died Thursday. Memorial service, 2:30 p.m. Monday, First Methodist Church. Bridges Funeral Home.

George Smith Jenkins, 84, of Canon died Thursday. Funeral, 4:30 p.m. today, Pruitt Funeral Home, Royston.

Lillian Reynolds "Gertie" Nichols, 92, of Pendergrass died Friday. Graveside service, 11 a.m. Monday, Holly Springs United Methodist Church Cemetery, Pendergrass. Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson.

H.L. Patterson, 69, of Rocky Face died Thursday. Funeral, 1 p.m. Tuesday, Ponders Funeral Home, Dalton.

Betty Russell, 78, of Athens died Friday. Funeral, 2 p.m. today, Pruitt Funeral Home, Royston.

Ralph Eugene Willis Sr., 92, of Dalton died Wednesday. Funeral, 1 p.m. Monday, Liberty Baptist Church. Ponders Funeral Home.

Richard Wyatt, 81, of Monticello died Aug. 21. Memorial service, 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Community Bible Church, Stockbridge. SouthCare Cremation and Funeral Society, Stockbridge.

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