Deaths & funerals

Claire Esther Rappaport, 89, died Wednesday. Funeral, 2 p.m. today, Arlington Memorial Park; Dressler's Jewish Funeral Care.

Bartow County

Charles Franklin Duncan, 58, of White died Tuesday. Funeral, 1 p.m. today, Owen Funeral Home.

Carroll County

Sylvia Delphine Hayes, 72, of Villa Rica died Monday. The body will be cremated. Memorial service, 1 p.m. Saturday, New Georgia Baptist Church; Cremation Society of the South, Marietta.

Dorothy Inez Snaith, 85, of Villa Rica died Monday. The body will be cremated. A private memorial service is planned; Cremation Society of the South, Marietta.

Larry Tarpley, 59, of Bowdon died Tuesday. The body will be cremated. Funeral, 2 p.m. Friday, Rainwater Funeral Home.

Cherokee County

John "J.T." Merritt, 96, of Canton died Monday. Funeral, 2 p.m. Friday, Faith Family Church; South Canton Funeral Home.

Michael Jon VanBrunt, 64, of Woodstock died Apr. 22. The body was cremated. Memorial service, 7 p.m. today, Roswell Funeral Home.

Myrtle Kate Watkins, 70, of Canton died Wednesday. Funeral, 2 p.m. Friday, Arbor Hill Baptist Church; Darby Huey Funeral Home.

Margaret E. Zaic, 77, of Canton died Wednesday. Funeral, 2 p.m. Saturday, Bernhardt Funeral Home.

Clayton County

Sherry Lee Hammett, 43, of Jonesboro died Saturday. Funeral, 11 a.m. today, Haisten Funeral Home, McDonough.

Jerry Hankins, 74, of Jonesboro died Monday. Funeral, 2 p.m. Saturday, Horis A. Ward, Tara Chapel.

Cobb County

Julia P. Bonis, 94, of Marietta died Saturday. The body was cremated. Memorial service, 1 p.m. Friday, Catholic Church of St. Ann; Roswell Funeral Home.

Jane Northcutt Brown, 96, of Marietta died Tuesday. Graveside service, 11 a.m. today, Saint James Episcopal Cemetery; Mayes Ward-Dobbins Funeral Home.

Enrique Colinet, 62, of Marietta died Sunday. The body will be cremated. Memorial service, 7 p.m. Friday, Grace Community Church; Cremation Society of the South, Marietta.

Anita H. "Nini" Corby, 80, of Smyrna died May 1. The body was cremated. Memorial service, noon Saturday, St. Mark United Methodist Church; Carmichael Funeral Home, Smyrna.

Bryan Dorsey, 61, of Marietta died Sunday. Funeral, 3 p.m. today, Catholic Church of St. Ann; H.M. Patterson & Son, Canton Hill.

Jean Allen Foran, 29, of Austell died Monday. Memorial service, 3 p.m. Saturday, Roy Davis Funeral Home.

Cecil DeVaughn McMickens, 58, of Kennesaw died May 1. Funeral, 11 a.m. Friday, Pilgrim Baptist Church; Hanley-Shelton, Marietta.

Gertrude Virginia Miller, 84, of Marietta died Sunday. Memorial service, 1 p.m. Friday, Hanley-Shelton, Marietta.

Roger Dwight Piatt, 65, of Mableton died Tuesday. The body was cremated. Memorial service, 11 a.m. Friday, Davis-Struempf Funeral Home.

Julius Barton "J.B." Royston Jr., 73, of Austell died Monday. Funeral, 1 p.m. today, Logan Funeral Home.

Ronald Gilbert Snopek, 60, of Acworth died Monday. The body will be cremated. A private memorial service will be held; Cremation Society of the South, Marietta.

Charles Thomas Swift Jr., 91, of Roswell died Sunday. The body will be cremated. Memorial service, 11 a.m. May 15, North Avenue Presbyterian Church; Cremation Society of the South, Marietta.

Phoebe "Becky" R. Thompson, 61, of Acworth died Wednesday. Funeral, 2 p.m. Friday, Medford-Peden Funeral Home.

Barbara Whatley, 76, of Smyrna died Tuesday. Funeral, 2 p.m. Saturday, Olive Springs Baptist Church; Castellaw Funeral Home.

Coweta County

Frances Martin Breed, 85, of Newnan died Wednesday. Graveside service, 3 p.m. Friday, Oak Hill Cemetery; McKoon Funeral Home.

DeKalb County

Mary Beth Lorance, 76, of Decatur died Tuesday. Funeral, 2 p.m. Friday, Tim Stewart Funeral Home, Snellville.

Douglas County

Robert C. Buckalew Sr., 74, of Lithia Springs died Monday. Funeral, 1 p.m. today, Georgia Memorial Park Funeral Home.

Gary Lee Guthrie, 52, of Douglasville died Tuesday. Funeral, 1 p.m. Saturday, Jones-Wynn Funeral Home, Douglas Chapel.

Waldo "Scott" Mullinax III, 37, of Douglasville died Monday. Funeral, 2 p.m. Friday, Davis-Struempf Funeral Home.

Fayette County

Donald Thomas DeLoach, 78, of Fayetteville died Monday. The body was cremated. Memorial service, 2 p.m. May 17, Fayetteville First United Methodist Church; Cremation Society of Georgia.

Fulton County

Connie Dickinson, 86, of Union City died Apr. 29. The body will be cremated. Memorial service, 2 p.m. Saturday, Christian City Convalescent Center; Cremation Society of the South at Eagle's Landing.

Frank "Bud" Dripps, 69, of Fairburn died Wednesday. Funeral, 4 p.m. Saturday, Parrott Funeral Home.

Jean Hill, 93, of Roswell died Monday. Services will be held in Pennsylvania; Woodstock Funeral Home.

Allan Gilman Thompson Jr., 83, of Roswell died May 1. The body was cremated. Memorial service, 10 a.m. Saturday, Roswell Funeral Home.

Talley Settle Buice Walker, 95, of Union City died Wednesday. Funeral, 2 p.m. Saturday, Parrott Funeral Home.

Gwinnett County

Dallas E. Eckard, 94, of Snellville died Tuesday. Graveside service, 11 a.m. Saturday, Eternal Hills Memory Gardens; Tom M. Wages, Snellville Chapel.

Wilson Frost Jones, 90, of Lilburn died Monday. Funeral, 11 a.m. Saturday, St. Matthews Episcopal Church; Wages and Sons Funeral Home, Gwinnett Chapel.

Etowah E. Norton, 63, of Lawrenceville died Tuesday. The body was cremated. A private memorial service will be held; Tom M. Wages, Lawrenceville Chapel.

William A. Saunders, 82, of Duluth died Saturday. Memorial service, 4 p.m. today, The Church of the Hills; Alpharetta-SouthCare Funeral Home.

Joyce Mullis Winkles, 85, of Lawrenceville died Sunday. Graveside service, 11 a.m. Friday, Tired Creek Methodist Church Cemetery; Jamerson-Braswell Funeral Home.

Inez Wright, 85, of Dacula died Monday. Funeral, noon Friday, Gregory B. Levett & Sons Funeral Home.

Henry County

O'Neall Speer, 63, of McDonough died May 2. The body will be cremated. Memorial service, 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Mount Paran Church of God; Cremation Society of the South at Eagle's Landing.

Newton County

James W. Wilson, 81, of Covington died Tuesday. Funeral, 4 p.m. Friday, Caldwell & Cowan.

Paulding County

David Lee Autrey Jr., 46, of Dallas died Monday. Memorial service, 3 p.m. Friday, Clark Funeral Home.

Rockdale County

Jonnie Duncan, 70, of Conyers died May 2. The body will be cremated. Funeral, 2 p.m. Saturday, Salem United Methodist Church; Wheeler Funeral Home.

Betty Ruth Wigley, 81, of Conyers, died Wednesday. Graveside service, 2 p.m. Friday, Eastview Cemetery; Scot H. Ward Harry White Chapel.

Walton County

Jeanne Eckard, 79, of Monroe died Tuesday. Funeral, 2 p.m. Friday, Meadows Funeral Home.

Georgia

Hudie Atkins, 89, of Cordele died May 2. Funeral, 11 a.m. Saturday, Gethesmane Baptist Church; J.W. Williams Funeral Home.

Martha L. Barnette, 66, of Winder died Tuesday. Funeral, 2 p.m. today, Smith Funeral Home.

Elsie Mae Campbell, 72, of Cedartown died April 30. The body was cremated. Memorial service was held Wednesday; Cremation Society of the South, Marietta.

Georgia Mae Cannady, 86, of Cordele died Sunday. Funeral, 1 p.m. Friday, Greater Morris Tabernacle Baptist Church; J.W. Williams Funeral Home.

Janna McClure Carr, 72, of Concord, formerly of College Park, died Monday. Memorial service, 2 p.m. Saturday, Haisten McCullough Funeral Home.

Grace Worley Couch, 86, of Calhoun died Wednesday. Funeral, 11 a.m. Friday, Thomas Funeral Home.

Joe Matthew Holloway, 64, of Jackson died Tuesday. Funeral, 7 p.m. Friday, Haisten Funeral Home, Jackson.

Hoyt Thomas Maples, 79, of Cedartown died Tuesday. Funeral, 3 p.m. Saturday, Church of God of Union Assembly of Cedartown; Lester C. Litesey Funeral Home.

Stiles Jerry Owens, 63, of Dawsonville died Tuesday. Memorial service, 11 a.m. Friday, McDonald & Son Funeral Home.

Essie Stephens Poole, 87, of LaGrange died Monday. Funeral, 2 p.m. today, Striffler-Hamby Mortuary.

Beverly Ann Ridgway, 53, of Temple, formerly of Douglas County, died Tuesday. Memorial service, 2 p.m. today, Hightower's Memorial Chapel.

Clifford E. Smith, 84, of Demorest died April 29. Memorial service, 2 p.m. Saturday, Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses; Whitfield Funeral Home.

Delores Ann Thomason, 52, of Chatsworth, formerly of Dalton, died Monday. Funeral, 1 p.m. today, Ponders Funeral Home.

Bruce Vencill, 58, of LaGrange died Tuesday. The body was cremated. Memorial service, 2 p.m. Friday, First Presbyterian Church; Cremation Society of the South at Eagle's Landing.

Jewell Rohletter Welborn, 87, of Mount Airy died Tuesday. Funeral, 11 a.m. Friday, Bethlehem Baptist Church; Hillside Memorial Chapel.

Grace St. John Williams, 97, of Clayton, formerly of Talmo, died Tuesday. Funeral, 11 a.m. Friday, Evans Funeral Home.

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