Obituaries

Funeral Announcements: March 7, 2013

Death notices and funeral announcements from Paulding and West Cobb funeral homes for Thursday, March 7. Click on the names of the deceased to be taken to their full obituaries posted on the funeral homes' websites.

Bellamy Funeral Homes

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Benson Funeral Home Inc.

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Clark Funeral Home

Elizabeth Powers Baxter: Dec. 21, 1944 - March 2, 2013. Funeral services will be held Friday, March 8, in the chapel of Clark Funeral Home at 3 p.m. with Pastor Don Morrison officiating.

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The family will receive friends Thursday, March 7, between the hours of 5 and 8 p.m. at Clark Funeral Home. Cremation will immediately follow the service.

In lieu of flowers, you may make contributions to the Lupus Foundation of America, P.O. Box 418629, Boston, MA 02241.

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Carolyn Virginia Freeman: Sept. 10, 1930 - March 5, 2013. Funeral services will be Thursday, March 7, at 2 p.m., from Clark Funeral Home, with the Rev. Thomas Cole officiating. Interment will follow in New Canaan Baptist Church Cemetery.

Earl Howard Geho III: May 10, 1952 - March 5, 2013. Memorial services will be held Saturday, March 9, at 3 p.m. from Clark Funeral Home, with Barry Martins officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Saturday, March 9, from 2 to 3 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, you may make donations to Cancer Society of America, P.O. Box 22718, Oklahoma City, OK 73123.

Jeff Eberhart Funeral Home

Jerry Lee Brown: April 15, 1937 - March 5, 2013. A memorial service will be held at Dallas 1st United Methodist Church on Saturday, March 9, at 10 a.m. with Dr. Steve Schofield officiating. Music will include CD selections “Who Am I,” “Beyond the Sunset,” “Amazing Grace,” “How Great Thou Art” and “The Lord’s Prayer” performed by Doug Brown.

The family will receive friends at Dallas 1st United Methodist Church from 9 a.m. until the time of service.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made in his honor to Dallas 1st United Methodist Church at www.dallasfirstumc.org, 141 E. Memorial Drive, Dallas, GA 30132; and Helping Hands located in Dallas, Ga., at www.helpinghandspauldingga.org, 228 W. Spring St., Dallas, GA 30132.

Hugh Norris Hall: Jan. 8, 1958 - March 1, 2013. A memorial service will be held in the chapel of Jeff Eberhart Funeral Home on Sunday, March 10, at 5 p.m. with the Rev. Thomas Cole officiating.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home Sunday, March 10, from 3 to 5 p.m.

Shirley Yvonne Smith: Nov. 17, 1938 - March 4, 2013. Funeral services will be held in the chapel of Jeff Eberhart Funeral Home on Thursday, March 7, at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Thomas Hougas officiating. Music will include the selections “Going Home,” “Look For Me At Jesus’ Feet,” “I Will Always Love You,” “Mama Loves Roses” and “Wings Of A Dove.” Randy Morgan, Sam Bordelon, Brandon McMichael, Billy Boozer, Thomas Hougas and Anthony Thompson will serve as pallbearers. Interment will follow at Paulding Memorial Gardens.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home Thursday, March 7, from 9 a.m. until the funeral hour.

West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory

Johnnie Lee Coons Sr.: Oct. 7, 1934 - March 4, 2013. Funeral services will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 7, in the chapel of West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory, 2480 Macland Road in Marietta, with Pastor Steven Shearod officiating.

The family will receive friends at Anderson Funeral Home, 201 Sanford St., New Brunswick, N.J., on Tuesday, March 12, from 9 to 11 a.m., with a funeral service beginning at 11. Interment will follow at Washington Monumental Cemetery in South River, N.J.

There will be a reception and celebration of life service for Mr. Coons immediately following the burial at Everlasting Ministries, 241 Second St., South Anvoy, NJ.

Memorial contributions can be made to Cathedral International Church, 5150 Stilesboro Road, Kennesaw, GA 30152.


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