Harper to Pass Through Lithia Springs

Marine Lance Cpl. Scott Daniel Harper will pass through Lithia Springs Thursday on his way to Douglasville from the Fulton County Airport.

Harper, a 21-year-old from Winston, in Afghanistan on Thursday.

He died while conducting combat operations in the Helmand Province, according to a news release from Douglas County. 

Accompanied by members of the Marine Corps and his family, Harper will land at Fulton County Airport Thursday morning. A Marine Corps Honor Guard will escort him off the plane, and a procession will leave the airport at 11:30 a.m. to bring him to Douglas County. 

Below is the procession's route. Times are estimated, and the motorcade could be 10 minutes on either side of the stated time based on traffic flow, motorcade speed and other factors. 

11:30 a.m.—Motorcade leaves Fulton County Airport

11:32—Fulton Industrial Boulevard/Mableton Parkway

11:42—Mableton Parkway/Bankhead Highway

11:45—Chattahoochee Tech/Bankhead Highway

11:48—Downtown Austell business district

11:51—Thornton Road/Bankhead Highway

11:53— (where Harper started in the first grade)

11:54—Downtown Lithia Springs

11:56—AMVETS Post 118

Noon—GreyStone Power Corporation

12:05 p.m.—Fairburn Road/Bankhead Highway (turn south one block, then west on Church Street)

12:06—Downtown Douglasville business district

12:15—Processional/Motorcade Arrives at Whitley-Garner at Rosehaven Funeral Home (8640 Rose Avenue, Douglasville)

The public is invited and encouraged to salute the service along the processional route. Harper will be accompanied by the Douglas County Sheriff's Department, the Douglasville Police Department, the Patriot Guard, the American Legion Riders, and friends and organizations associated with the family. 

Anyone attending can send photos to michael.stone@patch.com so we can compile a gallery honoring Harper's processional.

Harper's family will receive friends at the funeral home on Friday from 5 to 9 p.m., and on Saturday from 1 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be held on Sunday at 3 p.m. at Ephesus Baptist Church at 8445 Ephesus Church Road in Villa Rica. Interment will follow at the Ephesus Baptist Church Cemetery will full military honors.