Funeral Announcements: June 24, 2013

Bellamy Funeral Homes

Gordan Eugene Gurley: The 80-year-old Mableton resident died Saturday, June 22, 2013.  Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Bellamy's Powder Springs Chapel with Chaplain Danny Park officiating.  Interment will be at Powder Springs Memorial Gardens.

The family will receive visitors Tuesday from 6 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.

Mayes Ward Dobbins Funeral Home & Crematory

John Albano: Dec. 22, 1946 - June 22, 2013. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Mayes Ward-Dobbins Funeral Home in Marietta. Interment will be in Greenlawn Cemetery in Roswell.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the Funeral Home.

Contributions may be made to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, 3715 Northside Parkway, Bldg. 400 Northcreek, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30327. 

William "Tee" Holmes: April 13, 1943 - June 19, 2013. Graveside services will be held at the Georgia National Cemetery in Canton at 1:30 p.m. on Monday, June 24.

Memorial donations may be made to the Laurens County Historical Society, 311 Academy Ave., Dublin, GA 31021 (478-272-9242); or The Southeastern Brain Tumor Foundation, P.O. Box 422471, Atlanta, GA 30342. 

Robert B. Houchins: Dec. 22, 1929 - June 19, 2013. Services will begin at 11 a.m. Monday, June 24, at St. Paul Methodist Church in Marietta. A private burial will be held at the Georgia National Cemetery in Canton, Georgia. 

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Heritage Hospice of Marietta, 3315 Hilltop Drive, Marietta, GA 30066; or St. Paul United Methodist Church of Marietta, 244 Kurtz Road, Marietta, GA 30066. 

 
West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory

Allen D. Fountain: June 11, 1935 - June 22, 2013. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Monday, June 24, in the chapel of West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory, Marietta. Interment will follow at Powder Springs Memorial Gardens. 

Benson Funeral Home Inc.

No new announcements

Clark Funeral Home

Jerry J. Rivers: May 28, 1954 - June 21, 2013. Memorial services will be held Tuesday, June 25, at 2 p.m. at the Georgia National Cemetery in Canton, with the Rev. Paul Richardson officiating.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Tranquility Hospice at Kennesaw Mountain, 475 Dickson Ave., Marietta, GA 30064.           

Clarence (Tinky Watts) Tate: Jan. 19, 1972 - June 18, 2013. Funeral services will be Tuesday, June 25, at 3 p.m. from Mt. Olivet Baptist Church, Rockmart, with the Rev. Klenneth Montgomery and the Rev. Johnny McBurrows officiating. Interment will follow in Mt. Olivet Baptist Church Cemetery. Mr. Tate will lie-in-state at the church from 2:00 PM until the service time. 

The family will receive friends Monday, June 24, at Clark Funeral Home, from 5 to 8 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, you may make donations to Clark Funeral Home, 4373 Atlanta Highway, Hiram, GA 30141, to help pay funeral costs. 

 
Jeff Eberhart Funeral Home

Christopher Jason Terrell: Aug. 30, 1983 - June 22, 2013. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, June 25, at 10 a.m. in the chapel of the Jeff Eberhart Funeral Home with Elder Lloyd Blair and Elder James Blair officiating. Interment will follow in the Peaceful Meadows Cemetery. Brandon Elmore, Adrian Terrell, Ronald Wilson, Lamar Addison, James Addison, Jay Hyatt and Bill Dobbs will serve as pallbearers.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home Monday, June 24, from 6 to 9 p.m.; and on Tuesday, June 25, from 9 a.m. until the funeral hour.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Burn Unit of Grady Memorial Hospital, 3rd Floor W. Tower, B-Wing, 80 Jesse Hill Drive SE, Atlanta, GA 30303; or the Hayden and Gage Terrell Educational Trust Fund at Regions Bank.