The red poppy came to symbolize the blood shed during battle following the publication of the wartime poem “In Flanders Fields.”
After World War I, the poppy flourished in Europe. Scientists attributed the growth to soils in France and Belgium becoming enriched with lime from the rubble left by the war. From the dirt and mud grew a beautiful red p..
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Madgaline Pitts
Madgaline Pitts, age 94, of Marietta, GA, died May 3, 2018. Family will announce arrangements in the future...
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Anne Lowder Hankins
Anne Lowder Hankins, age 100, of Marietta, GA, died July 22, 2018. A graveside service will be held on Thursday, July 26, 2018, 3:00 PM, at the Deep River Friends Church Cemetery, in High Point, NC. Georgia F..
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Calvin D. Miller
Calvin D. Miller, age69, of Marietta, GA, died October 21, 2018. Services to be announced...
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Michael Franklin Laye
Michael Franklin Laye, age 48, of Marietta, GA. It is with great sadness that the family of Michael F. Laye announces his passing on Monday, October 22, 2018.He was a beloved husband, son, brother, uncle and friend..
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Makeba Margaret King
A native of Albany, Georgia, Makeba was the only daughter of parents Paul and Amaya (Portland) King. Baptized at St. Teresa’s Catholic Church there, she attended parochial school and was an exceptional student. She also ..
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Tressa Marlynn McLaughlin
Tressa Marlynn McLaughlin, age 95, of Marietta, GA, died December 11, 2018. No local services are planned...
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Donald William Wellington, Jr.
Donald WilliamWellington, Jr., age 47, of Marietta, GA died December 15, 2018. Amemorial service will be held on Friday, December 21, 2018, 4 PM, at GeorgiaFuneral Care & Cremation Services, Acworth, GA. ..
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Rex Lowell Graham Ottinger, Sr.
Rex Lowell GrahamOttinger, Sr., age 67, of Marietta, GA, died January 30, 2019. A memorialgathering will be held on February 3, 2019, from 2-4PM, at Georgia Funeral Care& Cremation Services, Acworth, GA. &..
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Rosaline Jenkins Gilmore Burt
Rosaline Jenkins Gilmore Burt, age 92, passed away Thursday morning, February 7, 2019, surrounded by her daughters at Tranquility Hospice, in Marietta.She was born at Emory Hospital, in Atlanta, Georgia, on January 10, 1..
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Veteran Funeral Plans: Serving Those Who Served For Us
Planning a funeral, either for you or a loved one, will always create unanswered questions for the family. If the deceased served in the military, that planning should reflect their service to their country. Georgi..
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Forrest F. Collins
Forrest F. Collins, 76, of Marietta, GA went to be with the Lord April 8, 2019 having battled Parkinson’s with Lewy Body Dementia. Born in Yale, Oklahoma, he was the son of Ira and Glenora “Granny” Collins. After graduat..
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Where to Begin: How to Plan for a Funeral
Planning a funeral, either for you or a loved one, will always create unanswered questions for the family. If the deceased served in the military, that planning should reflect their service to their country. Georgi..
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Lorraine (Lorry) Theresa Haas
Lorraine (Lorry)Theresa Haas, age 87, devoted wife, mother and grandmother passed away on Friday, September 6th, 2019 surrounded by family and loved ones. Born to John Francis Agnew and Helen Josephine (McCarthy) Ag..
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Robert Allen Perkins, Sr.
Robert A. Perkins Sr, 91, died peacefully, surrounded by his family on October 3rd, 2019. Although he was born in New Orleans and spent most of his adult life in Baton Rouge, he considered Tangipahoa Parish home. Graduat..
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Jerry Arrington
Jerry Arrington of Montgomery, Alabama entered eternal life at the age of 63 on January 1, 2020 in Marietta, Georgia. A private memorial service will be held...
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Ed Wayne Austin
On Friday, March 20, 2020, Ed Wayne Austin passed away in Marietta, Georgia at the age of 59. Wayne was born on October 13, 1960 in Niceville, Florida to Gene and Gladys Austin. Wayne served in the U.S. Army from (..
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Vincent Haloda
Vincent Haloda, of Marietta, GA, died April 10, 2020. Services will be held on April 28, 2020. Details pending...
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Virginia Jett
Virginia Jett, of Marietta, GA, died April 19. 2020. Services are pending at this time..
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Caroline Fair Turley
Caroline Fair Turley passed into her true home on July 12, 2020 at the age of 90 in Marietta, Georgia where she lived the last few years of her life. In previous years, her residence was in Toccoa, Georgia where she was ..
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