12 Facts About Grief
Grief is the process of learning to live with the person we lost. It’s not easy, it doesn’t follow any specific timeline, and everyone experiences grief in their own, unique way. The following 12 facts about the grieving..
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The staff of Georgia Funeral Care held a fundraiser to raise money for the the bell tower project
On August 24, 2017, Georgia Funeral Care & Cremation Services founder, Kevin R. Marcy, & GFC Veteran Liaison, Darrell Waits, proudly presented the Georgia National Cemetery Advisory Council a check for $2,700.00 ..
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The Red Cross Houston Relief Project
URGENT! Dream Land Pet Memorial Center & sister company Georgia Funeral Care & Cremation Services is collecting items for The Red Cross to be taken to Houston for disaster relief. We will be collectin..
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September 30th: 3rd Annual Poker Run ~ Combating PTSD ~ Acworth, GA
September 30th: 3rd Annual Poker Run ~ Combating Veterans PTSD ~ Acworth, GA. Registration at 10am, KU at 11:30am, Last Bike in approx 4:30pm, Vendors; Raffles; Live music 5-8pm; Sponsored by the American Legion North Co..
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Our 3rd Annual First Responders Lunch for Local Police and Firefighters in Honor of 9/11
Georgia Funeral Care & Cremation Services of Acworth, held it's 3rd Annual First Responders Lunch for local police officers and firefighters in honor of 9/11. The catered lunch was attended by Acworth City offi..
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A VETERAN is someone who
A VETERAN is someone who, at one point in his or her life, wrote a blank check made payable to The United States of America for an amount of 'up to and including my life.'..
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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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Operation Toy Soldier
Please help us make a donation of toys to active and non-active duty military for their children.HELPING CHILDREN OF MILITARY FAMILIESBlack Friday November 24th–December 15thDrop off at4671 South Main StreetAcworth,..
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Georgia Funeral Care was so proud to be a sponsor of the 2017 Atlanta Veterans Day Parade
Georgia Funeral Care was so proud to be a sponsor of the 2017 Atlanta Veterans Day Parade! Our Community and Veterans Liaison Darrell Waits, who sits on the board of directors of the parade, was instrumental in hel..
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Mr. Richard D. Lemon
Mr. Richard D. Lemon, age 88, of Temple, GA, died January 9, 2018. The family will hold a private service...
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Sylvia Jackson
Sylvia Jackson, age 71, of Canton, GA, died February 3, 2018. No services are planned at this time...
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James Glas
James Glas, age 84, of Canton, Ga, died January 31, 2018. a memorial service will be held on March 1, 2018, 1 PM at Georgia National Cemetery, Knox Bridge Hwy, Canton, GA. ..
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Sean M. Gorin
Sean M. Gorin, age 49, of Kennesaw, GA, died February 5, 2018. Services will be held in California in the future...
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Karen Lea DeMotts
Karen Lea DeMotts, age 60, of Cartersville, GA, died February 15, 2018. She was born in Waupun, Wisconsin, on August 23, 1957, and moved with her family to Florida in 1962. After graduating from King High Sch..
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A Tribute to Our Veterans with Music & Movie
SAVE THIS DATE!The Georgia Vietnam Veterans Alliance, Chapter One Presents: A Tribute to Our Veterans with Music & Movie onTuesday, November 6, 2018 at 6pm at Cobb Civic Center Jennie T. Anderson Theater 54..
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Handling the Military Funeral Services for Sgt. Thomas Cole Walker
Sergeant Walker will be returning home on Tuesday evening October 29, 2019 to Cleveland Hopkins Airport and procession will be brought back to Conneaut, via Rt. 90 to Rt. 7 and then east on Main St. to the Marcy Funeral ..
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Official COVID-19 Announcement by the Veterans Administration and the National Cemetery Association
All Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) National Cemeteries are open and will continue to provide interments for Veterans and eligible individuals. However, the National Cemetery Administration is continuing to adjust it..
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Rodney Sweat
Rodney Sweat, of Cartersville, GA, died April 9, 2020. Mr. Sweat will be buried at Georgia National Cemetery in the near future. ..
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Olga Rodriguez
Olga Rodriguez, of Cartersville, GA, died April 8, 2020. Services pending...
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Robert Bryant
Robert Bryant, age 91, of Canton, GA, died April 8, 2020. Mr. Bryant will be buried at Georgia National Cemetery in the near future...
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