Death Notices and Funeral Announcements: Aug. 6

Helen Pressnell: The 90-year-old Villa Rica resident died Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2011. Direct cremation was handled by Bellamy Funeral Homes Hiram.

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J.T. Cochran: Jan. 5, 1922 - Aug. 5, 2011. Funeral services will be held Monday, Aug. 8, at 3 p.m. from Clark Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. John Turner officiating. Interment will follow in Dallas Memory Gardens. Dwayne Cochran, David Rakestraw, Craig Rainwater, Tobey Cochran, Ritchie Carter and Jeremy Mitchell will serve as pallbearers. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Sunday, Aug. 7, from 5 to 8 p.m.

Dorothy Laperle: Oct. 14, 1931 - Aug. 5, 2011. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, Aug. 10, at 1 p.m. from Clark Funeral home with Reverend Father Adrian Pleus officiating. Interment will follow in St. Jean Cemetery in Bellingham, Mass., later in the week. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Wednesday, Aug. 10, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Jessie Miller: Nov. 11, 1932 - Aug. 6, 2011. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, Aug. 9, at 11 a.m., from Clark Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. Arthur Justus, the Rev. Philip Justus, and the Rev. Larry Weaver officiating. Interment will follow in Union Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Monday, Aug. 8, from 5 to 8 p.m.

Wayne Strickland: Dec. 5, 1953 - Aug. 5, 2011. Funeral services will be held Monday, Aug. 8, at 11 a.m. from Clark Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. Lloyd Lathem, the Rev. Phil Davis, and the Rev. Lee Lawrence officiating. Interment will follow in Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery. Charles Thompson, Robert Davis, Ricky Davis, Eddie Strickland, Gerami Henson and Larry Ward will serve as pallbearers. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Sunday, Aug. 7, 2011, from 4 to 8 p.m.

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