Funeral Arrangements For Slain Cobb Deputies Announced

MARIETTA, GA — Funeral arrangements have been announced for the two Cobb County deputies who were killed Thursday while serving a warrant.

Deputies Jonathan Koleski and Marshall Ervin Jr. died when authorities said they were shot and killed while serving a warrant at a Marietta home.

A funeral for Koleski will be held noon Wednesday at NorthStar Church, 3413 Blue Springs Road, in Kennesaw. Visitation is 9-11 a.m. with a burial at 2:30 p.m.

Koleski, who was a U.S. Army veteran, will be buried in Georgia National Cemetery.

A funeral for Ervin is set for 2 p.m. Thursday at West Ridge Church, 3522 Hiram Acworth Highway in Dallas. Visitation starts at noon.

A public memorial for the two deputies sits in front of the Cobb County Sheriff's Office Visitation Center at 1877 County Services Parkway.

During a Friday news conference, Cobb Sheriff’s Foundation founder Robert G. Haley said the nonprofit will assist the families financially and will work to provide scholarships for Ervin’s children.

The sheriff's office warns of scammers "attempting to take advantage of this terrible situation." A Fallen Heroes Fund is available at cobbsheriffsfoundation.org.

Koleski and Ervin died while attempting to arrest Christopher Cook on a failure to appear for theft by deception warrant at the 2400 block of Hampton Glen Court, police said. They were approached by Christopher Golden at the home, who police said refused to put down a gun.

Cobb County Police Chief Stuart VanHoozer said Friday that Cook faces the theft charge while Golden is facing two counts of aggravated assault and two counts of murder.

Both suspects were set to have their first court appearances on Sept. 9.

All state court traffic cases set for Wednesday and Thursday are being rescheduled due to the funerals, according to a county release Monday.

Notifications will be sent to anyone affected by the postponements, county officials said.