Thomas Franklin Morgan, 55, Fayetteville, died July 30, 2006. He was born March 28, 1951 in Oskaloosa, Jefferson County, Iowa. He had served in the United States Air Force and was retired from BellSouth with 25 years of service. Services were in the Carl J. Mowell chapel with the Rev. Mark Westmoreland officiating. Interment was at Camp Memorial Park, Fayetteville. Survivors include his wife, Jan Morgan, Fayetteville; a son, Christopher Morgan, Fayetteville; a daughter, Alison Morgan, Fayetteville; brothers, John David Wharton, Albuquerque, N.M., and William L. Alford, Tampa, Fla.; a sister, Susan Malone, Montgomery, Ala.; father, Jay Morgan, Montgomery, Ala.; mother, Sally Morgan, Montgomery, Ala. Carl J. Mowell & Son Funeral Home, Fayetteville, was in charge.

Helen Lois Reed, 86, Fayetteville, died July 30, 2006. She was born May 31, 1920 in Franklin County. She was preceded in death by her husband, Artist Jackson Reed, and a son, Ronald T. Reed. She was a member of New Hope Baptist Church. Services were at the New Hope Baptist Church with the Rev. Rhys Stenner, the Rev. Todd Meadows, and the Rev. John Conrad officiating. Interment was at Sherwood Memorial Gardens, Jonesboro. Survivors include a son, Harold and Jackie Reed, Fayetteville; a daughter, Jackie and Willie Meadows, Cumming, a daughter-in-law, Cathy Reed Edwards, Atlanta; seven grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Carl J. Mowell & Son Funeral Home, Fayetteville, was in charge.

George O. Allen Jr., Fayetteville, died July 24, 2006. He was born Nov. 2, 1929 in Butts County. He was veteran of the United States Army, having served in Korea. He was retired from the Federal Government. Graveside services were at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, College Park, with Chaplain Tom Roan officiating. Survivors include sisters, Frankie H. Gunter, Fayetteville, and Virginia H. and Joe Harkness, Sharpsburg; and special Korean family, Kookbyung and Laura Yang, and their son and daughter. Memorial donations may be given to the Southwest Christian Care, 7225 Lester Road, Union City, GA 30291. Carmichael-Hemperley Funeral Home, East Point, was in charge.

T. Welton Smith, 75, Newnan, formerly of Fairburn, died July 23, 2006. He was born Feb. 6, 1931 in Fayette County, son of Howard and Estelle Harper Smith. He was preceded in death by his wife, Eva M. Smith. He was a member of Fairburn First Baptist Church and served as a deacon. He served on the Fairburn City Council and also with the Fairburn Fire Department. He owned and operated T. W. Smith Insurance Agency. Prior to this, he was retired from the Georgia Highway Express Truck Lines. Services were at the Fairburn First Baptist Church with the Rev. Oscar Cope and the Rev. Dr. Steve Batts officiating. Interment was at Holly Hill Memorial Park, Fairburn. Survivors include a daughter, Judy and Glenn Ratliff, Tyrone; grandchildren, Robyn and Walt Sholar, Atlanta, Trent and Ellen Ratliff, Peachtree City, Shane Ratliff, Tyrone, and Lauren Schuder, Fairburn; and sisters, Mae and Billy Moore, Snellville, Cassie and Roy Farr, Fairburn, and Carol and Billy Willoughby, Fayetteville. Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society or the American Heart Association. Carl J. Mowell & Son Funeral Home, Fayetteville, was in charge.

Wilma Jean Powell Brumbelow, 75, Kingwood, Texas, formerly of Fayetteville, died on July 20, 2006. She was preceded in death by her husband, Cliff Brumbelow, parents, Lynwood and Gladys Powell, a brother, Danny Powell, and sisters, Ruby Powell and Cherry Powell. She was retired from the City of East Point Parks and Recreations Department, and the City of Fayetteville Police Department. She was laid to rest at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, College Park. Survivors include a daughter, Jeanie Eidson and Stan Phillips; grandchildren, Clay Phillips, Cory and Amanda Phillips, Clint Phillips, Cody Phillips, and Calyn Phillips, all of Houston, Texas; siblings, Bunky Powell, and Jerry Powell, both of Springfield, La., Ben Powell Sr., Union City, Ron Powell, Fayetteville, Bonnie Hill, Greenwell Springs, La., and Gary Powell, Hollywood, Fla.; nine nephews; and 11 nieces. Carmichael-Hemperley Funeral Home, East Point, was in charge.

John Craver Brogdon Jr., 77, Monroe, died July 17, 2006. He was born Aug. 24, 1928 in Fulton County, son of the late John Craver and Mary Edna Moore Brogdon Sr. He was preceded in death by a brother, J. T. Brogdon, and a sister, Ruby Hornesby. Services were at the Mt. Vernon Christian Church with interment at Level Creek United Methodist Church cemetery, Suwanee. Survivors include his wife, Gladys Ann Brogdon, Monroe; sons, Darrell Brogdon, Tyrone, and Jimmy Brogdon, Peachtree City; and a daughter, Mary Ann Black, Newnan; eight grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Meadows Funeral Home, Monroe, was in charge.

Bernice Smith-Morgan Byrom, 86, Union City, died July 20, 2006. She was born Jan. 4, 1920 in Senoia. She had 86 years of Christian service in the general area.

Mary Lynn Thomas, 83, Fairburn, died July 19, 2006. She was born Oct. 16, 1922 in Fayette County, daughter of Osby Claude and Ora Della Long Stephens.

John Craver Brogdon Jr., 77, Monroe, died July 17, 2006. He was born Aug. 24, 1928 in Fulton County, son of the late John Craver and Mary Edna Moore Brogdon Sr.

Jewell “Red” Gaston, 84, Newnan, died July 15, 2006. He was born May 20,1922 in Coweta County. He was preceded in death by his son, Billy Gaston.

Helen Smith, 78, Fairburn, died July 14, 2006. She was born Nov. 19, 1927 in Fulton County. She was retired from Georgia Power Company.

Martha Hornsby Hemperley, 84, Tyrone, died July 23, 2006. She was born June 13, 1922 in Fulton County. She was preceded in death by her husband, Marion R.

James Ivey “Bud” Godbee Jr. 53, Fayetteville, died July 22, 2006. He was born Oct. 20, 1952 in Fulton County. He was reared in Atlanta and loved cars, racing, fishing and dogs. He was a talented artist and musician and enjoyed all music from the Beatles to rock and roll to country. Services were at the Carl J. Mowell chapel with interment at Camp Memorial Park, Fayetteville. Survivors include his wife of 34 years, Charlotte; daughters, Shelby and Dennis Messman, Kelly and Mark Wurster II, and Tracy and Ken Garner; grandchildren, Brandon Godbee, Trey Messman, Dustin Messman, Kendall Garner, Kloie Garner, and Kayla Wurster; his parents, Ivey and Elizabeth Godbee Sr.; sisters, Lynda and Dennis Plumpin, and Brenda and Claude Raptis; nephews, Trent and Tyree; and Bill and Bonnie Hawkins. Carl J. Mowell & Son Funeral Home, Fayetteville, was in charge.

Joyce Cooper Faulkner, 73, Fayetteville, died July 21, 2006. She was born Jan. 10, 1933 in Atlanta. Services were at the Carl J. Mowell chapel with interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Atlanta. Survivors include her husband, Edwin O. Faulkner, Fayetteville; sons, Eddie Faulkner, Peachtree City, and Michael and Natalie Faulkner, Fayetteville; daughters, Linda Faulkner and Karen Sagon, both of Jackson, Ga.; mother-in-law, Pansy Camp, Fayetteville; a brother, John and Sandy Cooper, Mansfield; a sister, Sarah and Tom Forrest, Fayetteville; nephews and nieces, Linda and Mark Anglin, Ricky Cooper, Phyllis Feltman, Jewel Burner, and Terry McCaughey; cousins, Lou Cumming, Atlanta, Candy Carson, John and Susie Carson, Fran and Don Albright, John Carson, Kellie Carson, and Leslie Carson, all of Douglasville; and an aunt, Audie and Lofton Hayes, Hilton Head, S. C. Carl J. Mowell & Son Funeral Home, Fayetteville, was in charge.

Ann P. Teal, 63, Fayetteville, died July 20, 2006. She was born Oct. 16, 1942 in England. Services were at the Parrott Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Dr. William O. “Bill” Priester officiating. Interment was at Holly Hill Memorial Park, Fairburn. Survivors include her husband, James Dennis Teal, Fayetteville; and a sister, Valerie Williams, Duston North Hamptonshire, England. Parrott Funeral Home, Fairburn, was in charge.

George R. Eddy Jr., 55, Fayetteville, died July 20, 2006. He was born Feb. 11, 1951 in Kentucky. Services were at the Parrott Funeral Home chapel with Deacon Jim Weeks officiating. Interment was at Camp Memorial Gardens, Fayetteville. Survivors include his wife, Mary Eddy, Fayetteville; mother, Elizabeth Eddy, Hopkinsville, Ky.; a son, Mark Denney, Marietta; a sister, Anna Beth Luze, Franklin, Tenn.; and three grandchildren. Parrott Funeral Home, Fairburn, was in charge.

Einar Ford, 80, Peachtree City, died July 19, 2006. He was born Nov. 15, 1925 in Norway. Services were at the St. Louis Park Evangelical Church, Richfield, Minn. Survivors include his children, Stephen and Dawn Ford, Cedar Falls, Iowa, Phillips and Jodie Ford, Ojo-Sarco, N. M., Ruth and Harold Netland, Chicago, Ill, James and Yvonne Ford, Peachtree City, and Catherine Ford, Cedar Falls, Iowa; 13 grandchildren; one great-grandchild; a brother, Martin Ford, Fairbanks, Alaska; and a sister, Bernice Moore, Lobiville, Tenn. Carl J. Mowell & Son Funeral Home was in charge.

Betty H. Morris, 75, Fayetteville, died July 19, 2006. She was born Feb. 10, 1931 in Fayette County. She was preceded in death by her father, Newton S. Hall. Services were at the Carl J. Mowell chapel with the Rev. Dr. Jerry Cross officiating. Interment was at Flat Creek Baptist Church Cemetery. Survivors include sons, Rick Morris, San Diego, Calif., and Brett Morris, Alabama; her mother, Erma Ivey Hall, Fayetteville; and a sister, Helen Cash, Jonesboro. Carl J. Mowell & Son Funeral Home, Fayetteville, was in charge.

Gary Allen Davis, 62, Fayetteville, died July 19, 2006. He was born Nov.24, 1943 in Alabama. He was preceded in death by his wife, Sandra “Sandy” Smith Davis. Services were at the Parrott Funeral Home chapel with Chaplain Asa Mangham officiating. Interment was at New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery. Survivors include a son, Micheal and Edith Davis, Hattiesburg, Miss.; a daughter, Jennifer Davis, Fayetteville; a sister, Harriet Bennett, Gaffney, S. C.; and grandchildren, Zyler Gilley, Ryan Davis, Chloe Davis, and Lily Davis. Parrott Funeral Home, Fairburn, was in charge.

Robert ‘Bob’ Brooks, 69, Myrtle Beach, S. C., formerly of Fayetteville, died July 16, 2006. He was a native of the Sweet Home community, Luris, S.

William Allen Nelms, 40, a lifelong resident of Fayetteville, died July 12, 2006. He was born Dec. 17, 1965 in Coweta County, son of the late Billy and Edith Wood Nelms. He had been a student McIntosh High School. He had been employed with Fairburn Ready Mix for 18 years. Services were at the Carl J. Mowell chapel with the Rev. Glenn Stringham officiating. Interment was at Ebenezer United Methodist Church cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Gina Nelms, Fayetteville; children, Hannah Nicole, Hayley Elizabeth, and Hunter Harrison; a grandmother, Elizabeth Nelms, Fayetteville; an aunt, Barbara Nelms, Fayetteville; and a mother-in-law, Georgia Araba, Mableton. Contributions to an educational fund for the children may be made at any Regions Bank branch. Carl J. Mowell & Son Funeral Home, Fayetteville, was in charge.

Tom L. Dennard, 80, Fayetteville, formerly of East Point, died July 12, 2006. He was born Oct. 17, 1925 in Troup County. He was a veteran of World War II and Korea, having served in the United States Marines. He was wounded and received the Purple Heart for helping to secure the hill as the American flag was raised on the island of Iwo Jima. He was retired as captain of the East Point Fire Department with 33 years of service. Services were at the Carl J. Mowell chapel with the Rev. Len Stowe officiating. Interment was at the College Park Cemetery. Survivors include a son, Thomas A. and Laura Dennard, Sharpsburg; a daughter, Peggy Davis, Fayetteville; a brother, Harold Dennard, Canton; 11 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. Carl J. Mowell & Son Funeral Home, Fayetteville, was in charge.

Dorothy Cook Dean, 71, Eatonton, died July 11, 2006. She was born July 6, 1935 in Jackson County, daughter of Herman J. and Montine “Gee” Cook. She was preceded in death by her parents, a brother, Ted Cook, and a sister, Hazel Cook Tate. She had married Fred Dean in 1958. After graduating from high school, she attended Berry College and completed undergraduate work at Georgia College, Milledgeville, where she received her teaching degree. She worked in Thompson and Lithonia schools for 30 years and retired from the Clayton County schools in 1997. She spent her retirement years living on Lake Sinclair, fishing and gardening. A memorial service was at Mountain Creek Baptist Church, Pendergrass, Ga. Survivors include a brother, Bill Cook; a son, David Fredrick Dean, Brooks, Ga.; a daughter, Freddye Dean Carrera, McDonough; and grandchildren, Lea Dean, Andrew Dean, Parker Dean, Cole Carrera, and Kyle Carrera. Haisten Funeral Home, McDonough, was in charge.

Eddie Lee Hardmon, 64, Jonesboro, died July 11, 2006. He was born July 10, 1942 in Montgomery County, Ala., son of Will and Jessie Hardmon Sr. He was preceded in death by a son, Jevor LeFonteal Hardmon. He had been a member of St. Paul Baptist Church, where he was a member of the choir, and later joined Prayer Temple Church. A special time of remembrance was held at the Carl J. Mowell chapel. Survivors include his wife of 37 years, Bernice Hardmon, Jonesboro; children, Eddie and L’Tanya Howard, Fayetteville, Levi and Livi Hardmon, Dice and Cerease Hardmon, Chabon and Ressie Hardmon, and Angelet Hardmon, all of Jonesboro, Levetta and Stanley Reed, and Keisha Hardmon, all of New York, Vengelo and Sylvia Hardmon, New Jersey; a brother, Will Hardmon Jr., New York; and sisters, Lola Hardmon, Montgomery, and Lucille Burchett, Detroit. Carl J. Mowell & Son Funeral Home, Fayetteville, was in charge.

Cornelia Jean Daniel, 73, Fayetteville, died July 10, 2006. She was born Aug. 14, 1931 in Troup County. Services were at the Carl J. Mowell chapel with the Rev. Bob Halstead Jr., and the Rev. Dr. Larry Draper officiating. Interment was at Shadowlawn Cemetery, La Grange. Survivors include her husband, Hollis Theron Daniel, Fayetteville; children, Jeannine and Howard Mann, Adel, Ga., and David and Nicole Daniel, McDonough; grandchildren, Holly, Clay, Harlee and Mitchell; and a sister, Wylene Smith, LaGrange. Memorial contributions may be made to Dr. Larry Draper, Sound the Trumpet Ministries, P. O. Box 2459, Rome, GA 30154. Carl J. Mowell & Son Funeral Home, Peachtree City, was in charge.

Joseph Mason “Poppy Joe” Jones, 87, Fayetteville, died July 13, 2006. He was born May 9, 1919 in Fayette County, son of Frank Whitaker and Palestine Rhett Glass Jones. He was preceded in death by a brother, Spencer Lee Jones. He was been employed at Beadles Pharmacy, Fayetteville, and the American Thread Company. He retired from Delta Air Lines in 1984 with 32 years of service. He was a lifelong member of Fayetteville First Baptist Church, and had served as a deacon. He had also served as a city councilman in Fayetteville. Services were at the Carl J. Mowell chapel with the Rev. Buddy Barron officiating. Interment was at Westminster Memorial Gardens, Peachtree City. Survivors include his wife of 64 years, Hazel Wall Jones; daughters, Mary Joel and Buddy Barron, Flowery Branch, Ga., and Susan and Greg Kennemer, Birmingham, Ala.; grandchildren, Amy Suzette and Kevin Stowers, and Benjamin Joseph and Melissa Barron, all of Oakwood, Ga., Jonathan David and Deanna Barron, Clarksville, Caroline Rose Kennemer, and Samuel Allen Kennemer, Birmingham, Ala.; a great-granddaughter, Breanna Jolee Stowers, Oakwood, Ga.; and a brother, Frank Whitaker and Emma Jones Jr., Morrow. Carl J. Mowell & Son Funeral Home, Fayetteville, was in charge.

Corinne O’Neal McElroy, 91, Fayetteville, died July 9, 2006. She was born Sept. 23, 1914 in College Park, Fulton County. She was retired from Sun Trust Bank. Graveside services were at the College Park Cemetery with Minister David Hughes officiating. Survivors include a son, Robert D. and Nara S. McElroy, Fayetteville; and a sister, Maynell Whaley, Orange Park, Fla. Carl J. Mowell & Son Funeral Home, Fayetteville, was in charge.

Janice Brown Neville, 72, Gainesville, formerly of Fayetteville, died June 30, 2006. She was born Sept. 8, 1934 in Fayette County, daughter of the late Embry and Sara Brown. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert F. “Bob” Neville. Services were at the Carl J. Mowell chapel with the Rev. Royeese Stowe officiating. Interment was at camp Memorial Park, Fayetteville. Survivors include a son, Marcus and Sonja Neville, Gainesville; daughters, Teri and Darrell Long, Gainesville, and Janie and Don Smigelski, Harrisburg, N. C.; grandchildren, Krystal and Michael Parker, Alex, Tiffany, and Griffin Neville, all of Gainesville; and a sister, Bernice and Russell Edmondson, Fayetteville. Carl J. Mowell & Son Funeral Home, Fayetteville, was in charge.

Benjamin F. Malone Jr., 83, Fairburn, died July 8, 2006. He was the son of Benjamin F. and Pauline Kelly Malone Sr. of Camp Hill, Ala.

The Rev. Thomas Dalton, 80, Fairburn, died July 6, 2006. He was born Sept.6, 1925, son of Bradley and Jennie Dalton. He was preceded in death by a son, Karl Dalton, a brother, Bradley Dalton, and a sister, Isabel Dalton.