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Marquata Driggers
B: 1936-09-07
D: 2019-02-04
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Driggers, Marquata
Damonique Garcia
B: 1991-08-08
D: 2019-02-02
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Garcia, Damonique
Billy Baggett
B: 1929-08-28
D: 2019-01-30
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Baggett, Billy
Domingo Trejo
B: 1939-02-26
D: 2019-01-24
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Trejo, Domingo
Wilhelmina Sanders
B: 1935-10-14
D: 2019-01-20
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Sanders, Wilhelmina
Jewell Gray
B: 1950-08-20
D: 2019-01-16
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Gray, Jewell
David Burkes
B: 1952-07-18
D: 2019-01-14
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Burkes, David
Martina Knight
B: 1968-05-13
D: 2019-01-10
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Knight, Martina
Lois Pruitt
B: 1932-03-08
D: 2018-12-19
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Pruitt, Lois
JoAnn Daniel
B: 1925-11-09
D: 2018-12-06
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Daniel, JoAnn
Larry Mayfield
B: 1955-02-10
D: 2018-11-29
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Mayfield, Larry
Shirley Tullos
B: 1933-10-21
D: 2018-11-25
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Tullos, Shirley
Ila Holden
B: 1946-01-27
D: 2018-11-25
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Holden, Ila
Curtis Butler
D: 2018-11-24
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Butler, Curtis
Wilda McDaniel
D: 2018-11-23
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McDaniel, Wilda
Billie Frost
D: 2018-11-22
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Frost, Billie
Armandina Castellanos
B: 1954-01-09
D: 2018-11-08
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Castellanos, Armandina
George Bryant
B: 1937-09-26
D: 2018-11-06
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Bryant, George
Marlene Watts
B: 1936-05-05
D: 2018-10-27
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Watts, Marlene
Henry Kilgore
B: 1956-10-16
D: 2018-10-22
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Kilgore, Henry
Guy Warren
D: 2018-10-21
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Warren, Guy

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Before the Cremation Decision is Made 

1. Learn about your cremation options. Review the cremation information found on our website. In particular, our page on "what is cremation" is a good place to start.

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how to plan a cremation memorial service6. Consider what kind of ceremony you would like to have. You can plan for a traditional funeral followed by the cremation or delay the ceremony until you have the time for cremation memorial service planning, celebration-of-life, or scattering ceremony.

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