Alfonso Dawson Mortuary is at 3000 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in southwest Atlanta, in Fulton County, near I-285 and I-20. The family firm opened in Atlanta in December 1965 and also operates Resthaven Gardens of Memory, a cemetery in Decatur. It offers pre-need arranging, financing and grief counseling, and its staff includes a Spanish interpreter.

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In Atlanta, the Cremation Society of Georgia provides cremation for families anywhere in Georgia, with the crematory in its own building. It works with national cemeteries, including Georgia National Cemetery in Canton, for veterans, and offers the option of a Memorial at Sea. It states it has served families since 1982.

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Divine Preservation Funeral Services is at 5529 Old National Highway in Atlanta, situated minutes from Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. The home offers traditional services, cremation arrangements and pre-planning support. It handles domestic and international funeral shipping by air and ground transport.

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Goolsby Mortuary is a family-owned and operated funeral home at 1375 Jonesboro Rd SE in Historic Southeast Atlanta. It states that it was established in 1977 and views its work as a ministry of service and compassion. Its site carries an online pre-planning form.

In Atlanta, Herschel Thornton Mortuary serves families from 3346 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive SW in the Adamsville community. Its packages include a traditional funeral with services at a church or the home's chapel, a graveside service, and a chapel service followed by cremation. Its history page states it was founded in 1945 and moved to its current location in 1964.

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Hines Home of Funerals has served Atlanta from West Lake Avenue NW since 1990, in the former New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, with a chapel that seats three hundred. The family traces its funeral service in Atlanta to the late 1800s.