Remains identified from burned, abandoned Ga. funeral home
MARIETTA, Ga. - The Cobb County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified 57 sets of cremated remains that were found at an abandoned and burned funeral home last year.
In November, a British photographer posted photos from inside the Norman Medford Peden Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta, where he found urns, bags of human ashes and human remains alongside sensitive papers. The discovery prompted a multi-agency investigation, which is still ongoing.
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The funeral home had gone out of business, and the building was supposed to be foreclosed when a fire damaged it in April, according to the Cobb County Communications Department.
“We hope to provide answers to any family with lingering questions about a loved one’s ing,” Cobb County Medical Examiner Christopher Gulledge said in a statement.
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“Our office has worked tirelessly to identify these cremains using various methods, and we are committed to reuniting them with their families.”
The identities are:
- Ronald G. Blackwell
- Georgia Catherine Bloomberg
- John Burke
- Ruth Clark
- Nathan Cleaton
- Tommy Crews
- Linwood Curley
- Baby Currington
- Vincent Ralph Desantis
- Mark Disbro
- Ronald Downie
- Infant Dillan Ray Edwards
- Ronald Anthony Erdody
- Faith Fitzpatrick
- Stanley Fowler
- Wanda June Fraiser
- Judy Funderbunk
- Virginia M. Gloger
- Mildred H. Grosse
- Janice Neil Hay
- Baby Kendall E. Hines
- Joan Hines
- Robert Loyd Huebner
- Marie Karlita Jefferson
- Angeline Jordan
- William Henry Kennedy
- James Edward Landford
- Janice Lisica
- Willie Norris Long
- Albert Dean Low
- Evelyn Lyon
- Lisa Ann Magana
- Terrie Martin
- John H. Mathews
- Janeka Mealing
- James Denver Moon
- Betty Motycha
- Angel Muhammed
- Glenn V. Pace
- Michael Piper
- Jeffrey Allen Reibly
- Richard Robinson
- Jessica Rogers
- James H. Rogers
- William Ruark
- Mary Silvas
- Monique Skinner
- Elinor Ruth Spalten
- Dorian C. Standford
- William Starkey
- Irene Marron Stearns
- Juanita B. Stout
- Marjahnna Syph
- Sheila Tollison
- Kenneth Wilford
- Herbert Clay Wood
- Palma Woodbridge
If you believe any of these cremains could be your loved one, the Cobb County Medical Examiner’s Office by calling 770-590-6596 or emailing [email protected]. The claim deadline is May 30.
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Cobb County officials said the funeral home was contracted with the Georgia Department of Family and Children Services to provide services for people who can’t afford to bury their family .
The Georgia Secretary of State’s Office has also launched an investigation into where the funeral home’s funds and owner went.
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