City Manager Peggy Merriss just sent us info about some ways to remember and pay tribute to Decatur’s recently departed, dear friend Alma Fleetwood in the coming days.

Funeral Home – Donald Trimble Mortuary, 2nd Avenue, Decatur, Georgia 30032

• · Viewing on Thursday, March 24, 2011 – all day
• · Wake, Friday, March 25, 2011 from 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. at Funeral Home

The funeral will be on Saturday, March 26, 2011 at Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church, located at 2677 Pharr Road, N.E. Atlanta, Georgia 30317.

• · Viewing will be available at 10:00am.
• · The service will be at 1:00pm.
• · Burial will be at Lincoln Cemetery, 2275 Joseph Boone Blvd., Atlanta, Georgia 30314

Cards can be sent to:

• Horace Fleetwood & Family
• 1017 South McDonough Street
• Decatur, GA 30030

Alma Hour Memorial – Saturday March 26, 2011 from 7:00pm–8:00pm, Decatur Square

You are welcome to join the Decatur Community in sharing your thoughts, stories and remembrances of Alma at the Bandstand. You can provide a written message for the family, light a memorial candle and/or make a donation towards the purchase of a bench to be installed on the Square in Alma’s honor.

If you can’t make it by the Alma Hour, donations towards the bench can be made to “The City of Decatur” (please note in the for line: Alma’s Bench) and sent to: City Manager’s Office, City of Decatur, PO Box 220, Decatur, GA 30031.