Memorial set for Cobb brothers killed on holiday drive back to college
A memorial service has been scheduled to honor the Cobb County brothers who died driving on I-16 heading back to school at Georgia Southern University after Thanksgiving.
The service for Deacon Harris, 20, and 18-year-old Garrett Harris — both Navy JROTC members at Allatoona High — will be Saturday at 4 p.m. at Cauble Park on Lake Acworth, according to a spokesman for the family.
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The driver of the wrong-way crash, 27-year-old Sandy Springs man Jared Adler, was taken to Navicent Health Medical Center in Macon early Sunday.
The Harris family has raised more than $23,000 on GoFundMe to cover funeral expenses.
Read more about the brothers and their lives before and after moving to Statesboro on myAJC.com.
From April 2017: Lassiter High brothers remembered as hard-working, fun-loving ...
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