Obituaries
Obituaries

Dacres, Maurice

Aug 3, 2024

DACRES, Maurice

Age 54, of Fayetteville, GA, passed away on July 19, 2024. Funeral service will be held Saturday, August 3, 2024 at 1:30 PM, at Willie A. Watkins Funeral Home of Riverdale, GA.

View the obituary on Legacy.com

Funeral Home Information

Willie A. Watkins Funeral Home - Riverdale Chapel

6580 Church St.

Riverdale, GA

30274

https://williewatkins.com/?utm_campaign=legacytraffic&utm_source=legacy&utm_medium=referral

More Stories

Keep Reading

Southern states saw 13.1% of their U.S.-born, military-age, white males die in the Civil War, compared to 4.9% in Nnorthern states. Headstones are seen in the Confederate soldier section of Oakland Cemetery in Atlanta on Monday, March 3, 2025. (Arvin Temkar / AJC)

Credit: arvin.temkar@ajc.com

New Civil War research more fully details deaths in South, Georgia

New Civil War research armed with more data gives the fullest picture yet of not just the overall death toll but its disproportionate impact on the South, including Georgia.

Former NFL offensive lineman turned broadcaster Craig Wolfley dies at 66

He went missing in 2015 in Gwinnett. His attacker now faces life in prison

The Latest

D.A. King, a advocate for immigration control, at a 2013 Cobb County Commission meeting speaking in favor of a proposed ordinance that would require businesses that works with the county to verify through the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency they have no illegal immigrants on the payroll. King died recently from cancer. BITA HONARVAR / BHONARVAR@AJC.COM

Credit: bhonarvar@ajc.com

D.A. King, outspoken Georgia immigration activist, dies

George Lowe, known as Adult Swim’s Space Ghost, has died

Ron Hudspeth, former nightlife entertainment columnist, dies at 82

Featured

State Rep. Kimberly New, R-Villa Rica, stands in the House of Representatives during Crossover Day at the Capitol in Atlanta on Thursday, March 6, 2025. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

Credit: Arvin Temkar/AJC

Georgia election bill replaced in late-night maneuver, an attempt to change voting laws

A short elections bill advancing through the Georgia General Assembly is a "vehicle" for bigger potential changes to voting laws.

10K-square-foot mystery restaurant planned for CNN Center reboot

The owners of the Center, formerly known as CNN Center, announced that a high-end restaurant tenant had been secured as the downtown Atlanta building is redeveloped.

Tent-slashing raises questions about Old Wheat Street encampment sweep

Caseworkers faced threats from suspect Daniel Barnett before a January sweep ended in Taylor’s death. Could officials have acted sooner?