RENTZ, Ga. — Garland Warren's family closed a painful chapter on Friday, after they buried him at their family cemetery two months after he went missing.
Warren was an 82-year-old who went missing with dementia on June 10, before a search party found his body in the woods of Butts County on June 28.
So many people showed up for Warren's funeral service at Townsend Brothers Funeral Home that it was hard to find an empty seat. Warren's cousin, Joey Diers, led the service to honor his life and spoke about the ways that God blessed Warren.
"And he was real faithful and gave him a wife to stand by his side all those years, and children that loved him, that he loved," Diers said.
He shared memories of happier times Warren had. He said Warren was a good man, who enjoyed the simple things in life, like flowers, and hunting.
"Those memories does help us be with our loved ones," Diers said. "And, and even in the middle of the tears, I see we laugh when we think of Garland. Cause Garland brought laughter to our lives. He was that guy."
He said Warren was the kind of family man who would've done anything for his children, and wife, Mary Lou Warren. Warren dedicated 36 years to a one company that helped him provide for his family.
"For what I understand, he was one of the best workers that Bassett Furniture ever seen," Diers said. "Faithful, and did his job. Didn't complain and grumble."
As his family gathered to lay him to rest in their family cemetery, his daughter Michelle Warren said they're relieved he was found, but they're still looking for answers about his death.
"We have some closure. The main part's home. So soon as we find out the cause then we can go from there," Warren said.
While they wait to find out more, they're grateful for everybody who worked to bring her dad home.
"I would like to say thank you to everybody involved, and I won't never be able to thank each and every individual but I do thank everybody," Warren said.
You can find a full timeline of events surrounding Warren's disappearance here.