ATLANTA - Willie Watkins Funeral Home is donating its services for the family of two toddlers who were found murdered in their southwest Atlanta residence.
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Police discovered the bodies of 1-year old Ja'Karter Williams and 2-year old Ke'Younte Penn in the family's apartment on Howell Place on Friday.
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The children's mother, Lamora Williams, is charged with murdering the boys by putting them in the oven and turning it on.
Funeral home owner Willie Watkins has been a fixture in Atlanta's West End community for about 35 years. He was compelled to help when he learned the tragedy occurred about a block from his business. Watkins met with the children's father Jameel Penn and told him he would donate his services. " I want to give them a befitting home going celebration that they can remember their brothers and son in a way that will not be so mournful", said Watkins.
Watkins also reached out to Southview Cemetery and West Hunter Baptist Church to arrange a funeral service and burial arrangements for the family.
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