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Carroll County deputy funeral finished

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Posted 4:23PM on Friday 6th September 2002 ( 22 years ago )
CARROLLTON - Mourners packed a Carroll County church for the funeral of a deputy killed in the line of duty. <br> <br> The service for Lieutenant Billy Jiles was held Friday at the 1,300 seat Midway Macedonia Baptist Church. <br> <br> Hundreds of mourners had lined up at a Carrollton funeral home Thursday to pay respects for Jiles. The 42-year-old officer had been in law enforcement for 20 years, and had worked for the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and the Douglas County Sheriff&#39;s Department before joining Carroll County. <br> <br> Authorities say 31-year-old Terry Johnson of Villa Rica shot and killed Jiles Tuesday night after killing a former neighbor, 85-year-old Robert Smith of Carrollton. Johnson died during a shootout with police.

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