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Freeman Harris Funeral Home is asking for the public’s help in tracking down a time piece that went missing in recent days so it can be returned, restored and put back out in front of the landmark on East Elm Street in Rockmart in working order.

Funeral Home Manager Nathan Womack explained in an interview this morning the clock was previously taken from its spot out in the front of the facility while renovations have been underway, and that first it was being stored behind the building while construction work was ongoing, then over to the side.

He discovered it missing on Saturday when he went out to take pictures of the clock for a clock repair business to determine whether or not they could do work on it, as they had already sought the help for the grandfather clock inside of Freeman Harris Funeral Home.

Womack took to Funeral Home facebook page to ask for the public’s help over the weekend, believing that it went missing sometime between Thursday evening and Saturday.

The post asks for whoever has it to return it, and that “no questions asked” is the policy if brought back.

Womack said it couldn’t have been easy to take, and believes either it was lifted as a prank or by thieves hoping to sell it for scrap. The latter will not be easy, since the metal frame it sits in clearly says “Freeman Harris Funeral Home” (see photo above) and doesn’t have much expensive metal within.

“The only reason I could think someone would try to sell it is for the copper clock motor inside,” he said.

This isn’t the first time Freeman Harris Funeral Home lost their signature outdoor timepiece. Womack said in 1991, the clock was previously lifted as well.

The now-missing clock turned up missing sometime between Thursday when the funeral home closed, and Saturday when it reopened for business.

Womack is asking the public’s help – and especially any scrap metal places – to be sure to be on the lookout for the clock being sold.

Additionally, with the framing it sits on, the clock is not exactly lightweight. He said there were potentially two or more people involved in the theft.

Those who have information about the clock’s whereabouts can contact the funeral home at 770-684-6551.

If the clock is returned, Womack said plans are to place it back out on front of Freeman Harris in a brick enclosure.