Funeral plans have been arranged for the two brothers killed earlier this week in a car crash. The service for James “Jim” Irving Pratt, 18, and Joseph “Joe” Thomas Pratt, 14, will be held 2 p.m. Sunday, April 30, at Piedmont Church, 570 Piedmont Road in Marietta.

The Pratt brothers were on their way to the dentist Monday when the car they were in collided with a special-needs school bus from Roswell High School. The two siblings were pronounced dead shortly after the accident around 1 p.m. The students aboard the bus were uninjured. The impact of the accident, which occurred at Georgia Highway 92 (Woodstock Road) near West Road, was so hard that the Pratts’ car was lodged under the bus.

In the wake of the tragic deaths of the two Lassiter High School students, the community has been rallying around the East Cobb school, sending condolences and offering support during a difficult week for the students, staff, and faculty.

Schools, students, administrators, and people touched by this tragedy went to social media to share their regards for Lassiter High, a well-known Cobb school known for academic achievement.

A day after the tragedy, students said the school was eerily silent. “If there were no tears, there was nothing. It’s hard because it affects the whole school; it wasn’t just the seniors, sophomores, or the freshman, it was school-wide,” student Madison Mikulak told WAGA-TV.

Pope High School in Marietta said on Twitter: “Our students and staff grieve alongside you. Our thoughts are with you Lassiter High School.”

A makeshift memorial of flowers and balloons has continued to grow at the crash site, as passersbys, many of them strangers who never met the boys, paid their respects to the two young men.

The family has set up a GoFundMe account to help with funeral costs. The account says in part:

On April 24, 2017 Jim (age18) and Joe (age 14) Pratt were victims of a tragic car accident that sadly took their lives. Both were students at Lassiter High School and members of the NJROTC program, and were well-respected young men among their teachers and peers. They leave behind their mom, Jamie, and sisters, Stella and Lilly, as well as a large extended family. Please help support this family to raise funds to assist with expenses related to funeral arrangements.

Both siblings were members of the NJROTC program. James was a senior and his brother was a freshman. There will also be a community fundraiser for the Pratt Family in honor of Jim and Joe Pratt. Lassiter High School ROTC will be doing a Color Guard and singing the national anthem to honor their two brothers who can no longer be with them. 100% of all earnings will be given to the Pratt Family. It will be at Bahama Buck’s on Hwy 92 near Sandy Plains (in the LA Fitness and Waffle House center), May 2nd, 4-8pm. The Lassiter ROTC group will be there at 4:30. Lassiter students who are employees at Bahama Bucks and many parents will be volunteering to help serve flavored SNO (snow soft shaved ice) to members of the community during that time for a flat $5 donation.”

The accident remains under investigation by local authorities, who want to know what happened seconds before the fatal wreck.