How to delete users (what happens to their files)?

I manage a number of macs in our lab. People come and go, and now it's time to delete some old accounts. If I just delete an account in the "accounts" section of system preferences, do their home directories and files therein get automatically deleted or do I need to go in and do it by hand (or else have a bunch of owner-less files taking up my disk space)? What's the best way to delete an account and everything owned by that user?
Mike

Michael,
Deleting a user account explains how and what files can be deleted.
;~)

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