Benhill County GaArchives Obituaries.....Joe F. Hair, Sr. December 16 1997 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Kay Music http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00028.html#0006826 February 11, 2003, 6:35 am The Ocilla Star Dec. 24,1997 Joe F. Hair, Sr. Mr. Joe F. Hair, Sr., 76, died Friday, December 16, 1997 at Dorminy Medical Center in Fitzgerald. Mr. Hair was born January 1, 1921, in Pineview, the son of Foster and Claude Lovette Hair. Mr. Hair was raised by his aunt, Ollie Myrick. He had lived in Fitzgerald most of his life and was a 1938 graduate,of Fitzgerald High School. He was the former Southeastern Regional Marketing Manager for General TelePhone and was owner & operator of General Insurance Agency, which he formed in 1959. He was a past member of the Administrative Board of Central United Methodist Church where he was a member;and a member of the Elks Club. He served in WWI in the U.S.Army and was past president of the Fitzgeral Athletic Booster Club. He is survived by his wife, Margaret W. Hair of Fitzgerald; two sons, Dr. Joe F. Hair, Jr. and Jeff C. Hair, both of Fitzgerald and two grandchildren. Funeral services were held Sunday, December 21, 1997 at 2 p.m.at Central United Methodist Church with Dr. Edwin "Buddy" Cooper and Dr. Gene Wilder officiating. Brian Morriss was the organist and Eulalie Woeltjen was the soloist. Pallbearers were Bobby Chasteen,Morris Campbell, Maurice Harden,Charles Clark, Jay Cooper, Jim Dorminy and Thurman Ellis. lnterment was in Evergreen Cemetery in Fitzgerald. Paulk Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.9 Kb