Berrien County GaArchives Obituaries.....Harvey, Jr., Joseph Hillman "Joe" August 18, 2005
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The Berrien Press - August 2005
 Joseph Hillman Harvey, Jr., 76, of Sea Island, died August 18, 2005, at his 
home. Mr. Harvey was born February 24, 1929 in Nashville, Ga. The Harvey 
grocery business was started shortly after the turn of the century by Joe's 
grandparents. His father, J.H. Harvey, Sr. opened the first store in Nashville, 
Georgia in 1924 and served as president until his death in 1980. At that time, 
Joe took over as president and under his leadership, the business prospered and 
grew to 45 stores. He sold the company in 2003 to Delhaize Group, the parent 
company of Food Lion, Hannifords and Kash and Karry.

 In 2004, Mercer University in Macon awarded Mr. Harvey an honorary Doctor of 
Commerce degree in recognition of his accomplishments and contribution to the 
food industry in the state of Georgia. Mr. Harvey was Chairman of the Board of 
Epworth-by -the -Sea on St. Simons Island and was a member of Wesley United 
Methodist Church. Mr. Harvey was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph 
Hillman Harvey, Sr. and Ellie Byrd Peeples Harvey, a brother-in-law, Dr. George 
Brumley and his wife, Jean Brumley, his mother-in-law, Helen Brumley and 
several nieces and nephews. 

 Surviving are his wife, Martha Brumley Harvey, Sea Island; his children, 
Barbara Harvey Wiseman (Wayland), Swainsboro, Ga., Patricia Harvey Robinson 
(Cheney), Camilla, Ga., Joseph Hillman Harvey III, Nashville, Ga., William 
Tyler Harvey (Kathy), Adel, Ga, Brumley Smith (Bonnie), Wichita, Kan., 
Elizabeth Smith Rule (Brett), Charlotte, N.C. and Warner Smith (Rachel), 
Dublin, Ga.; a sister, Iris Harvey Smith, Cairo, Ga.; grandchildren, Rebecca 
Wiseman Hall (John), Wayne Wayland Wiseman III, Kristen Ellie Wiseman, Joe 
Harvey Wiseman, Alexandra Patricia Wiseman, John Cheney Robinson IV, Hillman 
Banks Robinson, Jennifer Chloe Harvey, Joseph Hillman Harvey IV (Haley), Alison 
Harvey, Melanie Renee Harvey, William Tyler Harvey, Jr., John Marshall Harvey, 
Elizabeth Brumley Smith, Clark Perry Smith, Taylor Thomas Rule, William Duncan 
Rule, Holloway Hillman Rule, William Warner Smith, Joseph Conner Smith and 
Jenkins Vandiver Smith; nieces and nephews, Linwood Agnew Smith, Jr., James 
Hillman Smith, Elise Smith Canipe, Jane Brumley Hamann, Leigh Brumley Smith, 
Katherine Brumley Kronzer, Nancy Brumley Robataille and Marie Brumley Foster. 

 A memorial service will be 11:00 A.M. Saturday at Strickland Auditorium at 
Epworth -by -the -Sea with Rev. Dr. Charles Adams, Rev. Jim Rush, Rev. Bob 
Brearley and Bishop B. Michael Watson officiating. Private burial will be in 
the Brumley Family Cemetery on Wadmalaw Island, S.C. The family will receive 
friends from 4:00-6:00 P.M. Friday at the Harvey home, Cottage 114, Sea Island. 
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Epworth-by-the-Sea, 
99 Arthur J. Moore Drive, St. Simons Island, Ga. 31522. Edo Miller and Sons 
Funeral Home is in charge of arrangments.

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