Bleckley-Dodge County GaArchives Obituaries.....Hinson, William Levi October 24, 1932
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The Cochran Journal 10-27-1932 FP
              BLECKLEY COUNTY FARMER SHOT AT PUBLIC SALE

            Old Feud is Said To Have Been Cause of Shooting

 Levi Hinson, 43 years old Bleckley County farmer was shot and instantly killed 
by Cleveland Cannon, another farmer, at a public sale on the Caroline Tripp 
place near Salem about 9 o'clock Monday morning.

 There were several witnessess, but the shooting was so unexpected that none 
could intervene. The trouble is said to have been an old feud which culminated 
in the shooting when the two men met.

 Hinson was shot four times, three shots striking in the abdomen and one in the 
leg.

 Cannon is being held in the Bleckley County jail on a charge of murder.

 Hinson was buried at Salem on Tuesday afternoon, Revs. Chance and Bryan 
conducting the services, with members of the Macon and Cochran American Legion 
posts assisting. T. W. Fisher was the undertaker in charge.

 He is survived by his wife who was Miss Eva Hobbs and three children, Deloris, 
Wallace, and Marion; also two brothers and two sisters.

 Pallbearers were: Legion companions J. P. Taylor, W. L. Harris, O. F. 
Crumpler, C. Davis, W. H. Giddens, J. D. Paddegg, J. W. Bracewell, and C. M. 
Thompson.

 

Additional Comments:
Levi was born 29 Mar 1889 to William H. "Will" Hinson and Georgia Anne Howell 
Hinson. Georgia death certificate #25714. He is buried at Pleasant Olive 
Cemetery near Chester in Dodge County along with his wife, Eva Hobbs Hinson.

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