Elbert County GaArchives Obituary: Fred Hall Fortson 26 April 1948 ************************************************ 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: Transcribed by Chandler Eavenson April 21, 2006 Obituary Fred Hall Fortson 26 April 1948 The following obituary appeared in the Atlanta Journal on or about 26 April 1948: "Funeral services for Fred H. Fortson, 55, of 93 Adair Ave., S.W., will be held at 2 pm Wed., at Spring Hill. The Rev. T. H. Shackleford will officiate. Burial will be in West View cemetery. "Mr. Fortson died Monday at a private hospital. He was an employee of the Railway Express Co. for over 30 years and at the time of his death was a rate clerk. Born in Elbert county, he had lived in Atlanta since 1914. "His church membership was at the Dewy Rose Baptist church. He was a veteran of World War I. Survivors are his wife, a daughter Mrs. Leo J. Adamczyk of Atlanta; four sisters, Mrs. Clarence Vickery of Atlanta; Mrs. L. D. Hewell of Elberton; Mrs. Leon Eavenson of Conley; Miss Sallie Lou Fortson of New York City; and three brothers, T. J., W. A., and G. H. Fortson, all of Atlanta." [Submitter's notes: Fred Hall Fortson (1893-1948), son of Asa Chandler Fortson and Louisa Catherine Hall, was married in 1922 to Mary Bond (1901-1991) of Elbert Co., daughter of Mark Reeves Bond (1866-1920) and Alice A. Mize (1872-1942). He served for two years in World War I in France and Germany as an ammunition carrier. His daughter Bettie Fortson was married to Major Leo J. Adamczyk, US Army.] Submitted by: Chandler Eavenson