Glynn County GaArchives Obituaries.....ROBINSON, Helen Jean (Davis) March 2, 1953 ************************************************ 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: Amy Hedrick http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00013.html#0003209 October 23, 2008, 7:15 pm The Brunswick News; Tuesday 3 March 1953; pg. 10 col. 6 4 PERSONS DROWN WHEN BOAT SINKS—Mother, Two Sons, Companion Die; One Body Found. A mother, her two young sons, and a woman companion drowned late yesterday afternoon when their bateau capsized in Cedar Hammock Creek near Lathan Hammock. Drowned were Mrs. Mildred Thomas Hill, 32; her sons, Edward, 11, and Jimmie, 8; and Mrs. Helen Jean Robinson, 21, all residents of Arco. Their husbands, Burford Brewer Hill, 35, and James E. Robinson, 26, were able to make their way to shore. Only one body had been recovered early this afternoon, but county police officers, the Coast Guard, Captain Hoke Smith, warden on Jekyll Island, and volunteers are continuing the search. Efforts to recover the four bodies were hampered this morning by fresh northeasterly winds. The body of Mrs. Robinson was found at 2 p.m. and was carried to the Miller Funeral Home. The party left their Arco homes yesterday afternoon to gather some oysters. The bateau was carried on a trailer and was launched on a small beach at Cedar Hammock, created when a dredge was pumping up the highway to Jekyll Island some time ago. The group then proceeded up the creek for some distance; where they gathered the oysters. According to officers who investigated the tragedy, the party was returning to the point from which they started, and a rather strong northeast wind was prevailing, and it is believed that wind caused the boat to capsize. In it besides the six persons, was a kicker and the oysters, a rather heavy load, it was stated, for a bateau. As the boat capsized, both Hill and Robinson made efforts to rescue their families, but they were unsuccessful, they told officers. After reaching shore, Robinson walked through the marsh to his auto and drove to the Fancy Bluff Grill, some several miles away, where he informed an employee of the tragedy. County police were called and immediately went to the scene. Hill told officers he narrowly missed saving one of his sons. He said he had hold of the boy and was endeavoring to reach the marsh with him, but in some way he lost his hold on the youth. Hill was reported to have been exhausted and was carried to the City Hospital, where he remained overnight. He was released this morning. Both men are employees of the Brunswick Pulp and Paper Company. Hill has been an employee of the pulp mill since March, 1948, and works in the machine room at the plant. Robinson has been an oiler at the plant since August, 1951, and has resided here for several years. Mrs. Hill formerly resided at Vidalia and has been a local resident since her marriage. Mr. Hill is a native of Brunswick and he has resided in the city and county all of his life. His family is well known here. Mrs. Robinson, it was stated, formerly resided in Alma and moved here with her husband. They have one son, Bennie Jack, 2, who was with his grandmother yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Robinson’s body will be sent to Alma tonight by the Miller Funeral Home where funeral services will be held. She was born in Chicago but lived in Alma before moving to Brunswick in 1951. Other survivors in addition to her husband is her mother, Mrs. Lessie Sweat, Brunswick. Additional Comments: More Glynn County Genealogy & History can be found at or the sister site at File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/glynn/obits/r/robinson9274gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 4.0 Kb