Irwin County GaArchives Obituaries.....Van Kermit Worthy, Sr.  November 21 1996
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Van Worthy Sr.
Athens
    Van Kermit Worthy Sr., 83, of 134 Westover Drive died Thursday, Nov. 21, 
1996.
    A native of Irwin County, Mr. Worthy was a son of the late G. Frank and 
Elizabeth Hogan Worthy. He was preceded in death by a son, Van K. Worthy Jr. He 
was one of the original state troopers in 1937 and was retired from the Georgia 
Bureau of Investigation as a special investigator. He was a deputy with Clarke 
County Sheriff's Department and worked for Settles Bonding Co. He was a member 
of the Peace Officers Association, Tri-State Law Enforcement Association, Mason 
Lodge 22 F&AM and Prince Avenue Baptist Church.
    Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Lord & Stephens Chapel, West, 
with the Rev. Bill Ricketts and John Gore officiating. Burial will be in 
Evergreen Memorial Park.
    Survivors include his wife, Mattie W. Worthy; a daughter, Monisa Smith, 
Athens; a brother, C.R. Worthy, Hiawassee; three sisters, Mae Avery, Quitman, 
Vera Williams, Branford, Fla., and Merle Smith, Thomasville; two grandchildren; 
and a great-grandchild.
    The family will receive friends 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home.


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This item was in my Mother's Trunk. There is no family connection that I am 
aware of, but, my Mother knew Merle Smith a sister of the deceased.

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