Pike-Lamar County GaArchives Obituaries.....George Head Warthen  May 19 1903
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Pike County Times Zebulon, Ga. Friday, May 22, 1903

George H. Warthen of Piedmont Killed

Mr. Geo. H. Warthen, a prominent young merchant and farmer, of Piedmont, this 
county, was killed about 7 o’clock Tuesday morning near Lary’s Lake, about one 
mile from Mr. Warthen’s home in a large pasture. He was shot in the back of his 
head with a shotgun, and a hole four inches wide and six inches long was made. 
He was then taken up, dragged through a wire fence and thrown in a dirty little 
stream which was surrounded by canes.

It was Wednesday about 11 o’clock before he was found. His body was removed to 
a negro church near where the murder was committed and the coroner sent for. He 
arrived early yesterday morning and empanneled [sp] a jury. They were in 
session for several hours and after examining several witnesses, they returned 
a verdict stating that the deceased came to death caused from gun shot wounds 
inflicted by parties unknown to them. Mr T.Z. Jones was foreman of the jury and 
F.M. Stafford secretary.

Mr. Warthen was an exceptionally bright young man, full of energy, and had made 
a success of merchandising and farming.

Mr. Warthen was a graduate of Gordon Institute, of Barnesville. He was about 23 
years of age and had a promising future. The people are very much wrought up 
over the murder and no amount of money will be spared by his friends and 
relatives in order to bring the guilty ones to justice.

The funeral services conducted by Rev. N.W. Hurst occurred yesterday afternoon 
at 8 o’clock at the family burying ground about three miles east of Piedmont 
and was attended by more people than we ever saw at a funeral in the country. 
The many floral offerings also went to test his popularity.

[Transcribed 5/26/03 Lynn Cunningham]

Additional Comments:
Note:
At Head Family Cemetery, Lamar County, Georgia
Warthen, George Head, b. 22 March 1880, d. 19 May 1903 - “Youngest Son of G.W. 
and A.H. Warthen (George W. and Addie Head Warthen)

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