UPSON COUNTY GA OBITS Mr. H. J. Simonton Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Scrapbook in Thomaston Archives http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/upson.htm :Table of Contents page: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm :GA Table of Contents: SIMONTON Mr. H. J. Simonton died at the home of his sister, Mrs. S. J. Torbert, Monday after an illness of six weeks, the funeral was held at the home Tuesday, Rev. S.R. England, Pastor Thomaston Methodist church officiating. The body was laid to rest in Glenwood Cemetery with Stephens Undertaking Co. in charge of arrangements and the following acting as pallbearers: J. H. Hoyle, A. S. Kersey, H. H. Birdsong, J. J. Childs, J. A. Thurston, A.E. Feen, A.J. McMakin, J. R. Davis. The deceased was 72 years of age and was a member of St. John's Church in Atlanta. He was a Mason and Odd Fellow. He survived by his sister, Mrs. S. J. Torbert, and three brothers, messers W.P. and R. A. Simonton of Thomaston and J. T. Simonton of Greenville. Henry Jossey Simonton 10/20/1852- 9/7/1925 H.J. Simonton's sister- Leonora S. Torbert 3/9/1862- 2/5/1954 Leonora's Husband- Samuel J. Torbert 3/4/1859- 5/2/1933 NOTES: Lynn B. Cunningham" I do not have H.J. in my tree, but have the following information on his sister Leonora Simonton Torbert Descendants of Samuel Joseph Torbert Generation No. 1 1. SAMUEL JOSEPH1 TORBERT was born 03 April 1859 in Meriwether County, Georgia, and died 02 May 1933 in Upson County, Georgia. He married LEONORA WILLIAMS SIMONTON 16 January 1884 in Meriwether County, Georgia. She was born 09 March 1862 in Meriwether County, Georgia, and died 05 February 1954 in Upson County, Georgia. Child of SAMUEL TORBERT and LEONORA SIMONTON is: 2. i. ANNIE BARNES TORBERT, b. 23 January 1900, Upson County, Georgia; d. 16 June 1976, Upson County, Georgia. Generation No. 2 2. ANNIE BARNES TORBERT (SAMUEL JOSEPH1) was born 23 January 1900 in Upson County, Georgia, and died 16 June 1976 in Upson County, Georgia. She married MALCOLM HOMER DAVIS 08 May 1918 in Upson County, Georgia, son of RICHARD DAVIS and ADA JOHNSON. He was born 23 November 1898 in Pike County, Georgia, and died 11 November 1984 in Upson County, Georgia. More About ANNIE BARNES TORBERT: Burial: Flint River Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Upson County, Georgia More About MALCOLM HOMER DAVIS: Burial: Flint River Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Upson County, Georgia Child of ANNIE TORBERT and MALCOLM DAVIS is: i. OSCAR RAYMOND DAVIS, b. 16 May 1919. Lynn