Henry Paul Yeargin, 82, of Fitzgerald, Georgia, died Sunday, February 26, 2006, at the Osceola Nursing Home in Ocilla, Georgia.
Graveside services will be held 2 PM, Wednesday, March 1, 2006 at Pine Level Cemetery, with Rev. Bobby Stone officiating. Visitation will be held from 7 until 9 Tuesday evening at the funeral home.
Mr. Yeargin was born March 25, 1923, in Madison County, Georgia, to the late John Henry and Mary Nash Yeargin. He lived in the community most of his life. Mr. Yeargin was a farmer and a member of Mt. Olive Baptist Church. He was a former employee of Coachmen Industries and worked on the pipe crew for the Ben Hill County Road Department.
He is survived by three nieces and their husbands: Sylvia & Buddy Green of Ocilla, Rohnell & Buddy Harper of Fitzgerald, and Grace & Sonny Dent of Brunswick. Several great-nieces and nephews also survive. Mr. Yeargin was preceded in death by four brothers, three sisters, a nephew: Charles Yeargin, and a niece: Marie V. Hudson.