Gilford Silas Fitzpatrick

Born 1854 inMadisonCounty, GA

Died  8 November 1928 inAthens,Clarke County,Georgia

Obituary:

Mr. Fitzpatrick, well known here, died Thursday. Mr. G.S. Fitzpatrick died Thursday night at his residence,420 Madison Avenue. He was ill for five weeks.

Funeral services will be conducted Saturday morning at 10 o’clock by Reverend S.B. Wingfield, pastor of theWest EndBaptistChurch, assisted by Rev. B.F.Elliott.

Interment will be in theBucannan Cemetery,Winterville Road. McDorman-Bridges funeral home in charge.

The pallbearers will be Messrs. D.A. Carruth, O.H. Arnold, Emmett Wier, R.A. Burpee, Tyler Rivers and Charlie Carruth.

The funeral services will be held at the residence.

Mr. Fitzpatrick was a retired merchant and well known inAthens. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Hattie Fitzpatrick, five daughters, Mrs. J. Walker Smith,Atlanta; Mrs. J.A. Parks, Atlanta; Mrs. B.F. Smith, Athens; Mrs. W.I. Stafford, Summerville; a son, Mr. J.E. Fitzpatrick, Atlanta; a brother Mr. H.R. Fitzpatrick, Athens, several nieces and nephews and ten grandchildren. Mr. Fitzpatrick as a native of Madison County.