Billy Eugene Ethridge (1936 - 2018)

Born 6 Apr 1936 in Hart County, Georgia, USA

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Died 4 Nov 2018 at age 82 in Washington, Wilkes County, Georgia, USA

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Obituary for Mr. Billy Ethridge Mr. Billy E. Ethridge, 82, of Parkdale Drive, Hartwell, passed away Sunday, November 4, 2018 at Wills Memorial Hospital in Washington, GA. Born on April 6, 1936 in Hartwell GA, he was the son of the late Joe Harley Ethridge and Artis Hembree “Bell” Ethridge. Mr. Ethridge was currently serving as a Councilman for the City of Hartwell, retired owner /operator of Ethridge Backhoe and Welding Company, former employee of the Hartwell Company and volunteer City of Hartwell Fireman. He also was a member of the Nancy Hart Masonic Lodge #690 and the Cornerstone Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife Janie Steenstra Davis Ethridge; two daughters: Debra Ethridge, Lydia Mauldin both of Hartwell; one son: Stacey Davis of Ft. Lauderdale, FL; brothers Doyle Ethridge, Loyde Ethridge both of Hartwell, Jimmy Ethridge of Lexington, SC; sisters; Ruth Martin, Joyce Wright both of Hartwell, Lila Thomas of Anderson, SC; four grandchildren: Jamie Cooper, Harli Shirley, Logan and Wyatt Davis; six great-grandchildren: Braden, Bella, Tinsley, Mara, Melody, Hoss; three great great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews also survive. Mr. Ethridge was preceded in death by his first wife: Mildred Norton Ethridge. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, November 7, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. in the Chapel of the Strickland Funeral Home of Hartwell. Burial will be in the Nancy Hart Memorial Park. The body is at the Strickland Funeral Home of Hartwell, where the family will receive friends from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Tuesday evening. The family is at their respective homes. Flowers optional, memorials may be made to the Cornerstone Baptist Church, 1543 Anderson Hwy, Hartwell, GA 30643.

HARTWELL MOURNS THE DEATH OF A COUNCILMAN November 6, 2018 Mark Berryman The City of Hartwell has lost another prominent member as family, friends and civic leaders are mourning the death of Hartwell Councilman Billy Ethridge. At Monday night’s meeting of the mayor and council, a single white flower sat on the bench in front of his empty seat. Ethridge, 82, of Parkdale Drive in Hartwell passed away on Sunday, Nov. 4 at Wills Memorial Hospital in Washington. Ethridge was born in Hartwell in 1936 and was the son of the late Joe Harley Ethridge and Artis Hembree “Bell” Ethridge. Ethridge was a current member of the Hartwell City Council and was the retired owner/operator of Ethridge Backhoe and Welding Company and a volunteer City of Hartwell fireman. He also was a member of the Nancy Hart Masonic Lodge #690 and Cornerstone Baptist Church. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, Nov. 7 at 2 p.m. in the Chapel of the Strickland Funeral Home of Hartwell. Burial will be in the Nancy Hart Memorial Park. The body is at the Strickland Funeral Home of Hartwell, where the family will receive friends from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Tuesday evening.

Billy Ethridge Billy E. Ethridge, 82, of Parkdale Drive, Hartwell, passed away Sunday, November 4, 2018 at Wills Memorial Hospital in Washington, Ga. Born on April 6, 1936 in Hartwell, he was the son of the late Joe Harley Ethridge and Artis Hembree "Bell" Ethridge. Mr. Ethridge was currently serving as a councilman for the City of Hartwell, retired owner / operator of Ethridge Backhoe and Welding Company, former employee of the Hartwell Company and volunteer City of Hartwell fireman. He also was a member of the Nancy Hart Masonic Lodge #690 and the Cornerstone Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Janie Steenstra Davis Ethridge; two daughters, Debra Ethridge and Lydia Mauldin both of Hartwell; one son, Stacey Davis of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.; brothers, Doyle Ethridge and Loyde Ethridge both of Hartwell, Jimmy Ethridge of Lexington, S.C.; sisters, Ruth Martin and Joyce Wright both of Hartwell, Lila Thomas of Anderson, S.C.; four grandchildren: Jamie Cooper, Harli Shirley, Logan and Wyatt Davis; six great-grandchildren: Braden, Bella, Tinsley, Mara, Melody, Hoss; three great- great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews also survive. Mr. Ethridge was preceded in death by his first wife, Mildred Norton Ethridge. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 7, in the Chapel of the Strickland Funeral Home of Hartwell. Burial was in the Nancy Hart Memorial Park. Memorials may be made to the Cornerstone Baptist Church, 1543 Anderson Hwy., Hartwell, GA 30643. The Strickland Funeral Home of Hartwell was in charge of all arrangements. Online condolences can be sent to the family at www.stricklandfh.com.

Hartwell man fatally injured An 82-year-old Hartwell man was killed Sunday, November 4, in north Wilkes County when a bobcat-type loader he was operating fell into Broad River. Billy Ethridge of Parkdale Drive in Hartwell, was the owner of a construction company in Hart County. He was cleaning up around a deer camp when the accident occured, according to Wilkes County EMS Director Blake Thompson. “I think he just backed up right into the river,” Thompson said. “He’s probably been on a ‘bobcat’ for 60 years but it was just one of those freak accidents.” Thompson also indicated that there were reportedly some grandchildren on the scene. The Beulah and Tignall Volunteer Fire Departments, as well as the Washington Rescue and EMS responded to the call. Thompson reported that “Tignall and Beulah pulled [Etheridge] out onto the bank and got him to the ER at Wills Memorial Hospital.” Extensive efforts to save Etheridge were unsuccessful and he died in the emergency room.

Sources

• Year: 1940; Census Place: Centerville, Elbert, Georgia; Roll: m-t0627-00669; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 52-24

• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 27 November 2018), memorial page for Billy E. Ethridge (6 Apr 1936–4 Nov 2018), Find A Grave Memorial no. 194513842, citing Nancy Hart Memorial Park, Hartwell, Hart County, Georgia, USA ; Maintained by Bobbie O'Barr (contributor 47643006) .