Posted on: Cherokee Co. SC Obituaries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/SC/CherokeeObits/3 Surname: Barger, Klutz, Fortson, Black, Robertson, Fraley ------------------------- Gaffney Ledger Bert Barger Retired grocery store owner ELBERTON, Ga. Bert Sidney Barger, 82, of 518 Rhodes Dr., died Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2000, at his home. A native of Faith, N.C., he was a son of the late Charles J. and Roxie Klutz Barger. He was a retired grocery store owner and manager of the Elberton Country Club. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and was a member of the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church. Survivors include his wife, Carolyn Fortson Barger; a son, Sid Barger of Dewy Rose, Ga.; a sister, Mary B. Black of Concord, N.C.; and three grandchildren. He was preceded in death by four brothers, Jake, Fred, Glenn and Locke Barger, and two sisters, Loma Robertson and Faye Fraley. Services will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Hicks Funeral Home in Elberton with the Rev. Barbara Engelbrecht officiating. Entombment will be in the Forest Hills Memorial Park Mausoleum, Elberton. The family will receive friends from 7-9 tonight at Hicks Funeral Home and is at the residence. The family requests that flowers be omitted and memorials be made to the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 20 Forest Ave., Elberton, Ga. 30635; or to a charity of ones choice. Hicks Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements Link: Cherokee County SCGenWeb Project URL: <http://cherokee.ourfamily.com>