ABRAM L. HIRES

(GEORGE W.2, ABRAHAM1) was born October 23, 1878 in Wayne Co, Georgia, and died January 10, 1953 in Wayne Co, Georgia. He married PEARLIE ESTELLE BENNETT December 24, 1913 in Wayne Co, Georgia, daughter of CHARLES BENNETT and MARY GINN. She was born May 13, 1887 in Wayne Co, Georgia, and died July 23, 1975 in Wayne Co, Georgia.

Notes for ABRAM L. HIRES:
1930 Census, Wayne Co., Georgia.
Hires, Abe L., Head, M, 51; Pearl E., Wife, F, 42; Albert, Son, 18, S; lma, Daughter, 15, S; Theodore, Son, 11, ? C., Son, 1.

Buried at Red Hill Baptist Church Cemetery

Notes for PEARLIE ESTELLE BENNETT:
Buried at Red Hill Baptist Church Cemetery

Children of ABRAM HIRES and PEARLIE BENNETT are:

i. ALBERT HIRES, b. December 15, 1913; d. March 14, 1973; m. VIRGINIA YARBROUGH; b. July 20, 1914; d. April 04, 1991.

2. ii. ALMA FRANKIE HIRES, b. June 04, 1915.

3. iii. THEODORE G. HIRES, b. December 15, 1919; d. April 13, 1970, Wayne Co, Georgia.

4. iv. G. C. HIRES, b. July 06, 1928, Wayne Co, Georgia.

Generation No. 2

2. ALMA FRANKIE HIRES (ABRAM L.3, GEORGE W.2, ABRAHAM1) was born June 04, 1915. She married LANKFORD FRANK W. WESTBERRY October 12, 1930 in Wayne Co, Georgia, son of DANIEL WESTBERRY and MAGGIE BUNKLEY. He was born June 17, 1910 in Georgia, and died July 19, 1987 in Wayne Co, Georgia.

Notes for LANKFORD FRANK W. WESTBERRY:
The Jesup Sentinel, Jesup, Wayne County, Georgia, Thursday, October 16, 1930.
Hires-Westberry – Of much interest in this section is the marriage of Miss Alma Hires, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Hires of Odum, to Mr. Lankford Westberry, also of Odum, which was solemnized quietly at the home of the bride’s parents Sunday afternoon. Rev. C. F. Burke of Odum performed the ceremony in the presence of the immediate family and a few close relatives and friends. After the ceremony a formal reception was held, after which the young couple left for a short wedding trip. On their return they will make their home near Odum. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Westberry of Odum.

Children of ALMA HIRES and LANKFORD WESTBERRY are:
5. i. HAROLD FRANK WESTBERRY, b. January 07, 1932; d. February 07, 1991, Georgia.
6. ii. SUSIE PAULINE WESTBERRY, b. May 03, 1934, Georgia; d. January 13, 2003, Wayne Co, Georgia.
7. iii. WINTON L. WESTBERRY, b. November 14, 1936, Georgia.
8. iv. AUDREY FAYE WESTBERRY, b. November 13, 1938.
9. v. LARRY LUTHER WESTBERRY, b. March 25, 1941, Georgia.
10. vi. KENNETH RALPH WESTBERRY, b. April 18, 1943.
11. vii. MARY ELLEN WESTBERRY, b. April 27, 1945.

3. THEODORE G. HIRES (ABRAM L.3, GEORGE W.2, ABRAHAM1) was born December 15, 1919, and died April 13, 1970 in Wayne Co, Georgia. He married DOROTHY WINN April 24, 1943. She was born Abt. 1925.

Notes for THEODORE G. HIRES:
Buried at Pinecrest Memorial Cemetery, Wayne Co, Ga.

Child of THEODORE HIRES and DOROTHY WINN is:
i. WILLIAM LUTHER5 HIRES.

4. G. C. HIRES (ABRAM L.3, GEORGE W.2, ABRAHAM1) was born July 06, 1928 in Wayne Co, Georgia. He married WILLENE MARTIN April 20, 1948. She was born April 16, 1930.

Child of G. HIRES and WILLENE MARTIN is:
12. i. BRENDA GAYLE HIRES, b. November 05, 1953.

Generation No. 3

5. HAROLD FRANK WESTBERRY (ALMA FRANKIE4 HIRES, ABRAM L.3, GEORGE W.2, ABRAHAM1) was born January 07, 1932, and died February 07, 1991 in Georgia. He married BERTIE ELLIOT April 29, 1950. She was born April 09, 1932.

Notes for HAROLD FRANK WESTBERRY:
Served in US Army, Korea.

*The Jesup Sentinel, Thursday, December 24, 1953.
Pfc. Harold F. Westberry, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Westberry of Odum, has been serving with the medical detachment at Camp Gordon for the past seven months. During this time Pfc. Westberry received his diploma in the Neuro-psychiatric Enlisted Course. Pfc. Westberry is now in Ft. Lewis, Washington, awaiting overseas assignment. His wife, the former Miss Bertie Elliott will be at home with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Elliott of Odum.

The Jesup Sentinel, Jesup, Georgia, Thursday, June 2, 1960.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Westberry of Columbus, formerly of Jesup, announce the birth of a daughter, Marsha Due-Enne, May 19th.

Pinecrest Memorial Cemetery, Wayne Co.

Children of HAROLD WESTBERRY and BERTIE ELLIOT are:
13. i. CHARLES DOUGLAS WESTBERRY, b. July 22, 1955.
ii. MARSHA DUE-ENNE WESTBERRY, b. May 19, 1960.

6. SUSIE PAULINE WESTBERRY (ALMA FRANKIE4 HIRES, ABRAM L.3, GEORGE W.2, ABRAHAM1) was born May 03, 1934 in Georgia, and died January 13, 2003 in Wayne Co, Georgia. She married (1) CALVIN ELLIOTT May 09, 1950. He was born November 27, 1927, and died 1995. She married (2) ELDRIDGE C. MARTIN.

Notes for SUSIE PAULINE WESTBERRY:
*The Press-Sentinel, Wednesday, January 15, 2003.
Pauline Elliott Martin, 68, of Jesup, died Monday, Jan. 13, 2003, after a short illness. The Wayne County native was a member of the Jesup First Freewill Baptist Church, was retired from the Wayne County School System and was a homemaker. Survivors are her husband, Eldridge C. Martin of Jesup; two daughters and sons-in-law, Judy and Jimmy Thompson and Shirley and Wally Hall, all of Jesup; her mother, Alma Hires Westberry of Jesup; two sisters, Mary Ellen Cooksey of Jesup and Audrey Faye Beaver of Mableton; three brothers, Winton L. Westberry, Sr. of Jesup, Larry Westberry of Odum and Kenneth Westberry of Jacksonville, Fla.; four grandchildren, Jason Sikes, Kayla Hall, Jeremy Thompson and Jared Thompson; two great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, Jan. 15, at 2 p.m. from the Rinehart and Sons Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Eugene Evors and the Rev. Walter Shuman officiating. Interment will be in Pinecrest Memorial Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be her nephews. Honorary pallbearers will be the Adult Sunday School Class of Jesup First Freewill Baptist Church. Rinehart and Sons Funeral Home of Jesup is in charge of arrangements.

Notes for CALVIN ELLIOTT:
Pinecrest Memorial Cemetery, Wayne Co.

Children of SUSIE WESTBERRY and CALVIN ELLIOTT are:
14. i. SHIRLEY ANN ELLIOTT, b. January 09, 1955.
15. ii. JUDY DIANNE ELLIOTT, b. July 06, 1958.

7. WINTON L. WESTBERRY (ALMA FRANKIE4 HIRES, ABRAM L.3, GEORGE W.2, ABRAHAM1) was born November 14, 1936 in Georgia. He married JOAN MARTIN September 30, 1956, daughter of LEWIS MARTIN and NEILA TYRE. She was born July 05, 1937.

Notes for WINTON L. WESTBERRY:
*The Jesup Sentinel, Thursday, August 16, 1956.
Private Winton L. Westberry, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Westberry of 281 11th Street, Jesup, has been assigned to Company D, 1st Battalion, 1st Training Regiment at Fort Jackson for eight weeks of basic infantry training. He will spend eight weeks learning the fundamentals of being a soldier. This includes classroom lectures in such things as military courtesy, first aid, and combat field problems involving the use of the M-1 rifle, which he will learn to fire on various ranges. After eight weeks of training at the U.S. Army Training Center – Infantry, the trainee is given about 14 days leave. He may return to Fort Jackson for eight weeks more of infantry training or he may be assigned to one of the many Army schools. Basic training is required of each man coming into the Army. Fort Jackson is one of the Army’s largest training installations. Primarily an infantry training post, the Fort also offers schooling in specialties associated with an infantry division, as well as in combat tactics.

*The Jesup Sentinel, Thursday, September 26, 1963
Mr. and Mrs. Winton Westberry, Sr. announce the birth of a son, Michael Lanier, September 19. Mrs. Westberry is the former Miss Joan Martin of Jesup.

Children of WINTON WESTBERRY and JOAN MARTIN are:
16. i. WINTON L. WESTBERRY, JR, b. December 28, 1957.
ii. MICHAEL LANIER WESTBERRY, b. September 19, 1963.
iii. CYNTHIA ANN WESTBERRY, b. May 04, 1970.

8. AUDREY FAYE WESTBERRY (ALMA FRANKIE4 HIRES, ABRAM L.3, GEORGE W.2, ABRAHAM1) was born November 13, 1938. She married RICHARD BEAVER.

Children of AUDREY WESTBERRY and RICHARD BEAVER are:
17. i. TERSA LYNN BEAVER, b. December 02, 1958.
18. ii. ANGELA KATHRYN BEAVER, b. March 01, 1963.

9. LARRY LUTHER WESTBERRY (ALMA FRANKIE4 HIRES, ABRAM L.3, GEORGE W.2, ABRAHAM1) was born March 25, 1941 in Georgia. He married CAROLYN BATTEN July 23, 1962. She was born November 04, 1945 in Wayne Co, Georgia.

Notes for LARRY LUTHER WESTBERRY:
*The Jesup Sentinel Wayne County, Georgia, Thursday, April 10, 1941.
Mr. and Mrs. Lankford Westberry of Odum, announce the birth of a son born March 25th at the Jesup Hospital. He will be called Larry Luther.

Children of LARRY WESTBERRY and CAROLYN BATTEN are:
19. i. LARRY ANTHONY WESTBERRY, b. June 06, 1967, Wayne Co, Georgia.
20. ii. ANITA MICHELE WESTBERRY, b. June 21, 1973, Wayne Co, Georgia.

10. KENNETH RALPH WESTBERRY (ALMA FRANKIE4 HIRES, ABRAM L.3, GEORGE W.2, ABRAHAM1) was born April 18, 1943. He married HAZEL MOORE February 17, 1964. She was born November 09, 1946.

Notes for KENNETH RALPH WESTBERRY:
*The Jesup Sentinel, Thursday, October 20, 1966.
Ken R. Westberry Completes Phone Course. Private Kenneth R. Westberry, 23, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lankford F. Westberry, Route 3, Box 182, Jesup, completed an eight-week telephone switchboard operator course at the Army Southeastern Signal School, Ft. Gordon, October 14. During the course, he was trained to operate the complex central office telephone switchboards used by the Army. He also learned the various communications systems of the Army and was taught to operate manual telephone office sets. His wife, Hazel, lives at 1334 Laura Street, Jacksonville, Fla.

Children of KENNETH WESTBERRY and HAZEL MOORE are:
i. KENNETH RALPH WESTBERRY, JR, b. October 12, 1971.
ii. MELANIE D. WESTBERRY, b. January 31, 1981.
iii. ALANA DENISE WESTBERRY, b. January 31, 1981.

11. MARY ELLEN WESTBERRY (ALMA FRANKIE4 HIRES, ABRAM L.3, GEORGE W.2, ABRAHAM1) was born April 27, 1945. She married RONALD LEWIS COOKSEY April 22, 1967 in Wayne Co, Georgia. He was born September 25, 1946.

Notes for MARY ELLEN WESTBERRY:
*The Jesup Sentinel, Thursday, May 11, 1967.
Miss Westberry, Mr. Cooksey Pledge Vows in Odum Church. The Odum Churchof God was the setting for the nuptial rites of Miss Mary Ellen Westberry, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lankford Westberry and Ronald Lewis Cooksey, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Cooksey. The wedding took place April 22 with the Rev. M. B. Norris officiating. Native palms formed the background for the arrangement of white gladioli and chrysanthemums that centered the altar decorations. Four seven-branched candelabra holding lighted tapers flanked the flower arrangements. Single lighted tapers were placed in the windows and used to mark the family pews. Mrs. J. T. Collier, organist, and Miss Sharon Donahue, soloist, presented the nuptial music. Miss Donahue sang “More” and “The Lord’s Prayer.” Mr. Westberry gave his daughter in marriage. She wore a gown of white crepe with an empire waistline accented with French Alencon lace embroidered with seed pearls and brilliants. The detachable train was edged with matching embroidered lace fell from the shoulders. Her two-tiered bouffant veil of silk illusion was attached to a lace crown appliquéd with stephanotis and ivy. Miss Cathy Bennett was maid of honor. She wore a floor length sheath dress of rose crepe with a matching French bow holding a circlet of net for her headpiece. She carried a single American Beauty Rose. Mrs. Joan Westberry and Mrs. Hazel Westberry, sisters-in-law of the bride; and her sisters, Mrs. Audrey Beaver of Atlanta and Mrs. Pauline Elliott were bridesmaids. Their light crepe gowns and headpieces were styled like those of the honor attendant. They carried similar flowers. Angie Beaver, the bride’s niece from Atlanta was flower girl. She wore white silk organza with pink embroidery and carried a white basket of rose petals. Michael Westberry, the bride’s nephew, was ring bearer. Billy Cooksey of National City, Calif. was his brother’s best man. Ushers were Jimmy Fennell and David Harrelson. For her daughter’s wedding, Mrs. Westberry chose a dress of pink lace with matching jacket and beige accessories. Her corsage was of pink glamellias The bridegroom’s mother wore a blue lace dress with a matching jacket. Her accessories were beige and her corsage was of blue glamellias. The bride’s parents entertained at a reception in the social hall of the church immediately after the ceremony. Red, pink and white roses and chrysanthemums were used in decoration. The bride’s table was covered with pink linen overlaid with a hand-made lace cloth. The all white tiered wedding cake was topped with a cluster of wedding bells. Mrs. Millard Mattie and Mrs. Linda Rinehart cut the cake and Mrs. Patsy Fennell presided at the punch bowl. Mrs. Carolyn Westberry kept the bride’s book.

Children of MARY WESTBERRY and RONALD COOKSEY are:
i. RHONDA M. COOKSEY, b. November 04, 1968.
ii. RONALD LEWIS COOKSEY, JR, b. April 27, 1971.

12. BRENDA GAYLE HIRES (G. C.4, ABRAM L.3, GEORGE W.2, ABRAHAM1) was born November 05, 1953. She married MARK MCGREGOR August 10, 1974. He was born November 07, 1952.

Children of BRENDA HIRES and MARK MCGREGOR are:
i. JENNIFER MCGREGOR, b. August 21, 1978.
ii. KYLE MCGREGOR, b. March 27, 1981.

Generation No. 4

13. CHARLES DOUGLAS WESTBERRY (HAROLD FRANK5, ALMA FRANKIE4 HIRES, ABRAM L.3, GEORGE W.2, ABRAHAM1) was born July 22, 1955. He married TONI RUSH June 21, 1975. She was born 1957.

Child of CHARLES WESTBERRY and TONI RUSH is:
i. SHANDA WESTBERRY.

14. SHIRLEY ANN ELLIOTT (SUSIE PAULINE5 WESTBERRY, ALMA FRANKIE4 HIRES, ABRAM L.3, GEORGE W.2, ABRAHAM1) was born January 09, 1955. She married DANNY J. SIKES July 11, 1976 in Wayne Co, Georgia. He was born 1950.

Children of SHIRLEY ELLIOTT and DANNY SIKES are:
i. JASON ELLIOTT SIKES, b. February 11, 1983.
ii. KAYLA HALL SIKES, b. April 05, 1990.

15. JUDY DIANNE ELLIOTT (SUSIE PAULINE5 WESTBERRY, ALMA FRANKIE4 HIRES, ABRAM L.3, GEORGE W.2, ABRAHAM1) was born July 06, 1958. She married JIMMY L. THOMPSON July 14, 1974 in Wayne Co, Georgia. He was born 1955.

Children of JUDY ELLIOTT and JIMMY THOMPSON are:
i. JEREMY SCOTT THOMPSON, b. September 17, 1978.
ii. JARED LLOYD THOMPSON, b. August 04, 1983.

16. WINTON L. WESTBERRY, JR (WINTON L.5, ALMA FRANKIE4 HIRES, ABRAM L.3, GEORGE W.2, ABRAHAM1) was born December 28, 1957. He married LISA A. MOODY. She was born 1961.

Child of WINTON WESTBERRY and LISA MOODY is:
i. WINTON L. WESTBERRY III.

17. TERSA LYNN BEAVER (AUDREY FAYE5 WESTBERRY, ALMA FRANKIE4 HIRES, ABRAM L.3, GEORGE W.2, ABRAHAM1) was born December 02, 1958. She married GREGORY ALLEN BENNETT October 03, 1981 in Georgia. He was born May 11, 1956.

Child of TERSA BEAVER and GREGORY BENNETT is:
i. ASHLEY RENEE BENNETT, b. January 20, 1985.

18. ANGELA KATHRYN BEAVER (AUDREY FAYE5 WESTBERRY, ALMA FRANKIE4 HIRES, ABRAM L.3, GEORGE W.2, ABRAHAM1) was born March 01, 1963. She married KENT AUSTIN LONG August 27, 1983 in Georgia. He was born April 21, 1963.

Children of ANGELA BEAVER and KENT LONG are:
i. ERICA NICOLE LONG, b. September 05, 1989.
ii. AUSTIN KENT LONG, b. December 05, 1991.

19. LARRY ANTHONY WESTBERRY (LARRY LUTHER5, ALMA FRANKIE4 HIRES, ABRAM L.3, GEORGE W.2, ABRAHAM1) was born June 06, 1967 in Wayne Co, Georgia. He married WENDY LOVE July 12, 1985, daughter of CECIL LOVE and <UNNAMED>. She was born 1965.

Children of LARRY WESTBERRY and WENDY LOVE are:
i. KALEN WESTBERRY, b. 1987.
ii. KACIE WESTBERRY, b. 1993.

20. ANITA MICHELE WESTBERRY (LARRY LUTHER5, ALMA FRANKIE4 HIRES, ABRAM L.3, GEORGE W.2, ABRAHAM1) was born June 21, 1973 in Wayne Co, Georgia. She married SHON MULLIS.

Children of ANITA WESTBERRY and SHON MULLIS are:
i. LOGAN GABRIEL MULLIS, b. Abt. 1998.
ii. OLIVIA PAIGE MULLIS, b. February 2003.