Mr. Hugh H. Cantrell, age 84, of Buford, GA passed away Friday, January 11, 2013.
He was preceded in death by his son, Jeffrey Hugh Cantrell; his parents, two brothers and sisters in law. He is survived by his wife of fifty five years, Betty Cantrell, Buford, GA; daughter and son in law, Dee Dee and Berry Parker, Buford, GA; grandchildren, Tabitha and Anthony Whiting, Buford, GA, Chase and Caroline Parker, Buford, GA, Joshua Cantrell, Villa Rica, GA and Meghan Gilliam, Villa Rica, GA; great-grandsons, Landon and Bentley Parker; sister, Doris Vaughn, Rome, GA; brother and sister in law, Claude and Betty Cantrell, Calhoun, GA; sisters in law and brothers in law, Martha and Johnny Johnson, Atlanta, GA and Judy and Dr. Jim Ferguson, Flowery Branch, GA; several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Mr. Cantrell was born October 5, 1928 in Rockmart, GA. He was a veteran of the Korean War serving in the United States Army, 25th Division. He was retired from Bank of North Georgia and also worked for Atlantic Steel in Atlanta and L. B. Foster Co. in Norcross, GA. He was a charter member of Shadowbrook Baptist Church in Suwanee, GA, a deacon and a former Sunday school superintendent.
Funeral service will be held on Sunday, January 13, 2013 at 3:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Flanigan Funeral Home with Dr. Jim Ferguson officiating. Interment will follow at Broadlawn Memorial Gardens with military honors. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Saturday, from 4:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Shadowbrook Baptist Church Building Fund in memory of Hugh Cantrell. To express condolences, please sign our online guest book at www.flaniganfuneralhome.com. Arrangements by: Junior E. Flanigan of Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA, 770-932-1133.
