George Gibson Felton
b. 23 March 1920, d. 30 June 1999
- Father: William Hamiton Felton Jr. b. 20 September 1889, d. 28 May 1956
- Mother: Luisa MacGill Gibson b. 28 April 1893, d. 11 June 1983
- George Gibson Felton was born on 23 March 1920 in Macon, Bibb County, Georgia.
- He married Ann Heatherly Corn, daughter of Ernest Corn and Pauline Pierce, circa 1945.
- George Gibson Felton died on 30 June 1999 at age 79.
- He was interred at Rose Hill Cemetery, Macon, Bibb County, Georgia.
- The following appeared on 2 July 1999 in The State: (Macon, Ga.) Services for George Gibson Felton, 79, of 2417 Clayton St., will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 3, 1999 at Christ Church in Macon with burial in Rose Hill Cemetery. The Rev. Huey Gardner will officiate. The family may be contacted at the residence. Memorials may be made to Christ Church Building Fund, 538 Walnut St., Macon, GA 31201. Hart's Mortuary, Macon is in charge. /P/ Mr. Felton died Wednesday, June 30, 1999 in a local hospital. Born March 23, 1920, he was a son of the late Luisa Gibson and William Hamilton Felton Jr. He was educated in Macon and attended the University of Ga., where he was a member of SAE fraternity. Mr. Felton served in World War II in the U.S. Army Air Corps as an officer and as a pilot with the 66th Troop Carrier Squadron of the Fifth Air Force, attaining the rank of Captain. He served in the South Pacific Theatre and was awarded the Air Medal and the Distinguished Flying Cross. After the war, Mr. Felton was a peach grower in Houston County for 38 years. A lifelong communicant of Christ Episcopal Church, he served on the vestry and was senior warden. He was a member of the Idle Hour Golf Country Club. Mr. Felton was predeceased by his brother, William Hamilton Felton III. /P/ Surviving are his wife, Ann Corn Felton of Macon, Ga; children, Louisa Macgill Felton of Macon, Ga., Polly Pierce Felton Morrison of Columbia, Anne Tracy Felton Moore of Marietta, Ga; grandchildren, George Felton Moore, Arthur Lee Moore III, Polly Macgill Moore, all of Marietta, Ga., James Hamilton Morrison, William Felton Morrison, both of Columbia.
- Last Edited: 14 Feb 2010