Coleman Gary Yarbrough

JULY 13, 1922 - JULY 31, 2011 (89 Years Old) - LIFE MEMBER


Mr. Coleman Gary Yarbrough, age 89 of Sharpsburg, died at Piedmont Newnan Hospital on July 31, 2011.

He was born in Franklin, Georgia on July 13, 1922 to the late Olin Yarbrough and Belle Faver Yarbrough. He was a veteran of the US Navy and retired as a security guard at the William L. Bonnel Company. 

Mr. Yarbrough was a member of the Unity Baptist Church, the O'Dell Sunday School class, and VFW Post 2667. 

In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by his wife, Sarah Bunn Yarbrough, and a brother James Yarbrough. Surviving are his daughter, Ellen Lee and her husband David of Sharpsburg; brothers, Milton Yarbrough, Ellis Yarbrough and Stanley Yarbrough all of Newnan; sisters, Novelle Dennis, Mary Shoemake, Lucy Lange, and Alma Carroll all of Newnan; grandchildren, Amanda Ostrosky and her husband Jared and Christopher Lee all of Dawsonville. 

Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m., August 3, 2011, at the Higgins Hillcrest Chapel Funeral Home with Pastor Danny officiating. 

Interment followed at Oak Hill Cemetery.


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