Mr. Robert Efford “Georgia Boy” Yarber, 78, of Old Town, Florida passed away Saturday, December 6, 2014.
Mr. Yarber moved to Old Town from Tampa, Florida in 1988. He was a truck driver for many companies before opening his own trucking company. He also did land clearing, driveway construction and foundation filling. Mr. Yarber was a member of Faith Baptist Church.
He is survived by his wife of 5 years, Patricia Yarber of Old Town; son, Kenneth Edward Yarber of Old Town: daughters, Betty Ann (Mike) Strout of Old Town, Norma Jean Yarber of Tampa, Alice Faye (Tim) Yanson of Old Town, Deborah Brown of Baldwin, GA and Wanda Crowe of Baldwin, GA; sister, Katherine Hix of Alto, GA; 8 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. He was preceded in death by sons, Donald Yarber and Randy Yarber.
A memorial service will be held Saturday, December 13, 2014 at 1:00 pm at Faith Baptist Church.
Arrangements have been placed under the care of the Rick Gooding Funeral Home, Cross City, Florida, 352-498-5400
Announcement courtesy of Whitfield Funeral Home South Chapel in Baldwin and McGahee Griffin Stewart Funeral Home in Cornelia.
