Barnard L. (Pete) Philpot, Jr.

MR. BARNARD L. PHILPOT, JR. Mr. Barnard L. (Pete) Philpot, Jr., 67, of Hogansville, died Wednesday, June 6, 2012, at Hospice LaGrange. A memorial service will be conducted at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, June 16, at the First United Methodist Church of Hogansville, with the Reverend Richard Campbell officiating. The family will receive friends at the church from 12:00 p.m. until 1:00 p.m. Mr. Philpot was born March 29, 1945, in Charlottesville, Virginia , son of the late Barnard Lee Philpot and the late Mary Yancey Philpot. A graduate of Hogansville High School and an Army veteran of the Vietnam War, he received a Bachelor's degree from Valdosta State University and attended Candler School of Theology at Emory University. He was a retired Methodist minister, lived in the Savannah area before returning to Hogansville, retired as an investigator from the Meriwether County Sheriff's Department, and was a member of First United Methodist Church of Hogansville. Survivors include his son, Lee Philpot; and his daughter, Molly Philpot, both of Hogansville; sister and brother in-law, Maureen and Hudson Jeter of Oak Ridge, TN; and nephews, Jeff Magnan, Paul Magnan, and Mark Magnan. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to: Wounded Warrior Project, P. O. Box 758517, Topeka, KS 66675. Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home of Hogansville is in charge of arrangements. Visitation: from 12:00 p.m. until 1:00 p.m., Saturday, June 16th, at First United Methodist Church of Hogansville Services: 1:00 p.m., Saturday, June 16th, at First United Methodist Church of Hogansville Interment: Myrtle Hill Cemetery