Berbie Robinson Harkins

Mrs. Berbie Robinson Harkins, age 92, of Dahlonega, GA, died Saturday, August 6, 2011 at the Northeast GA Medical Center in Gainesville, GA following a sudden illness.

Mrs. Harkins lived most of her life in Lumpkin County. She was retired from the Burlington Pinetree Plant in Dahlonega and was a member of Yahoola Baptist Church in Lumpkin County.

She was the daughter of the late Coleman and Nola Butler Robinson and was also preceded in death by her husband, Charlie Harkins; daughter, Betty Garrett; brothers, Emory, Dock, Jay, Carl, Ed, and Doyle Robinson; and infant sister, Katie Robinson.

Mrs. Harkins is survived by daughters and sons-in-law, Joyce and Robert Satterfield, Joan and Johnny Justus, Geraldine and C.F. Collins; son-in-law, Frank Garrett, all of Dahlonega; grandson and wife, Steve and Andrea Justus; granddaughter and husband, Karla and Dan Herrick, great-grandchildren and spouses, Daniel and Katie Justus, Laura and Clay Carroll, Tyler Barnes and John Collins Herrick. Several nieces and nephews; special friends, Fannie Head and Thelma Tow; and a long list of telephone buddies also survive.

Funeral services for Mrs. Harkins are scheduled for 11 AM Monday, August 8, 2011 at the Banister Funeral Home Chapel in Dahlonega. Rev. Lyman Caldwell, Rev. Dean Bryant, and Rev. Jerry Whitlock will officiate.

Interment will follow in the Yahoola Baptist Church Cemetery in Lumpkin County.

The family will receive friends at Banister Funeral Home in Dahlonega on Sunday August 7, 2011 from 2 PM until 8 PM.

Banister Funeral Home of Dahlonega is in charge of the arrangements.