Mr. Claude (Junior) Hyde, Jr., age 83, of Gainesville, Georgia, passed away Sunday, February 24, 2013 at New Horizon Nursing Home.
Funeral services are scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 28th at 2:00 pm at Memorial Park North Riverside Chapel with interment to follow in White Hall Baptist Church Cemetery. The Reverend Dwayne Ryals and Reverend Melvin Baugh will officiate. The family will receive friends from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm Wednesday, February 27, 2013 at the funeral home.
Mr. Hyde was born March 21, 1929 in Hall County, Georgia and was the son of the late Claude Hyde Sr. and Ellen (Atkins) Hyde. He served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict. He was a retired carpenter and had worked with Charles Black Construction Company. His family had operated The Hyde Grist Mill in the East Hall area. He was preceded in death by his parents; and sisters, Flora Hyde Seay, Alzena Hyde King, Marena Hyde Head, Lovena Hyde Reynolds, Fannie Hyde, Arizona Hyde Wallace.
Mr. Hyde is survived by is loving wife, Laura Sybil (Tatum) Hyde of Gainesville; daughter and son-in-law, Robin and Ken Garrison also of Gainesville; grandson and wife, Eric J. Budrock, Jr. and Ashley; granddaughter, Kasey L., Budrock.
Memorial Park North Riverside Chapel 989 Riverside Drive Gainesville, GA 30501. 770-297-6200. Online condolences at www.memorialparkfuneralhomes.com