Edward Jacob "Jay" Hilbert Jr.

January 25, 1932 - January 16, 2016

Edward Jacob “Jay” Hilbert, Jr. Mr. Edward Jacob “Jay” Hilbert, Jr., age 83, of Eatonton passed away January 16, 2016. Services will be conducted, 12 PM, Wednesday Afternoon January 20, 2016, in the Williams Funeral Home Chapel, Eatonton with Rev. Eddie Shumake and Rev. Mike Willard officiating. The family will receive friends at William’s Funeral Home from 11 o’clock until service time. Mr. Hilbert was a native and of Hanover Pennsylvania. He was the son of the late Edward Jacob Hilbert, Sr. and the late Evelyn Coulson Hilbert. “Jay” was a beloved husband, father, grand father and great grandfather. After his retirement, "Jay" drove a school bus for Putnam County. He was a member of Bible Fellowship church and Fountains of Praise Survivors include his wife Betty Hilbert of Eatonton; daughters Debbie Gurgis of Duluth, Terri (Richard) McGuire of Marietta, son Edward J. Hilbert, III of Iowa City, grandchildren Austen (Liz) Gurgis of Roswell, Megan McGuire of Charleston, SC., Christopher (Lisa Licata) McGuire of Sandy Springs, Carissa Brogdon of Atlanta, Jessica Brogdon of Atlanta, Matthew Robinson of Augusta, Great Grandson Hunter Gurgis of Roswell. In Lieu of flowers donation can be made to Bible Fellowship Church, Fountains of Praise Church, or the American Cancer Society