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Garner’S Grinder

Friday, December 7, 2012

Slain Business Owner's Funeral Set for Saturday

The funeral for Nelson Garner, the Cumming man who was found murdered in his deer processing business, is scheduled for Saturday.

A funeral service will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. for the slain Cumming man whose body was found in Hancock County, Ga. over the weekend. The family of Nelson Garner, 60, will receive friends at Ingram Funeral Home in Cumming on Thursday from 1 p.m. until 9 p.m., Friday, 9 a.m. until 9 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. until hour of the service. The funeral will also be held there. Garner's body was discovered by his brother in the deer processing business they both operated called Garner’s Grinder Sunday night around 9:30. The business is located in Sparta, Ga. (about 137 miles from Cumming, between Atlanta and Augusta). Garner who operated and stayed at the business during hunting season, but was a resident of Cumming, was last seen alive on…

Cumming Man Found Murdered in His Deer Processing Business

A 60-year-old Cumming man who operated a deer processing business was found murdered Sunday night.

A 60-year-old Cumming man was found murdered Sunday night in his deer processing business in Hancock County, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI). The body of Nelson Garner was found by a relative around 9:30 p.m. at Garner’s Grinder located at 18630 Highway 16 in Sparta, Ga. (the business is located about 137 miles from Cumming, between Atlanta and Augusta).  Garner who operated and stayed at the business during hunting season, but was a resident of Cumming, was last seen alive at 4 p.m. yesterday [Sunday]. "Hancock County is known as a great deer hunting area," said John Bankhead, spokesperson with GBI. "He ran that business with his brother." Bankhead told Cumming Patch that when Garner's wife was unable to reach her …

Barbara Pelt

1:21 am on Wednesday, December 5, 2012

A loss what a horrible loss.. We love you   more ›

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