Mr. Harry Lee “Pop” Harwell, age 90, of Zebulon, passed away March 10, 2018. He was born in Fayetteville, GA, son of the late Claude Lee Harwell and Ottie Biles Harwell. He was a veteran of the United States Navy, serving in World War II. As a boy, he grew up in Griffin and worked on his family’s farm, often using mules to plow the fields. He later worked for Thomaston Mills in Griffin, where he retired as Supervisor after 39 years. He enjoyed raising rabbits, hunting, fishing, gardening, watching Hee-Haw, football and NASCAR. Dale Jr. and UGA were his favorites. He was of the Methodist faith and known by many as “Rabbit Man”.
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