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February 10, 2012

Anonymous The Tribune-Star The Tribune Star Tue Feb 14, 2012, 10:43 AM EST

NEWNAN, GA. — NEWNAN, GA. — Robert Wright Bridges, Jr., 85, of Newnan, Ga. died Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012, of pancreatic cancer at his residence.

He was born June 29, 1926, in Prattville, Ala., to Robert W. Bridges and Grace Reynolds Bridges. He was a graduate of Newnan High School and attended Georgia Institute of Technology.

He was a Navy veteran of World War II, serving with an amphibious division in the South Pacific. He took part in landing invasions including Ormac, Lingayen Gulf, Iwo Jima and Okinawa. His first ship was the U.S.S. Gen. Wm. Mitchell (AP-114), but he transferred and served longer aboard the U.S.S. Cofer (DE 208/APD-62).

After the war he worked in his father’s shoe store, The Bootery, in downtown Newnan. He later worked for several branches of the federal government, retiring from the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Mr. Bridges is survived by his wife, Martha Young Bridges; daughters, Carol Bridges Flood and son-in-law, John Flood of Seward, Alaska; Cathy Bridges Moran and son-in-law Douglas Moran of Flowery Branch, Ga.; and Martha Bridges Woods and son-in-law DeVere Woods of Terre Haute, Ind.; sister, Elaine Bridges Seegar of Hermosa Beach, Calif.; granddaughters, Rebecca Moran McGrew of Ventura, Calif.; Laura Moran of Atlanta; and nephews, Michael Stallings of Anchorage, Alaska; and Ronald Stallings of Seward.

Visitation will be 10:30 a.m. today, Feb. 10, 2012, at McKoon Funeral Home in Newnan, with a memorial service following at 11 a.m. His ashes will be scattered in the South Pacific at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the charity of your choice or to Embracing Hospice Foundation, 5775 Peachtree Dunwoody Road, Suite D-580, Atlanta, Ga., 30342, 1-877-434-8285; www.ahhospicefoundation.org. Online condolences may be expressed at:

www.mckoon.com

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