Mr. Sidney William "Billy" Shiflet, 59, of 10 Third St, Hartwell GA, died Sunday, May 17 at Piedmont Hospital, Atlanta.

Born on November 15, 1949 in Anderson Co. SC, he was the son of the late Sidney Lanier Shiflet and Ruth Adams Shiflet.He was a 1967 graduate of Hart Co. High School and graduated from the University of Georgia with a Masters in Education and a Specialist in Administration.He was an industrial arts teacher then he was the vice-principal of Hart Co. Junior High from 1979 to 1988.Then from 1988 to1994 he was the principal of Hart Co. Middle School and assistant principle and vocational director from 1994 to 2001 at Hart County High School.He was a member of the Nancy Hart Masonic Lodge # 690, Yarrab Temple, former member Hart County Historical Society and Hartwell Zoning Board.He was a member of the Sardis Baptist Church and former SS Teacher.

Survivors include his wife, Arworn "Oy" S. Shiflet; a son, Lance Tylan "Ty" Shiflet of the home; a daughter, Kerri Brook Shiflet of Hartwell; a sister, Mary Hill Howard and her husband Don of Tiger GA also survive.

Funeral services will Wednesday, May 20 at 3:00 p.m. in the Chapel of the Strickland Funeral Home of Hartwell with Rev. John Silver and Rev. Carter Tucker officiating.Burial will be in the Sardis Baptist Church Cemetery with Masonic Rites.

The body is at the Strickland Funeral Home ~ Hartwell Chapel, where the family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Tuesday night.The family is at the family home on Benson St.In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Lance Tylan Shiflet College Fund c/o Northeast Georgia Bank, 331 E. Franklin St, Hartwell, GA30643.