Mr. James H. "Jim" Vandiver, age 66, of Golfview Dr., Villa Rica, Ga., passed away Wednesday, July 1, 2009. He was born March 6, 1943 in Stephens County, Georgia the son of the late William A. Vandiver and Genolia Bell South Vandiver. Mr. Vandiver started his education, by graduating high school with the Class of 1961 from Morristown, Tennessee. He then attended the University of Georgia and earned a Bachelor of Science degree with a major in chemistry in 1965. While at the University of Georgia he was a member of the University of Georgia Redcoat Marching Band and the University of Georgia Symphonic Band. Jim went on to receive his Bachelor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Georgia School of Pharmacy in 1968 and while there he served as a member of Rho Chi Honorary Pharmacy Society. While attending college he worked part-time with Benson's Inc., in various positions and also traveled for them as a sales representative each summer for 6 summers getting to travel in 31 states, Canada and Mexico. Upon graduation of pharmacy school, Jim worked at Hildebrand Drug Company from 1968 until 1969. In 1969 he moved to Hartwell, Georgia and was employed as a pharmacist at Hartwell Pharmacy until 1972, at which time he took a position with Eli Lilly and Company as a pharmaceutical sales representative in Augusta, Ga. In 1974, Jim moved his family to Carrollton, Ga., and took a pharmacist position with Eckerd Drugs in Douglasville, Ga., and worked there as a pharmacist, until 1994. In 1994, he took a position as staff pharmacist with Tanner Medical Center and worked there until his retirement in 2007. While there he was member of the Georgia Society of Health System Pharmacists. Jim had many hobbies that included hunting, fishing, listening to all types of music, propagating plants in the greenhouse, and making and sharing with friends his muscadine wine. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by an older brother, William Harold Vandiver; sister in law, Ruth Vandiver, an infant brother, Hugh Daniel Vandiver and a niece, Brenda Joyce Abel. Survivors include his loving, devoted, sweet wife, Mary Lynn Vandiver; daughter, Susan Ann Vandiver; son, James Gregory Vandiver; step daughter, Kimberly Lynn Carroll all of Carrollton; stepson and daughter in law, Larry Keith Carroll & Jennifer Carroll of Whitesburg; two grandchildren, Ryan Keith Carroll and Brooke Victoria Carroll of Whitesburg; sisters and brother in law, Marie Byrd of Powder Springs; Mae & Winston Berryman of Colbert, Ga.; also 6 nieces, 3 nephews, 16 great nieces and nephews, 10 great, great nieces and nephews and a special friend, Dr. Hal Richards. Funeral services will be conducted Friday, July 3, 2009 at 2 PM from Martin & Hightower Heritage Chapel with Min. Mike Mallory and Rev. Clent Boling officiating. Pallbearers will be Dr. Hal Richards, Greg Cook, Tim Berryman, Darrell Abel, Chad Marsengill, Ben Gordon, Joe Humphries and John Vandiver. Honorary pallbearers will be Jeff Mathews, Steve McMahan, Earl Strickland, Bret Carter, Tommy Tucker and pharmacist and techs of Tanner Medical Center/ Carrollton. Interment will follow in Carroll Memory Gardens. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to American Cancer Research, 301 Kelly Dr., Ste. 3, Peachtree City, Ga., 30269 or Tanner Hospice Care, PO Box 1136, Carrollton, Ga., 30112. Messages of condolences may be sent to the family www.martin-hightower.com. Martin & Hightower Heritage Chapel of Carrollton has charge of the arrangements.