Here at The Whorton Agency, Inc., we take pride in being a local, family-owned business, and that extends to our employees that feel like family. Take a few minutes to get to know our talented team.

BILL WHORTON

President & Chief Executive Officer

Bill Whorton, President & CEO of The Whorton Agency, Inc., is a graduate of West Georgia College and began his insurance career over 30 years ago in Carrollton on July 26, 1985. The first insurance company that he represented marketed educators exclusively, and while he found great success in his day-to-day work, he began noticing that by limiting himself to representing only one company, he limited his and his clients' choices. That's when his idea for an independent agency was born.

He is very proud to now have The Whorton Agency, Inc. recognized as Carrollton’s Premier Independent Insurance Agency. His dream of being able to offer Better Service, Better Value and Better Choice has been a reality for many years now.
 
Just one month prior to starting his career in insurance, he married Linda, a first-year teacher in the Carroll County School System, and they have been happily married ever since. Together they have two daughters, Abigail and Emily, and both girls have followed in their parents' footsteps. Abigail works with us here at The Whorton Agency, Inc. as the Marketing & Public Relations Coordinator, and Emily teaches Pre-K in Carroll County. Bill and Linda love to travel and still enjoy taking their girls along on the occasional family trip. 

ERIC H TARPLEY

Insurance Specialist

Eric H Tarpley joined the team in February 2008 after years of owning his own commercial refrigeration company. His desire to help people on a personal level first drew him into the insurance industry, and it's that same desire that keeps him here with us today. He constantly looks to sharpen his skills and has recently completed the Dynamics Series through the National Alliance for Insurance Education.
 
He and his wife, Carrie, who is currently pursuing her Masters of Professional Accounting, have two daughters, Allyson and Erin. Allyson is a college senior, and Erin is a high school senior. Their family enjoys grilling out, Friday night football games, bicycling and time well-spent with friends and family, and they are members of First Christian Church of Carrollton.

GALEN HOBBS III

Insurance Specialist

Galen Hobbs III, a Carrollton native, graduated from The University of West Georgia in 2015 with a BBA in Business Management from the award-winning Richards College of Business. Before graduating, he spent a year working with a local Certified Public Accountant (CPA) keeping up financial records for the firm’s clients. Upon graduation, he spent two years in outside sales for a national pest control company, and after a successful tenure there, eager to return to his hometown, he joined our team in August 2017.
 
He’s an avid outdoorsman who likes hunting and fly-fishing. In 2016, he married his wife Beth, a Pre-K teacher in Carroll County. They have two rambunctious Labrador Retrievers, Remi and Gauge, and enjoy traveling and spending free time with friends and family.

ABIGAIL WHORTON

Marketing & Public Relations Coordinator

Abigail Whorton graduated from the University of Georgia with a Bachelor of Journalism, Public Relations in 2014. In the years before joining our team in July 2018, she worked in public relations at a boutique beauty and lifestyle firm in New York, digital marketing at a global healthcare company in Alpharetta and web services at The University of West Georgia right here in Carrollton. And if you hadn't guessed, she's the oldest daughter of our President & CEO, Bill.

She has a mild obsession with her Chihuahua, Roo, travels as often as her time and wallet allow, and loves any opportunity to make a difference, big or small, in the lives around her. She also serves as the First Vice President, Education Chair and Communications Chair of the Carrollton Junior Woman's Club, an organization committed to excellent community service and devoted to the progression and well-being of the women and children in Carrollton.

MINDI LONG PATE

Customer Relationship Specialist

Mindi Long Pate, a Carroll County native and Central High School graduate of the Class of 1992, joined our team in May 2019. She studied Marketing at West Georgia Technical College before beginning her career in the furniture industry and quickly rose to Sales Trainer and Operations Manager. After a successful tenure there and missing her hometown, she moved back to Whitesburg to pursue a new career in Insurance.

She enjoys spending time with her family, and her hobbies include porch-sitting, working in her flower garden and watching the Atlanta Falcons.