Elizabeth L. Smith
Nov 26, 2022
Myra Elizabeth Lindsey Smith, 86, of Sandtown, Georgia, formerly of Snellville GA, passed away peacefully after declining health into the arms of her heavenly Father on Saturday, November 26, 2022, at Tignall Assisted Living. Elizabeth was born in Wilkes County on November 19, 1936, to the late Louie Lamar Lindsey and Ruby Wheatley Lindsey. She is also preceded in...
Frances Elizabeth (Patsy) Winn
Nov 23, 2022
Mrs. Frances (Patsy) Sanders Winn, 87, passed away November 23, 2022 at Wesley Woods Senior Living in Newnan, Georgia.
Mrs. Winn was born May 8, 1935 in Oglethorpe County, Georgia. She lived in Washington, Georgia for sixty-seven years. She was the daughter of the late William Thomas Sanders and Elizabeth Andrews Sanders Turner. Mrs. Winn retired from...
Ruben Thomas Fanning
Nov 16, 2022
Mr. Ruben Thomas Fanning, 82, of S. Pecan St. in Washington, entered into rest early Wednesday morning at his residence with family at his side.
Mr. Fanning was born in Cobbtown, Ga. (Tattnall County), but had lived most of his life in Wilkes County. He was the son of the late Welcome France Fanning and Mattie Mae...
June Smith Hicks
Nov 7, 2022
Mrs. June Smith Hicks, 82, of Columbia, SC, died November 7th, 2022. Born on June 13th, 1940 in Washington, Georgia, June was the daughter of the late Doris Smith and Reuben Marshall Smith Sr. She grew up in Union, South Carolina, where she graduated high school. She went on to graduate from the University of South Carolina in Columbia and...
William Allen Bowen
Nov 4, 2022
Mr. William Allen Bowen III, 44, of Rayle, enterd into rest Friday morning, November 4, 2022, at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital . Mr. Bowen was born in Donaldsonville, Ala., but had lived in Wilkes County most of his life. He was the son of the late Tommy Bowen, Sr. and Nancy Watson Bowen. He was an iron worker in the...
Amy Lyne Burnham
Oct 31, 2022
Miss Amy Lyne Burnham, 40, of Albany, Ga., entered into rest on Monday, October 31, 2022, at Wills Memorial Hospital in Washington.
Amy was born in Albany, Ga., and was the loving daughter of Ricky and Teresa Lambert Burnham. Amy was a member of the Acree Baptist Church in Acree, Ga.
She is survived by...
Maude Turner
Oct 31, 2022
Ms. Maude Winfrey Turner, 92, entered into rest on Monday, October 31, 2022, at the Tignall Assisted Living.
Ms. Turner was born in Washington, and was the daughter of George L. and Eva Silvey Winfrey. She had lived in Washington all of her life, and had worked and retired from the Royal Manufacturing Company. She was preceded...
Jack Edward Kirk Ii
Oct 29, 2022
Mr. Jack Edward Kirk II, 72, of Rayle, Ga., entered into rest on Saturday, October 29, 2022 . Mr. Kirk was born in Charleston, West Virginia, and had lived in Wilkes County for about 30 years. He was the son of the late Jack E. Kirk, Sr. and Ora Mae Belcher Kirk, and was the widower of Wanda Turner Kirk....
Charles Woodward Reynolds
Oct 23, 2022
Mr. Charles Woodward Reynolds, 79, of Atlanta, entered into rest Sunday, October 23, 2022, at the Northside Hospital in Atlanta.
Mr. Reynolds was born in Birmingham, Ala. to Charles Irwin Reynolds and Margaret Woodward Reynolds. He had been the husband of Patricia Little Reynolds for 61 years, and had been a software engineer for Colonial Pipeline for...
John Henry Reed
Oct 11, 2022
Mr. John Henry Reed, 89, of Washington, entered into rest on Tuesday morning, October 11, 2022, at Quiet Oaks Health Care Center in Crawford.
Mr. Reed was born in Lincolnton, Ga., and had lived in Washington for most of his life. He was the son of the late Henry and Elsie Spires Reed, and he was the...
William Robert Latimer
Oct 6, 2022
William Robert Latimer passed away at Piedmont Hospital/Augusta on October 6, 2022. He was the son of the late William and Marion Latimer of Albany, NY. He was a graduate of Sienna College, which he attended on a golf scholarship and worked as an assistant pro at Schuyler Meadows Country Club. A highlight of his collegiate golf came when...
Kathy M. Cervantes
Oct 6, 2022
Kathy Malinda Bryant Cervantes, 61, of Crawfordville, died Thursday, October 6, 2022, at University-Piedmont Hospital in Augusta.
Mrs. Cervantes was born in Atlanta to Thomas Ray Bryant and Carolyn Leona Grimsley Bryant. She was self-employed and had her own cleaning business.
She is survived by her husband, Martin Cervantes, of Crawfordville; and by five sons,...
Eddie Lee Combs
Oct 5, 2022
Mr. Eddie Lee Combs, 72, of Nunn Rd. in Crawfordville, entered into rest on Wednesday, October 5, 2022, at Harper’s Personal Care Home in Washington.
Mr. Combs was born on October 30, 1949 to Mr. Dorsey Combs and Hazel King Combs. He had lived in this community for all of his life. He worked as an inspector...
James Edward Lee
Oct 5, 2022
Rev. James Edward (Jim) Lee, 84, of Wills Memorial Drive, entered into rest Wednesday, October 5, 2022, at his home.
Mr. Lee was born in Greenville, SC, to Paul Lee, Sr. and Lucille Reynolds Lee. He had spent the majority of his life as a minister of faith, spreading the Gospel and the Word of God. He...
Gene Lunceford (Courtesy Obit)
Oct 2, 2022
Eugene Franklin "Gene" Lunceford passed away Sunday, October 2, 2022, one week before his 87th birthday.
Gene was born and raised in Wilkes County and was the son of the late Luther Lunceford and Ethel Dickens Lunceford. He was an active member of Bethel E Baptist Church where he was a former deacon and Sunday school superintendent. ...
Mary Frances Reed
Oct 1, 2022
Mrs. Mary Frances Chafin Reed, 84, of 806 E. Sheraton Dr., entered into rest Saturday morning, October 1, 2022, at the Quiet Oaks Health Care Center in Crawford, Ga.
Mrs. Reed was born in Washington, GA, and had lived here for all of her life.She was the daughter of the late Austin K. Chafin and Elmira Patterson...
Sarah Jane Standard
Oct 1, 2022
Sarah Jane Standard died October 1, 2022, at 91 years of age. Born in Augusta, Georgia on November 10, 1930, to Henry and Janie Catherine Danner, Sarah spent much of her childhood and all of her adult life in Wilkes County. She attended school in Augusta and then transferred to Danburg and ultimately completed her degree through correspondence school....
Janice M. Scott
Sep 30, 2022
Janice McAvoy Scott, 75, passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, September 30, 2022 following an extended illness. She was surrounded by her husband, children and grandchildren.
Janice was born on November 19, 1946, in Washington, Georgia. She was the oldest of four children of Walter Pope and Dorothy Poss McAvoy and grew up in the...
Ruth Emerson Harris
Sep 25, 2022
Ruth Emerson Harris, 90, died September 25, 2022, with family by her side in Washington, Georgia.
Ms. Harris was born April 17, 1932, in Thomson, Georgia to Waldo Putnam Harris, II and Mary Fluker Harris. She was the sixth of eight children and the first daughter.
Ms. Harris graduated from Washington High School in 1949...
Eleanor B. Blackmon
Sep 14, 2022
Eleanor Wilkerson Boyd Blackmon died September 14 at Wills Memorial Hospital after a very brief illness.
Born September 6, 1924 in Raleigh, North Carolina to Jessie Wilkerson and Clarence L. Boyd, she was the oldest of three children. Her sister, Emily Boyd Lowe predeceased her.
After graduating from Durham, NC High School, Eleanor completed a...
