Obituaries

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....

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...

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...

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...

Sep 8, 2022

Mr. Bobby Harold Ansley, Sr. of Washington, Georgia, entered into rest on Thursday, September 8, 2022 at his residence.

Mr. Ansley was born in McDuffie County to the late Floyd and Valeria Raybon Ansley.  He drove a gas delivery truck for a number of years, and had worked in lawn maintenance and landscaping, which he loved.  Bobby...

Aug 30, 2022

Shirley Ann Chafin, 82, of Rayle, entered into rest peacefully Tuesday morning at Echols Personal Care Home while surrounded by her children. The family wishes to extend their deep appreciation and gratitude to Ruby Booth and Sylvia Barnes, their mother’s “angels” at Echols Personal Care Home-and to the rest of the staff.

Mrs. Chafin was born in...

Aug 25, 2022

Mr. James Linville “Pop” Poplin, 73, of Washington, entered into rest Thursday morning, August 25, 2022, at Wills Memorial Hospital.

Mr. Poplin was born in Elkin, N.C., and had lived in Wilkes County for the last 45 years.  He was the son of the late Robert O. Poplin, Jr. and Lillian Tucker Poplin, and was the husband...

Aug 24, 2022

Mr. John Franklin Sutherland III, 84, of Lundburg Rd. in Washington, entered into rest on Wednesday, August 24, 2022, at Doctors Hospital in Augusta.  Mr. Sutherland was born in Abbeville, S.C., and had lived in Wilkes County for about 40 years.  He was the son of the late John Franklin Sutherland, Jr., and Elise Dornberg Sutherland.  John had worked...

Aug 13, 2022

Mrs. Kathryn Frances Vinson Wilhite, 81, of W. Church Street, Elberton, wife of 60 years to the late Hugh Dorsey Wilhite, entered into rest on Saturday, August 13, 2022, at Pruitt Health at Spring Valley.

Mrs. Wilhite was born in Wilkes County on January 18, 1941, daughter of the late Dennis Herbert Vinson and Anna Frances Clark...

Aug 12, 2022

Mr. Benson Joel “Ben Joe” Norman, 78, entered into rest Friday evening, August 12, 2022, at Silver Leaf Memory Care in Snellville, Ga. Mr. Norman was born in Wilkes County, and had lived in Wilkes County for the last 17 years. He was the son of the late Horace and Wilma Bailey Norman, and was the husband of Linda Land...

Jul 28, 2022

Mr. Louie Edward Armour, 74, of Washington, entered into rest Thursday evening at his home surrounded by his family.

Mr. Armour was born in Wilkes County and had lived there for all of his life.  He was the son of the late Frank and Elzora Franklin Armour, and was the husband of Shirley Sammons Armour.  He was...

Jul 28, 2022

Ms. Sara Gayle Short Hodgkin, 69 entered into rest Thursday evening, July 28, 2022, at Arbor Terrace Hamilton Hill Assisted Living in Dacula.

Ms. Hodgkin was born in Atlanta and had lived in the Atlanta area for most of her life.  She was the daughter of the late Richard and Gladys Nash Short.  She worked as a...

Jul 26, 2022

It is with deep sadness we report that Wilbur Ollian Maney, 94, passed away peacefully at his home in Covington, GA, on July 26, 2022.

Wilbur was born on November 13, 1927, to Ora and Marlor Maney in Hiawassee, Georgia. He graduated from Berry College, served 3 years in the Air Force, and then graduated from the...

Jul 23, 2022

Mrs. Stephanie Brooks Stewart, 70, of Sparta Rd. in Crawfordville, entered into rest Saturday evening, July 23, 2022, at Piedmont Augusta/University Hospital.

Mrs. Stewart was born in Elberton and had lived in Crawfordville for about 47 years.  She was the daughter of the late Robert Clarence Brooks and Betty Edwards Brooks, and was the wife of Darrell...

Jul 20, 2022

Mrs. Margie Shedd Thurmond, 95, of Greensboro Rd. in Washington, entered into rest on Wednesday, July 20, 2022, at the St. Mary’s Hospice House in Watkinsville.

Mrs. Thurmond was born in Westminister, SC, and had lived in Wilkes County practically all of her life.  She was the daughter of the late Jim and Heppy Owens Shedd, and...

Jul 7, 2022

Patricia Cofer Mathews, age 76, entered into rest on Thursday, July 7, 2022 following a brief illness.

Tricia was born in Washington to the late Brantley Callaway Cofer and Rhetta Hardy Cofer.  Never missing a chance to serve others, she was active in her community and in her church.  Tricia served as a director with Rayle EMC...

Jun 27, 2022

Mr. Dennis Edward Palmer, Sr., 89, of Barksdale Dr. in Washington, entered into rest Monday, June 27, 2022, at Doctors Hospital in Augusta.

Mr. Palmer was born in Elbert County and had lived in Washington for the last 52 years.  He was the son of the late Willie Fleming Palmer and Nancy Dixon Palmer.  He earned a...

Jun 26, 2022

Mitzie Fanning Vinson, 74, of Wills Memorial Dr., entered into rest on Sunday, June 26, at the Savannah Court Assisted Living Center in Greensboro, Ga.

Ms. Vinson was born in Washington, and had lived there all of her life.  She was the daughter of the late James Fanning and Clarice Combs Fanning Tyler, and was preceded in...

Jun 23, 2022

Mr. Joseph Alexander "Egg" Price, 63, of Washington, entered into rest on Thursday, June 23, 2022, at Wills Memorial Hospital.

Mr. Price was born in Macon and had lived most of his life in Washington.  He was the son of the late Virgil M. Price and Vivian Sanders Price, and was the husband of Cyndee Niemann Price. ...

Jun 7, 2022

Ms. Jennifer Leigh Fisher Glenn, 43, of Lexington Rd. in Rayle, entered into rest on Tuesday, June 7, 2022, at the Augusta University Medical Center.

Ms. Glenn was born in Greensboro, but had lived in Wilkes County for most of her life. She was the daughter of James (Jimmy) Fisher and of the late Joann Willingham Burkett,...