Effie Youghn Purvis
Feb 26, 2022
Hopkins Funeral Home announces the death of Effie Youghn Purvis, 90, of 193 Pine Lane, who entered into rest on Saturday, February 26, 2022, at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Cindy and Larry Gillespie. Funeral services will be 2:00p.m. Wednesday, March 2, at the Bowen-Donaldson Funeral Home Chapel in Tifton, Ga..The family will receive friends at Bowen-Donaldson Funeral...
Rosalyn Virginia Adams
Feb 26, 2022
Mrs. Rosalyn Virginia Rives Adams, 92, of Lincolnton Rd., entered into rest Saturday evening, February 26, 2022, at Wills Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Adams was born in Taliaferro County on July 18, 1929.She was the widow of the late Carl Daniel Adams, Sr., and was the daughter of the late Charles Wingfield Rives and Bertha Johnson Rives.She had worked as a...
Martin Alfred Cook (Courtesy)
Feb 23, 2022
Martin Alfred Cook, a native and resident of the Caney Fork Community in Cullowhee, and one of professional Southern Gospel Music's all-time legends, gained his angel's wings and was promoted to Heaven on February 23, 2002, from the home of his youngest son, Michael Cook, in Washington, GA. He was 85 years old. Martin, who was born on June 29,...
Johnny 'Ray' Wilson (Courtesy)
Feb 16, 2022
Mr. Johnny ‘Ray’ Wilson, 74, of Cherokee Road, Elberton, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 16, 2022, at his residence. Ray was born in Wilkes County on July 3, 1947, son of Lucy Jane Algood Richards of Thomson and the late John Henry Wilson. He was a mechanic having retired from Rocky River Plant after 38 years of service, and...
Lillie Bell Lovvorn
Feb 15, 2022
Ms. Lillie Bell Wells Lovvorn, 92, of Tignall, entered into rest Tuesday evening, February 15, 2022, at University Hospital in Augusta. Ms. Lovvorn was born in Petersburg, Tennessee, to Tell and Mary Tate Wells.She was the widow of Mr. Sam Lovvorn, and worked astelephone operator and as an AVON sales representative for a number of years. She is survived by...
Robert Gary Hoffman
Feb 11, 2022
Robert (Bob) Gary Hoffman, 74, of Natal, Brazil, passed away on February 11, 2022, after a brief illness. Bob was born in Washington, Georgia, on May 30, 1947, to Aage Johannes and Gladys Smith Hoffman of Washington.
After graduating Washington Wilkes High School in the class of 1965, Bob attended Augusta College. He then felt the call...
Jeffrey Lucas Hackney
Feb 7, 2022
Jeffrey Lucas Hackney, 57, of Lovelace Way in Washington, entered into rest on Monday, February 7, 2022, in Hartwell, Ga. Jeff was born in Atlanta, Ga., on July 7, 1964.He is survived by his wife, Shawn Carlan Hackney, of Washington, GA; his three sons: Adam Hackney, of Toledo, OH, Alex Hackney (Zoey), of Commerce, GA, and Austin Hackney (Sydney),granddaughter, Collins...
Linda Moore Echols
Feb 4, 2022
Mrs. Linda Moore Echols, 74, of Philomath Rd. in Rayle, entered into rest on Friday, February 4, 2022, at Wills Memorial Hospital. Linda was born in Washington, Ga., on May 9, 1947, to Cecil A. and Mary Dean Simons Moore, had lived here all of her life, and was a homemaker.She was twice married and widowed. She was first married...
Edwin Scott Arnold
Feb 3, 2022
Mr. E. Scott Arnold, 78, of Clayton, NC, entered into rest on Thursday, February 3, 2022 at WakeMed Hospital in Raleigh, NC..Scott was born in Cleveland, TN on November 3, 1943. He was the son of the late Frank M. and Elizabeth (Mac) Arnold of Washington, GA. Scott served during The Vietnam War in the United States Marine Corps and...
Donna Jean Stephenson
Feb 2, 2022
Ms. Donna Jean Patnode Stephenson, 66, of 112 Hospital Dr., entered into rest Thursday evening, February 2, 2022, at the Pruitt Health Care & Rehabilitation facility in Washington. Ms. Stephenson was born August 14, 1955, in Syracuse, NY.She had lived in Washington since 1996, and was a retired electrician and welder. Ms. Stephenson is survived by two daughters, Helen Perkins,...
Lewis Lee Cook
Jan 30, 2022
Mr. Lewis Lee Cook, 85, of Berkshire Dr., entered into rest on Sunday, January 30, 2022, at McDuffie-University Hospital in Thomson. Mr. Cook was born in Union Point, Ga., and had lived in Washington since 1970.He was the son of the late James and Lilla Norris Cook.He was the husband of Joan Kennedy Echols Cook, and was first married to...
Rayfield Albert Hudson
Jan 27, 2022
Mr. Rayfield Albert Hudson, 75, of 42nd St. in Washington, entered into rest on Thursday, January 27, 2022, at his home. Mr. Hudson was born in Mineola, NY, to Albert Bryan and Oretha Davis Bryan..He was aretired mail truck driver for the United States Postal Service and had lived in Washington about 15 years. He is survived by his wife,...
Johnny Alexander Adams
Jan 27, 2022
Mr. Johnny Alexander Adams, 71, of Lexington Rd. in Rayle, entered into rest on Thursday, January 27, 2022, at his home. Johnny was born in Washington, Ga., and was the son ofBetty Jean (Peggy)Bonner Echols and of the late Lawrence Oliver Adams.Johnny was retired,had previously worked ininsurance sales and served in the Georgia National Guard. He had lived in Rayle...
Charles S. Mcintosh
Jan 24, 2022
Charles Stables McIntosh, 96, of Lexington died Monday, January 24, 2022, at his home.A graveside service will be held on February 2 at Washington-Wilkes Memorial Gardens at 11am. Hopkins Funeral Home is handling the arrangements for the family. Mr. “Mac” McIntosh was born in Kennethmont, Huntley, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.He was the fourth of ten children born to the late Robert and...
Vickie Callaway
Jan 23, 2022
Mrs. Vickie Lynn Talton Callaway, 65, of Quaker Springs Rd., entered into rest Sunday evening, January 23, 2022, at Wills Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Callaway was born in Tucker, Ga. to the late John C. and Connie Fay Pearson Talton, and had lived in this community for 30 years.She graduated from Tucker High School, and had worked as a Jail Officer...
Luisa Quisel
Jan 23, 2022
Ms. Luisa Quisel, 94, of Washington, entered into rest on Sunday, January 23, 2022, at Harper’s Personal Care Home. Ms. Quisel was born in the Phillipines to Pio Lao Herrera and Josefa Gonzales Quisel, and had lived in this community since 1998.She had a Bachelors in Nursing, and was a retired nurse. She also held the position of hospital administrator...
Thomas Alexander Albea
Jan 20, 2022
Mr. Thomas Alexander Albea, 80, formerly of Forest Lane in Washington, entered into rest Thursday morning, January 20, 2022, at Harper’s Personal Care Home. Mr. Albea was born in Tignall and had lived in Wilkes County for all of his life.He was the son of the late Paul and Sara Smith Albea, and was the widower of Lucille Ware Albea....
John Mark Carpenter
Jan 19, 2022
Born October 16, 1929 in Toccoa, Ga and born-again August 1942 at Liberty Hill Baptist Church in Eastanollee, Ga, Dr. John Mark Carpenter peacefully went to be with the Lord on Wednesday January 19, 2022 at the age of 92. He married his wife, Betty Sue (Hawkins) Carpenter from Gainesville in 1949 and this summer they would be celebrating their...
Herbert W. Hopkins
Jan 18, 2022
Mr. Herbert Wood Hopkins, 92, of Tignall, entered into rest Tuesday morning, January 18, 2022, at Wills Memorial Hospital. Mr. Hopkins was born in the Lundburg Community, and had lived in Wilkes County most of his life.He was the son of the late Lewis and Mabel Moore Hopkins.He was the widower of Selina Bungard Hopkins, and was retired from the...
Susie Scoggins Brenizer
Jan 13, 2022
Mrs. Susie Scoggins Winfrey Brenizer, 84, of Philomath Rd. in Rayle, entered into rest Thursday evening, January 13, 2022, at home surrounded by family. Mrs. Brenizer was born in Washington and had lived in Wilkes County for all of her life.She was the daughter of the late Arthur and Beatrice Corbett Scoggins, and was twice widowed-first by John Wilson Winfrey,...
